Retail GFA: 302,000 Total GFA: 430,000

World Trade Center was acquired in December 2002 and renamed CentralWorld, one of the most popular malls in the heart of Bangkok. Its current anchors include two specialty department stores (the one and only in Thailand) – Zen and Isetan – and other mini anchors such as B2S (a books/ stationary retailer), Power Buy (an electronics retailer), Super Sports (a sporting goods retailer),Thailand Knowledge Park, a downtown Duty Free Shop, a 30-lane bowling alley, a 17 screen Cineplex – just to name a few.  With its extravagant world class design, its also hosts a 660 – meter-long unobstructed frontage, the longest glass facade in Bangkok and the largest downtown Bangkok activity area with a water landscape used for promotions,concerts and high-profile Functions.

However, an ongoing development program will transform CentralWorld into an extraordinary multi-experiential retail and leisure destination. The new-look CentralWorld will be bubble with 21st Century vitality, a vibrant lifestyle hub aimed at attracting a wide spectrum of visitors. Its world – class shopping facilities will feature exciting new retail concepts, brand-name anchor tenants, unparalleled dining and multi-faceted entertainment. A majority of the shopping complex will open in mid 2006. The project will also house a 45-storey office tower, a 500-room luxury hotel, the largest downtown convention center, and skywalk linking to the BTS skytrain mass transit.