Multiplaza

Industry| Commercial real estate
Founded| 1990
Headquarters| El Salvador
Products| Shopping malls
Parent| Grupo Roble (Grupo Poma)
Website| www.multiplaza.com

Multiplaza is a chain of shopping malls, owned by Grupo Roble of El Salvador (the real estate subsidiary of Grupo Poma), in Central America.

## Background

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The first Multiplaza mall opened in Tegucigalpa, Honduras in 1990 as part of the expansion plan Grupo Roble. Additional Multiplaza locations opened in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, in 1995, Costa Rica (in Escazú in 1993),[1] and Panama (in Ciudad de Panamá in 2004).[2] After several years, Grupo Roble decided to create another chain of malls similar to Metrocentro CC.

The most ambitious project of Grupo Roble, a city within a city, was built (in the first phase) in 2004 Panamericana Multiplaza located in San Salvador, El Salvador,[3] which has the commercial centers and a tower of luxury apartments. Multiplaza Panamericana is the biggest Multiplaza, and it will also hold the two tallest buildings in Central America (excluding Panama). These buildings are El Pedregal each one with the height of 106 m (348 ft) and 28 floors.

In 2009, the Multiplaza Panamá, designed by Ricardo Legorreta, was awarded the gold medal in the category Development and Design by the International Council of Shopping Centers.[4]

The first H&M store to open in Panama was in September 2021 at a Multiplaza mall.[5]

## Locations

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Panamericana Multiplaza mall in San Salvador. Torre El Pedregal, part of the Multiplaza complex in San Salvador. Name  | Country  | City

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Multiplaza Panamericana[3] |  El Salvador | Antiguo Cuscatlán
Multiplaza Escazú[1] |  Costa Rica | Escazú
Multiplaza Curridabat[6] |  Costa Rica | Curridabat
Multiplaza Pacific[2] |  Panama | Panama City
Multiplaza Eusebio Ayala  |  Paraguay | Asunción
Multiplaza Bosques  |  Mexico | Mexico City
Multiplaza Lindavista  |  Mexico | Monterrey
Multiplaza Ojo de Agua  |  Mexico | Ojo de Agua/Coacalco/Ecatepec
Multiplaza Arboledas  |  Mexico | Tlalnepantla de Baz
Multiplaza Estadio  |  Dominican Republic | La Romana
Multiplaza Hermanos Trejo  |  Dominican Republic | Higüey
Multiplaza El Paraíso  |  Venezuela | Caracas
Multiplaza Tegucigalpa  |  Honduras | Tegucigalpa
Multiplaza San Pedro Sula  |  Honduras | San Pedro Sula
Multiplaza Gran Akí  |  Ecuador | Ambato
Multiplaza Lizarzaburo  |  Ecuador | Riobamba
Multiplaza de las Esmeraldas  |  Ecuador | Esmeraldas
Multiplaza 5 de Junio  |  Ecuador | Portoviejo
Multiplaza Miraflores  |  Ecuador | Cuenca
Multiplaza La Felicidad[7] |  Colombia | Bogotá
Multiplaza Alamedas 2  |  Colombia | Montería
Multiplaza Guatemala[4] |  Guatemala |

## References

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1. ^ a b (in Spanish) Evelyn Fernández Mora, Grupo Poma revela sus frentes de inversión en Costa Rica, Elfinancierocr.com, 9 November 2014
2. ^ a b (in Spanish) Gina L. Buendía, Centro comercial Multiplaza Pacífica abre sus puertas, Panamaamerica.com.pa, 3 December 2004
3. ^ a b (in Spanish) 2,000 obreros construyen Multiplaza, Elsalvador.com, 30 September 2003
4. ^ a b (in Spanish) Roble construirá el primer Multiplaza en Guatemala, Estrategianegocios.net, 22 October 2014
5. ^ Huw Hughes, H&M opens first Panama store, Fashionunited.uk, 7 September 2021
6. ^ (in Spanish) Andrea Rodríguez V., Multiplaza del este cambia de nombre y se llamará Multiplaza Curridabat, Nacion.com, 26 September 2013
7. ^ (in Spanish) Gabriel Forero Oliveros, Grupo Poma incursiona con Multiplaza en negocio de centros comerciales, Larepublica.co, 5 November 2014

## External links

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* Official website

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