Tropicana City Mall

Tropicana City Mall (3 Damansara)

Tropicana City Mall, now known as 3 Damansara, is a freehold mixed-used building consisting of a shopping mall, an office block and a condominium. Located in Jalan SS 20/27 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Tropicana City Mall was officially opened in December 2008 by Dijaya Corporaton Berhad (currently known as Tropicana Corporation Sdn Bhd) and has since re-branded to 3 Damansara in 2018 since its acquisition by CapitaMalls Malaysia trust (CMMT) for RM540 million in cash. Developed to bring pleasure and enjoyment, 3 Damansara was designed based on the needs and wants of customers from surrounding areas. This brand new name and look to the mall has brought about a more seamless shopping experience with more food and beverage as well as lifestyle offerings. Located just along the SPRINT Highway and Lebuhraya Damansara Puchong (LDP), 3 Damansara has excellent exposure to traffic coming in from the expressway.

Tropicana City Mall Accessibility and Amenities

Strategically located between two major highways, SPRINT and Lebuhraya Damansara Puchong (LDP), 3 Damansara enjoys high visibility as these roads are frequently travelled. Business owners, employees and customers can easily access the mall via these major routes from anywhere in Petaling Jaya and Kuala Lumpur. The property’s access is well-planned, with several ingress and egress points from the SPRINT and LDP highways. There is a ramp across the SPRINT that was constructed for a direct and convenient access to and from Jalan Damansara.

The mall previously operated a shuttle bus service with an hourly / two hourly frequency on a daily basis to opposite Kelana Jaya LRT Station, however, there are no updates if the same shuttle bus is still in service post-rebranding.

Tropicana City Mall Facilities and Project Details

3 Damansara (formerly known as Tropicana City Mall) is a four-storey mall in a established neighbourhood catering to day-to-day shopping needs. Connected to the 12-storey Tropicana City Office Tower, the mall receives much traffic over lunch hour and after-work hour crowd. The gross floor area of the mall is 639,477 sqft with approximately 1,759 parking bays. Net lettable area is approximately 468,792 sqft with a total number of 170 fashion outlets, restaurants and other lifestyle stores to skim through. As at 30 June 2019, committed occupancy rate at the mall is at 92.6% and a shopper’s traffic of 7.4 million for 2018.

Currently owned by CMMT, 3 Damansara is the result of a RM40 million upgrade from its former identity along with improvements including the reconfiguration of retail space on the Ground Floor and Levels 1 and 2 to facilitate the trade mix and enhance the quality of tenants.

The main anchor for the mall is AEON Big, a subsidiary of Japanese retail company, AEON Group while other anchors include Toys R Us, Borders Bookstore and Golden Screen Cinemas as the main cinema. Some of the new dining options include extended hours al-fresco style restaurants, such as The Piazza, and the new F&B cluster located between the mall and the office block like the Korean restaurant and bar Powerplant, Yakitori Kurenai, Brussels Beer Cafe, S’mores Bar and Restaurant and more, including Malaysia’s first homegrown gourmet food hall called Oliver Gourmet.

The mall is equipped with 24-hour security that also are able to escort guests to their cars at any time. There is a mother’s room, ATMs, information desk for clear directions, money changer, prayer rooms for devout guests to perform their daily prayers, a full service hair salon, printing services and a 24-hour convenience store.

Tropicana City Mall Launching Details

Unfortunately, there are limited information available in regards to the initial launch of Tropicana City Mall as this commercial property has been around since 2009.

Most recent update with regards to Tropicana City Mall is that it was sold to CapitaMalls Malaysia Trust (CMMT) for RM540 million in cash, including Tropicana City Office Tower. CMMT and Tropicana City Sdn Bhd entered into a conditional sale and purchase agreement in January 2015. The real estate investment company, in its exchange filing on 24 January 2015, noted the proposed acquisition is subjected to completion of a due diligence exercise, which included a building audit and valuation exercise. The proposed acquisition was completed by the third-quarter of 2015. The mall has since re-branded to 3 Damansara in 2018 after some refurbishments.

Should you find Damansara Utama, Petaling Jaya an area of interest to you for an investment or to live in, the following residential properties are worth taking a look at; Casa Tropicana, Pelangi Damansara, Riana Green Condominium, PJ Midtown, Greenfield Residence, Bandar Sunway and Neo Damansara.

As for commercial properties nearby, interested parties can consider the following properties nearby; Damansara Intan Commercial Centre (parallel to 3 Damansara), Wisma TA (across the road from 3 Damansara) and Glo Damansara (next to Wisma TA).