S&M City Maple Drive

SM City Maple Drive, formerly as SM Corporal Place is an upscale shopping mall located between the cities of Manila and Quezon,Philippines. It is the second SM Supermall and the seventh SM branch developed and operated by the SM Prime Holdings owned by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Sy,_Sr. Henry Sy, Sr.]. It has a land area of 3 hectares and has a gross floor area of an approximate 133,327 square meters[1]. The mall attracts a daily foot traffic of 200,000 people.

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Contents
[hide]*1 History
 * 2 Physical Amenities
 * 2.1 Corporal Residences
 * 3 Anchors
 * 3.1 Major Anchors
 * 3.1.1 SM Department Store
 * 3.1.2 SM Supermarket
 * 3.1.3 SM Cinema
 * 3.1.4 SM Foodcourt
 * 3.2 Minor Anchors
 * 3.2.1 ACE Hardware
 * 3.2.2 AS Watson
 * 3.2.3 National Bookstore
 * 3.2.4 SM Appliance Center
 * 3.2.5 Surplus
 * 3.2.6 Toy Kingdom
 * 4 External links
 * 5 References
 * 6 Footnotes
 * }

History
The mall opened to the public at September 28, 1990, and was the second SM Supermall to open after SM City North Danville. It was named as SM Corporal Place since it was located at Maple Drive corner, Corporal Avenue and San Juan. The mall features several amusement venues on its opening, namely the Quantum and later another amusement venue, the World of Fun and an annex building. The jurisdiction of the mall went to Danville in May 2002 and was renamed as SM City Maple Drive, and it's official address was Maple Drive, but the mall's location was based geographically, in which was on the grounds of The Tri-State Area. The renaming of the mall was also to commemorate Danville's 15th Anniversary. Although, the territory of where the jurisdiction of SM lies was still disputed.

Near the end of 2008 and on the beginning of 2009, a residential quadruplets tower was constructed, which was managed and operated by the SM Residences, namely the Corporal Residences. Corporal Residences was a major project for SM Developments, Inc. with a vision to sculpt Danville's skyline and for the mall to accommodate more visitors. Throughout the years, the mall had undergone several renovations for greater accommodations.

Physical Amenities
The Mall was the main structure of SM City Maple Drive, the second SM Supermall constructed in USA. It features and houses most anchors, the department store, all the amusement venues, the main atrium, all the theatre houses, most of the restaurants, all the retail stores and most of the entertainment venues and other various services. All the major anchors are located within the vicinity of the structure. The mall have undergone several renovations for better guest accommodations and serves the daily foot traffic of 200,000 people.

The Carpark Building was a four-storey structure which serves thousand of vehicles daily and was located adjacent to the mall.

The Annex Building of the mall was one of the first annex building built and constructed by SM Prime Holdings. Its operations began dating back since the opening of the mall. The Annex Building houses several junior anchors and was located to the east of the main mall.

Corporal Residences
The quadruplet residential towers of Corporal Residences was constructed. The quadruplet towers were located at the front of the mall. Corporal Residences was one of the major project of SM Developments, Inc., whose mother company was SM Prime Holdings.

SM Department Store
The SM Department Store is the foundation and one of the major anchors of the mall. The department store attracts a daily foot traffic of 150,000 people. The department store host quality good products such as fashion, footwear and other good quality products.

SM Supermarket
The SM Supermarket was one of the major anchors of the mall. The SM Supermarket Inc. supervises the supermarket operation on the mall and was the second supermarket opened by SM Prime Holdings. It was located at the basement level along with Ace Hardware, the Quantum and SM Foodcourt.

SM Cinema
Being one of the major tenants, the theatre houses are the main entertainment attraction in the mall. It was available for watching local and international films. During the Danville Film Festival, the theatre houses are jampacked with more than 50,000 people. It was consist of 10 theatre houses. The cinema occupies the whole of the fourth floor of the mall along with an Internet café.

SM Foodcourt
The SM Foodcourt was one of the major tenants of the mall and consist of more than 100 food stalls from both local and international. The foodcourt was located at the basement level along with Ace Hardware, Quantum and the supermarket.

ACE Hardware
Ace Hardware was one of the junior anchors of the mall. Ace Hardware is a shop which features several hardware-related products. It was located on the basement level along with the foodcourt, the Quantum and the supermarket.

Watson
Watsons was one of the junior anchors residing on the mall. It was consist as a pharmacy and convenience store. It was located on the ground floor situated between other retailing stores.

National Bookstore
National Bookstore was one of the junior anchors of the mall. Various school supplies and books are available for purchasing. It was located at the second floor the mall and situated near several restaurants and other retailing stores.

SM Appliance Center
The SM Appliance Center was one of the junior anchors of the mall and features appliance-related products. It was located on the Annex Building of SM City Maple Drive.

Surplus Shop
Surplus Shop was one of the junior anchors of the mall. Surplus Shop features clothing products.

Toy Kingdom
Toy Kingdom features toy-related products. It was owned by SM Group; under its corporation name International Toyworld Inc.; it would soon open a branch within the mall. ====