Centrum Cerny Most, one of the largest shopping malls in the Czech Republic, is to be expanded to improve the retail and entertainment experience for visitors.
The mall is owned and operated by Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, a commercial real estate company based in France.
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The construction work for the €70m ($75.6m) expansion project commenced in April 2024.
The expanded Centrum Cerny Most shopping mall is expected to open in 2025.
Location
The Centrum Cerny Most is located in Prague 9, near the exit from the East Junction, which leads towards Mlada Boleslav or Hradec Kralove.
It is easily accessible by the Cerny Most subway station and bus terminal in Prague.
Centrum Cerny Most expansion details
The Centrum Cerny Most shopping mall will be expanded by 9,100m² (97,951ft² ). The expansion will add 32 new shops and restaurants, increasing the number of stores to more than 200.
A new dining plaza will be introduced with a dynamic mix of 22 restaurants, providing an upscale dining experience.
The expansion will add 20 new flagship concepts of popular fashion brands to the mall in addition to a children’s playroom and an activity area, enhancing its family-friendly appeal.
The CineStar multiplex cinema located on the centre’s rooftop will see the addition of a Gold Class experience, with three new movie theatres with a seating capacity of 30 each.
Gold Class patrons will benefit from exclusive amenities such as a lounge with a bar and cloakroom, as well as in-theatre refreshment service during film screenings.
Sustainability features
The expansion project will prioritise sustainability by minimising its carbon footprint and maximising the use of local and recycled materials. It will repurpose components from the existing structure and use low-carbon type III cement, resulting in a saving of 340t of CO₂.
The project will adhere to the BREEAM [Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Methodology] Excellent standard for construction and meet the BREEAM in-use requirements for Double Outstanding certification for the extension. The equipment installed for the expansion will meet the requirements of BREEAM in-use V6 Double Outstanding certification.
Restaurants will offer meals on porcelain dishes accompanied by classic cutlery, made possible by a new environmentally friendly dishwashing process aimed at reducing waste and conserving water.
Additional sustainability features include water recycling, 25,000m² of photovoltaic panels, and heat-recovery ventilation systems.
Existing mall details
Centrum Cerny Most was the first shopping centre in the Czech Republic. Opened in 1997, the mall lies within a 4-hectare (9.8-acre) site with a total floor area of 208,000m² including 82,000m² of retail space.
The shopping mall has more than 180 retail units on two floors comprising major retailers such as Marks & Spencer, H&M, New Yorker, Reserved, C&A, Decathlon, Sportisimo, Datart and Globus.
Centrum Cery Most features the signature Dining Experience™ that offers a range of top-quality food options to visitors. It also features Saunia sauna world, the Fit Up fitness centre, the Escape Loop escape game and the Maxikov children’s corner.
An expansion and reconstruction project completed in 2013 doubled the mall’s size. A three-storey new building interconnected to the reconstructed original building was added as part of the expansion to form a compact unit. The building has a gross leasable area of 107,700m².
The underground floor of the building houses parking spaces, an entrance lobby, and mechanical and electrical (M&E) equipment premises.
The top floor features a rooftop car park parking in conjunction with the underground parking spaces. The roof also houses an entrance lobby, M&E equipment, and a nine-screen multiplex cinema in the eastern part.
Contractors involved
Cushman & Wakefield, a real estate services provider, will be involved with the mall’s leasing activities.
