Mal Kelapa Gading

Mal Kelapa Gading is a major shopping and entertainment complex in Kelapa Gading, North Jakarta, Indonesia. The property is associated with PT Summarecon Agung Tbk., an Indonesian property company that develops and operates commercial, residential, and mixed-use assets. The complex is commonly identified today as Summarecon Mall Kelapa Gading, while its earlier names included Kelapa Gading Plaza and Mal Kelapa Gading. The mall opened in 1990 as Kelapa Gading Plaza. Its development formed part of the broader urban growth of Kelapa Gading, an area that became one of North Jakarta’s prominent residential, commercial, and lifestyle districts. The property was expanded in 1995 and underwent another major expansion on April 10, 2003. Following that expansion, the complex reached approximately 130,000 square meters and accommodated about 600 stores. Rather than operating as a single undifferentiated retail floor, Mal Kelapa Gading is organized into several linked destinations and themed sections. The main mall components include Mall Kelapa Gading 1, Mall Kelapa Gading 2, Mall Kelapa Gading 3, and Mall Kelapa Gading 5. The wider complex also includes La Piazza, a restaurant- and café-oriented structure, and the former Gading Food City area, which was redeveloped as Gafoy. These components give the property a combination of enclosed shopping, dining, entertainment, and outdoor or semi-outdoor lifestyle uses. The tenant mix spans fashion, food and beverage, family entertainment, leisure, education, and services. The Catwalk is a fashion-oriented area, while Fashion Hub is directed toward younger shoppers. Bridal World provides a concentration of wedding-related retail and services. Safari is described as a children’s education and entertainment facility. Dining destinations include Gourmet Walk, which focuses on cafés and restaurants, and Food Temptation, a food court of approximately 6,000 square meters. La Piazza extends the dining offer with restaurants and cafés. Entertainment is another core part of the complex’s positioning. Facilities described for the mall include Cinema XXI cinemas, three Timezone game galleries, and Viva bowling, which has 24 lanes. Together with its large tenant base, food facilities, and themed areas, these attractions support the mall’s role as a destination for shopping, dining, social activities, and family leisure rather than merely a convenience retail center. In 2024, a new extension called Gafoy opened in the area previously occupied by Gading Food City. Positioned between Mall Kelapa Gading 1 and La Piazza, Gafoy is presented as a lifestyle center with restaurants forming a substantial share of its tenants. The extension occupies roughly 11,000 square meters and represents the continuing adaptation of the complex toward experience-led dining and lifestyle uses. Mal Kelapa Gading therefore combines a large conventional mall footprint with specialized retail zones, food destinations, entertainment facilities, and connected lifestyle venues. Its long operating history, repeated expansion, and integration with Summarecon’s Kelapa Gading development have made it one of Indonesia’s notable shopping-center properties. The available reference material does not establish a separate corporate legal entity for the mall, nor does it identify individual founders or current executives specifically assigned to the property.

Mal Kelapa Gading began operations in 1990 under the name Kelapa Gading Plaza. The mall was established in Kelapa Gading, Jakarta, an area that subsequently developed into a substantial residential and commercial district. Its early role was that of a neighborhood shopping center, but later construction and repositioning turned it into a larger regional destination combining retail, dining, and entertainment. The first documented expansion occurred in 1995. A further major expansion was completed on April 10, 2003, bringing the property to approximately 130,000 square meters and about 600 stores. The enlarged complex was arranged across three floors and developed as a collection of connected destinations rather than a single retail block. Its components included Mall Kelapa Gading 1, 2, 3, and 5, together with La Piazza and the Gading Food City dining area. The complex’s planning emphasized specialized shopping environments. Fashion retail was concentrated in The Catwalk, while Fashion Hub served a teenage-oriented market. Bridal World grouped wedding-related shopping and services, and Safari added children’s education and entertainment. Food and beverage areas included Gourmet Walk and the approximately 6,000-square-meter Food Temptation food court. La Piazza complemented the main mall with restaurants and cafés. Entertainment facilities helped broaden the property’s appeal beyond shopping. The complex included Cinema XXI cinemas, three Timezone game galleries, and Viva bowling with 24 lanes. These uses supported visits by families, young people, dining groups, and leisure-oriented shoppers, reinforcing the mall’s identity as a destination in the wider Kelapa Gading district. The property is owned and operated by PT Summarecon Agung Tbk., an Indonesian property company listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. The mall is part of Summarecon’s broader commercial and urban-development presence in Kelapa Gading. It is also known by the more formal contemporary name Summarecon Mall Kelapa Gading, although Mal Kelapa Gading remains widely used. In 2024, the former Gading Food City area was replaced or redeveloped as Gafoy, a new lifestyle center located between Mall Kelapa Gading 1 and La Piazza. Gafoy occupies roughly 11,000 square meters and is primarily oriented toward restaurants and other lifestyle tenants. Its opening demonstrates the continuing evolution of the complex from a traditional mall-and-food-court format toward a broader mix of experience-led dining and lifestyle destinations. The available sources do not provide a detailed account of individual corporate executives, founders, financial performance, or controversies specifically connected with Mal Kelapa Gading. The documented history instead centers on the property’s opening, expansions, component destinations, operating company, and the 2024 Gafoy extension.

• 2024

  Gafoy opens

  [1]Mal Kelapa Gadingen.wikipedia.org

  Gafoy opened as an approximately 11,000-square-meter lifestyle extension in the former Gading Food City area, with restaurants as a major tenant category.

• 2003

  Major expansion completed

  [1]Mal Kelapa Gadingen.wikipedia.org

  A major expansion completed on April 10 brought the complex to approximately 130,000 square meters and about 600 stores.

• 1995

  First documented expansion

  [1]Mal Kelapa Gadingen.wikipedia.org

  The mall underwent an expansion as its retail and commercial role in Kelapa Gading developed.

• 1990

  Opening as Kelapa Gading Plaza

  [1]Mal Kelapa Gadingen.wikipedia.org

  The shopping center opened in Kelapa Gading, Jakarta, under the name Kelapa Gading Plaza.

A large urban shopping, dining, and entertainment destination serving residents and visitors in Kelapa Gading and the wider Jakarta metropolitan area.

• Shopping mall

  Mall Kelapa Gading retail destinations

  The core mall complex comprises Mall Kelapa Gading 1, 2, 3, and 5. Across its approximately 130,000-square-meter footprint, it offers a broad tenant mix including fashion, beauty, services, food and beverage, family activities, and entertainment. The complex is organized into themed areas intended to make different shopping missions easier to navigate, including fashion, youth-oriented retail, and wedding-related services.

• Dining and lifestyle center

  La Piazza

  La Piazza is a dedicated structure within the wider Mal Kelapa Gading complex focused on restaurants, cafés, and social dining. It complements the enclosed mall by providing a more specialized food-and-beverage environment and forms part of the complex’s broader lifestyle positioning.

• Lifestyle and dining center · 2024

  Gafoy

  Gafoy is a lifestyle-center extension opened in 2024 in the former Gading Food City area between Mall Kelapa Gading 1 and La Piazza. It occupies roughly 11,000 square meters and is centered on restaurants and other lifestyle-oriented tenants.

• Food court

  Food Temptation

  Food Temptation is the complex’s large food-court destination, described as occupying approximately 6,000 square meters. It provides a concentrated range of dining choices and supports the mall’s role as a food and social destination as well as a retail venue.

• Leisure and entertainment

  Entertainment facilities

  The entertainment offer includes Cinema XXI cinemas, three Timezone game galleries, and Viva bowling with 24 lanes. These facilities extend the complex’s use into moviegoing, arcade gaming, and group recreation, supporting family and youth-oriented visits.

• 2024

  Conversion of Gading Food City into GafoyStrategy

  Background

  The complex updated part of its food-and-lifestyle offer by redeveloping the former Gading Food City area between Mall Kelapa Gading 1 and La Piazza.

  Action taken

  Gafoy opened as an approximately 11,000-square-meter lifestyle center with restaurants forming a substantial part of its tenant mix.

  Aftermath

  The change expanded the complex’s lifestyle and dining proposition and added a distinct destination alongside the main mall and La Piazza.

  Source

1. 1Mal Kelapa Gadingen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Official Mal Kelapa Gading websitemalkelapagading.com