Tunjungan Plaza
A large mixed-use shopping and entertainment complex in central Surabaya, Indonesia.
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Overview
Tunjungan Plaza is a major shopping and mixed-use development in central Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia. It forms the retail core of the wider Tunjungan City Superblock, an integrated Pakuwon Group development combining shopping, hotels, offices, condominiums, residences, and high-rise towers. The complex is located around Jalan Jend. Basuki Rahmat and Jalan Embong Malang, in one of Surabaya's principal commercial areas. Construction began in 1985, and the first phase opened on 15 December 1986 with approximately 25,000 square metres of tenant space. The original center was subsequently expanded in a series of major additions. Tunjungan Plaza II opened in December 1991 after an expansion that began in 1990. A third phase opened in 1996, followed by Tunjungan Plaza IV on 11 November 2001. These additions progressively transformed the property from a conventional urban shopping center into a large multi-building retail district. The complex underwent substantial renovation during the 2000s. Interior work on the first two sections was carried out from 2006 to 2008, during which the property temporarily used the name Plaza Tunjungan before returning to Tunjungan Plaza. The renovation also refreshed the mall's identity, retail circulation, food-and-beverage areas, and cinema facilities. Further interior and exterior upgrades accompanied the development of later phases. Tunjungan Plaza V opened in September 2015 and was formally inaugurated on 9 October 2015. It added approximately 19,600 square metres of retail space and introduced a fashion-oriented area known as Fashion Avenue. The phase was integrated with The Peak Residence and Pakuwon Center and included an IMAX cinema operated by Cinema XXI. Tunjungan Plaza VI opened on 23 September 2017, adding approximately 25,700 square metres according to the complex's stated expansion figures and extending the property toward Jalan Embong Malang. It is connected with One Icon Residence and Pakuwon Tower and emphasizes food, beverage, lifestyle, and social uses. The completed complex is divided into six principal buildings, TP1 through TP6. Together they provide roughly 170,000 square metres of net leasable area and more than 500 retail outlets, although published area figures have varied by development stage and measurement basis. The tenant mix includes department stores, supermarkets, fashion retailers, sporting-goods stores, furniture and home-improvement retailers, bookstores, electronics shops, restaurants, cafés, cinemas, and children's entertainment venues. Named tenants and brands associated with the complex include Sogo, Matahari, Hero, Gramedia, ACE Hardware, Electronic Solution, Planet Sports, Informa, Zara, Marks & Spencer, H&M, MUJI, Uniqlo, LC Waikiki, Toys Kingdom, KidZOOONA, and Cinema XXI; tenant rosters can change over time. Tunjungan Plaza's positioning is that of a full-service metropolitan destination rather than a single-category retail mall. TP1 and TP2 provide established shopping, dining, cinema, and everyday services; TP3 contains a large event atrium and links to Sheraton Surabaya Hotel & Towers and the Regency Condominium; TP4 has a more premium retail and culinary orientation; TP5 concentrates on branded fashion and connected mixed-use facilities; and TP6 adds further lifestyle and food-and-beverage space around the Grand Circle. The superblock also contains Menara Mandiri, Sheraton Surabaya Hotel & Towers, Four Points by Sheraton, The Peak Residence, One Icon Residence, Pakuwon Center, and Pakuwon Tower. Pakuwon Jati maintains its headquarters within the superblock, reinforcing the site's role as both a retail destination and a corporate property development.
History
Tunjungan Plaza was developed by Pakuwon Jati as an urban shopping center on Surabaya's Jalan Jend. Basuki Rahmat. Construction began in 1985, and the first phase opened on 15 December 1986 with about 25,000 square metres of tenant space. Its development reflected the growth of Surabaya as a major Indonesian commercial center and established the property as one of the city's best-known retail destinations. The first major enlargement followed in the early 1990s. An additional 21,600 square metres was developed from 1990, and Tunjungan Plaza II opened in December 1991. In 1994, the complex adopted the name Plaza Tunjungan while the first building underwent exterior renovation. A further 28,300-square-metre expansion produced Plaza Tunjungan III in 1996, creating a more substantial multi-building shopping district. The fourth phase opened on 11 November 2001. Plaza Tunjungan IV added another 28,300 square metres and extended the property toward Jalan Embong Malang. Unlike the first three sections, which were centered on Jalan Basuki Rahmat, TP4 helped establish the complex's later cross-block circulation and its relationship with the developing Tunjungan City area. Interior renovations to the first two phases took place from 2006 to 2008. During this period the mall modernized its public areas, retail presentation, and food-court facilities, and it revised its visual identity. The property returned from the Plaza Tunjungan name to Tunjungan Plaza. Later descriptions of TP1 note the creation of Studio Foodcourt next to the Tunjungan 1 XXI cinema, while TP2 became an important link between the older and newer parts of the complex. A new expansion program began in 2012 alongside interior and exterior renovations of TP3 and TP4. Tunjungan Plaza V opened in September 2015 and was inaugurated on 9 October. This phase added approximately 19,600 square metres and included Fashion Avenue, branded fashion retail, an IMAX facility operated by Cinema XXI, and connections to Pakuwon Center and The Peak Residence. TP3's cinema was also subsequently reworked, with the former Tunjungan 21 facility becoming Tunjungan 3 XXI around the end of 2016. Tunjungan Plaza VI opened on 23 September 2017. Located beside TP4 on Jalan Embong Malang, the phase expanded the complex toward the Sheraton Surabaya Hotel & Towers and added further food-and-beverage and lifestyle retail. TP6 is connected to One Icon Residence and Pakuwon Tower and links to TP3 through a bridge on the second floor. The completed complex consists of six principal buildings and is integrated with offices, hotels, condominiums, and residences in the Tunjungan City Superblock. By the later expansion stages, the mall had become one of Indonesia's largest shopping centers, with published figures describing approximately 170,000 square metres of net leasable area and more than 500 outlets. Its tenant mix spans mass-market and premium fashion, department stores, groceries, home goods, electronics, sporting goods, dining, cinemas, and children's entertainment. On 13 April 2022, TP5 experienced a fire attributed in published accounts to an electrical short circuit. The fire was contained in under an hour, no casualties were reported, and the affected section was temporarily closed for repair and investigation while the broader complex continued operating. A seventh phase was announced as a future Pakuwon project during the opening ceremony for TP6, with a proposed additional area of about 40,000 square metres. The available reference material does not establish that TP7 had opened or provide a confirmed completion date.
- 2022
TP5 fire
[1]A short-circuit fire affects Tunjungan Plaza 5; the fire is contained without reported casualties.
- 2017
Tunjungan Plaza VI opens
[1]TP6 opens on 23 September as the newest operating phase of the complex.
- 2015
Tunjungan Plaza V opens
[1]TP5 opens in September and is formally inaugurated on 9 October, adding Fashion Avenue and IMAX cinema facilities.
- 2008
Major renovation completed
[1]Renovation of TP1 and TP2 is completed, accompanied by a return to the Tunjungan Plaza name and a revised visual identity.
- 2001
Fourth phase opens
[1]Plaza Tunjungan IV opens on 11 November on Jalan Embong Malang.
- 1996
Third phase opens
[1]Plaza Tunjungan III opens following an additional expansion of approximately 28,300 square metres.
- 1991
Tunjungan Plaza II opens
[1]The first major expansion opens in December after adding approximately 21,600 square metres.
- 1986
Original mall opens
[1]Tunjungan Plaza opens on 15 December with approximately 25,000 square metres of tenant space.
- 1985
Construction begins
[1]Construction of the original Tunjungan Plaza shopping center begins in central Surabaya.
Products and positioning
A premium-to-mainstream urban shopping, dining, entertainment, and mixed-use destination serving Surabaya and the wider East Java market.
Shopping center phase · 1986
Tunjungan Plaza 1
The original Tunjungan Plaza building on Jalan Basuki Rahmat. Following its 2006–2008 renovation, TP1 developed a more fashion-oriented retail presentation and introduced refreshed dining and cinema facilities, including Studio Foodcourt and a four-screen XXI cinema.
Shopping center phase · 1991
Tunjungan Plaza 2
The first major expansion, opened in 1991 between TP1 and TP3. It remains an important circulation and retail component of the complex and is associated with the Mandiri office tower and the mall's management offices.
Shopping center phase · 1996
Tunjungan Plaza 3
A large expansion with a substantial atrium used for regional and national events. TP3 connects with TP1, TP4, and TP6 and provides access to Sheraton Surabaya Hotel & Towers and the Regency Condominium.
Shopping center phase · 2001
Tunjungan Plaza 4
The fourth phase on Jalan Embong Malang, positioned toward more premium shopping and dining. It has been associated with Sogo and international fashion brands and connects with TP3, TP5, and TP6.
Shopping center phase · 2015
Tunjungan Plaza 5
Opened in 2015, TP5 is known for Fashion Avenue and branded fashion retail. The phase is integrated with Pakuwon Center and The Peak Residence and includes an IMAX auditorium operated by Cinema XXI. It was temporarily closed after a fire in April 2022 and subsequently underwent repair and investigation.
Shopping center phase · 2017
Tunjungan Plaza 6
The newest operating phase, opened in 2017 beside TP4. TP6 emphasizes food-and-beverage and lifestyle retail, surrounds the Grand Circle, connects to TP3 by bridge, and is integrated with One Icon Residence and Pakuwon Tower.
Brand decisions
2017
Opening of Tunjungan Plaza VIProduct launchBackground
TP6 was developed as the next stage of the Tunjungan City Superblock and to extend the mall toward Jalan Embong Malang.
Action taken
The new phase opened on 23 September with additional lifestyle and food-and-beverage retail and connections to residential and office towers.
Aftermath
TP6 completed the six-phase operating configuration described in the available reference material.
2015
Opening of Tunjungan Plaza VProduct launchBackground
The expansion was intended to add premium and branded fashion capacity while linking the mall to Pakuwon's surrounding mixed-use development.
Action taken
TP5 opened with Fashion Avenue, branded retail, connected residences and offices, and an IMAX cinema.
Aftermath
The mall became one of Indonesia's largest shopping centers by published area measures.
2012
Launch of the TP5–TP6 expansion programStrategyBackground
Pakuwon began a new expansion cycle while renovating TP3 and TP4, continuing the transformation of the mall into a larger mixed-use urban destination.
Action taken
The group developed TP5 and TP6 and integrated them with new residential, office, and hotel facilities.
Aftermath
TP5 opened in 2015 and TP6 in 2017, materially increasing the complex's retail footprint and strengthening its superblock format.
Recent events
- 2022
Tunjungan Plaza 5 affected by a short-circuit fire[1]
Other
A fire broke out at Tunjungan Plaza 5 on 13 April 2022. The blaze was extinguished in less than an hour and did not spread to adjacent buildings. No casualties were reported. The wider mall remained open, while TP5 was temporarily closed for repairs and investigation.
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