Follow Woodmead Retail Park from its 2006 construction start and Growthpoint acquisition plan to documented trading in April 2008.
Groundworks beginning in 2006
A March 2007 release identifies Investec Property Group as the developer and records that earthworks began in September 2006. It also describes Growthpoint's intention to take ownership when the centre opened. These were development-stage statements.
- Earthworks began in September 2006
- Investec Property Group identified as developer
- Growthpoint ownership described as a future intention
An April 2008 expectation
Growthpoint's 2007 annual report described the project at the M1 and N1 convergence and expected completion in April 2008. Measurements, cost, tenants and parking information in that report remain historical project data rather than current centre facts.
- Project expected to complete in April 2008
- Location described at the M1/N1 convergence
A firm trading milestone
Woolworths records opening its Woodmead Retail Park store on 24 April 2008, providing a firm trading milestone. Growthpoint's 2021 integrated report still identifies Woodmead Retail Park within its Woodmead property cluster. This article keeps the centre separate from Woodmead Value Mart, Woodmead Commercial Park and the wider node, and does not imply a Wesslink affiliation.
- Woolworths store opened on 24 April 2008
- Retail park recorded in Growthpoint's 2021 Woodmead cluster
Useful questions
Questions property owners ask next.
When did Woodmead Retail Park begin trading?+
Woolworths records opening its store at Woodmead Retail Park on 24 April 2008, providing a firm trading milestone.
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