# Harbourside Shopping Centre

Darling Harbour, Australia · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-67f2c4dcc3` · release 2026-10-21

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## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | under construction | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | retail, housing, park, mixed | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | mixed-use tower and retail complex under construction | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1988 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Closed | 2022 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2023 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Stores at peak | 232 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | The Hayson Group (later Merlin International Properties) | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | Mirvac | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Planning notes | This redevelopment will include a mixture of non-residential and residential uses, including a new shopping centre containing retail and restaurants, residential apartments and public open spaces. | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_opened**: “Harbourside was opened on 4 May 1988 by Queen Elizabeth II” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harbourside_Shopping_Centre
- **year_closed**: “On 9 December 2022, the centre closed permanently preceding its demolition.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harbourside_Shopping_Centre
- **original_developer**: “The Hayson Group (later Merlin International Properties) won the development contract for Harbourside by tender in 1985.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harbourside_Shopping_Centre
- **after_notes**: “As of 2025, the site is being redeveloped as a mixed-use tower and retail complex.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harbourside_Shopping_Centre
- **status**: “As of 2025, the site is being redeveloped as a mixed-use tower and retail complex.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harbourside_Shopping_Centre
- **strategy**: “As of 2025, the site is being redeveloped as a mixed-use tower and retail complex.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harbourside_Shopping_Centre

## Parties

- Kar Wai Chan and Thomas Tiong — owner (from text) (1995–2004)
- Beville Group — owner (from text) (2004–2013)
- Mirvac — owner (from text) (2013–)

## Timeline

- 1985: Hayson Group won development contract for Harbourside
- 1988: Harbourside opened by Queen Elizabeth II
- 1995: Malaysian investors acquired centre for $111 million
- 1999: $70 million refurbishment
- 2004: Beville Group acquired centre for $127 million
- 2005: Full refurbishment unveiled new food court and entertainment level
- 2013: Mirvac acquired centre for $252 million
- 2020: Mirvac updated plans for new retail centre and apartments
- 2022: Centre closed permanently
- 2023: Demolition commenced and construction began on new mixed-use tower

## Deals and debt

- 2013 sale:  Mirvac   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harbourside_Shopping_Centre
- 2004 sale: 127000000.0 Beville Group   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harbourside_Shopping_Centre
- 1995 sale: 111000000.0 Kar Wai Chan and Thomas Tiong   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harbourside_Shopping_Centre

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

Harbourside was a shopping centre in Darling Harbour, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Built in 1988 as a festival marketplace and as part of the urban redevelopment of the Darling Harbour area during the 1980s, it was located in close proximity to other notable buildings such as the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre and the Australian National Maritime Museum. On 9 December 2022, the centre closed permanently preceding its demolition. As of 2025, the site is being redeveloped as a mixed-use tower and retail complex.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harbourside_Shopping_Centre

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_opened — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harbourside_Shopping_Centre

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Harbourside Shopping Centre, Darling Harbour, Australia." Record m-67f2c4dcc3, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/australia/darling-harbour-harbourside-shopping-centre/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_darlingharbourharboursideshoppingcentre,
  title = {Harbourside Shopping Centre, Darling Harbour, Australia},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/australia/darling-harbour-harbourside-shopping-centre/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-67f2c4dcc3, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.