Gurney Paragon

Gurney Paragon
General information
Type	Mixed-use complex
Address	Gurney Drive, 10250 George Town, Penang, Malaysia
Town or city	George Town, Penang
Country	Malaysia
Coordinates	5.43639°N 100.31165°E / 5.43639; 100.31165
Completed	2013
Cost	RM500 million[1]
Owner	Hunza Properties Berhad
Height
Roof	155 m (509 ft)[2]
Top floor	43
Technical details
Floor count	43
Website
www.hunzagroup.com/property/gurney-paragon-residences
Shopping mall details
Developer	Hunza Properties Berhad
No. of stores and services	200
No. of anchor tenants	1
Total retail floor area	700,000 sq ft (65,000 m^2)
No. of floors	9
Website	www.gurneyparagon.com

Gurney Paragon is a mixed-use complex within George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. Situated at Gurney Drive within the city's Central Business District (CBD), it comprises twin residential towers, an office block and a nine-storey shopping mall forming the podium. Each residential tower stands at a height of 155 m (509 ft).^[2]

Launched in 2013, the shopping mall's main anchor tenant is TGV Cinemas, which operates a multiplex at its top floor.^[3][4] The mall also contains over 200 outlets spread out over nine floors, including a number of international brands.

Retail outlets

Gurney Paragon houses over 40 fashion boutiques and 30 eateries, such as Starbucks, H&M, Cotton On, Polo Ralph Lauren and Victoria's Secret.^[5] Other international brands within the mall include Michael Kors, Rolex, APM Monaco, Daniel Wellington, Daiso, Ashley Furniture HomeStore and Nitori. Superstores such as MST Golf Arena and Decathlon are added more recently, while BookXcess occupies most of seventh floor with the country's longest and tallest bookshelf, measuring 70m long and 10m high, stocking more than a million book titles. In addition, Standard Chartered recently opened a new branch at the third floor of the East Tower, relocated from the former 86 Beach Street site.

Entertainment

TGV Cinemas manages an IMAX-equipped multiplex within Gurney Paragon's ninth floor. The multiplex, which consists of eight standard halls and an IMAX theatre, is TGV Cinemas' first IMAX-equipped multiplex in northern Malaysia.^[3][6] There is also a karaoke outlet at the second floor of the East Tower.

Location

Gurney Paragon is situated at Gurney Drive, a popular seafront promenade within the city of George Town. The drop-off point is at Jalan Kelawai entrance.

Awards

In the 2018 Asia Pacific Property Awards, Gurney Paragon was named Malaysia's best retail development.^[7]

See also

• List of shopping malls in Malaysia
• List of tallest buildings in George Town, Penang

References

1. "Lim praises Hunza on successful opening of Gurney Paragon Mall - Malaysia Premier Property and Real Estate Portal". Malaysia Premier Property and Real Estate Portal. Retrieved 2017-10-21.
2. "Gurney Paragon West Tower - The Skyscraper Center". www.skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved 2017-10-21.
3. Cinemas, TGV. "TGV Cinemas - Gurney Paragon Mall". TGV Cinemas. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
4. "Gurney Paragon Mall - Heritage-focused nine-storey mall along Gurney Drive". penang.ws. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
5. "By Category". www.gurneyparagon.com. Archived from the original on 7 October 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
6. "Spidey-garbed fans at cinema opening". The Star (Malaysia). 28 April 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
7. Tan, Jeremy (22 May 2018). "Three prestigious wins for developer". The Star. Retrieved 21 December 2018.