Empire Subang

Empire Subang

View of Empire Subang from Federal Highway
Location	Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Opening date	28 September 2010
Management	Datuk Sean Ng
Owner	Couture Homes Sdn Bhd
No. of stores and services	180
No. of anchor tenants	7
Public transit access	KJ28  KD09  Subang Jaya railway station
Website	esg.com.my

Empire Subang is a mixed-commercial development located in Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia which comprises soho office towers, an upscale shopping mall and a 4-star hotel. It is located in the downtown area of Subang Jaya, near Subang Parade, Wisma Consplant (formerly the HQ for oil palm giant Sime Darby Plantation) and the Subang Jaya railway station. The building is categorized into four sections, notably Empire Soho, Empire Tower, Empire Hotel and Empire Shopping Gallery. Empire Shopping Gallery and Empire Hotel were opened in 2010. Empire Shopping Gallery has recently changed its name to Nu Empire in July 2023 following its change of management. ^[1]

Empire Shopping Gallery

Empire Shopping Gallery is an upscale shopping centre. The mall is five storeys high and comprises 180 stores. There is also a slide called Lex Slide which was imported from Germany and stood 50 meters tall and ran through 5 floors. The slide was removed in January 2013 due to the end of a contract between the mall and the company which produced the slide. Tangs (now Galeries Voir), Jaya Grocer, ESH, Toys "R" Us, Popular Bookstore, and Fitness First serve as the junior anchor tenants in the mall. There is a wide variety of dining restaurants such as Din Tai Fung, Chili's, La Bodega, Italiannies, The Social, Marutama Ramen, Pasta Zanmai, Rakuzen and Serai among others. The mall recently changed its name to Nu Empire in July 2023. ^[2]

Empire Hotel Subang

Empire Hotel Subang is a 4-star business hotel with 198 rooms. It is 13-storeys high and consists of a multi-purpose convention hall, a few restaurants and a cafe.^[3]

2011 explosion

On 28 September 2011, an explosion occurred at the mall at 3:45am. The fire department believed that the explosion was caused by a gas leak.^[4][5] The mall reopened on 15 November 2011 after almost two months of repairs and further safety measures were taken. Four people were injured in the incident and many luxury cars were damaged.^[6] Some damage was also seen at Wisma Consplant located opposite the mall.

References

1. "Empire Shopping Gallery, Subang Jaya Grand Opening on 30 Jul 2010". SpaMore. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
2. "Empire Shopping Gallery Subang Jaya". kldir.com. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011.
3. "Boutique hotel opens in Subang Jaya". The Star. Archived from the original on 27 August 2010. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
4. "Mall closed after gas blast". The Star. Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
5. "Negligence could be cause of shopping centre explosion". AsiaOne. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
6. "Empire Gallery reopens after renovation following blast". The Star. Archived from the original on 16 November 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2011.

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