Independent Grocer (BIG) supermarket as its anchor tenant.
Publika is part of the 17.1-acre Solaris Dutamas in Kuala Lumpur, an integrated commercial and residential development that consists of office suites, a Grade A office tower and serviced apartments. It has more than 4,000 parking bays.
"BIG supermarket will occupy 49,000 sq ft and the opening of the supermarket is expected to benefit an on-site population of residents, office tenants and daytime crowd of about 21,000 as well as the residential catchment of 330,000 people within a 10-minute drive," said Anne Tong, assistant GM for branding and community development for developer Sunrise Bhd.
Besides grocery shopping, the supermarket will also organise in-house activities and cooking classes for shoppers.
Publika has a gross floor area of 800,000 sq ft, and a net lettable area of 320,000 sq ft located within the RM1.5 billion Solaris Dutamas. It was
officially opened on mid-2011, and was the first shopping gallery to have BIG as anchor tenant. Among its other tenants are British India, Caring Pharmacy, Rakuzen and Monocle. There is also a 26,000 sq ft Shanghai-inspired food village - Food Culture.
Sunrise has set aside about a third of the net lettable space of Publika for the promotion of arts and cultural activities. The art and cultural theme to the project is MAP, or Making Art Public, offering public spaces for activities such as art exhibitions, performances, lectures, seminars and workshops throughout the year.
The various projects in Solaris Dutamas have been fully sold except for Publika, which is retained for recurring income.
