Westfield Sydney

Westfield Sydney is a shopping centre operated by Scentre Group and located beneath the Sydney Tower in the Sydney central business district. It is located on Pitt Street Mall and is adjacent to the Mid City Centre, The Strand Arcade and Stockland Glasshouse.HistoryThe site of the A$860 million Westfield Sydney redevelopment was once occupied by the Centrepoint Shopping Centre (later Westfield Centrepoint), Sydney Central Plaza and the smaller Skygarden and Imperial Arcade.Centrepoint Shopping Centre opened in 1972 with 52 stores, many of which are still trading today. The centre was refurbished in 1984 and further upgraded in 1996 and 2000. Centrepoint purchased by The Westfield Group in December 2001 and was later renamed Westfield Centrepoint and housed over 140 stores.Sydney Central Plaza featured the Myer Department Store and featured over 50 stores, it was later purchased by the Westfield Group in 2003.Imperial Arcade opened in 1891 and was designed by prominent Sydney architect Thomas Rowe.The Westfield Centrepoint provided bridge connections to two of Australia's major department stores, Myer and David Jones. There was also a connection to Imperial Arcade which featured the Sydney central business district's Angus & Robertson bookstore.