P5 Billion Gateway Mall 2 On Track to Open Later This Year in Araneta City

Cubao kids have something more to cheer about when new phases of the development of Araneta City opens over the next few months. 

Gateway Mall 2, the expansion project of the landmark shopping center in the area, is targeted for a soft launch in December 2022, the Araneta Group said in a news release. The P5 billion development covers 190,000 square meters of commercial space spread out over 11 levels. The expansion promises to offer more choices for shopping, dining, entertainment, and leisure. 

Artist's perspective of the new Gateway Mall 2

Photo by Araneta City.

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Gateway Mall 2 will house over 500 new shopping brands and outlets as well as over 100 new food and beverage offerings. Other mall features include a 500-seat church on the roof deck, sensory and culinary gardens, a 3,700 square-meter supermarket, and a 700 square-meter Atrium for various activities and events. Also, Gateway Mall 2 will have direct access to the Smart Araneta Coliseum through doorways located inside the new establishment. This makes Gateway Mall 2 the only mall in the country that is directly connected to an indoor arena.

Also in the pipeline is the opening of the country’s first ibis Styles Hotel brand in early 2023. The P2 billion property is located adjacent to Gateway Mall 2 and will be operated by international hospitality brand AccorHotels, which also manages Novotel Manila Araneta City. 

Artist's perspective of the exterior of ibis Styles Hotel

Photo by Araneta City.

The new ibis Styles Hotel will have almost 300 guest rooms, six function rooms for meetings and conferences, a roof deck with an overhanging swimming pool, and a bar that overlooks the Metro Manila skyline.

Both Gateway Mall 2 and ibis Styles Hotel are part of Gateway Square, the 400,000 square meter mixed-use development that already includes the Gateway Mall, Gateway Office, Gateway Tower, Novotel Manila, the iconic Smart Araneta Coliseum, and the Parking Garage South Building.

Gateway Mall 2, the much-awaited expansion of the multi-awarded Gateway Mall, is targeted for a soft launch in December 2022. This P5-billion development covers 190,000 square meters over eleven levels of additional choices for shopping, dining, entertainment, and leisure in Araneta City.

Artist's perspective of Gateway Mall 2's sensory garden

Photo by Araneta City.

"Gateway Mall 2 promises to be like no other mall in the world. This is the latest in our ongoing efforts to keep providing more memorable firsts in the City of Firsts," Lorna Fabian, VP for Leasing of the Araneta Group, said.

Meanwhile, ibis Styles Hotel, the first hotel under the ibis Styles brand in the Philippines, is expected to open in early 2023. Situated adjacent to the Gateway Mall 2, the P2-billion hotel will be operated by the international hospitality brand AccorHotels, the same company that manages Novotel Manila Araneta City.

Gateway Mall 2 and ibis Styles Hotel complete the 400,000 square-meter mixed-use Gateway Square superblock which already includes the Gateway Mall, Gateway Office, Gateway Tower, Novotel Manila, the iconic Smart Araneta Coliseum, and the Parking Garage South Building. 

Artist's perspective of the church exterior

Photo by Araneta City.

After the opening of the new Gateway Mall 2 and ibis Styles Hotel, Gateway Square will have a total of 18 cinemas with VIP lounges, over 3,000 parking spaces, and convenient link to attractions such as the air-conditioned indoor floating garden The Oasis, the open-air Topiary Park, and the arts sanctuary Gateway Gallery.

"These new properties revitalize the integrated Gateway Square – a development that offers opportunities for an experience you can personalize yourself in a thoroughly modern and contemporary environment," said Lorna Fabian, VP for Leasing of the Araneta Group.

Artist's perspective of the church interior

Photo by Araneta City.

The Araneta Group is a diversified group of companies with interests in property development, food service, leisure, and hospitality. Its five strategic business units include ACI Inc., which owns, develops, manages Araneta City; PPI Holdings Inc, which is the franchisee of Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and Dairy Queen in the Philippines; Uniprom Inc. (UI), which manages the leisure and entertainment ventures of the Araneta City: Smart Araneta Coliseum, New Frontier Theater, TicketNet Online, Gateway and Ali Mall Cineplex; Araneta Hotels Inc. (AHI), which owns and develos of the deluxe businessman’s hotel Novotel–Manila Araneta City, the first Novotel brand of AccorHotels in the country; and Progressive Development Corporation manages investments and property assets of the Araneta Group outside the four other strategic business units.