Blue Route Mall
| Blue Route Mall | |
|---|---|
One of the entrances to Blue Route, on the south side of the mall, with surface lot parking in the foreground | |
Interactive map of the Blue Route Mall area | |
| Alternative names | Blue Route |
| General information | |
| Type | Shopping mall |
| Architectural style | Contemporary |
| Location | Tokai Road, Tokai, Cape Town, South Africa |
| Coordinates | 34°03′48″S 18°27′15″E / 34.0634668°S 18.4540966°E |
| Current tenants | Woolworths, Checkers, Edgars, Clicks, and House & Home, among others |
| Opening | 1970s |
| Renovated | 2012 |
| Renovation cost | R862 million |
| Client | Fountainhead Property Trust (original owners) |
| Owner | Redefine Properties |
| Landlord | Redefine Properties Broll Properties (Center manager) |
| Height | |
| Height | 3 stories (including 1 for underground parking) |
| Roof | Opposed slopes |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 3 |
| Floor area | 56,891 m2 (612,370 sq ft) |
| Renovating team | |
| Architect | Peerutin Karol (Louis Karol) |
| Renovating firm | Grinaker-LTA |
| Structural engineer | Aurecon Group (Civil and structural) |
| Other designers | BFH de Jager (project managers) CNdV Africa (Environmental planners) EQF (tenant coordinators) |
| Quantity surveyor | MLC |
| Other information | |
| Number of stores | 137 |
| Parking | 3,000 bays (including 1,300 undercover) |
| Website | |
| https://blueroutemall.co.za | |
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Blue Route Mall (often referred to as simply Blue Route) is a shopping mall situated in the predominantly residential neighborhood of Tokai, in the Southern Suburbs region of Cape Town, South Africa.
Blue Route is one of Cape Town's oldest malls, having opened in the 1970s. It was completely rebuilt in 2012, to create a more modern, functional mall, based on community needs.
The mall features 137 stores, including a variety of restaurants and take-out chains, as well as both covered and uncovered parking totaling 3,000 bays. It is easily accessed by the nearby M3 freeway, and M4 road.