The largest shopping mall in Ukraine and Europe was opened in Kiev – Respublika Park (photo report)

On November 12, the opening of the super-regional shopping mall Respublika Park took place. The total area is 300,000 sq.m, the lease area is 135,000 sq.m The pride of the mall is a unique park under the roof of the mall.

The shopping gallery will house more than 500 tenants – clothing and shoe stores, household goods, cosmetics and accessories, services. The flagship store of the Silpo chain in the unique concept of Brazil, with an area of ​​10,000 sq. m, became the product anchor. In Respublika Park the largest in Ukraine 15-hall cinema Multiplex is presented with the new IMAX, as well as the innovative digital-amusement park Neopolis, about 50 restaurants of different formats and a fitness center. The mall’s parking is designed for 3,500 cars.

“This is definitely the most anticipated project on the development market. Despite the difficult times associated with the pandemic and the economic situation, we did not suspend funding for a single day and completed the project on time. The shopping mall Respublika Park is an important infrastructure facility in Kiev, thanks to its opening, more than 5,000 people will receive jobs. The shopping mall was also the first in Ukraine to receive an expert conclusion on accessibility for persons with disabilities and other low-mobility groups,” – said Anatolii Shakhnovskyi, COO of Respublika Park, head of the supervisory board of Cascad-Invest fund.

Among the advantages of the shopping mall Respublika Park are the unique public space “Oasis” with living plants (with a total area of 2000 sq.m), the first wind tunnel in Ukraine (20 meters high, 16 meters of free flight), the innovative digital-amusement park Neopolis with a huge selection of VR and AR-attractions and an e-sports zone (with an area of 11,000 sq. m), the largest roller coaster in Europe under the roof of the mall.

Among the tenants of the mall are such fashion operators as shops of the Inditex group (Zara, Massimo Dutti, Pull & Bear, Bershka, Stradivarius, Oysho) with a total area of ​​7000 sq.m, some of which are presented in the mall in a completely new design format. Also, H&M clothing department store, LPP brands (Reserved, Mohito, Cropp, House, Sinsay), MTI chain stores (Intertop, Ecco, Geox, Skechers, Timberland, Marc OʼPolo, The North Face, Vans, Armani Exchange, Tous, Pandora), and shops of the MD-Fashion group (Under Armor, STEM, Tommy Hilfiger, Diesel, Calvin Klein, Mexx, Etam). Electronics stores are represented by Comfy, Foxtrot, Eldorado, ALLO, Citrus. Sports goods are represented by the following brands: ARENA, New Balance, PUMA, Nike, Marathon, Intersport, Sportmaster and others. The gallery of children’s goods contains the flagship format of the Antoshka chain store (1500 sq.m), as well as Budinok Igrashok, LIBRARIUM, Chicco and others. The pool of tenants will be supplemented by Jysk, DeFacto, LC Waikiki, Brocard, Yves Rocher, JAN, Master Zoo and many others.

McDonald’s, Salateira, Takahuli, Sushiya, Il Molino, Tbiliso, MasterBurger, Lviv Croissants and other food operators will be accommodated at the food court with a total area of 9300 sq.m.

“The opening of the shopping mall Respublika Park took place with an occupancy rate of 61%. We can say with confidence that 79% of the space will be opened by the end of the year. We consider this a great success, given that Kiev is now in the red zone. I want to note that we are focused on the important and the funds that were planned to be spent on the concert program in connection with the opening were directed to the purchase of medical equipment for the Kiev City Hospital No.10 to combat the pandemic,” said Yuliia Shchaslyva, CEO of Respublika Park Shopping mall.

The shopping mall opens with strict observance of all sanitary and epidemiological standards of the red zone: checkpoints have been created in the shopping mall, where documents confirming the presence of a vaccine or valid PCR tests are checked. For the safety of personnel and visitors, the administration has installed sanitizers; additional disinfection of all rooms will be regularly carried out. A mass vaccination station against COVID-19 opens inside Respublika Park.

The project was developed by: general contractor – KAN Development (Ukraine), concept of an amusement park – KCC Entertainment Design (Belgium), concept of facade and landscaping – TconcepT (Netherlands), development of corporate identity and navigation concept – Air Design (Great Britain), project architect – Bureau Archimatika.