{{Update|date=August 2023}} {{short description|Shopping mall in Sri Lanka}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}} {{EngvarB|date=May 2017}} {{Infobox building | logo = | logo_alt = | image = Colombo City Centre.jpg | image_size = 250px | caption = Colombo City Centre | location = | construction_start_date = | completion_date = | opened_date = | building_type = Hotel; office building; apartment building; shopping mall | roof = | tip = | top_floor = | antenna_spire = | mapframe-wikidata = | coordinates = | other_dimensions = | floor_count = 50 | elevator_count = | cost = | floor_area = | architect = *Aedas *KWA Architects<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://dailynews.lk/2017/02/21/business/108170/colombo-city-centre-architects-present-ideas-city-tomorrow |title=Colombo City Centre architects present ideas for city of tomorrow | Daily News |website=Dailynews.lk |date=2017-02-21 |accessdate=2017-06-15}}</ref> | architectural_style = | structural_engineer = | main_contractor = Sanken Construction (Pvt.) Ltd.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailymirror.lk/93621/abans-silverneedle-project-contract-awarded-to-sanken|title=Albans-SilverNeedle project contract awarded to Sanken|newspaper=Daily Mirror|date=2 November 2015|accessdate=30 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ft.lk/article/490867/Sanken-Construction-awarded---100-m-contract-for-Colombo-City-Centre|title=Sanken Construction awarded $ 100 m contract for Colombo City Centre|newspaper=Daily FT|date=2 November 2015|accessdate=30 May 2017}}</ref> | developer = | owner = Abans }} '''Colombo City Centre''' is a 50-storey mixed-use development in Colombo, the capital city of Sri Lanka. Colombo City Centre comprises a five storey retail space which consists of {{convert|3675|sqm|sqft|abbr=on}}, including a 170-room hotel and 192 apartments.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://dailynews.lk/2017/03/13/business/110157/colombo-city-centre-introduces-first-international-food-court-colombo|title=Colombo City Centre introduces first International Food Court in Colombo|newspaper=Daily News|first=Ananda|last=Kannangara|date=13 March 2017|accessdate=29 May 2017}}</ref>
==Site== Colombo City Centre is located on Sir James Peiris Mawatha in Colombo, Sri Lanka, overlooking Beira Lake. It stands directly opposite Seema Malakaya Temple. It is in close proximity to the primary and secondary business districts of the city.<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://archives1.sundayobserver.lk/2017/01/01/business/colombo-city-centre-%E2%80%93-luxury-living-colombo |title=Colombo City Centre – luxury living in Colombo | Sunday Observer |website=Sundayobserver.lk |date=2017-01-01 |access-date=2017-06-15}}</ref>
==History== ===Construction=== The development was a joint venture between a local company, the Abans Group, and Singaporean company, SilverNeedle Hospitality. The project was built at an estimated cost of US$170 million.<ref name="DM">{{cite news|url=http://www.dailymirror.lk/article/Colombo-City-Centre-mall-to-open-ahead-of-schedule-official--125363.html|title=Colombo City Centre mall to open ahead of schedule: official|newspaper=Daily Mirror|date=13 March 2017|first=Chandeepa|last=Wettasinghe|accessdate=30 May 2017}}</ref>
As of 2021, it is wholly owned by Abans Group.<ref>{{cite news |date=1 February 2021 |title=Abans Group gains full ownership of Colombo City Centre {{!}} Daily FT |url=https://www.ft.lk/propertyconstruction/Abans-Group-gains-full-ownership-of-Colombo-City-Centre/10516-712402 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518094545/https://www.ft.lk/propertyconstruction/Abans-Group-gains-full-ownership-of-Colombo-City-Centre/10516-712402 |archive-date=2022-05-18 |access-date=27 March 2022 |work=Daily FT |language=English}}</ref> The construction was undertaken by Sanken Construction (Pvt.) Ltd. The third storey of the development will contain a retail mall with a 415-seat food court and 18–20 food outlets operated by Food Studio (Sri Lanka).<ref name="DM" /> The hotel will be operated by Marriott International.
The expected completion and handover of the building was due for December 2018,<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://dailynews.lk/2017/06/15/business/118972/colombo-city-centre-open-december |title=Colombo City Centre to open in December | Daily News |website=Dailynews.lk |date= |accessdate=2017-06-15}}</ref> but was delayed. Construction of the residential portion of the building was completed in 2020, prior to the handover of the building to Abans Group. The handover of the building happened later that year.<ref>{{cite news |title=ABANS GROUP GAINS FULL OWNERSHIP OF $200 MILLION COLOMBO CITY CENTRE, CONCLUDES MOU WITH LEADING INTERNATIONAL HOTEL CHAIN |url=https://sundaytimes.lk/online/press-release/ABANS-GROUP-GAINS-FULL-OWNERSHIP-OF--200-MILLION-COLOMBO-CITY-CENTRE--CONCLUDES-MOU-WITH-LEADING-INT/242-1131897 |access-date=10 September 2024}}</ref> On 15 December 2022, the Courtyard by Marriott was fully opened and construction was completed.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Courtyard By Marriot Colombo Opens at Colombo City Center |url=https://abansgroup.com/news/courtyard-by-marriot-colombo-opens-at-colombo-city-center/ |access-date=2026-02-12 |website=Abans Group |language=en-US}}</ref>
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