{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2015}} {{Use Australian English|date=August 2015}} {{infobox shopping mall | name = Westfield Tea Tree Plaza | logo = The Westfield Group logo.svg | logo_width = 250 | image = | image_width = 250 | caption = Westfield Tea Tree Plaza Hoyts entrance | location = Modbury, South Australia | opening_date = 1970 | owner= AMP Capital (50%)<br>Scentre Group (50%) | manager= | developer= Myer | number_of_stores = 245 | number_of_anchors = 8 | floor_area = {{convert|99,873|m2|sqft|0|abbr=on}} | parking= 4,500 over 3 floors | floors= 2 | website = [http://www.westfield.com.au/teatreeplaza/ westfield.com.au/teatreeplaza] | footnotes = }}
'''Westfield Tea Tree Plaza''', known simply as '''Tea Tree Plaza''' or '''TTP''', is a large shopping centre located in Modbury serving as a shopping hub for Adelaide's growing north eastern suburbs, it is linked to the city by Adelaide's O-Bahn Busway, which terminates at the Tea Tree Plaza Interchange. Major tenants include Myer, Harris Scarfe, Target, Kmart, Big W, Woolworths, Coles, Aldi and Hoyts. With 245 stores, Tea Tree Plaza is the second largest shopping centre in Adelaide, only Westfield Marion is larger. There is a smaller shopping centre building called Tea Tree Plus slightly to the north of the main centre.
==History== The centre was built by Myer as part of an extensive subdivision of the area, which at the time was the largest remaining underdeveloped, nonindustrial land in the Adelaide metropolitan area. The centre opened in September 1970.<ref>{{cite web | publisher = Transportation Research Board | url = http://gulliver.trb.org/publications/tcrp/tcrp90v1_cs/Adelaide.pdf | title = Adelaide, Australia: {{font | size=88% | text = O-Bahn Guided Busway}} | access-date = 26 March 2013 }} United States National Academy of Sciences</ref> Located in the City of Tea Tree Gully, it is the major shopping hub for the north-east of Adelaide. In November 1994 AMP Capital purchased Coles Myers' 50% stake in the centre.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230911080427/https://www.afr.com/companies/the-850-million-landlords-19950508-kavr8 The $850 million landlords] ''Australian Financial Review'' 8 May 1995</ref> Tea Tree Plaza is owned by AMP Capital and the Scentre Group, each owning 50%.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/property/westfield-restructure-a-success-lowy/story-fnko7zi0-1227088165657?nk=c840535c958a35bb30ba681103088303/ |title=Westfield restructure a success: Lowy |work=The Australian Business Review |date=20 June 2014 |first=Turi|last=Condon |access-date=14 October 2014}}</ref><ref>[http://www.ampcapital.com.au/shopping-centres/our-portfolio/australia/south-australia/sa/westfield-tea-tree-(sa) Westfield Tree Plaza] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619032921/http://www.ampcapital.com.au/shopping-centres/our-portfolio/australia/south-australia/sa/westfield-tea-tree-(sa) |date=19 June 2018 }} AMP Capital</ref>
A major A$190 million expansion announced in 2006, to incorporate Tea Tree Plus and add about 95 new stores and a four-storey car park has been put on hold. If the redevelopment is completed, the total number of stores will equate to about 336 retailers.<ref>Novak, Lauren: [http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,20605029-2682,00.html Shopping centres in $190m upgrade], ''The Advertiser'', 19 October 2006.</ref> It was still in development in 2013, with building approval having lapsed twice and been extended then lapsed again, while Westfield had successfully proposed to reduce the car park to two storeys.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/westfield-reduces-proposed-carpark-in-200m-tea-tree-plaza-upgrade/story-e6frea83-1226577871226 | title=Westfield reduces proposed carpark in $200m Tea Tree Plaza upgrade | work=Leader Messenger | date=14 February 2013 | access-date=30 March 2016}}</ref>
In May 2017, it was said that a new $235 million upgrade would be made to the precinct, upgrading the existing Hoyts to a "Lux" cinema, as well as upgrading the entrance and food court.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/.../tea-tree-plaza.../17d2c1620c986a5b4dbbc53b99bff959|title=Tea Tree Plaza Face Lift|website=www.adelaidenow.com.au|language=en|access-date=2018-01-25}}</ref> The first stage of these upgrades was completed in October 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/thesourcesa/westfield-tea-tree-plaza-opens-new-food-and-entertainment-precinct/news-story/ee9be0e1d0129b60eac558465085d23d|title=Westfield Tea Tree Plaza opens new dining and entertainment precinct|publisher=Adelaide Now|date=24 October 2018|access-date=6 November 2018}}</ref> It is said to bring up to a total of 95 new shops within 5 years and attract major outlets such as H&M and Uniqlo.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/national/south-australia/when-tea-tree-plazas-235m-facelift-could-get-underway-stage-one-gets-tick-of-approval/news-story/a76074f5cad963937afcf3fa124a1b96|title=When shopping centre's $235m facelift could start|work=News.com.au|access-date=2018-01-25}}</ref>
Following Myer's decision to shrink its store by one floor, JB Hi-Fi, Mecca and a combined Timezone and Zone Bowling opened on Tea Tree Plaza's ground floor in 2024.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Smith |first=Leah |date=2024-02-16 |title=JB Hi-Fi, Timezone and Mecca to open on Tea Tree Plaza's ground floor, as Myer shrinks floor size |url=https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/messenger/north-northeast/jb-hifi-timezone-and-mecca-to-open-on-tea-tree-plazas-ground-floor-as-myer-shrinks-floor-size/news-story/1383c18c91f71d8512dd296e48ff0dd8 |url-access=subscription |access-date=2024-02-17 |work=The Messenger}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Zalac |first1=Danika |title=Timezone and Zone Bowling join forces to bring entertainment hub to Adelaide's north |url=https://glamadelaide.com.au/timezone-and-zone-bowling-join-forces-to-bring-entertainment-hub-to-tea-tree-plaza/ |website=Glam Adelaide |access-date=25 September 2024 |language=en-AU |date=13 June 2024}}</ref>
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