Included in the re-development is the entertainment offering - a new IMAX Theatre, two new Cine Prestige theatres and new Ster-Kinekor movies on the roof level of the centre. This will complement the restaurant and food area with additional entertainment on the Piazza and roof level. Edgars will be expanding into the existing Ster-Kinekor space, to occupy a mega store of 13,000m2.
Woolworths will also be increasing its footprint to include Witchery and Trenery concept stores to its lifestyle brand offering. Shoppers will see this extension going out into the parking area at Entrance 2 that will allow for a new entrance to the shopping centre. As part of the store expansions, national retailers, Markham, Jet and Foschini will also be going through refurbishments to grow their footprint within Eastgate.
With this development, the centre will expand the current north-facing parkade, with two additional levels of parking to accommodate shoppers. The reticulation will also be improved to make the parking more convenient. This will bring an additional 1300 parking bays to the centre.
The project will also address improving sight lines, vertical circulation and repositioning the lifts and toilet facilities for added convenience. The final phase of the project will include the modernization of some parts of the façade of the building, and some of the entrances will be updated to reflect the new modern aesthetic throughout the centre. The re-development is scheduled to take place over approximately 24 months.
