SM City Cauayan is a shopping mall owned by

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. The mall is located along National Highway, District II,

Cauayan, Isabela Cauayan, officially the City of Cauayan (; Gaddang: ''Siyudad na Cauayan''; ; ), is a component city in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 143,403 people. Etymology Cauayan derives it ...

, Philippines. It is the first

SM Supermall SM Supermalls, or simply SM, is a chain of shopping malls owned by the Philippines-based SM Prime. , it has a total of 96 malls (88 in the Philippines and 8 in China). It also has 9 malls under construction (7 in the Philippines and 2 in China ...

in the whole Region 2, better known as

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. It is designed by DSGN Associates, EAurelio Landscape Design Inc. and JRP Design Inc.

Planning

In terms of historical beginnings, District II is a young Barangay compared with other barangays in the City of Cauayan with historical account that begun during the Spanish period. It was only during the second term of Ex-Mayor Tranquilino Dalupang (1956-1964) that the town proper of Cauayan was divided into "poblacion", thus creating three separate districts. Each was identified as "Poblacion Uno", "Poblacion Dos" and "Poblacion Tres", from which Barangay District II was born SM City Cauayan is located at District II, Cauayan, Isabela. Before SM City Cauayan was built, the

region is one of the few regions on the

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without

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, the richest province among the 5 provinces in the region was the prospect of the SM Management as future site of the mall. On November 8, 2012, SM Investments Corp. has set a P65 billion capital expenditures for 2013 for future SM Malls including the SM in Cauayan, the expanded

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and

SM Aura Premier SM Aura (; formerly SM Aura Premier), is a large upscale shopping mall located at 26th Street corner McKinley Parkway, Bonifacio Global City, Barangay Fort Bonifacio, Taguig, Philippines, owned by SM Prime Holdings, the country's largest mall d ...

. Construction began in 2012 in the acquired lot of former Isabela Colleges, the mall was set to open in 2013 but it was moved to March 2014 and then again to May 30, 2014, making it the 49th SM Supermall in the Philippines.

Location

is the Agro-Industrial Capital of Cagayan Valley and the Central Business District of Region II where rice and corn are the main products. Millions of people residing in this region are either directly engaged in farming, food processing, and other agri- businesses yet the number of shopping centers have remained limited and scattered. According to

, Cauayan was viewed by SM Malls as an ideal starting point in establishing the company's presence up North-East

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as it caters to unserved markets. SM City Cauayan is the first SM Supermall in North-Eastern Luzon, and the third SM City mall in Northern Luzon. First, being

SM City Baguio SM City Baguio is the 22nd largest shopping mall in the Philippines. At a floor area of , it is the largest shopping complex in the North Luzon Region. The entire SM City Baguio complex stands on a land area of on Luneta Hill on top of Sessio ...

in the Cordilleras, followed by

SM City Rosales SM City Rosales is a shopping mall owned by SM Prime Holdings located along MacArthur Highway in barangay Carmen East, Rosales, Pangasinan. It opened on November 28, 2008, and is the first SM Supermall in the province of Pangasinan and in Ilocos ...

, in

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Design and construction

Described by

as its first

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, SM City Cauayan holds the title as the first non-premier SM Supermall to offer al-fresco malling. The mall features a landscape that incorporates nature into the design. Ceiling fans are used to ventilate the arcaded walkways and storefront hallways, a green and cost-effective approach compared with the typical use of air conditioners. Its exterior features include warmly colored panels in random pattern combined with glass and steel finishes for a modern touch.

References

{{SMPH Shopping malls in the Philippines SM Prime Buildings and structures in Isabela (province) Shopping malls established in 2014