The original Westfield Burwood first opened on 11 October 1966 by Premier of New South Wales Robert Askin, and was one of the first shopping centres in Australia. Westfield Burwood was built on a slope which meant that it was the first centre that facilitated an incline mall design. This meant that the centre was a gently-ascending grade and that the levels were connected via a system of ramps, stairs and escalators.
To this day The Park Regis Tower is Australia’s the tallest brick building and was the first major highrise apartment tower to be built in the Sydney CBD.
When Westfield Doncaster officially opened on 30 September 1969, it was Westfield’s first venture in Victoria. The original $12 million complex consisted of the four-storey Myer department store at the north end, two levels of shops running along the west side to the, then white, eight-storey office tower. On the east side the two layers of shops merged into one layer, then finished at a Coles New World supermarket. From 1967 through to the present day, MPN has been an integral part of this iconic centre’s development and continual evolution. [read more]
Here are the original business cards of our founders Stephen Mateffy, Leslie Perl and John Nagy… note, we’ve kept the same telephone number for 60 years!
In 1969 the Westfield Corporation purchased Miranda Fair from Myer for $10 million. Following this purchase Westfield lodged plans with Sutherland Council to expand the centre. The expansion was proposed to double the centre in size and would extend it to the Kingsway. Farmers would expand their existing store, a new supermarket, hardware store and discount department store were also part of the proposal. MPN was there every step of the way, and continues the relationship to this day. [read more]
Completed in 1973, Westfield Towers at 100 William Street, is 23 storey building designed in the post-war international style by architects AA Scott & Associates.
In 1971 planning for Westfield Parramatta commenced with the aim of incorporating the existing Grace Bros store into the first stage development of the new centre and was approved by Parramatta City Council. Westfield Parramatta opened in three stages. Stage one opened in May 1975 and featured Target, Coles, Woolworths and 44 speciality stores. Stage two opened in September 1975 and was the largest shopping centre in Australia at the time.Stage two featured Grace Bros, Waltons and 60 speciality stores. Stage three opened towards the end of 1975 and featured the four screen Village Cinemas complex, Westower Tavern and 14 speciality stores. [read more]
The Boulevard Hotel, 90 William Street Sydney, was built in 1972 and featured a luxury swimming pool on the 24th floor. The rich and famous were frequent visitors to the hotel, including Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jnr, Cliff Richard, Mohammed Ali and Liza Minelli
The St James Centre office building at 111 Elizabeth Street in Sydney, was designed by architects Kann, Finch & Partners and completed in 1976.
The Remington Centre at 175 Liverpool Street in Sydney is a 33 storey office tower designed by Hoffer Reid & Associates and completed in 1981.
Designed by architects Peddle Thorp & Walker, construction of the 21 story tower now known as City Freeholds House began in 1981 and was completed in 1985.
Eastgate Gardens apartments in Bondi Junction were developed in 1983 as a mixed-use complex with two residential towers above a shopping center, a car park, and podium-level amenities like a pool and tennis courts. The development was initially planned as a single 36-level tower but was reconfigured to two 18 storey towers for efficiency.
The 1980s saw Westfield Hurstville experienced a period of success and expansion. At the same it became clear that the original structures had started to show their age. By 1988 the centre was already looking to expand to keep up with increased demand and a significant development was planned. The decade also saw the closure of the popular Snowy Hill Park on the rooftop in order to make way for multi-storey parking.
Developed by Mirvac with construction completed in 1991, Quay West is a 44 storey residential tower in the iconic Rocks area in Sydney. The development also includes serviced apartments and a hotel.
Westfield Liverpool was expanded in the 1990s with two significant redevelopments, one in 1991 and another in 1993. The 1993 extension, which was undertaken when the center was jointly owned by Westfield and Rodamco, increased the gross leasable area (GLA) to 57,664 qm
Home to the Sydney 2000 Olympic Village and conceived as a self contained suburb, Newington was built in a relatively short period of time through a joint venture between Lend Lease and Mirvac. The development team worked with multiple high profile architects to produce thousands of apartments, individual dwelling houses, retail and leisure facilities, schools and extensive parklands. [read more]
Westfield Marion in South Australia was significantly redeveloped in 1997 with a major expansion projectthat grew it to approximately 119,000 Sqm and included the construction of the Greater Union Megaplex cinema complex, which was the world’s largest at the time. This redevelopment also saw it become the first centre in Australia to house three major and three discount department stores.
Construction on the new Westfield Bondi began in 2002 and was completed in stages between November 2003 and August 2004. The current structure is the result of a major redevelopment project that incorporated the previous Bondi Junction Plaza and the adjacent Carousel Centre. [read more]