Riem Arcaden

Riem Arcaden

Location	Messestadt Riem, Munich, Germany
Address	Willy-Brandt-Platz 5, 81829 München
Opening date	10 March 2004
Developer	Mfi Management für Immobilien
Owner	Union Investment
Architect	Allmann Sattler Wappner
No. of stores and services	>140
Total retail floor area	61,100 m2
No. of floors	3
Parking	2,700
Website	www.riemarcaden.de

The Riem Arcaden is the largest shopping mall in Munich. It was built in the Messestadt Riem district at Willy-Brandt-Platz and designed by the Allmann Sattler Wappner firm and opened on 10 March 2004.

The 122,500 m² building complex of the Riem Arcaden city quarter offers space for over 140 shops, cafés and restaurants on three floors and around 61,100 m² of retail space.

In addition to various fashion brands - such as Marc O'Polo or Tommy Hilfiger (company)- technical novelties, sports equipment, accessories, toys and home décor, doctors, a pharmacy, hairdressers, beauty salons as well as a dry cleaner and alteration tailor are also available for the approximately 9 million visitors each year.

On the upper floor there are several cafés surrounded by shops such as Hugendubel, Müller and Zara.

In the middle of the ground floor, a food court, includes restaurant chains such as Nordsee and McDonald's and other restaurants. The food on offer ranges from Indian and Vietnamese to Italian and Bavarian dishes.

Initially, no other shops or supermarkets were planned for the new Messestadt Riem district created in 1999. For this reason, in addition to its regional importance as a major shopping centre, the Riem Arcaden also played the role of a daily local supplier for an entire district for some time. The lower floor therefore houses many smaller shops as well as shops for daily needs such as Edeka (with a postal agency) and Aldi.

Numerous events in and around the shopping centre serve as a meeting place for visitors and residents alike. Together with local schools, kindergartens and social initiatives, the Riem Arcaden are involved in various charitable projects.

Around 26,000 people visit each day. The centre's car park has 2,700 parking spaces and a valeting service. Electric car charging stations are provided. In addition to the mall, the Riem Arcaden city quarter offers 30,000 m² of office space, 62 flats and a Novotel hotel with around 278 rooms and a Motel One hotel which has 310 rooms.

Riem Arcades can be accessed via Bundesautobahn 94 and the U-Bahn station Messestadt-West (right outside the main entrance). underground line U2, bus lines 139, 189, 190, 234, 263 and 264 also stop there.

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