Zefemesh plc, Ethiopia announced plans to launch a mega mall complex. The complex will be cover 9000 m2 and will be seven floors high, to house various services.

The building will be located in the Megenegna commercial area of Yeka district chosen for its strategic location according to Nega Asfaha, Project Management Consultant for the Zefemesh Grand Mall project.

The 4000m2 mall building will be open for business in six months he said.

The building is designed with multiple entrances, with a large lobby and three panoramic elevators, two of which can carry 14 people and the other 24. The building will also have eight escalators and stairways.  

The ground floor of the building will house small and medium sized shops as well as a Kaldi’s Café. The mall will house 300 different shops from the ground floor up to the third floor said Nega.

Zefmesh has already received 1000 applications for the 300 available shop spaces according to Nega.

Shoa Supermarket is expected to open one of the largest supermarkets in Ethiopia on 3200 m2 in the basement of the mall building.

The fourth floor will be reserved for cinemas holding up to 1200 people, with VIP seating and showing the latest international movies.

The fifth floor will be reserved for traditional arts centers and the sixth floor will be home to a family entertainment center noted Nega.

The top storey of the building, the seventh floor, will house the food court offering a view of Addis Ababa and an indoor tropical garden.

The building will be equipped with special access for wheel chairs and sport spacious snack areas as well as providing handicapped parking spaces.

The Zefmesh Mall will also provide special areas for smokers to respect their rights without endangering the health of non smokers said Nega.

Source: Capital