Express Avenue
Express Avenue is a shopping mall in Chennai promoted by Express Infrastructure, a subsidiary of The Indian Express Group. It is home to the largest gaming arcade in South India. Built at a cost of 7,500 million, the 1.75-million-sq-ft mall has 10 anchor tenants and 150 vanilla tenants.DescriptionThe mall is built on 10-acre site inside the historic Indian Express Estate and has four floors of retail space, a building for corporate offices and a hotel. Out of 10 acres, about 3.57 acres has been taken up by buildings. The rest have been used for car parking, drive-ways and landscaping. In all, the mall has 26 lifts, 34 escalators and 4 travelators.Express Avenue hosts a mixture of shopping, business, and leisure. The mall is bound by Whites Road, Woods Road, and Patullos Road and has a three-level basement parking space for over 1,500 cars and a parking area for bikes. It was inaugurated on 26 May 2010.The mall has a total development of 1,500,000 sq ft including 900,000 sq ft of retail space, 100,000 sq ft of hotel, 200,000 sq ft of office space, 400,000 sq ft of parking space.E Hotel, a 44-room 4-star boutique hotel, is being developed in the mall at a cost of 300 million.http://www.emallhotel.com/É HOTELE Hotel, the all new chic and trendy hotel in the heart of Chennai, is a part of the illustrious Express Infrastructure.E hotel is a boutique business hotel which caters primarily to the dynamic needs and demands of modern businessmen and executives. http://www.emallhotel.com/Elegance & EmperorEach of the rooms & suites are spacious, generously appointed, and suitable for lengthy stays.EntreeMulti Cuisine Restaurant serves a delectable fare from all around the world.The décor & seating are planned so as to regale the senses.