Atria was at its peak during the Kimisawa days and continued to retain its popularity during the Parkson years. For PJ residents, it was the go-to mall for me and my friends to hang out during school holidays. One of our favorite outlets was the iconic Victoria Music Centre. Atria wasn't really a "happening" mall, but rather a popular neighbourhood mall that consistently drew good foot traffic back in its heyday. To this day, Atria remains one of the old-school malls that holds a special place in my heart, alongside Jaya Shopping Centre and Amcorp Mall.
Malls don't have to be huge to attract visitors; they just need to be welcoming and create a pleasant atmosphere. Unfortunately, many malls today are simply "too sophisticated".
@@JCxx44 I avoid going to big malls like 1utama. Everything you have to walk for miles and basically its the repetition of the same things found in most places. Smaller malls are cozier and no need to spend time walking so much.
@@RajeshRavindranathan Mall developers need to go back to the drawing board and learn from how malls in the past drew in customers. Today's malls, however, have fallen short in one critical area - they FAIL TO ENGAGE with customers.
@@JCxx44 another thing is, its much harder for Malls to be competitive/ successful simply because almost every item they sell in a mall can be bought cheaper at Shoppe/lazada/amazon etc. Malls are dying and that is not just in Malaysia, almost all famous malls in USA are either closed or fighting for survival, its sad. While Malaysians think - the bigger the mall, the better.
Atria in the 80's was iconic and with Kimisawa, it was a favorite spot for PJ residents back then ! I remember visiting this mall every now and then between 1985-86 before moving to East Malaysia... a lot of great memories
one of my fav malls. The closest mall to my school - SMDJ. and who can forget Piccadilly Disco - a tea dance hit. I used to work for Parkson for their Grand sale. They asked me which dept I wanted to work. There was Hardware and womens clothing dept available and I chose womens dept :)
Yeah man, Piccadilly days. Atria is a place for the youngster to lepak. Remember there is an Arcade center and a shop selling rockers T's. And don't foget there is a shop selling skateboard at the shoplot. Good old days.
@@HONG38 I think your time, Piccadilly disco was no more. Those days there was a comic shop next to atria called - The Final Frontier. That was a huge thing with us in SMDJ then and many of the shoplots were video game arcades where we used to hang out often.
Was a tenant there from 2018-2023. Management did try multiple attempts to increase footfall such as warehouse sales and also anime conventions but sadly the place is usually only patronized by office crowds for lunch or the neighborhood elderly generations for groceries. For leisure, all would mostly pick 1Utama or Sunway Pyramid.
When Atria was first opened during the mid eighties, it was designed for two anchor tenants. One is Kimisawa as mentioned by two viewers. The other is the French retailer, Printemps. It also opened in KL Plaza. Guess nobody remember this difficult Frenchy name. The 1988 econonomic crisis impacted both these anchor tenants n the Mall. The redevelopment is about having a mixed development with high plot ratio to enhance the property value.
In the 80’s, it was once a thriving and popular mall. When one Utama and The Curve opened, it got squeezed out of the market due to competitive pressure and saturation. Even under new owner who did a good job in the refurbishment, it still struggled to get a firm footing in a red ocean arena. It opened at almost the same time with Sunway Putra Mall and Quill Mall. Today, it still lag behind to find it own destiny. Can it still revive itself? Of course!
I remembered Kimisawa. Went to SRK Damansara Jaya, finished in SMK Kelana Jaya. Reminiscing AsiaJaya, Jaya and Metrojaya in ss14. AnW in Taman Jaya was a childhood playground. Toys’r’us was in Subang Parade. Subang Airport was prime for it’s days. Those were the days my friend, Wish that it never ends, We sing and dance forever and a day, We live the life we should, We fight and never loose, Those were the days, oh yes, those were the days…
Only those of us who spent our childhood and teenage years in the 80s and 90s can truly appreciate the amazing feeling of having experienced these places during their prime.
Atria never needed so many retail lots in the first place. I dont understand why they wanted to rebuild it so big and many floors up as a neighbourhood mall. So many big malls within less than 5km radius already. You build mall so big you cant fill up all lots with tenants your vacant lots become eyesores. A properly done mall i see made is KL East Mall. Size just about right with full occupancy. Visitors patronise the mall for 15 minutes and they are done. We dont need every mall to be a mega mall. Some developers will never learn.
It was one of my favorite neighborhood malls, like to hangout here from the 90s to 2005 when i moved out of PJ. I bought my 1st G-shock watch here and also bought an Olympus camera from a shop outside the mall.
Atria is the best mall for Introverts! This mall has this Amazing energy that welcomes you! Whoever, you are, would be welcomed...Their Concierge desk employees, the security guards are friendly and respectful...Wonderful for family and very safe neighbourhood mall! Have been shopping for the past 10 years. Just a note: The parking rates, though needs to revert back to old days...hourly...rather than first 2 hours RM3.
During my younger days, I often come here to play video games at WYWY Wonderspace, Parkson Grand Sale of up to 70% off as well as a type of kuih sold at the GF which I bought very often, Printemps selling candies which can be rolled and CD Rama to buy cassettes.
Hi Chester, didn't expect you to review Atria Shopping Gallery; which was my 2nd most frequented shopping mall during my bachelor years since it is situated nearest to my old office at Damansara Utama (Uptown) and home (TTDI) before I moved out to Subang Jaya. Well, I wouldn't call the new Atria 'refurbished' since they demolished the whole building of old Atria and rebuilt the new one here! First visited this establishment during Printemps and Kimisawa era (mid 80s) before both moved out and they rebranded as DJ Shopping Centre and Parkson Grand moved in. Still remember in the late 80s / early 90s where this was a hotspot for teenagers during weekends because of one Piccadilly Disco! If I remember correctly, Dave Deli's opened their first outlet here while Nando's opened their 2nd outlet in Malaysia here too! Soon they rebranded again to become Atria Shopping Centre. My favourite go-to outlets were Victoria Music Centre and CD-Rama for my music addictions, SPEEDY video for movie entertainment and collection, favourite dining spots were Dave Deli (famous roast chicken & lasagne), KFC (with their in-store jukebox) and later Nando's! There's one DJ Music Centre which was my favourite place to make the latest music compilation on cassette (very friendly uncle, who was the owner) and of course Parkson Grand! With this new rebuilt Atria, with very nice interior design etc. but sadly now (as of this writing) there are no more Hamleys, Absolute Thai, Pancake House, SportsDirect.com and MBO Cinema among some others. Well, talking about MBO cinema, they sold their cinemas to GSC during the pandemic but managed to reopen one outlet again here in Atria... but unfortunately they closed down again mid of this year!
My teen years I spend quite a lot of time at Atria, especially working part time at as Promoter during the Parkson Grand Sale. Not to mention Popular Book Store 1st branch at Atria I was there during their early phase
I came here every Saturday for the last 7 months. The lower ground area doing very well on weekends, along with the event hall which always almost packed when there's big events. This mall is also very friendly to elderly people doing health events every now and then. MBO left few weeks ago IINM. My benchmark is simple, if the escalators and lifts are still working then the mall still have money and well maintained. The problem is it is smacked between Paradigm and Starling, which are far better malls, and Atria a bit more niche than those 2. I prefer Paradigm among those 3 malls.
Its all about its location. Starling mall has better location surrounded by more offices and shops. Besides Atria is also near to 1U. So, it was always gonna be difficult for Atria.
Big malls are in surviving mode now bro, only few big boys would survive for the time being,namely the likes ofKLCC,Pavi and ioi putrajaya, people and midclass border lines demographic are returning to street fashion malls such as Sg Wang and Leasure Mall due to our not-really-great economic situation currently.
😊🙏 Mistaken this Astria shopping mall in Damansara Jaya from the title & photo with the one I am thinking about at Orchard Road near the Orchard MRT & besides ION shopping centre ... The Singapore one is named Wisma Atria Galeria or something & is always busy with shoppers & tourists ... Thank You So Much Chester for another tour on those once great but now ageing shopping malls around KL & PJ ... 😊🙏 🌷🌿🌏✌💜🕊🇲🇾🇸🇬
My analysis is that this mall is inside the housing community(Damansara Jaya) unlike others (1Utama or Sterling Mall) which are besides high traffic areas or highways. Hence cannot catch outside visitors other the nearby residents and workers of shop offices.Even the local residents will patronise Sterling Malls which is nearby and more varities.
Atria main problem is very high rental; nothing else. The owner shld try to retain existing tenants instead of raising maintenance and chasing them away. Maybe having another Fitness Center would be even better.
Used to drop by occasionally. But since they charge RM3 per entry for first 2 hours for parking I stopped coming here. Used to be free for 1st hour. Come on la. One Utama 4 hours only RM2 (just increased from RM1 recently)
atria ends up here ..like i mentioned in one your earlier videos , the food outlets on the 3rd floor all closed one by one ... left only the Korean restaurant there and the Chinese place at the other end .in front of the community centre , there was a japanese teppenyaki/sushi belt place .. closed during mco , then reopen , then closed down again .. 🥲😅been going therein the 90s mainly to play those tamiya cars there..layout was different .as for the cinema , i heard from one of the tenats(who has sinced moved out) who said that prior to the cinema closing MPPJ paid a visit there ,unsure of the reason why . i remember there was a Eden restaurant and a Swensens in the surrounding shoplots ..
yes, i remember Swensen's outlet located at the surrounding shoplots and I used to dine there in the mid 80s. Unfortunately there was once an incident where one employee was crushed by the dumbwaiter while transporting food from top floor... not sure if that news was legit though
@@DelaTube69 yeah i remember hearing about that incident as well long ago ... can`t seem to dig up any info on it though so i guess it could have been a story someone made up
Packing is a big problem in that area. Used to patronise the mall frequently to buy groceries and makan when it gave free parking but not now. There's Starling and 1UTAMA nearby which are just as convenient.
It's not just the big malls. Most people for example myself hardly go to malls nowadays. We get our stuff online. So malls nowadays are really struggling to maintain foot traffic.
Old Atria more lively because the boomer generation around that area had many children. However, due to Malay racist policies, many of the children on this area have migrated overseas or those who stay have very low number of children therefore there isn't much population around this area anymore. Atria has always been a neighbour mall.
I agree. Mahathir is so proud he lifted his cronies. That is all what we all got from these 30 years of extended racism. Good thing those intelligent Malaysias emigrated and not stay here to get milked by incompetent PAS--voters.
That's why. Type m always say other types are rasis and refuse to integrate with their chaplang lifestyle but little do they know that they r the most rasis with NEP and their religion
Well, the economic and social situation in the UK, Australia, Canada and USA are not so great either. While those who migrated in prior decades might be better off, their children or grandchildren (who are still studying now) may not do so well. Also, there seems to be escalated discrimination towards "type C" which is likely to get worse given Western governments' and media policies .
Do kids still hang out in malls as often as they did in the 80s and 90s? I heard they spend more time online these days. Do parents see a difference in kids preference and behavior?
I think the biggest problem with atria mall and other nearby mall is the parking rates . They are charging at a based rate at rm 3 per entry. Why would I want to go atria mall since I have option to go starling mall or 1 utama.
I don't like Starling Mall bcos they created the dual parking system - one for wealthy people and shitty parking problem for ordinary ppl. This kind of discrimination is legal in Bolehland. This is criminal. They don't practise discrimation.
The food court outside is busier and livelier compared to the mall, altho maintenance not that great. This is just another dead mall. Why the heck pay RM10 for a cup of coffee. If only MBPJ created more clean, well maintained food courts like in Singapore, Malaysians will be grateful to the council. Just look at the SS2 and 222 halal food courts, totally neglected. Is there a symbiotic " let's pokai malaysians" deal between mall owners and the local council.
The old Atria was much better IMO... small and run down maybe but it was a community mall with a homely feeling. Now its just another big modern empty building. OSK wanted to build a high class mall in a working class/middle class neighborhood and thats a recipe for disaster.
Main entrance design absolutely idiotic since you need to enter from the sides due to priority given to contract car jockeys. Also dangerous since entrance used for vip parking n dangerous for pedestrian. Worst mall in my opinion since management dont bother with feedbacks from customers. Just avoid it since expensive and confusing parking maze. Food here is 3rd rate and nothing really worth visiting.
They all bo do. They thought ppl dun wan to visit their malls bcoz of deco. So refurbish them. Now look like dunno wat: lost the original shine but looks cheap to be imitation of other successful malls. Neither here nor there. So hai, pui!!!
Atria was at its peak during the Kimisawa days and continued to retain its popularity during the Parkson years. For PJ residents, it was the go-to mall for me and my friends to hang out during school holidays. One of our favorite outlets was the iconic Victoria Music Centre. Atria wasn't really a "happening" mall, but rather a popular neighbourhood mall that consistently drew good foot traffic back in its heyday. To this day, Atria remains one of the old-school malls that holds a special place in my heart, alongside Jaya Shopping Centre and Amcorp Mall.
Atria is the best place to meet people. Plenty of parking. Free first two hours.
And it's not huge.
Malls don't have to be huge to attract visitors; they just need to be welcoming and create a pleasant atmosphere. Unfortunately, many malls today are simply "too sophisticated".
@@JCxx44 I avoid going to big malls like 1utama. Everything you have to walk for miles and basically its the repetition of the same things found in most places. Smaller malls are cozier and no need to spend time walking so much.
@@RajeshRavindranathan Mall developers need to go back to the drawing board and learn from how malls in the past drew in customers. Today's malls, however, have fallen short in one critical area - they FAIL TO ENGAGE with customers.
@@JCxx44 another thing is, its much harder for Malls to be competitive/ successful simply because almost every item they sell in a mall can be bought cheaper at Shoppe/lazada/amazon etc. Malls are dying and that is not just in Malaysia, almost all famous malls in USA are either closed or fighting for survival, its sad. While Malaysians think - the bigger the mall, the better.
Atria in the 80's was iconic and with Kimisawa, it was a favorite spot for PJ residents back then ! I remember visiting this mall every now and then between 1985-86 before moving to East Malaysia... a lot of great memories
one thing is common: the moment they start taking in "no brand" shops and capalang brands, its the beginning of the end.
Sorry....bt what is capalang means?
one of my fav malls. The closest mall to my school - SMDJ. and who can forget Piccadilly Disco - a tea dance hit. I used to work for Parkson for their Grand sale. They asked me which dept I wanted to work. There was Hardware and womens clothing dept available and I chose womens dept :)
Yeah man, Piccadilly days. Atria is a place for the youngster to lepak. Remember there is an Arcade center and a shop selling rockers T's. And don't foget there is a shop selling skateboard at the shoplot. Good old days.
@@departurexx1520 yeah. I vaguely remember those shops. I remember the arcade centre well. :)
eh, i was from SMDJ also. what year was your Form 5???? my was 2000
@@HONG38 I was 1990 SPM batch bro, 10 years your senior 😀
@@HONG38 I think your time, Piccadilly disco was no more. Those days there was a comic shop next to atria called - The Final Frontier. That was a huge thing with us in SMDJ then and many of the shoplots were video game arcades where we used to hang out often.
Was a tenant there from 2018-2023. Management did try multiple attempts to increase footfall such as warehouse sales and also anime conventions but sadly the place is usually only patronized by office crowds for lunch or the neighborhood elderly generations for groceries. For leisure, all would mostly pick 1Utama or Sunway Pyramid.
Interesting insights, thanks for sharing!
When Atria was first opened during the mid eighties, it was designed for two anchor tenants. One is Kimisawa as mentioned by two viewers. The other is the French retailer, Printemps. It also opened in KL Plaza. Guess nobody remember this difficult Frenchy name. The 1988 econonomic crisis impacted both these anchor tenants n the Mall. The redevelopment is about having a mixed development with high plot ratio to enhance the property value.
In the 80’s, it was once a thriving and popular mall. When one Utama and The Curve opened, it got squeezed out of the market due to competitive pressure and saturation. Even under new owner who did a good job in the refurbishment, it still struggled to get a firm footing in a red ocean arena. It opened at almost the same time with Sunway Putra Mall and Quill Mall. Today, it still lag behind to find it own destiny. Can it still revive itself? Of course!
I remembered Kimisawa.
Went to SRK Damansara Jaya, finished in SMK Kelana Jaya.
Reminiscing AsiaJaya, Jaya and Metrojaya in ss14.
AnW in Taman Jaya was a childhood playground.
Toys’r’us was in Subang Parade.
Subang Airport was prime for it’s days.
Those were the days my friend,
Wish that it never ends,
We sing and dance forever and a day,
We live the life we should,
We fight and never loose,
Those were the days, oh yes, those were the days…
Only those of us who spent our childhood and teenage years in the 80s and 90s can truly appreciate the amazing feeling of having experienced these places during their prime.
Atria never needed so many retail lots in the first place. I dont understand why they wanted to rebuild it so big and many floors up as a neighbourhood mall. So many big malls within less than 5km radius already. You build mall so big you cant fill up all lots with tenants your vacant lots become eyesores. A properly done mall i see made is KL East Mall. Size just about right with full occupancy. Visitors patronise the mall for 15 minutes and they are done. We dont need every mall to be a mega mall. Some developers will never learn.
It was one of my favorite neighborhood malls, like to hangout here from the 90s to 2005 when i moved out of PJ. I
bought my 1st G-shock watch here and also bought an Olympus camera from a shop outside the mall.
In MBO's Facebook page, they announced that MBO Atria's last day was 30 June 2024.
Atria is the best mall for Introverts! This mall has this Amazing energy that welcomes you! Whoever, you are, would be welcomed...Their Concierge desk employees, the security guards are friendly and respectful...Wonderful for family and very safe neighbourhood mall! Have been shopping for the past 10 years.
Just a note: The parking rates, though needs to revert back to old days...hourly...rather than first 2 hours RM3.
It has nothing. Y u say good for introverts???
Good job Chester.. Glad you covered this unforgettable mall.. Hope closed shop soon.. NSK, carpet shops, where are you.. Come here please
was my favourite place when i was in form 3-5. almost 20 years ago
You are right, we are suffering from too many Shopping Malls nowadays. Malaysia favourites pass time is shopping in the Malls, Market and Mini Mark. 😅
During my younger days, I often come here to play video games at WYWY Wonderspace, Parkson Grand Sale of up to 70% off as well as a type of kuih sold at the GF which I bought very often, Printemps selling candies which can be rolled and CD Rama to buy cassettes.
Those were the days!
Atria i forgotten this mall existed. I used to visit this mall 10 years ago
Oh, that bad?
Nice mall for neighbourhood.
Hi Chester, didn't expect you to review Atria Shopping Gallery; which was my 2nd most frequented shopping mall during my bachelor years since it is situated nearest to my old office at Damansara Utama (Uptown) and home (TTDI) before I moved out to Subang Jaya. Well, I wouldn't call the new Atria 'refurbished' since they demolished the whole building of old Atria and rebuilt the new one here!
First visited this establishment during Printemps and Kimisawa era (mid 80s) before both moved out and they rebranded as DJ Shopping Centre and Parkson Grand moved in. Still remember in the late 80s / early 90s where this was a hotspot for teenagers during weekends because of one Piccadilly Disco! If I remember correctly, Dave Deli's opened their first outlet here while Nando's opened their 2nd outlet in Malaysia here too! Soon they rebranded again to become Atria Shopping Centre.
My favourite go-to outlets were Victoria Music Centre and CD-Rama for my music addictions, SPEEDY video for movie entertainment and collection, favourite dining spots were Dave Deli (famous roast chicken & lasagne), KFC (with their in-store jukebox) and later Nando's! There's one DJ Music Centre which was my favourite place to make the latest music compilation on cassette (very friendly uncle, who was the owner) and of course Parkson Grand!
With this new rebuilt Atria, with very nice interior design etc. but sadly now (as of this writing) there are no more Hamleys, Absolute Thai, Pancake House, SportsDirect.com and MBO Cinema among some others. Well, talking about MBO cinema, they sold their cinemas to GSC during the pandemic but managed to reopen one outlet again here in Atria... but unfortunately they closed down again mid of this year!
My teen years I spend quite a lot of time at Atria, especially working part time at as Promoter during the Parkson Grand Sale. Not to mention Popular Book Store 1st branch at Atria I was there during their early phase
NSK coming in soon 😮
I used to hangout there in the 90’s.
Good times
really sad sight, i remember going to this mall back in 2017 it was still doing okay back then with healthy occupancy rate. this is just sad now.
I came here every Saturday for the last 7 months. The lower ground area doing very well on weekends, along with the event hall which always almost packed when there's big events. This mall is also very friendly to elderly people doing health events every now and then. MBO left few weeks ago IINM. My benchmark is simple, if the escalators and lifts are still working then the mall still have money and well maintained. The problem is it is smacked between Paradigm and Starling, which are far better malls, and Atria a bit more niche than those 2. I prefer Paradigm among those 3 malls.
sad to see the cinema closed down
Its all about its location. Starling mall has better location surrounded by more offices and shops. Besides Atria is also near to 1U. So, it was always gonna be difficult for Atria.
Starling is nearer to 1u than Atria to 1U
Atria's location is perfect; better than Starling. The main problem is, the rental too high.
Big malls are in surviving mode now bro, only few big boys would survive for the time being,namely the likes ofKLCC,Pavi and ioi putrajaya, people and midclass border lines demographic are returning to street fashion malls such as Sg Wang and Leasure Mall due to our not-really-great economic situation currently.
😊🙏 Mistaken this Astria shopping mall in Damansara Jaya from the title & photo with the one I am thinking about at Orchard Road near the Orchard MRT & besides ION shopping centre ... The Singapore one is named Wisma Atria Galeria or something & is always busy with shoppers & tourists ... Thank You So Much Chester for another tour on those once great but now ageing shopping malls around KL & PJ ... 😊🙏 🌷🌿🌏✌💜🕊🇲🇾🇸🇬
Thanks for watching
As of March 2024, the Klang Valley has more than 286 malls big and small , with more under construction and set to open this year and the next.
You can also check the strand mall in kota damansara .
That's 10 times worse than Atria. Another mall quite far from a LRT / MRT.
Going to do that mall soon
Hope that would review kl gateway mall in the next video
Its on the planning
My analysis is that this mall is inside the housing community(Damansara Jaya) unlike others (1Utama or Sterling Mall) which are besides high traffic areas or highways. Hence cannot catch outside visitors other the nearby residents and workers of shop offices.Even the local residents will patronise Sterling Malls which is nearby and more varities.
Your analysis is wrong
Good point, it is hidden, which has obvious disadvantages. You need to be at the mall to see it.
Atria main problem is very high rental; nothing else. The owner shld try to retain existing tenants instead of raising maintenance and chasing them away. Maybe having another Fitness Center would be even better.
Used to drop by occasionally. But since they charge RM3 per entry for first 2 hours for parking I stopped coming here. Used to be free for 1st hour. Come on la. One Utama 4 hours only RM2 (just increased from RM1 recently)
Agree. The parking fees is high for a half empty mall unless you spend a certain amount to get the first 2 hours free.
atria ends up here ..like i mentioned in one your earlier videos , the food outlets on the 3rd floor all closed one by one ... left only the Korean restaurant there and the Chinese place at the other end .in front of the community centre , there was a japanese teppenyaki/sushi belt place .. closed during mco , then reopen , then closed down again .. 🥲😅been going therein the 90s mainly to play those tamiya cars there..layout was different .as for the cinema , i heard from one of the tenats(who has sinced moved out) who said that prior to the cinema closing MPPJ paid a visit there ,unsure of the reason why . i remember there was a Eden restaurant and a Swensens in the surrounding shoplots ..
yes, i remember Swensen's outlet located at the surrounding shoplots and I used to dine there in the mid 80s. Unfortunately there was once an incident where one employee was crushed by the dumbwaiter while transporting food from top floor... not sure if that news was legit though
@@DelaTube69 yeah i remember hearing about that incident as well long ago ... can`t seem to dig up any info on it though so i guess it could have been a story someone made up
It's sad to see it in such a state.
Packing is a big problem in that area. Used to patronise the mall frequently to buy groceries and makan when it gave free parking but not now. There's Starling and 1UTAMA nearby which are just as convenient.
Followed! Can review Niu Ze Xui (NZX) Ara Damansara, SS2 Mall? In KL, maybe Wisma Cosway, Imbi Plaza and Wilayah Complex?
Will take a look at those in soonest time
It's not just the big malls. Most people for example myself hardly go to malls nowadays. We get our stuff online. So malls nowadays are really struggling to maintain foot traffic.
Old Atria more lively because the boomer generation around that area had many children. However, due to Malay racist policies, many of the children on this area have migrated overseas or those who stay have very low number of children therefore there isn't much population around this area anymore. Atria has always been a neighbour mall.
I agree. Mahathir is so proud he lifted his cronies. That is all what we all got from these 30 years of extended racism. Good thing those intelligent Malaysias emigrated and not stay here to get milked by incompetent PAS--voters.
That's why. Type m always say other types are rasis and refuse to integrate with their chaplang lifestyle but little do they know that they r the most rasis with NEP and their religion
Well, the economic and social situation in the UK, Australia, Canada and USA are not so great either. While those who migrated in prior decades might be better off, their children or grandchildren (who are still studying now) may not do so well. Also, there seems to be escalated discrimination towards "type C" which is likely to get worse given Western governments' and media policies .
Atria is still good, very good.
4:16 Community mall? What's that? Got example?
Do kids still hang out in malls as often as they did in the 80s and 90s? I heard they spend more time online these days. Do parents see a difference in kids preference and behavior?
I think the biggest problem with atria mall and other nearby mall is the parking rates .
They are charging at a based rate at rm 3 per entry.
Why would I want to go atria mall since I have option to go starling mall or 1 utama.
I don't like Starling Mall bcos they created the dual parking system - one for wealthy people and shitty parking problem for ordinary ppl. This kind of discrimination is legal in Bolehland. This is criminal. They don't practise discrimation.
Please cover Prangin Mall,Penang too..
Will take a look once I go north for a visit
never been there, heard it for a long time :X
Because it is inside a housing community compare to other which are besides high traffic areas or highways.
@@maha.w4803 ya, i only remember went to one mamak out side that area loooong time ago
Did u try the ultra expensive cake shop? TEXTURE....
Nope
Piccadilly!
Is this the mall that had a mininalist deco for Diwali?
I think so
I like your video before it even plays. Is that wise?
Thanks you
Who remember Plaza Sg Besi old name?
The food court outside is busier and livelier compared to the mall, altho maintenance not that great. This is just another dead mall. Why the heck pay RM10 for a cup of coffee. If only MBPJ created more clean, well maintained food courts like in Singapore, Malaysians will be grateful to the council. Just look at the SS2 and 222 halal food courts, totally neglected. Is there a symbiotic " let's pokai malaysians" deal between mall owners and the local council.
luckily this mall have jaya grocer.. ..its so empty..days are coming for this mall😢😢😢😢😢
Give free parking problem solve.
Yes, free parking will be a good idea
Nearby the area got starling , one u, paradigm, IPC, ikea, and a lot more… HOW TO SURVIVE LA
Very challenging indeed
The management has strange liking for white tiger. They put a life size tiger on the entrance. Don't they realise tiger doesn't go well with business.
Show me Megah Rise Mall please
Will take a look soon
MBO didnt left Atria mall, they got swallowed by GSC.
Shopping choices is very limited. H'ever, More F&B can bring in more business clienteles as location is very central.
moribund mall
The old Atria was much better IMO... small and run down maybe but it was a community mall with a homely feeling. Now its just another big modern empty building.
OSK wanted to build a high class mall in a working class/middle class neighborhood and thats a recipe for disaster.
They did right by re-building it. Except that idea of Soho is dumb and shortsighted. Unpractical, the units came with no parking lots for owners.
Yeah, it's quite different now. The old one had a unique character.
DJ is definitely not a working class neighbourhood
Hmmm....a lot of Wood paneling all over the place, hope its quality wood, not just pine planks.
Who owe this now.?
With Lazada and Shoppee who wants to waste time at Atria
Malls need flood
Of offfice crowds can’t just rely o community crowd
Main entrance design absolutely idiotic since you need to enter from the sides due to priority given to contract car jockeys. Also dangerous since entrance used for vip parking n dangerous for pedestrian. Worst mall in my opinion since management dont bother with feedbacks from customers. Just avoid it since expensive and confusing parking maze. Food here is 3rd rate and nothing really worth visiting.
What a total waste of renovation money....
They all bo do. They thought ppl dun wan to visit their malls bcoz of deco. So refurbish them. Now look like dunno wat: lost the original shine but looks cheap to be imitation of other successful malls. Neither here nor there. So hai, pui!!!
The location and surroundings are not that great… and i don’t think there will be a positive turn of events for this mall
Parking expensive. RM4 for 2 hours parking.
I've heard that complaint before.
Hi Chester, please let me know if I may share this at RoundTheOutside, we wish you could join the RoundTheOutside community
literally another ghost mall