Megaworld Lifestyle Malls unveiled its redesigned masterplan for Northill Parade, its retail and commercial development set to rise within the 53-hectare Northill Gateway township along the Bacolod-Silay Airport Access Road, at rites held on Friday, September 1.
The 2.4-hectare Northill Parade set to open next year is a free-standing retail development concept that features a 1.1-hectare total leasable area, Graham M. Coates, head of Megaworld Lifestyle Malls, the retail and commercial arm of property giant Megaworld.
Aside from retail and dining establishments, the remainder of the space will be allotted to open spaces, parking, and landscaped pathways.
Northill Parade forms part of the 7.5-hectare mixed-use retail and leisure complex inside Megaworld’s Northill Gateway township.
“We are excited to introduce Northill Parade as our redesigned commercial development in Northill Gateway. This freestanding commercial concept is similar to the stopovers in the United States located along highways going to and from the airport,” Coates said.
Aside from serving guests and tourists driving along the Bacolod-Silay Airport Access Road, Northill Parade will also offer great convenience to residents of Forbes Hill, Fountain Grove, and other nearby villages, he said.
Among the first tenants that will soon have free-standing restaurant outlets each in Northill Parade include five first-in-Bacolod international casual dining brands from The Bistro Group, Coates said.
These brands include Denny’s, TGI Friday’s Randy’s Donuts, Texas Roadhouse, and Olive Garden.
This will be the first branches of Randy’s Donuts and Olive Garden outside of Metro Manila, with the upcoming Randy’s Donuts establishment also featuring a dedicated drive-thru lane, he said.
“Northill Parade perfectly fits the concept of Northill Gateway as a township surrounded by a residential community and highlighted by an outdoor leisure setting that delights visitors with panoramic views of the Negros mountains and the amazing sunset at twilight,” Coates said.
Aside from those from The Bistro Group, there will be several other food and retail tenants that will be part of this development, he added.
In 2021, Megaworld opened McDonald’s Forbes Hill, the first-ever McDonald’s NXTGen store in Negros Occidental, just beside the iconic Bacolod City Welcome Marker.
The store is only a few steps away from the Megaworld’s 15-hectare residential village Forbes Hill and about a minute’s drive from the 24.5-hectare Fountain Grove community by Megaworld’s subsidiary Suntrust Properties Inc., a press release from Magaworld said.
Soon, a fully air-conditioned chapel that can accommodate up to 250 people, as well as leisure and institutional components will also rise inside Northill Gateway to further complement the vibrant lifestyle taking shape in the area, it said.*