Southside Shopping Centre, Wandsworth, London SW18
Southside, which recently secured planning permission for the first tranche of its extension plans, comprises a 530,000 sq ft (49,237 sq m) shopping centre incorporating retail, leisure, and office accommodation, with five residential blocks above, and an adjoining 1,180 multi-storey car park. The wide ranging retail offer includes Waitrose, Next, H&M, Primark and HMV, a 14 screen cinema let to Cineworld and a Virgin Active healthclub.
The purchase of Southside in August 2005 represented the first acquisition by Metro since its formation in June 2004. Other assets owned by Metro are Shopstop @ Clapham Junction and Victoria Place, SW1.