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SM City North EDSA is the very first and flagship SM Supermall owned by Henry Sy's and his company, SM Prime Holdings, the largest retail & mall operator in the Philippines. The Mall ranks as the 2nd largest shopping mall in the Philippines in terms of Gross Floor Area (GFA). It is located at the intersection of North Avenue and Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) in Quezon City, approximately a kilometre west of Quezon City Hall and 10 kilometres north of Makati City. SM North EDSA's First major tenants are Manels, Jollibee, Ricky Reyes, National Bookstore, French Baker, Sportshouse, McDonald’s, Max's of Manila, Goldilocks Bakeshop, Dimensione, Magic, Ideal Vision, Fabric Warehouse, and Multi time.

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Construction started in 1983 and opening in 1985, 1 year before the country's record deficit levels and political turmoil; it then survived and succeeded to this day. The Mall has gone several major expansions and renovations in the 1990s. It features SM Department Store, The Flagship SM Supermarket, and Owned tenants, a bowling alley, a food court, a Sky Garden, an entertainment stage for musical and other events, a 12-theatre cineplex, a Hypermarket and 820 specialty shops and restaurants. In 2006, Ayala constructed TriNoma, a shopping mall across the street, next to SM North EDSA that created significant market competition.The mall then underwent several renovations and extensions making it the largest Shopping Mall in the Philippines and 3rdlargest Shopping Mall in the world.

One of mall's highlight is the Sky Garden. The Sky Garden is a long, elevated curvilinear park, which offers much needed green space, not only for the mall, but also for the city as a whole. Opened in May 2009, it shielded all from the busy Edsa intersection, and serves as a living, organic link between the diverse components of the mall—The Block, the City Center and The Annex. Lifted from the road, like a floating green ribbon, this elevated garden softens the hard urban environment with lush land and waterscapes, while its organic form complements the new wavy cladding of the mall. Canopied walkways meander amid undulating lawns, ponds and trees, while tunnels with shops are sculpted out of the earth, giving visitors a new dimension to the traditional park experience.

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This roof garden has about 55 species of plants, grass and trees that grow on a special type of soil that offers a lightweight effect on the structure. It has a special type of drainage system that allows it to conserve water. The Skygarden's water features include two bubblers, a simulated river flowing at the center, and waterfalls at the end of the second floor, which was as a monumental screen onto which promotional montages can be projected, giving the park an added presence at the street level. One of Skygarden's attractions is the Sky Dome, which became a premiere entertainment destination for its events.

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