Mid Valley Megamall is a shopping mall in Mid Valley City, Kuala Lumpur. It sits at the entrance of Petaling Jaya and Kuala Lumpur. Developed by IGB Corporation, this complex was opened in 1999. It comprises a shopping mall, an office tower block, 30 offices, and three hotels. A second mall, The Gardens Mall, is adjacent to the Megamall. The mall has of total floor area, out of which is leasable space. This whole area is sometimes referred to Mid Valley City. The mall draws large crowds all throughout the year partly due to the amount of shops and variety available. There are many dining options available as well. It houses a convention centre and it is adjacent to a 646-room business hotel named Cititel Midvalley. A further two hotels are in the same area: The Boulevard Hotel, The Gardens Hotel and Residences. There has been a proposal to link Mid Valley Megamall and Masjid Jamek via a bicycle lane. It was awarded Best Shopping Complex Award 2000 by Tourism Malaysia and Best Retail Development 2001 by FIABCI Malaysia. In recent times the mall has garnered media attention with events like the IT Fair, Home and Decoration Fair, and The MATTA Fair being held in the Exhibition Center. It was announced that a second Mid Valley Southkey Megamall had been slated for 2016 in the Iskandar region of Johor Bahru.
Incidents
On 30 May 2017, a fire broke out on Megamall's second floor at 8:20 pm local time. The Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department managed to put it out by 8:52 pm. A subsequent investigation traced the cause of the fire to a faulty facsimile machine.
Mid Valley Southkey Mall, located in Johor Bahru, Johor, is the second Mid Valley branded shopping which opened on 23 April 2019. There are 6 levels in the mall, with more than 300 stores and F&B stores. It will also consists of St Giles hotel and four office blocks once all construction phases completed. Some of the anchor tenants include SOGO, Village Grocer, MVEC Southkey, Golden Screen Cinemas with Aurum Theatre, Popular Bookstore, Food Junction, Popcorn Food Hall, Next Gen and Jd sports
Transportation
Train
The mall is connected to the Mid Valley Station of Keretapi Tanah Melayu. The mall is also located within walking distance from the Abdullah Hukum station. However, for many years, there was no proper connection between the station and the mall. With the completion of the Abdullah Hukum KTM Komuter station, a dedicated pedestrian bridge has been constructed to link The Gardens Mall and the station through KL Eco City.
