Hextar World at Empire City

Hextar World at Empire City is a shopping mall project within the larger Empire City development in Damansara, Selangor, Malaysia. The project was formerly known as Empire City and is principally associated with Hextar, which is identified as the main developer. Rather than being a conventional consumer-goods brand, it is a destination and property-development brand centered on retail, entertainment, leisure, and event uses. The mall is planned as a substantial component of the Empire City complex. Its development has included significant parking infrastructure, with approximately 2,000 car-parking bays planned at basement level two. The project has also incorporated a purpose-built ice-skating venue, originally referred to as the Empire City Ice Arena and subsequently associated with the Malaysia National Ice Skating Stadium. This facility gives the development a sports and entertainment dimension beyond ordinary shopping-mall operations. The ice venue covers approximately 1,800 square metres and was designed with Olympic-regulated specifications. Reported spectator capacity is approximately 600 seated, with a larger standing capacity for major events. The rink was constructed by Ice Business, a Germany-based specialist, and was described as Malaysia's first ice rink to use cement flooring. The venue was intended to host international-standard ice sports, including ice hockey and figure skating. The arena experienced several schedule revisions. It was initially planned for completion in February 2017, with subsequent target dates in May and June. It ultimately opened on 18 August 2017. The rink later served as the venue for ice hockey and figure-skating events at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games and hosted the International Ice Hockey Federation Challenge Cup of Asia in 2018. It was subsequently opened for public use in May 2018. The wider mall project remained under construction in the reference material, with completion targeted for 2025. The available sources do not establish a complete tenant mix, final opening date, long-term operating structure, financial performance, or current ownership arrangements. Accordingly, Hextar World at Empire City is best understood as a Malaysian commercial-property and destination-development brand whose most clearly documented operating feature is its national-scale ice-sports venue.

Hextar World at Empire City is the current name of a shopping-mall project formerly known as Empire City. It forms part of the broader Empire City development in Damansara, Selangor, Malaysia, and is associated with Hextar as the main developer. The available reference material describes the mall as under construction and gives a targeted completion year of 2025, but does not provide a confirmed final opening date or a full account of the development's ownership and corporate structure. The project is designed as more than a conventional retail complex. Its planned facilities include shopping, entertainment, leisure, event, and supporting commercial uses. A significant element is the ice-skating venue located within the mall building at basement or sub-level accommodation. The facility has been referred to as the Empire City Ice Arena and the Malaysia National Ice Skating Stadium. It was planned as an Olympic-regulated rink capable of hosting major international tournaments, with reported dimensions of approximately 1,800 square metres, seating for about 600 people, and a stated standing capacity of up to 5,000 for certain event configurations. Ice Business, a Germany-based company, was responsible for construction of the rink. The venue was reported to be Malaysia's first ice rink using cement flooring and was designed to accommodate both recreational users and organized sporting events. Its development schedule changed several times: the original target was 1 February 2017, followed by revised targets in mid-May and 19 June. The rink eventually opened on 18 August 2017. The construction cost was reported in the reference material as being believed to be around RM30 million, but that figure is not treated here as a confirmed financial disclosure. The venue gained national and international visibility through sports programming. It hosted the ice hockey and figure-skating events of the 2017 Southeast Asian Games and later served as a venue for the International Ice Hockey Federation's Challenge Cup of Asia in 2018. It opened to the public in May 2018, extending its role from competition venue to public leisure attraction. The mall itself remained a developing project in the supplied material. Infrastructure plans included around 2,000 vehicle parking spaces at basement level two. The project's brand proposition therefore combines retail destination development with entertainment and sports infrastructure. Because the available sources do not document tenants, sales, corporate executives, formal launch campaigns, or subsequent completion, those areas remain unspecified.

• 2025

  Targeted mall completion

  [1]Hextar World at Empire Cityen.wikipedia.org

  The shopping mall was targeted for completion in 2025 according to the supplied reference material.

• 2018

  Challenge Cup of Asia venue

  [1]Hextar World at Empire Cityen.wikipedia.org

  The venue hosted the International Ice Hockey Federation Challenge Cup of Asia.

• 2018

  Public opening of ice facility

  [1]Hextar World at Empire Cityen.wikipedia.org

  The rink was opened for public use in May 2018.

• 2017

  Ice rink construction target revised

  [1]Hextar World at Empire Cityen.wikipedia.org

  The planned completion date for the Empire City ice rink moved from an initial February target to later dates in May and June.

• 2017

  Ice rink opens

  [1]Hextar World at Empire Cityen.wikipedia.org

  The ice-skating facility opened on 18 August 2017 after several schedule changes.

• 2017

  Southeast Asian Games venue

  [1]Hextar World at Empire Cityen.wikipedia.org

  The rink hosted ice hockey and figure-skating events at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games.

A large-scale Malaysian retail and entertainment destination within the Empire City development, differentiated by its Olympic-regulated ice-skating and ice-sports venue.

• Shopping mall and mixed-use destination

  Hextar World at Empire City

  The principal development is a shopping mall within the Empire City complex in Damansara, Selangor. It is planned to combine retail, food-and-beverage, entertainment, leisure, event, and supporting infrastructure uses. The project includes substantial basement parking capacity and is positioned as a destination development rather than a single-purpose retail building.

• Ice-sports and entertainment venue · 2017

  Malaysia National Ice Skating Stadium

  An Olympic-regulated ice-skating rink located within the mall building and also known as the Empire City Ice Arena. The approximately 1,800-square-metre facility was designed for figure skating, ice hockey, public skating, and major events. It has been described as having around 600 seats and a larger standing capacity for event configurations.

• 2017

  Revised ice-rink opening scheduleOther

  Background

  The ice facility was initially expected to be ready in February 2017, but the planned date was subsequently moved several times.

  Action taken

  The opening target was shifted to mid-May and then to 19 June before the rink opened on 18 August 2017.

  Aftermath

  The venue became available for Southeast Asian Games events later in 2017 and for public use in 2018.

  Source

1. 1Hextar World at Empire Cityen.wikipedia.org