page_title: SM City Baguio
section_title: Construction and Opening
hierarchical_section_title: SM City Baguio / History / Construction and Opening
caption_attribution_description: SM City Baguio Sunset Terraces in 2019
context_page_description: SM City Baguio is an enclosed shopping mall located at the former Pines Hotel in the City of Baguio in the Philippines. At a floor area of 160,000 m², it is the largest shopping mall in the whole North Luzon Region. The entire complex stands on a land area of 80,000 m² on Luneta Hill on top of Session Road overlooking historic Burnham Park and opposite Baguio's City Hall which is situated on a northern hill.
  The mall was formally opened on November 21, 2003. It is also the first SM Supermall which does not use an air-conditioning system upon its completion. The mall is the only SM Mall, other than the SM Mall of Asia, that make use of natural lighting and which does not have an air conditioned common area. The site of the mall was once occupied by the Pines Hotel, which burned down.
context_section_description: In 2001, construction of the lot commenced despite dispute regarding the status of the lot where SM City Baguio would later stand.
  A shopping mall was built on the lot formerly occupied by Pines Hotel instead of a hotel as earlier reported. On November 21, 2003, SM City Baguio was opened to the public.
  In October 2012, the Department of Foreign Affairs opened the 384-square-metre (4,130 sq ft) DFA Co Baguio, the first and only passport office in the Cordillera region at the mall's upper basement level.
  The expansion of the carpark, which has 600+ slots occupying five levels, opened in October 2019. The North Terrace opened on late May 2019 while the lower ground level of the Sunset Terraces opened on December 14, 2019. It added 50+ shops including anchor tenants Like National Book Store Located at the North Terraces which opened on Mid - May 2019, While H&M & Uniqlo located at the Main Mall which opened on November 29, 2019. The upper ground and second levels of the Sunset Terraces opened on February 21, 2020. More stores and restaurants opened on the upper ground and second levels, stores like Mac Cosmetics, Levi, Bata, At Tokyo, Cliniqe, Fully Booked and more. Restaurants like Nanyang, Mesa, Mango Tree Cafe, Cabalen, Starbucks Reserve and many more. More restaurants and shops are opening soon (as of April) at the Annex.
caption: The Sunset Terraces opened in 2019, followed by the Upper Ground floor and the Second floor of the Annex which opened in mid-February
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