Berjaya Times Square
Berjaya Times Square is a 48-storey, twin tower, hotel, condominium, indoor amusement park and shopping centre complex in Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It was opened in October 2003 by the 4th Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tun Dr Mahathir bin Mohamad. Background. The development is currently the tenth largest building in the world by floor area and has also been tagged as the "world's largest building ever built in a single phase", with of built up floor area. This building consists of a 19-storey shopping mall, business offices and leisure centre with over 1000  retail shops, 1200 luxury service suites, 65 food outlets and entertainment attractions such as Berjaya Times Square Theme Park. In April 2005, Borders Group opened its first franchise store here which was the largest Borders store in the world at the time. However, due to the 2010 economic downturn it has since been downsized into a smaller operation called Borders Express. In 2016, this Borders Express store was closed. The Kuala Lumpur Monorail's Imbi station is linked to the building by a footbridge. History. Initially, the land belonged to the millionaire and philanthropist Cheong Yoke Choy before World War  II. His bungalow stood there until the entire parcel of land was purchased by Berjaya Group Tan Sri Vincent Tan for the development of the current Berjaya Times Square Kuala Lumpur.