![]() Named Can't Stop, it featured a small man trying to control a large horse, possibly a Clydesdale. ![]() The neon advertising sign for Arthur Barnett that sat atop the mall was a prominent feature on the Dunedin skyline. Above these three levels is a multi-storey car park, office space and a doctor's office. The mall contains 50 shops spread over three levels, including a large food court on the lower level. In October 2011, Lend Lease sold the four shopping centres to its new Lend Lease Real Estate Partners New Zealand Fund for $NZ197 million. In 2010 it was purchased by Lend Lease Group (LLC) for $185 million, along with three Dress Smart outlets in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. Arthur Barnett sold the mall to ING Real Estate Australia for $52.65 million in April 2003, using the proceeds to retire debt. It opened on 5 September 1997 with the final development costs close to NZ$50 million. The new complex is a central retail hub, with JB Hi-Fi & Smiths City anchoring (there is space for another anchor and it was previously filled by H&J Smith). ![]() The mall was constructed in 1995-1997 behind the former Arthur Barnett building in George Street which was designed by Edmund Anscombe (1874-1948) and completed in 1924. At 16,000 m 2 (172,222.6 sq ft) it is the largest retail mall in the southern South Island, and one of the largest in the South Island as a whole. The Meridian Mall is a large shopping complex in Dunedin, New Zealand designed by ASA Crone Architects, an Australian development company.
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