SM Nuvali
| Location | Santa Rosa, Laguna, Philippines |
|---|---|
| Address | Santa Rosa–Tagaytay Road, Barangay Santo Domingo |
| Opening date | October 2026 |
| Previous names | SM Santa Rosa Yulo SM Neo Verde |
| Developer | SM Prime Holdings (under a brand license agreement with Ayala Land) |
| Management | SM Supermalls |
| Architect | Park Inn: H1 Architecture |
| Stores and services | TBA |
| Floor area | 190,000 m2 (2,000,000 sq ft) (approximate) |
| Floors | 5 levels (1 basement) |
| Parking | TBA |
| Website | www |
SM Nuvali is an under-construction shopping mall located along the Santa Rosa–Tagaytay Road in Santo Domingo, Santa Rosa, Laguna, near Nuvali. It is the fifth SM Supermall in the province of Laguna and the second SM Supermall in Santa Rosa, after SM City Santa Rosa. The mall is owned by SM Prime Holdings.
It is slated to open in October 2026. Once opened, it will be the largest mall in the city and in the province, with a gross floor area of approximately 190,000 m2 (2,000,000 sq ft).[1]
Etymology
The mall was previously referred to as SM Santa Rosa Yulo or simply SM Yulo, derived from its location on the former Yulo Estate, an agricultural property associated with José Yulo, who acquired the nearby Canlubang Sugar Estate in 1948.[2]
The project also carried the "Premier" branding, appearing as SM Santa Rosa Yulo Premier and SM Yulo Premier, until SM discontinued the branding across its malls in 2023. It was also informally referred to as SM City Santa Rosa 2, indicating its status as the second SM Supermall in Santa Rosa.[3]
In 2025, social media posts from construction workers at the site suggested that the mall may be named SM Neo Verde, a name derived from "new green" or "modified green" in Romance languages. However, this name has not been officially confirmed.[4][5]
SM Supermalls announced that the name of SM's second mall in the city is SM Nuvali,[6] posted by a job hiring on the Facebook page of their sister mall, SM City Santa Rosa.[7]
History
In an interview with ABS-CBN News Channel (ANC), SM Supermalls President Steven Tan mentioned that the mall will be a "premier mall" with a one-hectare (2.5-acre) air-conditioned indoor garden at the center of the mall, where all the shops and restaurants will be looking into to cater the more affluent market in the high-end Nuvali territory.[8][9]
On April 13, 2025 at around 10:30 a.m. PHT, a scaffolding in the under-construction mall collapse, burying two workers who were pouring concrete on the second floor, according to police. Both were rushed to the hospital upon retrieval but were declared dead later that night.[10][11][12] Following the incident, Santa Rosa Mayor Arlene Arcillas ordered the suspension of the construction, as the Office of the City Building Official and the City Engineering Office would inspect the construction site.[13] Construction was later resumed and it is expected to be complete by October 2026.[14]
Mall features
SM Prime expects the new four-level mall to rise as a new lifestyle landmark in the city. Unlike its sister mall, SM City Santa Rosa, which has an attraction at the center of the main mall called The Rainforest, the mall will feature a one-hectare (2.5-acre) air-conditioned garden in the middle of the mall. The mall will also house SM Supermarket and SM Store as tenants.
Dining
The mall is expected to have an upscale food hall with gourmet dining options instead of a traditional foodcourt found in most SM malls. It would be the third SM mall in South Luzon (after SM City Legazpi and SM City Naga) and the first SM mall in Calabarzon with a Food Hall branding.
Cinemas
The mall will house a total of ten cinemas with five regular cinemas, one IMAX with Laser (the first IMAX in South Luzon) on the third floor, and four Director's Club cinemas on the fourth floor.
Mall complex developments
Park Inn
SM Hotels and Conventions Corp. (SMHCC), the hospitality subsidiary of SM Prime Holdings Inc., is building a new Park Inn by Raddison hotel near the mall. The ₱1.5-billion project is scheduled to open in the first quarter of 2029.[15] The hotel will feature 201 guest rooms and be situated within an integrated SM Prime development.
SMX Convention Center Santa Rosa
An upcoming SMX Convention Center Santa Rosa is also situated in the Park Inn building and will be connected to the mall via a bridgeway.[16]
References
- ^ "SMPH Series YZAA Bonds – Final Offer Supplement" (PDF). SM Prime. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
- ^ Saludes, Mark (January 22, 2021). "Filipino farmers decry continuing landlessness, mark 1987 massacre of protesting peasants". LiCAS.news.
- ^ "SM Supermalls' bold new era: All for you". The Philippine Star. September 3, 2025.
- ^ Baricaua, Carla Mortel (March 18, 2026). "Greenfield District stages 'Fitness Crawl' 2026". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved March 19, 2026.
- ^ Mercurio, Richmond (December 5, 2025). "Radisson Group inks 3 new properties with SM Hotels". The Philippine Star. Retrieved March 19, 2026.
- ^ Ramos, Jaleen. "SM Supermalls pivots to experience-led retail with ₱26B national rollout". Retail Asia.
- ^ "Premium opportunities await in the South! Join us and elevate your career journey with our upcoming new malls!".
- ^ de Castro, Isagani Jr. (February 27, 2024). "SM to open 5 new malls in 2024 as PH retail rebounds big". Rappler.
- ^ Fuentes, Arthur (February 26, 2024). "SM to open La Union mall with 'surfer vibe', 3 other PH malls, 1 new China mall". ABS-CBN News.
- ^ Aquino, Lyza (April 13, 2025). "2 workers missing after construction site collapse in Santa Rosa, Laguna". ABS-CBN News.
- ^ "Itinatayong SM Yulo, gumuho; 2 nawawalang construction worker, natagpuan na" (in Filipino). ZNews.ph. August 4, 2022.
- ^ Amor, Luwela (April 14, 2025). "2 construction workers dead after scaffolding collapse at a construction site in Santa Rosa, Laguna". DZRH News Television. Retrieved July 31, 2025.
- ^ Aquino, Liza; Datu, Dennis (April 14, 2025). "2 construction workers die in Laguna scaffolding collapse". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
- ^ "SM Supermalls ushers in new and bolder era, promising one flagship mall every year from 2026 to 2030". Rappler. September 9, 2025. Retrieved March 14, 2026.
- ^ Adonis, Meg J. (August 19, 2025). "Park Inn Sta. Rosa to rise in 2029". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
- ^ Philippine Real Estate News Curator (August 19, 2025). "Sta. Rosa to welcome new international hotel by 2029". Philippine Real Estate News. Retrieved August 21, 2025.