Thank you for accepting my request on this 1 Shamelin Mall. I live nearby this mall and I can say that since it's opened, this mall only doing decent and keep going worst. Even the Coffee Bean shop & McD are there only since like year ago. I only come to this mall to go to LuLu & Jalan Jalan Japan. Other than that, if you go this mall I suggest that you just take elevator because the some escalator are not working and the layout floor are very confusing. I literallly would avoid using escalator in this mall.
spent 5½ years as a student at a nearby college (diploma+degree). yup, the only reason my friends & I went here most of the time was TGV. it used to have a Subway and mamak along the F&B area. JJJ came a bit later; bought my convocation shoes there. and yes, the layout is confusing (esp when using elevators) even for frequent patrons 😅 not to mention how isolated the surau is because it’s located at the L1/L2 parking lot with only a couple of ways to access it. nonetheless, had some good ‘college-life’ memories there
As a Pandan Jaya local, I usually went there to accompany my father to play Badminton at fifth floor, while going to the movies at the fifth floor...back then (when the parking was free until 2015 IIRC) I rarely went to any other floors other than 5th...since the other floors are pretty much empty...that being said...i still remember going to Jalan-Jalan Japan back when Lulu occupied the rest of the third floor...and then going to Old Town White Coffee at the ground floor... TBH...the narrow corridor of the lower floors is a bit off putting (back then and even now), and you could easily get lost there, which is especially bad since IIRC some of the lift aren't accessible from those floor since the doors were shut...and I am not surprised that the upper floor are occupied...since most of them would park at the basement parking (which back then doesn't have escalator to go to the lower ground) and use the lift to go straight to the fifth floor.
I frequent 1 Shamelin only for the JJJ there, and the god damn confusing layout and upkeep of the mall really strikes me as something that I don't like. There is potential to convert some parts of dying malls into mini UTCs to make services more convenient. Chester, I think you really have to visit Scott Garden. It went from a potential Mid Valley killer when it first opened to the complete dead mall now. Coco Steamboat was previously a pet mall who couldn't survive because of low foot traffic. There were too many bars when it first opened, and probably damaged its reputation to the point that people just thought of it as a drinking place. Last time there was a Tesco, who eventually closed down. The big lot was split into the current Econsave and Mr DIY. There was a Decathlon that closed a few months ago, replaced by a snooker center. Basically, the whole mall is rather dead apart from Econsave and Mr DIY. A really interesting look at a place that went from promising to cursed.
@@klloo5689 At least from the implied marketing and word going around. There were a lot of talk of this and that retailer moving in soon, in the end nothing happened.
@@hanwenyap wa this is a case of promising the Sun and the Moon, pity the people who believed this story. For starters how to challenge Mid Valley in terms of parking, excitement etc leh. I used to drive Grab and don't like going up then coming down to let passengers down or pick up
Malaysia's main mistake is leaning into mall culture instead of shotengai. Retail shopping needs foot traffic, hard to get that if the mall is built based on car ownership with no public transport option. Not every township needs a mall, but all townships definitely can benefit from a local shopping street. I don't live in KL anymore, we have one major REIT-based commercial mall where I am which kills older malls that were built for SMEs, with no local shopping area for most neighborhoods. We don't have that much public transport like KL, so people do drive everywhere but even so it's obvious that people choose malls with mega retailers for the all-under-one-roof convenience. Anyway if you think Endah Parade is dead, you should see Salak Park.
happy new year Chester, looking forward to more dead malls review in 2025 are you sure, the guy you bumped into is a person or something else in that area... just kidding XD
Wow another empty mall minus the crowds. The whole place looks very congested and the mall design look very outdated behind time to attract any people there. Jalan Jalan Japan to look for anime toys.
i’d also love to see ur analysis on the more successful malls (pyramid, 1u, etc.) and see why they’ve succeeded. love this series btw!
Thanks, I'm working on a few more successful malls soon!
Thank you for accepting my request on this 1 Shamelin Mall. I live nearby this mall and I can say that since it's opened, this mall only doing decent and keep going worst. Even the Coffee Bean shop & McD are there only since like year ago. I only come to this mall to go to LuLu & Jalan Jalan Japan. Other than that, if you go this mall I suggest that you just take elevator because the some escalator are not working and the layout floor are very confusing. I literallly would avoid using escalator in this mall.
I feel like the empty stores would benefit the mall by turning it into rental storages. Use the money to update and upgrade the mall
@@MatTen532 can use for office too or saloon
spent 5½ years as a student at a nearby college (diploma+degree). yup, the only reason my friends & I went here most of the time was TGV. it used to have a Subway and mamak along the F&B area. JJJ came a bit later; bought my convocation shoes there. and yes, the layout is confusing (esp when using elevators) even for frequent patrons 😅 not to mention how isolated the surau is because it’s located at the L1/L2 parking lot with only a couple of ways to access it. nonetheless, had some good ‘college-life’ memories there
Kptm?
As a Pandan Jaya local, I usually went there to accompany my father to play Badminton at fifth floor, while going to the movies at the fifth floor...back then (when the parking was free until 2015 IIRC) I rarely went to any other floors other than 5th...since the other floors are pretty much empty...that being said...i still remember going to Jalan-Jalan Japan back when Lulu occupied the rest of the third floor...and then going to Old Town White Coffee at the ground floor...
TBH...the narrow corridor of the lower floors is a bit off putting (back then and even now), and you could easily get lost there, which is especially bad since IIRC some of the lift aren't accessible from those floor since the doors were shut...and I am not surprised that the upper floor are occupied...since most of them would park at the basement parking (which back then doesn't have escalator to go to the lower ground) and use the lift to go straight to the fifth floor.
If either NSK or Jalan2 Jpn chooses to be a tenant in a mall, it's a sign that the mall is on it's last legs 😂
Quill city mall actually thriving after nsk open
Actually Quill Mall only happening on LG and G floors.
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@@chestercheng.realestateI compare to before NSK ,before this it's totally dead.i manage hamleys there and I can see it getting worse.
Did u try the叉烧nearby outside shop lot? Got 2 of them, could say among the best in Klang Valley.
This mall is surviving due to badminton courts and tgv cinemas
Can you cover harbour place mall klang as well?
Sure, I'll check out that mall
2:22 imagine seeing a figure or potential mugger in front...😢 where you want to run.....
I frequent 1 Shamelin only for the JJJ there, and the god damn confusing layout and upkeep of the mall really strikes me as something that I don't like. There is potential to convert some parts of dying malls into mini UTCs to make services more convenient.
Chester, I think you really have to visit Scott Garden. It went from a potential Mid Valley killer when it first opened to the complete dead mall now.
Coco Steamboat was previously a pet mall who couldn't survive because of low foot traffic. There were too many bars when it first opened, and probably damaged its reputation to the point that people just thought of it as a drinking place. Last time there was a Tesco, who eventually closed down. The big lot was split into the current Econsave and Mr DIY. There was a Decathlon that closed a few months ago, replaced by a snooker center.
Basically, the whole mall is rather dead apart from Econsave and Mr DIY. A really interesting look at a place that went from promising to cursed.
Mid Valley Killer ? Wow who came up with that?
Mid Valley Killer ? Wow who came up with that?
@@klloo5689 At least from the implied marketing and word going around. There were a lot of talk of this and that retailer moving in soon, in the end nothing happened.
I'll definitely add Scott Garden to the list! It's a shame to hear how the mall declined.
@@hanwenyap wa this is a case of promising the Sun and the Moon, pity the people who believed this story. For starters how to challenge Mid Valley in terms of parking, excitement etc leh. I used to drive Grab and don't like going up then coming down to let passengers down or pick up
Malaysia's main mistake is leaning into mall culture instead of shotengai. Retail shopping needs foot traffic, hard to get that if the mall is built based on car ownership with no public transport option. Not every township needs a mall, but all townships definitely can benefit from a local shopping street. I don't live in KL anymore, we have one major REIT-based commercial mall where I am which kills older malls that were built for SMEs, with no local shopping area for most neighborhoods. We don't have that much public transport like KL, so people do drive everywhere but even so it's obvious that people choose malls with mega retailers for the all-under-one-roof convenience. Anyway if you think Endah Parade is dead, you should see Salak Park.
the upper floors have bigger shop units unlike the lower floors with small lots
The mall can break the small lots to bigger lots
happy new year Chester, looking forward to more dead malls review in 2025
are you sure, the guy you bumped into is a person or something else in that area... just kidding XD
Happy New Year to you too
Pretty sure its a real person. LOL
The car park inside that mall is really old.. Please renovate it
I think this mall needs more than just the car park refurbishment
Maybe you can cover SACC Mall next.
Will take a look
This mall was even more dead earlier, A few years ago, think it was 2019 , Lulu hypermarket came in and brought some live back...
Steel shutters everywhere you turn in that maze. Probably need gps to navigate your way out.
It's a maze, especially the 1st floor. You can get lost there
nvr been there, the walkway so small :X looks very old school design
Please check out Great Eastern Mall.
I'll put that into my to do list
Should turn these empty malls near residential neighborhood into a games center
Or studio apartment for those vacant floors
Better change to badminton court, basketball court, tennis court, any sport activities… since this place not to touristy and got any attraction…
Mall ni dah mati dari hari pertama buka. Dulu singgah sebab ada subway je. Sempit, siapa la design.
Oh.. kesian mall ni
the name says it all...Shame-llin
I think any mall that has badminton court can last for as long as the sports is popular. Correct me if i am wrong.
May they should also make space for Pickle ball which is quite popular now
we have shopee lazada , no need small business
The name of the Mall itself already go the word "Shame" how to prosper like that? 😂😂😂
Convert this mall into UTC
Wow another empty mall minus the crowds. The whole place looks very congested and the mall design look very outdated behind time to attract any people there. Jalan Jalan Japan to look for anime toys.
I like to bring my wife to this mall for watching ghost movie at midnight😁
2:00 omg looks like prison cell
it has never been alive to begin with.
Oh, that bad?
Never been to this mall😂
1st time for me too
Turn it into fish breeding ponds
shoplots converted to offices, yep 100% dead mall
Shame shame mall