Cosmopol

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Coordinates: 19°37′55″N 99°07′28″W / 19.6319°N 99.1244°W / 19.6319; -99.1244
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This article is about the shopping center in Mexico. For the Swedish casino company, see Casino Cosmopol.
Cosmopol
The shopping mall in 2023
Cosmopol is located in Mexico City urban area
Cosmopol
Cosmopol
General information
AddressAv. José López Portillo #1
Town or cityCoacalco de Berriozábal, State of Mexico
CountryMexico
Coordinates19°37′55″N 99°07′28″W / 19.6319°N 99.1244°W / 19.6319; -99.1244
Inaugurated10 September 2015 (2015-09-10)
Dimensions
Diameter400 m (1,300 ft)
Other dimensions65,000 m2 (700,000 sq ft) (site area)
Technical details
Size210,000 m2 (2,300,000 sq ft) (total area)
Floor count3
Design and construction
Architecture firmMigdal Arquitectos[1]
Other information
Number of stores>200
Number of anchors2
Public transit accessCoacalco Berriozábal bus station
Website
cosmopol.com.mx/

Cosmopol is a shopping mall in Coacalco de Berriozábal, State of Mexico, in the metropolitan area of Mexico City, located along José López Portillo Avenue [es]. The mall was opened in September 2015. It is anchored by Liverpool and Sears, and it has over 210 stores and services and 2,900 parking lots.[2]

History and construction[edit]

Vía López Portillo in 2013. The mall would be built to the right of the pedestrian bridge visible in the background.

For the construction of the shopping center, a 65,000 square meters (700,000 sq ft) site was used.[1] The space is located at José López Portillo Avenue [es] #1, in the municipality of Coacalco de Berriozábal, in the State of Mexico, north of Mexico City.[3] The main facade measures 400 m (1,300 ft) and the mall has a depth of 10 m (33 ft) below street level.[1] It has three levels and two basement levels for parking, plus an external parking lot behind the center.[1] Its total area is 210,000 square meters (2,300,000 sq ft).[4][5] Inside the shopping center, there are two sculptures, one by Sebastián and the other by Tere Metta.[2]

The area is serviced by the State of Mexico's Mexibús, a bus rapid transit system, at Coacalco Berriozábal station.[6] There is a residential center named Cosmopol Lifestyle behind the shopping center.[7]

Incidents[edit]

During the afternoon of 20 July 2017, a group of people went on a shooting spree at an iShopMixup store and stole multiple electronic devices.[8] On the night of 11 September 2017, a group of people robbed the jewelry store Bizarro.[9][10] On 2 February 2022, two people robbed the Sanborns store and stole cell phones.[11]

Gallery[edit]

  • Columna Lugo by Sebastián
    Columna Lugo by Sebastián
  • Familia by Tere Metta
    Familia by Tere Metta

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Cosmopol / Migdal Arquitectos". ArchDaily (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b Nava, Dinorah (11 September 2015). "Envuelve arquitectura al nuevo Centro Comercial Cosmopol" [Wraps architecture to the new Cosmopol Shopping Center]. Centro Urbano (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  3. ^ Morgan, Francis (2017). "Vacation Goose Travel Guide Ecatepec Mexico". Self-published. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Cosmopol Migdal Arquitectos". Revista Midia (in Spanish) (4 ed.). Cymisa. Retrieved 29 April 2022 – via Issuu.
  5. ^ "Inauguran tienda Liverpool Coacalco en plaza Cosmopol". Revista Inversión Inmobiliaria (in Spanish). October 2015. p. 7. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  6. ^ Rodríguez, Alma (26 January 2020). "Usuarios denuncian haber sido víctimas de un banda de robacelulares, en el Mexibús" [Users denounce having been victims of a gang of pickpocketers on the Mexibús]. El Gráfico (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  7. ^ Ramírez, Isaac (29 December 2020). "'Milton', el perrito husky que fue enjaulado y abandonado en Coacalco" ['Milton', the little husky dog that was caged and abandoned in Coacalco]. La Silla Rota (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  8. ^ "Balacera en Cosmopol Coacalco por intento de robo" [Shooting in Cosmopol Coacalco due to robbery attempt]. Quadratin (in Spanish). 20 July 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  9. ^ "Asaltan joyería en Cosmopol Coacalco" [Jewelry store robbery in Cosmopol Coacalco]. López-Dóriga Digital (in Spanish). 11 September 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  10. ^ León, Alejandro (13 September 2017). "Registra Cosmopol asalto a mano armada" [Cosmopol registers armed robbery]. Reforma (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  11. ^ Jiménez, Rebeca (2 February 2022). "Pareja rompe vitrinas y roba decenas de celulares de plaza en Coacalco" [Couple smashes windows and steals dozens of cell phones from Coacalco shopping center]. El Universal (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 September 2022.

External links[edit]

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