The pictures above are taken from artist sketches of the Decentrum Mall. The drawings look really impressive as compared to what is currently under construction. Hopefully I am proven wrong on this as the drawings show very good use of lightings and greenery to accentuate feel of the mall.
Target opening will be Nov 2015. There will be a total of 3 levels and mall space of only 160,000 sq ft. Developer website says that it can fit over 120 retail units. Just to put things into perspective, 160,000 sq ft is very small, Atria Damansara is listed as 470,000 sq ft, 3 times the size of Decentrum Mall. In fact, I would say it cannot be considered as a mall, instead more like a shopping arcade.
The success to this mall is to focus on making it a good neighborhood mall. Having a good grocer chain would help and strong F&B tenant at the ground floor and outdoor area. The main strength of this mall is that it is highly visible between the intersections of SKVE and North South. The mall is become a stopover for cars traveling on these highways.
I predict the developer will have problems renting out the 3rd floor units as this mall is not really suitable for other types of tenants besides F&B and grocers.
Update 2015-09-22
The De Centrum City mall will be called Gallerie @ De Centrum.