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Regent Street landscape undergoes major change…United Centre opens to public today
Standing at six stories with a spacious environment, the new multi-million dollar “United Centre” has transformed the appearance of the Regent Street shopping zone.
The United Centre Mega Store
The total area space is 58,300 square feet. It’s a steel structure clad with concrete board. The exterior of the building is aluminium board, which reduces the overall weight of the building, and glass. Its six stories have four shopping floors, an office floor and the roof which is a work in progress.
In addition, the six-storey store will boast a five-star restaurant in the next two months when the roof is completed. This will also be complemented by two open dining decks, three bars and a VIP area.
The Mega Store also features an amazingly large screen television on the exterior which advertises the variety of brands and offers the store has.
According to Marketing Director, Michael Alleyne, United Centre is the culmination of five years of tireless commitment from conception to completion.
He explained that United Centre sees the amalgamation of Essential Shopping Centre at Camp and Regent Streets and other branches of the store such as Footsteps, Home and Beyond at the corner of Camp and Charlotte Streets will be incorporated into the new Mega Store.
“The vision the owner, Ms. Sabita Narine, had when the idea was undertaken was to bring a First World luxury experience to all Guyanese.”
Adding that it was her belief that the famous junction, at the corner of Camp and Regent Streets deserves a structure that all Guyanese can be proud of, Alleyne said the facility itself took about four years to complete. Building codes were strictly adhered to and enhanced upon.
He underscored that some of the features on the building itself are an earth tremor stabilizer system, a filtered water system throughout the building, a state of the art fire alarm and response system, and an air conditioned chill water system which is new technology, this reduces the carbon footprint of the building itself.
One of the sections within the store offering home furnishing.
“This project would not have come to fruition had it not been for our financial partner Citizens Bank who saw the vision and stuck with us through our ups and downs so that we can bring to realization what was conceptualized so long ago. Great thanks are extended to the Management and staff of Citizens Bank,” Alleyne noted.
“All along with our Exclusive Styles, Footsteps, Essentials and our Home and Beyond brands have been synonymous with affordable items and luxury.
“We are Guyanese; we believe that all Guyanese deserve affordable luxury and the right to shop in an environment that enhances the experience. We believe in the Guyanese economy with this in mind we have four of our five floors dedicated to this theme.
“We have increased not only the volume of our items but also the variety. We have diversified United Center so that the shopping experience is made simpler and much more comfortable.”
He added that there is also an Upper Crust Cafe and Chester Fried fast food added to the complementary pieces that complete the experience at the Mega-Store. “We’ve done all this and yet have maintained our prices at the standard that the average Guyanese can appreciate.”
The facility also has deterrent for shoplifters with cameras at every corner and tags that are connected to all items that will activate an alarm if stolen from the store.
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