every mall has its own unique and everybody taste are different, so its good to divide the crowd.. so that it will not make traffic congestion to those who go regularly or to their regular mall... isnt it the best?

So everybody can happily go to their nearest mall without worry abt traffic jam, unable to find parking, long queue for restauran, etc..

Just back from ioicity, is just another mall to cater need for southern part of kv. Nothing special

That already met its purpose! Serve peoples for surrounding areas.

Eerr, of coz it is like other mall la like mv or 1u, maybe now it is still smaller compare those two. Not sure what is your expectation on new shopping mall. For those people who live nearby off coz they will visit this more often than mv and 1u. It is a hype for people who stay nearby.

200% agreed

Agreed. Now I don't need to travel to MV or Sunway Pyramid anymore.

yeah.. me too.. never ever step in to MV and 1U anymore.. Sunway pyramid still okay.. coz its pretty near... but will still consider going sunway too.. coz need to pay toll... IOI City Mall toll free for southern ppl...

i always go Citta Mall paparich yam cha.....

I deploy my bro go look see ioi, he's mv kaki, he said ioi R impressive... Very potential... Full crowd at the mall although some shop still not fully operational.. Very spacious...

Any mall that isn't central were meant to attract shoppers or window shoppers from within the vicinity. I frequent MV because I live in Cheras. I frequent One Utama because my in-laws stays in Kepong. These 2 malls are my most frequented malls, aside from Publika.

Now I have an excuse to go to ICM every now and then. There are not many other malls that can offer great retail therapy and a variety of food outlets, halal and non-halal. I dislike KLCC & Pavilion mainly because of the cost involved when it comes to parking. Paradigm Mall is ok, but the layout isn't my cup of tea, nor the no of retail outlets.

My next visit will probably be only when District 21 is open, and when GSC opens. Indeed ICM is a mall like a lot of the bigger malls. It is good that bigger malls are now spreading out. It will help to alleviate traffic in those central malls by a minimal margin.

District 21 opened yesterday.

did you go in?

looking at the rides and attractions it looks quite nice. more towards extreme sports style of things right?

+1
Some comments are really unreasonable, bear in mind that the developer (or owner) of this Mall has to consider the potential buying power and total market catchment before they build the Mall, it is a multi millions investment, a wrong forecast may cause massive loss in short term.
As I said earlier, average purchasing power is 5 in this area compared to 1U / Sunway / MV of 8, KLCC 10.
For this condition, how can one expects a super premium mall which has luxury retail shops around? This area posses no tourist attraction (future might be as KLIA is near), for this initial setup (based in 5 rating), I must say IOI has done a good job.
If one still say IOI City Mall is nothing special, then to me the MV is very outdated and need to rebuilt, the tenant mix is not up to the needs of higher purchasing group (rating = 8).
This is the best for IOI to offer in this region, based on IOI ability, she can go higher to build something more exclusive like Pavillion KL, the result will be tenant not business and IOI making loss.
P/s : IOI Group acquires Taiwan 101 Tower 37% stake
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This post has been edited by UFO-ET: Dec 8 2014, 11:31 AM

very very true.. this mall will serve the surrounding areas well.. apart from index living mall, theres no reason for someone from dsara to shop there n then complain

I view them from the upper floor (where the Merry Go-Round is located) but didn't take any pictures.

Picture of the inside taken when it is still under construction

To me the mall has everything normal Joes would like. Good food with lots of option, entertainment- cinema and bowling. Standard for shopping and groceries. Others are a bonuses like the ice-skating and G21. Very reasonable place for individuals, friends or families to hang out.

district 21 open today, not sure what is all about. i first thought was got roller coaster like Times Square

this mall got potential to hit up to 7 or even 8 in long run. manyak big hidden crocs around this area.
long before ioi opened....purchasing power already sibeh geng at alamanda.

Don't look down on this area and I believe the purchasing power is more than you expected.
country heights, Jadehills,Gita Bayu, Puchong, Mines bungalow, the landed nearby lake, future cyberjaya are all the rich staying too.

But funny if those rich also want to get branded at KLCC or pavilion instead. LV from Star hills or gardens would be preferred. Haha

Hows the crowd so far after a few weeks opening?