Allgreen Properties is rebuilding Johor Bahru City Square while the mall keeps trading. Managing director Tho Leong Chye told The Edge Malaysia on 29 October 2026 that works run from November 2025 through the fourth quarter of 2027. Hotel apartments follow in the second quarter of 2028. Official mall hours stay 10:00 to 22:00 every day, including the Deepavali replacement holiday on 9 November 2026 and Christmas Day on 25 December 2026.
What Allgreen published through The Edge
Net lettable area moves from 547,076 square feet to 568,927 square feet. The mall keeps more than 300 shops. A 15,000 square foot Kids Adventure Park and a 41,300 square foot Health and Wellness Hub sit in the plan. The new facade faces Jalan Tun Abdul Razak, the road Singapore coaches already use when they dump at the causeway.
Tho said the mall stays open through the rebuild. Uniqlo and KyoChon move into temporary lots while their permanent floors are worked. Residents who treat City Square as the walk-from-JB-Sentral dinner stop keep using the same doors on Jalan Wong Ah Fook. Scaffolding on the Tun Razak face will show from the bus. The Wong Ah Fook entrance is still the one you walk.
How a Saturday still works from JB Sentral
City Square's about page lists 106-108 Jalan Wong Ah Fook, 80888 Iskandar International Business District, six floors, about 1,250 parking lots, and about 200 retailers. Phone +607-226 3668. Getting-here copy on citysqjb.com is live. The parking subpage /about/parking returned 404 on 9 November 2026. Parking hours wait for that URL to return 200. The Edge quoted the mall on car park access from 07:00 to 02:00. Treat that as press, then confirm at concierge before you leave a car late.
Hours for the walk itself live on /city-square-hours. Pocket hours for Tebrau and Skudai live on /mall-hours. Pasar Karat on Jalan Segget fills from about 18:00, Tuesday to Sunday. Closed Monday, same as Pasar Besar Larkin. 9 November 2026 is a Monday public holiday, so both those night and morning markets sit out. The mall still opens at 10:00.
The Bukit Chagar link beside the mall
The same The Edge report put a RM60 million pedestrian link between Bukit Chagar and JB Sentral on a roughly 12-month build. RTS Link passenger service still targets February 2027. Until trains run, the Saturday job from Woodlands is still CIQ, then a walk to City Square or Komtar JBCC. Residents who already live in Taman Pelangi or the old town keep using the mall while the Tun Razak face is rebuilt.
Bagi penduduk bandar, City Square tetap mall jalan kaki dari JB Sentral. Waktu 10:00 hingga 22:00 setiap hari. Kerja fasad di Jalan Tun Abdul Razak akan nampak dari bas Causeway. Pintu Jalan Wong Ah Fook yang biasa masih digunakan. Jangan tunggu RTS untuk grocery Sabtu ini. Stesen Bukit Chagar disasarkan Februari 2027.
Christmas atrium programmes for 2026 were unpublished on the City Square site on 9 November 2026. This article covers the rebuild. Festival dates wait for an official 2026 page.
Practical details
- Rebuild window: November 2025 to Q4 2027, hotel apartments Q2 2028
- Mall hours: 10:00 to 22:00 daily, citysqjb.com/about, checked 9 November 2026
- Address: 106-108 Jalan Wong Ah Fook, 80888 Johor Bahru
- Nearest transit: JB Sentral, then a short walk. RTS Bukit Chagar targets February 2027
- Phone: +607-226 3668
- Website: citysqjb.com/about
- Press: The Edge Malaysia, 29 October 2026, Allgreen MD Tho Leong Chye
