Madrid lovers to buy in shopping centers are in luck. And, in the Community of Madrid, the arrival of one of these facilities has been announced, which will have more than 362,000 square meters and will generate at least 9,500 jobs. This is the Valdebebas Shopping shopping center, by businessman Tomás Olivo (General of Commercial Galleries). The opening date is unknown, although it is known that it will have at least 260 stores.
The project includes an investment of almost 500 million euros, and will be located in the district of Hortaleza, next to IFEMA, the Isabel Zendal hospital and terminal 4 of the Adolfo Suárez Madrid airport – Barajas. Madrid will have to wait, yes, to know when it will open its doors, although analysis of the economic impact has been carried out and it is expected to be very positive.
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In this sense, it is expected that during the operational phase they will be created around 5,400 and 6,000 direct jobs, which will be added to 3,500 indirect.
What will the largest shopping center in Madrid be
When finished, Valdebebas Shopping will be the largest shopping center in Madrid and will have two United buildings, separated by the IV centrality square. There are 260 stores, but for now the only ones who have confirmed their presence are the Kinépolis cinemas. At the same time, it is expected to have a wide proposal for stores, restoration and leisure.
Its location is perfect, since it is very close to areas of offices and residential areas where a large number of new homes have already been built and where there are schools and different basic services.
It is expected that in these facilities there are first national and international fashion firms, as well as spaces dedicated to families with leisure areas where to hang out. They will be distributed by plants and in the lowest there will be stores and coffee shops and in the upper there will be film and restoration areas.
More than 500 million euros and thousands of jobs
One of the most prominent aspects of this new shopping center is investment, since they will spend between 450 and 500 million euros. As for employment, it is estimated that up to 9,500 positions between direct and indirect jobs will be generated.
To solve any questions, we will have to wait for the website to be launched, where the message is currently under construction appears. However, for the most curious, the real estate advisor’s account @Hilosvaldebebas In X (formerly Twitter) he has published more information and some infographics and images of plans that show how the shopping center could be open.
He explains that it already has the requested works license (File 350/2025/25805) for the movement of land in their 3 plots and that the “beginning of the works must be imminent”.