Patio Olmos

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Patio Olmos
View of the main entrance
LocationCity of Córdoba, Córdoba Province,
 Argentina
AddressAvenida Vélez Sarsfield, corner of Bv. San Juan
Opened5 May 1995[1]
OwnerIRSA[2]
ArchitectElías Senestrari
Stores181
2
Floor area45,000 m²
Floors4
Parking700 spaces (3 levels)
Websitewww.patioolmos.com

Patio Olmos is a shopping mall in the city of Córdoba, Argentina.[3] The building is owned by IRSA, while operation of the shopping center is carried out under concession.[2][4]

History and overview

The promenade

The development of the southeast suburb in Córdoba led by the businessman Miguel Crisol was accompanied by a surge of public investments. Among the first of such works was the Boys' Middle School, commissioned by Governor José Vicente de Olmos in 1906 and built by the Ministry of Public Works of the Province of Córdoba.[5] Designed by Elías Senestrari, the renaissance revivalist building was inaugurated on November 4, 1909. Governor Olmos, who had recently died, was honored by having the school named after him.[6][7] The school was built with a semicircular floor plan.[8]

The building's condition declined over the decades, however, and a 1977 earthquake in San Juan, Argentina, though over 300 mi (480 km) to the west, caused it serious structural damage and led to its closure.[9][10][11]

It remained abandoned until a 1991 initiative by Governor Eduardo Angeloz resulted in the building's restoration.[8] The agreement signed in 1992 between the province of Córdoba, the building's proprietors and a consortium of two local developers allowed the firms a 35-year lease at a token monthly rent in exchange for their development of the former school into an upscale shopping gallery and other investments. The resulting Patio Olmos Shopping Center was inaugurated in May 1995.[12][5]

In November 2006, the Corporación Inmobiliaria Córdoba (Corincor) awarded the tender for the sale of the building to the IRSA Group, chaired by Eduardo Elsztain.[13][14] In October 2007, IRSA acquired the building from the Province of Córdoba for 32.5 million Argentine pesos (equivalent to approximately US$10 million at the time).[15]

Patio Olmos remains Córdoba's most important shopping mall, with brands like Lacoste, Puma, La Martina, Carmen Steffens, Levi's, 47 Street, Adidas, Swarovski, among others. Its 25,000 m2 (265,000 ft2) indoor area houses over 150 retail outlets and a multiplex cinema operated by the Sydney-based Hoyts Group.[12] It has more than 180 stores spread across 45,000 m², a multiplex cinema complex operated by Grupo Hoyts, and a multipurpose hall.[16]

References

  1. "Patio Olmos". Cámara Argentina de Shopping Centers (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 June 2026.
  2. "Patio Olmos Shopping". IRSA (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. "Patio Olmos - El Shopping". Archived from the original on 7 December 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
  4. "Un viaje a la Córdoba de antaño: mirá cómo era la Plaza Vélez Sarsfield a principios del siglo XX". La Voz del Interior (in Spanish). 15 February 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
  5. "El Patio Olmos cumple 28 años: de escuela a shopping, su historia". La Voz del Interior (in Spanish). 4 May 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
  6. Skyscraper page forum: Patio Omos (in Spanish)
  7. "Shopping Patio Olmos - Historia". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  8. Martínez, Lucía (17 July 2022). "Patio Olmos, Córdoba: de escuela a shopping, relatos y un fernet". El Resaltador. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
  9. Monis, Bernardo (15 December 2021). "Por dentro y por fuera: así era el Olmos antes de convertirse en un shopping". Cba24n (in Spanish). Servicios de Radio y Televisión de la UNC. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
  10. Marconi, Nazarena (6 July 2023). "450° aniversario de Córdoba: un impactante antes y después de los lugares más concurridos de la ciudad". Vía País (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 June 2026.
  11. Cortez Vega, David (29 June 2025). "El terremoto sanjuanino que le cambió la vida a un gigante de Córdoba". Tiempo de San Juan (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  12. Llorens, Lázaro (14 November 2007). "AO! Patio Olmos, el negociado continuado". Prensa Red (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
  13. "Adjudican Patio Olmos a IRSA, que mira otros predios". El Cronista. 21 November 2006. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  14. Dattilo, Sergio (4 October 2007). "IRSA compró edificio de shopping cordobés". Ámbito Financiero (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 June 2026.
  15. "IRSA adquiere en u$s10 M el edificio del Patio Olmos". iProfesional (in Spanish). 4 October 2007. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
  16. "Patio Olmos Shopping". Turismo Córdoba Capital (in Spanish). Municipalidad de Córdoba. Retrieved 18 June 2026.

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