[citation needed] The mall would have opened before Christmas Day of 2005 but had been delayed due to hitches in the delivery of construction materials.

[10] When questioned about the inspection, the Pasay City Engineering Department denied making any statement regarding defects in the Mall of Asia.

[12] The mall was officially inaugurated by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo with a special screening of Everest at the San Miguel Coca-Cola IMAX Theater.

The movie was shown three days after Philippine triathlete Leo Oracion reached the summit of Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain.

[19] The mall management released a statement a day later that the globe is "back" and revealed that the supposed theft was staged as part of a publicity stunt to promote the Netflix film, Red Notice.

[22] Opened on September 27, 2024, the first-ever branch of Disney Store in Southeast Asia is located in Level 1, North Main Mall.

[50] In 2014, Nido Fortified Science Discovery Center was rebranded to The Exploreum, which featured 118 new interactive exhibits and over 100 non-interactive exhibits in eight major interactive galleries namely the Natural World, Human Adventure, Zoom, Connect, Cyberville, Space Camp, the Living Earth, and Science Park.

[citation needed] The XD Cinema was a 4D theater located at the IMAX lobby at the ground floor, opened on November 25, 2014, on soft opening equipped with strategically located 48 pneumatic controlled seats that highlight the immersive nature of the theater while maintaining an exclusive ambiance to delight the audience, it has enormous in-theatre effects including snow, wind, water, scent, fog, and strobe/lightings.

[54] The entirety of the Mall of Asia complex, which includes the SM Business Park and other nearby commercial buildings, office towers, and condominiums located across J.W.

[65] An esplanade was constructed at the back of the mall where it served as the venue for the World Pyro Olympics from 2005 to 2008, and since 2010 as the Philippine International Pyromusical Competition.

The Archdiocesan Shrine of Jesus The Way, The Truth, and The Life is a Roman Catholic Church belonging to the Archdiocese of Manila located along Coral Way.

[71] The LUXE Duty Free Mall of Asia is a duty-free shop located along J. W. Diokno Boulevard and across the planned Six E-com Center.

[72] The mall is currently operated by Duty Free Philippines Corporation (DFPC) and opened its doors in late 2018, which were graced by Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat, SMDC Chairman and CEO Henry Sy Jr., and other high-ranking officials.

MOA Square is an eight-storey expansion building to SM Mall of Asia that houses IKEA Pasay City, unique home living stores and concepts, in-house contact center, an e-commerce facility, restaurants, a warehouse, office spaces including that of SM Prime, and additional parking spaces.

First in the Philippines, IKEA Pasay City has a floor space of 65,000 m2 (700,000 sq ft), making it IKEA's largest store in the world, beating its Gwangmyeong branch in South Korea that has 57,100 m2 (615,000 sq ft) of floor space, and serves as the complex's biggest tenant since the mall's opening in 2006.

The campus occupies a 7-storey building located beside Microtel by Windham Mall of Asia and is directly connected to the SMX Convention Center Manila.

The campus also features various shops within the ground floor, a 3-level parking facility that can accommodate approximately 720 cars and a gross leasable area of 21,201.02 m2 (228,205.9 sq ft).

It features the Millie's All-day dining restaurant, a function room with a maximum capacity of up to 200 persons, and a roofdeck swimming pool.

Groundbreaking began in June 2012, and was opened in July 2016, which was graced by then-Tourism Secretary Wanda Tulfo Teo and other high officials.

The hotel featuring the Horizon Café, an all-day dining restaurant, a swimming pool and Jacuzzi, both located at the 2nd floor.

[98][99] The Tryp Manila, owned by Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, is located beside The Esplanade, and across the Three E-Com Center and stands along the Seaside Boulevard and the corner of J.W.

[100] The Lanson Place Mall of Asia is a 11-storey hotel and service suite building located across the Galeon complex and the One Ecom Center, and sits on the westernmost area of the Concert Grounds.

Plans for the hotel being laid out in the complex began as early as 2016, and faced many delays, which included the challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.

The A Place is a LEED Gold Pre-Certified development with 20,000 m2 (220,000 sq ft) of office space and is currently occupied by Atomy Philippines, ASYA Design, Espace Marketing and Leasing, HCG Philippines, Multi-Rich, Royal Wagenborg, and Ukusa, Inc.[112] Meanwhile, the NexGen Tower and the Philflex Bay Center are also located along the area and are occupied by various local and foreign-based companies.

[113] The 11-storey building has a total leasable floor area of 69,000 m2 (740,000 sq ft) and was completed in the first week of October 2007 and features a geometric architectural style.

Its first occupant, Fitness First opened its doors on October 12, 2007, other occupants include APL, Charlex International Corporation, CMA CGM, Conduent, Damco Philippines Inc., EXL Service, Highlands Prime Inc., and MegaLink, Inc.. SM Offices, the office development subsidiary of SM Prime serves as the tower's main tenant.

[115] The Three E-com Center has a total leasable floor area of 68,000 m2 (730,000 sq ft) and its occupants include Bangkok Bank, Prime Metro BMD Corporation, MicroSourcing, Alorica by the Bay, and Amazon.

In August 2021, SMDC unveiled a new residential project within the complex, the ICE Tower, an 844 unit residential-office (RESO) development, located across the EDSA Extension.

[130] In 2007, Philippine Export-Import Credit Agency (PhilEXIM) inaugurated the ₱135 million ferry project between Cavite City and SM Mall of Asia.

In June 2022, The SM Group and the Department of Transportation (DOTr) unveiled a plan for the construction of a 1.8-kilometer (1.1 mi) integrated monorail system in Pasay, connecting the complex to the Taft Avenue station of the MRT Line 3.