Tag: Redevelopment

Woodlands Checkpoint will be expanded beyond the previously announced Old Woodlands Town Centre. In a move to alleviate traffic congestion, improve travel time and enhance security for land border crossings between Singapore and Malaysia, the government will acquire nine HDB blocks at Marsiling Crescent/Lane for the expansion of Woodlands Checkpoint. The nine HDB blocks comprise…

Construction has started for the new Shaw Tower, which will be redeveloped into a 200-metre mixed-use tower. Once a landmark of Beach Road with its iconic Brutalist architectural style and waffle-like facade, the old tower was demolished in 2020 to make way for the redevelopment as the Bugis area undergoes rejuvenation. According to a media…

In Singapore’s rapidly evolving business landscape, industries need to constantly innovate in order to keep up and stay relevant. A company’s core business may no longer be sufficient to sustain a healthy profit margin, and telco companies are no exception.  This one conglomerate is branching out to expand its operations to provide more than just…

Four residential housing blocks in Ang Mo Kio have been selected to be renewed under HDB’s Selective En Bloc Redevelopment Scheme (SERS).  This is the first such SERS announcement in nearly four years.  Which blocks were picked? Blocks 562 to 565 along Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3 have been identified for redevelopment. 606 households will be affected by the…

Built in 1975, the old Shaw Tower was a landmark along Singapore’s Beach Road with its iconic Brutalist architectural style and “waffle-like” appearance. When it was completed, it stood as the tallest skyscraper in Singapore until OCBC Centre came up a year later.   Over the past decade, the Ophir-Rochor corridor in Bugis saw rapid…

Most of you have seen this six-storey building⁠—you just didn’t realise it. Built in 1986, the 101 Beach Road is a nondescript commercial-residential mixed-use building at the junction of Beach Road and Liang Seah Street. This is just across the road from Shaw Towers and the upcoming Guoco Midtown mega-development comprising of the Midtown Bay…

Opened in 1984, the familiar Liang Court complex has undergone many changes, one of which, plans for redevelopment. With new owners like CapitaLand and City Developments (CDL) officially acquiring Liang Court for $400 million on 31 May. The new owners’ immediate focus is the daily operations of the mall. As part of their active asset management…