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CapitaLand
CapitaLand is a Singaporean headquartered company focusing on investment, development and management of real estate. It is one of Asia's largest real estate companies and the owner and manager of a global portfolio comprising integrated developments, shopping malls, lodging, offices, homes, business parks, industrial and logistics assets, as well as real estate investment trusts (REITs) and funds. Present across more than 260 cities in over 30 countries, the company focuses on Singapore and China as its core markets while it continues to expand in markets such as India, Vietnam, Australia, Europe and the USA. CapitaLand has one of the largest investment management businesses globally, with a stable of six listed real estate investment trusts (REITs) and business trusts, as well as about 30 private funds. Since it pioneered REITs in Singapore with the listing of CapitaLand Mall Trust (now merged with CapitaLand Commercial Trust to form CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust) in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raffles City Singapore
Raffles City is a large complex located in the Civic District within the Downtown Core of the city-state of Singapore. Occupying an entire city block bounded by Stamford Road, Beach Road, Bras Basah Road and North Bridge Road, it houses two hotels and an office tower over a podium which contains a shopping complex and a convention centre. The mall is managed by CapitaCommercial Trust and CapitaMall Trust. It was completed in 1986. Built on the former site of Raffles Institution, the first school in Singapore, and located beside the historic Raffles Hotel, its aluminium-finish and simple geometric designs gave a stark, modernist contrast to Victorian architecture and classical architecture which used to characterise architecture in that district. The embassy of Hungary is located on the 29th floor of the Raffles City Tower, which also houses the delegation office of the European Union. History Initial plans The development, initially called the Raffles International Cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ascott Limited
The Ascott Limited (hereinafter referred to as "Ascott") is a Singaporean wholly owned lodging business of CapitaLand Investment, one of Asia's largest diversified real estate groups. Headquartered and listed as a Singapore company, Ascott has grown to be one of the leading international lodging owner-operators, with more than 700 properties in over 200 cities spanning more than 40 countries across the Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the USA. Its portfolio of serviced residence and hotel brands includes Ascott, Citadines, lyf, Oakwood, Quest, Somerset, The Crest Collection, The Unlimited Collection, Préférence, Fox, Harris, POP!, Vertu and Yello. History Founding Years (1984 – 2000) On 14 August 1984, Scotts Holdings opened The Ascott Singapore, the first international-class serviced residence in the Asia Pacific region. The name “Ascott” was coined by Ameerali Jumabhoy to represent Scotts Road in Singapore (where the first property was located at) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Developments Limited
City Developments Limited (CDL), sometimes also known as CityDev, is a Singaporean multinational real estate operating organisation. Founded in 1963, CDL first developed projects in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, as well as in Singapore. Due to geo-political changes, CDL was making a loss before being controlled by Hong Leong Bank via shares acquisition in 1969. Since then, CDL has developed many types of properties from shopping malls to integrated developments. CDL is currently headquartered in Republic Plaza, Singapore. Kwek Leng Beng is its current chairman and Sherman Kwek, Kwek Leng Beng's son, is its current chief executive officer. History City Developments Limited was founded on 7 September 1963 as a property company, initially starting with eight employees in Amber Mansions on Orchard Road. The company subsequently listed on the Malayan Stock Exchange (present-day Singapore Exchange) in November of the same year. When the company first started, it built its first project ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JCube
JCube is a shopping centre located in Jurong East, Singapore. It opens from 10 am to 10 pm and is home to Singapore’s first Olympic-size ice rink and the first IMAX theatre in the suburbs. It was built on the former site of the Jurong Entertainment Centre. The name, JCube was decided on after a naming competition held in 2010. J represents the mall’s location in Jurong. Cube represents what JCube was designed to look like - an ice cube. It was co-designed by RSP Architects and Benoy. It is owned by CapitaMall Trust and managed by CapitaMalls Asia and thus is a participating mall in CapitaStars, the cardless rewards programme by CapitaMalls Asia. Jurong Entertainment Centre Prior to its construction, a shopping centre Jurong Entertainment Centre was once located on its current site. It was closed for redevelopment in October 2008 and was expected to be completed by 2011. However, due to the financial crisis of 2007–2010 and high construction costs, the redevelopment pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CapitaSpring
CapitaSpring is a skyscraper in Downtown Core, Singapore. The building was designed by architectural firm BIG and architect Carlo Ratti. With a height of , as of 2022 the building is the joint second-tallest in Singapore, with One Raffles Place, United Overseas Bank Plaza One and Republic Plaza. History and construction The project's developers are CapitaLand and Mitsubishi Estate. JPMorgan announced it would take space in the building in 2018, and is the anchor tenant for the project. Other tenants include IBM subsidiary Red Hat, law firms, and financial companies. The building appeared "in the background" of the third season of the television show '' Westworld''. On 8 April 2022, an engineer died after stepping on a false ceiling panel, which collapsed under her weight. The engineer fell some thirty meters, from the 16th to 9th floor. Access to the maintenance level was stopped as a result. Usage The building is primarily devoted to conventional office space, although ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Funan, Singapore
Funan () is a mixed used development comprising a retail mall, two office towers and a serviced apartment tower in the Civic District in Singapore. The new development was built on the site of the former building known as Funan DigitaLife Mall. History The original mall first opened in January 1985 as Funan Centre, which provided more options for shoppers to shop at other than Orchard Road. In the early 90s, the mall began to attract a critical mass of electronic and IT retailers over the years. Its main and long-time anchor tenant is Challenger Superstore, a major homegrown IT store established in 1984, taking up the entirety of the top floor. In 1992, the mall was refurbished. It later adopted the name Funan The IT Mall in 1997 to reflect its current focus on IT related products and gadgets. In 2005, the mall received minor upgrades, such as adding an external escalator and reconfiguring shops. It was then renamed again to Funan DigitaLife Mall upon completion of refurbishmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liang Court
Liang Court (Simplified Chinese: 亮阁, Traditional Chinese: 亮閣, Pinyin: ''Liàng Gé'') was a shopping mall located in the vicinity of Clarke Quay, on the Singapore River. It was part of a mixed-use complex that includes the hotel Novotel Clarke Quay (formerly Hotel New Otani) and Somerset Liang Court Residences (formerly Liang Court Regency). History Developed by the Wuthelam Group in collaboration with Daimaru Inc, Liang Court opened in January 1984 as the first major shopping mall along River Valley Road. At that time of opening, it had Japanese department store and supermarket chain Daimaru, lifestyle bookstore Kinokuniya, Chinese restaurant Tung Lok Signatures, karaoke chain Party World, consumer electronics chain SAFE Superstore and more than 60 specialty tenants mostly catering to Japanese expatriates. Above Liang Court were two 25-storey tower blocks occupied by Hotel New Otani Singapore and serviced apartment Liang Court Regency, which opened in November 1984. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plaza Singapura
Plaza Singapura is a contemporary shopping mall located along Orchard Road, Singapore, next to Dhoby Ghaut MRT station. The mall is managed by CapitaLand and owned by CapitaMall Trust. There are retail outlets over seven floors and two basements. The mall has a 752 lot seven-storey carpark at the rear of the building, and a two basement goods bay beneath it. The mall is popular with families, teenagers and young adults. The mall was first opened in 1974 and in 2012, it underwent an extensive revamp which included the construction of a new wing increasing retail space by 25 percent. It is one of the oldest malls located along Orchard Road. History Plaza Singapura was officially opened by then Minister for Finance, Hon Sui Sen in August 1975. Architecture In 2008, further changes were made to Plaza Singapura. Level 7 of the mall was given a face lift and tenants selling toys, gifts and hobby related items such as swords and cosplay costumes were introduced. In 2012, Plaza S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bugis Junction
Bugis Junction, formerly known as Parco Bugis Junction is an integrated development located at Victoria Street, Middle Road and North Bridge Road in Bugis, Downtown Core in Singapore. The development consists of a shopping mall, an office tower and the InterContinental Singapore Hotel. History Developed by Parco Holdings, Parco Bugis Junction was completed in July 1995 as a mixed development comprising a retail mall, an office tower and the InterContinental Singapore Hotel. The development incorporated three streets, Bugis Street, Malay Street and Hylam Street, where it was built upon and also rebuilt the old shophouses used to be on the three streets. These three streets were glass covered and fully airconditiioned. Parco Bugis Junction was officially opened on 8 September 1995. Parco Bugis Junction's anchor tenant was Seiyu Voice acting in Japan is an industry where actors provide voice-overs as characters or narrators in media including anime, video games, audio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gurney Plaza
Gurney Plaza() is a shopping mall in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. Located at Gurney Drive, it was opened in November 2001 and is now managed by CapitaMalls Asia, a subsidiary of the Singapore-based CapitaLand. Its main anchor tenant is Parkson, while Golden Screen Cinemas operates the largest multiplex in northern Malaysia within the top floor of the mall. Gurney Plaza contains 380 shop lots spread out over nine floors which include 2 basement car park and 2 multi-storey car park. The mall has attracted various established international brands, making it one of the major retail and entertainment centres within Penang. Retail outlets The mall consists of nine retail floors and 879,930 sq ft of net lettable area, making it the second largest shopping mall in Penang, after Queensbay Mall. Aside from Parkson, its main anchor tenant, Gurney Plaza contains a wide variety of well-known international brands. These include book stores like MPH and Popular, fashion names such as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raffles City Chongqing
Raffles City Chongqing is suite of eight buildings in Yuzhong District, Chongqing, China, developed by Singaporean real estate developer CapitaLand. Raffles City Chongqing features a 300-metre-long horizontal skybridge called "Crystal" that connects the top of four of the skycrapers. The skybridge will be the second highest in the world after the Kingdom Centre. The entire project comprises eight towers with a total of 817,000 square metres of floor space. It was designed by Israeli-Canadian architect Moshe Safdie. It is one of the most expensive buildings built in China. It replaced the 32-story passenger terminal building and hotel built in 1996 and the Three Gorges Hotel demolished on August 30, 2012. Timeline Construction began around 2013. As of February 2019, the structures had been completed and the interior was being finished. Overview Raffles City Chongqing consists of eight skyscrapers situated on a site covering 9.2 hectares, in Yuzhong District, at the tip of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IMM (Singapore)
The International Merchandising Mart Mall (usually referred to as IMM Mall) is an outlet mall owned by CapitaLand Mall Trust, located in Jurong East, Singapore. Opened in 1991, it is a five-storey mall with of retail space. Besides retail stores, it also houses offices and warehouses for storage, which is advantageous in terms of cost efficiency to some retailers. The mall has capacity for 235 retail outlets and 430 non-retail outlets. Anchor tenants of the mall include Giant Hypermarket, Daiso department store, Popular Bookstore Popular Holdings Limited, more commonly known as just Popular or colloquially as the Popular Bookstore, is a Singaporean multinational bookstore chain. Aside from Singapore, it also has subsidiaries in countries such as Canada, China (including ... and Best Denki. Renovation In May 2012, IMM began a $30 million renovation project. The size of the building was increased and more stores were set up in the shopping centre. Transport Free Shutt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
