Compass One (formerly known as Compass Point) is a

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shopping mall A shopping mall (or simply mall) is a North American term for a large indoor shopping center, usually anchored by department stores. The term "mall" originally meant a pedestrian promenade with shops along it (that is, the term was used to refe ...

located in the

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Sengkang Sengkang (, ta, செங்காங்) is a planning area and residential town located in the North-East Region of Singapore. The town is the second most populous in the region, being home to 249,370 residents in 2020. Sengkang shares ...

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. The mall was built as an integrated development together with a condominium, Compass Heights which is located

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to the mall. Originally opened on 1 August 2002, the mall closed for extensive

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works on 26 October 2015 and re-opened on 1 September 2016.

History

Compass Point was built as an integrated development together with the adjacent

Sengkang MRT/LRT station Sengkang MRT/LRT station is a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) and Light Rail Transit (LRT) interchange station in Sengkang, Singapore. It is an interchange between the North East line (NEL) and Sengkang LRT (SKLRT). Along with Buangkok station, i ...

and Compass Heights condominium. Constructed at a cost of S$230 million, the shopping mall started operations on 1 August 2002. The shopping centre was the first major mall to open on the

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. Before the renovation works, the mall was Singapore's first thematic suburban shopping mall based on the theme of learning. Educational panels and informative posters are mounted on railings and walls, which feature interesting

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based on particular themes updated periodically. After getting feedback from the public and commissioning a

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of residents in the area, conducted by international

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adviser DTZ Debenham Tie Leung Limited, the mall's developer, Centrepoint Properties, proposed the learning theme for the shopping mall to cater to the predominantly young families of

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. The shopping mall had an approximate retail area of . Retail space was spread out over four storeys and a basement. Each storey of the shopping centre was named after the five major

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s, with motifs showing different aspects of that continent, such as

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and sea transport vessels:

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(basement storey);

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(ground floor);

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(2nd storey);

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(3rd); and

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(4th).

Change of ownership and renovation works

In December 2015, it was announced that real estate fund manager M&G Real Estate will become the sole owner of Compass Point mall in

, after entering into a deed to acquire the remaining 18.99 percent of shares owned by Frasers Centrepoint. The buyout was finalised in February 2016 and M&G Real Estate announced that the mall will reopen on 1 September 2016 after upon completion of the upgrading works under a new name and new management. The mall was called 1 Sengkang Mall after a competition on Facebook with the winner getting $1000 in cash with the most 'likes', but was officially renamed Compass One by the management after the public wanted to stick to the original name. Compass One reopened on 1 September 2016 with a new interior design, 180 specialty

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and a redesigned interior layout. The

Sengkang Public Library Sengkang Public Library is a public library owned by the National Library Board situated inside Compass One in Sengkang New Town, and it occupies levels 3 and 4. It is near Sengkang Bus Interchange and the Sengkang MRT/LRT station. History O ...

, which opened on 18 March 2017, occupies a portion of Levels 3 and 4. There is a play deck that consists of a wet and dry

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at Level 4. The returning tenants are Cold Storage, Kopitiam and Japan Home. In addition, Rubi Shoes opened one store in Compass One at the same opening, together with Cotton On Body and Cotton On. In 2022, Cold Storage at Compass One was refurbished with a new look and a new logo.

Accessibility

Compass One Shopping Mall is located next to the

Sengkang Bus Interchange Sengkang Bus Interchange is a bus interchange located on the ground level of Compass Heights condominium in the town centre of Sengkang New Town, Singapore. Located next to Sengkang MRT/LRT station, it is the second bus interchange in Singapore ...

and

Compassvale Bus Interchange Compassvale Bus Interchange, located opposite Sengkang Bus Interchange, is a bus interchange in Sengkang, Singapore, built to increase the capacity of the existing interchange. It is bordered by Compassvale Road, Sengkang East Way and Sengkang Sq ...

Gallery (as Compass Point)

File:Compass Point, Nov 05.JPG, Main entrance of the mall in November 2005 File:Compass Point.JPG, Compass Point before the upgrading works File:Compass Point Shopping Centre 2, Apr 06.JPG, Wall mounts on the railings depicting the theme of the mall File:Wall Mural at Compass Point.JPG, Wall tile mural in Compass Point

References

External links

Compass One website
{{Singapore malls Buildings and structures in Sengkang Sengkang Sengkang Town Centre Shopping malls in Singapore Buildings and structures completed in 2002 2002 establishments in Singapore Tourist attractions in North-East Region, Singapore