Jurong Entertainment Centre was an entertainment centre once located at

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Background

Opened in 1993, the shopping centre was within walking distance from

Jurong East MRT station Jurong East MRT station is an elevated Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) interchange station on the North South (NSL) (which terminates at this station) and East West (EWL) lines in Jurong East, Singapore, operated by SMRT Trains. It is located at th ...

. It had a net lettable retail floor area of , with a cineplex of four

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s operated by the

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on the ground floor, and featured the ''Fuji Ice Palace'' on third floor, one of the only two

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s in Singapore. In 2000, the ground floor theatres were converted to a total of six theatres.

Redevelopment

The Jurong Entertainment Centre was acquired by CapitaMall Trust Management Limited for S$68 million in 2005. It was closed for redevelopment in October 2008 and was expected to be completed by 2011. The S$138.2 million asset enhancement work planned to house Singapore's first Olympic-size ice skating rink measuring 60m x 30m with a 460-seat gallery for spectators. Other asset enhancement includes a newly created floor where the present cineplex was relocated to. The retail space on all floors was also reconfigured so as to maximise the efficiency at the mall. In addition, a rooftop landscaped garden was constructed on the top level.

Demolition

However, due to the

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and high construction costs, the redevelopment programme was delayed. The building was completely demolished in February 2010.

JCube

On 21 May 2010, CapitaMall Trust held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new mall on the site of the former Jurong Entertainment Centre. The new mall, named

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 Enterta ...

, comprises five levels of retail, two basement levels of car park and a rooftop landscaped plaza. JCube started welcoming shoppers on 2 April 2012, and is managed by CapitaMalls Asia.

References

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