JCube is a

shopping centre A shopping center (American English) or shopping centre ( Commonwealth English), also called a shopping complex, shopping arcade, shopping plaza or galleria, is a group of shops built together, sometimes under one roof. The first known colle ...

located in Jurong East,

Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bor ...

. 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 Jurong Entertainment Centre was an entertainment centre once located at Jurong East, Singapore. Background Opened in 1993, the shopping centre was within walking distance from Jurong East MRT station. It had a net lettable retail floor area of ...

. 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

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

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

Reconstruction and opening

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

Green initiatives

In 2011, JCube was awarded the Green Mark Platinum award by the Building and Construction Authority in Singapore. It is estimated that the mall will save 7,793,984 kWh/year in energy and 3,419m3/year in water.

Tenants

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*The Rink *Shaw Theatres * KFC * Don Don Donki * 7-Eleven * 9PM Kkochi * Devil Chicken

J.Avenue

Due to the opening of Jem and Westgate and declining number of shoppers, J.Avenue, located on Level 2 of JCube, was launched on 6 September 2014. J.Avenue is mainly targeted at the young, and to keep them returning, retail concepts will be constantly updated throughout the year. There are trick art installations so that people can take selfies with interesting backgrounds. Since their target audience, the young, are more tech-savvy, J.Avenue also launched an online portal, featuring some merchandise available at the stores in J.Avenue.

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* {{Singapore malls 2012 establishments in Singapore CapitaLand Shopping malls in Singapore Jurong East