Fancy dining "in a tree" or among endangered plants and flowers? Well, you can do just that when the first phase of the Gardens by the Bay opens next November. Spanning 9,400 square metres or about 2 football fields, the National Parks Board said the attraction will have 18 food and beverage spaces. Chilling out in a bar perched on top of one of the 50-metre Supertrees or sample local fare among unusual...
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Food lovers will be able to feast in food and beverage (F&B) areas spanning 9,400 square metres (picture) when the first phase of the $1 billion Gardens by the Bay project opens in November next year. Gardens by the Bay is a development covering three major parks around the Marina Bay in downtown Singapore. Yesterday, the National Parks Board unveiled the F&B area which will span about two...
Marina Bay Link Mall said it has leased 80 per cent of the retail space for phase one of its development, while phase two has also seen healthy take-up at 66 per cent. The mall which will open in November this year is expected to serve over 50,000 workers and residents in downtown Marina Bay. More high-end homes like The Sail and Marina Bay Residences are being built in the downtown area, and Marina Bay...
Since October last year, transaction prices of apartments at the 646-unit Icon near the Tanjong Pagar MRT station have increasingly crossed the $1,700 psf level. Most recently, one unit went for $1,828 psf. Last October, a unit breached the $2,000 psf level for the first time since June 2008 — in that transaction, a 1,001 sq ft unit on the 44th floor changed hands for $2.2 million, or $2,206 psf. The...
The buzz of excitement at the Marina Bay area with the opening of the US$5.5 billion ($7.5 billion) Marina Bay Sands integrated resort (IR) on April 27 is resulting in a pick-up in sales activity at the neighbouring Marina Bay Residences. The 55-storey, 428-unit upscale condominium tower is expected to be completed soon. Prices at the 99-year leasehold high-end condo are fast approaching 2007 peak levels....
The next batch of units at Marina Bay Suites will be released by the the project's developer on Thursday, BT understands. Prices have yet to be finalised, say sources. The units to be released are expected to be above the 46th level sky terrace in the 66-storey development. This is unlike the initial batch of 90-odd units released by the developer late last year, which were mostly below the 46th storey;...
The Casino Regulatory Authority of Singapore has issued a casino licence to Marina Bay Sands. In a brief statement on its website, the authority said the casino operator must ensure that it remains suitable to manage and operate a casino in accordance with Section 45 of the Casino Control Act. Marina Bay Sands is due to open its doors on Tuesday. Staff at the integrated resort are working round the...
The Youth Olympic Park at Marina Bay opened on Saturday with a bang against a backdrop of pyrotechnic display and a line-up of performances. National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan who officiated the opening also announced the names of the landmark pedestrian and vehicular bridges at Marina Bay. After a public consultation process in November, the pedestrian bridge is named "The Helix", reflecting its...
Things are heating up at the Marina Bay Sands Integrated Resort as it gears up for its preview opening on Tuesday. The integrated resort, the second in Singapore, has been running simulation exercises involving 2,000 guests this week. It said the hotel, stores and part of the exhibition and convention centre will be open. The rest of Marina Bay Sands will open in phases with the grand opening on June...
SINGAPORE's newest landmark in Marina Bay will debut this Saturday. This is the iconic pedestrian bridge shaped like a double helix, which will link the part of the Bay near the floating platform to the soon-to-be opened Marina Bay Sands integrated resort. The official name of the bridge will be unveiled that evening, and the public is invited to catch a two-minute pyrotechnics display, along with music,...