The first sale site at one of Singapore's new commercial hub, the Jurong Lake District, will be put up for tender in two weeks. According to the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA), a developer has committed to bid S$350 million for the 1.9-hectare plot. The mixed-use site is located at Jurong Gateway Road, next to the Jurong East MRT station. It has a potential gross floor area of about 107,000 square...
Jurong Lake District
IN APRIL, they learnt how nearby Jurong would be transformed into a "lake district" and Singapore's largest commercial hub outside the city centre. Yesterday, residents of three estates located a stone's throw away - including one that made history by being the first to reject upgrading - found out they would be part of the rejuvenation, too. The 30-year-old public housing neighbourhoods of Teban and...
The Singapore government is proceeding to put in the infrastructure to facilitate the growth of Jurong Lake District. This follows the unveiling of the area's development blueprint in April this year. Giving an update on Monday, both the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) and JTC said the measures include constructing a new spinal road, expanding the Jurong East MRT station and redeveloping the bus...
Singapore's Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) has gazetted its Master Plan 2008. It is a statutory land use plan that guides physical development of the country for the next 10 to 15 years. Some 200,000 people visited the exhibition of the Draft Master Plan 2008 over the past six months. And as part of public consultation process, the urban planners also reviewed 300 feedback received during the...
SINCE it first unveiled ambitious plans in April to transform sleepy Jurong over the next decade, the :Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) has rolled out the area's first land parcel: A site for mixed development in the Jurong Lake District. The 1.9-hectare site, located beside the Jurong East train station, has a 99-year leasehold and a maximum gross floor area of about 1.15 million square feet (107,000...
Revamp of Jurong East could translate into high resale prices for property there UNLIKE Jurong West, which boasts over 70,000 homes, Jurong East has always been viewed as a rather sleepy estate with just over 22,000 homes. Even neighbouring Bukit Batok and Clementi have over 32,000 and 24,000 homes respectively. Other than the Singapore Science Centre and Chinese Gardens, there was not much going for...
Capitol Centre at Stamford Road may be demolished to make way for a new hotel to meet demand for hotel rooms. The location is one of eight confirmed sites that have been released for sale, under the Government's Land Sales programme. The Ministry of National Development also announced on Thursday that it will release enough land to potentially build nearly 8,000 private residential units, in the second...
In the near future, one will be able to stroll, jog or cycle around the whole of Singapore just by following an extensive route. The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) is developing a 150-kilometre round-island path as part of its Leisure Plan. Overview of Gardens by the Bay site National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan revealed details of new recreational options at the Architectural Design Awards...
The new general hospital in Jurong will be located in Jurong East, within walking distance from the Jurong East MRT station and bus interchange, Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan announced after a ministerial walkabout in Geylang Serai on Sunday. The hospital will also be easily accessible via the Ayer Rajah Expressway (AYE) and the Pan-Island Expressway (PIE). Jurong General Hospital, which will serve...
Suburb to become commercial, leisure lakeside heaven DUSTY. Industrial. Out of the way. Such words may spring to your mind when asked about Jurong. But come 2020, the home of the Bird Park and the Science Centre will evoke a whole new vocabulary. Try on for size: Lakeside haven. Billion-dollar business buzz. Holiday hub. This will be the new Jurong Lake District, after it undergoes an...