More homes will be built in the central business district (CBD) and Marina Bay area, the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) said on Wednesday (Mar 27). Under its Draft Master Plan 2019, which includes plans to rejuvenate the central area, URA said it will increase housing in sites such as Downtown, Marina South and Rochor so that more people can live closer to their workplaces and other...
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We analyse if you should invest in a premium city home in the new financial district, such as Marina One Residences, before it is fully completed and prices rocket No other area in Singapore has been attracting as much widespread attention as Marina Bay. The 360-hectare business and financial hub has drawn investors and leading global institutions alike since the Government announced that it will be...
Luxury project Marina One Residences at Marina Bay has attracted strong interest. According to the developer M+S, more than 85 per cent of the 242 units released so far have already been taken up. M+S is a joint venture between Singapore's Temasek Holdings and Malaysia's Khazanah Nasional. Public sale will commence this weekend. The prices range from S$1,960 per square foot to S$3,100 per square...
US casino giant Las Vegas Sands may be keen to build more hotel rooms in Singapore, but the company has not made any formal proposal to authorities here. The world's biggest casino operator plans to add 1,500 rooms to its Marina Bay Sands integrated resort in Singapore, the firm's billionaire founder Sheldon Adelson said last week. A news report had quoted Mr Adelson as saying that Las Vegas Sands...
Las Vegas Sands has asked the Singapore authorities for more land to increase rooms at its Marina Bay Sands resort by about 60 per cent after facing almost full occupancy, billionaire Chairman Sheldon Adelson said yesterday. The world’s biggest casino operator plans to add 1,500 rooms to the 2,563-room resort, Mr Adelson said at a briefing here. It will also add meeting rooms, ballrooms and exhibition...
Raffles Quay Asset Management said it is confident of filling up the rest of the office space at Marina Bay Financial Centre Tower 3, as well as sell the remaining units of luxury apartments at Marina Bay Suites -- despite uncertainties in the global economy and the property cooling measures announced in January 2013. About 88 per cent of the 221 units at Marina Bay Suites have been sold so far. While...
The Marina One mixed-use development in the heart of Singapore's Central Business District (CBD) will be a coveted business and lifestyle destination that will raise the bar for integrated developments and act as a catalyst to attract and grow new businesses. That is the vision of M+S, a joint venture company owned by Malaysia's Khazanah Holdings Bhd and Singapore's Temasek Holdings, that is working on...
DBS Group on Monday announced plans to acquire a stake in Marina Bay Financial Centre Tower 3 (MBFC), where the bank's headquarters is located. In a filing with the Singapore Exchange, the bank said it will pay S$1.035 billion for a 30 per cent share in Central Boulevard Development Pte Ltd - a joint venture of Cheung Kong (Holdings) Ltd and Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. DBS also has an option to take up...
Raffles Quay Asset Management (RQAM) on Thursday said it has achieved a commitment level of over 70 per cent for its Marina Bay Financial Centre (MBFC) Tower 3. In a statement, RQAM added that it has signed on new tenants, including Mead Johnson, Berge Bulk, Clifford Capital and Clyde & Co. These new tenants, from industries such as shipping, financial investment, legal, and paediatric nutrition will...
The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA), in collaboration with LASALLE College of the Arts (LASALLE), unveiled 10 student-designed benches along the Marina Bay waterfront promenade. This is part of the URA’s ongoing “My Marina Bay, My Inspiration” programme to encourage student and community groups to draw inspiration from Marina Bay and to translate it into creative designs for the area. Besides...