You are dining al fresco by the river, tourists at the next table are taking in the tropical night scene, a gentle breeze blows — and suddenly, there is a smell from the river. It is pungent and will not go away; and the night is ruined. This has been the scene along the Singapore River recently, in particular at Robertson Quay. The river's brackish waters may have needed more cleaning up, but for the...
Robertson Quay
RiverGate, located along the Singapore River, is a unique freehold residential development with a total of 545 units. It is the first residential project in Singapore to be accorded landmark status by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA). URA accords ‘landmark’ status only to buildings that are strategically located, such as along the Singapore River, and that have demonstrated cutting-edge...
Watermark @ Robertson Quay is a boutique mixed development with lofts, private lift lobbies and retail shops. This element of conservation injects uniqueness into the project. Old warehouses on this site were built in the late 1800s by Danish trading firm East Asiatic Company. It has the ‘loft living’ concept borrowed from New York City where artists moved into abandoned industrial buildings for cheap...