The Singapore Sports Hub's retail mall has been named the Kallang Wave. According to its mall manager SMRT Alpha at a media preview on Wednesday, the mall will open from June. Spread over 41,000 square metres, Kallang Wave will boast the tallest indoor climbing wall in Singapore and the first sports-themed hypermarket. The mall is part of the S$1.33-billion Singapore Sports Hub, and SMRT Alpha...
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Changes could be in store for the Kallang area's landscape, with the expected completion of Singapore Sports Hub in April 2014. Analysts believe this could be reflected in the Urban Redevelopment Authority's Masterplan, which is due to be updated this year. They said the needs of the Kallang area could change, with the Sports Hub attracting more people and vehicles. Some analysts said zoning of...
The Singapore Sports Hub has appointed SMRT Alpha to lease and operate 41,000 square metres of commercial retail space at the Singapore Sports Hub. This new joint venture is a partnership between subsidiaries of SMRT and NTUC FairPrice. The retail mall and waterfront area will feature a variety of indoor and alfresco food and beverage outlets. For shoppers, the mall will offer a wide range of stores and...
There will be more sports-related developments around the upcoming Sports Hub. This was revealed to the media in a briefing by the Singapore Sports Council on Vision 2030. The initiative was announced recently to develop sports from the ground up, with the aim of getting the public involved. The council said feedback has been collated into three main thrusts - using sports to be future ready, as a means...
The S$1.33 billion Singapore Sports Hub is scheduled to open by April 2014, according to Chan Chun Sing, Acting Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports. “In this private-public partnership programme, we want to get the downstream things like maintenance all integrated to the planning and development of the project right upfront,” he said. “I’m very happy today to see that all three...
One of its main attractions was supposed to be a white-water rafting course but, as plans developed, the consortium awarded the tender to build and operate Singapore's new Sports Hub decided the proposed watersports centre at Kallang would do without it, at least initially. The plan is to build the white-water rafting course a few years after the Sports Hub opens its doors in April 2014 by tapping on the...
Iran's 3-1 win over Singapore in January this year in a qualifier for the 2011 Asian Cup was the last football match at the National Stadium. Three years after its official closing ceremony, work has finally begun to prepare the Grand Old Dame for demolition, making way for the $1.87-billion Sports Hub. The pitch where football stars from here and all over the world played on has already been pulled out,...
The consortium which is constructing the Kallang Sports Hub is having difficulty in raising the necessary funds to start the project, due to the ongoing financial crisis. The government is in active discussions with the consortium to address this, as well as options on how to move the project forward. Minister of State for Community Development, Youth and Sports Yu-Foo Yee Shoon revealed this in...
A S$1.8 million sports hub, called Bishan Active, opened in the heart of the Bishan North neighbourhood on Sunday. It is the largest public outdoor sporting facility in Singapore's housing estates. Mayor for Central Singapore District, Zainudin Nordin, said beach volleyball is featured at Bishan Active because it is hip and popular with the young. He said the Town Council will also look into further...
Genting International has said it is no longer in talks with the Singapore Sports Hub Consortium to build a hotel in the Singapore Sports Hub. In a statement to the Singapore Exchange (SGX), Genting said the Singapore Sports Council has decided not to have a hotel in the hub "at this point in time". Genting added that the subject matter of this announcement is not expected to have any material impact on...