Places that Singaporeans find familiar such as Orchard Road, mature towns and major recreational corridors will be rejuvenated, said the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) on Wednesday (Mar 27). The areas to be rejuvenated include mature towns such as Farrer Park and Dakota Crescent, and recreational corridors like the Civic District and the Rail Corridor, according to URA's Draft Master Plan...
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...
The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) launched its Draft Master Plan - a blueprint that charts out the Government’s plans for land use over the next 10 to 15 years - on Wednesday (Mar 27). Here are the key points in the plan which could affect how and where you live, play and move about in Singapore. NEW HOUSING More homes will be built in the central business district (CBD) and Marina Bay...
An incentive scheme will be rolled out to encourage building owners to convert existing office developments in the Central Business District (CBD) to mixed-use developments as part of plans to rejuvenate the city centre. Announcing the CBD Incentive Scheme at the URA Draft Master Plan 2019 exhibition launch on Wednesday, National Development Minister Lawrence Wong said he wants to introduce a broader...
The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) is using special 3D technology to study the underground as a strategic resource, it said on Wednesday (Mar 27) at the launch of its Draft Master Plan 2019. The Master Plan is a blueprint that guides Singapore's development over the next 10 to 15 years and is reviewed every five years. URA said it has rolled out 3D underground maps for Marina Bay, Jurong...
In a bid to reduce the strain new developments pose on local infrastructure, the authorities have moved to ensure that there will be fewer shoebox units offered in new private non-landed residential buildings outside the Central area. The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) revised guidelines for such properties on Wednesday (Oct 17), making several changes that it said also aim to moderate the...
The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) has launched an online portal for people to search for information on land matters without having to pay a fee, National Development Minister Lawrence Wong wrote in a blog post on Thursday (Jun 2). The portal, called URA SPACE (Service Portal and Community e-Services), consolidates detailed information such as land use plans, urban design guidelines, property use...
The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) has launched the exhibition – Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-city: Model for Sustainable Urban Development – to showcase joint efforts between Singapore and China in building a sustainable city. Organised by URA in collaboration with the Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City Investment and Development Co. Ltd (SSTEC), with support from the Eco-City Administrative...
The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) awarded provisional permission (PP) to several large projects in the second quarter, including two mega developments by M+S Pte Ltd, a tie-up between Temasek Holdings and Malaysia's Khazanah Nasional. In April, M+S received PP for a mixed development at Ophir/Rochor Roads, which will include 350 hotel rooms, 670 apartments, 4,650 sq m of retail space and 64,010 sq m...
The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) announced today that it has accepted an application from a developer to put up the residential site at Farrer Road for sale by public tender. The land parcel was made available for sale through the Reserve List system on 30 Apr 2012. URA received an application from a developer for the site to be put up for public tender. The developer committed to bid at a price...
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