Asia Square completed

Westin Singapore opens at the Central Business District. The hotel, a 305-room star hotel, is located at Tower 2 of Asia Square at Marina View. The hotel complements the existing hotel, Marina Bay Sands, in the new CBD. It will enhance the vibrancy of the new CBD at Marina Bay. Besides the hotel, Asia Square also houses 2 million square feet of Grade A office space and 60,000 square feet of F&B and retail space.

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All eyes are on Marina South

5 years ago, the focus was to develop Marina Bay. For Master Plan 2013, the gravity has shifted to Marina South. Once the Marina Coastal Expressway is open in Dec 29, 2013, it will free up land for development in the new CBD in Marina South.
 

All eyes are now on Marina South!

 

 

Marina South

Underground Pedestrian Network

29km of underground links have been planned within the city to improve accessibility and allow pedestrians to move around the city in all- weather comfort. The underground pedestrian network will help to achieve seamless integration with MRT stations.

Creating Walkable Places

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Singapore first undersea road

Singapore first undersea road

- set to open on Dec 29, 2013

 

The Marina Coastal Expressway (MCE) linking motorists to the heart of the downtown at Marina South will open on 29 December.

 

The new 5km MCE, which will be Singapore’s tenth expressway, includes a 420-metre underwater tunnel that crosses the Marina Bay seabed.

 

It will be linked to Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway  (KPE), East Coast Parkway (ECP) and the Ayer Rajah Expressway (AYE).

 

 

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Six stations of Downtown Line to open on Dec 22

The first stage comprises six stations – Bugis, Promenade, Bayfront, Downtown, Telok Ayer and Chinatown. Downtown Station is right by Marina Bay Financial Centre.

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90% of Marina Bay Suites sold out

Marina Bay Suites (MBS) has obtained TOP. MBS is part of the Marina Bay Financial Centre (MBFC). MBS TOP signifies the completion of MBFC. Here are some vital statistics of MBS:

Total units:                          218 units (3 to 4 bedrooms)

3 to 4 Bedroom size:         1600 to 2700 sqft

                                              3 penthouses

Penthouse size:                  4700 to 8500 sqft

Average price:                    $2700 psf

Special feature:                  Each apartment comes with private lift lobby

                                              50% foreign ownership

                                               (Malaysian, Indonesian, Chinese)

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Tanjong Pagar Centre set to be the tallest at 290m

A SKYSCRAPER to be built on top of Tanjong Pagar MRT station will be Singapore's tallest building by the time it is finished in 2016. The 64-storey Tanjong Pagar Centre will stand at 290m, will narrowly edge out One Raffles Place, Republic Plaza and United Overseas Bank Plaza One, which are all 280m tall. It will also trump Singapore's tallest residential skyscraper, the 245m Marina Bay Tower, which is part of The Sail @ Marina Bay and boasts 70 storeys. Before this, the maximum building height allowed in Singapore is 280m.Tanjong Pagar Centre set to be tallest building at 290mTanjong Pagar Centre set to be tallest building at 290mTanjong Pagar Centre set to be tallest building at 290mTanjong Pagar Centre set to be tallest building at 290m

 

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Current Top 10 tallest buildings  

 

Tanjong Pagar Centre