Are we looking at buildings only as money-spinners?

Are we looking at buildings only as money-spinners?
 
I READ “It’s the end of the Storey” (June 27) with disbelief.
 
How serious are we as a nation about preserving what little is left of our heritage? What, exactly, are these “engineering constraints” that make it impossible to construct the Downtown Line without demolishing the New [...]

Construction of Solaris has begun

Construction of Solaris has begun
 
CONSTRUCTION of Phase 2B of Fusionopolis has begun with the ground-breaking ceremony for a 15-storey building called Solaris.
 
It is being developed by Soilbuild Group — the first private sector developer at Fusionopolis cluster at one-north.
 
Its $148-million new building will cover :an estimated gross floor area of 540,000 square [...]

Tender for Phase 3 of Fusionopolis will open by H2

Tender for Phase 3 of Fusionopolis will open by H2
 
SINGAPORE : Singapore is seeing an overwhelming demand for research and development space, particularly from the info-communication, media and science sectors.
 
So to meet the growing need, the government said it will expand the Fusionopolis cluster at one-north.
 
This was revealed at the ground-breaking ceremony of [...]

Further expansion at Fusionopolis

Further expansion at Fusionopolis
by Yasmine Yahya
 
Further expansion has been slated for Fusionopolis, which will add another 50,000 square metres of gross floor area by 2013.
 
The expansion will constitute Phases 3 and 4 of Fusionopolis, which is envisioned to be a home for IT, media, science and engineering companies.
 
The expansion was announced by Trade and [...]

HDB to launch new site at Toa Payoh for tender under DBSS

HDB to launch new site at Toa Payoh for tender under DBSS
 
SINGAPORE : The Housing and Development Board is launching a new site for tender under the Design, Build and Sell Scheme (DBSS) on June 27.
 
The site, located at Lorong 1A Toa Payoh, will be the sixth site to be offered under the scheme. [...]

New 7th Storey Hotel to make way for Downtown Line development

New 7th Storey Hotel to make way for Downtown Line development
 
SINGAPORE: One of Singapore’s oldest hotels – New 7th Storey Hotel at Rochor Road – will be demolished to make way for the new Bugis MRT station for the Downtown Line.
 
The hotel’s owner and occupants will have to move out of the premises by [...]

SLA to auction 8 infill sites for residential developments

SLA to auction 8 infill sites for residential developments
 
SINGAPORE: The Singapore Land Authority (SLA) has launched another eight infill sites for residential use.
 
They will be offered through a public auction on August 21. The sites will be sold with fresh 99-year leases.
 
This will be the second time the SLA is offering such sites [...]

Gillman Heights en-bloc sale to move ahead following court’s ruling

Gillman Heights en-bloc sale to move ahead following court’s ruling
 
SINGAPORE : After three months of deliberation, Justice Choo Han Teck has delivered a 31-page judgment that – for now – signals the end of the Gillman Heights en-bloc saga.
 
However, it was not the outcome hoped for by the 22 minority owners seeking to scupper [...]

CapitaLand acquires 62% of KL’s Sungei Wang Plaza for S$250m

CapitaLand acquires 62% of KL’s Sungei Wang Plaza for S$250m
 
SINGAPORE : Property developer CapitaLand has acquired about 62 per cent of Sungei Wang Plaza, one of the most established retail malls in Kuala Lumpur.
 
It paid about S$250 million for the purchase, which includes retail space and parking lots.
 
Sungei Wang is a prime freehold [...]

CapitaLand buys stake in popular KL shopping mall

CapitaLand buys stake in popular KL shopping mall
 
CapitaLand announced today that it has acquired close to 62 percent of the total retail strata area in KL’s Sungei Wang Plaza.
 
It bought the property at a price of some 250 million dollars through an asset securitisation structure.
 
Sungei Wang, a popular shopping mall among tourists, is situated in [...]