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Conceived by the late Lee Kuan Yew as a Garden City, Singapore is rapidly evolving to become a City in a Garden, uploading sustainability as one of its key tenets. While we witness world-class gardens and community engagement coming to fruition, real estate market participants must step forward as important stakeholders and frame a suitable response to support the nationwide enterprise. Construction is one of the largest consumers of raw

Singaporean men of a certain generation would be familiar with the cluster of military buildings known as Beach Road Camp. From 1967, new recruits had to enlist for duty there, and the practice eventually spawned the saying: “First to Beach Road, then to army”. While some of buildings on site have long been torn down, three pre-war buildings, Blocks 1, 9 and 14, still stand. They have been revamped… Download

A sensory explosion greets you the moment you walk into The South Beach, the latest hotel to open in the Beach Road area: from the psychedelic digital mural to the reception area with its ornate, museum-style reception tables behind plexiglass, and lift interiors with an ever-changing kaleidoscope of colours and underwater creatures. The lobby area, called “a global village”, is designed with many different “social spaces” and a variety of

The new landmark of Beach Road, South Beach, boasts state-of-the-art environmental features. It recently received two Green Mark Platinum Awards from the Building and Construction Authority. The Straits Times Art Department tells you more. The former Beach Road military camp began as the headquarters of the Singapore Volunteer Corps in the 1930s and later doubled as the headquarters of the Singapore Military Forces, which was set up in 1954

Singapore – Close to 90 per cent of the office space at the S$3 billion mega-integrated development South Beach has been taken up, underlining the strong demand and positive outlook for the sector. “There has been a lack of office space, so this is meeting some of the pent-up demand. Going forward, I think office space will still be in depamnd because new companies are being set up and current

Pharmaceutical group Sanofi has linked a lease for about 40,000 sq ft of office space at South Beach Tower, BT understands. Another tenant includes City Serviced Office, an offshoot of City Developments Ltd (CDL), which has a 50.1 percent stake in the consortium behind the S$3 billion South Beach mixed development. Sanofi will be moving from 6 Raffles Quay. Earlier the consortium confirmed that Rabobank is taking 30,000 sq ft

Singapore: IOI Properties Group Bhd's South Beach Project here marked a milestone yesterday with the topping out of its South Tower. At 45 storeys, the South Tower is the taller of two towers within the South Beach mixed development. Jointly developed by City Developments Ltd (CDL) and IOI Properties, South Beach is located on Beach Road, bordering the central business district

South Beach has been presented two awards at the Asia Pacific Property Awards 2016 for Best Mixed-use Development Singapore and Best Mixed –use Architecture Singapore. Asia Pacific Property Awards 2016 is open to residential and commercial property professionals in the region to recognise excellence and promote an international standard in the property industry. The awards signify a world renowned mark of excellence and celebrate the highest levels of achievement in

Marriott announced on Tuesday 29 June 2016 on the addition of two brands from its portfolio — JW Marriott and EDITION — to the Singapore hotel industry. Marriott International and South Beach Consortium (a joint venture between City Developments Limited and IOI Properties Group Berhad) signed an agreement that will see Marriott convert the 634-room hotel into the JW Marriott Hotel Singapore South Beach, marking the JW brand’s debut in

The annual Singapore Good Design Mark (SG Mark) is awarded to innovative and exceptional designs that spur the imagination and enhance day-to-day lives. South Beach, winner of SG Mark Platinum award this year, stands out for its sustainability. South Beach demonstrates good sustainability designs both from the masterplan and architecture design aspect, particularly in the creation of a public pedestrian zone that is naturally ventilated rather than air-conditioned. Download the