hahaha....not iskandar meh??Originally Posted by mastrix
hahaha....not iskandar meh??Originally Posted by mastrix
I didn't really keep track of the golf courses. I think most of them should go. The land should be utilized for parks that are more accessible to the public. Two casinos are enough to generate the buzz. We need to have something more different to attract tourists dollars.Originally Posted by Ringo33
A lot are moving online now.Originally Posted by lajia
also saw a bunch of thai ladyboys at novena sq kfc touching up makeup must be heading to jldOriginally Posted by mastrix
U want S$ or RM$?Originally Posted by lajia
A park certainly doesn't cut it as an attraction good enough to attract hotel operator to invest in Jurong lake. It used to be call Jurong park where people go par Thor jogging fishing etc.Originally Posted by hyenergix
That is true.Originally Posted by Ringo33
I have always wondered why is there a need to build a Jurong Hotel.
According to ura :
Jurong Gateway, thecommercial precinct; and Lakeside, the leisure precinct.
http://www.ura.gov.sg/pr/graphics/2012/pr12-29b.pdf
To be a exciting family-friendly attraction for local residents and tourist, it will have to be something of the scale of universal studio to cut it. And with STB involved, it will have to be something BIG. If they can pull this off without casino, that will be create, but I am doubtful.Originally Posted by buttercarp
Lakeside leisure precinct, which covers 220ha of land around Jurong
Lake and 70ha of water body, will be developed into an exciting leisure
destination for local residents and tourists. Set amid a huge water body
and lush greenery, it will be transformed into an exciting destination
with family-friendly attractions and recreation amenities in the coming
years. The Singapore Tourism Board, National Parks Board, URA, and
other relevant agencies are currently firming up the development plans
and marketing the area to prospective investors. More details will be
announced when ready.
Here is a quote from Iswaran speech during the tourism destination investment conference asia recently. With STB championing this, I am sure something big should happen at JLD.
http://www.4-traders.com/news/Govern...STE--15386527/13 And beyond that, and this is important for an investor's perspective, STB is working closely with stakeholders and investors to anchor more unique attractions and innovative concepts for 3 new tourism precincts that have been identified: the Jurong Lake District, Mandai, and the Kallang Riverside. These new growth precincts will be developed along the themes of edutainment (combining education and entertainment), biodiversity and leisure-lifestyle respectively. Besides attractions, there will also be a need for other tourism-related infrastructure such as hotels, F&B offerings and retail services. Therefore, I invite all of you and your extended business network to seriously look at all these opportunities and get in touch with STB if you have an innovative tourism concept, big or small, and would like to take it further.
Hotel coming up means the attraction should be coming soon?
Government giving $$$$ to people who are sharp and unbiased
science center just re-painted. that means not shifting and remain it is?
gahmen not so eager on jurong project... put kallang on 1st priority.
JLD longer horizon.. our land is damn precious jurong gateway not even fully up so I doubt it will be anytime soon. Kallang, one-north, cbd are enjoy tier 1 top priorityOriginally Posted by sunrise
http://www.ura.gov.sg/pr/graphics/2012/pr12-128a.pdf
hotel tender closed......cheers
wow so expensive ~Originally Posted by ay123
mentioned so many times...Originally Posted by dtrax
http://forums.condosingapore.com/sho...5&postcount=30
Genting won the bid! Another IR in the making?
Interesting must be very high end pro to stay in 1100psf hotel?Originally Posted by mastrix
Cheers! it still early for land price there to go even higher! The next hotel will be 1300psf?Originally Posted by ay123
Originally Posted by Allthepies
As I have already mentioned previously that sometime BIG is going to happen at Jurong Lake District and no one seems to believe me.
IR or no IR, I am pretty sure there will be a big theme park coming. Perhaps it could be Universal Studio phase phase 2.
watch this space.
Originally Posted by sunrise
There is no hurry actually. Shifting from A to B is a zero sum game for the government. What is more important for government now is to lay the foundation to spice up the area and then tender out the plot of land currently occupied by SC to private developers.
NM is prediction is off by a huge margin. I wonder why media ever bother to ask for their opinion.
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stori...224147/1/.htmlMr Mak added that the site would attract about five to 10 bids, with the estimated land price to be S$153 million to S$170 million or about S$750 to S$833 psf per plot ratio.
Just read the Isetan is going to open a new store at Westgate. not sure if they will include a japanese supermarket
Raffles City at Jurong East?
THE mall in the upcoming Westgate development in Jurong East has seen healthy interest a year ahead of its targeted opening in December next year.
CapitaMalls Asia (CMA), CapitaMalls Trust and CapitaLand, which own the mixed development through a joint venture, said yesterday that to date, about half the retail space has been pre-leased.
This is despite rents being generally higher than at CMA's two other Jurong East properties, IMM Building and JCube. Westgate commands rents of $16 to $18 per sq ft per month (psf pm) - at the upper end of the $10 to $18 psf pm for all three properties.
Among the Westgate mall's anchor tenants are Isetan, which will run its first supermarket outside Orchard Road, and Food Republic; other tenants include Yamaha music school, Paradise Dynasty restaurant and Paul Bakery.
The venture said that the mall would tap a captive market of more than a million people - including middle-income families and working professionals - living or working in western Singapore, though its catchment will come from across the island.
That the mall will be connected to the Ng Teng Fong General Hospital and LendLease's JEM mall will bring it traffic; its link to the Jurong East MRT station and proximity to the Jurong East bus interchange will also bring some 1.8 million commuters a month, the venture said.
The mall will have a net lettable area of 416,000 sq ft - about the same size as the retail area in Raffles City Singapore.
"In short, we are bringing Raffles City to Jurong East," said Wee Su Lin, the general manager of Westgate
The mall will have a thematic playground designed by an American theme park designer who has worked on attractions at Universal Studios and Disneyland.
It will also have a gym, a childcare centre and a naturally-ventilated area called the Courtyard, a covered outdoor shopping area bathed in natural light and cooled by jet blowers and air diffusers.
Besides the seven floors of shops of this family and lifestyle mall, Westgate will have a 20-storey office building called Westgate Tower, into which the CapitaLand Group will move from end-2014.
The Westgate development is part of Jurong Gateway, which the Urban Redevelopment Authority has earmarked as one of three key commercial hubs outside the city centre that will provide jobs closer to where people live.
wat's gg to happen to IMM? most impt.. any more free parking in IMM?
knowing singaporeans, if IMM offer free carpark, I am sure people visiting hospital or shopping around the area will park at IMM. perhaps they could offer parking redeem with minimum purchase etcOriginally Posted by Shanhz
Wow, really!Originally Posted by Ringo33
That's so great.
They are proposing a supermarket as well.
http://www.btinvest.com.sg/markets/n...source=si_news
Ann_opening_of_new_store_28Sep2012_Final.pdf
ISETAN (SINGAPORE) LIMITED
Company Registration No. 197001177H
(Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore)
PROPOSED OPENING OF NEW ISETAN DEPARTMENT STORE WITH SUPERMARKET (“ISETAN STORE”) AT
WESTGATE (JURONG EAST)
The Board of Isetan (Singapore) Limited (the “Company”) is pleased to announce that the Company has
entered into a conditional agreement with JG Trustee Pte. Ltd., the landlord of Westgate (Jurong East), in
its capacity as trustee of Infinity Mall Trust in relation to the lease of premises (the “
Lease”) at Westgate
(Jurong East) for the operation of a new Isetan Store. The Lease is expected to commence in end 2013.
The new Isetan Store will occupy a total retail area of approximately 59,700 square feet spanning three
storeys, and is consistent with the Company’s strategic ventures into the sub‐urban areas in Singapore
which includes the opening of Isetan Katong in 1983, Isetan Tampines in 1995 and Isetan Serangoon
Central in 2010. With these department stores, together with our flagship store Isetan Scotts at Shaw28 September 2012
House and Isetan Orchard at Wisma Atria, the Company will have six retail premises catering to an even
wider spectrum of customers across Singapore.
The Lease is not expected to have any material financial impact on the Company’s financial results for the
financial year ending 31 December 2012.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD
LUN CHEE LEONG
COMPANY SECRETARY
Just read they will have The first isetan supermarket outside orchard. Good news for the japs in the westOriginally Posted by buttercarp
http://www.4-traders.com/CAPITAMALL-...lers-15553282/
Latest update for JEM....
Full report at this website:
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showth...1105531&page=6
Daft, Dafter, Dafterest!!!!
Another report on Westgate
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showth...1478454&page=3
Daft, Dafter, Dafterest!!!!
this really reminds me of the old Plaza Singapura where they have Yahama music school and Yaohan supermarket at the basement.Originally Posted by westman