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Whampoa is a housing estate located in the subzone of Balestier, which is a part of Novena planning area in Singapore, as defined by the Urban Redevelopment Authority. Within the context of the Housing and Development Board (HDB), however, Whampoa forms part of the Kallang/Whampoa New Town , together with the various housing precincts located ...
The building was designed by Gan Eng Oon, William Lim and Tay Kheng Soon of the Singapore architect firm Design Partnership, now known as DP Architects. [ 4 ] Sited on 1.3 hectares and built to a height of 89 metres, [ 13 ] the Golden Mile Complex is an exemplary type of " megastructure " described by architectural historian, Reyner Banham .
[3] $2,010,212 worth of foodstuffs was reported to have been handled at the market in the year 1940, the largest out of any market in Singapore for that year, with over 12,000,000 catties of wet fish passing through the market.
Oasis Terraces is an integrated development located in Punggol, Singapore, next to Oasis LRT station.Developed by the Housing and Development Board (HDB), the development was built as part of a new generation of neighbourhood centres, housing the Punggol Polyclinic, a retail component with restaurants and shops, a community plaza and a rooftop community garden.
Build to order (BTO) is a real estate development scheme enacted by the Housing and Development Board (HDB), a statutory board responsible for Singapore's public housing. First introduced in 2001, it was a flat allocation system that offered flexibility in timing and location for owners buying new public housing in the country.
The company was incorporated in Singapore in 1972 and listed on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) in 1981. In 1995, Wharf Estates Singapore, at that time known as Marco Polo Developments Limited was sold by The Wharf (Holdings) to its sister company Hongkong Realty. [5] Hongkong Realty later renamed to Wheelock Properties Limited in 2004.
Marina Bay is a bay located in the Central Area of Singapore, surrounded by the perimeter of four other planning areas, the Downtown Core, Marina East, Marina South and Straits View. The area surrounding the bay itself, also called Marina Bay, is a 360 hectare extension to the adjacent Central Business District.
The living conditions of people in Singapore worsened, with many people living in informal settlements or cramped shophouses. [3] Moreover, the Singapore Improvement Trust (SIT), which was then responsible for public housing in Singapore, faced many problems in providing public housing, with the rents for flats being too low to be financially ...