[ Land sales ]

Merchant Road / Magazine Road

Awarded

Restoration and adaptive reuse of existing buildings as well as new development. URA sale site, built as Central Mall.

[ Award ]

S$11,500,000

S$1,428.57 psm GFA, about S$133 psf ppr (derived). Awarded 15 February 1993 to City Developments Limited.

LocationAllowable developmentSite areaMaximum permissible GFASuccessful tendererTendered price (S$ psm of GFA)
Merchant Road / Magazine RoadRestoration and adaptive reuse of existing buildings as well as new development4,806 m²8,050 m²City Developments LimitedS$11,500,000(S$1,428.57)
[ The one tender received ]

As listed at the close of 24 November 1992 (ura-list-1992-merchant-road-magazine-road-close), with the outcome the award of 15 February 1993 gave each.

RankTendererTendered priceS$ psm GFAS$ psf ppr (derived)Outcome
1City Developments LimitedS$11,500,000S$1,428.57S$133Awarded

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15 February 1993

Awarded

Merchant Road / Magazine Road: awarded to City Developments Limited, as URA's list of vacant sites sold dates it

Dated as the agency’s list of sites sold prints it (URA Vacant Sites (online version)). The list is the source; no release of this date is on record.

Awarded to

City Developments Limited, S$11,500,000 (S$1,428.57 psm GFA, about S$133 psf ppr).

Source: URA Vacant Sites (online version) (Prevo reference ura-list-vacant-sites-sold)

24 November 1992

Tender closed

Merchant Road / Magazine Road: tender closed with 2 bids, as URA's list of vacant sites sold dates it

Dated as the agency’s list of sites sold prints it (URA Vacant Sites (online version)). The list is the source; no release of this date is on record.

1 bid disclosed

Highest S$11,500,000 (S$1,428.57 psm GFA) from City Developments Limited.

Source: URA Vacant Sites (online version) (Prevo reference ura-list-vacant-sites-sold)

31 August 1992

Launched for tender

Merchant Road / Magazine Road: launched for tender, as URA's list of vacant sites sold dates it

Dated as the agency’s list of sites sold prints it (URA Vacant Sites (online version)). The list is the source; no release of this date is on record.

Source: URA Vacant Sites (online version) (Prevo reference ura-list-vacant-sites-sold)

Site facts

Selling authority
URA
Allowable development
Restoration and adaptive reuse of existing buildings as well as new development
Tenure
99 years
Programme list
None stated; sold by tender, as ura's list records itA URA sale tender its source places on neither the Confirmed nor the Reserve List of the Government Land Sales programme. No list is inferred.The list counts 2 bids and names only the successful tenderer.[ura-list-vacant-sites-sold]
Site area
4,806 sqm[ura-list-vacant-sites-sold]
Maximum GFA
8,050 sqm[ura-list-vacant-sites-sold]
Tender conditions
  • Development type (list code): Commercial
  • Planning area: Singapore River
Facts as stated on
31 August 1992

Sources

  1. Agency listPublication date not recorded

    URA Vacant Sites (online version)

    Urban Redevelopment Authority · Retrieved 19 September 2026

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