[ Land sales ]

Bencoolen Street/ Albert Street

Awarded

Hotel or Commercial / Residential. URA sale site, built as THE BENCOOLEN.

[ Award ]

S$120,188,000

S$4,033.70 psm GFA, about S$375 psf ppr (derived). Awarded 27 March 1995 to Hong Leong Holdings Ltd.

LocationAllowable developmentSite areaMaximum permissible GFASuccessful tendererTendered price (S$ psm of GFA)
Bencoolen Street/ Albert StreetHotel or Commercial / Residential7,094.3 m²29,796 m²Hong Leong Holdings LtdS$120,188,000(S$4,033.70)
[ The one tender received ]

As listed at the close of 18 January 1995 (ura-list-1994-bencoolen-street-albert-street-close), with the outcome the award of 27 March 1995 gave each.

RankTendererTendered priceS$ psm GFAS$ psf ppr (derived)Outcome
1Hong Leong Holdings LtdS$120,188,000S$4,033.70S$375Awarded

Press releases, latest first

Each card is one release on its own date, with its text folded beneath. The latest is first and open.

27 March 1995

Awarded

Bencoolen Street/ Albert Street: awarded to Hong Leong Holdings Ltd, 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

Hong Leong Holdings Ltd, S$120,188,000 (S$4,033.70 psm GFA, about S$375 psf ppr).

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

18 January 1995

Tender closed

Bencoolen Street/ Albert Street: tender closed with 6 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$120,188,000 (S$4,033.70 psm GFA) from Hong Leong Holdings Ltd.

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

19 October 1994

Launched for tender

Bencoolen Street/ Albert Street: 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
Hotel or Commercial / Residential
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 6 bids and names only the successful tenderer.[ura-list-vacant-sites-sold]
Site area
7,094.3 sqm[ura-list-vacant-sites-sold]
Maximum GFA
29,796 sqm[ura-list-vacant-sites-sold]
Tender conditions
  • Development type (list code): Hotel
  • Planning area: Rochor
Facts as stated on
19 October 1994

Sources

  1. Agency listPublication date not recorded

    URA Vacant Sites (online version)

    Urban Redevelopment Authority · Retrieved 19 September 2026

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