[ Land sales ]

Middle Road / Bencoolen Street

Awarded

Commercial & Residential or Hotel. URA sale site, built as SUNSHINE PLAZA.

[ Award ]

S$103,800,000

S$3,933.46 psm GFA, about S$365 psf ppr (derived). Awarded 20 December 1996 to City Developments Ltd & Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co Ltd.

LocationAllowable developmentSite areaMaximum permissible GFASuccessful tendererTendered price (S$ psm of GFA)
Middle Road / Bencoolen StreetCommercial & Residential or Hotel6,283 m²26,389 m²City Developments Ltd & Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co LtdS$103,800,000(S$3,933.46)
[ The one tender received ]

As listed at the close of 20 November 1996 (ura-list-1996-middle-road-bencoolen-street-close), with the outcome the award of 20 December 1996 gave each.

RankTendererTendered priceS$ psm GFAS$ psf ppr (derived)Outcome
1City Developments Ltd & Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co LtdS$103,800,000S$3,933.46S$365Awarded

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20 December 1996

Awarded

Middle Road / Bencoolen Street: awarded to City Developments Ltd & Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co 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

City Developments Ltd & Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co Ltd, S$103,800,000 (S$3,933.46 psm GFA, about S$365 psf ppr).

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

20 November 1996

Tender closed

Middle Road / Bencoolen Street: tender closed with 3 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$103,800,000 (S$3,933.46 psm GFA) from City Developments Ltd & Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co Ltd.

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

28 August 1996

Launched for tender

Middle Road / Bencoolen 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
Commercial & Residential or Hotel
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 3 bids and names only the successful tenderer.[ura-list-vacant-sites-sold]
Site area
6,283 sqm[ura-list-vacant-sites-sold]
Maximum GFA
26,389 sqm[ura-list-vacant-sites-sold]
Tender conditions
  • Development type (list code): Commercial and Residential
  • Planning area: Rochor
Facts as stated on
28 August 1996

Sources

  1. Agency listPublication date not recorded

    URA Vacant Sites (online version)

    Urban Redevelopment Authority · Retrieved 19 September 2026

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