[ Land sales ]

South Bridge Road / Cross Street

Awarded

Commercial or Commercial & Residential or Hotel. URA sale site, built as China Square Central.

[ Award ]

S$308,000,100

S$6,343.98 psm GFA, about S$589 psf ppr (derived). Awarded 6 November 1996 to Merevale Holdings Pte Ltd.

LocationAllowable developmentSite areaMaximum permissible GFASuccessful tendererTendered price (S$ psm of GFA)
South Bridge Road / Cross StreetCommercial or Commercial & Residential or Hotel13,981.7 m²48,550 m²Merevale Holdings Pte LtdS$308,000,100(S$6,343.98)
[ The one tender received ]

As listed at the close of 9 October 1996 (ura-list-1996-south-bridge-road-cross-street-close), with the outcome the award of 6 November 1996 gave each.

RankTendererTendered priceS$ psm GFAS$ psf ppr (derived)Outcome
1Merevale Holdings Pte LtdS$308,000,100S$6,343.98S$589Awarded

Press releases, latest first

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6 November 1996

Awarded

South Bridge Road / Cross Street: awarded to Merevale Holdings Pte 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

Merevale Holdings Pte Ltd, S$308,000,100 (S$6,343.98 psm GFA, about S$589 psf ppr).

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

9 October 1996

Tender closed

South Bridge Road / Cross Street: 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$308,000,100 (S$6,343.98 psm GFA) from Merevale Holdings Pte Ltd.

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

31 July 1996

Launched for tender

South Bridge Road / Cross 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 or 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 2 bids and names only the successful tenderer.[ura-list-vacant-sites-sold]
Site area
13,981.7 sqm[ura-list-vacant-sites-sold]
Maximum GFA
48,550 sqm[ura-list-vacant-sites-sold]
Tender conditions
  • Development type (list code): White Site
  • Planning area: Outram
Facts as stated on
31 July 1996

Sources

  1. Agency listPublication date not recorded

    URA Vacant Sites (online version)

    Urban Redevelopment Authority · Retrieved 19 September 2026

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