AMK Hub

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AMK Hub
Ang Mo Kio Hub
Ang Mo Kio Hub
Mall facts and statistics
Location Ang Mo Kio, Singapore
Opening date January 2007 (operational)
May 2007 (official)
Owner Singapore Labour Foundation
No. of anchor tenants 2 (NTUC Fairprice XTRA, and Cathay Cineplex)
Total retail floor area 350,000 square ft.
No. of floors 7, including 3 basement floors
Website not in operation yet (May 2007)

AMK Hub (Simplified Chinese: 宏茂桥城) is a heartland mall which is located in north central Singapore, and is generally within the North-East Region. It has an air-conditioned bus interchange, the third bus interchange in Singapore to have full air-conditioning facilities, and is conveniently linked to Ang Mo Kio MRT Station via the underpass.

Singapore's National Trade Union Congress's various cooperatives like NTUC FairPrice, NTUC Income, NTUC Foodfare, NTUC Healthcare, NTUC Childcare and NTUC Eldercare, and NTUC Club, will all come under one roof in AMK Hub to provide a wide range of affordable products and services for residents and visitors of all ages, bringing them greater convenience, and cost and time savings.

AMK Hub is part of the redevelopment plan to rejuvenate the town centre of Ang Mo Kio, to make it more hip and vibrant. Seng Han Thong is the Member of Parliament for this constituency (Yio Chu Kang Constituency).

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[edit] History

AMK Hub was built on the site of the old bus interchange and retail area of Ang Mo Kio that existed until 2002. A temporary bus interchange was later built 500 metres away from its original site to allow the construction of the shopping mall to be carried forth. After March 2007, the bus interchange will be relocated and moved into AMK Hub.

[edit] Slow Construction Process

The work on the site at that time was draggy, right after the demolition of the retail area and bus interchange, the contractor went bust and the site was left empty. Only after two years of stagnation, work on the site was finally restored, and its newly-assigned contractor, Lum Chang Building, worked on a tight schedule to get it done by end 2006.

[edit] Underpass Cut-Off

During the closure of former Ang Mo Kio Bus Interchange, at the site of present AMK Hub, the underpass gradually closed. It was closed for 4 years since 2003 and has opened following the opening of AMK Hub.

[edit] "Name-the-Mall Competition"

This competition was launched by the developers in March 2005 as its developers decided to involved the residents in suggesting a suitable name for the retail mall, since the mall will become an integral part of Ang Mo Kio residents' lives. In the end, the name "AMK Hub" which is the short-form of Ang Mo Kio Hub, was chosen.

[edit] Interesting Facts

AMK Hub has 48,250 square metres of gross floor area and 350,000 square feet of retail space. Among the other neighbourhood malls around in Singapore, AMK Hub's size is bigger than Sun Plaza and Heartland Mall @ Kovan. Malls like Causeway Point and Jurong Point Shopping Centre are still bigger compared to AMK Hub.

[edit] Highlights of AMK Hub

[edit] Fairprice Xtra

FairPrice's largest branch in Singapore, the FairPrice Xtra hypermarket, at Ang Mo Kio Hub.
FairPrice's largest branch in Singapore, the FairPrice Xtra hypermarket, at Ang Mo Kio Hub.

Residents and visitors will find anchor tenant, NTUC FairPrice, occupying AMK Hub's Basement Two with its first-ever and biggest hypermarket, which stands at approximately 7,100 square metres (77,000 square feet), and offering a wide variety of products ranging from groceries to electrical and electronic goods.

[edit] NTUC Income Outlet

NTUC Income, it has plans to set up a branch to offer full servicing facilities and may set up its third Insurance Business Centre there. With these facilities from NTUC Income, residents will be able to carry out all their insurance and payment transactions, and do their financial planning, at a greater convenience.

[edit] Re-opening of NTUC Foodfare

NTUC Foodfare will also be back in Ang Mo Kio once more, opening a foodcourt at Level Three while NTUC Club will keep residents entertained at Level Four with an Integrated Entertainment Centre.

[edit] Integrated Entertainment Centre

The IEC at Level Four has a club area (managed by NTUC Club) and an eight-screen cineplex (managed by Cathay Cineplex).

[edit] Notable Tenants

A comprehensive mix of retail shops have also been included in AMK Hub, with popular retail outlets, food and beverage outlets and also banks, all under-one-roof.

Below is the list of several tenants to look out for in the mall.

[edit] Level 4

[edit] Level 3

  • CitiBank #03-02/03
  • DBS Bank #03-01/27
  • NTUC Foodfare #03-12
  • NTUC Denticare/Medical Centre #03-14/15/16
  • NTUC Eldercare #03-26
  • NTUC Income #03-18/19/20/21
  • Han Language Centre #03-24
  • Cristofori Music School #03-17
  • Jill Lowe International #03-25
  • Kent Ridge Tutors #03-08/09
  • Learning Kidz Education Centre #03-07
  • Little Skool-House #03-22
  • Stratford Learning School #03-05/06
  • Wiggle Learners #03-23

[edit] Level Two

  • Anderson's of Denmark #02-18
  • Fish & Co. #02-03
  • Action City #02-53/54
  • Cerisi #02-46/47
  • Fox Kids/Fox Baby #02-04/05
  • JuzzGame #02-09
  • Ocean Pacific #02-50/51
  • Funz Centre #02-08

[edit] Level One

[edit] Basement One

[edit] Basement 2

  • FairPrice Xtra #B2-26
  • Dian Xiao Er #B2-01
  • Soup Restaurant #B2-02
  • Four Seasons Durians #B2-28
  • Jollibean #B2-29
  • Miao Kou Taiwan Street Food #B2-30
  • World Of Sports #B2-14
  • Home-Fix: The D.I.Y. Store #B2-15
  • ZTP Ginseng Birdnest #B2-20
  • The Living Pharmacy #B2-21/22/23/24/25
  • OSIM #B2-05/06
  • H2 Hub (Watches) #B2-12
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