People's Park Centre

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People's Park Centre
People's Park Centre
Facts and statistics
Location Chinatown, Singapore
Address 101 Upper Cross Street
No. of floors For shopping centre: Four (Basement 1, 1, 2, 3)

People's Park Centre (Simplified Chinese: 珍珠大厦) is a medium-sized shopping centre in the heart of Chinatown of Singapore.

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[edit] Architecture

People's Park Centre is a mixed-use development which features four floors for retail shopping and a pair of towers which are used for office space and residential usage.

The main tower, reaching thirteen floors, hosts many of Singapore's law firms and the management office is also located on the fifth floor which provides a link between the management and the tenants. The smaller tower hosts a few offices and a considerable amount of residential space. The main shopping centre is located at the lower floors of the development and houses a wide variety of retailers dealing in Chinese handicrafts and a large array of Chinese oriented travel agencies.

[edit] Location and accessibility

It is located in Chinatown at the intersection of Eu Tong Sen Street and Upper Cross Street(Cross Street, Singapore). It is adjacent to exit D of the Chinatown MRT Station and near to almost 20 bus connections. There is a multi-story car park in the complex and another open-air car park behind the centre. A taxi stand is located behind the building. It is located near the largest hospital in Singapore, Singapore General Hospital and the New Bridge Road Bus Terminal.


Buses that stop at the bus stop located outside:
SBS Transit: 54, 124, 145, 147, 166
SMRT Buses: 190, 851

[edit] Notable tenants

People's Park Centre is a popular spot for many tourism agency and traveler concept shops to anchor down and it soon fosters to a tourism hub for Singaporeans.

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[edit] Linkages

  • An overhead enclosed bridge links it to OG departmental store and the People's Park cooked food centre.
  • An overhead bridge links it to Chinatown Point and Hong Lim Complex.
  • An overhead bridge links it to Furama City Centre hotel.

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