Suntec City is a major multi-use development located in Marina Centre, a subzone of the Downtown Core Planning Area in Singapore.
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Suntec City was designed by Tsao & McKown Architects with emphasis on Chinese geomancy (feng shui). The five buildings and the convention center are arranged so that they look like a left hand when viewed aerially. The Fountain of Wealth appears like a golden ring in the palm of the hand. As the fountain is made of bronze, it is believed that the balance of metal and water paves the way for success. Further, the specially selected Chinese name, 新达, means "new achievement".[1][2]
Suntec City office towers compromises of five buildings across Towers One to Five with. Four 45-storey and one 18-storey tower make up the 5 office towers at Suntec City. The latter has 28,000 square feet of net lettable floor area on each floor while the 45-storey towers consists of floor plates ranging from 10,000 to 14,000 square feet. In total, there are about 2.3 million square feet of office space.
Suntec City Mall with Fountain of Wealth in the foreground |
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| Location | Temasek Boulevard, Marina Centre, Downtown Core, Singapore |
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| Opening date | 1994 |
| Developer | Suntec Development |
| Management | ARA Trust Management Suntec Limited |
| Owner | Suntec Real Estate Investment Trust |
| No. of stores and services | 360 |
| Total retail floor area | 880,000 square feet (82,000 m2) |
| Parking | Over 3,000 |
| No. of floors | 3 (excluding 2 basement levels) |
| Website | Sunteccitymall.com |
Suntec City Mall (Chinese: 新达城广场) is a shopping centre in Singapore, located within the Marina Centre subzone of the Downtown Core Planning Area. Opened in 1994 together with initial phases of the Suntec City development, it was the largest shopping centre in Singapore with 888,000 square feet (82,500 m2) of retail space until the opening of VivoCity in 2006. It also offers a club house called the Suntec City Guild House located on the fifth storey.
The large size of the mall boasts some 360 outlets spread over 4 floors in an L-shaped configuration. To help shoppers to navigate around the mall, it was divided into four zones, namely:
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Major tenants
Fashion
Sports Leisure, gifts and hobbies
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Food and beverage
Health and beauty
Entertainment
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| Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre | |
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Exterior façade of Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre. |
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| General information | |
| Type | Trade and convention centre |
| Address | Temasek Boulevard, Marina Centre, Downtown Core, Singapore |
| Inaugurated | 1995 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 6 |
| Floor area | 880,000 square feet (82,000 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Owner | ARA Harmony Fund (including Suntec Real Estate Investment Trust - 60.8%, City Harvest Church and other private investors) |
| Landlord | ARA Trust Management Suntec Limited |
| Main contractor | Suntec Development |
| Architect | Tsao & McKown Architects |
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| Parking | Over 3,000 |
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The Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre (Chinese: 新達城新加坡國際會議展覽中心) was officially opened on 1 November 1994, and was previously known as the Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre (SICEC). Its current name was adopted in 2004 as part of a rebranding exercise. The convention centre has a total of 100,000 square metres of space, over multiple levels.
Initially part of the entire Suntec City development, the building is now separately owned by privately-held ARA Harmony Fund and managed by ARA Singapore.
It is one of the largest multi-purpose convention and exhibition facilities in the centre of the city, the ICC has hosted some of the world’s biggest meetings, exhibitions and conventions – including the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) World Bank Congress in 1994.
Originally developed as part of the entire Suntec City, it was sold to private investors forming the ARA Harmony Fund, with SuntecREIT holding a 60.8% stake at a total cost of $139.75 million. The ARA Harmony Fund is a single-asset private fund that owns 100% of the venue.
In 2010, City Harvest Church reportedly acquired a substantial minority stake in the ARA Harmony Fund. The investment seeks to secure sustainable long-term use of the convention halls as a regular church venue through a co-own and lease model.
The church plans to offset rental costs with annual dividends by acquiring stakes in the single-asset private fund. It is expected to cost $310 million, including committed and future rentals, share acquisition, renovation and shifting costs over a number of years. While the shareholding details are not known, with the announcement of SuntecREIT's shareholdering at 60.8%, the maximum possible stakeholding by City Harvest Church is 39.2%.
The centre is located in the central business district of Singapore. It has one of Asia's largest column-free space, in the form of multi-purpose convention halls each with 12,000 square metres of column-free space. A convention hall on level 6 and an exhibition hall on Level 4, each offers 12,000 square metres of space. The exhibition hall can be divided into 4 smaller halls, while level 6 can be divided into three halls.
The building also boasts a theatre, meeting rooms and ballrooms on the 2nd and 3rd floors, as well as food courts, restaurants, retail stores and a large lobby and event registration counters on the ground floor. 2 basement levels provide ample parking.
Several high-profile events and exhibitions have been held in the venue, and they include the WTO Ministerial Conference of 1994 and the World Economic Forum's East Asia Economic Summit, which has been held there several times. Other major events held at the venue include: the Asian Casinos Expo, CAREER, IT Show, Modern Living, NATAS Travel Fair, Singapore Motorshow, VoiceComm, the International Food Festival, COMEX IT Fair, the World Stamp Championship, IAAPA Asian Expo, the World Down Syndrome Congress, Anime Festival Asia and the World Cyber Games.
In 2006, several Singapore 2006 events, including the 61st Annual Meetings of the Boards of Governors of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group, were being held at the venue. Several events of the 2010 Youth Olympic Games will also be the focus of the Convention Centre.
Located in the heart of Singapore’s business district, the International Convention Centre (ICC) is also conveniently located near the IOC Family Hotels, which is just a 10-minute walk away.[8]
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