# Amber Mansions

Singapore, Singapore · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-1e98ee4133` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/singapore/singapore-amber-mansions/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-1e98ee4133.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-1e98ee4133.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-1e98ee4133

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | demolished | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | civic | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | Dhoby Ghaut MRT station | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Closed | 1984 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | Urban Redevelopment Authority | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_closed**: “The buildings were demolished in 1984 to make way for the Dhoby Ghaut MRT station.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amber_Mansions
- **after_notes**: “to make way for the Dhoby Ghaut MRT station.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amber_Mansions
- **status**: “The buildings were demolished in 1984 to make way for the Dhoby Ghaut MRT station.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amber_Mansions
- **strategy**: “The buildings were demolished in 1984 to make way for the Dhoby Ghaut MRT station.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amber_Mansions

## Parties

- Joseph Aaron Elias — owner (from text)

## Timeline

- 1978: Gazetted for acquisition by Urban Redevelopment Authority
- 1984: Demolished to make way for Dhoby Ghaut MRT station

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

Amber Mansions was a shopping centre and residential building located at the curve between Orchard Road and Penang Road in what is currently known as Dhoby Ghaut, Singapore. Constructed in the 1920s, the shopping centre was one of the first shopping centres in Singapore.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amber_Mansions

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_closed — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amber_Mansions

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Amber Mansions, Singapore, Singapore." Record m-1e98ee4133, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/singapore/singapore-amber-mansions/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_singaporeambermansions,
  title = {Amber Mansions, Singapore, Singapore},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/singapore/singapore-amber-mansions/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-1e98ee4133, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.