Malls · Singapore
Scotts Shopping Centre
Opened 1982. Closed 2007. Redeveloped in 2011.
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This site: 14 within 10 km computed · all sites with thisRedeveloped
This site: Scotts Square extraction · all sites with thisMixed use
This site: …new_use field extraction · all sites with thisNow
| Status | Demolishedextracted, unreviewed |
|---|---|
| Strategy | Redevelopedextracted, unreviewed |
| New uses | mixedextracted, unreviewed reported |
| What is there now | Scotts Squareextracted, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2011extracted, unreviewed reported |
| Redeveloper | Wheelock Propertiesextracted, unreviewed reported |
Planning
| Zoning change | luxury residentialextracted, unreviewed |
|---|---|
| Entitlement year | 2006extracted, unreviewed reported |
Deals and debt
| Date | Event | Price | Parties | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Sold | $345.0M closed | Wheelock Properties ← The Ascott Group | Wikipedia |
Site context
| Transit within 800 m | no rail station; 7 bus stops within 400 mOpenStreetMap |
|---|---|
| Motorway junctions within 2 km | 4, 5, Kampong JavaOpenStreetMap |
| Other atlas sites nearby | 14 within 10 km, 19 within 25 km: Tanglin Shopping Centre (0.9 km); Specialists' Shopping Centre (1.1 km); Amber Mansions (2.0 km); Old Tekka Market (2.3 km); The Verge, Singapore (2.3 km)computed |
| Overture Maps | place Scotts Shopping Centre (shopping_mall, confidence 0.72, from Overture, meta); building footprint 5,918 m²Overture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0) |
| Website and social | no website listed · social: facebookOverture / Internet Archive |
| Attention: Wikipedia page views | 21,711 since 2015; 1,559 in the last 12 months (-5% vs the prior 12); peak 2024-10 with 930Wikimedia |
Summary, model-written
Scotts Shopping Centre opened in 1982 as a high‑end boutique mall on Scotts Road, operating until 2007. After a 2004 sale to Wheelock Properties, demolition was planned in 2006 and carried out in 2007, with redevelopment completed in 2011 as the luxury residential mixed‑use project Scotts Square.
Why. The record does not specify anchor tenant losses, competition, or debt as causes; it notes a redevelopment strategy and a 2006 demolition plan following the 2004 sale.
Where it stands. The site is now demolished and replaced by Scotts Square, controlled by Wheelock Properties per the 2004 sale and 2011 completion.
For a planner
- Precedent: conversion of a boutique mall to luxury residential on Orchard Road.
- Policy tool: zoning change to luxury residential approved in 2006 (entitlement year).
- Open question: how the loss of retail space affects street vitality and surrounding retail mix.
- Consideration: need for affordable housing or community amenities in the new development.
For a developer
- Site size: not provided in the record.
- Control: Wheelock Properties held title from 2004 to at least 2011.
- Entitlement stage: zoning change and entitlement year 2006 approved; redevelopment completed 2011.
- Constraints: flood, transit, and environmental data absent from record.
- Market signals: tract‑level demographic or sales data not included.
What we do not know yet
- Exact site area is missing.
- Anchor tenant losses, competition, or financial debt details are not recorded.
- Environmental, flood, or transit constraints are unknown.
- The record is marked as 'draft' and some fields are model‑extracted and unreviewed.
- Post‑completion performance or occupancy of Scotts Square is not described.
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Elsewhere on the web
Pages with photos
- Scotts Shopping Centre commons.wikimedia.org
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History and original facts
| Opened | 1982extracted, unreviewed |
|---|---|
| Closed | 2007extracted, unreviewed |
| Original developer | The Ascott Groupextracted, unreviewed |
| Anchors | Pois, Blush, Crème, Kiehl's |
| Notes | Wikipedia categories: Defunct shopping malls in Singapore |
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Background
The Scotts Shopping Centre was a shopping mall in Singapore, located along Scotts Road in the Orchard Road vicinity. The mall was branded as a high-end boutique mall with outlets like Pois, Blush, Crème, and Kiehl's, with professional women as its target demographic.
Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.
Timeline
- 1982 opened
- 1985 air-conditioned food court
- 2004 sale
- 2006 demolition planned
- 2007 demolition
- 2011 redevelopment completed
Sources
- Wikipedia: Scotts Shopping Centre · supports: after notes, original developer, status, strategy, year closed, year opened, zoning change
13 quoted sentences
Opened in 1982
The mall was demolished on the following year in 2007
The Ascott Group... previously owned by The Ascott Group
Development... completed in 2011