Malls · Singapore
Tanglin Shopping Centre
Tanglin Shopping Centre opened 1972, closed 2024, demolished for mixed-use redevelopment by Pacific Eagle Real Estate, construction ongoing April 2026. · summary, model-written
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This site: …https://www.facebook.com/1299339453259660 overture · all sites with this3+ other atlas sites within 10 km
This site: 16 within 10 km computed · all sites with thisRedeveloped
This site: Construction of the new complex is on going, with demolition works of the basement in progress as of April 2026. 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 |
| What is there now | Construction of the new complex is on going, with demolition works of the basement in progress as of April 2026.extracted, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2024extracted, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | Pacific Eagle Real Estateextracted, unreviewed |
Site context
| Other atlas sites nearby | 16 within 10 km, 19 within 25 km: Scotts Shopping Centre (0.9 km); Specialists' Shopping Centre (1.9 km); Amber Mansions (2.8 km); Liang Court (2.9 km); Old Tekka Market (3.2 km)computed |
|---|---|
| Overture Maps | place 健康中心 (shopping, confidence 0.21, from Overture, meta); building footprint 6,179 m²Overture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0) |
| Website and social | no website listed · social: facebookOverture / Internet Archive |
| Attention: Wikipedia page views | 9,150 since 2015; 3,974 in the last 12 months (-4% vs the prior 12); peak 2026-08 with 689Wikimedia |
Summary, model-written
Tanglin Shopping Centre opened in 1972 as the first modern mall in the Tanglin area and operated until 2024. In 2022 it was sold to Pacific Eagle Real Estate, after which demolition began and the site is being redeveloped into a mixed‑use complex, with basement demolition and new construction ongoing as of April 2026.
Why. not stated in the record
Where it stands. The site is currently demolished with new mixed‑use construction underway, controlled by Pacific Eagle Real Estate.
For a planner
- Precedent: first modern mall in Tanglin and second oldest in Singapore.
- Policy tools: redevelopment strategy and private sale enabling mixed‑use reuse.
- Open questions: expected completion date of the new complex.
- Open questions: any zoning or land‑use changes approved for the redevelopment.
For a developer
- Site size: not stated in the record.
- Control: owned by Pacific Eagle Real Estate.
- Entitlement stage: demolition completed, new complex construction ongoing (as of April 2026).
- Constraints: flood, transit, and environmental factors not specified in the record.
- Market signals: tract‑level demographic or sales data not provided.
What we do not know yet
- Exact reason for closure and sale not documented in the record.
- Site dimensions and parcel boundaries are missing.
- Flood risk, transit access, and environmental constraints are not specified.
- Timeline for completion of the new complex is unknown.
- Data are marked as draft and derived from extraction, so verification pending.
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Elsewhere on the web
Pages with photos
- Tanglin Shopping Centre, Dec 05 commons.wikimedia.org
- 50 years of Tanglin Shopping Centre | History By Eisen historybyeisen.com
- Tanglin Shopping Centre makes fourth en bloc bid at $828 mil ... edgeprop.sg
- Tanglin Shopping Centre at Tanglin / Holland / Bukit Timah in SG ... commercialguru.com.sg
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History and original facts
| Opened | 1972extracted, unreviewed |
|---|---|
| Closed | 2024extracted, unreviewed |
| Original developer | S.K. Chee Co.extracted, unreviewed |
| Architect | William S. W. Lim |
| Notes | Wikipedia categories: Defunct shopping malls in Singapore |
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Background
Tanglin Shopping Centre was a shopping centre on Tanglin Road in Tanglin, Singapore. Completed in 1972, the mall was the "first modern shopping mall to be established in the area and the second oldest in Singapore after People's Park Complex in Chinatown."
Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.
Timeline
- 1969 Construction began
- 1972 Mall completed
- 1978 Government approved extension
- 1980 Phase Two completed
- 2022 Sale to Pacific Eagle Real Estate
- 2024 Demolition began
- 2024 Demolition completed
- 2026 Basement demolition ongoing
- 2026 New complex construction ongoing
Sources
- Wikipedia: Tanglin Shopping Centre · supports: after notes, original developer, status, strategy, year closed, year opened
15 quoted sentences
Completed in 1972
As of 22 May 2024, the building underwent demolition
developed by S.K. Chee Co.
Construction of the new complex is on going, with demolition works of the basement in progress as of April 2026.