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Old Tekka Market

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Opened 2003 as Tekka Mall, rebranded 2008, demolished 2017, replaced 2020 by Tekka Place mixed-use serviced residence and retail podium. · summary, model-written

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Old Tekka Market — Exterior view of a multi-story building with signage and street sign visible. · verified by a vision model. Photo: Lennardchan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

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Strategy

Redeveloped

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New use

Housing

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Mixed use

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Retail (continued)

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Now

Status	Demolishedextracted, unreviewed documented The complex was demolished in 2017 to make way for redevelopment after 14 years of operation, making it one of the youngest malls in Singapore to shut its doors. en.wikipedia.org
Strategy	Redevelopedextracted, unreviewed documented The complex was demolished in 2017 to make way for redevelopment after 14 years of operation, making it one of the youngest malls in Singapore to shut its doors. en.wikipedia.org
New uses	housing, retailextracted, unreviewed reported
What is there now	A mixed-use development comprising a serviced residence and retail podiumextracted, unreviewed documented The upper floors of the main block will house Citadines Rochor, a 320-unit serviced residence with studio and one-bedroom units. Facilities include a lounge, gymnasium, launderette and swimming pool. The development will also include 70,000 sq ft of retail area en.wikipedia.org
Developer	Lum Chang Holdings and LaSalle Investment Management Asiaextracted, unreviewed

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History and original facts

Opened	2003extracted, unreviewed documented It was opened in 2003. en.wikipedia.org
Closed	2017extracted, unreviewed documented In July 2017, The Verge was officially closed to the public and the main block was demolished in September. en.wikipedia.org
Notes	Wikipedia categories: Defunct shopping malls in Singapore

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Planning

Planning notes	The upper floors of the main block will house Citadines Rochor, a 320-unit serviced residence with studio and one-bedroom units.extracted, unreviewed

Before and after

Before: the mall

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After: the retrofit

Housing units planned	320quote
Retail	70,000 sq ftquote
Demolished	2,017quote

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Site context

Transit within 800 m	no rail station; 1 bus station(s); 9 bus stops within 400 mOpenStreetMap
Motorway junctions within 2 km	4, 5, 7C, Balestier RoadOpenStreetMap
Other atlas sites nearby	15 within 10 km, 19 within 25 km: The Verge, Singapore (0.0 km); Capital City Mall (0.7 km); Golden Truly Mall (0.7 km); Amber Mansions (0.9 km); Capitol Centre, Singapore (1.3 km)computed
Overture Maps	place 武吉寺 (shopping_mall, confidence 0.56, from Overture, meta); building footprint 2,445 m²Overture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Website and social	no website listed · social: facebookOverture / Internet Archive

Summary, model-written

Opened in 2003 as Tekka Mall, the site was rebranded and renovated as The Verge in 2008, with a makeover completed in 2009. It operated for 14 years before closing and being demolished in 2017 to make way for redevelopment, which resulted in the opening of Tekka Place—a mixed-use serviced residence and retail podium—in 2020.

Why. not stated in the record

Where it stands. The site is currently occupied by Tekka Place, a mixed-use development controlled by Lum Chang Holdings and LaSalle Investment Management Asia, the developers listed in the record.

For a planner

Redevelopment strategy applied to convert former mall to mixed-use housing and retail
Planning notes indicate approval for a 320-unit serviced residence (Citadines Rochor) on upper floors
Open questions include infrastructure impacts, transit access, and any policy incentives used for the redevelopment

For a developer

Site controlled by Lum Chang Holdings and LaSalle Investment Management Asia
Entitlement stage appears advanced: planning notes detail approved serviced residence and retail podium
Specific site size, flood risk, transit proximity, and environmental constraints are not provided in the record

What we do not know yet

Exact parcel size and land area are unknown
Information on anchor tenant losses, competition, or debt leading to closure is missing
Environmental context (flood zones, contamination) and transit access are not described
Post‑development ownership structure and any ongoing ground‑lease arrangements are unspecified
Market signals from surrounding tract data (demographics, income, retail demand) are absent

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Background

The Verge, formerly Tekka Mall, was the first and largest modern shopping mall at the Little India precinct in Singapore. It was opened in 2003. The Verge had two buildings, the main building and Chill @ The Verge. It was located in the southern part of Little India, with the main building located at the junction of Serangoon Road and Sungei Road and the Chill @ The Verge at the junction of Perak Road and Sungei Road. Both of the buildings were separated by Clive Street and the mall lies opposite of Tekka Centre across Serangoon Road. The complex was demolished in 2017 to make way for redevelopment after 14 years of operation, making it one of the youngest malls in Singapore to shut its doors.

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Timeline

2003 Opened as Tekka Mall
2008 Rebranded and renovated as The Verge
2009 Makeover completed
2017 Closed and demolished
2018 New development Tekka Place announced
2020 Tekka Place opened

Sources

Wikipedia: Old Tekka Market · supports: after notes, status, strategy, year closed, year opened
11 quoted sentences
It was opened in 2003.
In July 2017, The Verge was officially closed to the public and the main block was demolished in September.
The upper floors of the main block will house Citadines Rochor, a 320-unit serviced residence with studio and one-bedroom units. Facilities include a lounge, gymnasium, launderette and swimming pool. The development will also include 70,000 sq ft of retail area
The complex was demolished in 2017 to make way for redevelopment after 14 years of operation, making it one of the youngest malls in Singapore to shut its doors.

Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Old Tekka Market, Singapore." Record m-22b92b70f5, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/other/singapore/singapore-old-tekka-market/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_singaporeoldtekkamarket,
  title = {Old Tekka Market, Singapore, Singapore},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/other/singapore/singapore-old-tekka-market/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-22b92b70f5, 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}
}

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