The Centrepoint Shopping Mall
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Commercial Building Details

Introduction

The Centrepoint is a commercial building situated at 176 Orchard Road S238843, in the prestigious district 09. There are a total of six storeys and two basements: Basement 1 to 5th levels are mainly retail and food and beverage outlets. The carparks are at basement two and also on levels 4 to 6. The 6th floor is mainly for offices and car park.

The main developer is Frasers Centrepoint. It opened in 1983 and has major anchor tenants like Robinsons and Marks& Spencer. Other International Retail brands such as Braun Buffel, Gap, Geox, MANGO, Mikimoto and Swarovski are also found here. This Commercial building is mainly used for retail and office rental and sale.

By decorating the tallest chocolate sculpture, it made its way to the Guinness World Records on 2 Dec 2008.
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PROJECT NAME 
The Centrepoint 

TYPE 
Shopping Centre 

ADDRESS 
176 Orchard Road S238843 

DISTRICT 
09 

DEVELOPER 
Frasers Centrepoint 

YEAR COMPLETED 
1983 

NEARBY MRT STATION(S) 
• Somerset 
• Dhoby Ghuat 
• Orchard 

Parking 
EPS parking, operational 24 hours 

Monday – Saturday 
7am – 5pm First hour or part thereof – $2 
Every subsequent half hour or part thereof – $1.50 

Monday – Saturday 
5pm – 7amFirst hour or part thereof – $2 
Every subsequent hour or part thereof – $1.50 

Sunday and Public Holidays 
7am – 7am (the next day)First hour or part thereof – $2 
Every subsequent hour or part thereof – $1.50 
Commercial Building Location

The Centrepoint is located near to Somerset Mrt station which is 0.24 km away. Other nearby MRT stations are Dhoby Ghaut and Orchard stations. There are also several bus services available. For vehicle owners, driving from here to the Central Business District will take you about 10-15 minutes. Major expressways such as CTE allow drivers easy access to any part of Singapore.

Amenities around

Malls: Nearby mega malls like Orchard Point, Orchard Emerald, Orchard Central, Midpoint Orchard, OG Orchard and 313 @ Somerset as well as many more others which have a myriad of amenities like eateries, retail shops, supermarkets and banks. There are also nearby restaurants along Scotts Road, Koek Road and Orchard Road.

Supermarkets: The nearest supermarkets are Cold Storage Supermarket at Centrepoint, NTUC Fairprice Supermarket at Orchard Grand Court and Market Place Supermarket at Paragon.

Healthcare: For medical consult, you can head to the nearby General Practitioner Clinics, Mount Elizabeth Hospital and Gleneagles Hospital in the area to provide specialist healthcare services for the residents.

Education: The nearby educational institution around are St Magaret’s Primary School, Anglo-Chinese Junior School, Singapore Chinese Girls Primary School, Anglo-Chinese School, Singapore Chinese Girls School, Raffles Girls’ Secondary school and Singapore Management University.

Recreational facilities: There are many recreational facilities around Singapore American Club, The Tanglin Club and Botanica Garden.

Places of worship: These include Lembaga Pendtadhir Masjid Al-falah Mosque at 15 Cairnhill Road, Tong Sian Tng Temple at 31 Devonshire road and New Creation Church at 51 Cuppage Road.

Hotels around here include Holiday Inn Singapore Orchard City Centre, Le Meridien, Meritus Mandarin, Hotel Grand Central and Grand Park Orchard Singapore Hotel.

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Conclusion

The Centrepoint is definitely a highly sought after commercial business place due to its strategic location in the Orchard and the myriad of facilities in-house and nearby. Prestigious residential apartments located around this area like Parc Emily, Urban Suites @ Orchard and The Laurels. For more details, please contact the relevant personnel.

Did You Know ?

1.In the 1840s, Graveyards were located along Orchard Road. Chinese Graveyards were located near the Orchard Mrt station stretch of road. Sumatrans from Becoolen also were buried around the area. Previously the Jewish cemtery was located near Dhoby Ghuat Mrt station but was demolished in 1984.

2.Istana was previously used to screen movies for free to the public on weekly basis back in the early 1950s to 1960s. It also provided parking lots for muslims who goes to the nearby mosques.

3.Orchard Road Car Park Hawker Centre existed between 1966-1978 was alaso known as Glutton's Square was one of the most popular makan places in Singapore. The Hawkers will push their stalls to the carpark after 5 pm when the car park closed and will be opened till almost 5 am the following day. In 1978, due to overcrowding and hygiene issues hawkers were relocated to Cuppage Hawker Centres and Newton Circus.

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