Compass Point Shopping Centre
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| Location | Sengkang, Singapore |
| Address | 1 Sengkang Square, Singapore 545078 |
| Opening date | 2002 |
| Developer | Frasers Centrepoint |
| Management | Frasers Centrepoint |
| Owner | Frasers Centrepoint |
| No. of stores and services | 129 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 8 |
| Total retail floor area | 25,000 square metres (266,000 square feet) |
| No. of floors | 4 floors and 2 basement floors |
| Website | Link |
Compass Point Shopping Centre (Chinese: 勘宝坊) is a suburban shopping mall located in the town centre of Sengkang New Town, Singapore.
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[edit] History
Compass Point Shopping Centre was built as an integrated development together with the adjacent Sengkang MRT Station and Compass Heights condominium.[1][2] Constructed at a cost of S$230 million[3][4], the shopping mall started operations in August 2002.[5] The shopping centre was the first major mall to open on the North East MRT Line.[3]
[edit] Facilities
Compass Point Shopping Centre is Singapore's first thematic suburban shopping centre based on the theme of learning. Educational panels and informative posters are mounted on railings and walls, which feature interesting trivia based on particular themes updated periodically. After getting feedback from the public and commissioning a survey of residents in the area, conducted by international property adviser DTZ Debenham Tie Leung Limited, the mall's developer, Centrepoint Properties, proposed the learning theme for the shopping mall to cater to the predominantly young families of Sengkang New Town.[3][6][7]
The shopping mall has an approximate retail area of 25,000 square metres (266,000 square feet). Retail space is spread out over four storeys and a basement. Each storey of the shopping centre is named after the five major continents, with motifs showing different aspects of that continent, such as flora and sea-transport vessels:[3] Oceania (basement storey); Asia (ground floor); Europe (2nd storey); The Americas (3rd); and Africa (4th).
The mall is currently managed by Frasers Centrepoint (formerly Centrepoint Properties). Its major tenants include Cold Storage, Metro, National Library Board, Best Denki, Popular Bookstore and Kopitiam food court.
Sengkang Community Library, located on the shopping centre's fourth floor, is the first DIY public library in Singapore.[8]
[edit] Accessibility
Compass Point Shopping Centre is well-served by public transport, being located just next to the Sengkang MRT Station, the Sengkang Bus Interchange and the Sengkang LRT Station. Being easily accessible, the shopping centre serves as the main suburban shopping mall for residents of Sengkang New Town.
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
- ^ Khaw Boon Wan. "The ticket to seamless travel", The Straits Times, 26 November 2002.
- ^ "61 Compass Heights units sold", The Straits Times, 3 March 2001, p. S14.
- ^ a b c d Koh Boon Pin. "It's not just a mall, it's a learning centre", The Straits Times, 26 July 2000, p. 49.
- ^ Debbie Goh. "Mall's retail space all taken way before 2002 opening", The Straits Times, 4 January 2001.
- ^ "2,000 flock to Sengkang mall job fair", The Straits Times, 8 July 2002.
- ^ Ginnie Teo. "Learn as you shop at Sengkang mall", The Straits Times, 18 May 2000, p. 97.
- ^ "Major shopping mall coming up in Sengkang", The Straits Times, 12 August 2002.
- ^ Eunice Quek, Kok Tse Wei. "How the libraries stack up", The Straits Times, 2 July 2005, p. S6.
[edit] References
- Krist Boo. "Mall brings cheer to Sengkang", The Straits Times, 8 August 2002.
- Cheong Suk-Wai. "It's a MALL world after all", The Sunday Times, 2 April 2006, p. L1.
- Hazel Yong. "Shop and learn", The Sunday Times, 2 April 2006, p. L8.
