Commercial/Industrial Property District Guide
Commercial and Industrial Property District Guide in Singapore
Achieving growth through decentralisation
URA intends to intensify efforts to decentralise business activities and commercial centres outside the city.
Decentralisation is a way to achieve a more sustainable growth by distributing commercial activities to various parts of the island, such as Tampines, Jurong and Paya Lebar – as well as an upcoming one stretching from Woodlands to Punggol, called the North Coast Innovation Corridor. example is URA’s newly announced plans for the Jurong Lake District and Paya Lebar Central. The idea to develop these areas actually has its roots way back in 1991, as part of the 1991 Concept Plan Review. Back then, it was realised that Singapore would face the potential problem of traffic congestion in and out of the Central Business District during peak hours. To tackle this problem before it came to a head, URA adopted a long-term strategy to decentralise commercial activities to commercial centres outside the city. Distributing commercial activities throughout the island and bringing jobs closer to homes would reduce travel into the city, in turn reducing both peak-hour congestion as well as vehicular emissions. Decentralisation would also offer businesses alternative and more affordable business locations.
As part of this long-term strategy, several locations strategically well spread throughout the island and well served by public transport networks were identified for development. Jurong and Paya Lebar were identified as two of these locations, together with others like Tampines and Novena. Today, the Novena Fringe Centre and Tampines Regional Centre have both been developed into vibrant office clusters supported by retail, food & beverage and entertainment amenities. The Jurong Lake District and Paya Lebar Central look set to become similarly successful areas in the future, and help mitigate possible congestion problems.
Request for a copy on information on the Decentralization Strategy by the Government by email to us here.
URA intends to intensify efforts to decentralise business activities and commercial centres outside the city.
Decentralisation is a way to achieve a more sustainable growth by distributing commercial activities to various parts of the island, such as Tampines, Jurong and Paya Lebar – as well as an upcoming one stretching from Woodlands to Punggol, called the North Coast Innovation Corridor. example is URA’s newly announced plans for the Jurong Lake District and Paya Lebar Central. The idea to develop these areas actually has its roots way back in 1991, as part of the 1991 Concept Plan Review. Back then, it was realised that Singapore would face the potential problem of traffic congestion in and out of the Central Business District during peak hours. To tackle this problem before it came to a head, URA adopted a long-term strategy to decentralise commercial activities to commercial centres outside the city. Distributing commercial activities throughout the island and bringing jobs closer to homes would reduce travel into the city, in turn reducing both peak-hour congestion as well as vehicular emissions. Decentralisation would also offer businesses alternative and more affordable business locations.
As part of this long-term strategy, several locations strategically well spread throughout the island and well served by public transport networks were identified for development. Jurong and Paya Lebar were identified as two of these locations, together with others like Tampines and Novena. Today, the Novena Fringe Centre and Tampines Regional Centre have both been developed into vibrant office clusters supported by retail, food & beverage and entertainment amenities. The Jurong Lake District and Paya Lebar Central look set to become similarly successful areas in the future, and help mitigate possible congestion problems.
Request for a copy on information on the Decentralization Strategy by the Government by email to us here.
District Guide
Central AreaDistrict 01, 02
City (Chinatown, Raffles Place, Shenton Way) |
Kallang RiversideDistrict 12
Central (Balestier, Moulmein, Novena, Toa Payoh) |
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District 03
Central (Alexandra Road, Tiong Bahru, Queenstown) District 04
South (Telok Blangah, Mount Faber) |
Paya Lebar CentralDistrict13, 14
Central East (Eunos, Geylang, Kembangan, Paya Lebar) |
Jurong Lake DistrictDistrict 22
West (Boon Lay, Jurong, Tuas) NovenaDistrict 12
Central (Balestier, Moulmein, Novena, Toa Payoh) |
Tampines Regional CentreDistrict 17, 18
Far East (Changi, Pasir Ris, Simei, Tampines) Woodlands Regional CentreDistrict 25
North (Admiralty, Woodlands) |
One NorthDistrict 05, 06
South West (Buona Vista, Dover Road) |
Seletar Regional Centre / PunggolDistrict 19
North East (Hougang, Punggol, Sengkang) District 28
North (Seletar, Yio Chu Kang) |
