Condo - District 1, 2, 6 & 7

Central Core Region

District 1

As part of Singapore's urban rejuvenation strategy, in March under the 2019 Masterplan, URA announced the Central Business District (CBD) Incentive Scheme to encourage the conversion of existing, older, office developments into mixed-use developments which is a masterstroke on hindsight of the 2020 global pandemic, for reposition and intensification of CBD as a 24/7 mixed-use district that will not only be a place to work, but also a vibrant place to live and play in.

Cecil is poised to transform into a lively urban neighborhoods area that supports the best of city living with the development of City Arcades- a network of main streets that is connected to intimate side streets through buildings flourishing with convenient amenities. Another key urban neighborhood set to transform and infuse dynamism to look out for will be at Marina South with over 9,000 new homes to be built next to Gardens by the Bay. This will be a car-lite, pedestrian-friendly integrated living with shops and public community areas located at the street level, with residences above, to offer increased conveniences and vibrant lifestyle services.

Within the existing Raffles Place Park that will undergo urban enhancement, a new pocket park is planned at Market Street with more cycling paths, together with the development of a 51-story integrated development (CapitaSpring) at the former Golden Shoe car park.

District 2

Anson subzone is the southernmost precinct of the Central Business District (CBD). It is bounded to the south by Keppel Viaduct and marks the gateway to the CBD with the start of Anson Road. It enjoys a unique location next to existing residential developments and amenities at Bukit Merah and Tanjong Pagar. Anson is envisaged to be repositioned as a mixed-use urban neighbourhood, characterised by a live-in community, active streets and vibrant public spaces.

Located next to mature residential areas in Everton and Tanjong Pagar, Anson will be designated as another urban neighborhood with proposed streetscape enhancement and public community squares development to improve accessibility and the green lane that will link the Rail Corridor to the CBD to complement the newly completed Tras Link Park that connects to Maxwell MRT for a nice stroll or picnic lunch by office workers taking a respite from their hectic schedule.

The development plots in Anson subzone are envisioned to form a network of intimate ‘Streets and Squares’. Building forms will be guided away from the large building blocks synonymous with the traditional mono-use CBD to smaller scale building blocks interspersed with intimate pedestrian walkways/ through block links (‘Internal Streets’) and public spaces (‘Squares’). This network of ‘Streets and Squares’ will create a more physical and visually permeable ground plane, facilitating pedestrian connectivity and activation of the public realm. Large podium-tower building forms are discouraged.

Selected developments will be guided to provide through block links along the key connections indicated in the Urban Design Structure Plan for Anson Subzone. These through block links are envisaged as ‘Internal Streets’ - animated pedestrian thoroughfares through development plots flanked by shops and amenities, providing convenient shortcuts through buildings, as well as connecting between transport nodes and amenities. These are to be open-to-sky or covered with lightweight canopies to create the experience of being on a street and should connect to external streets when provided. They are to be unenclosed, and designed to enjoy natural lighting and good ventilation, with Activity-Generating Uses (AGU) to be provided at least along one side to create vibrant thoroughfares. Internal Streets are required to have a minimum clear width of 6.0m, and a minimum clear height of 10.0m, or double-volume. ORAs may be provided on either side, provided the minimum clear width of 6.0m is maintained. Where required, Internal Streets are to be located next to and designed to be well integrated with the public space. These two spaces should collectively form the public realm of the development.

District 6

The City Hall is within the Civic District and is home to a number of historic buildings such as the Old Parliament House and the former Supreme Court. It is a mixed-use zone with established Civic & Community Institution uses such as museums, theatrical concerts, and art galleries with Commercial and Hotel zoning within the Raffles City precinct. Development such as Eden Residence Capitol is a rarity due to the limited stock of residential strata in the area. The Marina Centre was a major pioneer in the development of the Marina Bay area that established the Suntec City, Marina Square, and Millenia Walk, together with a cluster of luxury hotels as a key business, convention, and hospitality hub.

District 7

Across to Nicoll, the zoning is positioned as the northern gateway into the city and will feature the Bay Central Garden, along the waterfront with a 3km waterfront promenade boasting stunning views of the city, that will serve as a link between Bay South Garden to Bay East Garden when developed, that completes the Gardens by the Bay trilogy.  The Bugis together with the Bras Basah subzone is strategically located close to the the Civic District and is envisioned to be an arts & cultural, learning, and heritage enclave that includes the Singapore Management University City Campus, Singapore Art Museum, Waterloo Street Arts Belt, LaSalle College of the Arts, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, and School of the Arts (SOTA).

Below is the list of transactions in the last 5 years (Source URA: 2022 Jan) done in Core Central Region private strata development located within part of District 1,2,4, 6 & 7.

Source: URA