International Plaza - Singapore
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N 01° 16.572 E 103° 50.780
48N E 371648 N 141087
A multi-purpose skyscraper that combines retail, office and residential uses.
Waymark Code: WM562N
Location: Singapore
Date Posted: 11/16/2008
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Located on the edge of the city center and Chinatown, the International Plaza combines retail, office and residential uses in one building.
- Floors 1-9: Retail businesses.
- Floors 10-36: 388 Business office units.
- Floors 37-50: 182 Residential units.
In 1966, the Urban Renewal Department of the Housing and Development Board was formed to facilitate greater flexibility and autonomy in comprehensive redevelopment of Singapore's Central Area. The development of International Plaza was the result of the department's third Sales of Sites programme in 1969.
To avoid affecting operations within the building, construction of the International Plaza was carried out in three phases. The first phase involved the construction of a seven-storey commercial and retail podium. This was followed by the second phase of building the office tower. The last phase was construction of the apartment units and penthouses above the offices.
Built at a cost of S$52.8 million and completed on 7 June 1976, the 50-storey International Plaza was one of the pioneers Singapore in the 1970s of integrating multiple operations into a single mixed-use development.
With a height of 621 feet, the International Plaza was one of the three tallest buildings in Singapore when it was completed in 1976; the other two were the OCBC Centre (at 659 feet) and the DBS Building (at 610 feet). The International Plaza is currently the tallest commercial building with residential apartments in Singapore.
- Information from Wikipedia