{"id":29649,"date":"2016-10-12T16:58:01","date_gmt":"2016-10-12T09:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/singapores-tallest-building-nears-completion-2\/"},"modified":"2016-10-12T17:39:27","modified_gmt":"2016-10-12T10:39:27","slug":"singapores-tallest-building-nears-completion-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/singapores-tallest-building-nears-completion-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Singapore\u2019s tallest building nears completion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nTenant list includes Agoda and Virgin Active<\/p>\n<p>Tanjong Pagar Centre, Singapore\u2019s tallest building at 290 metres high, is close to full completion, said property developer GuocoLand on Monday.<br \/>\nThe 890,000-square-foot office component Guoco Tower and its basement retail space have already received the Temporary Occupation Permit (TOP).<br \/>\nDespite a highly competitive leasing market, Guoco Tower has secured 80 percent commitment from commercial tenants, up from just 10 percent at the start of the year, said GuocoLand.<br \/>\nThe tenant list includes online travel agency Agoda, investment company Straits Trading, and a 31,000 sq ft gym operated by Virgin Active.<br \/>\n\u201cThe demand for Guoco Tower has come from a wide range of industries, some of whom come from other buildings in the existing CBD, as well as from the city fringes,\u201d said Cheng Hsing Yao, Managing Director, GuocoLand Singapore.<br \/>\n\u201cMany of the MNCs are in fact expanding and setting up their regional headquarters at their new offices at Guoco Tower because they see growth potential in the region. They are moving more of their senior management staff to Singapore,\u201d he added.<br \/>\nMore: Singapore home market unaffected by Indonesian tax amnesty<br \/>\nThe integrated development includes 181 luxury apartments in Wallich Residence, a 222-room Sofitel hotel and a 150,000 sq ft Urban Park, which will commence operations in phases from November. The project is also directly linked to Tanjong Pagar MRT station.<br \/>\nResponding to media queries, a spokesperson from GuocoLand said no launch date has been set for the residential units. \u201cUnits at Wallich Residence were made available for sale a couple of years back, but we have since not been actively marketing the project.\u201d<br \/>\nAccording to Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) data, 54 units at the condominium were released for sale, but only 16 units have found buyers at an average price of $3,200 psf.<br \/>\nThe most expensive unit at the 99-year leasehold project is a three-storey super penthouse measuring 21,108 sq ft. The unit located at the very top of the 64-storey building remains unsold.<br \/>\n\u201cThe super penthouse at Wallich Residence is a one of a kind property and amongst the world\u2019s most outstanding penthouses,\u201d said GuocoLand\u2019s spokesperson who declined to share further details about the unit at this stage.<br \/>\nTanjong Pagar Centre is expected to be fully completed in early 2017.<br \/>\nThis article originally appeared on PropertyGuru.com.sg on 11 October 2016<br \/>\nRead next: The majestic MahaNakhon lights show was a hit&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : property-report.com&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.property-report.com\/singapores-tallest-building-nears-completion\/\" target=\"_blank\">Singapore\u2019s tallest building nears completion<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; Tenant list includes Agoda and Virgin Active Tanjong Pagar Centre, Singapore\u2019s tallest building at 290&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29649","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-7Id","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":29437,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/singapores-tallest-building-nears-completion\/","url_meta":{"origin":29649,"position":0},"title":"Singapore&#039;s tallest building nears completion","date":"October 11, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Strong take-up of offices at Guoco Tower, but many residential units remain unsold, including a $30 million super penthouse. 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