Marina
Bay is Singapore’s most exciting and ambitious urban project by the Singapore
government that will support its continuing growth as a major business and
financial hub in Asia. Set by the
water’s edge, Marina Bay presents a canvas to create a 24/7 LIVE-WORK-PLAY Garden City by the Bay.
Reclaimed from the sea in
the 1970s, the 360-hectares of prime real estate in the heart of Singapore’s
downtown is designed to tap on the synergy with and seamlessly extend from the
existing CBD at Raffles Place / Shenton Way.
With the Marina Barrage, a dam built across the
Marina Channel that acts as a tidal barrier, Marina Bay is transformed into
Singapore’s first city reservoir with a vast 182-hectares water body that also
serves as a spectacular venue for water-based recreational activities. The current National Day Parade and Year-end Countdown festivities with its
spectacular firework displays are held annually at Marina Bay area.
Marina Bay area boasts of a comprehensive pedestrian network including shady sidewalks, covered walkways, underground and above ground links that ensures all weather protection and seamless connectivity between developments around the Bay and MRT stations.
Pedestrians can enjoy a
delightful stroll around the Bay linked by a continuous waterfront promenade
and iconic pedestrian bridge, The Helix. The Helix is a 280-metres long bridge
designed as a double helix structure, that link the Bayfront area to Marina
Centre, completing a walking route to major attractions around the Bay
including the Esplanade Theatres, Marina Bay Sands integrated resort, and Singapore Flyer, world’s largest giant observation wheel.
Green
spaces at your doorstep
Attractive, lushly
landscaped public open spaces serve as places for people living and working in
Marina Bay to relax and gather in.
Residents can also enjoy tropical
living amongst lush greenery with:
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the sprawling 101-hectares Gardens by the Bay,
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waterfront promenade and large open spaces like The Promontory @ Marina Bay, The Lawn @ Marina Bay (both near Marina
Bay Residences) and Youth Olympic Park,
Singapore’s very first art park.
Gardens
by the Bay consist of 3-interconnected iconic gardens (a total of 101-hectares)
around the Marina Reservoir.
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Garden at Marina
South sits on a site area of 54-hectare with a cooled conservatory complex
for cooler climate plants, Super Trees, Horticultural Show Gardens and Plant
Edutainment Gardens.
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Garden at Marina
East sits on a site area of 32 hectares and will comprise waterfront garden themed for aquatic sports
waterfront recreation activities to be developed by Paris-based Guftason
Porter.
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Garden at Marina
Centre sits on a site area of 15 hectares and will serve as urban connected between the other 2 gardens,
providing access to Esplanade Theatres.
LIVE
Marina Bay offers residents
the best of both worlds – a rare opportunity to experience high-rise city
living with spectacular panoramic views of the city, The Bay or the lush
greenery.
Residential developments
that have already taken shape or are taking shape in Marina Bay include:
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The Sail @
Marina Bay, a 70-storeys 245-metres tall landmark development with stunning view
of Marina Bay and currently the tallest residential building in Singapore.
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| Marina Bay Residences |
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Marina Bay
Residences, a 55-storeys 227-metres tall development, part of Marina Bay Financial
Centre, currently the 3rd tallest residential building in Singapore.
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| Marina Bay Suites |
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Marina Bay
Suites, a 66-storeys 239-metres tall development by the same developer
(consortium) as Marina Bay Residences, currently the 2nd tallest residential building in Singapore.
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| Marina One Residences |
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Marina One
Residences, when completed will comprise two 34-storeys residential towers and
will form part of Marina One, with another two 30-storeys commercial towers.
While the existing business
district is also being rejuvenated to take advantage of the surge in demand for
inner city living with One Shenton
has been redeveloped into two iconic residential tower blocks, and V on Shenton (5 on Shenton).
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| One Shenton |
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| V on Shenton |
WORK
Centrally located on prime
waterfront space in the city’s new downtown is the 3.55 hectares Marina Bay Financial Centre, which
comprises 3 office towers of high-quality office space, and retail space at
ground and basement levels, and luxury residential units in Marina Bay Residences
and is seamlessly connected to One
Raffles Quay and the Raffles Place CBD area, via Marina Bay Link Mall
(MBLM) and underground link.
Nearby office / commercial
developments include One Raffles Quay,
which consists of two office towers with large column-free floor plates and Asia Square, with two towers which
house a mix of prime office spaces, including Citibank, and Westin Hotel (opening on 1st
November 2013).
PLAY
Marina Bay is home to the
following attractions:
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Esplanade –
Theatres on the Bay where international concerts and performances are staged.
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Singapore Flyer,
the
world’s largest giant observation wheel standing at 165-metres high, which
offers visitors breadth-taking and unobstructed view of Singapore, Malaysia and
Indonesia.
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Merlion Park, a 2,500 square
metres park spotting the archetypal symbol of Singapore, the Merlion statue
standing at 8.6 metres high with a lion’s head and fish’s body.
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The 2.67-hectares waterfront Fullerton Heritage (former Collyer Quay site and Clifford Pier) has
been redeveloped into a lifestyle hub with a mix of restaurants, shops,
nightclubs and two hotels – The
Fullerton Hotel and Fullerton Bay
Hotel.
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The Promontory
@ Marina Bay which serves as a public gathering space for major events such
as year-end Marina Bay Countdown.
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Marina Bay Sands, one of Singapore’s
two integrated resorts, a distinctive world-class development with a
comprehensive range of amenities such as three 50-storeys hotel towers with its
Sands SkyPark at the top, one-million square feet of convention
facilities, two 2,000-seat theatres, an ArtScience
Museum, theme attractions, luxury retail, fine dining (with its over a
dozen restaurants including six-destination-style restaurants managed by famous
chefs from USA, Japan, Australia and Italy) and casino gaming. The Sands
SkyPark, stands at 200 metres high and covering 12,400 square metres is
home to 250 trees and 650 plants and a 150-metres
infinity swimming pool (for the exclusive use of hotel guests) and also the
world’s largest outdoor pool at its height.
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For art lovers, in the future, the conversion of
the old Supreme Court and City Hall buildings into a new National Art Gallery will display critically acclaimed Asian and
international artworks.
Visitors and residents can
do their shopping at Marina Bay Sands, with some of the world’s exclusive
retail brands, and Marina Bay Link Mall,
with a variety of quality retail brands and gastronomic delights. More shopping options can be found at the
mega malls of Marina Square and Suntec City.
