Newport Residences

The site of Newport Residences has previously housed the Fuji Xerox Towers. A freehold high rise office development that is approximately 165 m tall. It was constructed by local renowned developer, City Developments Ltd in 1987. The office tower was once home to several major companies such as IBM Singapore and Fuji Xerox. City Developments Ltd announced that the officer tower will be torn down and redeveloped into a mixed-use development that is of 51 storeys high in July 2020. This was part of the developer’s plan for the rejuvenation of its assets. The upcoming development will comprise of serviced apartments, residential and commercial component which is Newport Residences.

About The Developer

City Developments Ltd is a prominent property developer that has presence in more than 100 locations in 29 regions and countries. The company is listed in SGX and is one of the biggest firms in terms of market capitalization. The company’s portfolio is geographically-diverse and income-stable. Its portfolio consists of integrated developments, retail malls, serviced apartments, hotels, offices and residences.

It has a proven record of more than 55 years in terms of real estate management, investment and development. The company has built and completed more than 47,000 residences and also has ownership in more than 23,000,000 square feet of floor area in hospitality, commercial and residential assets around the world. Its land bank also has 3,500,000 square feet of land size over the world and is high diversified.

Other than transforming skylines with iconic architecture design, City Developments Ltd has also played a major part in shaping built environment of Singapore with many green buildings that have own several awards. The company has been consistently getting new awards with its excellent green buildings. The company has been recognized being a leader of the real estate industry. It also have been investing heavily in innovations that are game-changers which allow the company to make use of its resources productivity and efficiency.  City Development is also Singapore’s Hong Leong Grp member.

Some of City Developments Ltd’s developments include Amber Park, Sengkang Grand Residences, Irwell Hill Residences, Haus On Handy and Canninghill Piers. For any further details about the development Contact Us or Send Email To Us.

The MRT East West Line will start running from the eastern tip Pasir Ris MRT Station and ends at the Tuas Link MRT Station which is in the western side of the island. At Pasir Ris MRT Station, which will also be the future interchange with the additional of the upcoming MRT Cross Island Line, it will head South direction towards the Tampines MRT Interchange Station (which also operates the MRT Downtown Line), SImei and Tanah Merah MRT Interchange Station which interchanges with the Changi Airport extension line and also the upcoming MRT Thomson East Coast Line. It then tilts and in a general west direction towards the townships in the east i.e. Bedok, Kembangan and Eunos. It then continues to the Paya Lebar Central, which is also an interchange for the MRT Circle Line. The service will then continue its route towards Aljunied, Kallang and Lavender before reaching the civic district of Bugis.

At the Bugis MRT Interchange, which also interchanges with the MRT Downtown Line, it heads in the South direction towards downtown core of City Hall and Raffles Place before reaching Tanjong Pagar. At Tanjong Pagar, it continues its journey towards in a general north-west direction towards Outram Park and also stopping at various mature residential estates such as Tiong Bahru, Redhill, Queenstown and Commonwealth. It then moves into the R&D hub of Singapore, Buona Vista before moving into the University Town of Clementi.

The MRT East West Line will then continue into the Jurong East, the upcoming new financial hub of Singapore and then towards the westside established residential estates at Lakeside and Boon Lay before it continues into the industrial estates at Pioneer, Joo Koon, Gul and Tuas. This MRT service line will terminate its services at the Tuas Link MRT Station.

For future residents of Newport Residences, they just need to travel in the direction of the Pasir Ris MRT Interchange Station for 1 station at the Tanjong Pagar MRT Station to arrive at the Raffles Place MRT Station where they can transit to MRT North South Line. The City Hall MRT Interchange Station is also just 2 MRT stations away from Tanjong Pagar MRT Station in the same direction whereas the Bugis MRT Interchange Station which also operates the MRT Downtown Line is just 3 MRT stations away.

And in the opposite direction, the Outram Park MRT Interchange Station is just 1 MRT station away. The Outram MRT Interchange Station is also operating the MRT North East Line as well as the upcoming MRT Thomson East Coast Line. With this comprehensive MRT Network easily accessible, future residents of Newport Residences will find it very convenient to commute to any part of the island via the MRT system. They might not even have to take the public bus services.

For drivers, the Orchard Shopping Belt is just less than 10 minutes’ drive away from the development. The Marina Bay Financial Centre is also just less than 8 minutes’ drive away. For those who frequently need to travel, Newport Residences is less than 30 minutes away from the Changi International Airport with the step of the gas pedal. The nearby major arterial roads, i.e. the Shenton Way and the Anson Road will also easily link drivers to the major expressways such as the Ayer Rajah Expressway, the Marina Coastal Expressway and the Central Expressway. Basically getting anywhere from the development by car is pretty much convenient too.

Amenities
Newport Residences’s location is not just surrounded by only Grade-A offices. In fact, there many trendy retail malls in its vicinity as well. The 100 AM retail mall is just a short walk away from the development. The lifestyle mall that redefines vibrant metropolitan living is just located at Tras Street which is round the corner is belongs to the conservation area that is within Chinatown the historic district of Singapore. This retail mall has the aim to offer unique retail experiences to every of its visitors.

The mall features a wide array of dining, lifestyle and retail concepts that are customized to satisfy the everchanging lifestyles in the dynamic and vibrant centre of the Tanjong Pagar district. It is located strategically in the midst of an expanding inner-city business and residential district with a large pool of office and residential crowds as well as tourists. This mall has approximately 127,000 square feet of dining and retail spaces that spans over 4 storeys. The mall features a fine collection of bars, cafes and restaurants that are ideal for those urbanites that work and live in this area.

Besides 100 AM mall, the development is also very close to the Tanjong Pagar Centre. This lifestyle is a redefinition of living. This mall connects future residents of Newport Residences seamlessly to a huge range of F&B and retail offerings with ease. The mall comprises of 100,000 square of spaces with dynamic F&B and lifestyle concepts that spreads of its 6 levels. This mall has not only attracted many commuters but also a vivid community which has been the mall’s aim in creating a lifestyle destination that is unique. Many labels that are new to the market has been attracted to start their operations here such as the Chalong, Hattendo Café, Japan Rail Café and more. Other interesting labels include Starker Signature, Blue Lotus Bar, Pura Brasa and Henri Charpentier.

Other than 100 AM mall and Tanjong Pagar Centre, there are also many other options that are nearby to the development. Some of them include theDowntown Gallery, the Chinatown Complex, the Lucky Chinatown, the People’s Park Complex, the Chinatown Point and the People’s Park Centre.

By living in the city central does not mean that its residents will not be able to access to economical and delicious local hawker fare and fresh market produce. As a matter of fact, within Newport Residences’s vicinity lies a number of famous and well-established wet market and food centres that have drawn many patrons from all over the island coming over to queue for their food.

The Blk 6 Tanjong Pagar Plaza Market and Food Centre will be one such food centre and is only approximately 300 m away from the development. This not so “touristy” food centre houses over 50 food stalls that are situated on 2nd level of Blk 6 Tanjong Pagar. It is home to a number of good and famous food stalls. This food centre was constructed in 1977 and underwent a revamp during 2014 which gives its cleaner look as well a brighter. Patrons here can get a number of nice local gourmet such as nasi lemak, chay kway tiao, hakka yong tau foo, mee rebus, lontong, mee siam, curry puff, etc.

Other wet markets and food centres nearby include the Amoy Street Food Centre, the Maxwell Food Centre, the Chinatown Complex Market and Food Centre, the People’s Park Complex Food Centre, the Hong Lim Market and Food Centre, the Market Street (Golden Shoe) Food Centre, the Blk 1 Jalan Kukoh Food Centre and the Tiong Bahru Market and Food Centre.

School
Though the Tanjong Pagar estate has not much educational institutions within walking distances, it does not mean that it is not suitable for family living. In fact with 1 km, there is the Cantonment Primary School which is a good school. The CHIJ (Kellock) Primary School is also with 1 to 2 km range. In terms of secondary, the one in its vicinity will be the Outram Secondary School.

Last but not least, the development is near to various tertiary education institutions such as the Marketing Institute of Singapore, the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School Singapore as well as the Nanyang Institute of Management.