Otto Place EC @ Tengah

Ever since Singapore’s independence, the West Region has always be it biggest manufacturing hub. The plans for the government will focus on 3 new areas i.e. the Jurong Innovation District, the Jurong Lake District and the Tuas Mega Port. These 3 areas will create exciting new employment and business opportunities for residents here. The Jurong Lake District and the Jurong Innovation District will be the testbeds for new urbane infrastructure and solutions which will create better living and working environments for everyone.

The government has long drawn out the plans to develop Jurong Lake District as a new mixed-use commercial region. As a matter of fact, plans to redevelop the 360 hectares Jurong Lake District has already undergoing since 2008. The completion of the 3 mega retail malls has bring in the lively retail scene to this area. Beside these, there is also the development of the Jurong Innovation District as well as the opening of the Tuas Mega Port which is very near to Jurong.

The Jurong Innovation District is an industrial estate to research and develop new technologies for advance manufacturing. It also plays the support of brining educational institutions, researchers, technology providers and manufacturers together to form the entire ecosystem.

The Tuas Mega Port leverages on the better process efficiencies and advanced automation to increase on its container handling. This port of the future will be able to handle TEU volume up to 65 million when fully completed in 2040s. This port will be able to handle up to 2 times the volume as of currently. The port’s worldwide reach, and connectivity will also be beneficial to factories operating in Jurong and Tuas with faster turnarounds production to the markets.

Based on these milestones, it is likely further developments for the Jurong Lake District will be continued.

There are also limited choices to decentralize the CBD. One the factors to consider is that the MRT infrastructure will need to handle large numbers of commuters indefinitely. Although stations in the downtown core can do that now but they might be able to handle the ever-increasing passenger load with the years to come. Hence this is also why Singapore is decentralizing its commercial hubs.

The Buona Vista’s business parks such as one-North, Science Park 1, Science Park 2, the Jurong Innovation District, the National University of Singapore as well as the Nanyang Technology University are all in the surrounding the Jurong Lake District. By being in the centre of all these tech corridors and its close distances to them, it does give government more motivation to transform this area into one of the major business hubs.

This estate also has more than 100 hectares of green spaces. The Jurong Lake Gardens, which is approximately 90 hectares in size is undergoing transformation. Upon completion of its redevelopment, it will comprise of centre for waterfront activities which comprises of retail and recreation options. The redevelopment will also create another island on the Jurong Lake.

Another plan in store for the Jurong Lake District will be making this area into a car-lite zone. Its aim is to have 80% of the rides here to be using public transport. What this means is that residents can expect mor enhanced and intensive public transportation to be available with the entire being well-connected and also lower traffic in this area.

By 2035, the West region will have 6 MRT lines serving it. This will provide connectivity for more of the residents to major leisure, recreation, and employment areas. The upcoming MRT Cross Island Line and MRT Jurong Region Line will also provide more commuting choices for them. The Jurong East MRT Interchange Station will also be developed into an Integrated Transportation Hub. This will allow seamlessly switch between the different mode of transportation more easily and whilst adding more vibrancy to here.

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This MRT line will also link to various churches and schools to its network. The Boon Lay and ChoaC Chu Kang estates will also have direct connections to the National University of Technology. As such, future students might not have to squeeze anymore into the shuttle buses that are always crowded to travel around the campus. For foreign students, they will have to options to rent a place close to the Jurong Region Line if staying in the dormitories are not their choices. This might see a soar in rental demand for housings that are near to the Jurong Region Line stations.

Currently the Tengah area is dominated by forestated areas. Nevertheless, when it is fully developed, this area will have an addition of 4 MRT stations all operating the Jurong Region Line. The Tengah estate will be estimated to Bishan’s estate size which is why 4 stations are needed.

For future residents, this MRT station will be bringing them a lot of conveniences. Getting to town or anywhere within the island will not be much of the problem. The Bukit Batok West MRT Station will be just 2 stations away from the Jurong East MRT Interchange Station which is also close proximity to the Jurong East Bus Interchange. The Jurong East MRT Interchange is already an important public transportation node which also service the MRT North South Line as well as the MRT East West Line. Future residents can also access to the numerous bus services available at the bus interchange.

For drivers, the traveling time to the Central Business District will be approximately 30 minutes whereas the Orchard Shopping district is only approximately 25 minutes’ drive with the step of the gas pedal. The development is also close to the Pan Island Expressway, the Ayer Rajah Expressway as well as the Bukit Timah Expressway.

Amenities
In terms of shopping, dining and entertainment amenities there will be no short of when living in Otto Place EC. Though in Bukit Batok but it is relatively close to Jurong East Town Centre. This town centre. It is one of the most popular areas not just with residents living in the vicinity but also visitors from different parts of Singapore. One of the reasons is probably due to a plethora of amenities that could be found here. This town centre boost 3 huge shopping malls. There are also many coffee shops and dining outlets glittering around the HDB shops that serves up hearty local dishes to café delights. The 3 major malls here are JCube, Westgate and IMM.

JCube is just situated within the vicinity of the Jurong East MRT Station as well as the bus interchange. This is a leisure, edutainment and fun lifestyle mall that houses the only ice rink that has Olympic size in Singapore. The mall also houses the first IMAX cinema in the suburban which encompasses 460 seating. This mall boosts a plethora of affordable dining and shopping options for all its visitors.

The Westgate is situated strategically along Jurong Gateway. This area is one of the 4 Regional Centres outside Central Singapore. The Jurong East has also been earmarked as the 2nd CBD for Singapore. Westgate is a leading lifestyle and family friendly mal located in the Western Region. It has direct link to the Jurong East Bus Interchange as well as the MRT Interchange. Shoppers will be able to enjoy urbane living retail experience with its offering numerous well-known labels. This retail mall also provides to its visitors a complete retail experience featuring unique elements like The Courtyard. It is the part of the mall which has natural ventilation and has many alfresco dining concepts as well as a thematic playground for the children.

IMM is the biggest outlet mall in Singapore. It has over 220 stores with 100 of them being outlet stores the offers discounts up to 80%, 365 days all year. These outlets offer a plethora of goods which include designer labels, fashion accessories, children’s apparels, luggage, footwear, sportswear and many more. Some of the famous brands include Tommy Hilfiger, Club 21 Outlet, Nike, Michael Kors, Kate Spade, Hugo Boss, Coach, Evisu, Calvin Klein and adidas. The mall is located conveniently close to the Jurong East MRT station as well as the bus interchange.

The IMM Mall comprises of a unique mix of warehouse and retail spaces that spans its 5 storeys. With the spacious warehouse spaces that is offered in this building, it gives companies and retailers extra benefits which cuts cost and improves on their efficiency for their storage needs. This unique arrangement is opened to all of its 600 tenants. Parking will never be an issue for visitors here as it has more than 1,300 parking lots.

Apart from its warehousing spaces, the mall boosts over 400,000 square feet of retail spaces which is tenanted to over 220 companies that offers to shoppers a plethora of services and goods. This is also a all-under-one-roof venue for interior design and furniture; almost every fitting, furniture, essentials for home renovation can easily be found in this one-stop destination. The Giant Hypermarket, together with other lifestyle concepts such as Daiso and Best Denki also cater to the different needs of every single shopper.

With over 50 dining outlets, shoppers here will be much pampered by the numerous choices of food variety. These outlets include local favourites, fast food as well as international cuisines. Some of these outlets include Burger King, MacDonald’s, Long Beach, Teahouse, White Restaurant, Bali Thai. Hai Di Lao and much more.

This family-oriented mall is catered to parents bringing their children as well. It has both dry and wet children’s playground on its 3rd level. These spaces are curated to provide fun for children of any age. With the cleverly used space, careful interior design and diverse retail blend, it is not doubt IMM is a popular and favourite shopping mall with shoppers of all ages and families that live in the West Region. Together with Westgate and JCube, these 3 malls form a 3-in-1 mega retail destination that will bring entertainment, value, and lifestyle experiences to all of their shoppers.

Schools
Schools that are within 2 km radius from Otto Place EC include Princess Elizabeth Primary School, Jurong Primary School, Yuhua Primary School, Fuhua Primary School, Shuqun Primary School, Bukit View Primary School, Bukit Batok Secondary School, Crest Secondary School, Jurongville Secondary School, Fuhua Secondary School, Yuhua Secondary School, Hillgrove Secondary School, Hua Yi Secondary School, Millennia Institute, Dulwich College and Canadian International School (Lakeside Campus).