Malls · Singapore
Capitol Centre, Singapore
Capitol Centre opened 1976, shifted uses, demolished 2012 for redevelopment, replaced 2015 by Capitol Piazza retail and Eden Residences housing. · summary, model-written
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| Status | Demolishedextracted, unreviewed documentedThe Capitol Centre was demolished in 2012 under Capitol Singapore redevelopment project. |
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| Strategy | Redevelopedextracted, unreviewed documentedOn April 3, 2008, the Singapore Land Authority announced that the Capitol Theatre, Capitol Building, Capitol Centre and Stamford House would be redeveloped in 2009. |
| New uses | retail, housingextracted, unreviewed reported |
| What is there now | Capitol Piazza shopping mall and Eden Residences residential buildingsextracted, unreviewed documentedthe new shopping component Capitol Piazza and residential component named Eden Residences Capitol been built on its former site |
| Retrofit year | 2015extracted, unreviewed reported |
| Redeveloper | Shimizu Corporationextracted, unreviewed reported |
Planning
| Entitlement year | 2008extracted, unreviewed reported |
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| Planning notes | the new shopping component Capitol Piazza and residential component named Eden Residences Capitol been built on its former siteextracted, unreviewed reported |
Site context
| Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m) | 6 of 6 daily needs: 37 grocers, 20 schools, 43 parks or playgrounds, 22 health, 16 civic, 628 food and drink; 23 cycleway segments, 266 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap |
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| Other atlas sites nearby | 14 within 10 km, 19 within 25 km: Funan DigitaLife Mall (0.2 km); Amber Mansions (0.8 km); Liang Court (0.8 km); Old Tekka Market (1.3 km); The Verge, Singapore (1.3 km)computed |
| Overture Maps | place Centre (music_venue, confidence 0.95, from Overture, meta); building footprint 8,982 m²Overture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0) |
| Website and social | www.centre42.sg (alive) · social: facebookOverture / Internet Archive |
Summary, model-written
Capitol Centre opened in 1976 as a temporary resettlement centre, later served as a car park, design centre, and returned to retail use in 1995. It was demolished in 2012 under the Capitol Singapore redevelopment project and reopened in 2015 as the mixed‑use Capitol Piazza shopping mall and Eden Residences residential buildings.
Why. The demolition and redevelopment were driven by the announced Capitol Singapore redevelopment project in 2008; no other causes such as anchor loss, competition, or debt are stated in the record.
Where it stands. The site is now occupied by Capitol Piazza and Eden Residences, developed by Shimizu Corporation according to the record.
For a planner
- Precedent of sequential adaptive uses (resettlement → parking → design centre → retail) before redevelopment.
- Policy tools reflected in the 2008 entitlement year and explicit redevelopment strategy.
- Open questions about long‑term integration of the mixed‑use outcome with surrounding urban fabric and infrastructure.
For a developer
- Site size and current ownership are not provided in the record.
- Control lies with Shimizu Corporation as the developer of the retrofit.
- Entitlement was secured in 2008; no explicit constraints (flood, transit, environment) are listed.
- Market signals from tract data are absent in the record.
What we do not know yet
- Site dimensions and parcel boundaries are missing.
- Current legal owner or land‑holding entity is not stated.
- Environmental constraints (flood risk, soil conditions) are not documented.
- Transit access and surrounding land‑use context are not described.
- Financial performance or market demand data for the new retail‑housing mix are unavailable.
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History and original facts
| Opened | 1976extracted, unreviewed |
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| Closed | 2012extracted, unreviewed documentedThe Capitol Centre was demolished in 2012 under Capitol Singapore redevelopment project. |
| Stores at peak | 114extracted, unreviewed reported |
| Notes | Wikipedia categories: Defunct shopping malls in Singapore |
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Background
The Capitol Centre was a building formerly located near the Capitol Theatre in Singapore. It was first built as a temporary resettlement centre in 1976, a parking station in 1985, a design centre in 1992, and back to a retail centre in 1995. The centre was demolished in 2012 under Capitol Singapore redevelopment project.
Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.
Timeline
- 1976 Opened as a temporary resettlement centre
- 1985 Converted into a car park (Capitol Car Park Station)
- 1992 Converted into Design Centre Singapore
- 1995 Converted back into a shopping centre and renamed Capitol Centre
- 2008 Announced redevelopment of Capitol Centre and adjacent buildings
- 2012 Demolished
- 2015 Opened new shopping component Capitol Piazza and residential component Eden Residences Capitol
Sources
- Wikipedia: Capitol Centre, Singapore · supports: after notes, status, strategy, year closed, year opened
12 quoted sentences
first built as a temporary resettlement centre in 1976
The Capitol Centre was demolished in 2012 under Capitol Singapore redevelopment project.
the new shopping component Capitol Piazza and residential component named Eden Residences Capitol been built on its former site
The Capitol Centre was demolished in 2012 under Capitol Singapore redevelopment project.