# Specialists' Shopping Centre

Singapore, Singapore · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-a4d7b51c57` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/singapore/singapore-specialists-shopping-centre/  
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## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | demolished | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | retail | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | Orchard Gateway shopping mall | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1972 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Closed | 2008 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | Pavilion Theatre site | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Zoning change | Orchard Road redevelopment | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_opened**: “Opened in 1972 on the former site of the Pavilion Theatre.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specialists'_Shopping_Centre
- **year_closed**: “demolished to make way for newer developments in 2008” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specialists'_Shopping_Centre
- **original_developer**: “Opened in 1972 on the former site of the Pavilion Theatre.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specialists'_Shopping_Centre
- **after_notes**: “Part of Specialists' Shopping Centre site was used for the development works of the new Orchard Gateway shopping mall which started in 2011 and completed in 2014.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specialists'_Shopping_Centre
- **status**: “demolished to make way for newer developments in 2008” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specialists'_Shopping_Centre
- **strategy**: “demolished to make way for newer developments in 2008” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specialists'_Shopping_Centre
- **zoning_change**: “As one of the smaller shopping centres in Orchard Road and located adjacent to vacant land used for a car park, the property was slated for redevelopment.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specialists'_Shopping_Centre
- **demolition_year**: “demolished to make way for newer developments in 2008” — extraction-deep:nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b

## Anchors

Hotel Phoenix Singapore, John Little

## Parties

- OCBC Bank — owner (from text)
- Centrepoint owners — owner (from text)

## Timeline

- 1972: Opened on former Pavilion Theatre site
- 2007: John Little closed branch
- 2008: Demolition started
- 2008: Demolition ended
- 2011: Orchard Gateway construction started
- 2014: Orchard Gateway completed

## Deals and debt

- 2004 special_servicing:  Banking Amendment Regulations   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specialists'_Shopping_Centre
-  special_servicing:  redevelopment plan ← authorities  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specialists'_Shopping_Centre

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

The Specialists' Shopping Centre was the oldest shopping centre on Orchard Road, a shopping area of Singapore. The largest tenants were Hotel Phoenix Singapore and John Little. The Visitor's Guide of Singapore described it as "revered". It was demolished to make way for newer developments in 2008.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specialists'_Shopping_Centre

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_opened — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specialists'_Shopping_Centre

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Specialists' Shopping Centre, Singapore, Singapore." Record m-a4d7b51c57, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/singapore/singapore-specialists-shopping-centre/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_singaporespecialistsshoppingcentre,
  title = {Specialists' Shopping Centre, Singapore, Singapore},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/singapore/singapore-specialists-shopping-centre/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-a4d7b51c57, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.