# Tanglin Shopping Centre

Tanglin, Singapore · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-23e22f4348` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/singapore/tanglin-tanglin-shopping-centre/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-23e22f4348.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-23e22f4348.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-23e22f4348

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | demolished | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | mixed | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | Construction of the new complex is on going, with demolition works of the basement in progress as of April 2026. | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1972 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Closed | 2024 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2024 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | S.K. Chee Co. | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | Pacific Eagle Real Estate | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_opened**: “Completed in 1972” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanglin_Shopping_Centre
- **year_closed**: “As of 22 May 2024, the building underwent demolition” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanglin_Shopping_Centre
- **original_developer**: “developed by S.K. Chee Co.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanglin_Shopping_Centre
- **after_notes**: “Construction of the new complex is on going, with demolition works of the basement in progress as of April 2026.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanglin_Shopping_Centre
- **status**: “The building completed its demolition as of 29 December 2024.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanglin_Shopping_Centre
- **strategy**: “As of 22 May 2024, the building underwent demolition to make way for a mixed-used development.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanglin_Shopping_Centre

## Timeline

- 1969: Construction began
- 1972: Mall completed
- 1978: Government approved extension
- 1980: Phase Two completed
- 2022: Sale to Pacific Eagle Real Estate
- 2024: Demolition began
- 2024: Demolition completed
- 2026: Basement demolition ongoing
- 2026: New complex construction ongoing

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

Tanglin Shopping Centre was a shopping centre on Tanglin Road in Tanglin, Singapore. Completed in 1972, the mall was the "first modern shopping mall to be established in the area and the second oldest in Singapore after People's Park Complex in Chinatown."

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanglin_Shopping_Centre

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_opened — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanglin_Shopping_Centre

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Tanglin Shopping Centre, Tanglin, Singapore." Record m-23e22f4348, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/singapore/tanglin-tanglin-shopping-centre/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_tanglintanglinshoppingcentre,
  title = {Tanglin Shopping Centre, Tanglin, Singapore},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/singapore/tanglin-tanglin-shopping-centre/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-23e22f4348, 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.