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The Pinnacle@Duxton is a 50-storey residential development in Singapore 's city center, next to the business district. [ 1] All seven connected towers are collectively the world's tallest public residential buildings, and featuring the two longest sky gardens ever built on skyscrapers, at 500m each. [ 2][ 3][ 4][ 5]
Orchard Towers. / 1.30694°N 103.829028°E / 1.30694; 103.829028. Orchard Towers is an 18-story office building in Singapore located on the corner of Claymore Road and Orchard Road. Construction was completed in 1975. The first five floors are a combination of bars and retail outlets with the remainder leased as offices. [ 1]
Peranakan Place today fronting the intersection of Emerald Hill Road and Orchard Road. Peranakan Place (also known as Peranakan Place Complex), formerly known as Peranakan Corner, is a row of six two-storey shophouses facing Orchard Road, built around 1902 at the intersection of Emerald Hill Road and Orchard Road in the planning area of Newton in Singapore.
The Istana. / 1.30778°N 103.84306°E / 1.30778; 103.84306. The Istana (from the Malay word for "palace") is the official residence and office of the president of Singapore. The palace is open to the public during scheduled public holidays and is where the president receives and entertains state guests. The Istana is also the office of ...
Build to order ( BTO) is a real estate development scheme enacted by the Housing and Development Board (HDB), a statutory board responsible for Singapore 's public housing. First introduced in 2001, it consists of a flat allocation system that offers flexibility in timing and location for owners buying new public housing in the country.
Model public housing was first built in Singapore by the Singapore Improvement Trust (SIT) from the late 1920s. Intended to house people displaced by the clearance of unsanitary buildings or by town improvement schemes, the SIT's initial housing schemes were small in scale but well received. [ 3] From the early 1930s, the SIT subsequently ...
Singapore Real Estate Exchange (SRX) is a consortium of leading real estate agencies administered by StreetSine Technology Group in Singapore. The Exchange provides the prices of recently sold properties to participating real estate agents more rapidly than conventional, official channels run by the Urban Redevelopment Authority and Housing ...
Parking. Yes. 38 Oxley Road was the residence of the first prime minister of Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew, from the 1940s until his death in 2015. [ 1] The house was built in the late 19th century and is an eight-bedroom two-storey bungalow located near Orchard Road. The first meeting of the People's Action Party (PAP) occurred in the basement. [ 1]