Marina One Residences is a massive integrated development jointly developed by Malaysia and Singapore to be the defining icon of Marina Way.
Continue Reading ⋅ 11 January 2016
Project Name: Paya Lebar Quarter
Address: Junction of Paya Lebar Road and Sims Avenue
Type: Mixed development (Commercial, Retail & Residential)
Site area: 4 hectares
Gross floor area: approx. 1.8 million sqft
Tenure: 99-year leasehold
District: 14
Configuration: 3 Residential towers with 429 apartments
Expected TOP: 2018
Project Details
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About 429 residential units are expected to be part of the Paya Lebar Quarter ensemble. The block that holds the residences is presumably on the plot of land that is on the junction between Paya Lebar Road and Sims Avenue.
The roads that run alongside are one-way and they diverge from Paya Lebar Road into either Sims Avenue toward Geylang, or straight down to Guillemard Road or Geylang Road. The residential plot of land will likely be closest to the MRT Interchange.
Source: Lendlease
The new development will also be linked to the new underground link-way to Paya Lebar interchange. Right now, it is uncertain how far the link-way will stretch and if it will indeed be accessible from all the blocks.
Location
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Paya Lebar is currently in a whirlwind of a construction right now. Around the MRT station, the old Singpost building is getting heavily remodelled for online/offline shopping.
Singpost
More importantly, it’s seeing a cinema being built. Across from the MRT station where a road used to bisect two large fields (the field used to be the site for night markets during Hari Raya), hoarding has been erected and the construction of the latest mega development – Paya Lebar Quarter – is ongoing.
Paya Lebar Quarter site
A new park connector has been constructed and it runs in between Singpost and the Paya Lebar Quarter site. The large drain that empties out into the Geylang River occasionally cuts through the park. The park is also heavily monitored by security cameras and there are solar panels throughout.
Paya Lebar park connector
Paya Lebar Square opposite the train station is a hive of restaurants and retail shops and it is constantly buzzing with activity. There several offices here too, including the Lifelong Learning Institute and the Singapore Productivity Centre. Behind Paya Lebar Square is SISTIC.
Paya Lebar Quarter is as mentioned, next to the train station. It overlooks the train tracks and spans two large fields on this side of the road.
Paya Lebar quarter site extended
It is further extended across the road, in a field directly across from Tanjong Katong Complex that ends at the intersection leading to City Plaza. Diagonally across City Plaza is the most recent modern shopping mall/residential building, One KM. Until Paya Lebar Quarter is completed, this is the place residents in the area will go to for more modern trappings.
Paya Lebar MRT station is an interchange that connects the east-west line with the circle line. It’s one stop (or a straight road down) to Eunos MRT station and there are buses from here that go to Marine Parade (Parkway Parade/112 Katong), Bedok and other parts of Geylang.
One KM
Location-wise, Paya Lebar Quarter and its residential component tentatively known as Park Place Residences will be an extremely popular location once it is completed. It will increase the prices of the homes in the area while commanding a much higher quantum for itself. The commercial hub will add plenty of new jobs augmented with the convenience of an MRT interchange.
This, however, will inevitably escalate the population in the area beyond comfortable levels. Already during rush hour it is difficult to enter the trains. Once Paya Lebar Quarter is up and running, it will get that much harder and a lot more crowded. Roads too are expected to see more congestion. As they are now, slight jams do happen with some frequency. With Paya Lebar Quarter taking up three big plots of land, this congestion will no doubt increase in both frequency and scale.
