Marina Square has operated as a shopping and hotel complex for almost four decades. Singapore-listed property investment and development group SingLand now plans to add homes, offices, a new hotel, serviced apartments and more than 10,000m2 of public space while retaining a significant part of the mall structure and keeping its three hotels open.
SingLand describes the proposal as the country’s first “hyper-mixed” development. According to the company, the term refers to uses designed to support one another, with the mall and public spaces shared by residents, office workers, hotel guests and visitors.
Three towers will be integrated with the complex, comprising a residential tower of more than 190 metres, a serviced-apartment building and a block containing a hotel and offices.
The redevelopment is designed by PLP Architecture, an architecture practice based in London, and DP Architects, a Singapore-based architecture firm. Lead8 is serving as the Retail Planner and interior designer for the project. Completion is expected in 2031.
Three towers extend the Marina Square complex
The 49-storey residential tower will contain 204 homes, comprising three to five-bedroom apartments and penthouses.
A 24-storey serviced-apartment building will provide 260 keys, with views towards Marina Bay and Bay East Garden. The 304-key hotel will occupy floors four to ten of a separate 19-storey block. Shared spaces within the hotel are planned for networking, events and social activities, while the serviced apartments will cater to longer-stay guests.
Offices will occupy floors 12 to 19 of the mixed-use building. Approximately 13,000m2 of Grade A net lettable space will sit behind a folded façade, with views across Marina Bay, War Memorial Park and the Civic District.
The additions will give the complex five hospitality properties. They will join Pan Pacific Singapore, PARKROYAL COLLECTION Marina Bay and Mandarin Oriental, Singapore, all of which will remain open during construction.
Marina Square mall to undergo major enhancement
Marina Square Shopping Mall will undergo an asset enhancement initiative covering more than 76,000m2 of gross floor area. A significant part of the existing structure will be retained as the new buildings, uses and public spaces are added.
The revised retail offer will include more food and beverage, sports, wellness and lifestyle uses, together with landscaped and pet-friendly areas. Planting inside the mall, terraces on the second and third storeys and a landscaped roof will connect the building with the planned park above Stamford Canal.
New routes will link the mall with the hotels, towers and nearby developments. These include roof access from the three hotels, a ground-floor passage between Raffles Avenue and Raffles Boulevard and a sheltered connection to the forthcoming NS Square.
Elevated pedestrian routes and rooftop planting have been part of Marina Square since its original development. DP Architects says the shopping concourse completed in 1986 was built above a car park and arranged around north-south and east-west corridors. It linked the three hotels and opened onto a landscaped plaza overlooking Marina Bay.
The complex was completed as the first phase of Marina Centre, on land reclaimed at Marina North. DP Architects worked with US firm John Portman Associates on the original building.
Public park planned above Stamford Canal
A 6,500m2 public park will be created above Stamford Canal along Raffles Avenue. It will contain planting, play areas and event spaces.
More than 4,000m2 of privately owned public space will connect directly with NS Square. The plans also include The Cube, a 700m2 event venue along Raffles Boulevard, and The Oculus, a 300m2 atrium inside the mall.
SingLand intends to curate an art walk across the development through its corporate art initiative, SingLand Inspires.
A sheltered walkway at ground level and an elevated botanical loop will connect Marina Square with One Raffles Link, Millenia Walk, Suntec City and NS Square.
All three new buildings are targeting the Building and Construction Authority’s Green Mark Platinum Super Low Energy certification. A satellite plant connected to the Marina Bay District Cooling Network will supply cooling to the development and surrounding buildings.
Plans for Marina Square date to 2023
SingLand first disclosed the partial redevelopment in September 2023 after receiving Provisional Permission from Singapore’s Urban Redevelopment Authority. At the time, the plans remained at an early stage and no development timetable had been set.
The company submitted a revised three-building proposal in the second half of 2025. It also undertook an internal restructuring in December that year to consolidate ownership of a land parcel within the complex. The exercise was intended to facilitate the redevelopment, which includes converting part of the site to residential use.
SingLand received Written Permission under the Urban Redevelopment Authority’s (URA) Strategic Development Incentive scheme on 31 August 2026. The site will have approximately 362,493m2 of gross floor area, excluding bonus floor area for balconies and indoor recreation spaces.
Introduced in 2019, the incentive scheme covers older commercial and predominantly commercial mixed-use properties in selected parts of Singapore. It allows URA to consider departures from existing controls on floor area, land use and building height. Proposals are assessed on matters including architectural design, public space, pedestrian connections, adaptive reuse and their mix of uses.
Marina Square Shopping Mall will close on 31 March 2027 to allow construction to proceed. The three existing hotels will remain open during the works. SingLand said it would work with stakeholders to limit disruption, maintain access and provide wayfinding for guests and visitors.
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