Hersing Centre

Hersing Centre
Toa Payoh Entertainment Centre (currently Hersing Centre) in 2006
Former names
  • Toa Payoh Theatre
  • Toa Payoh Entertainment Centre
  • ERA Centre
General information
Status Complete
Location Toa Payoh, Singapore
Address 750 Lorong 6 Toa Payoh, Singapore 609431
Country Singapore
Coordinates Coordinates: 1°19′59.95″N 103°44′23.91″E / 1.3333194°N 103.7399750°E / 1.3333194; 103.7399750
Named for Hersing Corporation Pte Ltd
Construction started 1971
Opened May 1972
Owner Hersing Corporation Pte Ltd
Technical details
Floor count 4
Other information
Number of stores 20

Hersing Centre, formerly known as ERA Centre, Toa Payoh Entertainment Centre (Chinese: 大巴窑娱乐中心) and Toa Payoh Theatre (大巴窑戏院),[1] is a shopping mall and former entertainment centre in Singapore. It is located near Toa Payoh Bus Interchange and Toa Payoh, beside HDB Hub and Orange Tee Building.

History

Toa Payoh Theatre was one of two cinemas opened for Toa Payoh HDB estate by Eng Wah Organisation in the 1970s, the other being the Kong Chian Cinema which was located near the Toa Payoh Branch Library.[2]

It was then being upgraded to the Toa Payoh Entertainment Centre in November 1997 to serve as a leisure space for Toa Payoh residents. The entertainment centre contained three levels, with food restaurants, arcades and Eng Wah ticketing booths occupying the first two levels.

Redevelopment

In 9 December 2010, the cinema ceased operation together with another Eng Wah's Jubilee Entertainment Centre and was later renovated and converted into a simple shopping mall while the former cinema halls became a large, joint row of shops.

In February 2011, Eng Wah sold the entertainment centre to Hersing Pte Ltd for $66 million, and it was subsequently renamed as ERA Centre.[3]

The centre was once again renamed as the Hersing Centre, before it was put up on sale again on 2 November 2015, with an indicative price around S$78 million.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "ERA Centre". StreetDirectory.com. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  2. ↑ "Show films for all". Retrieved 2018-06-07.
  3. ↑ "Hersing acquires Toa Payoh Entertainment Centre for $66m". The Edge Singapore. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  4. ↑ http://www.businesstimes.com.sg/real-estate/hersing-centre-at-toa-payoh-on-sale-indicative-price-about-s78-million
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