Eastpoint Mall, Singapore

Eastpoint Mall (Chinese: 东福坊) is a shopping mall located in Simei, Singapore beside Simei MRT station. It is known for its wide selection of educational and enrichment centres and its pet shop (The Pet Safari), which was once the largest in Asia.

Eastpoint Mall
东福坊
Location3 Simei Street 6, Singapore 528833
Coordinates1°20′33.80″N 103°57′11.10″E
Opening dateDecember 1996 (1996-12)
DeveloperFar East Organisation
ManagementFrasers Property
OwnerNTUC Income Insurance Co-Operative Pte Ltd
No. of stores and services180
No. of anchor tenants8
Total retail floor area214,161 sq ft (19,896.2 m2)
No. of floors8 (2 basements + 6 retail levels)
Parking200
Public transit access EW3  Simei
Websitewww.eastpoint.sg

The mall is owned by NTUC Income, and is managed by Frasers Property. [1]

History

Eastpoint Mall was developed by Far East Organisation and was completed in December 1996. Like other suburban malls at that time, it featured a Studio City cinema, an NTUC Fairprice supermarket, an Oriental Emporium department store, food court, a Funpolis arcade and Popular book store as anchors. It also had an array of speciality shops and restaurants. The mall pioneered several firsts, such as a rooftop children's pool and a wet market (The Pasar by FairPrice) on the ground level of the mall, although both were subsequently closed.

In 1998, the property was sold to NTUC Income Insurance Co-operative Pte Ltd.[2]

In 1999, Studio Cinemas went bankrupt and was replaced by Golden Village. The wet market was replaced by local pet retailer The Pet Safari. Oriental Emporium moved out after filing for bankruptcy, and its space was taken up by Best Denki.

The mall's popularity begin to decline in the early 2000s, as patronage declined due to competition from the larger malls at Tampines and the city. As a result, the cinema was closed in early 2002 and its premises was subsequently converted to educational use.[3] In 2007, several anchor tenants, including The Pet Safari and Best Denki, withdrew or moved into smaller premises. Minor renovation works were also carried out as well.

The mall did not undergo any major refurbishments until March 2013, when it was revamped with a new exterior facade, an increase in retail space and a refreshed tenant mix. Several anchor tenants were relocated to different levels, such as NTUC FairPrice taking up the entirety of Level 5, and Challenger and Daiso reallocated to Basement 1. The food court was reallocated to Level 4, Formerly operated by Food Junction. Level 6 remains allocated to educational centres, a child care centre and a nautical themed play deck. The mall reopened in December 2014.[4][5]

In 2019, Food Junction moved out, and its space was taken up by Courts and Malaysia Chiak.

See also

References
  1. "About Eastpoint Mall". Eastpoint Mall.
  2. "Far East to get $193m from Eastpoint sale". The Straits Times. April 16, 1998. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  3. "Golden Village closes cinema at Eastpoint". The Straits Times. March 5, 2002. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  4. "16-year-old Eastpoint Mall to get makeover". The Straits Times. February 5, 2013. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  5. "Bigger, better Eastpoint Mall to reopen on Dec 2". The Straits Times. November 26, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
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