CapitaLand Development’s plans for a residential development on 71 Science Park Drive
18 May 2024
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Aerial view of 71 Science Park Drive site
Singapore, 18 May 2024 – CapitaLand Development (CLD) Singapore has submitted a proposal to the authorities to build a residential development on 71 Science Park Drive, currently a vacant plot in Singapore Science Park (SSP). If approved, this will be the first residential development in SSP, in line with CLD’s multi-stage strategy to transform the 55-hectare SSP into a holistic work-live-play innovation district.
SSP is one of Asia’s most prestigious addresses for R&D and technology. Marking its 40th anniversary just last year, it is home to more than 350 multinational corporations, homegrown companies, start-ups and laboratories. Its proximity to National University of Singapore, National University Hospital, one-north and Kent Ridge Park has made it an ideal location for R&D and innovation amidst a lush and idyllic campus environment.
As the owner-operator of SSP, CapitaLand has embarked on a multi-phase rejuvenation programme for the precinct. Newer business park buildings added to SSP in earlier phases of the programme in the 2010s are now home to leading companies such as Johnson & Johnson, Dyson, Hummingbird Bioscience and Shopee.
In 2021, CLD partnered CapitaLand Ascendas REIT to embark on the development of Geneo – a life sciences and innovation cluster with 180,600 square metres of gross floor area – within SSP. In addition to workspace, Geneo houses a wide range of lifestyle and F&B amenities, two verdant central gardens, as well as a 250-room hotel residence known as Citadines Science Park Singapore managed by The Ascott Limited. To promote sustainable lifestyles, Geneo has obtained notable green building certifications – including BCA Green Mark Platinum Super Low Energy for 7 Science Park Drive – which reinforce SSP’s credentials as a Green Mark Platinum district.
The first phase of Geneo was completed in December last year and Citadines Science Park Singapore has begun operations in February 2024. When Geneo is fully completed in 2025, the total working population in SSP is expected to reach about 21,000, up from 12,000 currently.
A key part of SSP’s transformation, Geneo comprises three properties with five state-of-the-art sustainable buildings at various stages of completion, which will offer about 180,600 sq m of gross floor area with work-live-play elements when fully completed in 2025. (Artist’s impression)
Geneo houses the first lodging facility in Singapore Science Park, the 250-room Citadines Science Park Singapore. Located at 7 Science Park Drive, the hotel residence offers an array of facilities, including an infinity-edged swimming pool, a gym, a restaurant and shared working space. (Actual photo)
71 Science Park Drive will be linked to Geneo and its amenities. If approved by the authorities, its redevelopment into a condominium with about 300 units will further enlarge the housing options for professionals and their families within SSP and its surrounding area including the National University of Singapore, National University of Singapore Hospital, and one-north. The proposed development is about a 15 minute-drive from Singapore’s Central Business District, with sheltered access via Geneo to Kent Ridge MRT station on the Circle Line.
In addition to workspace, Geneo houses a wide range of lifestyle and F&B amenities, two verdant central gardens, as well as a 250-room hotel residence. 71 Science Park Drive will be linked to Geneo and its amenities. (Artist’s impression)
Geneo is seamlessly connected to MRT via an underground pedestrian link between 1 Science Park Drive and Kent Ridge MRT station. Future residents of 71 Science Park Drive could use the underground pedestrian link to conveniently access the MRT station. (Artist’s impression)
More information on SSP at: www.sciencepark.com.sg
More information on Geneo at: https://geneo.sciencepark.com.sg
