The Marina Bay Financial Centre (MBFC) is a mixed-use development located along Marina Boulevard and Central Boulevard within the Downtown Core of Singapore. It consists of three office towers, two residential towers and retail space at Marina Bay Link Mall, occupying a 3.55-hectare (8.8-acre) site.[2]
| Marina Bay Financial Centre | |
|---|---|
  Aerial view of the Marina Bay Financial Centre | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Integrated Development |
| Architectural style | Office complex, retail and residential |
| Location | Marina Boulevard, Downtown Core, Singapore |
| Management | Raffles Quay Asset Management |
| Height | |
| Roof | 245m, 239m, 227m, 222m, 192m[citation needed] |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 66, 55, 49, 46, 32 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Kohn Pedersen Fox DCA Architects[1] |
| Developer | Hongkong Land Cheung Kong/Hutchison Whampoa Keppel Land |
| Other information | |
| Public transit access | DT17 Downtown NS27 CE2 TE20 Marina Bay |
The construction of the Marina Bay Financial Centre development consisted of two phases, with its first phase completed in 2010. The entire development was completed in 2012 and the grand opening of Marina Bay Financial Centre was officiated by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on 15 May 2013.[3]
The first phase includes the construction of office Tower 1, which consists of 33 storeys, office Tower 2, which consists of 50 storeys, Marina Bay Residences with 428 units and a retail mall. The architect for phase 1 was local DCA Architects.[1] The second phase comprises office Tower 3, which consists of 46 storeys, a retail mall and Marina Bay Suites with 221 units. Marina Bay Suites attained Temporary Occupation Permit (TOP) in June 2013.[4][5][6] For this major project, Schindler Singapore supplied a total of 105 units of elevators and 6 units of escalators.[7]
Clyde & Co, currently located on the 30th floor of Tower 3, houses the Honorary Consulate of Iceland.
Office Towers – Marina Bay Financial Centre
editTower 1 is being fully leased to international banking and financial institutions such as Standard Chartered bank, the anchor tenant occupying 500,000 square feet (46,000 m2) of the office space, Baker McKenzie, Raffles Quay Asset Management, Societe Generale and Wellington Management Company.[8] The world highest urban microbrewery, LeVeL33, is also located on the top of Tower 1.
Tower 2 is being leased to multi-national institutions such as IBM, American Express, BHP, Bank Pictet, Barclays, Eastspring Investments, Pain X Chiropractic Center, Murex, NEX, Nomura Securities and Servcorp.
The anchor tenant of Tower 3 is DBS Bank, which occupies over 600,000 square feet (56,000 m2) of the office space.[9] Other tenants are a mix of multinational companies from various sectors such as legal firms, real estate development, financial services, commodities and specialist food providers, energy trading and technology companies. They include Booking.com, Ashurst, Aryzta, Clifford Chance, Endurance Specialty Insurance, Fitness First, Evercore, Gunvor, Louis Dreyfus, Lynx Energy Trading, M&A Development, S&P Global, Mead Johnson, IWG, Software, Trammo and WongPartnership.[10] Tower 3 attained Temporary Occupation Permit (TOP) in March 2012.
Awards
editMarina Bay Suites, the second luxury residential development won the FIABCI Singapore Property Awards 2014. The Singapore Property Awards is the local chapter of the international FIABCI Prix d'Excellence Awards.
Marina Bay Financial Centre (MBFC) clinched the top award in the Office category at the FIABCI Prix d'Excellence Awards 2012 (held in May),[11] which recognises the world's outstanding real estate developments. Marina Bay Residences (MBR) was runner-up in the Residential (High Rise) category.
Marina Bay Financial Centre (MBFC) also won the Gold award for the mixed-use category in the MIPIM Asia Awards 2011 (held in November), which honours outstanding real estate projects in the Asia Pacific region.[12] MBFC also won the Participants‟ Choice Award, which honours the project that receives the most delegate votes.
Marina Bay Residences (MBR) and Marina Bay Financial Centre (MBFC) Phase 1 were named winners in the Residential (High Rise) and Office Categories respectively at the inaugural FIABCI Singapore Property Awards held in October 2011.
Marina Bay Financial Centre (MBFC) has won accolades for its achievements towards environmental sustainability under the BCA Green Mark awards.[13][14]
- 2009 — BCA Green Mark Gold Plus Award for Phase 2 (Commercial Tower 3)
- 2009 — BCA Green Mark Gold Award for Marina Bay Suites
- 2008 — BCA Green Mark Gold Award for Phase 1 (Commercial Towers 1 and 2)
- 2007 — BCA Green Mark Gold Award for Marina Bay Residences
- 2017–2020 — Workplace Safety and Health Awards
Marina Bay Link Mall
editMarina Bay Link Mall (MBLM) offers about 179,000 sq ft (Phase 1 and 2 combined) of retail and dining space. Phase 1 was opened to the public on 3 November 2010. The mall is largely a subterranean mall with shops at the basement, ground level, the office towers and an alfresco dining area at the Ground Plaza located between MBFC Tower 1 and Marina Bay Residences.[15]
Transportation
edit- Downtown MRT station is linked to Basement 2 of Marina Bay Link Mall.
- 5 mins away from Shenton Way MRT station on the Thomson–East Coast line
- 5 mins away from Marina Bay MRT station on the North South line, Circle line and Thomson–East Coast line
- 10 mins away from Raffles Place MRT station on North South line and East West line.[16]
References
edit- ^ a b "Keppel Corporation Website" (PDF). Keppel Corporation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 August 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ "New financial centre reaches a milestone". The Straits Times. 30 July 2009.
- ^ "Marina Bay set to get even livelier". The Straits Times. 16 May 2013. Archived from the original on 23 May 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
- ^ "Another 3 firms reserve space in MBFC Tower 3". The Business Times. 31 December 2010.
- ^ "Property interest picks up in Singapore". The Edge Singapore. 30 July 2009.
- ^ "Luxury Marina Bay Suites project in Singapore 90% sold". The Straits Times. 25 May 2013. Archived from the original on 29 July 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
- ^ "Schindler Singapore website". Schindler Group. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ Amanda, Tan (10 November 2012). "Marina Bay now top financial district". The Straits Times.
- ^ "DBS completes acquisition of stake in MBFC Tower 3". Singapore Business Review. 2 January 2013. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
- ^ "Keppel Land Ltd : Commitment at Marina Bay Financial Centre Tower 3 exceeds 83 percent". 4-traders. 27 February 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
- ^ "13 projects win property awards". The Straits Times. 12 October 2011.
- ^ "新加坡多个建筑项目或MPIM亚洲奖". Lianhe Zaobao. 17 September 2011. Archived from the original on 13 April 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
- ^ "Green, the new gold standard for office buildings". New Straits Times. 30 November 2012. Archived from the original on 13 April 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
- ^ "Marina Bay Financial Centre (Phase 1)". Greenmark. Archived from the original on 25 July 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
- ^ "New mall at Marina Bay by end of 2010". The Straits Times. 28 October 2009. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
- ^ "Marina Bay Link Mall". Archived from the original on 2 July 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2013.