Northpoint City quietly became Singapore's most ambitious suburban mall in Yishun

Northpoint City, a 1.33 million square foot mixed-use development in Yishun, opened its doors in the fourth quarter of 2017, housing over 400 shopping and dining outlets across two retail wings and marking Singapore's largest mall in the north. The project, developed by Frasers Centrepoint Singapore, integrated the redeveloped Northpoint Shopping Centre (dating to 1992) as its North Wing with a new South Wing, achieving close to 90 per cent retail occupancy at launch with anchor tenants including FairPrice (33,000 sqf supermarket) and Harvey Norman (34,000 sqf electronics and furniture store).

The broader Northpoint City development also delivered 920 residential units through North Park Residences (87 per cent pre-sold), an air-conditioned bus interchange, underground retail link with direct Yishun MRT access, and community spaces including the Nee Soon Central Community Club and Yishun Public Library. The project was envisioned as part of Yishun's Remaking Our Heartland Programme to revitalise the area, with community-centric tenants such as The Rice Company (performing arts non-profit) and The Orange Academy (childcare) anchoring the offering. Frasers Centrepoint had acquired the 99-year leasehold site in September 2013 for S$1.43 billion through the Government Land Sales programme, the top bid at nearly 50 per cent above the second-highest offer, reflecting developer confidence in integrated MRT-adjacent developments.

• 25 Jul 2017channelnewsasia.com