Jurong Entertainment Centre
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The Jurong Entertainment Centre (Chinese: 裕廊娱乐中心) was a shopping centre located in Jurong East
, Singapore
. It was closed and demolished and a new shopping mall named JCube is planned to replace it.
The shopping centre was built in 1993, and has a net lettable retail floor area of 110000 square feet (10,219.3 m²). It features Fuji Ice Palace, one of the only two ice rink
s in Singapore, a shopping centre, restaurant
s, and an amusement arcade
. In 2000, it was converted into a cineplex
, with a total of six screens
, operated by the Shaw Organisation
. The shopping centre is located near the Science Centre and is within walking distance from Jurong East MRT Station
.
However, due to the financial crisis of 2007–2010 and high construction costs, the redevelopment programme was delayed. The building was completely demolished in February 2010.
On May 21, 2010, CapitaMall Trust
held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new mall on the site of the former Jurong Entertainment Centre. The 204000 square feet (18,952.2 m²) new mall, named JCube, will comprise five levels of retail, two basement levels of car park and a rooftop landscaped plaza. The JCube is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2012, and will be managed by CapitaMalls Asia
.
Jurong East
Jurong East is a neighbourhood in Singapore, bounded by the Pan Island Expressway, a canal and the shoreline of Jurong Lake, Jurong Town Hall Road, the eastern side of Jurong Gardens, Ayer Rajah Expressway, Penjuru Road, West Coast Road, Sungei Pandan and back to the Pan Island Expressway.It is...
, Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
. It was closed and demolished and a new shopping mall named JCube is planned to replace it.
The shopping centre was built in 1993, and has a net lettable retail floor area of 110000 square feet (10,219.3 m²). It features Fuji Ice Palace, one of the only two ice rink
Ice rink
An ice rink is a frozen body of water and/or hardened chemicals where people can skate or play winter sports. Besides recreational ice skating, some of its uses include ice hockey, figure skating and curling as well as exhibitions, contests and ice shows...
s in Singapore, a shopping centre, restaurant
Restaurant
A restaurant is an establishment which prepares and serves food and drink to customers in return for money. Meals are generally served and eaten on premises, but many restaurants also offer take-out and food delivery services...
s, and an amusement arcade
Amusement arcade
An amusement arcade or video arcade is a venue where people play arcade games such as video games, pinball machines, electro-mechanical games, redemption games, merchandisers , or coin-operated billiards or air hockey tables...
. In 2000, it was converted into a cineplex
Cineplex
-Specific multiplex groups:*Cineplex Entertainment, Canada*Cineplex Odeon Corporation, Canada*Loews Cineplex Entertainment, United States*MegaStar Cineplex, Vietnam*Cineplex Australia...
, with a total of six screens
Movie theater
A movie theater, cinema, movie house, picture theater, film theater is a venue, usually a building, for viewing motion pictures ....
, operated by the Shaw Organisation
Shaw Brothers Studio
The Shaw Brothers Studio , owned by Shaw Brothers Ltd., was the foremost and the largest movie production company of Hong Kong movies.From their distribution base in Singapore where they founded parent company Shaw Organization in 1924, and as a strategic development of their movie distribution...
. The shopping centre is located near the Science Centre and is within walking distance from Jurong East MRT Station
Jurong East MRT Station
Jurong East MRT Station is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit station that is part of the North South Line and the East West Line in Singapore, and serves as an interchange station between the two lines....
.
Redevelopment
The Jurong Entertainment Centre closed for redevelopment in October 2008 and was expected to be completed by Q4 2009. The S$138.2 million asset enhancement work planned will house Singapore’s first Olympic-size ice skating rink. Other asset enhancement includes a newly created floor where the present cineplex will be relocate to. The retail space on all floors will also be reconfigured so as to maximise the efficiency at the mall. In addition, a rooftop landscaped garden will be constructed on the top level.However, due to the financial crisis of 2007–2010 and high construction costs, the redevelopment programme was delayed. The building was completely demolished in February 2010.
On May 21, 2010, CapitaMall Trust
CapitaLand
CapitaLand Limited is the result of a merger in the year 2000 of then DBS Land and Pidemco Land. It is one of Asia's largest real estate companies. Headquartered and listed in Singapore, the company's core businesses are real estate development, hospitality and real estate financial services...
held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new mall on the site of the former Jurong Entertainment Centre. The 204000 square feet (18,952.2 m²) new mall, named JCube, will comprise five levels of retail, two basement levels of car park and a rooftop landscaped plaza. The JCube is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2012, and will be managed by CapitaMalls Asia
CapitaLand
CapitaLand Limited is the result of a merger in the year 2000 of then DBS Land and Pidemco Land. It is one of Asia's largest real estate companies. Headquartered and listed in Singapore, the company's core businesses are real estate development, hospitality and real estate financial services...
.