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Thomson Plaza

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603: 249:, ramps were incorporated into the shopping complex's design to allow people in wheelchairs to freely navigate between different floors of the complex. Other handicapped-friendly features in the complex include enlarged toilet cubicles that cater to wheelchair users and door levers, which enable people with difficulty controlling their hands to easily open doors around the complex. 280:
Even before its completion, Thomson Plaza attracted strong interest from retailers. 80% of its retail outlets were leased out within six months of their launch. Thomson Plaza later attracted the attention of Japanese retailer
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in 1977 as part of its policy of decentralizing commercial activities away from Singapore's Central Business District. The contract to build this complex was awarded to Japanese construction company
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due to its over-expansion and rising retail rental costs in Singapore. Thus, Yaohan closed its Thomson Plaza outlet, its last in Singapore, in 1998. Yaohan's former retail space was taken over by
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Thomson Plaza is built over 22,400 square metres (241,000 sq ft) of land and is relatively low-rise, in keeping with the neighbourhood around the Thomson area.
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reportedly attracted 955,000 shoppers a week. Yaohan's store in Thomson Plaza became its third outlet in Singapore.
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22.3 million, this project was completed eventually at a cost of $ 38 million in 1979.
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In 1997, the parent company of Yaohan stores in Singapore was declared
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Thomson Plaza is one of the first public buildings to be designed with
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The proposal to build a residential and recreational complex along
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features from the onset. In addition to the standard
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Upper Thomson Road
Singapore
Coordinates
1°21′16.95″N 103°49′51.37″E / 1.3547083°N 103.8309361°E / 1.3547083; 103.8309361
DBS Land
CBRE Pte Ltd
anchor tenants
Total retail floor area
Upper Thomson
thomsonplaza.com.sg
Yaohan
suburban
shopping mall
Upper Thomson Road
Singapore
Yaohan
barrier-free
escalators
Upper Thomson Road
Ministry of National Development
Ohbayashi Gumi
Development Bank of Singapore
SGD$
Yaohan
Plaza Singapura
insolvent
NTUC FairPrice


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