Seletar Mall to open in November; new mall will cater to young families

Media and property group Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) held a topping-up ceremony for its latest retail property development Seletar Mall on Friday, July 25, 2014. -- ST PHOTO: CHEW SENG KIM
Media and property group Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) held a topping-up ceremony for its latest retail property development Seletar Mall on Friday, July 25, 2014. -- ST PHOTO: CHEW SENG KIM

Media and property group Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) held a topping-up ceremony for its latest retail property development on Friday.

The four-storey Seletar Mall, which is a joint venture between SPH and United Engineers Developments, is expected to open in November and will cater mainly to young families. The mall also has two basement levels of retail.

The mall, which is near Fernvale LRT station, has a gross floor area of 284,000 sq ft and net lettable area of 188,000 sq ft, and is now over 90 per cent leased.

Major tenants will include Japanese casual clothing company Uniqlo, departmental store BHG and fitness centre Amore Fitness, while FairPrice Finest, Shaw Theatres and Foodfare will be anchor tenants.

The mall aims to draw residents from Sengkang, Hougang, Punggol, Seletar and Ang Mo Kio, who are mainly young couples and parents with young children, SPH said in a statement.

The mall will feature tuition and learning centres that offer enrichment courses ranging from languages to art and music.

Some of these tenants include Mavis Tutorial Centre, Mind Stretcher, Vienna Music School, Hi Art, and Han Language Centre.

Popular Bookstore and newborn and parenting product retail specialist Mothercare will also be tenants.

Parents will also be able to shop for baby necessities and educational toys from Lamkins, 1010 Mother & Child Essentials and BB Spa, while their children enjoy the Hokey Pokey indoor playground.

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