In less than 2 decades, the landscape of Singapore’s west-side could be said to be almost completely transformed. From the largely industrial factory districts to far-flung housing estates and only a few schools, new shopping malls, transport hubs, commercial and office spaces, private residential homes and spanking new build-to-order (BTO) flats now dot the scene.
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Jurong, once a busy but secondary commercial district, has been slated for development as Singapore’s second central business district (CBD). Every large city is almost certain to have one secondary commercial hub, as big and functional as the town-centre CBD, but newer and with more space for development. Just thing of Shanghia’s Pudong or London’s Canary Wharf. The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) is looking to transform the Jurong Lake District into a eco-friendly, futuristic township with homes, offices, hotels and filled with greenery and waterways.
With the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high speed rail in its midst and as the convergence point of a number of new and existing MRT lines, there seems to be quite a far breadth for value appreciation of residential and commercial properties in the Jurong Lake district.
With Punggol and Jurong both set to include many good, new things may be coming the country’s way in the next decade or two.
