The first of three land parcels in Jurong Lake District (JLD) – formerly part of a 6.5ha master developer site meant to kick-start the development of Singapore’s second Central Business District – was released on March 16, after several major concessions to make the plot more attractive to developers.
A 6.5ha master developer site in Jurong Lake District (JLD) will now be sold as smaller separate parcels, as part of revised plans to develop Singapore’s largest mixed-use business district outside the city centre. This will start with the release of a white site in Town Hall Link on the 2026 first-half reserve list, giving potential tenderers time to study the revised planning and tender requirements, said the Ministry of National Development (MND) in a statement on Dec 2.
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The Government has “high ambitions for the Jurong Lake District (JLD) to be a demonstrative site for sustainable living” in addition to being the largest commercial district outside Singapore’s city centre, Minister for National Development Desmond Lee said. Speaking during his visit to the Housing Board’s first rooftop allotment garden in Jurong on Sunday, Mr Lee said in response to The Straits Times’ query that the Government “wants the master developer to help to plan for and catalyse the Jurong Lake District”.
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