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Appendix 1: Background and History of Tanglin Village
Appendix 2: Upcoming Properties for Tender
Appendix 1
Background and History of Tanglin Village
EARLY 1800s - 1860
Sir Stamford Raffles revamped the entire town four years after the
founding of Singapore in 1819. Various land parcels were distributed
to the ethnic groups for their businesses and trade.
The Chinese, particularly the Teochews, engaged largely in the
agricultural business. They cleared large pieces of land for the
cultivation of pepper, gambier and nutmeg. The former Tanglin
Barracks was one of the flourishing nutmeg plantation sites. Due to
a blight, the nutmeg cultivation came to an abrupt halt in 1857.
1860 - PRESENT
In 1860, a large portion of the nutmeg plantation at Tanglin was
carved out for the construction of the Tanglin Barracks. This was
intended as accommodation for the military troops in Singapore .
In 1867, there were plans to station a European regiment at the
Tanglin Barracks. Extensive renovations were carried out. By 1893,
Tanglin Barracks was home to 26 officers and 661 men of the only
infantry battalion in Singapore, two artillery batteries, one
company of Royal Engineers, and a few Sikh soldiers from the Chine
Gun Lascars.
On 10 Feb 1972 , the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) decided to shift
its headquarters to Tanglin Barracks, which had been vacated by the
British Far East Land Forces. This move enabled MINDEF to centralise
the Ministry and most of its main command and support organisations
in one location. In 1989, after a 17 year stay in Tanglin, MINDEF HQ
moved into its new home at Bukit Gombak. Tanglin Barracks was
returned to the former Land Office in the early 1990s and
subsequently progressively let out to the private sector.
Appendix 2
UPCOMING PROPERTIES FOR TENDER
Location : Blocks 25, 25A, 25B, 25C, 25D & 26B
Dempsey Road
Site area : 13,356.70 sqm
Gross floor area : 2,164 sqm
Tenure : Till 2015
Usage : Retail shops, Furniture shops, Restaurant,
Cafes, F&B outlets, Dance/Drama/Art School, Studio, Fencing Martial
Arts/Archery School, Health and Fitness Centre, Spa and Yoga Studio,
Exhibition Centre, Museum, Pet shop, Pet Caf└, Kindergarten,
Pre-School, Cooking School, Corporate Retreat, Boutique Hotel, Bed &
Breakfast.
Tentative date of Tender : December 2006
Location : Blk 45 Minden Road
Site area : 854 sqm (estimated)
Gross floor area : 468 sqm (estimated)
Tenure : Till 2016
Usage : Art/dance/drama studio,
Restaurants/F&B/Caf└, Childcare/Student care/Kindergarten
Tentative date of Tender : First quarter 2007
About SLA
The Singapore Land Authority (SLA) is a statutory board
with the Ministry of Law. Its mission is to optimize land resources
for the economic and social development of Singapore . SLA is
responsible for the direct management of State land and buildings.
It is also in charge of land sales, leases, acquisitions and
allocation, developing and marketing land-related information, and
maintaining the national land information database through digitized
land information services. In addition, SLA is the national land
registration authority for property transactions, and the issuance
and guarantee of land titles in Singapore . It also manages and
maintains the national land survey system, including the definition
of legal limits of properties based on a coordinated cadastre survey
system.
Source:
www.sla.gov.sg Press Release 7
Nov 2006
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