Here is a new development by CapitaMalls Asia, CapitaMall Trust and CapitaLand.
It is right next to Jem.


New mall for S'pore shoppers
By Millet Enriquez | Posted: 12 January 2012 1843 hrs

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Mr Lee Yi Shyan (C) viewing a model of the 'Westgate', located at Jurong Gateway.

SINGAPORE: Residents at Jurong will soon have a retail mall that's more than half the size of ION Orchard right at their doorstep.

Located at Jurong Gateway, Westgate - a mixed development project is expected to offer international and high street fashion, dining options as well as office space.

The S$1.5 billion project broke ground on Thursday.

Jointly developed by CapitaMalls Asia, CapitaMall Trust and CapitaLand, the project is slated to open by end-2014 and it's expected to serve some one million people living and working in the area.

Lee Yi Shyan, Minister of State for Trade and Industry & National Development, said: "In the next 10-15 years, Jurong will become the largest commercial hub outside the city centre. Along with Tampines Centre, Paya Lebar Central and Kallang Riverside, Jurong will be the regional commercial centre for western Singapore."

The industrial estate's turnaround will get a further boost when a hotel site under the Government Land Sales Programme's Reserve List is released in May.

The one-hectare hotel site at the Jurong Town Hall Road is expected to yield over 500 rooms and have 3,150 square metres of commercial space.

To date, several commercial developments are coming on stream and a residential site in the area was also sold recently.

And despite the uncertain economic outlook, Westgate's developers are confident about the prospects for retail and office tenancy.

Lim Beng Chee, CEO of CapitaMalls Asia, said: "By itself, it's a very attractive proposition plus also in terms of the overall cost and ambience, it's going to be a lot better.

"The combination of the work-play will actually attract a lot of office users to come over to this location."

CapitaMalls Asia said rents at Westgate mall could hover around S$16 to S$18 per square foot.

The seven-storey shopping mall will open by the end of next year.

Design firm Benoy and RSP Architects Planners & Engineers - both consultants for ION Orchard and Jcube - were tapped to work on the development on the 594,000 sq ft mall.

Westgate will have direct connection to the MRT and bus interchanges.

- CNA/cc


source: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporebusinessnews/view/1176369/1/.html

More images can be seen in the link below.

http://capitamall.listedcompany.com/newsroom/20120112_123200_C38U_1EC0CE565E449D4C482579830014A1AC.1.pdf

Wow thats an amazing development just right beside Jem. JE is going to be a mini orchard with all the malls beside one another, Jcube, IMM, Jem and now westgate. If Big Box had been successful, it would be heavenly.

Are there any condominium developments around or within these developments?

The closest are Westmere and Ivory Heights

I saw the news. The building looks huge, but the land area is not that huge.

Another square lookng buiding...?

An article on the project in mypaper.

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JoSin,

It is heartening to see such a mega development with WestGate.
With Lend Lease JEM, there is possibly a synergy between the two developments and in addition to CapitaLand's 3-in-1 mega mall strategy with JCube, WestGate and IMM within the regional centre, there is much going here.

I think that wish for Big Box will come true, as TT International had reportedly entered an agreement to kickstart the stalled project with a partnership in Lucrum Capital.
Lucrum Capital had recently undertook the sale of 1 Finalyson Green at Raffles Place. Investment from Lurcrum Capital and details are to be finalized soon.

Benoy is a well respected architectural firm and have designed many new malls and retail podiums across the world.

Their architecture is exciting, yet maintain a sense of modernity that is timeless.
Some of their works here: http://www.benoy.com/projects/155/all/all

A major property player, Sun Hung Kai have consistently chose Benoy for their newer retail malls with their ICC and IFC brands across some major Chinese cities and Hong Kong.

The design of the 20 storey curvy office tower is interesting and modern, and from the render, the elevated pedestrain walkway leading to Ng Teng Fong Hospital across Boon Lay Way can be seen.

^^ It's very... modern Chinese, which is a real compliment because Chinese projects have been really architecturally stunning.

So, will there be an aircon jurong east bus interchange? Is it part of the project?

^^ Nope, that looks set to be a separate project.

Here are some pics I took of the site today. :)

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pilling works have start.....

Some pics I took of the site. A little dark though....

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Singapore's Jurong Lake District named by IBM as Smarter Cities Challenge Grant Recipient for 2012

March 23, 2012, SINGAPORE – The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA), Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB), and IBM are pleased to announce that the Jurong Lake District has been selected as one of the recipients for the IBM Smarter Cities Challenge grant for 2012.
Launched in 2011, the Smarter Cities Challenge is a three-year, 100-city, US$50 million philanthropic initiative that funds in-person engagements by teams of top IBM experts, who study and then make detailed recommendations addressing locally important urban issues.

Jurong Lake District is a 360ha mixed-use district in western Singapore and is intended to support the city’s economic growth for the next 10 to 15 years. It will be the largest commercial node and regional centre outside the central business district, and will become one of Singapore’s new sustainable high-density districts. Developed as a smart district, Jurong Lake District will use resources more efficiently, optimise land, and enhance the quality of life for its workers, residents and visitors.

Jurong Lake District was selected based on the country’s ability to clearly articulate strategic issues with tangible impact on the lives of citizens, and which can potentially and reasonably be acted upon. Also considered is the nation’s track record of innovative problem solving, and commitment to the use of technology and open data.

The Smarter Cities Challenge grant will allow URA, EDB and their partner agencies, to work with a team of IBM experts to explore innovative solutions to enhance Jurong Lake District as a smart, sustainable, and connected high-density district. URA, EDB, and their partner agencies, look forward to working with the IBM team in the later half of this year when a team of specially selected IBM experts from different smarter city disciplines will immerse themselves for three weeks in local issues and provide city leaders with recommendations to support the objectives of the Jurong Lake District initiative in building a smarter business city marked by better delivery of municipal services, more citizen engagement, and optimised use of resources.

“URA has been paying close attention to designing our new growth areas to be liveable, environmentally-friendly, and inclusive. With the Smarter Cities Challenge grant, we hope to work with IBM to find smarter solutions to strengthen these goals for the Jurong Lake District,” said Ng Lang, Chief Executive Officer, URA.

“As one of Asia’s most liveable cities, Singapore is leading the way in sustainable development by boldly tackling challenges common across many of today’s urban centres, especially in Asia,” said Beh Swan Gin, Managing Director, EDB. “The Jurong Lake District project represents an exciting opportunity to realise our vision of Singapore as a ‘living laboratory’ where companies and research institutes can collaborate with the government to create, prove, demonstrate, and commercialise innovative urban solutions in a real-life environment.”

"Each of the 33 global cities selected is different. But in all of them, there is one clear similarity: a strong commitment by the city’s leadership to put in place the changes needed to help the city make smarter decisions." said Ms Janet Ang, Managing Director of IBM Singapore. “IBM has been in Singapore since 1953 and we remain fully committed to our partnership. We are particularly pleased that the Jurong Lake District has been awarded this grant and we look forward to working closely with the Singapore team to create an innovative approach to city building that will help Singapore’s goal of maintaining our global city status. IBM will leverage our proven heritage of innovation and the many smarter cities engagements to support Singapore’s objectives.”

The IBM Smarter Cities Challenge is an outgrowth of IBM’s Corporate Service Corps grant programme, in which IBM deploys teams of experts to cities around the world to work on projects that intersect business, society and technology for worthy outcomes. This challenge is sponsored by IBM’s Corporate Citizenship Programme and IBM’s International Foundation.

To find out more about IBM Smarter Cities Challenge grants, please visit http://smartercitieschallenge.org/ and http://www.youtube.com/user/citizenIBM

Source: EDB

Some pics I took of the site.

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some pictures taken today:)
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^^ Nice!! Thanks for the pictures!! :)