About Cuppage Plaza
Cuppage Plaza is a strata-titled shopping and office building at 5 Koek Road, Singapore 228796, in District 9 (Orchard, River Valley, Cairnhill). It stands one block behind Orchard Road, beside Cuppage Road. Press coverage dates the building to 1983. The land is held on a 99-year lease from 17 August 1979. Property records show a site of about 3,056 sq m and a gross floor area of about 14,974 sq m.
The lower floors hold small shops and eateries, with offices above. The building is best known as a cluster of Japanese restaurants, izakayas and bars. Food writers have called it one of the places that gave this corner of Orchard its Little Japan reputation, and many of the outlets are small, reservation-led rooms on the upper retail floors.
Interesting facts
Its land lease starts on the same date, 17 August 1979, as that of the neighbouring Concorde Hotel and Shopping Mall at 100 Orchard Road.
About the street: Cuppage Road recalls William Cuppage, a postal official who rose to acting Postmaster General in the 1840s. He leased Emerald Hill in 1837 and ran a nutmeg plantation there until disease ruined the crop.
About the area: the Emerald Hill neighbourhood across Orchard Road was designated a conservation area by the Urban Redevelopment Authority in 1985.
Nearby
Somerset MRT (North-South Line) is about five minutes away on foot, and Dhoby Ghaut interchange (North-South, North East and Circle lines) is about eight minutes. The Centrepoint, Orchard Central and 313@somerset are the closest malls. The conserved shophouses of Cuppage Terrace, next door, hold more restaurants and bars. Emerald Hill and Peranakan Place are across Orchard Road, and the Istana grounds lie to the north-east.
Key facts
Address: 5 Koek Road, Singapore 228796
District: 9 (Orchard, River Valley, Cairnhill)
Property type: Retail and office
Completed: around 1983
Tenure: 99-year leasehold from 17 August 1979
Floor area: about 14,974 sq m gross
Nearest MRT: Somerset (NS23)
MCST: 1307