About Petain Court
Petain Court is a freehold walk-up apartment development at 8 Petain Road, Singapore 208088, in District 8 (Little India, Farrer Park, Serangoon Road). OneMap records the building name Petain Court at this postal code. EdgeProp lists the development under 2A, 2B, 2C and 8 Petain Road, gives 1994 as the year of completion and freehold tenure. A second directory puts the height at four storeys. Both show 72 units, a figure that looks high for so small a site.
The development is managed by MCST 1994. The management corporation was constituted on 13 May 1996, according to a business registry listing.
Interesting facts
Petain Road was named in the 1920s after the French general Philippe Petain, when new Jalan Besar streets were being named after First World War commanders and battles.
The road is best known for a row of 18 two-storey terrace houses from the early 1930s, designed by E.V. Miller and faced in glazed ceramic tiles. They joined the Jalan Besar Conservation Area in October 1991.
New World, the first of Singapore's big amusement parks, stood on the block bounded by Jalan Besar, Kitchener Road, Serangoon Road and Petain Road. It ran from 1923 to 1987, and City Square Mall now fills the site.
Nearby
Farrer Park MRT (North East Line) and Bendemeer MRT (Downtown Line) are the nearest stations, each roughly 6 to 10 minutes on foot. City Square Mall and Mustafa Centre are close by, and Jalan Besar Stadium is a short walk south.
Key facts
Address: 8 Petain Road, Singapore 208088 (also 2A, 2B, 2C Petain Road per EdgeProp)
District: District 8 (Little India, Farrer Park, Serangoon Road)
Property type: Apartment
Completed: 1994 (per EdgeProp)
Tenure: Freehold (per EdgeProp)
Storeys: 4 (per property directory)
Units: 72 (per property portals, not independently verified)
Nearest MRT: Farrer Park (NE8), Bendemeer (DT23)
MCST: 1994 (constituted 13 May 1996)