About Queensway Tower
Queensway Tower is the residential and office tower that rises above Queensway Shopping Centre at 1 Queensway, Singapore 149053, at the junction of Queensway and Alexandra Road in District 3 (Queenstown, Tiong Bahru). The complex is a strata-titled mixed development: a four-storey shopping podium with a basement car park, office space, and a 13-storey apartment tower. Property portals record 78 freehold apartments in the tower. Sources differ on the date. The National Heritage Board's Roots site says the centre opened in 1974, while property listings and other references give 1975 to 1976 for completion.
The tower is still standing and in use. Most people know the address for the mall below, which is popularly called Singapore's sports mall because of its many shops selling sports shoes, jerseys and equipment, alongside tailors, printers and engravers.
Interesting facts
Roots describes Queensway Shopping Centre as one of Singapore's first multi-purpose shopping complexes, alongside Golden Mile and Katong.
The original plans provided for more than 200 shops, a large emporium, an exhibition hall, a coffee house and a night club.
The podium has an octagonal facade and a sunken central concourse, with shop rows arranged in concentric rings around it.
The centre is a stop on the My Queenstown Heritage Trail.
Nearby
Queenstown MRT station (East-West Line) is about 800 metres away, roughly a 10 to 12 minute walk. Redhill MRT is further east. IKEA Alexandra and Anchorpoint are directly across the junction, and Alexandra Hospital is a short walk down Alexandra Road. Alexandra Village Food Centre and the ABC Brickworks Market and Food Centre are the nearest hawker centres. The Rail Corridor passes just west of Queensway. Schools in the area include Queensway Secondary School and Queenstown Primary School.
Key facts
Address: 1 Queensway, Singapore 149053
District: District 3 (Queenstown, Tiong Bahru)
Property type: Apartments and offices above a shopping centre
Completed: mid-1970s (sources give 1974 to 1976)
Tenure: Freehold
Storeys: 13-storey tower above a four-storey podium
Units: 78 apartments
Nearest MRT: Queenstown (East-West Line)
MCST: 0572
From the original estate.sg page
Queensway Tower also known as Queensway Shopping Centre is located at 1, Queensway, Singapore 149053 in District 03. This 13 storey building is a freehold mixed development of shop and residential units- 150 shops and 78 residential units. It is completed in 1975 by City Developments Limited.
Land size: 100,305 sqft
Unit Type:
- 1 bed Units 900 sqft
- 2 bed Units 1,296 sqft
- 3 bed Units 1,658 sqft
Queenstown Tower is strategically located right in the heart of the Alexandra District. The nearest Mrt station is Queenstown station which is 1.2 km away. Other nearby stations are Redhill and Kent Ridge Mrt stations. There are also several bus services nearby. Major expressways like AYE (Ayer Rajah Expressway), ECP (East Coast Parkway) & PIE (Pan Island Expressway) allow you to get to many places effortlessly. Driving to Central Business District and Orchard Shopping District will take you about 15 minutes. It is seamlessly connected to the rest of Singapore saving commuters transport time.
There is nothing more energizing and exciting than reveling in the pulse of the city. There is a cluster of exciting amenities around here:
Malls: Nearby mega malls like Queenstown Shopping Centre, IKEA, Anchor Point and many more others which have a myriad of amenities like eateries, retail shops, supermarkets and banks. Or you can head to nearby Vivocity which is one Singapore’s largest shopping mall which was built on the site of the former World Trade Centre. For more shopping, dining and entertainment purposes you can drive down to the Orchard shopping district which is about less than 15 minutes’ drive away.
Restaurants: For more dining options to satisfy your taste buds, head down to the restaurants along Portsdown Road, Bukit Merah Lane and at Hortpark. For hawker food lovers, you can head down to Commonwealth Avenue Cooked Food Centre, Alexandra Village Food center, ABC Market Food center, Jalan Bukit Merah Food Centre & Market and Bukit Merah Market And Food Centre.
Business Parks: It is within close proximity to reputable business parks like Maple Tree Business City, Science Park and One-North.
Condominiums: There are also several prestigious residential buildings like Gillman Heights Condominium, The Metropolitan Condo, Island View Condominium, The Anchorage, Alexis and Ascentia Sky which are highly sought after by locals and expats.
Healthcare: For medical consult, General Practitioner clinics in the area, Bukit Merah Polyclinic, Alexandra Hospital and Singapore General Hospital in the area to provide specialist healthcare services for you.
Education: The primary schools here include Queenstown Primary School, Gan Eng Seng Primary School, Henderson Secondary School, New Town Primary School and Blangah Rise Primary School. The secondary schools nearby include Bukit Merah Secondary School, Queenstown Secondary School, Queensway Secondary School, Crescent Girls School and River Valley High School.
Recreational facilities: There are many recreational facilities around here include Bukit Merah Community Centre, Telok Blangah Community Centre, Radin Mas Community Club, Safra Mount Faber, Temasek Club, Telok Blangah Hill Park and Sentosa Golf Club.
Places of worship: For places of worship in this multi-racial and religion society, one can head to Tiong Ghee Temple at 1085 Stirling Rd, Lin San Teng Temple at 1 Leng Kee Road, Masjid Mujahidin at 590 Stirling Rd, Sri Ruthra Kaliamman Temple at 100 Depot Rd and Home or the Aged Church at 9 Buller Terrace.