About Tan See Swan and Sons Building
Tan See Swan and Sons Building is a small mixed-use building at 8 Purvis Street, Singapore 188587, in District 7 (Beach Road, Bugis, Middle Road). OneMap lists it under the name Tan See Swan & Sons Building. It holds both commercial and residential strata units and is managed under MCST 3103.
Very little about the building has been published, and its completion year and tenure could not be confirmed. The notes below are therefore about Purvis Street and the wider Beach Road conservation area. Property portals place the building about 4 minutes on foot from Esplanade MRT.
Interesting facts
URA's Beach Road conservation area takes in Purvis Street, Liang Seah Street and Tan Quee Lan Street, the short cross streets that join North Bridge Road to Beach Road.
Under Raffles' town plan this district was the European Town, sitting between the commercial quarter and Kampong Glam. Beach Road was then the actual shoreline.
After land reclamation moved the sea away in the 1880s, the area lost its appeal to wealthy residents and the Hainanese community moved in. Purvis Street became Hainan Second Street.
The Hainanese clan association and its Tin Hou temple are housed in the Kheng Chiu Building on Beach Road, completed in 1962.
Nearby
Esplanade MRT (Circle Line) is the closest station. City Hall MRT (East-West and North-South Lines) and Bugis MRT (East-West and Downtown Lines) are under 10 minutes away on foot. The National Library, Bras Basah Complex, Raffles Hotel and South Beach are neighbours. Purvis Street itself is a well-known food street, with Hainanese chicken rice and many newer restaurants.
Key facts
Address: 8 Purvis Street, Singapore 188587
District: 7 (Beach Road, Bugis, Middle Road)
Property type: Mixed residential and commercial
Conservation area: Beach Road
Nearest MRT: Esplanade (CC), City Hall (EW/NS), Bugis (EW/DT)
MCST: 3103