Capitol Singapore Explained

Capitol Singapore
Location:Downtown Core, Singapore
Address:13 Stamford Road, Singapore 178905
Opening Date:March 2015
Developer:Capitol Investment Holdings
Manager:Capitol Singapore
Owner:Capitol Singapore
Architect:Richard Meier & Partners Architects
Floors:2, 4 basements
Publictransit: City Hall

Capitol Singapore is an integrated development located in Singapore’s Civic and Cultural District, comprising the iconic Capitol Theatre, a high-end retail mall, the Eden Residences Capitol, The Capitol Kempinski Hotel Singapore, and the Arcade at The Capitol Kempinski—a sunlit atrium hosting several modern and classical dining establishments. It also houses three conservation buildings, namely Stamford House, Capitol Theatre and Capitol Building.

History

Built on the former site of the Capitol Centre as the part of Capitol Singapore development by Capitol Investment Holdings,[1] the Capitol Piazza was partially opened in late March 2015.[2] The two storey mall with four basements consists of the following sections: an Open Plaza, an Arcade, the Galleria and Neue.[3] The complex's hotel, The Capitol Kempinski is housed in the former Stamford House and Capitol Theatre buildings. Previously destined open as Pontiac Land-branded "Patina Singapore", the Jaya Ibrahim-designed hotel suffered significantly delays in opening due to owner-related disputes.[4] [5] The hotel finally opened as The Capitol Kempinski, three years after its completion, after a 528 million Singapore Dollar buyout of the property by shareholder, Perennial Holdings.[6]

Several notable food and beverage outlets were opened at the mall. The mall was also the place where the Finnish fashion store Marimekko and the Spanish shoe store Carmina Shoemaker opened their first stores in Singapore in late March and July 2015 respectively.[7] However, most of them had since closed down prior to the mall's upcoming renovation in late 2019.

In 2020, Capitol Piazza was renovated and renamed to Capitol Singapore.

Notes and References

  1. News: The resurrection of Capitol Theatre. Mak. Lee Meixian, Elizabeth. The Business Times. 2018-05-25. en.
  2. News: More traffic at Capitol Piazza. hermes. 2015-08-20. The Straits Times. 2018-05-25. en.
  3. Web site: About Us CAPITOL PIAZZA. Singapore. Capitol. www.capitolpiazza.com. en. 2018-05-25.
  4. Web site: 20 May 2017. Six-star hotel The Patina's opening date delayed by more than a year due to dispute among owners - Coconuts. live. 2021-12-09. Coconuts.co. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20170621212712/https://coconuts.co/singapore/news/six-star-hotel-patinas-opening-date-delayed-year-due-dispute-among-owners/ . 2017-06-21 .
  5. Web site: 2019-10-16. Inside Raffles’ rival, The Capitol Kempinski Hotel Singapore. 2021-12-09. South China Morning Post. en.
  6. Web site: Leow. Annabeth. 13 March 2018. Perennial to acquire Capitol project after S$528m buy-out. live. 2021-12-09. Singapore Business Times. https://web.archive.org/web/20180314150700/http://www.businesstimes.com.sg:80/real-estate/perennial-to-acquire-capitol-project-after-s528m-buy-out . 2018-03-14 .
  7. News: More traffic at Capitol Piazza. hermes. 2015-08-20. The Straits Times. 2018-05-25. en.