Wheelock Place Explained

Wheelock Place
Location:Orchard, Singapore
Address:501 Orchard Road
Coordinates:1.3045°N 103.8306°W
Opening Date:1993
Developer:Wharf Estates Singapore
Manager:Wharf Estates Singapore
Owner:Wharf Estates Singapore
Architect:Kisho Kurokawa
Number Of Stores:26
Number Of Anchors:6
Floors:23

Wheelock Place, (Tamil Tamil: வீல்லாக் ப்லேஸ்) is a 21-floor office tower and shopping mall on Singapore's Orchard Road.

Background

The building was designed by Kisho Kurokawa and completed in 1994 as Lane Crawford Place .[1] It is now owned by Wharf Estates Singapore, formerly "Wheelock Properties (Singapore)",[2] a division of Hong Kong's Wheelock and Co.

The mall has an underpass to Shaw House and ION Orchard.[3] It was the site of Borders' flagship Singapore store until its closure in 2011.[4] Following which, Marks & Spencer became Wheelock Place's main tenant.[5]

A new book shop, Zall Bookstore, opened in 2021.[6]

The mall houses multiple homegrown retail, food, and lifestyle brands. Among these are Browhaus, Cedele, and Privè.

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.kisho.co.jp/page.php/225 Lane Crawford Place
  2. Web site: commercial. Wharf Estates Singapore. 12 November 2020.
  3. Lynda Hong, "Pedestrian crossing between ION Orchard, Wheelock Place to be closed," Channel News Asia, 27 July 2009.
  4. Sharon See, "Borders closes flagship store at Wheelock Place," Channel News Asia, 19 August 2011.
  5. Web site: Marks & Spencer. 8 July 2021. Wheelock Place. en-US.
  6. News: Ho. Olivia. 2021-02-05. New Chinese-language bookstore Zall to open in Orchard Road. en. The Straits Times. 2021-12-07. 0585-3923.