Singapore’s Jurong East region is set to undergo a major transformation as JCUBE, a 10-year-old leisure and edutainment destination, is set to close its doors in August to make way for a 40-storey residential and commercial development JCube Residence. This move comes after CapitaLand Development (CLD), the development arm of CapitaLand Group, obtained provisional permission from Singapore’s Urban Redevelopment Authority to redevelop the JCube site.
Observers are estimating that the JCube Residence residential units of the new development will have a S$2,000 to S$2,100 per square foot (psf) price tag, while it will have commercial space on the first and second storeys. It is slated for completion in 2027 and will be connected to Jurong East MRT interchange, Westgate and IMM Building via J-Walk, a covered elevated pedestrian network in the Jurong Lake District (JLD). Eventually, JCube Residence will also be linked to the upcoming Jurong East Integrated Transport Hub.…