Westgate mall and office openings dated

Shopping mall opens up in Christmas 2013 while the office space will be operational in late 2014.

The announcement was made during the groundbreaking of the Westgate development, which is located in Jurong Gateway in the Jurong Lake District.

CapitaLand, CapitaMalls Asia and CapitaMall Trust described their target mall and office tenants in a release.

"The 594,000 square foot lifestyle mall, similarly called Westgate, will target middle to uppermiddle income families, commuters, residents in the vicinity, working professionals, hospital visitors and students from nearby schools. Its offerings from Basement 2 to Level 5 will meet the varied needs of shoppers. They will include international/high street fashion, IT and electronics stores, a supermarket, food court and family restaurants. There will also be a themed play area on Level 4 while My First Skool, a pre-school by NTUC First Campus Co-operative Limited, and a gymnasium, will be on Level 5," it said.

Mr Lim Beng Chee, CEO of CapitaMalls Asia, said: “Since we were awarded this site seven months ago in May last year, we have been working towards opening the mall by end-2013. Shoppers can look forward to doing their Christmas shopping at Westgate next year. This mall is our 20th in Singapore, 3 strengthening our retail presence in the western part of Singapore as well as our position as the largest mall owner and manager in Singapore.

"The design of the prime office tower, to be called Westgate Tower, will have good quality finishes and efficient column-free floor plates of about 17,000 sq ft, which will allow for flexibility of workspace design. Additional features include a floor-to-ceiling height of about 2.8 metres, Grade A building lift provisions and an integrated security management combining closed-circuit television and security card access system. The office, which will be fully integrated with the mall and its suite of facilities, such as the childcare centre and gymnasium, offer a work-play environment within one development. To be completed in end-2014, the office tower will be a choice office space in Jurong Gateway," the release said.

“We are proud to launch a premier 20-storey office tower strategically located at Jurong Gateway, which is being developed into the biggest commercial hub outside the Central Business District (“CBD”). Rising above the retail mall, the office building enjoys seamless connectivity to the transport hubs via the mall, and, it is a 20-minute drive to the CBD. Companies who want to be in close proximity to both industrial estates and business parks and the CBD, will find this an attractive location.”