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Ageing Holland Road Shopping Centre finds a foothold in a changing precinct

The 70s-era mall is drawing a handful of tenants who are injecting fresh energy into the property, despite the dated facade and dwindling traffic

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Chong Xin Wei

Chong Xin Wei

Published Fri, Jun 6, 2025 · 06:15 PM
    • Even as nearby public housing in the 1970s brought more locals to the area, Holland Road Shopping Centre remained expat-focused.
    • Even as nearby public housing in the 1970s brought more locals to the area, Holland Road Shopping Centre remained expat-focused. PHOTO: BT FILE

    [SINGAPORE] Just a short stroll from the sleek new One Holland Village mall, with its curated retail, open courtyards, buskers and weekend buzz, is Holland Road Shopping Centre, which stands in quiet contrast.

    Behind a timeworn facade lie narrow corridors lined with retro shopfronts and no-frills tenants: tailors, massage parlours, nail salons and hairdressers.

    Several units sit shuttered. Yet, amid the stillness, a few new tenants offer glimmers of hope that the ageing mall, completed in 1971, may adapt to a changing market.

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