Marina One unveils anchor retail tenants

Singapore

MARINA One, the mixed development in the new financial district of Marina Bay, unveiled its retail anchor tenants on Friday, and they include the fitness club Virgin Active, Cold Storage supermarket and Cookhouse by food-court operator Koufu.

This comes ahead of the expected 2017 issuance of the Temporary Occupation Permit for the development, operated by M+S Pte Ltd and owned 60:40 by Malaysia's Khazanah Nasional Berhad and Singapore's Temasek Holdings respectively.

Kemmy Tan, chief operating officer of M+S Pte Ltd, said the choice of Virgin Active, Cold Storage and Cookhouse as the key retail tenants reinforces Marina One's vision to be the destination to live, work and play in the Marina Bay financial district.

Virgin Active will occupy 26,000 sq ft in the development, spanning two levels. Its members will enjoy the only indoor lap pool and the largest indoor climbing wall in Marina Bay.

Recovery and relaxation zones will feature state-of-the-art facilities such as salt, steam and ice rooms to aid recovery after yoga or exercise classes in the club's studios.

The Cold Storage outlet is set to be the largest supermarket in Marina Bay; Koufu will introduce its Cookhouse concept, which will offer a variety of local and international food along with views of Marina One's lush greenery.

Besides the 140,000 sq ft of retail space, Marina One will have nearly 1.88 million sq ft of prime Grade-A office space and 1,042 luxury residential apartments.

"Our retail strategy will continue to focus on introducing new, refreshing lifestyle and retail experiences which appeal to a sophisticated and cosmopolitan audience," said Ms Tan.

Other tenants include Japanese restaurant Teppei Syokudo and 4 Fingers Crispy Chicken.

M+S was set up on June 27, 2011 to develop four land parcels in Marina South and two in Ophir-Rochor. Marina One is one of the two integrated developments in M+S' pipeline; DUO Residences, launched in 2013, is the other.