Marina Bay Financial Centre
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The Marina Bay Financial Centre (abbreviation
: MBFC; ), located along Marina Boulevard
at Marina Bay, Singapore
stands on a 3.55 hectare site, consisting of three office towers, two residential towers and retail space at Marina Bay Link Mall.
The construction of the Marina Bay Financial Centre development comprises two phases,with its first phase completed in 3Q 2010. The entire development will be completed in 2013.
The first phase consists of the office Towers 1 (33 storeys) and 2 (50 storeys), Marina Bay Residences with 428 units and 93800 square feet (8,714.3 m²) of the retail mall. The second phase comprises office Tower 3 (46 storeys), 82200 square feet (7,636.6 m²) of the retail mall and Marina Bay Suites (which will be completed in 2013).
, Baker & McKenzie
, and Wellington International Management Company.
Tower 2 is currently pre-leased to multinational institutions such as American Express
, BHP Billiton
, Bank Pictet, Barclays Capital
, ICAP
, The Macquarie Group
, Murex
, Nomura Securities, Prudential
, Sophis
, and Servcorp
.
Tenants in Tower 3 include the anchor tenant DBS occupying 700000 square feet (65,032.1 m²) and Clifford Chance
.
and Marina Bay Sands.
Tenants at the ground plaza include Brawn, Akari, Harry's and Pavilion Paradise. More F&B outlets can be found at the basement of the mall with familiar names like Starbucks, Red Mango etc. A restaurant will open on the 33rd floor of Tower 1.
The mall is connected to the Raffles Place MRT station via the fully air-conditioned Underground Pedestrian Network (UPN), where shoppers can shop in cool comfort. The Lawn - located above the mall - together with The Promontory provide the green lungs to the business and financial hub where an eclectic mix of art exhibitions, sporting and cultural events can be held for visitors, residents and office workers.
Abbreviation
An abbreviation is a shortened form of a word or phrase. Usually, but not always, it consists of a letter or group of letters taken from the word or phrase...
: MBFC; ), located along Marina Boulevard
Marina Boulevard
Marina Boulevard is a road in Singapore running along the western side of Marina Bay. Starting at Raffles Place intersecting with Collyer Quay and running south, there are a number of landmark buildings along the length of it. One Marina Boulevard and One Raffles Quay form bookends of its...
at Marina Bay, Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
stands on a 3.55 hectare site, consisting of three office towers, two residential towers and retail space at Marina Bay Link Mall.
The construction of the Marina Bay Financial Centre development comprises two phases,with its first phase completed in 3Q 2010. The entire development will be completed in 2013.
The first phase consists of the office Towers 1 (33 storeys) and 2 (50 storeys), Marina Bay Residences with 428 units and 93800 square feet (8,714.3 m²) of the retail mall. The second phase comprises office Tower 3 (46 storeys), 82200 square feet (7,636.6 m²) of the retail mall and Marina Bay Suites (which will be completed in 2013).
Office Towers
Tower 1 is fully leased to international banking and financial institutions such as Standard Chartered bank - the anchor tenant occupying 500000 square feet (46,451.5 m²) of office space - Societe GeneraleSociété Générale
Société Générale S.A. is a large European Bank and a major Financial Services company that has a substantial global presence. Its registered office is on Boulevard Haussmann in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, while its head office is in the Tours Société Générale in the business district of La...
, Baker & McKenzie
Baker & McKenzie
Baker & McKenzie is an international law firm, founded in Chicago in 1949 by Russell Baker and John McKenzie. It is home to more than 3,800 lawyers spread over 70 offices in 42 different countries....
, and Wellington International Management Company.
Tower 2 is currently pre-leased to multinational institutions such as American Express
American Express
American Express Company or AmEx, is an American multinational financial services corporation headquartered in Three World Financial Center, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States. Founded in 1850, it is one of the 30 components of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The company is best...
, BHP Billiton
BHP Billiton
BHP Billiton is a global mining, oil and gas company headquartered in Melbourne, Australia and with a major management office in London, United Kingdom...
, Bank Pictet, Barclays Capital
Barclays Capital
Barclays Capital is a global British investment bank. It is the investment banking division of Barclays plc which has a balance sheet of over £1.2 trillion . Barclays Capital provides financing and risk management services to large companies, institutions and government clients. It is a primary...
, ICAP
ICAP
ICAP may stand for:* Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan* International Center for AIDS Care and Treatment Programs - ICAP* International Computational Accelerator Physics Conference* Internet Content Adaptation Protocol...
, The Macquarie Group
Macquarie Group
Macquarie Group Limited is a global investment banking and diversified financial services group, providing banking, financial, advisory, investment and funds management services to institutional, corporate and retail clients and counterparties around the world...
, Murex
Murex
Murex is a genus of medium to large sized predatory tropical sea snails. These are carnivorous marine gastropod molluscs in the family Muricidae, commonly calle "murexes" or "rock snails"...
, Nomura Securities, Prudential
Prudential
-Companies:* Prudential plc, a United Kingdom-based financial services company* Prudential Financial, a United States-based financial products and services company** Prudential Securities, financial services arm of Prudential Financial-Buildings:...
, Sophis
Sophis
Sophis is an international information technology company, providing software systems to financial institutions. The company develops software solutions for the requirements of investment banks, asset managers, family offices, hedge funds, corporates and insurances...
, and Servcorp
Servcorp
Servcorp Limited is a Public Company listed on the Australian Stock Exchange who provide serviced office and virtual office products to markets in Australia, New Zealand, China, South East Asia, Japan, Europe, The United States and the Middle East....
.
Tenants in Tower 3 include the anchor tenant DBS occupying 700000 square feet (65,032.1 m²) and Clifford Chance
Clifford Chance
Clifford Chance LLP is a global law firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom and a member of the 'Magic Circle' of leading UK law firms. It is one of the ten largest law firms in the world measured by both number of lawyers and revenue...
.
Marina Bay Link Mall
The Marina Bay Link Mall open its doors to the public on 3 Nov 2010. The mall is a subterranean mall with shops at the basement, ground level and the office towers with a waterfront plaza. The mall will link the Downtown MRT Station (opening in 2013), One Raffles Quay, The Sail @ Marina BayThe Sail @ Marina Bay
The Sail @ Marina Bay is a waterfront lifestyle condominium located in the Marina Bay area in Singapore. It was completed in 2008. The first tenants have moved into Central Park Tower in July 2008. Residents moved into Marina Bay Tower a few weeks later. The structure of The Sail is and 70...
and Marina Bay Sands.
Tenants at the ground plaza include Brawn, Akari, Harry's and Pavilion Paradise. More F&B outlets can be found at the basement of the mall with familiar names like Starbucks, Red Mango etc. A restaurant will open on the 33rd floor of Tower 1.
The mall is connected to the Raffles Place MRT station via the fully air-conditioned Underground Pedestrian Network (UPN), where shoppers can shop in cool comfort. The Lawn - located above the mall - together with The Promontory provide the green lungs to the business and financial hub where an eclectic mix of art exhibitions, sporting and cultural events can be held for visitors, residents and office workers.
Transportation
- Raffles Place StationRaffles Place MRT StationRaffles Place MRT Station ' is a Mass Rapid Transit interchange station on the North South Line and the East West Line in Singapore. It is directly beneath the centre of the financial district of Raffles Place, located in the Downtown Core area, south of the Singapore River...
on the Mass Rapid TransitMass Rapid Transit (Singapore)The Mass Rapid Transit or MRT is a rapid transit system that forms the backbone of the railway system in Singapore, spanning the entire city-state. The initial section of the MRT, between Yio Chu Kang Station and Toa Payoh Station, opened in 1987 establishing itself as the second-oldest metro...
North South LineNorth South MRT LineThe North South Line was the 1st Mass Rapid Transit line in Singapore. The line is currently 44 km long with 25 stations, and is operated by SMRT Corporation...
and East West LineEast West MRT LineThe East West Line was the 2nd Mass Rapid Transit line in Singapore. The line is currently 49.2 km long with 35 stations , making it the longest MRT line in Singapore. It takes about 63 minutes to travel from one end to the other... - Marina Bay StationMarina Bay MRT StationThe Marina Bay MRT Station ' is the southern terminal station of the North South Line in Singapore. This station is located on reclaimed land and there are no developments surrounding it, and hence contrary to what the name implies, there exists a slight distance between the station and the actual...
on the Mass Rapid TransitMass Rapid Transit (Singapore)The Mass Rapid Transit or MRT is a rapid transit system that forms the backbone of the railway system in Singapore, spanning the entire city-state. The initial section of the MRT, between Yio Chu Kang Station and Toa Payoh Station, opened in 1987 establishing itself as the second-oldest metro...
North South LineNorth South MRT LineThe North South Line was the 1st Mass Rapid Transit line in Singapore. The line is currently 44 km long with 25 stations, and is operated by SMRT Corporation... - Downtown Station on the Mass Rapid TransitMass Rapid Transit (Singapore)The Mass Rapid Transit or MRT is a rapid transit system that forms the backbone of the railway system in Singapore, spanning the entire city-state. The initial section of the MRT, between Yio Chu Kang Station and Toa Payoh Station, opened in 1987 establishing itself as the second-oldest metro...
Downtown Line Phase 1 (2013)