Cathay Cineleisure Orchard

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Cathay Cineleisure Orchard
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Cathay Cineleisure Orchard
Location Singapore
Coordinates 1°18′05.4″N103°50′11.1″E / 1.301500°N 103.836417°E / 1.301500; 103.836417 Coordinates: 1°18′05.4″N103°50′11.1″E / 1.301500°N 103.836417°E / 1.301500; 103.836417
Address8 Grange Road, 239695
Opening date1997
Developer Cathay Organisation
ManagementCathay Organisation
OwnerCathay Organisation
No. of stores and services26 (including Cathay Cineplex)
No. of anchor tenants 1
No. of floors14
Website cineleisure.com.sg

Cathay Cineleisure Orchard is an urban mall located at 8 Grange Road, Singapore. The building is managed by Cathay Organisation under its subsidiary company of Cathay Cineleisure International.

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Background

The mall opened in October 1997 on the site of the previous building, the old Orchard Cinema, which was torn down in 1994.

The youth-oriented mall houses a mix of food and beverage outlets, fashion shops and a hair salon. It also includes an indoor trampoline park on Level 9. Cathay Cineplex operates 12 movie screens in the mall.

The building has won accolades such as the "SIA-ICI (Singapore Institute of Architects - ICI Paints) Colour Award" for its creative use of colours in its building design. Two of its cinemas (Halls 3 and 6) were voted Singapore's best screens in a survey conducted by The Straits Times in April 1998. In another survey by Ad Post, readers voted Cathay Cineplex Orchard their "Favourite Cinema in Singapore". [1]

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References

  1. "About Us". Cathay Organisation. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2013.