Northpoint City

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Northpoint City
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Northpoint Link entrance to Northpoint City
Northpoint City
Location Yishun, Singapore
Coordinates 1°25′41.4″N103°50′10.0″E / 1.428167°N 103.836111°E / 1.428167; 103.836111
Address930 Yishun Avenue 2, Singapore 769098 (North Wing)
1 Northpoint Drive, Singapore 768019 (South Wing)
Opening dateNovember 1992;31 years ago (1992-11) (North Wing)
December 2017;6 years ago (2017-12) (South Wing)
DeveloperFrasers Centrepoint
ManagementFrasers Centrepoint
OwnerFrasers Centrepoint Trust
No. of stores and services400
Total retail floor area 1,300,000 square feet (120,000 m2) [1]
No. of floors7
Public transit access NS13  Yishun
Aiga bus trans.svg Yishun
Website Northpoint City

Northpoint City, formerly known as Northpoint Shopping Centre, is a suburban shopping mall in Yishun, Singapore. Located opposite Yishun MRT station, the mall houses the Nee Soon Central Community Club, Yishun Public Library as well as the Yishun Bus Interchange, which forms part of the Yishun Integrated Transport Hub (ITH).

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The mall was first opened in 1992, and was renovated and expanded in 2008. It susbeqeuently underwent a second renovation and expansion from 2017 to early 2018. It is currently the largest shopping mall in northern Singapore. [2] The centre has a combined net lettable area of at least 1,300,000 sq ft (120,000 m2) and houses more than 400 tenants. [1]

History

Northpoint City was originally called the Northpoint Shopping Centre, having been first constructed in November 1992 as the first suburban mall to be built in the northern heartlands of Singapore. Cold Storage, Swensen's and Giordano were one of the first few outlets to open in the Northpoint Shopping Centre. [3]

Renamed and expanded

In July 2017, Northpoint Shopping Centre was renamed as Northpoint City, with the existing building becoming its north wing. The south wing of the mall was opened in December 2017, integrating Northpoint City with the Yishun Integrated Transport Hub (ITH) and Nee Soon Central Community Club. It was the first time in Singapore that different public facilities were integrated in this manner. A 920-unit condominium called the North Park Residences was also constructed atop Northpoint City. [4]

Yishun Public Library reopened on 3 February 2018, located at the fourth level of the North Wing. A linkway to the South Wing from the MRT station was also constructed. [5]

Facilities

The two wings of Northpoint City are connected via an underground garden at in the basement. [6]

Notable tenants include Cold Storage, Harvey Norman, Popular, Timezone, UNIQLO, Kopitiam, Anytime Fitness, NTUC FairPrice, Yishun Public Library and Krispy Kreme.

Transport

Northpoint City is directly connected to the Yishun Integrated Transport Hub (ITH), which includes Yishun MRT station and Yishun Bus Interchange.

See also

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