The start of Orchard Road’s rejuvenation? Scotts Square to commence revamp, repositioning in H1 2027

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The mall’s new owners planning fresh experiences and programming to reinvigorate Singapore’s shopping precinct

The mall’s new owners are planning fresh experiences and programming to enliven Singapore’s shopping precinct

[SINGAPORE] Scotts Square will undergo a radical overhaul to emerge as a new lifestyle destination comprising new-to-market concepts, experiences and programming by early 2028.

Its new owners are shaping the four-level retail mall to become a “new face” for the Orchard shopping and lifestyle district, and spark off much-needed rejuvenation in the area.

“We are looking at it from a greenfield perspective,” RB Capital’s founder and CEO Kishin RK told The Business Times. Kishin bought the property – which is being redesigned by DP Architects – with his father, Royal Holdings’ owner, Raj Kumar.

It is the latest addition to their Singapore property portfolio. This includes a stretch of Robertson Quay that Kishin rejuvenated from the former Gallery Hotel and the old Quayside retail podium, before anchoring with InterContinental Singapore.

He also owns Holiday Inn Express Singapore Clarke Quay and RB Capital Building in Malacca Street, among others.

“It will be a lifestyle mall with a social wellness angle focusing on fitness, wellness, curated dining and athleisure retail,” he noted. “These are just four uses to create experiences that break away from the current format of Orchard Road, which are ‘containers’ for brands.”

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He added that the revamp will “change the ways in which we have always interacted” with the precinct and provide an alternative for visitors who stay at hotels in the area.

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