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Compass One
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<h2 id="history">History</h2> <p>Compass Point was built as an integrated development together with the adjacent <a href="/facts/Sengkang_MRT%2fLRT_station/wPTUNom4">Sengkang MRT/LRT station</a> and Compass Heights condominium.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> Constructed at a cost of <a href="/facts/S%24/0EM1oRjl">S$</a>230 million,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> the shopping mall started operations on 1 August 2002.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> The shopping centre was the first major mall to open on the <a href="/facts/North_East_MRT_line/Rn1xRnqT">North East line</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> </p><p>Before the renovation works, the mall was Singapore's first thematic suburban shopping mall based on the theme of learning. Educational panels and informative posters are mounted on <a href="/facts/Guard_rail/9f52ba8r">railings</a> and walls, which feature interesting <a href="/facts/Trivia/aMPEL1sv">trivia</a> based on particular themes updated periodically. After getting feedback from the public and commissioning a <a href="/facts/Market_research/grCXQpTf">survey</a> of residents in the area, conducted by international <a href="/facts/Property/F6bGqY2w">property</a> adviser DTZ Debenham Tie Leung Limited, the mall's developer, Centrepoint Properties, proposed the learning theme for the shopping mall to cater to the predominantly young families of <a href="/facts/Sengkang_New_Town/p54RTC7d">Sengkang New Town</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a> The shopping mall had an approximate retail area of 269,098 square feet (25,000.0 m2). Retail space was spread out over four storeys and a basement. Each storey of the shopping centre was named after the five major <a href="/facts/Continent/Pysd9Sw8">continents</a>, with motifs showing different aspects of that continent, such as <a href="/facts/Flora/2xkcTn2d">flora</a> and sea transport vessels: <a href="/facts/Oceania/vzTEvsfV">Oceania</a> (basement storey); <a href="/facts/Asia/4IToYrrQ">Asia</a> (ground floor); <a href="/facts/Europe/DTAtrKfh">Europe</a> (2nd storey); <a href="/facts/The_Americas/hEuUTL4K">The Americas</a> (3rd); and <a href="/facts/Africa/XkqQUP9s">Africa</a> (4th). </p> <h3>Change of ownership and renovation works</h3> <p>In December 2015, it was announced that real estate fund manager M&G Real Estate will become the sole owner of Compass Point mall in <a href="/facts/Sengkang/p54RTC7d">Sengkang</a>, after entering into a deed to acquire the remaining 18.99 percent of shares owned by Frasers Centrepoint. The buyout was finalised in February 2016 and M&G Real Estate announced that the mall will reopen on 1 September 2016 after upon completion of the upgrading works under a new name and new management.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a> The mall was called 1 Sengkang Mall after a competition on Facebook with the winner getting $1000 in cash with the most 'likes',<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a> but was officially renamed Compass One by the management after the public wanted to stick to the original name.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a> </p><p>Compass One reopened on 1 September 2016 with a new interior design, 180 specialty <a href="/facts/Leasehold_estate/xzBnkhPF">tenants</a> and a redesigned interior layout. The <a href="/facts/Sengkang_Public_Library/hC9RoFAB">Sengkang Public Library</a>, which opened on 18 March 2017, occupies a portion of Levels 3 and 4. There is a play deck that consists of a wet and dry <a href="/facts/Playground/7cmjTh0I">playground</a> at Level 4. </p> <h2 id="accessibility">Accessibility</h2> <p>Compass One Shopping Mall is located next to the <a href="/facts/Sengkang_MRT%2fLRT_station/wPTUNom4">Sengkang MRT/LRT station</a>, <a href="/facts/Sengkang_Bus_Interchange/xMLzppkj">Sengkang Bus Interchange</a> and <a href="/facts/Compassvale_Bus_Interchange/BfBuXKK6">Compassvale Bus Interchange</a>. </p> <h2 id="gallery-as-compass-point">Gallery (as Compass Point)</h2> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Sengkang_Community_Hub/WrCQS16v">Sengkang Community Hub</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Sengkang_Bus_Interchange/xMLzppkj">Sengkang Bus Interchange</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Compassvale_Bus_Interchange/BfBuXKK6">Compassvale Bus Interchange</a></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="http://www.compassone.sg">Compass One website</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"2,000 flock to Sengkang mall job fair". The Straits Times. 8 July 2002. <a href="/wiki/The_Straits_Times" target="_blank">/wiki/The_Straits_Times</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Khaw Boon Wan (26 November 2002). "The ticket to seamless travel". The Straits Times. <a href="/wiki/Khaw_Boon_Wan" target="_blank">/wiki/Khaw_Boon_Wan</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"61 Compass Heights units sold". The Straits Times. 3 March 2001. p. S14. <a href="/wiki/The_Straits_Times" target="_blank">/wiki/The_Straits_Times</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Koh Boon Pin (26 July 2000). "It's not just a mall, it's a learning centre". The Straits Times. p. 49. <a href="/wiki/The_Straits_Times" target="_blank">/wiki/The_Straits_Times</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Debbie Goh (4 January 2001). "Mall's retail space all taken way before 2002 opening". The Straits Times. <a href="/wiki/The_Straits_Times" target="_blank">/wiki/The_Straits_Times</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"2,000 flock to Sengkang mall job fair". The Straits Times. 8 July 2002. <a href="/wiki/The_Straits_Times" target="_blank">/wiki/The_Straits_Times</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>Koh Boon Pin (26 July 2000). "It's not just a mall, it's a learning centre". The Straits Times. p. 49. <a href="/wiki/The_Straits_Times" target="_blank">/wiki/The_Straits_Times</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>Koh Boon Pin (26 July 2000). "It's not just a mall, it's a learning centre". The Straits Times. p. 49. <a href="/wiki/The_Straits_Times" target="_blank">/wiki/The_Straits_Times</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>Ginnie Teo (18 May 2000). "Learn as you shop at Sengkang mall". The Straits Times. p. 97. <a href="/wiki/The_Straits_Times" target="_blank">/wiki/The_Straits_Times</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>"Major shopping mall coming up in Sengkang". The Straits Times. 12 August 2002. <a href="/wiki/The_Straits_Times" target="_blank">/wiki/The_Straits_Times</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>"M&G Real Estate buys remaining stake in Compass Point". Channel News Asia. 16 December 2015. <a href="http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/business/m-g-real-estate-buys/2351686.html" target="_blank">http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/business/m-g-real-estate-buys/2351686.html</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:12"><p>hermesauto (24 May 2016). "From Compass Point to 1 Sengkang Mall to Compass One: Renamed mall set to reopen in Q3 of 2016". The Straits Times. <a href="https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/from-compass-point-to-1-sengkang-mall-to-compass-one-renamed-mall-set-to-reopen-in-q3-of" target="_blank">https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/from-compass-point-to-1-sengkang-mall-to-compass-one-renamed-mall-set-to-reopen-in-q3-of</a> <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:13"><p>"From Compass Point to 1 Sengkang Mall to Compass One: Renamed mall set to reopen in Q3 of 2016". The Straits Times. Retrieved 21 October 2017. <a href="https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/from-compass-point-to-1-sengkang-mall-to-compass-one-renamed-mall-set-to-reopen-in-q3-of" target="_blank">https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/from-compass-point-to-1-sengkang-mall-to-compass-one-renamed-mall-set-to-reopen-in-q3-of</a> <a href="#fnref:13" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>