Caldecott Hill
Caldecott Hill is a private housing estate, located along Thomson Road in the Central Region of Singapore. It is tied to the growth of the media industry in Singapore.
Caldecott Hill | |
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| Name transcription(s) | |
| • Chinese | 加利谷山 |
| • Malay | Bukit Caldecott |
| • Tamil | கால்டிகாட் |
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| Country | Singapore |
In the past, Singapore's broadcast station, Mediacorp was located there. In 2017, Mediacorp moved to its new campus on Stars Avenue, one-north.[1] After Mediacorp moved, the old campus at Andrew Road was left abandoned until October 2020 where they appointed real estate consultants to market the area to hold 67 bungalow plots.[2][3] In December 2020, the land was sold for $280.9million to a private estate company.[4]
It was also referred to as "The Hill" by the local media and MediaCorp employees.
It is served by Caldecott MRT station on the Circle MRT line.
Etymology
Caldecott Hill is named after respected British colonial administrator and former Governor of Hong Kong Sir Andrew Caldecott, who had served in various posts around British Malaya (Officer Administering the Government of the Straits Settlements and High Commissioner for the Malay States in 1934) for nearly three decades.
References
- "Mediacorp: Mediacorp Campus officially opened by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong". Mediacorp. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
- "REVEALED: How Mediacorp's original plan for Caldecott Hill went up in smoke". 99.co. 2020-10-17. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
- "Mediacorp puts up 7ha site of former Caldecott Broadcast Centre for sale, redevelopment into bungalows". TODAYonline. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
- Marketing, Li Ching Seah Associate Director Singapore; Communications +65 6326 1209. "Mediacorp's Andrew Road Site Sold for S$280.9 Million to PRE 10, an entity which will be jointly owned by Perennial Real Estate Holdings and Mr Kuok Khoon Hong". www.cbre.com.sg. Retrieved 2021-02-01.