The office building also offers accessibility as it is near Tanjong Pagar MRT Station and the upcoming Shenton Way MRT Station. Photo: CapitaLand

CapitaLand revealed that its Bridge+ is targeted to open in 3Q 2020 and will be lodged inside the Group’s upcoming office development at 79 Robinson Road.

Bridge+ will occupy 56,000 sq ft of the office development and will play host to a financial technology ecosystem (FinTech) that will include financial institutions, venture capital firms, international organisations, professional services, as well as FinTech startups and companies.

It will also take up three floors and will offer a mix of workspace solutions comprising dedicated fixed desks, flexi desks and private suites for different team sizes.

Developed by CapitaLand in partnership with Tokyo Tatemono Co., Ltd and Mitsui & Co., Ltd, 79 Robinson Road is a Grade A office development having 29 storey,s with more than 500,000 sq ft of total office net lettable area. It is on track to be completed by 2020.

The office building also offers accessibility as it is near Tanjong Pagar MRT Station and the upcoming Shenton Way MRT Station.

“We are delighted to bring Bridge+ into Singapore’s CBD at 79 Robinson Road, building on our network across Singapore, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Dalian, Chongqing and Bangalore,” said Manohar Khiatani, CapitaLand Group senior executive director.

“We also look forward to anchoring Singapore’s growing FinTech community in Bridge+ 79 Robinson Road, and fostering further exchange with the Blockchain, Sustainability and Corporate Innovation tribes hosted at Bridge+ Ascent.”

Bridge+ has finalised Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with Singapore’s key players such as FinTech Consortium, LongHash, United Overseas Bank (UOB), ASEAN Financial Innovation Network (AFIN) and Singapore FinTech Association, Collaboratory.

The Bridge+ community also aims to include CapitaLand’s commercial offices and business parks located beside the Bridge+ network, as well as partners from universities, trade associations and government bodies.

This will be CapitaLand’s first location within Singapore’s Central Business District after putting up its flagship co-working centre in Ascent building at Singapore Science Park, and its ninth overall in the region.

Source: CommercialGuru, 13 Novermber 2019