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| Location | Little India, Singapore |
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| Opening date | 2003 |
| Developer | - |
| Management | - |
| Owner | - |
| No. of stores and services | 12 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 1 |
| Total retail floor area | - |
| Parking | - |
| No. of floors | 8, including 2 basement floors (main building) 7 (Chill @ The Verge) |
| Website | - |
The Verge, formerly Tekka Mall, (Chinese: 德卡廊), is the first and largest modern shopping mall at the Little India precinct in Singapore, being opened in 2003. The Verge has two buildings, the main building and Chill @ (The Verge). It is located on the southern part of Little India, with the main building is located on the junction of Serangoon Road and Sungei Road and the Chill @ The Verge is located on the junction of Perak Road and Sungei Road. Both of the buildings are separated by Clive Road and the mall lies opposite of Tekka Centre across Serangoon Road. On 16th July 2008, the mall was revamped, which also brought about the name change from Tekka Mall to The Verge.
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History
The Verge was built on the site of the old Kandang Kerbau Market, which was torn down in 1982 to make way for the construction of The Verge, then known as Tekka Mall.
Makeover
Despite being the first shopping mall in Little India, many tenants have a hard time doing business in the mall, with a number of the tenants closing down its outlet. To improve this situation, Tekka Mall will be refurbished to give it a more contemporary and brighter feel, with the mall also being renamed to The Verge. Also, it will be transform into a IT, lifestyle and F&B hub. Currently, discussion are underway to secure a number of electronics outlets. For the adjoining block, it will undergo a makeover to target the youths, being renamed to Chill @ The Verge. The makeover was completed in 2009.
Facilities
Main Building
Although it is considered the main building, it is about half the size of the Chill @ The Verge. Before the makeover, tenants in the main building are mainly thrift shops, ranging from jewellery to household items to clothings. There are also some food shops, a music school, a betting outlet, some travel agencies, a department store, a fresh market and a money changer. There was once a Burger King outlet at basement 1 but it has closed down due to lack of businesses. After the makeover, most of the shops are new tenants. Sheng Siong Hypermarket now occupies the basement of the mall. A food court and a furniture store also open its outlet at The Verge.
Chill @ The Verge
Bigger that the main building, the Chill @ The Verge was once occupied by Sheng Siong before moving its operations to the Main Building. Chill @ The Verge also has a car park located on levels 3 to 7 and a loading and unloading bay.
Linkbridges
One can walk between the main building and the Chill @ The Verge either by crossing the road that separate the two building or use any of the three linkbridge located on levels 2, 5 and 6 of both buildings.
References
- ([dead link] – Scholar search) Road Lanes around Little India, http://www.can.com.sg/content/neocan/en/archive/spotlight/little_india/true_ethnicity_in/road_lanes_around.html, retrieved 2007-08-07
- Tekka Area, http://www.freewebs.com/fourmusketeers_5c/tekkamallmarket.htm, retrieved 2007-08-07
- Tekka Mall, http://sg.pagenation.com/sin/Tekka%20Mall_103.8511_1.3051.map, retrieved 2007-08-07
- SC Tekka Mall Closing, http://www.mini-z.com.sg/sc/archives/000187.php, retrieved 2007-08-07
- Revamped Tekka Mall gets new name, http://www.straitstimes.com/Free/Story/STIStory_264932.html, retrieved 2008-08-15
- Tekka Mall to be relaunched as an IT, lifestyle and F&B hub, http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/364984/1/.html, retrieved 2008-08-15
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