The area around the Paya Lebar MRT interchange station is undergoing a massive transformation. Hoardings have been put up around two plots totalling 422,275 sq ft that will be developed into Paya Lebar Central (PLC), a massive mixed-use scheme by a 70:30 joint venture (JV) between Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) and Australian property group Lendlease.
When completed in 2018, PLC will have three Grade-A office towers totalling 874,717 sq ft, a shopping mall with close to half a million sq ft of retail space and more than 400 units in three residential towers. The project will be connected to the Paya Lebar MRT station, which is also an interchange for the East-West and Circle Lines.
The purchase price paid by the JV for the 99-year leasehold site at Paya Lebar Central was $1.67 billion, which translates to $943 psf per plot ratio (psf ppr). PLC will be the first mixed use scheme with residences that is linked directly to the Paya Lebar MRT Inter change station. That will attract both homebuyers and investors. The project will be the “first international development located in Paya Lebar Central” and it will be “ transformational”, says Richard Paine, Lendlease’s managing director for Paya Lebar Central.