Eunos, Geylang, Paya Lebar (District 14)

Encompassing Eunos, Geylang and Paya Lebar, District 14 plays a vital role in Singapore’s rich history as it portrays structures and buildings that reflect an unrevealed part of Singapore. Public and private housing coupled with several shophouses can be found here, but Geylang is known for its wide variety of cheap, delicious food. In addition, transportation throughout the district makes it highly accessible, with Kembangan, Eunos, Paya Lebar and Aljunied MRT stations enveloping the area. The district has been attractive to buyers mainly because of the effort that has gone into preserving its cultural heritage which includes projects like the Geyland River Projects, Paya Lebar Central and the Civic Centre of Wisma Geylang Serai.

As much of the district’s cultural and historical elements have been conserved, other parts of the area have been identified to make way for modern redevelopment projects, particularly in Paya Lebar. Paya Lebar Central will boast about 5.4 million sq ft of industrial technological and commercial space as shown in the Draft Master Plan 2013 for the area.

Originally known as Kampong Eunos, Eunos today acquir...

Encompassing Eunos, Geylang and Paya Lebar, District 14 plays a vital role in Singapore’s rich history as it portrays structures and buildings that reflect an unrevealed part of Singapore. Public and private housing coupled with several shophouses can be found here, but Geylang is known for its wide variety of cheap, delicious food. In addition, transportation throughout the district makes it highly accessible, with Kembangan, Eunos, Paya Lebar and Aljunied MRT stations enveloping the area. The district has been attractive to buyers mainly because of the effort that has gone into preserving its cultural heritage which includes projects like the Geyland River Projects, Paya Lebar Central and the Civic Centre of Wisma Geylang Serai.

As much of the district’s cultural and historical elements have been conserved, other parts of the area have been identified to make way for modern redevelopment projects, particularly in Paya Lebar. Paya Lebar Central will boast about 5.4 million sq ft of industrial technological and commercial space as shown in the Draft Master Plan 2013 for the area.

Originally known as Kampong Eunos, Eunos today acquires a rich mix of tradition and modernity. It is home to an intricately designed mosque, the Masjid Darul Aman, and the Mangala Vihara Buddhist Temple. Modern elements of the area include the Kampong Ubi Community Centre that conducts Malay art and culture classes and a Eunos Market Food Centre that offers a great array of delicious local food.

Geylang has its name traced back to the Malay word “geylanggan”, meaning to twist or crush as a process to extract the coconut meat and milk used by locals to thicken curries in Peranakan cuisine. Today, Geylang has garnered much interest in recent years due to a number of new property launches. At least 40 projects comprising 2,190 units were expected to be launched or completed between end-2012 to 2017, bringing the total number of homes in the area to over 5,500. Most of the new projects in Geylang are small (many of which are shoebox units which are less than 400sqf to 600sqf) with a number having an average size of 818 sq ft. The small size and lower capital outlay makes the units more investor-friendly and gaining in popularity with Singaporeans, expats and investors.

Paya Lebar on the other hand is a zone identified with technology and advancement as it bustles with office and factory workers. Such commercial activities include that of Singapore Post, the local postal service’s headquarters which also houses stores like The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Macdonalds and KFC. The Tanjong Katong Complex is also located in the district; and the Malay Village which is a heritage centre at the end of Paya Lebar where performances of Kuda Kepang are conducted periodically. The Hari Raya Bazaar held during the Ramadhan period offers a wide variety of food, curtains, carpets and other traditional Malay goods.