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Ocean Financial Centre 
Summary
The Ocean Financial Centre is an office building located at Collyer Quay in the Raffles Place region of Downtown Core planning area, Singapore. It is built on the site of the former Ocean Building, which has been demolished. The new building retained the name and many of the tenants of the former office block, and will serve primarily as a home to financial corporations.
| Ocean Financial Centre | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Office |
| Architectural style | High-rise |
| Location | 10 Collyer Quay, Singapore 049315 |
| Coordinates | 1°17′6.34″N 103°51′8.3″E / 1.2850944°N 103.852306°E |
| Owner | K-REIT Asia[1] |
| Height | |
| Roof | 245 metres (804 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 43 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects |
| Developer | Keppel Land International Limited |
| Main contractor | Obayashi Corporation[2] |
| Website | |
| http://www.kepcorp.com | |
| References | |
| [3] | |
The building features a large solar array and is located next to Raffles Place MRT station.
On 17 October 2011, K-REIT Asia acquired the building from Keppel Land for more than S$2 billion.[1]
Ocean Financial Centre used to house the Honorary Consulate of Cyprus on the 37th floor of the building.
Gallery edit
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Ocean Building (taken in December 2005) -
Demolition of the old building. The Sail@Marina Bay can be seen in the background. -
Behind the Customs House in the foreground is Ocean Towers. Ocean Financial Centre now occupies the vacant plot to the left of Ocean Towers, in front of Republic Plaza. -
The topping out of the new building on 24 November 2010 -
The lobby of the completed building
References edit
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ocean Financial Centre and Ocean Towers.
- Ocean Financial Centre – an unofficial news site.