Grab your kopi, because this one’s a big deal. Frasers Property just submitted plans to URA for Yishun 10, and by mid-2031, that old Golden Village multiplex you probably watched a movie at as a teenager? Gone. In its place: residential towers sitting on top of a street-level retail podium. This isn’t some random redevelopment either—it’s riding on URA’s Master Plan 2025 amendment, which rezoned the plot for “Residential with Commercial at 1st Storey, GPR 3.0.” Translation: the government literally cleared the runway for this to happen. In fact, Yishun 10 holds the distinction of being Singapore’s first cinema multiplex.
That old Golden Village multiplex you watched movies at as a teenager? Gone. Replaced by residential towers on a retail podium.
Here’s the breakdown. About 110 residential units—studios, 1-bedders, 2-bedders—spread across roughly 10,900 sq m of GFA.
That plot ratio of 3.0 gives you a three-storey residential block sitting pretty above the shops. And speaking of shops, the retail podium keeps its commercial soul, with around 2,780 sq m planned for F&B, groceries, and services. Prime catchment too—right at Yishun MRT and the bus interchange. People rushing for their morning train? They’ll be walking past your future kopi stall.
Now, why should you care? Because this is Yishun Central’s first private residential launch in over a decade. That’s not a typo. Over ten years of nothing new, and now this drops. Frasers isn’t playing small either—they paid S$48 million for the cinema complex back in June 2025, then coughed up another S$34.5 million for the 10 strata retail lots in August. That’s real money betting on Yishun’s future. This confidence mirrors broader market momentum in the area, where a consortium bid at Chencharu came in at S$980 psf ppr, signalling strong developer appetite for Yishun’s long-term growth.
Timeline-wise, mark your calendar: the multiplex shuts on 2 March 2027. Demolition starts soon after, construction runs about four years, and completion lands mid-2031. URA’s amendment got gazetted 8 May 2025, so approvals should roll through by 2026.
And it’s not just concrete boxes stacked up. There’s talk of keeping the iconic façade—preserving a bit of nostalgia—plus a landscaped deck on the second storey, BCA Green Mark standards, maybe even a gym and pool. Basically, Frasers wants Yishun folks to feel like they’re getting something premium, not just another HDB-adjacent block.
Bottom line? This is transit-oriented living done the Singapore way—dense, practical, and banking hard on that MRT proximity premium. CEO Panote Sirivadhanabhakdi has already flagged that Yishun 10, alongside Valley Point, carries strong redevelopment potential for the company going forward.
