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1925, 10,415 sq m, 50 years and 16,664 sq m are the first four figures in EdgeProp's 17 September 2026 report on the Singapore Tourism Board's tender for 37 Emerald Hill. The board launched a concept and price revenue tender to redevelop the site into a hotel and lifestyle destination, according to its release of 16 September 2026, and EdgeProp's report supplies the detail behind each number. Each of the six figures appears again in the ordered list below.
The campus dates from 1925 and served as the Singapore Chinese Girls' School until July 1994. Chatsworth International School used it from 1998, moved to a primary-only campus in 2018 and closed in 2020. The site sits where Somerset meets the Emerald Hill Conservation Area, behind the Orchard shopping belt and opposite The Heeren and Design Orchard, about a nine-minute walk from Somerset MRT. EdgeProp's report puts the preserved buildings at the centre of the brief: the Main Block, the Principal's House and the Song Ong Siang Block are the three structures it names.
The Emerald Hill Figures in Order, Read Near The Vanda Green
- 1925: the year the two-storey Main Block went up, in a neo-classical and Art Deco style. The two-storey Principal's House followed in 1930 and the three-storey Song Ong Siang Block in 1956, and all three buildings are preserved.
- 10,415 sq m (112,104 sq ft): the site area, or 1.04 ha.
- 50 years: the lease term, with an option to extend by 20 years.
- 16,664 sq m (179,370 sq ft): the maximum gross floor area.
- 6 months: the length of the tender, which is open to local and international bidders and spans the period from the board's release on 16 September 2026 to the close of proposals.
- 16 March 2027: the date proposals close.
Permitted Uses and Aims in the Tender, Noted Near The Vanda Green
EdgeProp reported that the tender looks for a new-to-market hotel concept, first-of-its-kind lifestyle experiences and accessible public spaces with year-round programming. Predominantly hospitality and commercial uses are permitted, including restaurants, bars and pubs, outdoor refreshment areas, shops, a fitness centre, a gym and medical clinics, while the permitted-use list excludes housing, offices, serviced apartments and schools. In the board's release the aim is a mixed-use site that "celebrates its rich heritage whilst creating a distinctive new lifestyle node". The Singapore Tourism Board said the aim is to strengthen Orchard Road as an iconic lifestyle destination, attract visitors, encourage longer stays and repeat visits, and support its ambition for quality tourism growth towards 2040.
Emerald Hill's Wider Setting, and The Vanda Green's Own
The Vanda Green, a marketing name that the developer will confirm at launch, is a pre-launch condominium on Dunearn Road in the Swiss Club subzone of Bukit Timah, District 10, within the Core Central Region. The 204,962 sq ft site holds an indicative 330 homes under a 99-year leasehold, alongside up to 1,400 sqm of first-storey commercial space that includes a minimum 600 sqm early childhood development centre. Wing Tai Holdings and Metro Holdings are the joint-venture developers, and Sixth Avenue MRT is about 630 m away. Further details will be published as the developer releases them, and the location page covers the surroundings.
Requests for the e-brochure and floor plans go to the Sales Concierge through the contact page, and the Sales Concierge sends them as the developer releases them.
Source: EdgeProp, 17 September 2026.
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Source: EdgeProp. This article is independent commentary; The Vanda Green is not affiliated with the parties mentioned.