Compass One

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title: "Compass One" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["buildings-and-structures-in-sengkang", "sengkang", "sengkang-town-centre", "shopping-malls-in-singapore", "buildings-and-structures-completed-in-2002", "2002-establishments-in-singapore", "tourist-attractions-in-north-east-region,-singapore"] topic_path: "general/buildings-and-structures-in-sengkang" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compass_One" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Field	Value
name	Compass One
image	Compass One, Sengkang.jpg
caption	Compass One façade
location	Compassvale, Sengkang, Singapore
address	1 Sengkang Square, Singapore 545078
coordinates
opening_date	(as Compass Point)
(as Compass One)
developer	Frasers Centrepoint
manager	M&G Real Estate
owner	M&G Real Estate
number_of_stores	208
number_of_anchors	4
floor_area	25000 m2
parking	TBC
publictransit	Sengkang
Sengkang
floors	8 floors
website
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Compass One (formerly known as Compass Point) is a suburban shopping mall located in the town centre of Sengkang, Singapore. The mall was built as an integrated development together with a condominium, Compass Heights which is located adjacent to the mall. Originally opened on 1 August 2002, the mall closed for extensive renovation works on 26 October 2015 and re-opened on 1 September 2016.

History

Compass Point was built as an integrated development together with the adjacent Sengkang MRT/LRT station and Compass Heights condominium. Constructed at a cost of S$230 million, the shopping mall started operations on 1 August 2002. The shopping centre was the first major mall to open on the North East line.

Before the renovation works, the mall was Singapore's first thematic suburban shopping mall based on the theme of learning. Educational panels and informative posters are mounted on railings and walls, which feature interesting trivia based on particular themes updated periodically. After getting feedback from the public and commissioning a survey of residents in the area, conducted by international property adviser DTZ Debenham Tie Leung Limited, the mall's developer, Centrepoint Properties, proposed the learning theme for the shopping mall to cater to the predominantly young families of Sengkang New Town. The shopping mall had an approximate retail area of 269,098 ft2. Retail space was spread out over four storeys and a basement. Each storey of the shopping centre was named after the five major continents, with motifs showing different aspects of that continent, such as flora and sea transport vessels: Oceania (basement); Asia (ground storey); Europe (2nd); The Americas (3rd); and Africa (4th).

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Change of ownership and renovation works

In December 2015, it was announced that real estate fund manager M&G Real Estate will become the sole owner of Compass Point mall in Sengkang, after entering into a deed to acquire the remaining 18.99 percent of shares owned by Frasers Centrepoint. The buyout was finalised in February 2016 and M&G Real Estate announced that the mall will reopen on 1 September 2016 after upon completion of the upgrading works under a new name and new management. The mall was called 1 Sengkang Mall after a competition on Facebook with the winner getting $1000 in cash with the most 'likes', but was officially renamed Compass One by the management after the public wanted to stick to the original name.

Compass One reopened on 1 September 2016 with a new interior design, 180 specialty tenants and a redesigned interior layout. The Sengkang Public Library, which opened on 18 March 2017, occupies a portion of Levels 3 and 4. There is a play deck that consists of a wet and dry playground at Level 4.

Access

Compass One Shopping Mall is located next to the Sengkang MRT/LRT station, Sengkang Bus Interchange and Compassvale Bus Interchange.

Gallery (as Compass Point)

File:Compass Point, Nov 05.JPG|Main entrance of the mall in November 2005 File:Compass Point.JPG| Compass Point before the upgrading works File:Compass Point Shopping Centre 2, Apr 06.JPG|Wall mounts on the railings depicting the theme of the mall File:Wall Mural at Compass Point.JPG|Wall tile mural in Compass Point

References

Khaw Boon Wan. (26 November 2002). "The ticket to seamless travel". [[The Straits Times]].
(3 March 2001). "61 Compass Heights units sold". [[The Straits Times]].
Koh Boon Pin. (26 July 2000). "It's not just a mall, it's a learning centre". [[The Straits Times]].
Debbie Goh. (4 January 2001). "Mall's retail space all taken way before 2002 opening". [[The Straits Times]].
(8 July 2002). "2,000 flock to Sengkang mall job fair". [[The Straits Times]].
Ginnie Teo. (18 May 2000). "Learn as you shop at Sengkang mall". [[The Straits Times]].
(12 August 2002). "Major shopping mall coming up in Sengkang". [[The Straits Times]].
(16 December 2015). "M&G Real Estate buys remaining stake in Compass Point". Channel News Asia.
Min Kok, Lee. (24 May 2016). "From Compass Point to 1 Sengkang Mall to Compass One: Renamed mall set to reopen in Q3 of 2016". The Straits Times.

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