In 1992,
DBS Land,
PERNAS and
NTUC FairPrice formed a joint venture company Tampines Mall Pte Ltd to develop a shopping mall beside
Tampines MRT station. Tampines Mall Pte Ltd was owned by Emerald Holdings (fully owned by DBS Land), Quek Shin & Sons Pte Ltd (Singapore subsidiary of PERNAS) and NTUC FairPrice with 55 percent, 20 percent and 25 percent stake respectively. Singapore Piling and Civil Engineering, a subsidiary of Hwa Hong Corp, won the main building contract for $73.5 million. The mall was completed in November 1995 and was officially opened by
Minister for Communications and
Member of Parliament for
Tampines Group Representation Constituency Mah Bow Tan in February 1996. Like suburban malls completed at that time, it had various anchor tenants, such as an Isetan department store, a Golden Village cineplex, a Kopitam food court, an NTUC FairPrice supermarket, a Popular bookstore, Toys 'R' Us and more than 100 specialty shops. It was one of the largest suburban malls in Singapore back then. The mall was refurbished in 2004, comprising the installation of a large screen at the roof terrace, and the addition of water features to provide a cooling environment. It had its second refurbishment in 2014, converting the roof level into an education hub, and giving a facade a new appearance. The food court, cinema and Basement 1 shops were renovated as well. The mall underwent its third refurbishment in from April 2022 to November 2022, this time rearranging the shops in level 2. In May 2025, anchor tenant
Isetan department store decided to close at the end of its lease on 30 October 2025. ==References==