Pearl Bank Apartments

Pearl Bank Apartments (Chinese: 珍珠苑; pinyin: Zhēnzhū yuàn) was a high-rise private residential building on Pearl's Hill in Outram, near the Chinatown area of Singapore.

Pearl Bank Apartments
珍珠苑
General information
StatusDemolished
TypeResidential
Architectural styleBrutalist architecture
LocationNear Chinatown, in Outram, Singapore
Address1 Pearl Bank, Singapore 169016
Coordinates1°16′59.4″N 103°50′22.4″E
CompletedJune 1976 (1976-06)
DemolishedMarch 2020 (2020-03)
OwnerHock Seng Enterprises
ManagementHock Seng Enterprises
Technical details
Floor count38
Floor area55,636 sq.m
Design and construction
Architect(s)Archurban Architects Planners
Structural engineerHoukehua Consulting Engineers
Quantity surveyorLangdon, Every & Seah
Main contractorSin Hup Huat Pte Ltd

As the tallest and densest residential building in Singapore when completed in June 1976, Pearl Bank Apartments was one of Singapore's pioneers of high-rise high-density living and influenced urban development in Singapore and other cities across Southeast Asia.

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