Raffles City is a large complex located in the Civic District within the Downtown Core of the city-state of Singapore.
[1] Due to soaring costs and a shortage of skilled workers, the plans were put on hold from 1973 to 1975[2] and approval for construction was not given until 1979.
[11] On 20 December 2021, CapitaLand announced the reconfiguration of 111,000 sq ft (10,300 m2) located on levels 1 to 3 to attract more specialty shops with new escalators installed to increase accessibility for shoppers, replacing the space currently occupied by department store One Assembly and previously Robinsons & Co., which will shut on 3 January 2022.
The reconfiguration will feature new shop concepts and brands as part of an asset enhancement initiative, which will be completed by the fourth quarter of 2022.
[20][21][22][23][24][25] Also, Melissa has opened in 2017 but it was closed down in 2021 citing financial losses over COVID-19 pandemic and rationalisation of business, with Cotton On Body took over from 2021 to 2024.
The embassy of Hungary is located on the 29th floor of the Raffles City Tower, which also houses the delegation office of the European Union.
The 117th IOC Session in Singapore, was held from 2 to 9 July 2005 at the Raffles City Convention Centre on the fourth floor.