About half of the 40-plus tenants at New Bahru will be open for business by June 23, ahead of the official grand opening in September. SINGAPORE – After almost a year of renovations, The Lo & Behold Group’s (TLBG) hotly anticipated new lifestyle development housing local brands, New Bahru, opens in June. On June 22 and 23, members of the public can attend the Sneak Peek open house event at the River Valley site, which is opening in phases.
About half of the 40-plus tenants will be open for business by then, ahead of the official grand opening in September. Brick by brick, the home-grown lifestyle and hospitality group’s vision is taking shape. It announced its plans to turn 46 Kim Yam Road – formerly Nan Chiau High School – into a home for Singaporean brands in August 2023 in an interview with The Straits Times.
New Bahru, The Lo & Behold Group’s anticipated lifestyle development, opens in Kim Yam Road in June. ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG The group spoke to 400 businesses interested in taking up tenancy, TLBG’s chief marketing officer Tania Chan tells ST. The F&B and retail category in particular, stipulated by the Urban Redevelopment Authority to take up no more than 30 per cent of the space, was oversubscribed.
The remaining 70 per cent is devoted to wellness and education concepts, as well as Alma House, a new-to-market serviced apartment concept. “We were very intentional with who we chose. Everybody had to add something to the development – to ensure.
