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Multi-user industrial blocks attract assumptions. Here are four, tested against the published specification of Generations @ Tannery, a proposed 12-storey freehold B1 industrial development at 71 Tannery Lane in the Geylang planning area. It comprises 54 production units and five industrial canteens on a site of 3,150.10 square metres.
Four passenger lifts and two service lifts, each rated at 2,500 kilograms, serve the floors. There are also five common loading and unloading bays for rigid vehicles up to 7.5 metres, and car-accessible loading on levels two to five. A block of 54 production units is not a small one, but the provision reflects that scale: the loading bays and the car-accessible levels give separate routes for goods and for lighter vehicles, which keeps traffic in the building organised through the working day.
Floor-to-floor heights are 6.125 metres on levels one to four, 4.375 metres on level five and 4.200 metres on levels six to eight. Live loads are rated up to 7.5 to 10.0 kN per square metre, and the three-phase electrical supply goes up to 200 amp. Those figures describe a building that is meant to carry equipment, not just desks and light assembly. The extra height on the lower four levels in particular leaves room for racking, machinery and the services that sit above them.
The project page says otherwise. Beyond standard production units, there are towkay units, units with private lift access and dual-key configurations with provision for two toilets, and the layouts are described as suiting owner-occupiers and investors alike. Whether a particular layout fits a particular business is a matter for each buyer to work out with the sales team and professional advisers.
The site has 51 car park lots, with provision for 10 electric vehicle lots, plus two accessible lots, three motorcycle lots and 52 bicycle lots. Mattar MRT (DT25) on the Downtown Line is about a six-minute walk, so staff have an option other than driving.
The tenure is freehold and the developer is Providence Estates (Tannery). The expected TOP is the first quarter of 2029, expected vacant possession is 31 December 2030 and expected legal completion is 31 December 2033. All of these are estimates, and the project details page carries the latest. Questions go to the contact page, and the homepage gives an overview.
The special unit types round out the picture. A towkay unit, a unit with a private lift or a dual-key layout each answers a different working pattern, so the mix on offer is itself a sign of how many kinds of tenant the building is designed for. The floor plans show which levels carry which types.
None of this makes the building right for every business. It does show that the quick assumptions about multi-user industrial blocks should be tested against the numbers before they are accepted.
General information only, not financial or legal advice.