The Cathay

The Cathay
	The new Cathay Building was constructed behind the Art Deco frontal facade of the old Cathay Cinema, which was gazetted as a national monument.
Location	Museum Planning Area, Singapore
Coordinates	1°17′57.5″N 103°50′51.5″E / 1.299306°N 103.847639°E
Address	2 Handy Road, Singapore 229233
Opening date	2006
Developer	Cathay Organisation
Management	Cathay Organisation
Owner	Cathay Organisation
Total retail floor area	168,000 sq ft (15,600 m2)
No. of floors	17
Website	The Cathay

The Cathay is a mixed-use 17-storey cinema, shopping mall and apartment building located at Handy Road and Mount Sophia in the Museum Planning Area of Singapore.

History

Owned and managed by Cathay Organisation, the original building was opened in 1939 as Cathay Building.^[1] In 2000, it was closed and partially demolished for redevelopment. Elements of the old Cathay Cinema, including its façade which was conserved as a national monument, together with a modern-day design by Paul Tange of Tange Associates Japan and RDC Architects Pte Ltd Singapore, were incorporated into the new building.

Background

The Cathay was opened on 24 March 2006. The building housed retail, food and drink outlets and an 8-screen Cathay Cineplex which includes The Picturehouse. The Cathay Residences opened towards the end of 2006.