Murray Terrace
Murray Terrace is a row of fourteen shophouses along Murray Street in Singapore. It has housed the Murray Terrace Food Alley, offices and the Six Senses Maxwell hotel.
History
[edit | edit source]The building was likely constructed in 1929 as "1929" was inscribed on the building's fourth floor facing Maxwell Road.[1] It is believed that the building was named after Colonel Alexander Murray, who served as the Surveyor General of the Straits Settlements.[2] The building may have served as an army barracks, as the exterior of the building bears a lion head insignia, as well as a flag post. In 1977, the building was refurbished and began housing the Murray Terrace Food Alley, which was popular with both locals and tourists.[1] However, by the 1990s, most of the popular hawkers within the food alley had moved out. The building was then refurbished as offices.[2] The building was sold by Pidemco Land in December 1996.[3]
In 2012, the building was bought by Satinder Garcha's Elevation group for $75 million in 2012.[4] The Six Senses Maxwell hotel was established in the building in 2018.[2] Evelyn Chen of The Daily Telegraph gave the hotel a rating of 8/10.[5] However, the hotel closed down in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]
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