# Generations @ Tannery: ‘Grade-A B1’ building redefining precinct's leather-making legacy

- **Source:** EdgeProp Singapore
- **Published:** 2026-07-07T02:08:29.000Z
- **Author:** EdgeProp Singapore
- **Original:** https://www.edgeprop.sg/property-news/generations-tannery-grade-b1-building-rises-singapores-tannery-lane
- **Topics:** Commercial & Industrial, New Launches, Transactions & Deals

## Featured rationale

Early owner-occupier and investor interest signals demand for scarce freehold industrial space, while flexible layouts and nearby housing could support production and canteen sales.

## AI summary

The 12-storey freehold Generations @ Tannery will launch on July 17 with 50 available B1 production units, following expressions of interest during its preview.

## Original article

Since the sales gallery of Generations @ Tannery opened for preview on July 1, Daniel Long and Terrance Tan — managing partners of Providence Estates, developer of the upcoming industrial project — have been there every day. Long even took to sweeping the floors himself, determined to keep the space gleaming like a luxury car showroom.

"We had to stop him from vacuuming," says Josias Ding, manager of special projects at Providence Estates. The gallery opening marked the start of a two-week preview ahead of the project's official launch on July 17.

For Long, it's because the freehold light industrial (Business 1) project "is very special to us".

The 12-storey, freehold Generations @ Tannery, situated at 71 Tannery Lane, is a redevelopment of the former 11-storey City Industrial Building. It was developed by listed property developer City Developments and built in 1976, during Singapore’s flatted factory boom.

Read also: Generations @ Tannery offers rare freehold industrial space with a values-driven vision

From the outset, Providence Estates — helmed by Long and Tan — did not want the project to resemble a conventional industrial block, and Long felt it was important for buyers to understand the location's history.

Tannery to 'Towkays'

The names Tannery Lane and the adjacent Tannery Road were derived from the traditional tanneries that treated animal hides and processed them into leather. These tanneries were among the small-scale industries clustered near the Geylang River in the 1950s.

"A visitor to our gallery told us that the whole area — Tannery Lane and Tannery Road — used to be very smelly, and no one wanted to come here in the past," says Long.

The stench came from the traditional tanning process, in which raw hides were soaked in a mixture of cow urine, pigeon droppings, quicklime and salt to strip and soften them, then transferred into vats of natural plant dyes such as saffron, indigo and henna. The softening and dyeing together produced a pungent, ammonia-heavy odour. "That's why if you visit the oldest leather tannery in Fez, Morocco, they give visitors a sprig of fresh mint to hold under their nose to combat the smell," says Long.

Over the decades, the area near Geylang River, including MacPherson industrial estate, shifted away from leather-making toward light industrial or B1 activities. That pungent past is long gone — today, the area draws a very different kind of industrial appeal.

'Grade-A B1 industrial building'

Sammi Lim, founder and executive director of Brilliance Capital, and her team have been at the sales gallery nearly every day with prospective buyers who have made appointments to view the project.

Read also: Providence Capital eyes community-led industrial play at freehold Generations @ Tannery

“There was genuine buying interest in a healthy mix of owner-occupiers and investors, rather than casual footfall,” she says.

Many of them are business owners and SMEs looking to secure freehold premises for their own operations. Meanwhile, investors are attracted by the scarcity of new freehold industrial developments, the project’s city-fringe location, and its long-term capital-preservation potential, she notes.

The appetite for freehold industrial space has been evident elsewhere in the market too.

Nearby in MacPherson, Chiu Teng Group’s CT Gold — a freehold, strata-titled B1 development — saw all 63 production units and three canteens snapped up within two days of its launch, with the project sold out as of May 1.

“We have already started collecting cheques as expressions of interest [at Generations @ Tannery] during this preview period,” adds Lim.

Over the past week, those who have viewed the project have consistently remarked that it's a "Grade-A B1" offering, given the project's specifications, observes Lim. She points to the generously sized driveway, drop-off, and lobby, with travertine-like walls resembling those of a Grade-A office lobby. There are also six high-capacity lifts that can accommodate up to 33 people and serve all floors.

In fact, the developer had set aside about 5% of the saleable area to make way for these amenities, adds Providence Estates' Tan.

Read also: Freehold commercial/institution redevelopment plots in Geylang for sale at $31 mil

Flexibility by design

Generations @ Tannery has 54 strata-titled production units on the upper floors, ranging in size from 1,658 to 2,695 sq ft. Each floorplate of about 20,000 sq ft accommodates up to 10 production units on the higher floors.

Many units feature double-volume ceiling heights of up to 6.125m, giving occupiers additional flexibility for their operational requirements, notes Providence Estates' Tan.

A faith-based organisation has reserved the top four floors — from the ninth to the 12th floors. Counting each reserved floor as a single unit, PropNex Realty's project lead for the development, Ioannes Koh, notes that only 50 units are now available for sale across the second to eighth floors.

Dual-key, private lifts and Towkay units

Fourteen of the production units are dual-key and come equipped with two toilets, allowing owners to subdivide the unit — one portion for their own use, the other to lease out. These prospective buyers are "end-users looking at an investment angle too", says Koh.

Three production units come with private lift access, limited to one unit each on the sixth, seventh and eighth floors.

On the second level are three units which Providence Estates' Long calls "Towkay" (meaning 'boss') units, so named for their direct vehicular access at the unit frontage. Two of the three also come with the dual-key option, and all three enjoy the 6.125m floor-to-floor height.

The dual-key Towkay units have generated significant interest from business owners who appreciate the flexibility of separating their operational and office functions within a single unit, says Tan Hong Boon, founder and executive director of AlpsEdge Real Estate. The standard industrial units continue to appeal to both owner-occupiers and investors seeking efficient, functional layouts.

For industrial developments, the most premium units are typically those on the first or second levels — hence the roughly $2,000 psf price tag for the three exclusive Towkay units on the second level, with starting prices from $2.6 million. Prices for units on the higher floors start from upwards of $1,500 psf for an eighth-floor unit, says Long.

Canteens and the residents across the road

In addition to the production units, there are five canteen units on the first floor, all available for sale. "These units are especially popular with prospective buyers," says AlpsEdge's Tan Hong Boon.

The smallest canteen is under 500 sq ft, notes PropNex's Koh, and it is the most popular as it's a corner unit closest to the main entrance. Based on indicative pricing of $3,000 to $4,000 psf, he estimates the 463 sq ft unit's absolute price at $1.4 million to $1.85 million. "At this price level, it's still very affordable," he says.

Tan of AlpsEdge also attributes interest in the canteens to the wave of upcoming HDB Build-to-Order (BTO) projects near the Mattar Road MRT Station on the Downtown Line. Construction is underway at the site of the 443-unit Merpati Alcove, launched in the October 2024 BTO exercise. Another 440-unit BTO project is slated for launch in the nearby Geylang-Merpati area this coming October.

With new residential developments coming up in the vicinity, prospective buyers see these units as "well-positioned" to benefit from the growing residential population, supplementing the existing industrial workforce in the area, notes Tan.

Providence Estates also envisions the project as a hub where startups, media firms, co-working operators, creative studios, e-commerce companies, logistics operations, call centres, AV production houses, and social or faith-based enterprises can coexist in the same building — all in line with B1 industrial guidelines.

"The whole idea of building a community within [the building], and a community without, is becoming a reality by the time Generations @ Tannery is completed in 2029," says Long.

In the meantime, in the lead-up to the July 17 launch, Long can still be found sweeping the sales gallery daily, determined to keep it as spotless as the day it opened.

## Chinese translation

> Translation model: grok

### Generations @ Tannery：以“甲级B1”重塑片区制革遗产

位于Tannery Lane的永久地契B1工业项目Generations @ Tannery售楼处7月1日开放预览，正式开盘日为7月17日。

自Generations @ Tannery售楼处7月1日开放预览以来，该即将推出工业项目开发商Providence Estates管理合伙人Daniel Long与Terrance Tan几乎每天都在场。Long甚至亲自扫地，决心把空间打理得像豪华车展厅一样光洁。

Providence Estates特别项目经理Josias Ding说：“我们得拦住他，不让他吸尘。”售楼处开放标志着正式开盘前为期两周的预览开始，开盘日为7月17日。

对Long而言，原因在于这座永久地契轻工业（Business 1，B1）项目“对我们非常特别”。

12层永久地契的Generations @ Tannery位于71 Tannery Lane，是前11层City Industrial Building的重建项目。原楼由上市公司城市发展（City Developments）开发，建于1976年，正值新加坡多层工厂（flatted factory）热潮时期。

相关阅读：Generations @ Tannery提供稀缺永久地契工业空间，并以价值驱动愿景为特色

从一开始，由Long与Tan掌舵的Providence Estates就不希望项目像传统工业楼，Long认为买家了解所在地历史很重要。

从制革厂到“头家”

Tannery Lane及毗邻的Tannery Road之名，源自昔日处理兽皮、加工成皮革的传统制革厂。1950年代，这些制革厂是芽笼河附近聚集的小规模工业之一。

Long说：“有参观者告诉我们，整个区域——Tannery Lane和Tannery Road——以前很臭，过去没人愿意来。”

气味来自传统鞣制工艺：生皮浸泡在牛尿、鸽粪、生石灰与盐的混合物中，以剥离软化，再转入藏红花、靛蓝、指甲花等天然植物染料缸中。软化与染色共同产生浓烈、氨味很重的气味。Long说：“所以如果你去摩洛哥非斯最古老的皮革鞣制场，他们会给访客一枝新鲜薄荷，捂在鼻子下挡臭。”

数十年间，包括麦波申工业区在内的芽笼河一带，从制革转向轻工业或B1用途。刺鼻的过去早已远去——如今该区吸引的是截然不同的工业魅力。

“甲级B1工业楼”

Brilliance Capital创办人兼执行董事Sammi Lim与团队几乎每天都在售楼处，陪同预约看盘的潜在买家。

相关阅读：Providence Capital押注社区驱动型工业玩法，打造永久地契Generations @ Tannery

她说：“真正的买盘兴趣来自自用业主与投资者的健康组合，而非随意路过的客流。”

许多人是企业主与中小企业，希望为自己的业务锁定永久地契物业；与此同时，投资者被新永久地契工业开发的稀缺性、项目城缘区位及长期资本保值潜力所吸引，她指出。

市场其他地方对永久地契工业空间的胃口也已显现。

邻近麦波申，Chiu Teng集团的CT Gold——永久地契分层B1项目——开盘两日内63个生产单位与3个食堂单位即售罄，截至5月1日项目已全部售出。

Lim补充说：“预览期间，我们已开始收取支票作为认购意向。”

Lim观察，过去一周看盘者一致评价这是“甲级B1”产品，缘于项目规格。她指出车行道、落客区与大堂面积宽敞，洞石质感墙面类似甲级办公楼大堂；还有六部大容量电梯，每部可载约33人并服务所有楼层。

事实上，开发商预留了约5%可售面积用于这些配套，Providence Estates的Tan补充说。

相关阅读：芽笼永久地契商业/机构重建地块以3100万新元求售

设计赋予灵活性

Generations @ Tannery上层有54个分层生产单位，面积介乎1,658至2,695平方英尺。每层约2万平方英尺的楼板，在较高楼层最多可容纳10个生产单位。

许多单位设双层通高天花，层高最高达6.125米，为使用者提供更多运营灵活性，Providence Estates的Tan指出。

一家信仰机构已预留最高四层——第9至第12层。将每层预留楼层计为一个单位后，该项目PropNex Realty项目负责人Ioannes Koh指出，第2至第8层现仅剩50个单位可售。

双钥匙、私用电梯与“头家”单位

14个生产单位为双钥匙，并配备两个厕所，允许业主分割单位——一部分自用、一部分出租。这些潜在买家是“同时看重投资角度的终端用户”，Koh说。

三个生产单位配备私用电梯通道，分别限第6、第7、第8层各一户。

第二层有三个单位，被Providence Estates的Long称为“头家”（Towkay，意为老板）单位，因其单位正面可直接车入。其中两户亦有双钥匙选项，三户均享6.125米层高。

AlpsEdge Real Estate创办人兼执行董事陈宏文（Tan Hong Boon）说，双钥匙头家单位已引起企业主浓厚兴趣，他们欣赏在同一单位内区分运营与办公功能的灵活性；标准工业单位则继续吸引寻求高效实用布局的自用业主与投资者。

工业项目中，最溢价单位通常位于一、二层——因此第二层三个专属头家单位单价约2,000新元/平方英尺，起步价自260万新元起。较高楼层单位价格自约1,500新元/平方英尺起（以八楼单位为例），Long说。

食堂与马路对面的居民

除生产单位外，一楼有五个食堂单位全部可售。“这些单位尤其受潜在买家欢迎，”AlpsEdge的陈宏文说。

PropNex的Koh指出，最小食堂不足500平方英尺，也最受欢迎，因它是最靠近主入口的转角单位。按示意性定价3,000至4,000新元/平方英尺估算，他估计这间463平方英尺单位总价约140万至185万新元。“这个价位仍然很实惠，”他说。

AlpsEdge的陈亦将食堂受捧归因于市中心线马达路地铁站（Mattar Road MRT）附近即将推出的建屋局（HDB）预购组屋（BTO）浪潮。443个单位的Merpati Alcove（2024年10月BTO推出）工地已在施工；附近芽笼—Merpati一带另有约440个单位的BTO项目拟于今年10月推出。

陈指出，随着周边新住宅陆续出现，潜在买家认为这些食堂单位“定位有利”，可受惠于不断增长的住户人口，并补充该区既有工业劳动人口。

Providence Estates亦设想项目成为枢纽：初创公司、媒体公司、联合办公运营方、创意工作室、电商公司、物流运营、呼叫中心、影音制作室，以及社会或信仰类企业可在同一栋楼内共存——全部符合B1工业指引。

Long说：“在楼内建设社区、在楼外连接社区的理念，到Generations @ Tannery于2029年竣工时将变为现实。”

与此同时，在7月17日开盘前的准备期，Long仍每天在售楼处扫地，决心让它像开幕当天一样一尘不染。