Where 37 Emerald Hill Sits in Orchard

Published 18 October 2026 · Information as at October 2026

The Singapore Tourism Board has invited proposals to redevelop 37 Emerald Hill into a hotel and lifestyle destination, EdgeProp reported on 17 September 2026, drawing on a release dated 16 September 2026. Few tenders hinge so heavily on location. The site sits where Somerset meets the Emerald Hill Conservation Area, behind the Orchard shopping belt, which makes the setting as much a part of the brief as the buildings. Read as a whole, the report maps how the edge of Orchard is being planned: heritage buildings, a hotel concept and public space on one parcel.

Orchard Road Context, Compiled for Dunearn House Readers

EdgeProp reported that the site is about 10,415 sq m, or 1.04ha, and lies opposite The Heeren and Design Orchard, about a nine-minute walk from Somerset MRT, the closest station named in the report. In square feet, the site is about 112,104 sq ft. The campus was built in 1925 and was the Singapore Chinese Girls' School campus until July 1994. Chatsworth International School used it from 1998, moved to a primary-only campus in 2018 and closed in 2020.

Three buildings are to be preserved: the two-storey Main Block of 1925, in a neo-classical and Art Deco style, the two-storey Principal's House of 1930, and the three-storey Song Ong Siang Block of 1956, dates that span 31 years. The exercise is a concept and price revenue tender, open to local and international bidders. The preserved buildings stand where the Emerald Hill Conservation Area meets the Orchard shopping belt.

Lease, Floor Area and Uses: A Dunearn House Reader's Summary

• Lease of 50 years, with an option to extend by 20 years.
• Maximum gross floor area of 16,664 sq m, or 179,370 sq ft, which is about 1.6 times the site area.
• Predominantly hospitality and commercial uses: restaurants, bars and pubs, outdoor refreshment areas, shops, a fitness centre or gym, and medical clinics.
• Bidders: local and international parties may both submit proposals.
• Uses not allowed: housing, offices, serviced apartments and schools.

The Orchard Road Goal, Noted for Dunearn House Readers

According to EdgeProp, the Singapore Tourism Board said the aim is to strengthen Orchard Road as an iconic lifestyle destination, in support of its ambition for quality tourism growth towards 2040, and to draw visitors who stay longer and return. The brief asks for a new-to-market hotel concept, first-of-its-kind lifestyle experiences and accessible public spaces with year-round programming. The site is meant to honour its heritage while becoming a distinctive lifestyle node for the area. The brief's emphasis on longer stays and repeat visits ties the site's programme to Orchard's role as a destination. Counting from the release on 16 September 2026, the proposal window is six months, with closing on 16 March 2027.

Dunearn House is a 99-year leasehold development of 380 homes at 760-770 Dunearn Road, in the Swiss Club subzone beside Bukit Timah Turf City, in District 11 within the Core Central Region. It has two 19-storey towers in the Pinnacle Collection and three 10-storey blocks in the Luxury Collection over one basement car park, and Sixth Avenue MRT (DT7) is about a four-minute walk. Phoenix Dunearn Pte. Ltd., the joint venture of Frasers Property, CSC Land Group and Sekisui House, is the developer. The lease runs from 30 September 2025, and the location page sets out the surroundings.

Readers following Orchard-area planning alongside their own home search can contact the Sales Concierge for project details.

Source: EdgeProp, 17 September 2026.

General information only, not financial or legal advice.

Source: EdgeProp. This article is independent commentary; Dunearn House is not affiliated with the parties mentioned.