The Assembly Place-TS Group JV bags contract for foreign healthcare workers’ lodging facilities
MOH Holdings had already released a demand for recommendation in August of nin 2023 to select an operator to retrofit vacant buildings and manage hostel-type accommodation for recent foreign medical care workforces on five sites, including the areas at 1A Short Avenue, 107 Circuit Road and 36 and 38 Teck Whye Crescent. 1A Short Street is the spot of a former student hostel, while the latter two are sites of previous schools.
Lim adds that the alliance between TS Group and The Assembly Place will draw on the former’s extensive experience in operating massive hotels places and the latter’s stability in community-building. “We anticipate developing significant rooms and events to welcome the healthcare experts,” he says.
The accommodation center at Short Street is aim to be operational by the second half of this year, while the other two sites will welcome healthcare specialists in 1H2025. All together, the facilities are assumed to suit 1,180 international healthcare employees.
A joint venture in between Singapore co-living provider The Assembly Place and TS Group, a contractor of large-scale holiday accommodation for foreign workers and the elderly, has recently become part of a commitment with MOH Holdings to make, retrofit and operate three accommodating centers for foreign medical care workers who are all new to Singapore. The spaces stand at 1A Short Street, 36 and 38 Teck Whye Crescent, and 207 Circuit Road.
” As the holding company of Singapore’s public health care establishments, MOH Holdings is dedicated to building a supportive setting for our medical care personnels and guaranteeing a sustainable manpower pipeline,” says Deric Liang, deputy chief executive officer, group finance and CFO of MOH Holdings.
He proceeds: “By team up with brokers to develop integration methods, we hope to polish the shift for our new healthcare employees to take in into Singapore’s health care system.”
The renewed facilities will definitely feature a co-living concept focus around neighborhood living. “We understand that many [overseas medical care personnels] are leaving their home countries for the first time, so it is extremely significant to create a reliable and comfortable environment for them,” claims Eugene Lim, founder and chief executive officer of The Assembly Place.
