Northpoint Shopping Centre (Chinese: 纳福坊) is the first major suburban shopping mall in Singapore which opened in 1992.
Northpoint is conveniently located opposite the Yishun and next to the Yishun Bus Interchange. It completed asset enhancement works in early 2010 to refresh the mall and integrate it with its new wing, Northpoint 2. With a combined net lettable area of 235,000 sq ft (21,800 m2), the enlarged Northpoint boasts a shop mix with exciting services and retail concepts such as the new Yishun Public Library, Japanese-themed food court Ishi Mura, Bakerzin and many more. Other popular tenants include Cold Storage, Harvey Norman, POPULAR Bookstore and Timezone.
A new feature is the large 5,400 sq ft (500 m2) rooftop water playground, designed to provide a fun and interactive experience for children with its water features, ground sprays and specially imported multi-play structures.
In May 2010, Northpoint won a bronze award in the BCA Universal Design Award for Built Environment 2010 - Refurbished Building Category. This award gives recognition to buildings which have good practices and take special efforts to raise awareness of the importance of providing seamless accessible built environment for all. Northpoint is also accredited with the Business for Families mark.
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