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Marine Parade | style="background:#ccf; border-bottom:1px solid" colspan=2|Names | | lign=right|English: | Marine Parade | | lign=right|Chinese: | 马林百列 | | lign=right|(Pinyin: | Mǎln Bǎili) | | lign=right|Malay: | Marine Parade | | lign=right|Tamil: | fill in | Marine Parade is a neighbourhood in Singapore to the east of the main city. The name commonly refers to the area encompassing the main public housing estate and several private residences, bounded by Marine Parade Road, East Coast Parkway, Amber Road and Bedok South Avenue 1. Marine Parade was built on reclaimed land completed in the mid-1970s. Township Marine Parade Housing Estate The main public housing estate, Marine Parade Housing Estate, comprises 58 blocks of flats. The public estate is bisected by the arterial Still Road South that provides access to the major highway, East Coast Parkway, leading to the city area and Changi Airport. The main precincts of Marine Parade Housing Estate can be distinguished by the roads serving them: - Marine Terrace
- Marine Crescent
- Marine Drive
- Marine Parade Central
Private Residences The major private housing estates in Marine Parade include: - Amberville
- Bayshore Park
- Coasta Del Sol
- Cote D'Azur (under construction)
- Neptune Court
- Mandarin Gardens
- Laguna Park
- Lagoon View
Town Centre Marine Parade is served by a town centre, Marine Parade Town Centre, which consists of several neighbourhood shops and a major commercial complex Parkway Parade that houses offices and a shopping centre. East Coast Park The town is also well-known to locals as it is adjacent to East Coast Park, a popular seaside weekend getaway for leisure and water sports. Marine Parade Community Building The Marine Parade Community Building was completed in 1999. It houses the Marine Parade Community Club and the Marine Parade Community Library. Other facilites within the three-storey complex include a 263-seater theatrette, a glass-walled gymnasium, a covered basketball court on the rooftop, an air-conditioned sports hall and a caf. Schools Group Representation Constituency Marine Parade is also a component division in the much larger Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency, which elects 6 members to the Singapore Parliament. Goh Chok Tong, Senior Minister and former Prime Minister of Singapore, is a Member of Parliament for Marine Parade. External links
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