Good news: Arts hub 195 Pearl's Hill Terrace's lease will be extended until March 2028
The arts enclave – a former barracks site for Singapore's police force harking back to the 1920s – was initially set to shut its doors in March 2025 to make way for the Urban Redevelopment Authority's (URA) housing plan. After this news was met with much despair from its tenants, landlord, and the public, the ending of the lease was postponed to March 2026, giving the 100-odd businesses within the heritage building another year to cling onto.
But perhaps our voices have more power than we think, because this lease has since been extended even further till 2028. This gives us three more years to enjoy Pearl's Hill Terrace's hodgepodge of ink parlous, ceramic workshops, thrift stores, independent jewellery stores, and tarot reading studios. Among its occupants are the al fresco bar Kult Yard; Japanese-inspired café Paaru; ceramic and glasswork gallery Round and Round; and tattoo studio State of Shiok which hosts tattoo art jamming workshops where you get to use real ink guns on faux skin.
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