Smart Food Mandai Sets Benchmark Freehold Food Factories
The food distribution landscape for F&B operators in Singapore is undergoing a significant change as the industry increasingly relies on high-specification food factories that are future-ready. These factories come with built-in features and capabilities that enable business owners to stay ahead of the competition by adopting industry 4.0 standards.
Recognizing the importance of these high-spec food factories, established property developer Smartisan Realty is designing and constructing the next generation of such factories in Singapore. Their latest project, the freehold 84-unit Smart Food @ Mandai, sets a new standard in design and quality.
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Strategically located in the Mandai Industrial Estate, Smart Food @ Mandai is a freehold food factory situated at the doorstep of the Sungei Kadut Eco-District. This master-planned rejuvenation scheme by JTC aims to foster new growth industries, including agri-food technology. The district will be divided into four precincts, serving specialist sectors such as waste management and recycling, metal, timber, and furniture, and agri-food technology. The first phase will see 18 hectares allocated for an Agri-Food Innovation Park that will co-locate research and development, prototyping, and high-tech farming options.
Smart Food @ Mandai is designed with a landmark architectural design, reflective of its positioning as a next-generation development for business owners and operators. With communal areas, well-ventilated layouts, and a wide variety of unit types and sizes, the project aims to address the common challenges faced by occupants and tenants of older food factory buildings.
When the two adjoining freehold sites at 10 and 12 Mandai Estate became available on the market last year, Smartisan Realty saw an opportunity to cater to the growing demand for new, high-quality food factory developments among F&B distributors and businesses. The developer has amalgamated these two sites to create a stronger value proposition for a more built-up and high-spec food factory. It also presents a chance to create a landmark development in the rapidly developing Mandai Industrial Estate.
Smart Food @ Mandai boasts a striking facade that reflects its forward-looking mindset, in line with its positioning as a future-ready development for business owners. Unlike the conventional plain concrete exterior, Smart Food @ Mandai features a vibrant, eye-catching design with pockets of greenery on the second, fifth, and 10th floors. These green spaces also serve as communal areas that can be utilized for various community engagement purposes, such as food-tasting events or merchandise sales events during festive periods. They can also be used for convenient and easily accessible business meetings with partners on a daily basis.
During the design process, careful consideration was given to ensure that the development offers one of the best-ventilated, newly built food factories in Singapore, taking into account the nature of the businesses operating there and the unpleasant environment created by lingering odors. This is in stark contrast to the unfavorable conditions found in some older food factories and industrial buildings.
Smart Food @ Mandai offers a range of high-spec units to cater to the diverse needs of business owners. The project has received strong buying and leasing interest from owner-occupiers and investors due to its central and convenient location and impressive high specifications. The ground-floor units are of particular interest, with only seven available in the entire development, featuring prominent frontage facing Mandai Estate. These units are ideal for business owners seeking high street visibility to enhance brand awareness. Six of these units also come with a 6m glass sliding door that opens onto a wide walkway, providing a spacious area for business and community-centric activities. The ground-floor units also boast ceilings that are 7m tall and a regular layout that allows occupants to maximize the full upward volume of the space. Additionally, they are equipped with a hyper power supply and a built-in mezzanine for greater flexibility.
Even the typical units at Smart Food @ Mandai have high specifications and efficient layout designs. All units have their exhaust ducts placed outside of the unit to maximize the total usable area, even for units on upper floors. The typical unit sizes range from 1,776 sq ft to 2,034 sq ft, while ground-floor units range from 3,100 sq ft to 5,156 sq ft, offering a wide range of unit sizes, which is uncommon in the market. This accommodation of different unit sizes ensures that owner-occupiers can find a suitable unit that meets their requirements without exceeding their real estate budget.
For business owners and operators in the food industry, Smart Food @ Mandai presents a valuable opportunity to stay ahead of the curve. There are currently no new high-spec food factory developments or units expected in the Mandai Industrial Estate submarket, making Smart Food @ Mandai the go-to destination for such facilities. Carefully designed and built to meet the needs of users for the next decade, Smart Food @ Mandai allows owners to capitalize on the transformation of the food industry in Singapore in the years to come. Additionally, they will be early adopters and beneficiaries of the Sungei Kadut Eco-District, which is expected to create new jobs in industries such as future systems engineering, plant science, and aquaculture nutrition. Being next to this transformed industrial estate puts F&B operators and business owners at the forefront of innovation and discovery of synergies with co-located agri-tech activities.