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'''Roxy Square''' is a mixed-use development complex in [[Marine Parade]], Singapore. It is composed of the shopping mall ''Roxy Square Shopping Centre'', the hotel ''Grand Mercure Hotel'', and the condomium ''Roxy Square Condominium''. 

{{Infobox building
| name             = Roxy Square
| location         = Marine Parade, Singapore
| address          = 50 [[East Coast Road]]
| status           = complete
| parking          = Yes
| public_transit   = {{SMRT code |TE|26}} [[Marine Parade MRT station|Marine Parade]]
}}

== History ==
Prior to the construction of Roxy Square, [[Roxy Cinema (Singapore)|Roxy Cinema]] stood there, which opened on 17 February 1931. However, its land was sold in July 1977 to Soonann Realty (a member of the Soon Nam Group), who planned to build a {{SGDConvert|20|m|year=1978}} [[Shopping center|shopping centre]] and [[hotel]] complex named "Roxy Square" in hopes of connecting the [[Joo Chiat Road|Joo Chiat]] area to Marine Parade.<ref>{{Cite news |title=$20m complex planned for cinema site |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19781224-1.2.91?qt=%22roxy%20cinema%22&q=%22roxy%20cinema%22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=KATONG HUMS WITH NEW ACTIVITY |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/biztimes19790407-1.2.61.2?qt=%22roxy%20square%22&q=%22roxy%20square%22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Katong Plaza gets better response |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/biztimes19790602-1.2.65.3?qt=%22roxy%20square%22&q=%22roxy%20square%22}}</ref> Roxy Cinema later closed down in June 1978.<ref>{{Cite news |title=TWO SHAW CINEMAS TO CLOSE SOON |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19780816-1.2.31?qt=%22roxy%20cinema%22&q=%22roxy%20cinema%22}}</ref> By January 1981, it was reported that the plans for project took almost three years to finalise. It was also reported that the shopping centre would be constructed first, which would take about one and a half years. Meanwhile, construction on the hotel would start four months after the construction of the shopping mall started and would open by 1983. By then, it costed {{SGDConvert|30|m|year=1981}} and {{SGDConvert|35|m|year=1981}} to build the mall and hotel, respectively, as well as {{SGDConvert|12|m|year=1981}} for the land.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Katong to have $77m complex |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/biztimes19810117-1.2.5?qt=%22roxy%20square%22&q=%22roxy%20square%22}}</ref> 

== Details ==
Roxy Square is a mixed-use development comprised of ''Roxy Square Shopping Centre'', the ''Grand Mercure Hotel'', and ''Roxy Square Condominium''.

=== Roxy Square Shopping Centre ===
Roxy Square Shopping Centre is

https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/biztimes19810117-1.2.5?qt=%22roxy%20square%22&q=%22roxy%20square%22

=== Grand Mercure Roxy Hotel ===
The Grand Mercure Roxy Hotel

https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/biztimes19810117-1.2.5?qt=%22roxy%20square%22&q=%22roxy%20square%22

=== Roxy Square Condominium ===

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