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Stand-off in Raffles Place over owed rent
Stand-off in Raffles Place over owed rent
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own 4 high end F&B outlets but no $$ pay rental so how ???
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Stand-off in Raffles Place over owed rent
Landlord seizes 4 eateries over $686,000 rent arrears, staff locked out
A stand-off over rent arrears has led to the landlord of the Singapore Land Tower locking up, in total, four restaurants, bars and lounges in the 48-storey skyscraper in Raffles Place.
Some 50 staff of the food and beverage establishments turned up yesterday in a bid to retrieve their personal belongings left within the premises on the 45th floor.
Owner S.L. Development moved in on Monday to repossess the premises after some $685,957 was allegedly owed in unpaid rent and three letters of demand were sent by its lawyers from Lee & Lee.
Mr Christopher Lim, the managing director of Fifty Raffles Place, which owns the four outlets, claimed the company was willing to settle the debt. However, talks had stalled over conditions attached.
Fifty Raffles Place is a glass penthouse located on the 45th and 46th levels of the building and offers a 360-degree view of the Marina Bay, Fort Canning and blue seas.
The 45th level houses the multiconcept F&B quartet of Angie’s Oyster Bar, Empire Sky Lounge, Sear Steakhouse and Lower East Side 45.
DRAGGED INTO DISPUTE Whatever the dispute, you should not get innocent people like us involved. ’’ MS ERICA NG (left), whose headphones, laptop and hard disk were locked inside one of four locked eateries.
Mr Lim said yesterday: “When I went to work on Monday, I had no access to anything there, including suppliers’ stocks, staff shift details to pay salaries, customer reservations and bookings and staff belongings.”
He added that reservations and private corporate events had to be cancelled and walk-in patrons found the premises locked up.
Events manager Jezzle Meier, who was among the employees who turned up yesterday, said: “It is all very frustrating, not only for me but also my team and my clients and I don’t think we deserve this.”
Ms Meier said she was there to get her personal laptop, events documents and personal phone. They have been stuck in the premises since the lockdown on Monday.
“Whatever happened, it’s not our fault, it’s between the two managements. I don’t think you have the right to stop the staff, especially when we have personal belongings.”
Another employee, Ms Erica Ng, added: “Whatever the dispute, you should not get innocent people like us involved.” Ms Ng said her belongings, including her headphones, laptop and hard disk were “trapped inside”. She was one of 14 employees who submitted forms to access the premises, three at a time, between 11.15am and 1pm yesterday.
Mr Lim said they were told only at about 4.50pm that access to the venues would only be until 8pm, but it was too late to notify other employees.
The landlord’s lawyer, Mr Toh Kok Seng, said “the tenant had made various offers of partial payment with conditions attached which the landlord was unable to accept”.
He added that the tenant was first informed on Monday that employees could collect their belongings the following day.
They had to submit a list of names with items to be collected by each employee, to avoid allegations of loss or damage to property.
He said the tenant responded on the same day but “made no mention of any desire to have their employees collect belongings”.
The forms were eventually accepted yesterday from the tenant’s representative and access was granted from 11am.
“They can request if they need more time,” added Mr Toh.
ST PHOTO: GAVIN FOO Fifty Raffles Place managing director Christopher Lim (wearing cap) speaking to his staff outside the Singapore Land Tower yesterday. They were locked out after a dispute with the landlord. Fifty Raffles Place owns the four food and beverage establishments on the 45th and 46th levels of Singapore Land Tower that were repossessed by the landlord on Monday.
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In America, that Christopher Lim guy would have been sued until his underwear is no more.
Manage such a posh place, and yet still used such a loanshark-ish method.
Stand-off in Raffles Place over owed rent
Landlord seizes 4 eateries over $686,000 rent arrears, staff locked out
A stand-off over rent arrears has led to the landlord of the Singapore Land Tower locking up, in total, four restaurants, bars and lounges in the 48-storey skyscraper in Raffles Place.
Some 50 staff of the food and beverage establishments turned up yesterday in a bid to retrieve their personal belongings left within the premises on the 45th floor.
Owner S.L. Development moved in on Monday to repossess the premises after some $685,957 was allegedly owed in unpaid rent and three letters of demand were sent by its lawyers from Lee & Lee.
Mr Christopher Lim, the managing director of Fifty Raffles Place, which owns the four outlets, claimed the company was willing to settle the debt. However, talks had stalled over conditions attached.
Fifty Raffles Place is a glass penthouse located on the 45th and 46th levels of the building and offers a 360-degree view of the Marina Bay, Fort Canning and blue seas.
The 45th level houses the multiconcept F&B quartet of Angie’s Oyster Bar, Empire Sky Lounge, Sear Steakhouse and Lower East Side 45.
DRAGGED INTO DISPUTE Whatever the dispute, you should not get innocent people like us involved. ’’ MS ERICA NG (left), whose headphones, laptop and hard disk were locked inside one of four locked eateries.
Mr Lim said yesterday: “When I went to work on Monday, I had no access to anything there, including suppliers’ stocks, staff shift details to pay salaries, customer reservations and bookings and staff belongings.”
He added that reservations and private corporate events had to be cancelled and walk-in patrons found the premises locked up.
Events manager Jezzle Meier, who was among the employees who turned up yesterday, said: “It is all very frustrating, not only for me but also my team and my clients and I don’t think we deserve this.”
Ms Meier said she was there to get her personal laptop, events documents and personal phone. They have been stuck in the premises since the lockdown on Monday.
“Whatever happened, it’s not our fault, it’s between the two managements. I don’t think you have the right to stop the staff, especially when we have personal belongings.”
Another employee, Ms Erica Ng, added: “Whatever the dispute, you should not get innocent people like us involved.” Ms Ng said her belongings, including her headphones, laptop and hard disk were “trapped inside”. She was one of 14 employees who submitted forms to access the premises, three at a time, between 11.15am and 1pm yesterday.
Mr Lim said they were told only at about 4.50pm that access to the venues would only be until 8pm, but it was too late to notify other employees.
The landlord’s lawyer, Mr Toh Kok Seng, said “the tenant had made various offers of partial payment with conditions attached which the landlord was unable to accept”.
He added that the tenant was first informed on Monday that employees could collect their belongings the following day.
They had to submit a list of names with items to be collected by each employee, to avoid allegations of loss or damage to property.
He said the tenant responded on the same day but “made no mention of any desire to have their employees collect belongings”.
The forms were eventually accepted yesterday from the tenant’s representative and access was granted from 11am.
“They can request if they need more time,” added Mr Toh.
ST PHOTO: GAVIN FOO Fifty Raffles Place managing director Christopher Lim (wearing cap) speaking to his staff outside the Singapore Land Tower yesterday. They were locked out after a dispute with the landlord. Fifty Raffles Place owns the four food and beverage establishments on the 45th and 46th levels of Singapore Land Tower that were repossessed by the landlord on Monday.
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In America, that Christopher Lim guy would have been sued until his underwear is no more.
Manage such a posh place, and yet still used such a loanshark-ish method.
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All these people deserve it...food is best savored in the simplest way of cooking...that's why Chinese and Mexican cuisine still trumps the rest...of course Sir John will chip in with his expertise on selling ramen in about 10 posts time lol
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Don't have to guess. There are no former or current PAP MPs as their board of directors.
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The key lesson here is that you should never leave your personal belongings at your workplace, except for dispensable items like mugs.
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$696k in rent arrears if late payment penalty of $10k is included. this lim (peh) joker sure knows the soixante neuf number and plays a “forget to pay rent” mind game to the hilt.
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They will lPO themselves and get more funds then siphon off slowly for themselves. Haha.
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Tourists' Dollar and 10 m to 15 m occupants.
look at T1 T2 T3 T4 and the largest of all T5 to be ready in about 10 years from now.
look at IR1 rws and IR2 mbs s$10bn new investments.
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Size the deposit and send them packing. Plus bill them the cost of restoring the whole place.
That's it. Minimum hussle and maximum benefit.
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I bet must have a lot of porn downloaded into the servers and laptops.
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You jealous sinkies have many moneys to spend on silly food ideas?
You wish. Haha!You jealous sinkies have many moneys to spend on silly food ideas?
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You should display photos of you and your colleagues so that they think they are your friends. 
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Then u shud ask how Olivia Lum can afford to drive big car and stay big house when her company owes others BILLIONS!
Heck, if i open a hawker stall, it will be more profitable than Hyflux.
Heck, if i open a hawker stall, it will be more profitable than Hyflux.
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