Eugene Lim

Eugene Lim (born 1983) is a businessperson from Singapore who is the founder and CEO of The Assembly Place.^[1]

Early life and education

Eugene Lim grew up in a middle-income family living in an HDB flat.^[2] He attended the University of London, earning a degree in Business Administration and Management.^[2]

Career

Before he joined the real estate industry, he was a hip-hop dancer and instructor. He has investments in two dancing schools: Distinct Creative Arts and One Dance Asia.^[2]

He worked his way up to head of project marketing at Knight Frank, before becoming director at 29.^[2] He also worked for six years at Oxley Holdings, overseeing the marketing and sales of local and overseas projects for the group.^[2]

After being in the real estate industry for 17 years, Lim founded The Assembly Place, a co-living brand in Singapore in 2019.^[1][3] The company started with six rooms in a landed home and has since grown to offer approximately 2000 keys.^[4][5][6] In 2024, The Assembly Place, together with its JV partner TS group, received a Ministry of Health Holdings contract to house more than 1180 foreign healthcare workers in Singapore.^[7] The company during that same month also received a contract to manage Serene Centre, a mixed development with F&B, retail and 90 rooms of service apartments that is slated to open in the first quarter of 2025.^[1][8]

Lim also serves on the board of Art House Limited, a public company under the National Arts Council of Singapore,^[9] and is a board member of Singapore Athletics.^[10]

Personal life

Lim is married to a career adviser at the National University of Singapore (NUS), and they have one son. The family lives in a freehold house in the Thomson area.^[2]