YMCA Building, Singapore

The YMCA Building is the current headquarters of YMCA of Singapore. It also operates a hotel under the name of YMCA @ One Orchard.

YMCA of Singapore
YMCA Building in 2007
Alternative names	YMCA @ One Orchard
General information
Status	Completed
Location	Orchard Road, Singapore
Address	1 Orchard Road, Singapore 238824
Country	Singapore
Coordinates	01°17′50.59″N 103°50′54.70″E
Named for	YMCA
Construction started	1981
Completed	1984
Opened	24 November 1984
Owner	YMCA
Affiliation	YMCA
Technical details
Floor count	9
Lifts/elevators	1
Website
www.ymca.org.sg

Background

Plans of the new YMCA headquarters building was first started in 1969 by its committee. After many revisions, the proposal was approved by the authorities in 1979 to build the nine-storey building at the site at Orchard area.

The former YMCA Building, which was once served as the notorious headquarters of Kenpeitai during the Japanese occupation of Singapore, was demolished in 1981 to make way for the construction of new building, with fund-raising efforts started on the same year and the next.

The new YMCA Building was officially opened on 24 November 1984 by the then Minister for Law Edmund William Barker.^[1] It currently serves as headquarters of the YMCA of Singapore for its members and also serves as a hotel YMCA @ One Orchard^[2] for tourists and travelers in Singapore.^[3]