3:12 seems that the fancy door leading to the VIP lobby is not replaced yet, unlike Blk 710 AMK. Also good to see that the exact same table and chair on the first floor is still there since the drama was shot
Crazy how did you find out it’s the 26th floor? Since normally the VIP lobby is only on floor above the highest residential floor, which is in this case 24
sg stuff yes, but VIP lobbies in old blocks would probably never used every again. Blk 710 AMK’s VIP lift lobby is full of bird shit on the stairs leading up to the lobby, so I’m guessing that place was not used to host foreign dignitaries since around the late 1990s. In 1989 queen elizabeth visited 710 AMK’s VIP lobby. But for now due to covid even newer vip lobbies would not be used for a while.
www.propertyguru.com.sg/listing/hdb-for-rent-189-bishan-street-13-21190341 Also seems that all the surrounding blocks recieved the older model with the Potong Pasir type of indicator instead of the early 1990s/late 1980s type of fujitec with a 7 segment indicator. Probably because fujitec still had existing stock of parts for the older regular one door model, but for this vip block that was special since it needed double doored and enlarged lifts, they had no choice but to use new parts instead of using the typical mid 1980s masionette fujitec parts, so this block was lucky enough to get the new model
Yeah, and then we have other HDB lifts that got LUPed only after they were over 35 years old, like some of the Telok Blangah Fuji’s which got removed/replaced after they were 35-37 years old, and the Lengkok Bahru Hitachi’s got replaced only after 43 years (though that one was apparently not under lup as they were rental flats)
Did the original lift serve the vip floor? It’s a pity that the block got the very 1st batch of LUP in 2001. Blocks that got LUP/MuP before 2005 generally don’t have pics of the previous lift or them before the additional lift shafts were added.
@@tswub it could be something like Blk 417 Bedok where they locked it under key Perhaps u couldve checked from the 24th floor whether there was any landing on the 25th Sometimes they have a 25th floor button on the first floor then remove it later (blk 417 bedok)
3:12 seems that the fancy door leading to the VIP lobby is not replaced yet, unlike Blk 710 AMK. Also good to see that the exact same table and chair on the first floor is still there since the drama was shot
Blk 251 Pasir Ris, 201 Kim Tian and 925 Yishun have these kinds left. Highly recommended to film because they might be gone in the future
are there any photos or videos on 25/vip level?
spaghetti boi National archives of Singapore has some pictures.
thx
There is a misconception: The view deck is on the 26th floor, not the 25th. The 25th floor is empty. Both the 25th and 26th floors are 🔒.
Screw those locked floors I bet they're just empty areas collecting dust and abandoned
Crazy how did you find out it’s the 26th floor? Since normally the VIP lobby is only on floor above the highest residential floor, which is in this case 24
VIP lobbies kinda useless now
they barely get used nowadays
especially with covid
sg stuff yes, but VIP lobbies in old blocks would probably never used every again. Blk 710 AMK’s VIP lift lobby is full of bird shit on the stairs leading up to the lobby, so I’m guessing that place was not used to host foreign dignitaries since around the late 1990s. In 1989 queen elizabeth visited 710 AMK’s VIP lobby. But for now due to covid even newer vip lobbies would not be used for a while.
The old lifts served 1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 21 and 24?
I believe so.
www.propertyguru.com.sg/listing/hdb-for-rent-189-bishan-street-13-21190341
Also seems that all the surrounding blocks recieved the older model with the Potong Pasir type of indicator instead of the early 1990s/late 1980s type of fujitec with a 7 segment indicator. Probably because fujitec still had existing stock of parts for the older regular one door model, but for this vip block that was special since it needed double doored and enlarged lifts, they had no choice but to use new parts instead of using the typical mid 1980s masionette fujitec parts, so this block was lucky enough to get the new model
A lot of these late 80s lifts got replaced within less than 20 years of install!
Yeah, and then we have other HDB lifts that got LUPed only after they were over 35 years old, like some of the Telok Blangah Fuji’s which got removed/replaced after they were 35-37 years old, and the Lengkok Bahru Hitachi’s got replaced only after 43 years (though that one was apparently not under lup as they were rental flats)
Did the original lift serve the vip floor?
It’s a pity that the block got the very 1st batch of LUP in 2001. Blocks that got LUP/MuP before 2005 generally don’t have pics of the previous lift or them before the additional lift shafts were added.
Idk
They def did
@@poteyatocheapp6978 Wts then the replacements nvr serve
@@tswub it could be something like Blk 417 Bedok where they locked it under key
Perhaps u couldve checked from the 24th floor whether there was any landing on the 25th
Sometimes they have a 25th floor button on the first floor then remove it later (blk 417 bedok)
@@poteyatocheapp6978 Shit I didn't cuz I don't really like my videos to be draggy nowadays
How about 420 Choa Chu Kang
What about it? I rmb its elevators are standard 8persons/540kg size.
@@tswub Yes because one old lift remains original than being mod even tough the new lift serve the top stories unlike the old one's.
Anyway the old lift may get slrped soon but won't know when.
@@liftataroundsg Yeah I went there this afternoon. Filmed block 427
@@tswub oh okay already few block at Choa Chu Kang around 41x,28x was already getting into replacement to the most boring Mitsubishi Elevator.
Film Goldstar elevators!
Blk 666 Jalan Damai
I will. Just not at specific locations. Any random one will do.
Rather visit the goldstar at holland close
But
Then