Promenade Peak condo in River Valley to replace substandard concrete slab found during construction
A developer in Singapore is dismantling and replacing a concrete transfer slab at the Promenade Peak condominium project after it failed to meet internal quality standards. The developer maintains that the project remains on track for completion by 2030 despite the necessary remedial works.
Why it matters
This demonstrates the importance of rigorous quality control in large-scale infrastructure and residential construction to ensure long-term safety.
Demolition works at Promenade Peak condominium on Aug 27. SINGAPORE - A concrete transfer slab in Promenade Peak – a 63-storey condominium in River Valley that is under construction – has failed to meet quality standards and is being dismantled and replaced, The Straits Times has learnt.
Such slabs redistribute and transfer the load from the upper floors of a building to columns or walls below. They are used when the location of columns or walls on the upper floors differs from that of the lower floors, such as when residential units are stacked above a podium or carpark.
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