Eugene Lim
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Eugene Lim (born 1983) is a businessperson from Singapore who is the founder and CEO of The Assembly Place.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Oh, Samuel (22 February 2024). "Co-living player The Assembly Place eyes pole position, overseas expansion". The Business Times. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f Tan, Sue-Ann (14 April 2024). "Me & My Money: From undergraduate real estate agent to CEO of S'pore's largest co-living operator". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
- ^ Chow, Cecilia (30 March 2022). "The Assembly Place acquires fellow co-living operator Commontown Singapore". edgeprop.sg. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
- ^ "The Assembly Place Launches Its Largest Co-Living Space Till Date". Yahoo Finance. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2025.[dead link]
- ^ "The Assembly Place: 1,000 rooms today, targeting 3,000 by end of next year". Yahoo Finance. 29 September 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
- ^ "Co-living startup The Assembly Place acquires peer operator Commontown Singapore". The Business Times. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
- ^ Mokthar, Atiqah (20 February 2024). "The Assembly Place-TS Group JV bags contract for foreign healthcare workers' lodging facilities". Yahoo Finance. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
- ^ "Serene Centre in Bukit Timah sold for S$105 million, to undergo year-long renovation from April". CNA. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
- ^ "About Us - Our Board". Arts House Limited. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
- ^ David Lee (16 September 2022). "Athletics: Lien Choong Luen to lead Singapore Athletics for another 4 years". The Straits Times. Retrieved 21 May 2025.