| 2000 |
- Unveiled a restructuring plan to acquire a controlling stake of 52.4% in M&C from its subsidiary, CDL Hotels International Limited (CHIL). CHIL, renamed City e-Solutions Limited in August 2000, was dedicated towards providing management services and technology solutions for the hospitality industry, as well as making investments in the global real estate sector.
- Launched the first Singapore i-Home, The Equatorial, designed to be intelligent, interactive and Internet-ready.
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| 2001 |
- M&C expanded into the Middle East with management contracts secured in the United Arab Emirates.
- M&C and Maritim Hotels entered into an agreement to form a global strategic marketing alliance. Their combined portfolio brought together 128 hotels with close to 35,000 rooms in Europe, USA and Asia.
- Opened CDL Customer Centre at City House, the first integrated customer and call centre in the Singapore property industry.
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| 2002 |
- Launched Savannah Condo-Park, Singapore's First Eco-Condo.
- First private developer to receive the Building and Construction Authority Quality Mark Award in 2002 which recognises high workmanship standards for all units in a residential project.
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| 2003 |
- The Pier at Robertson, a CDL's freehold 201-unit riverfront development with a "Home Office" concept was launched.
- Official opening of Waterfront Conference Centre, located next to CDL's flagship hotel, Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel Singapore. Then, it was Singapore's third largest convention centre.
- City Serviced Offices, a wholly-owned subsidiary of CDL, commenced operations as a one-stop serviced office and real estate solutions provider at Republic Plaza.
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| 2004 |
- Launched Tower One of The Sail @ Marina Bay - Singapore's Tallest Residences. Tower Two was launched in Oct 2005 and almost sold-out within days of its launch.
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| 2005 |
- Singapore's top private residential property seller in 2005 – projects contributing to CDL's sales include The Sail @ Marina Bay Tower 2 and City Square Residences which were amongst the top five best sellers for the year.
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| 2006 |
- Launched Singapore's first branded residences, the luxurious St. Regis Residences, Singapore.
- M&C announced the initial public offering of CDL Hospitality Trusts (CDLHT). CDLHT was the first hotel REIT in Singapore and is a stapled group comprising CDL Hospitality Real Estate Investment Trust (H-REIT) and CDL Hospitality Business Trust.
- M&C officially opened the five-star Millennium Hongqiao Hotel, Shanghai, its first hotel in China.
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| 2007 |
- Part of consortium awarded the landmark South Beach site. The iconic green development was designed by world-renowned firm Foster + Partners and will comprise hotel, residential, office and retail space.
- Expanded its global footprint with a joint venture involving among other things, a hotel and conference and business facilities in Russia.
- The St. Regis Singapore made headlines as the first international luxury hotel to open in Singapore over the last decade.
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| 2008 |
- Launched its first dedicated Sustainability Report, the first Singapore report to be successfully checked by the Global Reporting Initiative.
- Created another industry milestone with the announcement to issue Singapore's first Sukuk-ljarah unsecured financing arrangement, under a proposed S$1 billion Islamic Multi-Currency Medium Term Notes Programme to tap new markets and investors.
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| 2009 |
- Named Singapore's first Platinum winner of the Built Environment Leadership Awards by BCA.
- 11 Tampines Concourse was unveiled as the first CarbonNeutral® development in Singapore and Asia Pacific.
- City Square Mall, Singapore's first eco-mall was soft-launched.
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