The People's Association (PA) is planning to update the look and feel of community clubs to retain its attractiveness to residents. The community clubs (CCs) of today are already a far cry from the community centres in the 1960s. But PA's Deputy Chairman Lim Boon Heng said community clubs face stiff competition these days from places such as SAFRA clubhouses which are larger, malls and Clarke Quay...
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Gardenvista is a hidden paradise, a sanctuary designed with 4 themed gardens: Colour, Fragrance, Texture, Sound Nestled along Dunearn Road in the exclusive Bukit Timah district. Gardenvista is discreetly located via a small quiet leafy road, spread out in a fan-shaped alignment that slowly unveils its gardens of different sensory delights. The residential tower blocks are designed in such a way that you...
Location: 8 Napier Road (District 10) Tenure: Freehold Year of Completion: 2010 Site Area: 73,360 sqft Total Units: 46 (2 blocks, 10 storeys) Unit Types: 3 bedroom ~ 2,013 sqft 4 bedroom ~ 2,227 sqft 4 bedroom penthouse ~ 3,972 / 4,112 sqft 6 bedroom penthouse ~ 5,909 sqft The sole residential address on Napier Road, just a stone’s throw from Tanglin Gate entrance of the Singapore Botanic Gardens. 26...
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The Centrio is an exclusive 15-storey development embracing the spirit of modern living with a gracious and serene welcome each time you return to your private space. Situated within walking distance from Novena MRT, you are surrounded by a variety of shopping and dining choices from Velocity to Newton Circus, and Orchard Road. There is also no lack of choices for schools with premier schools like ACS,...
The wait for shower facilities and more carpark spaces at MacRitchie Reservoir — the first phase of which was scheduled for completion the end of this month — has just gotten longer. According to the PUB, the construction work for the $5-million makeover would be delayed for at least another nine months after the construction work on the carpark "has virtually stopped in the last two...
The sub-prime crisis has intensified the necessary corrections in the property market. But according to Henderson Global Investors, there's an upside to it. The asset management firm, which has some $117 billion worth of assets under its wing, is positive on the medium term outlook for the global property sector. The likelihood of a US recession and the current global credit crisis is hurting investor...
The National University of Singapore (NUS) has launched the first Master of Landscape Architecture Programme which will start this August. According to the Singapore Landscape Industry Survey 2006 conducted by Synovate Business Consulting, the sector is expected to grow to $153 million by 2014. Students taking the course will be trained in architectural design, site planning, estate development and...
Fitch Ratings expects property trusts to see more mergers and acquisitions (M&As) in the near-to-medium term, with those trading below their book values likely to become targets of acquisitions. Under certain conditions, the ratings firm said: “Such M&As could affect the credit ratings of the affected” real estate investment trusts (Reits). “Fitch believes that consolidation of the Singapore...
KSH Holdings has secured a S$121 million contract to construct luxury condominium development Seascape at Sentosa Cove. This project puts its order book at more than S$614 million. The contract was signed by the construction, property development and management group's subsidiary Kim Seng Heng Engineering Construction. The deal was awarded by Seaview, a company co-owned by Ho Bee Investment and IOI Land...