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Designed by world-renowned architect, Ben van Berkel of UNStudio, Ardmore Residence exhilarates, engages and inspires. Rising boldly above Singapore’s premier residential address, Ardmore Park, residential tower redefines the luxury living of an urban home with imagination, privileges and services that are exclusive to its residents. Ardmore Residence comprises 36 storeys of bespoke residences. Every...

Singapore's first retirement community at Kampung Admiralty gave out keys to its first batch of residents on Saturday (Aug 12). The 11-storey complex - which integrates residential units, medical and surgical services, childcare and eldercare centres and shops - will be fully operational by early 2018. Certain facilities are already available for residents. MP for Sembawang GRC Khaw Boon Wan, who...

There may be no roll-back of the property cooling measures but the reception for an executive condominium that began selling over the weekend was red hot. All 531 units of Hundred Palms Residences at Yio Chu Kang Road were sold within seven hours of launch on July 22, fetching an average price of $836 per square foot (psf). Marketing agents ERA Realty Network and Huttons Asia attribute the success of...

It was, in the words of Lynette Leong, CEO of the manager of CapitaLand Commercial Trust (CCT), "the moment we have all been waiting for". CapitaLand, CCT and Mitsubishi Estate on Thursday said that they were redeveloping Golden Shoe Carpark into a mixed-use project for about S$1.82 billion before acquisition costs. The market has been waiting for the announcement since the trust first announced its...

RB Capital is considering sale of its Park Hotel Farrer Park, after receiving unsolicited offers since the hotel began operations just about a month ago. Kishin RK, chief executive of RB Capital, said the 300-room hotel was recently valued at about S$390 million, or S$1.3 million per room, but added: "We are not quoting a specific price but will let the market determine the true price of this upscale...

Developer GuocoLand Limited will be launching its latest residential development Martin Modern on July 22. The sales gallery and show suites for the luxury condominium at 8 Martin Place will be open on July 8, the property group said in a release to Singapore Exchange on Thursday afternoon. Martin Modern is touted to be the first large-scale launch in Robertson Quay in eight years. When completed,...

A subsidiary of Malaysian property developer Selangor Dredging has purchased a parcel of prime freehold land in the Orchard area. Champsworth Development, which is 50 per cent owned by Selangor Dredging, paid S$72 million for 1 Draycott Park. This translates to a price of approximately S$1,787 per sq ft per plot ratio, inclusive of development charges for the 17,442 sq ft site. The developer said it was...

Located just a 1-minute walk to Tanah Merah MRT, Grandeur Park Residences is a wellness-themed development that offers 90 recreational facilities catering to your Body, Mind and Soul. This 722-unit development also comes with 2 commercial units and childcare facility. In addition, all apartment units are fitted with quality furnishes, fittings and smart-home features. Grandeur Park Residences is truly...

A rare new project in this mature prime district, Martin Modern combines thoughtful modern design and unrivalled accessibility with the privileges of cosmopolitan living at its doorstep, coddled within a lush and spacious botanical park. Martin Modern has devoted 80% of its land area to be artfully developed into a unique botanical garden and arboretum of native flora, forming an enchanting natural park...

Those hoping for a Housing Board flat in some of Singapore's most desirable estates may have their best bet yet in the HDB's latest Sale of Balance Flats (SBF) exercise yesterday. In addition to 4,802 Build-to-Order (BTO) flats, the HDB is offering 3,946 flats in 11 young towns and 14 mature estates. These are units that have remained unsold from previous launches. Two towns stand out for the...