Location: 50 & 52 Chuan Hoe Avenue (District 19) Tenure: 999-years leasehold wef 1886 Year of Completion: 2010 Total Units: 12 strata-titled houses Unit Types: 1 unit of 3 storey Strata Bungalow (5587sqft) 4 units of 3 storey Strata Corner Terrraces (4790sqft to 5662sqft) 7 units of 3 Storey Strata Terraces (4080sqft to 4413sqft) Neighbourhood: Located in the upcoming and popular District 19 In the...
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Residents affected by the new access road to the Serangoon Gardens foreign workers' dormitory have expressed their concerns to their Member of Parliament. They are unhappy that the road will link the site to a few thousand landed homes along Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1, and they said buses ferrying the foreign workers will create traffic congestion and noise. The new access road shifts the dormitory entrance to...
Early estimates show prices of private residential properties fell for the first time in four years in the third quarter. Concerns are that times ahead may be rough. Still, about one-third of MCL Land's latest mid-range condominium project - The Peak@Balmeg - was snapped up over the last two days during its private launch. Among the visitors at the launch were Panneer Selvi and her family who have been...
Beijing has "The Bird's Nest". Singapore's Esplanade is sometimes referred to as "The Durians". Now, meet "The Egg" - Singapore's new S$20m venue for arts performances. The oval-shaped Genexis Theatre is sandwiched between two office buildings at Fusionopolis at one-north, an upcoming R&D hub in Singapore. It is the first theatre built by JTC, Singapore's largest industrial landlord. JTC's Assistant...
MANY Singaporeans may remember taking their wedding photos at the Look-out Tower at the Toa Payoh Town Park in the past. Today, the memories will live on not only in picture albums but through the efforts of the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA). The statutory board is expanding its conservation programme for buildings and monuments to include heritage structures. “What makes a place distinctive and...
New road, other measures to address residents’ worries SERANGOON Gardens’ grassroots group adviser Lim Hwee Hua probably summed it up, when she told Today: “I don’t expect any of my residents to tell me they are happy, but I think they will be less unhappy.” Following a residents’ petition and a public furore last month, the go ahead has been given to convert the former Serangoon Gardens...
Woodlands residents can look forward to a closer experience with nature, with the opening of Phase Two of Admiralty Park - a 20-hectare nature area. Home to more than 100 species of animals and plants, the nature area at the Admiralty Park is the biggest nature area within a park in Singapore. Mr Khaw Boon Wan, Minister for Health and Member of Parliament for Sembawang GRC, officiated at the event on...
Welcome to your new home. You have reach the top, literally. Step in, and be swept away by the impeccable landscaping and panoramic, breathtaking view that is the privilege of the rare few who will make their home at Lush on Holland Hill. The address is distinctly prestigious, and the status, enviable. The development comprises 56 modern, spacious units in yeo towering 12-storey blocks against unique,...
The next six months look set to be bumpy for the private residential property sector, with market watchers predicting prices to head south by about 10 per cent. And real estate agents and developers are likely to get creative in driving sales and keeping costs down. Builder and developer United Engineers will focus on infrastructural projects elsewhere in the region, while the Singapore property market...
Sim Lian Land has been awarded the tender for an industrial site at Ubi Avenue 4. The company submitted a bid of S$26.3 million for the 60-year lease site. The site has an area of 11,491.5 square metres and a maximum permissible gross plot ratio of 2.5. It can be developed into a range of clean and light industrial uses. Source : Channel NewsAsia - 3 Oct...