Nestled away at the southern Cove of Sentosa, Singapore’s new playground for society’s elite, are the 3 latest luxury water front bungalows. Designed to encompass a lifestyle by the sea, award winning architecture firm, aKTa has crafted the Sentosa bungalows with infinity edge swimming pools overlooking the waterway and your private mooring dock. The water from the pools infinity edge cascades down...
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With more than 100 retail establishments, Singapore Changi Airport's Terminal 3 is touted as the latest shopping destination for ‘mall-crazy’ Singaporeans. But six months since its opening, retailers said business is suffering. Changi Airport's T3 public area has 31 outlets. Retailers said they are barely making ends, though takings over the weekends may be slightly better. Channel NewsAsia checked...
Location: Tong Watt Road, off Mohd Sultan Road Tenure: 999 years leasehold Year of Completion: 2012 Site Area: 76, 956 sq ft Plot Ratio: 3.8 Description: 4 tower blocks of 10/14/15/23 storey and 13 retrofitted houses Total Units: 186 Unit Types: 2 bedroom ~ 1012 - 1163 sqft, 110 units 3 bedroom ~ 1313 - 1733 sqft, 54 units 4 bedroom ~ 2207 sqft, 4 units Penthouse ~ 2745 - 5339 sqft, 5 units Houses ~...
Judge sets out role of Strata Titles Board and which of its findings can be challenged IT IS a situation that may apply to some en bloc deals: The selling price could have been higher if the sales committee or its agent had tried harder to secure a better deal. In the case of Horizon Towers, a potential buyer was even standing by with a higher price than the one that was eventually chosen. But that...
Pritzker Prize-winning architect to design new $3-billion development WHEN 31-year-old Farrer Court is demolished over the coming months, its replacement will be a “curvaceous” condominium that is set to dominate the skyline of District 10 and clock several firsts. Giving the media a sneak peek yesterday, a CapitaLand-led consortium gave hints of how it planned to transform the site of Singapore’s...
The Hamilton Scotts is a luxury high-rise residential project that will allow residents to park their cars right next to their own units – even 30 stories up. The first of its kind in Asia, the concept is made possible by elevators that ferry residents’ cars up to their units. Located at 37 Scotts Road, this development is the tallest in the world incorporating “car porches.” The condominium...
Rents in Singapore's prime residential sector are expected to ease further. According to consultants Jones Lang LaSalle, it's expecting to see a 4.5 per cent contraction for the whole year. It has already weakened by two per cent year to date. In its mid-year review on the Singapore property market, Jones Lang LaSalle also notes an easing in the resale prices of luxury projects in the prime...
CapitaLand intends to build an estimated 1,500 mid to high-end homes in prime District 10 on a site that currently houses the Farrer Court estate. The developer and its partners bought the site off Farrer Road in a collective sale last June for some S$1.34 billion. Revealing plans for the project on Thursday, CapitaLand said the new development will have seven blocks of 36-storeys each, with mainly two,...
The Singapore Land Authority (SLA) has awarded the first two sites for transitional office space this year. One of the most keenly-watched sites was the former Home Affairs Ministry complex at Phoenix Park. The parcel was awarded to LHN Facilities Management, which will pay S$368,888 in rent per month. 11 bids were received for the Phoenix Park site, 10 of which were above the guide rent of S$165,000...
CapitaMall Trust will distribute 3.52 cents per unit for its second quarter, up 13 per cent on year. The figure was slightly higher than expected. The mainboard-listed REIT booked a 20 per cent on-year increase in distributable income to S$58.7 million in the second quarter. CapitaMall Trust said on Thursday it is optimistic it can deliver its projected distribution of 13.9 cents for 2008. It cited...