The Housing and Development Board (HDB) will launch on Wednesday a land parcel at Sengkang East Avenue for executive condominium development under the Reserve List System. HDB said the 17,000 square metre plot will have a permissible gross floor area of over 51,000 square metres. Property consultants estimate that the 99-year lease site could fetch about 450 to 500 units, with a land price of S$110 to...
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The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) has rejected the highest bid for the residential site at Choa Chu Kang Road/Woodlands Road. In a press release out on Friday, the URA said the price offered was too low. The top bid came in at S$61 million, which works out to about S$1,750 per square metre of gross floor area. There was only one other offer at S$45.6 million. The land parcel - offered on a 99-year...
The tender for the transitional office site at Scotts Road/Anthony Road has attracted strong bids. There were a total of eight bids at the close of the tender on Thursday. UOB Kay Hian put in the highest offer at S$34 milllon, 16 per cent higher than the second bid. The bid works out to more than S$242 per square foot per plot ratio. The almost 8,700-square-metre site is offered on a short-term lease of...
Lim Chu Kang looks all set for a change if the Singapore Land Authority’s plans for the first agri-tainment resort work out. Developers of the agri-tainment farm resort hope to offer visitors a more unconventional experience when it opens its doors in August 2008. Visitors will be able to find out how crops like corn and coffee are grown and may even get the chance to harvest their own vegetables. In...
The Housing and Development Board (HDB) has launched the sale of a new site in Simei under its Design, Build and Sell Scheme (DBSS). Analysts said the plot of land near the Simei MRT station should attract medium-sized developers and construction companies to bid between S$49 million and S$76 million. With an area of over 16,000 square metres, an estimated 320 to 360 units can be built there. A higher...
More signs of Singapore’s property market slowing: Tenders for a plot of government development land have closed, attracting one of the lowest bids in recent years. The residential site bordering Choa Chu Kang Road and Woodlands Road on offer attracted just two bids. The highest offer came from an arm of Peak Properties, which is controlled by the Wee family. It offered $61 million, which works out to...
A hotel site at Balestier Road has been launched for sale. The 1.77-hectare plot is one of two hotel sites on the Confirmed List of the Government Land Sales Programme for the first half of this year.But for the first time, the government has made developing a park a requirement as part of the tender. Balestier Road is buzzing with activity. And adding to it will be a new contemporary hotel which draws...
Balestier Road site will face Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hall IMAGINE a hotel development in the midst of a public park. Better still, one that blends in with the area’s heritage. That could soon be a reality following the Urban Redevelopment Authority’s (URA) launch of a land parcel for sale by tender off Balestier Road. The site, located across the Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall, will be nestled in...
A land parcel at Choa Chu Kang has been launched for sale by tender for residential development. The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) said it is one of four new residential sites to be released as a confirmed site under the Government Land Sales Programme for the first half of 2008. At 1.9 hectares, the plot will have a maximum permissible gross floor area of 53,200 square metres. A condominium up to 36...
Gold Ridge has put in the top bid of nearly S$801 million for a white site at Serangoon Central. The price works out to S$850 per square foot per plot ratio for the 99-year leasehold site. This is 10 percent more than the next highest bid of S$727 million from Serangoon Community Developments. All in, the site attracted 6 bids, with the lowest by Peak Star at S$215 million. Analysts expect a full...