The Urban Redevelopment Authority has released detailed sales conditions for two reserve list sites at Clemenceau Avenue/Havelock Road and Upper Changi Road North/Flora Drive. The site at Clemenceau Avenue is slated for hotel development. The parcel is close to the popular entertainment districts of Clarke Quay, Boat Quay and Robertson Walk. It has an area of about 5,500 square metres and a permissible...
Land Sales
The Housing and Development Board is releasing two parcels of land for condominium housing under the Reserve List of the Government Land Sales programme.One of them, at Jurong West Street 42, is for executive condominium housing, while the other at Chestnut Avenue is for private apartments. Among the two sites, the one at Chestnut Avenue is expected to get more attention from developers. Analysts said this...
Billion Rise - a company believed to be linked to Hong Kong property giant Cheung Kong Holdings - has put in the top bid of S$110.4 million for a residential site at West Coast Crescent. This works out to S$305 per square foot per plot ratio for the 99-year leasehold parcel. Analysts expect a break-even price of between S$680 and S$720 per square foot for a new condominium on the site. The units are...
Developer Boon Keng Development has put in the top bid of S$11.8 million for a landed housing site at Westwood Avenue. The price for the 150,700 sq ft site, which is being sold on a 99-year lease, works out to be S$78 per sq ft. Only two bids were received by the Housing and Development Board (HDB) for the plot. Sunway Concrete Products put in the lower offer of S$10.3 million. Property consultants CB...
The Ophir Rochor area is undergoing a revamp. And a landmark development has been planned for this new office district. The Ophir Rochor district has been slated to be a new growth extension from the Marina Bay area. An artist's impression of Ophir Rochor district. The first plot next to Parkview Square will be released for sale in June as part of the government land sales programme. Analysts expect...
New Ophir-Rochor land parcel marketed at premier property event in Cannes. A PRIME land parcel enveloping Parkview Square in Bugis may soon draw more top developers to Singapore, just as the Beach Road and Marina View parcels did last year. The 2.74 ha site, along Rochor and Ophir Roads, will comprise office and hotel space, said the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA), which is pitching it to an...
The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) is auctioning 11 land parcels along Sembawang Road/Andrews Avenue as part of its plans for a landed housing estate in the area. The plots constitute the Phase 2 development of the Sembawang Greenvale project, and can accommodate 90 dwellings, comprising of one bungalow, 16 semi-detached houses and 73 terrace houses. Phase 1 of the project, which consists of 12 plots...
The Urban Redevelopment Authority has launched 11 land parcels at Sembawang Road and Andrews Avenue for sale for landed housing development. This is the second phase of the planned Sembawang Greenvale estate. It is one of the eight residential sites on the confirmed list announced under the Government Land Sales Programme for the first half of 2008. The estate will have a mix of landed housing including...
The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) has launched the sale of two transitional office sites at Scotts and Anthony Roads in the Newton area. The sites are being released under a government programme to meet the near-term demand for office space. The two parcels are located next to the Newton MRT station. The first site has an area of some 0.86 hectares and can yield a maximum gross floor area of about...
According to Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam, the Government Land Sales policy has been a responsible one that is also market-led. The minister made this comment in Parliament on Wednesday in response to questions raised during the Budget debate. He added that the government is doing the right things to sustain Singapore's competitiveness. The Government Land Sales programme came under the...