Prime retail rents have picked up in the current fourth quarter as leasing activity gather steam on the back of improved confidence and economic recovery, according to DTZ Research. Its estimates showed that gross rents of prime first-storey retail space in Orchard and Scotts Road increased marginally by one per cent to S$39.10 per square foot per month, after falling 7.3 per cent in the last four...
Office / Retail Space
The rebound in economic activity has lifted demand for office space in the fourth quarter, slowing down the rate of rental decline. Jones Lang LaSalle said on Wednesday preliminary estimates showed that in the last three months of the year, the average gross effective rent of Prime Grade A properties in the CBD core area has fallen 4.9 per cent on-quarter to S$7.80 per square foot a month. Around 1.2...
Singapore-based real estate investment house Pacific Star has announced the successful completion of the refinancing programme for Capital Square. The S$549 million facility included S$320 million of senior notes - the largest Singapore dollar corporate bond issue so far this year. The firm said the proceeds from the facility will be used to refinance the existing debt obligations and working capital of...
Falling occupancy costs place S'pore at 32nd spot; period of stability on the cards Following a year-long slide in prime office rentals, Singapore's office occupancy costs have become far more competitive. Fourteen months ago, the island was the ninth most expensive place to rent offices. By end-March this year, it had slid to 15th spot and by the end of the third quarter, many others had become...
Office rentals in Singapore have plunged dramatically, causing it to fall to the 32nd spot in a list of the world's most expensive office market. Previously, Singapore took 9th spot on the list in the year-ago period and was in 15th place just six months ago. Property consultant CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) said Tuesday Singapore saw a 53.4 per cent on-year decline in rents. Singapore's office occupancy cost...
Prime retail rents began to stabilise in many markets across the world in the third quarter of this year as economic and retail indicators started to show signs of greater stability. Retailer confidence had also gained positive momentum. According to property consultancy CB Richard Ellis' latest Global MarketView on the retail sector, retail rents globally fell by an average of one per cent in the third...
Singapore-based real estate investment house Pacific Star said on Thursday that the former Singapore Power Building is expected to open in January 2010. Now renamed TripleOne Somerset, the building is undergoing a S$50 million comprehensive facelift. The 32-year-old building, which Pacific Star acquired in February 2008, will introduce a revamped, striking frontage. The refurbished facade includes the...
MANDARIN Gallery is set for a soft launch this Friday after a $200 million makeover. About half of the 103 stores are open for business and the mall should be fully operational around the third week of January. 'It is almost completely leased out and we expect tenants to move in by January 2010,' said Patrina Tan, senior vice-president of retail, marketing and leasing for Overseas Union Enterprise...
Boon Building at 61 South Bridge Road has been launched for sale through a tender. The six-storey building is on a 999-year leasehold, sitting on a site area of about 2,300 square feet. The building is zoned as a commercial site and will be sold with vacant possession. DTZ Debenham Tie Leung has been appointed as the marketing agent for the sale. DTZ said it expects the property to attract both...
A total of six bids have been submitted for the Clementi Mall development. The highest bid came from CM Domain Pte Ltd at S$541.898 million. CM Domain is a fully-owned subsidiary of Singapore Press Holdings, with investment holding being its principal business. The lowest bid came from Sim Lian Holdings at S$170 million. Other bidders included Titanium (AMT) Pte Ltd, Guthrie (Anshan) Pte Ltd, FC Retail...