Two commercial shophouses in Kampong Glam and Serangoon Gardens have been put for sale via expression of interest at guide prices of S$6.9 million and S$8.5 million respectively, said sole marketing agent Knight Frank. The 999-year leasehold Kampong Glam property is located at 18 Bali Lane. The two-storey conservation shophouse with attic, which is currently tenanted, has a total built-up area of about...
Yes, we overreacted to the building of a dormitory for foreign workers in our estate, admitted more than half of the Serangoon Gardens residents interviewed by MediaCorp, but the issues raised were relevant and ultimately benefited the estate, they added. More than 100 days after the Serangoon Gardens foreign workers' dormitory opened - a move that had drawn sharp criticism from residents determined to...
The first group of foreign workers moved into a converted dormitory at Serangoon Gardens estate on Friday. The issue first made headlines last year, with nearby residents worried about safety and privacy issues. A wire fence around the dorm is all that separates the former school from a tennis centre and the rest of the Burghley Drive private estate. But many residents in the area on Saturday did not seem...
Well-loved foodie haunt Serangoon Gardens is getting hotter, with new food and beverage outlets opening in the area. No fewer than six eateries, including branches of Nara Japanese Restaurant at Goldhill Centre and Yum Cha Restaurant in Trengganu Street, would have opened in the area by the end of the year. And come next November, when the former shopping centre Serangoon Gardens Village reopens as...
The temporary foreign workers' dormitory in Serangoon Gardens is expected to open in November this year. Second Finance Minister Lim Hwee Hua, who is also the Member of Parliament for Aljunied GRC, was speaking to reporters at a community event in the area on Saturday. The temporary foreign workers' dormitory is located at Burghley Drive. Residents in the area had raised concerns about the dorm's...
Location: 1 to 111 Grace Walk (District 19) Tenure: Freehold Year of Completion: 2013 Unit Types: 54 Strata Semi-Detached ~ 4,327 to 4,919 sqft 2 Strata Bungalow ~ 8,019 to 9,128 sqft Email [email protected] with the following for more information: Verdana Villas / Name / Contact # / Unit Type...
Last month, more than 20 landed homes in Serangoon Gardens and Lorong Chuan areas changed hands, according to URA Realis database of caveats lodged. From July 24 to 31 alone, contracts were signed for 10 properties — seven terraced houses, a pair of semi-detached homes and a single-storey bungalow. One of the oldest housing estates in Singapore, Serangoon Gardens Estate was built for British soldiers...
The foreign workers' dormitory in Serangoon Gardens could begin operations in August, says the area's MP, Mrs Lim Hwee Hua. Last September, the proposal to have a foreign workers' dormitory built in Serangoon Gardens resulted in a heated debate and protest from the residents. A website was set up to inform residents on the dorm's progress. In a letter that was put up on the website, Mrs Lim, who is also...
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...
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...
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