The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) is embarking on a survey to establish lifestyle needs and trends in Singapore. The findings will provide inputs to the ongoing Concept Plan 2011 Review, which maps out the long-term directions for land use and transportation plans over the next 40 to 50 years. Through this survey, URA also hopes to discover the lifestyle needs and aspirations of residents so that...
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The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) of Singapore has begun work on preparing the next Concept Plan. National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan announced at his ministry's National Day Observance Ceremony on Friday. Concept Plan 2011 will be a major review of Singapore's long-term land use plans and strategies to cater to the changing needs of a growing economy and population. Mr Mah said: "This is a...
The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) is launching a 2.1-hectare parcel of land at Yio Chu Kang/Seletar roads for public tender in about two weeks. The URA says this follows a commitment from a developer to bid at least S$40.5 million for the site. The land parcel is located within the residential area at Seletar Hills and near the future Seletar Aerospace Park. It will be available for development...
The government has launched a residential site at Dakota Crescent for public tender. This comes after a developer said it would bid at least S$130 million for the site two weeks ago. The land parcel, which was made available for sale through the Reserve List System, has a site area of 1.7 hectares. The 99-year site, which is located near Old Airport Road, can generate a maximum permissible gross floor...
A residential site at Dakota Crescent will be placed for public tender in about two weeks, following commitment from a developer to bid at least S$130 million for the land parcel. According to the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA), who made the announcement on Wednesday, the site has an area of about 1.7 hectares and will be able to generate a maximum permissible gross floor area of about 60,164 square...
The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) has decided to keep the existing guidelines where live music and performances are not allowed in restaurants and pubs located in private shophouses near residential estates. URA's decision followed the feedback it received from a public consultation exercise. It launched an online survey in September last year to gather the public's views on the planning guidelines...
The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) has launched a hotel site at New Bridge Road for sale. Last month, the urban planners received an application from a developer to put the plot on sale. URA says the developer has committed to bid at least S$43,888,888 for the 99-year lease hold site located in Chinatown, near the Outram Park MRT station. The 0.45 hectare site can yield a maximum permissible gross...
The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) will put an industrial site at Kaki Bukit up for sale through a public tender. It says it has accepted an application from a developer who has agreed to bid for the land parcel at or above the minimum acceptable price of S$5 million. The identity of the developer was not revealed. The 1.07 hectare site, located at Kaki Bukit Road 2, has a 30-year lease period. The...
Fragrance Assets, a unit of mainboard-listed Fragrance Group, has put in the top bid of S$15.5 million for a hotel site at Short Street. The Urban Redevelopment Authority said it received a total of 15 bids, ranging from S$8 to S$15.5 million. Other companies that had tendered for the site include Regal Land, Centurion Properties and Sim Lian Land. Property consultancy CBRE said the strong response...
The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) has launched a site at Woodlands Industrial Park and Woodlands Avenue 4 for sale by public tender. It said a developer has committed to bidding at least S$12.5 million for the land parcel. The parcel has a site area of about 2.5 hectares and a gross plot ratio of 2.5 with a lease period of 60 years. It can be developed for a range of clean, light and general...