The Housing and Development Board (HDB) has awarded the land parcel at Woodgrove Avenue to Tampines Court, a unit of Far East Organization, for S$105.12 million. The developer has submitted the highest of the six bids received at the close of the tender on November 4. The land parcel, which is meant for strata landed or condominium development, has a site area of over 20,900 square metres and a maximum...
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Far East Organization has lodged the top offer in a six-way bidding battle for a Woodlands site. The firm tendered $105.1 million or $333 per sq ft (psf) per plot ratio for the 99-year leasehold plot at the junction of Woodlands Avenue 1 and Rosewood Drive. EL Development is the next highest on $100.9 million. BS Capital, Sim Lian Land, TID Residential and Ecco Development, with the lowest bid of $73...
It's not just the leaders who're pleased with the move. Residents and businesses in Woodlands are counting on the railway station in the neighbourhood to revive the estate. The sleepy neighbourhood at Woodlands Centre Road expects to enjoy some buzz with the railway station. Some people expect to save time and money. A member of the public said: "I am staying in the Bukit Timah, Choa Chu Kang area....
Developers interested in purchasing a 2.5 hectare industrial development site at Woodlands can now apply to the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) for it to be put up for tender. The URA has released the detailed sale conditions for the reserve list site, which is bordered by Woodlands Avenue 4 and Woodlands Industrial Park E5. The 60-year lease site has a gross plot ratio of 2.5, with a maximum...
Champions Court - this year's first Build-to-Order (BTO) project in Woodlands - has been oversubscribed. Almost 3,200 applications have been received for the 815 units on offer. The project comprises studio apartments, three, four and five-room flats, and applications for all types have been oversubscribed. For example, there are only 224 studio apartments on offer, but 618 applicants are vying for them....
Mixed views on whether pricing is attractive to buyers THE first batch of HDB flats for this year has been launched, but do they reflect homebuyers‚ budgets in this downturn? And are their prices an indication of what to expect from other projects later this year? Champion Court, at the junction of Champions Way and Woodlands Avenue 1, was launched yesterday under the Build-To-Order (BTO) system, where...
The new build-to-order (BTO) flats at Champions Court in Woodlands caught their eye, but the young couple decided to stick with their application for a four-room flat at Sengkang even though prices were similar. Why? Bride-to-be Izyanty Asmary, 23, said she was “not comfortable” with having studio apartments — targetted for senior Singaporeans — in the same residence, and the Woodlands flats...
For the first time, the Housing and Development Board (HDB) is launching studio apartments in Woodlands under the Build-To-Order scheme. Called Champions Court, there will be 224 units of studio apartments, 182 units of 3-room, 224 units of 4-room and 185 units of 5-room flats available. 3-room flats will cost at least S$118,000, while prices of 4-room flats and 5-room flats will start from S$194,000 and...
Developer to roll out Woodlands project on back of solid soft launch A DEVELOPER is rolling out a rare condominium launch in Woodlands this weekend - optimistic that lower-than-planned prices will draw buyers, despite the gloomy market conditions. EL Development is launching the 99-year leasehold, 200-unit Rosewood Suites at $580 per sq ft (psf) on average. The developer held a sneak preview to test the...
Woodlands residents can look forward to a closer experience with nature, with the opening of Phase Two of Admiralty Park - a 20-hectare nature area. Home to more than 100 species of animals and plants, the nature area at the Admiralty Park is the biggest nature area within a park in Singapore. Mr Khaw Boon Wan, Minister for Health and Member of Parliament for Sembawang GRC, officiated at the event on...