News Highlights Saturday 19 July 2008

Condo-like flats for less than $700,000
Park Central @AMK is located at Ang Mo Kio Street 52, flanked by Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3 and Avenue 5 and within walking distance of the Ang Mo Kio MRT station. The prices are about 10% below the last DBSS project, City View@Boon Keng. Developer United Engineers (UE) is launching the 578-unit Park Central project for sale on Wednesday. The project, comprising four 30-storey towers, will feature four- and five-room flats. The average price will be about $490 to $500 psf, with four-room units going for about $400,000 to $500,000. The five-room units will cost about $600,000 to $670,000. Park Central also has 20 'loft units', which have higher ceilings of 3.6m. They will cost $580,000 to just below $700,000. These high-end HDB flats will boast condo-style fittings such as built-in wardrobes, kitchen cabinets, air-conditioning systems, timber flooring and planter boxes. The developer will also put in barbecue pits and a 400m jogging path on the roof-top garden above the carpark. PropNex expects strong demand as the prices are very fair. UE won the Park Central site in a tender last November at $212 psf of potential gross floor area. The fourth DBSS project, in Bishan, could come to market at the end of the year.

- The Straits Times, P2



July 21 hearing for Tampines Court case
THE Tampines Court en-bloc sale was handed a lifeline by the High Court yesterday when it ordered the Strata Titles Board (STB) to bring forward a crucial hearing date. STB must now hear remaining objections to the sale on Monday, four days before the deal expires. But even with the new hearing date, STB registrar said there was no guarantee a decision will be made by July 25.

- The Straits Times, S34




Downtown Line can't swing sharply to meet LRT station
Moving one of the Downtown Line's stations – Petir - nearer to the existing Bukit Panjang LRT and bus interchange cannot be done because of technical constraints. Petir is about 120m away from the LRT. LTA however, would build a covered linkway between Petir station and Bukit Panjang LRT station. Besides this only concern about the placement of the Petir station, reactions from MPs and residents were favourable, because the line runs through neighbourhoods that have, till now, not been served by the train system.

- The Straits Times, P3


Jubilee Residence
- Immediate occupancy
- Freehold
- Foreigners eligible
- 353 Pasir Panjang Road
- 1 block of 5-storey condo
- 19 units
- Expected TOP: 31 Aug 2008
- Developer: Choregeo Pte Ltd
- Marketing agent: Savills
- The Straits Times, P9 - advertisement
Signature @ Lewis
- Freehold
- 32 units
- No. 1 Lewis Road
- Developer: Hiap Hoe
- Marketing agents: HSR, OrangeTee
- The Straits Times, P14 - advertisement
Rivage
- Freehold
- 17 luxurious 2-, 3- and 4-bedroom units
- Off Meyer Road
- Sky terrace facilities – 3 pools, BBQ pavilion, fitness area
- Foreigners eligible
- Interest absorption scheme, no interest payable till TOP
- Expected TOP: Dec 2009
- Developer: Aurum Land Pte Ltd
- Marketing agent: ERA
- The Straits Times, P20 - advertisement
Livia
- Phase 1: over 80% sold
- New release of choice units
- 2-4 bedroom units and penthouses
- Tenure: 99-years leasehold (from 7 Jan 2008)
- Expected TOP: 31 Dec 2011
- Developer: Hong Realty Pte Ltd (joint venture between City Developments Ltd and Hong Leong Holdings Ltd
- Marketing agents: ERA, Knight Frank
- The Straits Times, P36 - advertisement
The Florentine
- 68 Florence Road
- Extra-large pool
- Superior penthouse units available
- Close to Kovan MRT and Heartland Mall
- Tenure: 947 years 8 months 23 days from 5 Oct 1934
- Expected TOP: 30 June 2014
- Developer: Roxy Homes
- Marketing agent: HSR
- The Straits Times, P48 - advertisement
Dakota Residences
- 2, 3, 4 bedroom units: 1,023 – 1,894 sqft
- Foreigners eligible
- Zero instalment home loan package till TOP by DBS
- 99-years leasehold from 11 Sept 2007
- Joint development by Ho Bee Group and NTUC Choice Homes
- Marketing agents: DTZ, CBRE
- The Straits Times, H2 - advertisement
Kovan Residences
- 2, 3, 4-bedroom units, single-level or duplex penthouses with private pools and Jacuzzi
- From $712,000
- 99-years leasehold from 31 Dec 2007
- Expected TOP: 2 Oct 2013
- Developer: Centurion Kovan Pte Ltd
- The Straits Times, H5 - advertisement
Shelford Suites
- 77 freehold units
- Private lift lobby for all units
- Conferred the BCA Green Mark GoldPlus Award
- Approved deferred payment scheme
- Developer: City Developments
- Marketing agents: CBRE, Savills
- The Straits Times, H9 - advertisement
The Ambra
- Freehold
- 24 units
- Foreigners eligible
- 8 min to Kembangan MRT
- Expected TOP: 30 June 2012
- Developer: ROxy Homes
- Marketing agent: Savills
- Lorong H Telok Kurau
- The Straits Times, H12 - advertisement
Clover by the Park
- Phase 1: more than 70% sold
- Choice units available from $867,000 onwards
- 616-unit condo
- Two 39-storey towers
- 3, 4-bedroom and penthouse
- Attractive financing package
- Foreigners eligible
- 99-years leasehold w.e.f 10 Sept 2007
- Bishan Road
- Developer: Sim Lian Group
- The Straits Times, S5 - advertisement
The Amery
- Choice units available from $775 psf
- Freehold condo
- 78 units
- 74,600 sqft of land
- 3, 3+1, 4-bedroom, penthouses
- Foreigners eligible
- Lorong K Telok Kurau
- Developer: Sim Lian Group
- The Straits Times, S6 - advertisement
OLA Residences @ Mountbatten
- Freehold condo
- Foreigners eligible
- 50 units
- 1+1, 2, 3 and 4-bedroom, penthouses
- 839 Mountbatten Road
- Expected TOP: 31 Dec 2012
- Developer: Lian Beng Group
- Marketing agent: Savills
- The Straits Times, S18 - advertisement
The Aristo @ Amber
- 1, 2, 2+1, 3, 4+1 bedrooms
- Interest absorption. No instalment till TOP
- Freehold condo
- 23 Amber Road
- Expected TOP: 31 Dec 2013
- Developer: AG Capital Pte Ltd
- Marketing agent: Huttons
- The Straits Times, S35 - advertisement

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