A look at some of the developments shaping Singapore’s skyline.
NEW LAUNCH
Principal Garden
Prince Charles Crescent
Type: Condominium
Developer: UOL
Tenure: 99-year leasehold
Facilities: Aerobics and fitness deck, 50m lap pool, forest pavilion, tai chi lawn, entertainment suite
Nearby key amenities: Valley Point Shopping Centre, Crescent Girls’ School, Gan Eng Seng Secondary School
Nearest transport: Redhill MRT
Average indicative price (psf): $1,600
Estimated TOP: December 2019
With its facilities and four apartment towers occupying below 20 percent of its total land area, Principal Garden is a sprawling 663-unit development that allows residents to own property on the fringe of the Mount Echo Park, Jervois and Bishopsgate area, and enjoy lush greenery all around.
Unit sizes range from one- to five-bedroom types, and feature engineered timber flooring for living, dining and bedrooms, with marble tiles for master bathrooms, and porcelain or homogenous tiles for kitchens, balconies and common bathrooms.
Timber doors also guard home entrances, as well as bedrooms and bathrooms, while all bedrooms enjoy built-in wardrobes and wall-mounted air-conditioners. What’s more, the units at Principal Garden boast kitchen appliances by Smeg and bathroom fittings by Hansgrohe.
The project is easily accessible via major expressways, and is near malls like Great World City, as well as those on the Orchard Road shopping belt. There are also several reputable schools nearby, such as Gan Eng Seng Secondary School and Crescent Girls’ School
Located on the fringe of the embassy row, Principal Garden offers good views for all its residents, particularly of the Chatsworth GCB area and Alexandra Canal.
PHASE 2 LAUNCH
Greenwood Mews
Greenwood Avenue
Type: Cluster housing
Developer: Far East Organization
Tenure: 103-year leasehold
Facilities: Clubhouse pavilion, dining pavilion, landscape boulevard, arts lawn, themed cabanas, lap pools
Nearby key amenities: Turf City, Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, British Club, Raffles Girls’ Primary, Hwa Chong Institution
Nearest transport: Holland Village, Farrer Road MRT
Average indicative price (psf): $1,153
Estimated TOP: December 2016
Greenwood Mews is a cluster housing development situated on Greenwood Avenue in the well-known and sought-after enclave of Bukit Timah.
Having recently launched Phase 2 of its development with the release of 10 new units, Greenwood Mews has been seeing positive response from buyers, with four of the seven units in Phase 1 of its launch already sold. The project is comprised of 62 cluster homes of over 3,000 sq ft each.
Every unit comes with five bedrooms, a wet kitchen and dry kitchen, a private parking lot big enough to accommodate two large cars, spacious outdoor decks, and a roof terrace.
Common facilities within the development include three 50m lap pools, four lounge pools, and barbecue cabanas. Additionally, expansive waterways are an iconic feature, with spa-themed cabanas and resort-style gazebos alongside a unique landscaped pool.
Greenwood Mews is surrounded by countless amenities, from renowned schools such as Raffles Girls’ Primary, Nanyang Primary School, National Junior College, Hwa Chong Institution and the Canadian International School, to exclusive clubs such as the British Club, Swiss Club, Raffles Town Club, Bukit Timah Saddle Club and Singapore Island Country Club.
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