A look at some of the developments shaping Singapore’s skyline.
RECENT LAUNCH
City Gate
371 Beach Road
Type: Mixed development
Developer: Bayfront Ventures (Fragrance Group and World Class Land)
Tenure: 99-year leasehold
Facilities: Sky gym, gourmet dining and teppanyaki grill, outdoor fitness area, 40m outdoor swimming pool
Nearby Key Amenities: Bras Basah Complex, Kampong Glam, Bugis Junction, National Library, InterContinental Singapore
Nearest Transport: Nicoll Highway MRT
Average Indicative Price (psf): $1,833
TOP: June 2020
City Gate, an upcoming mixed-use project, is set to take over the old Keypoint building and turn it into a modern commercial and residential development that will tower over the other buildings in the surrounding areas.
The residential component’s 311 units, which come in various sizes, are each outfitted with branded appliances by Bosch, Gaggenau, Steinberg and DURAVIT. From one-bedroom apartments to dual-key units and penthouses, City Gate has an impressive variety of unit types and sizes to cater to a wide range of buyers and lifestyles. Furthermore, the project features facilities such as a teppanyaki grill, sky gym and yoga deck.
One of its top selling points is very likely its location in the heart of Beach Road, separated from Bugis by the eclectic and perpetually vibrant Kampong Glam, where popular haunts like Arab Street and Haji Lane are but a short walk away.
As for its City Gate’s commercial component, the Keypoint building will be refurbished into a contemporary shopping centre and will thus bring some much-needed modernity to this side of Beach Road.
Coco Palms
Pasir Ris Grove
Type: Condominium
Developer: CDL
Tenure: 99-year leasehold
Facilities: Swimming pool, gym, barbecue pits, hydrotherapy pool, recreational club, grand lagoon
Nearby Key Amenities: White Sands Shopping Centre, Downtown East, Elias Park Primary School, Meridian JC
Nearest Transport: Pasir Ris MRT
Average Indicative Price (psf): $1,023
TOP: 2019
Coco Palms is a massive upcoming development that boasts a whopping 944 residential units and six commercial units. It is a short walk from Pasir Ris MRT station, which is integrated with the bus interchange as well as White Sands Shopping Centre.
Its facilities have a strong resort theme, and include a hydrotherapy pool with massage jets, 50m lap pool, children’s play pool and saltwater pool.
Downtown East is about a 10- to 15-minute drive or bus ride away, and is the site of the closest cinema for residents of Coco Palms. At the same time, Tampines is merely one train stop from Pasir Ris, where there are two other cinemas (in Tampines Mall and Century Square) and three malls, and more recreational amenities abound.
Pasir Ris is gradually becoming more and more urbanised, so residents of Coco Palms will be among those who can experience phase and what its future will offer. As it is, there are an MRT station, bus interchange, shopping mall and plenty of primary and secondary schools, as well as one junior college, in the area.
The Vales
Anchorvale Crescent
Type: Executive condominium
Developer: SingHaYi Group
Tenure: 99-year leasehold
Facilities: Swimming pool, gym, barbecue pits, clubhouse, pool deck, tennis court, family pavilion
Nearby Key Amenities: Prime Supermarket, Compassvale Primary School, Springdale Primary School, Compass Point
Nearest Transport: Sengkang MRT, Cheng Lim LRT
Average Indicative Price (psf): $788
TOP: December 2018
Situated just behind Cheng Lim LRT station, and one stop from Sengkang LRT station on the west loop, The Vales is an upcoming 517-unit executive condominium (EC).
With units within nine 15-storey towers, the EC’s facilities include a spa pool, family dining area, clubhouse, jogging track and open communal court.
It is surrounded by several other residential developments, and with the LRT firmly in place, zipping around to visit malls like Compass Point or even Seletar Mall (the first mall in the northeast to have a cinema) is quick and convenient. It is also near Sengkang MRT on the Northeast Line, which connects directly to popular places like Chinatown, Little India and Dhoby Ghaut.
The Sengkang Hospital is due to be fully operational by 2020, which, in addition to the existing Seletar Aerospace Flyover and Seletar Regional Centre, is bound to provide plenty of new jobs for new residents in the near future.
There are also a few schools within walking distance from The Vales, such as Springdale Primary School and Compassvale Primary School.
UPCOMING TOP
The Venue Residences and Shoppes
4 Tai Thong Crescent
Type: Mixed development
Developer: CDL
Tenure: 99-year leasehold
Facilities: Infinity pool, yoga patio, origami boat sculpture, sky terrace, fern garden, alfresco dining
Nearby Key Amenities: The Venue Shoppes, hawker centres, St Andrew’s Junior College, Ascension Kindergarten
Nearest Transport: Potong Pasir MRT
Average Indicative Price (psf): $1,433
TOP: September 2017
The Venue Residences and Shoppes is one of three new developments along the stretch leading up to Potong Pasir MRT station.
Among the three aforementioned projects, it is the furthest from the station but closest to the PIE. And though the nearest shopping mall, NEX, is two train stops away in Serangoon, The Venue Residences will launch together with the Venue Shoppes, which is expected to have 23 F&B units and five retail units.
Further along Tai Thong Crescent are several hawker centres and small stores. There are amenities already established in the area, including a 7-11 at Potong Pasir MRT station and an Old Chang Kee across the road.
Nearby schools include St Andrew’s Secondary School, St Andrew’s Junior College, Cedar Girls Secondary School and the Stamford American International School.
Units at Venue Residences are also expected to be well-designed, with spacious kitchens and bedrooms. Unit types range from two- to four-bedroom apartments, and also include three-bedroom dual key units.
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