Daily Archives: 12 Aug 2009

Joo Chiat shophouses sold for S$25.6m to World Class Land

A cluster of 18 shophouses fronting Joo Chiat Road and Onan Road has been sold to property developer World Class Land for S$25.6 million.

This translates to S$410 per square foot on the existing gross floor area of the properties.

World Class Land is a unit of public-listed Aspial Corp.

The freehold site consists of two back-to-back rows of nine shophouses, each three-storeys tall.

The total gross floor area of the 18 shophouses is estimated to be about 62,500 square feet.

Under the 2008 Master Plan, these shophouses are gazetted as conservation buildings.

In a statement, Aspial said it plans to develop a mixed commercial and residential project at this newly-acquired site.

The costs of the acquisition and development will be funded internally and through bank borrowings.

Source : Channel NewsAsia – 11 Aug 2009

CEO of K-Reit Asia’s management firm to step down on Aug 17

Mainboard-listed K-Reit Asia said on Tuesday the CEO of its management firm is stepping down.

49-year-old Tan See Yiow will be resigning on August 17, and will be replaced by Ng Hsueh Ling.

Prior to this appointment, Ms Ng has held key positions with other real estate companies. Most recently, she was the CEO of Ascendas Korea and Japan from 2007 to 2009.

K-Reit Asia said Mr Tan will remain as an executive director at K-Reit Asia Management to assist with strategic planning and development of the trust.

At the end of the trading day, K-Reit Asia units were up one cent at S$1.06.

Source : Channel NewsAsia – 11 Aug 2009