Category Archives: Developers

Hundred Trees sells another 116 units

Almost 80 per cent of the units in Hundred Trees have been snapped up ahead of the condo’s formal launch this weekened

WEEKEND buyers again flocked to one of the most popular recent mass market condominium launches, though the frenzied pace of selling of late last week appeared to have slowed slightly.

City Developments (CDL) said it had sold another 116 units at the weekend preview of its latest condo project Hundred Trees, bringing total sales to 316 units.

That is nearly 80 per cent of the development, or more than 90 per cent of the 350 launched units. The condo, which sits on the 267,598 sq ft former Hong Leong Garden condo site in West Coast Drive, has 396 units.

The average price achieved is about $910 per sq ft (psf), up from the initial price of $895 psf for the first 151 units sold, the developer said yesterday.

There was a ’slight adjustment of 1 to 2 per cent increase in price’ for the subsequent phases, it said. Continue reading

Aztech jumps on property bandwagon

Listed electronics maker joins other small firms branching into real estate

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The Lumos

IN YET another sign that the residential housing market is red-hot, a handful of small firms are venturing out of their core businesses to make big bets on real estate development.

Electronics maker Aztech has become the latest listed company to announce a foray into boutique property development, joining the likes of bookstore chain Popular Holdings, jewellers Aspial and Heeton Holdings, once a big player in wet markets. Continue reading