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Condo land plot draws 13 bids

A TENDER for a 99-year leasehold condo plot in Chestnut Avenue drew an impressive 13 bids from developers keen to cash in on strong market for mass market homes.

The top bid came in at $143.68 million or $280 per sq ft of gross floor area, which was about 132 per cent above the minimum allowable bid of $120 psf of gross floor area.

The bidder was a joint venture between City Developments’ Sunny Vista Developments and Hong Leong Group’s Hong Realty.

The top five bidders include Sim Lian Land with a bid of $113 million and First Changi Development, a GuocoLand subsidiary, with a bid of $93.38 million.

Frasers Centrepoint put in the most conservative bid of $77 million or $151 psf of gross floor area.

Source : Straits Times – 19 August 2009

Redas names Steven Choo as new CEO

THE Real Estate Developers’ Association of Singapore (Redas) has appointed Steven Choo its chief executive.

He takes over from executive director Chia Hock Jin, who has retired. The chief executive’s position is a new post.

Dr Choo has local and international real estate experience covering research and investment, development consultancy and urban planning. He also has an MPhil in environmental planning and a PhD in urban planning and design.

Recently he was senior vice-president of research and corporate development for CapitaLand and senior vice-president in charge of CapitaLand Residential’s Malaysian investments.

He has served on the boards of JTC Corporation and the Singapore Land Authority and was deputy chairman of the Economic Review Committee’s land work group. He is currently on the boards of NTUC Choice Homes and Pan Hong Property Group and is a member of the Valuation Review Board.

‘His appointment as CEO marks a new chapter for Redas as it celebrates 50 years as a fraternity and sets its sights on playing a bigger role as Continue reading