Category Archives: En-bloc / Collective Sales

Freehold residential site up for en bloc sale

A residential site at Tampines Road is up for collective sale with an indicative selling price of S$132 million to S$135 million, according to marketing agent ERA Realty Network.

The freehold  Yi Mei Garden comprises a land area of 78,030.38 sq ft and gross plot ratio of 2.1, with a selling price of about S$805 to S$810 psf per plot ratio (ppr), The Business Times reported.

Completed in 1984, the property currently houses 44 apartments and four penthouses. It could be redeveloped into two towers with a total gross floor area (GFA) of 163,863.79 sq ft.

Meanwhile, the residential collective sales market has shown signs of recovery in the last few months, with at least three properties sold in 2013. For instance, Kismis Lodge which features a pair of freehold walk-up apartments near Toh Tuck Road was sold for S$84.18 million or S$1,198 psf in March.

The sale of Ultra Mansion near Novena MRT station went for S$149.13 million or S$1,170 psf on its potential GFA.

Another deal that closed recently was The Versailles, a 55-unit freehold condominium along Guillemard Road, priced from S$105 million to S$110 million, or S$1,088 to S$1,133 psf ppr.

Source – PropGuru – 8 May 2013

Yi Mei Garden up for collective sale

A freehold residential site at Tampines Road has been put up for collective sale by public tender.

The 14-storey development, Yi Mei Garden, is located near Kovan MRT and Heartland Mall.

ERA Realty Network, the marketing agent for the property, said the indicative price range for the plot is between S$132 million and S$135 million.

ERA said the development charge payable would work out to be between S$750 and S$758.00 per square foot per plot ratio.

The site occupies a land area of 78,030 square feet and has a gross plot ratio of 2.1, according to the Master Plan 2008.

It can potentially yield an achievable proposed gross floor area (GFA) of 163,864 square feet, which can potentially be re-developed into two towers.

Source : Today – 7 May 2013