Category Archives: New Launches

The Interlace replaces Gillman Heights

A NETWORK of apartments and recreational spaces looks set to replace the vertical blocks that used to be the landmark of Gillman Heights.  Unveiling The Interlace on Friday, CapitaLand and Hotel Properties Limited (HPL) said they are ready to launch the project next month.

Featuring 1,040 apartments on a 99-year leasehold land of 871,884 square feet, The Interlace will have units that range in size between 807 sq ft for two bedroom apartments and 4,306 sq ft for “super penthouses”.

CapitaLand president and chief executive Liew Mun Leong declined to disclose how much the units will cost, but said the firm is trying hard to price them under $1,000 psf. The Interlace sits on the site which used to house 608 units at Gillman Heights. The former HUDC estate was in the news following a $548 million collective sale inked in 2007, and subsequently, a series of legal cases when a minority group of owners challenged the sale. The deal was finally wrapped up in May this year.

The development of The Interlace is led by CapitaLand and two other shareholders, including HPL. The construction cost is expected to be $250 to $270 psf and total investment is estimated at $1.4 billion. The construction contract is  expected to be awarded by year-end and the project will be completed in 2014. Continue reading

Another 50 Trevista units snapped up

Prospective buyers checking out Trevista units on the first preview day of Aug 28. — ST PHOTO: MUGILAN RAJASEGERAN

NTUC Choice Homes sold another 50 units at its Toa Payoh condo Trevista over the weekend, taking the total number of units sold there to 460.

The remaining units at the 590-unit condo are mainly larger ones – continuing a trend where buyers snap up smaller homes.

Trevista attracted hordes of keen buyers and onlookers at its preview two weekends ago. It sold out 210 units in one afternoon, on the first preview day of Aug 28.

Most of the unsold units at the 99-year leasehold project are the three- and four-bedroom units. An NTUC Choice Homes spokesman said there are just ‘a handful’ of two-bedroom units left for sale. Continue reading