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Bids of $300-425 psf ppr seen for Upper Thomson plot

Another site at Meyer Road offers bite-size option, with $65m price tag

DEVELOPERS hungry for land were offered two plum residential sites yesterday. One is a 99-year leasehold plot at Upper Thomson Road, opposite the Singapore Island Country Club’s Island Golf Course, which boasts views of Lower Peirce Reservoir.

Reservoir view: The Upper Thomson Road plot can be built up to 20 storeys

The 224,303 square foot plot, which was triggered for release from the government’s reserve list, can be developed into a condo of up to 20 storeys with about 400 units.

The land parcel’s minimum price is $82 million or $174 per square foot of potential gross floor area, although property consultants expect top bids to come in much higher – at $300 to $425 psf per plot ratio (psf ppr). They reckon a new condo on the site could fetch an average selling price of about $800-1,000 psf.

The second offering is a 28,167 sq ft freehold plot put on the market through a collective sale of The Meyer Place in District 15. The reserve price is said to be $65 million, which works out to about $1,150 psf ppr including an estimated $3 million development charge.

The site is zoned for residential use and has a 2.1 plot ratio under Master Plan 2008. Continue reading

Another residential plot triggered for sale

A PLOT in Upper Thomson Road has been triggered for sale after an unnamed developer committed to bid at least $82 million for the site.

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The bid – it works out to $174 per sq ft per plot ratio – comes less than a fortnight after government measures to rein in the property market and indicates that developers are still keen to chase residential sites.

The 2.08 ha plot, which is near Lower Peirce Reservoir Park and Bishan Park, has been available on the reserve list since April last year.

It could go for tender only if a developer indicated interest by committing to a minimum bid acceptable to the Government.

A tender for the site will now be launched in two weeks, said the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) yesterday.

Experts say the plot, which can generate a maximum gross floor area of 43,781 sq m, has plenty of appeal, even though it is not near an MRT station.

CBRE Research executive director Li Hiaw Ho said it is likely to sell at between $375 psf and $425 psf per plot ratio.

The developer could probably launch the new project at $800 psf to $850 psf, he added. Continue reading