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Government to release four residential sites

Government to release four residential sites estimated to yield 1,800 housing units in April 2013.

To provide developers and home-buyers with more choices in private housing, the Housing & Development Board (HDB) and Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) will be releasing four residential sites for sale in April 2013 under the Government Land Sales Programme for 1st half 2013. These four sites can collectively yield about 1,800 residential units.

One Executive Condominium site at Anchorvale Crescent and two residential sites at Fernvale Close and Faber Walk are launched for sale today under the Confirmed List. The fourth site, an Executive Condominium site at Punggol Central, will be launched on 29 April 2013 under the Confirmed List.

The tender for the Punggol Central site will close on the same day as two other Executive Condominium sites at Punggol Drive and Yuan Ching Road – 30 July 2013. The latter two sites will be launched for sale in June 2013. The move to close the tenders on the same day is being initiated in response to feedback from the public and real estate industry that this could help moderate tender bids and, in turn, future property prices. The sites were chosen on the basis that all three are meant for Executive Condominium developments and slated for launch during the second quarter of this year.

Land Parcel at Anchorvale Crescent
The site is located in close proximity to Farmway LRT station and Tampines Expressway (TPE). It is also near Sungei Punggol, Sengkang Riverside Park, Sengkang Floating Wetland and Sengkang Sports & Recreation Centre.

Land Parcel at Faber Walk
Situated within an established residential estate, the 1.5 ha land parcel has direct access to the Ulu Pandan Park Connector, and is also near the commercial amenities at Jurong such as IMM, JCube, and the upcoming JEM and Westgate.

Land Parcel at Fernvale Close
The site is located in close proximity to Layar LRT station and has frontage to Sungei Punggol and the nearby facilities and amenities like Sengkang Riverside Park, Sengkang Floating Wetland and Sengkang Sports & Recreation Centre. The upcoming Seletar Mall is also located within walking distance.

Land Parcel at Punggol Central/Edgedale Plains
The site is located in close proximity to Oasis LRT station and Tampines Expressway (TPE). Amenities and facilities in Punggol town include the award-winning My Waterway @ Punggol, the Punggol Promenade and commercial malls such as Punggol Plaza and the upcoming Waterway Point.

Tanah Merah Kechil Road site fetches top bid of S$285m

The public tender for a residential site at Tanah Merah Kechil Road which closed yesterday received a top bid of S$285.21 million jointly from Fragrance Group and World Class Land, according to the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA).

The 99-year leasehold site which has an area of 13,998.5 sq m attracted 13 developers. Areca Investment submitted the second highest bid of S$280 million while Trident Assets offered the lowest at S$202 million.

According to Chia Siew Chuin, Director of Research & Advisory at Colliers International, the strong turnout of bids reflects developers’ “continued optimism towards the private residential market, particularly the mass-market segment”.

The top bid of S$285 million which works out to S$676 psf ppr was merely 1.8 percent more than the second highest offer, noted Chia.

“The enthusiastic responses are likely to be spurred by the brisk sales data of recent suburban condominium launches as well as the excellent location of the site which is next to the Tanah Merah MRT station.”

Chia also noted that with the site being strategically located near the landed residential areas of Bedok Road, Lucky Heights estate and Simpang Bedok, “there could be sizeable portion of potential downgraders from these landed properties”.

With a land price of S$676 psf ppr, Chia expects the breakeven cost to be S$1,000 to S$1,100 psf while the predicted selling price will likely be above S$1,250 psf.

Source PropertyGuru – 2012 Aug 1