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Two residential sites to yield 820 housing units

Government to release two residential sites estimated to yield 820 housing units in June 2012

To provide developers and home-buyers with more choices for private housing, the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) and Housing & Development Board (HDB) have launched two residential sites at Tanah Merah Kechil Road and Bright Hill Drive for sale by public tender today.

The two land parcels are launched for sale under the Confirmed List of the 1st half 2012 (1H2012) Government Land Sales (GLS) Programme. Together, these sites will yield about 820 units, as part of the total 7,000 residential units to be launched for sale under the GLS Programme for 1st half 2012.

Land Parcel at Tanah Merah Kechil Road
The site at Tanah Merah Kechil Road is located within an established private residential estate and is close to Tanah Merah MRT Interchange station. It is also easily accessible by expressways such as East Coast Parkway and Pan Island Expressway.

Land Parcel at Bright Hill Drive
Located at the heart of the rustic Thomson area, the site at Bright Hill Drive is close to MacRitchie Reservoir and Bishan Park. Bishan MRT and Marymount MRT stations are also located nearby and are easily accessible by public bus services.

Details of the land parcels and their location plans:

http://www.ura.gov.sg/sales/TnMerahK/CL/TMK-intro(CL).html
(Tanah Merah Kechil Road)

http://www.hdb.gov.sg/fi10/fi10330p.nsf/w/LandDevMangLandSalesBrightHillDrive?OpenDocument
(Bright Hill Drive)

Source: URA 2012 Jun 20

Buangkok Drive site awarded for S$301m

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A residential site at Buangkok Drive / Sengkang Central has been awarded to White Haven Properties Pte Ltd, according to the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA).

The firm submitted the highest bid of S$301 million for the plot.

The 99-year leasehold site has a land area of 18,340.7 sq m and a maximum gross floor area (GFA) of 55,023 sq m.

The tender for the site was launched on 16 April and closed on 12 June, with a total of five bids received.

Source : PropertyGuru – 2012 Jun 18