From the earlier article on sale of Colorscan building at 21 Kim Keat Road, it has been successfully acquired by a boutique developer BS Capital for just over $36 million or $670 per square foot of potential gross floor area, including an estimated development charge of almost $25 million.
Looking at the recent transactions of the residential aparment, D Lotus which is located just across the road Ampas Road, the prices have been pretty good at more than $1100 psf for relatively small units. Unsurprisingly, the successful buyer BS Capital is …

Leicester Suites is a new project along Leicester Road in Potong Pasir area. Located at 10 Leicester Road, it is situated between residential developments Platinum Edge and Intero developments. Just across the Leicester Road, it sits the One Leicester development by Centrepoint Properties.

Leicester Suites is developed by Macly Capital Pte Ltd. Macly Capital Pte Ltd is the developer of Wilkie 80, Zedge, and Newton Edge. You will realise that their projects are mostly boutique project with small units. It is the same case for Leicester Suites. With 14 storeys high, …

The receptiveness towards leasehold over freehold in Singapore has been improving over the years. Are the buyers more tolerant of the shortcomings of leasehold in the rising property market we are in now? Or there are simply not so many available freehold markets that we can pin our hope on inn buying in the land-scarce Singapore.

1. My gut feel for the rising acceptance of leasehold property is very much to do with the affordability of the leasehold unit in comparison to a freehold development. It is especially so for the …

D’Ixoras is a freehold development located at 23 Minbu road, Singapore 308172, in District 11. It is located beside the Mandalay mansion, minutes away from Novena MRT Station. It will be completed in 2013 with 22 units, made up of 13 storeys. It is within 10 minutes walk to the nearby Novena MRT Station. Residents can do their shopping at the Novena Square & Square 2. Food lovers can enjoy a wide selection of local dishes at Balestier Road, the Singapore food street.
Piling has been completed. Superstructure work is proceeding …

 
Sky @ Eleven is a freehold development located at 5 – 11 Thomson Lane, Singapore 297724, in District 11, near Toa Payoh MRT Station. Completed in 2009, it stands 43 storeys tall and comprises 273 units, over looking the region around. As the photo shows, it should be TOP in weeks time. It is a project by SPH property development arm.
It may be worth noting that the nearby new project Cube 8 by CDL will be launching at $1250 psf, which sounds a bit jaw-dropping to me. Quite an ambitious …

 
TreVista is a 99 year leasehold condominium located at Lorong 3, Toa Payoh. It is a project by NTUC Choice Home. NTUC Choice Homes Co-operative set the initial phase of Trevista condo located at Toa Payoh at an average cost of $900 psf in Aug 09.
Location wise, TreVista is considered to be relatively convenient. Estimated 5 mins walk to Bradell MRT, and 10 mins walk to Toa Payoh Centre. Sitting in the midst of mature estate, it is within walking distance to wet market and food centres, and good schools.
Of …

The Arte by CDL in Balestier, which had bee sold out, appears to be completed soon. I attach the marketing artist impression with the actual site photo for your preview:) Does the actual building turn out the same aesthetic outlook as the brochure?
Actual view from PIE (from car)

 
Artist Impression from advertisment

And take a look at the 2nd marketing artist impression, one may wonder if we are talking about the same project. The above picture illustrates that the Arte is sitting in spacious green with no cluttered buildings and noisy roads around …