So the long waited CDL project located at the former Concorde Residences, Bright Building & Balestier Court is revealed. Located at the address at 368  Thomson Road, the project is named after the old development as Concorde. With the site area of 60,566 sft, CLD the developer will be building one tower of 36 storeys with 157 residential units.
The selling price set is estimated from $1300 to $1500 psf, which is very much expected after the successful launch of Cube 8 at $1250 psf. I append herewith the different unit types …

As reported in the earlier posting on the potential enbloc for several apartments in Balestier, Diamond Tower has managed to ink the first residential deal for the area.
The existing Diamond Tower is just sitting next to the up and upcoming Zhong Shan Park, which houses 2 hotels and a public park. The deal has not been finalized since the proposed collective sale of Diamond Tower will be subject to approval from Strata Titles Board as its owners have not unanimously consented to the sale.

EL Development has inked a deal to buy …

I decided to try out the Whampoa Park Connector starting from Toa Payoh Town Park. Early in the morning, the view towards the PIE highway and the Rajah Court HDB buildings is beautiful. They are basked in the beautiful soft morning sun. Everything appears to be painted in yellowish orange. Just take a look at the Sungei Whampoa Canal, the water is clean and serene. Joggers are exercising along the canal promenade.
One thing disappointing is the unsightly works for the landscaping works at the Rajah Court area, as well as …

Balestier is sandwiched in between of the 2 ‘prime areas’ of Novena and Toa Payoh. I start to have this crazy bold idea why we are not able to have a MRT station in the middle of the 2 MRT station. Underground construction wise if not a problem if this is well planned. And it would not cause much hassle to the Balestier area since the construction site will be much more localized in the MRT station area.

Zhong Shan Park as Balestier MRT station
And I am think the current Zhong …

If one mentions of Balestier, many people will think of its famous Tau Sar Piah. From the Thomson Road leading to Balestier, you will be seeing a number of Tau Sar Piah shops selling this traditional pastry. Sometimes you could be seeing drivers taking risk for parking illegal along the side of the shops to buy the famous Balestier Tau Sar Piah, since it is simply not convenient for the customers to park else place and walk over to the shops for purchase.

Loong Fatt at No 639 is said to be the first …

Sometimes I love to see things in retrospect. I was browsing through the old articles on property section, and found this commentary article dated 18 Nov 2007 on the over spill effect of Newton to Balestier and Thomson 3 years back. True enough, the property prices of Balestier have risen substantially coming close to the Novena and Newton area. So is the over spill effect of current Balestier able to work on Boon Keng, St Michael area and Potong Pasir? If you are looking to ride along the wave of …

I do not mind not to have condominium facilities if I am living in Balestier. We have the Home Team NS JOM, a clubhouse for Police Officers located along Ah Hood Road & Jln Rajah providing a ground for all types of outdoor and indoor activities to keep one well occupied. It is located just by the side of PIE opposite to the Toa Payoh swimming pool and Toa Payoh Safra club. Balestier JOM is much more established and more equipped relatively to the Toa Payoh Safra club. Toa Payoh …

Remember I mentioned that the distance between Balestier and Toa Payoh in my earlier article is actually pretty short, if you are using the overhead bridge linking up the two areas.
Currently there is A&A works being carried out at the area. It seems that there is some upgrading works to the existing overhead bridge as well as the park area over Jalan Rajah. Barrier free ramps are being built at the 2 ends of the overhead bridge, while there is landscaping design works at the park over Whampoa area. All these works …

Complaining of NO LIBRARY in Balestier area for our kids? Though Whampoa area has many HDB flats, Balestier still lags behind HDB towns like Toa Payoh, Ang Mo Kio and Pasir Ris in terms of communal facilities like library and community centre.
Fear not! National Library Board’s (NLB) mobile library Molly is coming to Jalan Rajah Blk 105, from 3pm to 6pm, Sunday, 14th Mar 2010. Feel privileged for Balestier Residents, since it is the first service they provide to HDB areas.
This mobile library is a donated bus that was retrofitted …

 
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 …