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    was browsing thru prop guru and just realised bayshore park/the bayshore/melville park got more than 1000 units each...wow seems like a mind boggling amount....wonder what life is like staying there like crowded facilities/traffic jams/cant imagine turnout at their agms........any bro got experience to share...JUST for learning...NO WAR please...

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    Quote Originally Posted by radha08
    was browsing thru prop guru and just realised bayshore park/the bayshore/melville park got more than 1000 units each...wow seems like a mind boggling amount....wonder what life is like staying there like crowded facilities/traffic jams/cant imagine turnout at their agms........any bro got experience to share...JUST for learning...NO WAR please...
    It is ok as these older developments are spread out over a larger land area.
    Initially probably the facilities may seem a little crowded but as time goes by, it will become better. It also depends on how sufficient the facilities are eg how many treadmills are there, the size of the pool etc.

    Traffic jam..... i don't think so as these are older developments and the roads are wider. Also tenants usually don't drive so there is sufficient parking space.
    AGM...... should not be a problem. A lot of residents very bo chap and don't attend.
    The advantage of large developments are that the maintenance fees tend to be lower and you have more facilities.

    There will be cafes, shops, hair dressers and sometimes even clinics in the development which is so convenient.
    Of course you have to be prepared for outsiders in the condo. But if the security is strict, then it is usually not a problem.

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    Quote Originally Posted by radha08
    was browsing thru prop guru and just realised bayshore park/the bayshore/melville park got more than 1000 units each...wow seems like a mind boggling amount....wonder what life is like staying there like crowded facilities/traffic jams/cant imagine turnout at their agms........any bro got experience to share...JUST for learning...NO WAR please...
    melville park very big land, crowds scattered around. a hairdresser salon, a minimart, a little cook food stall.

    for $175 monthly fee, each unit can park up 3 cars,plenty of lots

    traffic not sure.. i don't stay in.
    strict security. before i bgt a unit,somehow i got my ways to wriggle in

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    hmm...interesting i thought otherwise lets see what others have to say...

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    Quote Originally Posted by radha08
    hmm...interesting i thought otherwise lets see what others have to say...
    others would say melville park is an indian town.

    in fact the waterside, tangoing rhu and meyer road stretch are indians town too

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    umm.... if can have 2000 units... may be even can have own childcare and kindergarten... shiok!!..

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    There are 2 international schools which cater to Indian students - NPS and Global Indian international school. Both are situated in the east.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ikan bilis
    umm.... if can have 2000 units... may be even can have own childcare and kindergarten... shiok!!..
    ATT will have childcare centre in it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by buttercarp
    ATT will have childcare centre in it.
    Not minton?

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    Quote Originally Posted by price
    Not minton?
    I heard Minton also got childcare centre.

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    Quote Originally Posted by buttercarp
    I heard Minton also got childcare centre.
    But the commercial unit was sold

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    In old development, facilities are under utilized.

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    Quote Originally Posted by price
    But the commercial unit was sold
    According to this recent advertisment, it says there is a childcare centre within the condo.

    http://www.propertyguru.com.sg/listi...ale-the-minton

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    Quote Originally Posted by jwong71
    others would say melville park is an indian town.

    in fact the waterside, tangoing rhu and meyer road stretch are indians town too
    ya but not bayshore i think that one united nations...condo

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    all of them has huge land size except minton

    minton

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    Quote Originally Posted by Douk
    In old development, facilities are under utilized.
    Many residents age with the condo, so not much energy to sprint around the tennis court or swim butterfly across the lap pool. I see most of them just staying at home, taking a stroll in or outside the estate.

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    The Sail @Marina has 1,111 units.

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    mandarin gardens got a big swimming pool... shiok!...

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    interestingly The Bayshore last URA caveat for 1200 sqft 3 bedder was done at 970k...so that started me browsing prop-gur... ..but then of course in true seller tradition all asking 1.1 to 1.2 mil...lets c what happens next few mths...

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    soon you will be our expert in the resale market and guru for all the resale condo projects... i will ask you for tips when i buy my 2nd condo in 1-2yr time...

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    Quote Originally Posted by ikan bilis
    soon you will be our expert in the resale market and guru for all the resale condo projects... i will ask you for tips when i buy my 2nd condo in 1-2yr time...
    Ha ha no la i just very free like to surf internet and view property

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    Quote Originally Posted by ikan bilis
    mandarin gardens got a big swimming pool... shiok!...
    i like condo with big swimming pool also..
    I took the road less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.” - Robert Frost quotes (American poet, 1874-1963)

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    Quote Originally Posted by jwong71
    melville park very big land, crowds scattered around. a hairdresser salon, a minimart, a little cook food stall.

    for $175 monthly fee, each unit can park up 3 cars,plenty of lots

    traffic not sure.. i don't stay in.
    strict security. before i bgt a unit,somehow i got my ways to wriggle in
    My brother stay there. Although it 1,000 units, you hardly feel the no of people there. Actually I like the place very much. You can never find another condo which has so much space to manouve , can jog and cycle safely within the estate. The Function room is huge and the pool is huge and deep (> 2m) , so much facilties, so many car parks and yes damn cheap cheap maintenance better than HDB b'cos you can park 3 cars there. Visitors also can park near the tower with surface car park. Truly nice place unlike most condo now a day so small. I heard during the recession time 2001 ..2003 some units were selling for under $400K. A friend of mine actually bgt a resale unit under $400K, believe or not

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    Quote Originally Posted by roly8
    i like condo with big swimming pool also..
    went mandarin gardens ~25yr ago, when it was new... impressed by the size of the pool that time...

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    Quote Originally Posted by ikan bilis
    went mandarin gardens ~25yr ago, when it was new... impressed by the size of the pool that time...
    May I suggest you go take a look now, guaranteed 25 times more impressed.

    I m sure by now you must have seen lots of those koi pond aka swimming pool condos

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    Can't imagine AGM though...like fish market??

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    Do you feel crowded at the Sail and also the HDB at Pinnacle at Duxton? These two developments have plot ratio like 4 - 6 times, so if they dont feel crowded then big private developments like Melville, Bayshore sure ok... plot ratio less than 3 not a problem at all man...

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    Agm will be cost effective to hire buffet caterers... This month most condos agm and I going for my fair share...

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    Bump up this interesting thread... Anyone knows where to find the latest list of condos with 1000+ units?

    The closest thing I can locate so far is SquareFoot, based on Land Sizes:

    https://www.squarefoot.com.sg/market-watch/land-area

    This should be the Catch-All I suppose.

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    There are few new condos, mostly in OCR. Land size much smaller than those old condos.

    (D14)
    sims urban oasis : 1024 units - 257,164 sqft

    (D19)
    Kingsford Waterbay : 1165 units - 294,000 sqft
    Riversails : 928 units - 265,007 sqft

    (D18) all threes next to each other :O
    D'Nest : 912 units - 444,284 sqft
    Coco Palms: 944 units - 446,857 sqft
    The Palette: 892 units - 461,315 sqft

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