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    Quote Originally Posted by PropertiesHunter
    I agree with you bro on this project. I getting my key today for my 2units that 1 SOLD and 1 (rent).
    Congrats Bro

    will be getting mine tomorrow

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    Congrats...

    My wife and I have some friends who are making the place their home. We viewed it because of their decision... almost ended up there but well.... perhaps another time.

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    Can somebody tell me what is the attraction of Botannia? I don't see anything, no mrt, far from town, very near industry and factroy, not near any heartland malls or town centre, no market, no bus interchange????? Wat??

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    Quote Originally Posted by xebay11
    Can somebody tell me what is the attraction of Botannia? I don't see anything, no mrt, far from town, very near industry and factroy, not near any heartland malls or town centre, no market, no bus interchange????? Wat??
    erhmm... replace "Botannia" by "Infiniti", "Carabelle", "Montery Park", same qustion

    (run and hide now... )

    They all have shuttle bus to Clementi MRT, quite near to Nan Hua, and most importantly, highly affordable.

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    i) 999
    ii) Affordable prices from $6xx onwards to $8xx...
    iii) Alot of space as only a few blocks... agent was saying about 50% utilisation rate.
    iv) Near Nan Hua
    v) Reserviour view, pool view, no view
    vii) Near Jap school.

    Just a few.. maybe there will be more.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Condorich
    i) 999
    ii) Affordable prices from $6xx onwards to $8xx...
    iii) Alot of space as only a few blocks... agent was saying about 50% utilisation rate.
    iv) Near Nan Hua
    v) Reserviour view, pool view, no view
    vii) Near Jap school.

    Just a few.. maybe there will be more.
    Sometimes lack of everything in itself is a good point too. Which also means quiet... Well, one man's pill is another man's poison. Some like quiet, some prefer lots of facilities

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    Quote Originally Posted by boeing777
    Sometimes lack of everything in itself is a good point too. Which also means quiet... Well, one man's pill is another man's poison. Some like quiet, some prefer lots of facilities
    there are 2 kinds of rich people in spore ...

    smart and rich ... they buy and live in good class bungalow , nice and serence (quiet).

    rich only ... they buy ION ..so expensive , so noisy ..maybe they are lonely ..need to be near crowd and noise

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    Quote Originally Posted by Condorich
    I beg to differ... buying based on prefences be it the chute or what is a human behaviour. Buying based on the existence of chutes or not is a fact. If it exisit, it exist.. why bother about it too much. I think the chutes at Botannia "sucks" as it is vacumm based. Something like that... Not too bad as it is said to be clear from smells and insects... though claimed... I am not sure if true or not.

    As I have said before... Botannia is a nice project except for the price (premium) over others. But again, you pay more for a better one.

    Anyway you have a nice avatar... keep smiling.

    I think you misunderstood me or perhaps my posting is better direct to Propertieshunter. Let go back to our posting.

    1. I commented everything were spendid in Botannia except the lack of chute and emphasize it my humble opinion.

    2. I'm answering a question when someone ask if there a in-house chute.

    None of my posting are judgemental as in commenting if one should buy or not buy due to lack of chute. See the differences between your post & mine?

    PS: Ya, thats a nice avatar. My son put it up for me. It from a Macdonald advertisment and the lady was related to us.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Condorich
    i) 999
    ii) Affordable prices from $6xx onwards to $8xx...
    iii) Alot of space as only a few blocks... agent was saying about 50% utilisation rate.
    iv) Near Nan Hua
    v) Reserviour view, pool view, no view
    vii) Near Jap school.

    Just a few.. maybe there will be more.
    This posting is generally for sharing.

    1. The agent that say 50% utilsation rate is not true. Total resid-GFA is way far more than 50% of allowable GFA in this development. It mean the empty land around is not allow to build anymore under approve GFA unless the 12 storey go down to 6 storey. As far as I know, NO condo development in singapore had utilised less than 50% allowable GFA for sale. However, the unit to land ratio for botannia is 826 which is higher than Carabelle 701 (This is comparable as both sharing the same plot ratio). Which generally equal to less congestion for Botannia. But again, any condo that are more than 500 ratio is consider good in current context less those Newton condo aka office tower. The quartz which is mass-market is exceptional and will be very congested in view of resid to common ratio.

    2. If I'm wasn't wrong, only infinity and carabelle are within 2km to Nan Hua. Not MP and Botannia. But again, chances are getting slimmer even if you are within 1km to Nan Hua.

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    Quote Originally Posted by boeing777
    Sometimes lack of everything in itself is a good point too. Which also means quiet... Well, one man's pill is another man's poison. Some like quiet, some prefer lots of facilities
    Quiet? There are so many other condos near facilities and yet still quiet and serene. Besides these few condos all somehow face the expressways, albeit further in a little but still get noise and dust, there are other far quieter and more serene condos surrounded by lush greenery.

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    Quote Originally Posted by proud owner
    there are 2 kinds of rich people in spore ...

    smart and rich ... they buy and live in good class bungalow , nice and serence (quiet).

    rich only ... they buy ION ..so expensive , so noisy ..maybe they are lonely ..need to be near crowd and noise
    But Botannia is near industries and factories which spill out so much pollution and also relatively near dusty expressways, I don't see GCBA environment there.

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    Quote Originally Posted by amk
    erhmm... replace "Botannia" by "Infiniti", "Carabelle", "Montery Park", same qustion

    (run and hide now... )

    They all have shuttle bus to Clementi MRT, quite near to Nan Hua, and most importantly, highly affordable.

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    Quote Originally Posted by apple3
    I think you misunderstood me or perhaps my posting is better direct to Propertieshunter. Let go back to our posting.

    1. I commented everything were spendid in Botannia except the lack of chute and emphasize it my humble opinion.

    2. I'm answering a question when someone ask if there a in-house chute.

    None of my posting are judgemental as in commenting if one should buy or not buy due to lack of chute. See the differences between your post & mine?

    PS: Ya, thats a nice avatar. My son put it up for me. It from a Macdonald advertisment and the lady was related to us.
    Ok yes.. sometimes the replies crossed. Nevermind.. just comment and say what you believe in.

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    Quote Originally Posted by xebay11
    But Botannia is near industries and factories which spill out so much pollution and also relatively near dusty expressways, I don't see GCBA environment there.
    hhmm i am not an owner of Infiniti, carabelle or botannia

    BUT i went there about 2 mths ago before carabelle and botannia were TOP ..

    i must say Botannia was my favorite ...

    it is surprisingly quiet ...

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    Quote Originally Posted by xebay11
    Quiet? There are so many other condos near facilities and yet still quiet and serene. Besides these few condos all somehow face the expressways, albeit further in a little but still get noise and dust, there are other far quieter and more serene condos surrounded by lush greenery.
    why so opinionated? why don't you pay botannia and carabelle a visit to see for yourself. After the tours, which can be arranged by an agent if you pose as a potential buyer, you would not be so negative. In most parts of carabelle, you could hear a pin drop, and you would not hear any sound in and outside a unit. Botannia is also very quiet.

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    it is quite funny to see how people who bought botannia fight for botannia and people who bought carabella fights for carabella.

    To me, it is really one man's meat and another man's poison. its it really matter if one is more expensive then the other? they are right next to each other, for goodness sake...

    i like both, in fact i like montary park as well... and i am looking to pick up a unit there for own stay...

    my 2 cents worth, they are all about the same, with minor difference in between each of them, but nothing worth killing each other for. i like that location and that area. doesn't matter if they are not exactly near shopping center bus interchange etc..etc...

    it is a decent area that is not too expensive still...

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    exactly... after a while... all will look the same.... and price should be quite similar except for those west sun units and units facing the expressway (softer asking). Otherwise, it makes a little difference after a while (owner will try to beat each other's offer price).

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    well, i dont understand why there is so much about whether which property is better.

    As in you buy because you think it is good and you are willing to pay that kind of money for it. So why do you have to belittle others' decision...

    I am sure there are factors whereby some think that botannia is better, some think that carabelle is better but they are both so different so how do you want to compare...

    At the end of the day, i am sure no one will admit that their decision to buy the property they owned now is wrong. enough said.

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    Any stack in Botania is in a true N-S orientation?

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    Just got off the phone with an agent. He said that the former hong leong garden condo will be launched by CDL at 1100 to 1200 psf. All the naysayers about botannia and carabelle should sit up and notice.

    By the way, most units at the new condo will not be of the studio type. So the high prices can not be attributed to most units being the chicken coop mickey mouse type.

    By the way, what I heard about pricing is from one agent only. Please take it with a grain of salt. but they should be some truth to it.

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    How to have upside in future when there are so many developments so close by in the future?

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    Quote Originally Posted by xebay11
    How to have upside in future when there are so many developments so close by in the future?
    Developer can ask for what they want.. wait for market results.. which is the take up rate. Sometimes the market is irrational.

    The area used to be classified as low end condo... quoting from http://forums.condosingapore.com/showthread.php?t=8116

    Can have upside when it becomes the norm... so the gains goes to the earlier batch of buyers.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Condorich
    Developer can ask for what they want.. wait for market results.. which is the take up rate. Sometimes the market is irrational.

    The area used to be classified as low end condo... quoting from http://forums.condosingapore.com/showthread.php?t=8116

    Can have upside when it becomes the norm... so the gains goes to the earlier batch of buyers.

    Think there is a mistake in the quote. Launch price for Botannia was already 700psf and during the March period this year, the aver was 680 psf

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    Quote Originally Posted by stalingrad
    Just got off the phone with an agent. He said that the former hong leong garden condo will be launched by CDL at 1100 to 1200 psf. All the naysayers about botannia and carabelle should sit up and notice.

    By the way, most units at the new condo will not be of the studio type. So the high prices can not be attributed to most units being the chicken coop mickey mouse type.

    By the way, what I heard about pricing is from one agent only. Please take it with a grain of salt. but they should be some truth to it.
    Hey pal, from my source, it won't be in the range of 1100 to 1200 as stated by you. Most likely won't be passing the 1000psf mark on the average 3 bedders. My guess would be 850 to 950 with some early bird gimmick going for 800+-. Any punter?

    Time would tell.
    Last edited by apple3; 19-08-09 at 06:49.

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    There won't be any problem unless somebody complaint to the authority.

    Anyway, most of the owners do the levelling. They are either don't care or act blur.
    does anyone knoe what is reasonable $/psf for leveling(decking) the planter area? i rec'd a quote for $20/psf for chenai wood.

    I asked for cheaper alternative like synthetic materials (like those used for the benches at the bbq area) but contractor says cannot be done...sounds credible?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Newton
    does anyone knoe what is reasonable $/psf for leveling(decking) the planter area? i rec'd a quote for $20/psf for chenai wood.

    I asked for cheaper alternative like synthetic materials (like those used for the benches at the bbq area) but contractor says cannot be done...sounds credible?
    You may like to try to contact these 2 companies for composite decking.

    http://www.nanoteakwood.com/compositeW.html

    http://www.polydeck.biz/

    Chengal decking has its pros and cons. I am using Chengai decking on my patio and i find slight cupping effect on some of the strips after half a year. Another common problem would be fading of the vanishing after a few months of sun and rain, depending on the type of varnish and layers applied.

    I was keen on the composite decking but in the end we still go for Chengal wood because it shows the wood grains make makes it looks natural. And somehow it has a more natural feel on your feet.

    I suggest you source around before confirming what type of decking you like to do. Bc if your area is big, it can be quite a investment.

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    The risk of a double-dip recession is rising

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    Hi Guys,

    Any update on this development? seem like the asking price for the pool facing unit had gone higher and higher.

    look like really had to invest in the TOTO this friday in order to get a unit here.

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