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Thread: CDL snaps up Amber Park for $906.7m, setting new record for freehold en-bloc sale

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lord Anus View Post
    Yes, with a plot ratio of 2.8

    Am I right to say that the developer bought a potential $4,242 psf of sellable GFA for a mere $1,515 psf of land?

    Is that how it works?
    Not sure what you mean?
    It means developer paid $1515 psf for the potential GFA of the plot.
    the breakeven psf for that potential sellable GFA is about 2000psf.
    Long story short, launch price will be above 2k psf, unless CDL decides to play around with lease options.

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    Amber Park sets freehold collective sale record

    Oct 5, 2017

    Annabeth Leow


    City Developments Limited (CDL) is taking a second bite of the cherry with plans to redevelop Katong condominium Amber Park, which it built in 1986, into a far bigger project.

    It beat seven other bidders with a $906.7 million offer as the 200-unit estate finally made good on its fourth attempt at a collective sale.

    With a price tag well above the $768 million reserve, Amber Park has also set a record by dollar value for freehold properties sold en bloc.

    CDL lodged the bid through its Cityzens Development subsidiary and a joint-venture partner from parent Hong Leong Group in an 80:20 pairing.

    It plans to turn the 213,675 sq ft plot into a condominium of around 800 luxury apartments, spread over four 25-storey towers. No development charge is needed for the site, which has an allowable gross floor area of roughly 598,290 sq ft.

    Amber Park home owners stand to make $4.3 million each for standard apartments, or $8.3 million for penthouses.

    But woe to the owner who missed out on a bonanza after offloading an apartment in September last year. That unit went for $2.08 million - but could have fetched more than twice that had the seller waited a year.

    Key plus points for the estate include its proximity to sought-after schools like Tanjong Katong Primary School and Tao Nan School, as well as to the upcoming Tanjong Katong MRT station, due in 2023.

    Mr Galven Tan, director of capital markets at real estate consultancy CBRE, noted: "Developers are hungry to get a development site sooner rather than later.

    "Prime freehold sites with good attributes will continue to attract strong bids from developers."

    CDL chief executive-designate Sherman Kwek, who called the transaction "one of our most significant investment deals in the Singapore residential market in recent years", said in a statement: "In addition to its strong locational attributes, a distinct advantage of this site is its freehold status, something that is increasingly rare in Singapore."

    A CDL spokesman added that the site has "tremendous potential" with "healthy demand" expected, given that the Katong and East Coast area is well established but also stands to gain from renewal projects such as the upcoming Thomson-East Coast Line and the redevelopment of East Coast Park.



    Mr Tan Hong Boon, regional director of marketing agent JLL, said: "There are not many sites of similar size that are available for redevelopment in the Amber Road location, as most of the larger projects have been sold en bloc and redeveloped over the years.

    "Amber Park could possibly be one of the last collective sale sites with a land area above 200,000 sq ft in this precinct."

    With CDL's land price working out to $1,515 per sq ft (psf) per plot ratio, ZACD Group executive director Nicholas Mak has estimated that the minimum price for new units on the site will cross the $2,200 psf mark.

    "For developers to acquire choice development sites in today's market, it is necessary for them to pay above the reserve prices," he noted.

    The previous record for a freehold bulk sale came in 2007, when GuocoLand forked out $835 million for Leedon Heights, off Holland Road.


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    CDL, Hong Leong unit bag Amber Park with 'aggressive' S$906m bid

    Analyst says purchase price of S$1,515 psf ppr would mean selling prices of S$2,600 to S$2,700 psf

    Oct 05, 2017

    Lee Meixian


    AMBER PARK, a 200-unit development at Katong, has been sold via a collective sale to a joint venture between a City Developments (CDL) subsidiary and Hong Realty, the private real estate arm of Hong Leong Group.

    The S$906.7 million price tag makes it Singapore's largest freehold collective sale by dollar value to-date, knocking Leedon Heights off the spot. The latter had fetched S$835 million from developer GuocoLand in 2007. The Amber Park deal also marks the 15th successful collective sale this year - including industrial and mixed-used developments - amid a revived property market.

    With it, the total transaction value of en bloc deals also crossed the S$5 billion mark, compared to just S$1 billion for the whole of 2016.

    The buyers, Cityzens Development and Hong Realty, beat seven others to clinch the plot. They will respectively hold a 80:20 stake in the project.

    This is the fourth en bloc attempt by the property, which was originally built by CDL. Its last collective sale tender in June 2015 had closed with no bids.

    The sale price of S$906.7 million reflects a land rate of about S$1,515 per square foot (psf) per plot ratio, based on the allowable gross plot ratio of 2.8. Owners can expect to receive gross sale proceeds of between S$4.3 million and S$8.3 million.



    A CDL spokesman explained the developers' optimism: "After several years of subdued market conditions and macro-economic headwinds, the Singapore property market is seeing improved sentiment and increased activity. The private residential property price index for Q3 2017 showed its first rebound in 15 quarters (or four years). This could signal a budding recovery which CDL is well poised to benefit from."

    On the site specifically, the spokesman added: "It is located in the established and well sought-after Katong and East Coast area that is in the beginning stages of transformation and gentrification; there is the upcoming Thomson-East Coast Line, and rejuvenation of East Coast Park. We expect healthy demand for the new project at the Amber Park site given its excellent locational attributes and rare freehold status."

    Analysts found CDL's offer price to be bullish, at an 18 per cent premium over its reserve price of S$768 million.

    OCBC Investment Research senior investment analyst Eli Lee said: "CDL's purchase was aggressive, but made sense, in our view. Given recovering home prices and a competitive landbanking environment, choice sites don't come easy."

    He added that this was one of the last sites of such size in the popular Amber Road location, which is near the upcoming Tanjong Katong MRT station. He said that the management team probably gained confidence because it understands the area well, and was in fact the original developer of Amber Park three decades ago, in 1986.

    Another analyst noted that CDL's purchase price would translate to a breakeven price of about S$2,200 psf and selling prices of S$2,600 to S$2,700 psf.

    This is above transaction prices of around S$1,900 to S$2,000 psf at the nearby Amber Skye and Marine Blue.



    Perhaps reflecting this, CDL's share price failed to rise with the acquisition news, slipping two cents to end at S$11.42 on the stock market.

    Under the 2014 Master Plan, the 213,670 sq ft site is zoned residential with a gross plot ratio of 2.8. This means that it can be built to an allowable gross floor area of about 598,290 sq ft. Development charges are not payable for the proposed redevelopment.

    Tan Hong Boon, regional director at JLL, which marketed the property, said: "There are not many sites of similar size that are available for redevelopment in the Amber Road location, as most of the larger projects have been sold en bloc and redeveloped over the years. Amber Park could possibly be one of the last collective sale sites with a land area above 200,000 sq ft in this precinct."

    In a statement, CDL said: "Subject to approval, CDL and Hong Realty plan to redevelop the site into a luxury condominium development comprising four 25-storey blocks with close to 800 units and a basement carpark. Most apartments will have a north-south facing orientation with many units commanding sea views."

    Sherman Kwek, who became CEO-designate of CDL in August this year following CEO Grant Kelley's resignation, added that the site's freehold status is "a distinct advantage" because this is "something that is increasingly rare in Singapore".

    The area is known for its rich heritage and dining options. It is also near amenities such as Parkway Parade and I12 Katong shopping centres, and schools such as Tanjong Katong Primary School, CHIJ (Katong) Primary and Tao Nan School.

    The established private residential enclave is also a short walk to East Coast Park, and within a 15-minute drive to the central business district and Changi Airport by the East Coast Parkway expressway. Some 200m from the site, the Tanjong Katong MRT station is also expected to be completed in 2023.

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