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    Tanjong Pagar set to be next waterfront city
    Jessica Cheam
    The Straits Times
    Tuesday, 2 February 2010


    In the future waterfront city that is being envisaged, the current landscape of cranes and shipping containers will be turned into a lifestyle and tourism hub. -- Photo: URA


    The white areas show how the planned Tanjong Pagar development would fit into Singapore's existing waterfront scene. -- Photo: URA

    Even as Singapore's iconic Marina Bay nears completion, its next waterfront city has been identified: Tanjong Pagar.

    Right now, it is home to cranes and rows of stacked containers waiting to be loaded onto ships calling at one of the world's busiest ports.

    But come 2027, when port operator PSA Corporation's lease on the land expires, the prime waterfront space should become home to skyscrapers of another sort.

    The Economic Strategies Committee (ESC) yesterday called for Tanjong Pagar to be transformed into a waterfront city catering for the expansion of Singapore's business district and boasting apartments, hotels, and lifestyle and tourism facilities.

    'This area is very attractive, it is just at the fringe of the city, the size is comparable to another Marina Bay and it can offer immense opportunities to support future growth,' said Senior Minister of State for National Development Grace Fu yesterday.

    Because of its proximity to the Central Business District, Sentosa and universities, Tanjong Pagar 'will give us lots of elements to work on and we're quite excited about the potential', she added.

    However, details are not ready at the moment as the Government is not looking at developing it any time soon.

    Ms Fu, who co-chaired the ESC sub-committee on higher land productivity for future growth, said this is all part of the committee's push to make the most productive use of Singapore's land.

    This is especially since Singapore's competitiveness will in future rest on being 'a global city and a meeting point in Asia for enterprise, talent, cultures and ideas'.

    The idea is make each piece of land work harder and examine how land use should be reconfigured to support the new economic strategies for the country.

    For example, more incentives and grants could be given to encourage the private sector to pilot innovative plant layouts for key manufacturing sectors to minimise the use of land, she said.

    'We will also have to progressively step up the rejuvenation of mature industrial estates and at the more macro level... recycle land to support new economic activities,' she added.

    Another look may also be taken at industrial spaces which one cannot imagine could be used for other purposes.

    Lorong Halus, for example, used to be just a dumping ground for rubbish, but is now home to wildlife.

    'So we would try not to imagine Tuas as it is now, but rather a place where we could find a congregation of not just economic (or) industrial activities but hopefully residential and recreational as well - a much more pleasant place and a place for the birds as well!' Ms Fu quipped.

    'We are limited in terms of land but I think we are not limited in terms of imagination and creativity.'

    Commenting on the plans for Tanjong Pagar, Mr Steven Choo, chief executive of the Real Estate Developers' Association of Singapore, said they will add a new dimension to land-scarce Singapore.

    However, he also noted that this is a long-term vision which will not have much impact on the current market over the next few years.

    'But eventually I'm sure it will open up more options, more quality living, offices, accommodation, and more variety to our urban landscape,' he said.

    Singapore Institute of Architects president Ashvinkumar Kantilal said the plans were 'very pragmatic, typical of the Singapore approach'.

    The location already boasts Sentosa, residential estates, and a shopping and office hub, and will present a great planning opportunity 'when the time comes', he added.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Reporter, 15 January 2010 11.11 pm
    Still can't break September-2009's $2,206 psf.
    Will Altez move Icon's primary-sale and subsale up?


    Icon
    Address .......................... psf ............... Area ........ Price ............ Contract Date
    10 Gopeng Street #32-15 .... $1,729 psf .... 936 sqft .... $1,619,000 .... 8 Mar 10

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    10 Gopeng Street #45-16
    $2224 (PSF)
    1119 Area sqft
    $2489k
    18 Oct 10

    10 Gopeng Street #45-26
    $2168 (PSF)
    1119 Area sqft
    $2426k
    18 Oct 10

    10 Gopeng Street #46-16
    $2515 (PSF)
    1119 Area sqft
    $2815k
    15 Oct 10

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    digout this legend condo.... wonder how is it doing now...

    construction left right...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lovelle
    digout this legend condo.... wonder how is it doing now...

    construction left right...
    Think psf stable around 1.9k+. Read on a article the cbd rental drop abit, icon should be affected for some units facing the construction. I guess a few yrs down the road, CBD living will be redefined will all the malls popping out

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    further down the road when left right condos are up, wonder if rental still can hold or not.

    both new condos are not small project

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lovelle
    further down the road when left right condos are up, wonder if rental still can hold or not.

    both new condos are not small project
    Icon is old and no more attractive compared to surrounding condo. Avoid whenever possible,!

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    went to view few weeks ago... like the frontage, big nice imposing with iconic presence. nice big sky terraces and large pool. units look nice and spacious. however common corridors are long and darker, and walls need retouching. nice vantage point to view surroundings too. 99lh from 2007.

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    some pics:












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    Quote Originally Posted by lifeline
    went to view few weeks ago... like the frontage, big nice imposing with iconic presence. nice big sky terraces and large pool. units look nice and spacious. however common corridors are long and darker, and walls need retouching. nice vantage point to view surroundings too. 99lh from 2007.
    Not accurate to say 99LH from 2007

    Icon was completed in 2006. its land lease should be around 10 years by now. That means minus off about 10 years.

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    Quote Originally Posted by patricia
    Icon is old and no more attractive compared to surrounding condo. Avoid whenever possible,!
    Icon has a bigger land compared to Skysuites and Altez which are next to it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ekl2ekl2
    Not accurate to say 99LH from 2007

    Icon was completed in 2006. its land lease should be around 10 years by now. That means minus off about 10 years.

    my mistake... should be from 2002.
    difficulty uploading shots...

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    Quote Originally Posted by lifeline
    my mistake... should be from 2002.
    difficulty uploading shots...
    Icon is still a decent condo, it probably loses bec it has used up 10 years of lease.

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    delete... unsuccessful upload of pics.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ekl2ekl2
    Icon is still a decent condo, it probably loses bec it has used up 10 years of lease.
    yes. that's why priced in already. though further upside limited, price should still hold with guocoland launching soon.

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    Quote Originally Posted by lifeline
    went to view few weeks ago... like the frontage, big nice imposing with iconic presence. nice big sky terraces and large pool. units look nice and spacious. however common corridors are long and darker, and walls need retouching. nice vantage point to view surroundings too. 99lh from 2007.
    Icon lease starts from 2003. Should be 10 years old!

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    Quote Originally Posted by patricia
    Icon lease starts from 2003. Should be 10 years old!


    ya. already corrected my mistake (mobile typo) - see earlier post.
    icon land lease is from 2002.

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    Quote Originally Posted by lifeline
    yes. that's why priced in already. though further upside limited, price should still hold with guocoland launching soon.
    didn't really priced in. very close to the clift price by abt - $100-$150 psf

    studio is asking 1.1mil so as clift

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    Quote Originally Posted by lifeline
    went to view few weeks ago... like the frontage, big nice imposing with iconic presence. nice big sky terraces and large pool. units look nice and spacious. however common corridors are long and darker, and walls need retouching. nice vantage point to view surroundings too. 99lh from 2007.
    Frontage? Its gonna be blocked in future right?

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    Quote Originally Posted by carbuncle
    Frontage? Its gonna be blocked in future right?
    Yea. Fully Blocked.

    When the rest are all built up, this will be the oldest development around.

    Hopefully it can mature nicely.

    DKSG

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    Quote Originally Posted by DKSG
    Yea. Fully Blocked.

    When the rest are all built up, this will be the oldest development around.

    Hopefully it can mature nicely.

    DKSG
    But its site area is much bigger than Altez and Skysuites in front.
    So this will compensate a bit. It still looks very good and majestic from the outside.

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    very nice 3d rendering !


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    Real life rendering for u:



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    Quote Originally Posted by dtrax
    Real life rendering for u

    thanks. have a whole collection of almost all of them already
    put up that 3d cos not seen in any forum.

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    Quote Originally Posted by lifeline
    thanks. have a whole collection of almost all of them already
    put up that 3d cos not seen in any forum.

    very nice rendering! how did you do it? and it comes in a section only? nice nice

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    Quote Originally Posted by Learner
    very nice rendering! how did you do it? and it comes in a section only? nice nice


    not my work. you can trace the source by the link address.
    yes. it's very nice and unique. that's why i put it up. there's a couple more. got to find the picture link.
    so have you made your purchase yet?

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    Quote Originally Posted by lifeline
    not my work. you can trace the source by the link address.
    yes. it's very nice and unique. that's why i put it up. there's a couple more. got to find the picture link.
    so have you made your purchase yet?
    interesting link. thanks! yes i had made my purchase

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    Quote Originally Posted by Learner
    interesting link. thanks! yes i had made my purchase
    congrats, you hooted icon?

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    Quote Originally Posted by dtrax
    congrats, you hooted icon?
    Thanks. no, i chose v on shenton.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Learner
    Thanks. no, i chose v on shenton.
    i see. for investment?

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