Braddell View mega site relaunched for en bloc sale at same reserve price of S$2.08b

Braddell View mega site relaunched for en bloc sale at same reserve price of S$2.08b

Owners of the residential units stand to receive between S$2.04m and S$4.03m each if the sale succeeds

Wed, Aug 14, 2019

RACHEL MUI


SINGAPORE'S largest private residential site - Braddell View estate - has been relaunched for collective sale by tender, with the owners' reserve price remaining unchanged at an eye-grabbing S$2.08 billion.

Owners of the residential units stand to receive between S$2.04 million and S$4.03 million each if the sale succeeds, marketing agent Colliers International said on Tuesday. Apartments range in size from 1,453 square feet to 3,369 sq ft. Meanwhile, commercial shops owners could receive about S$529,500 to S$1.2 million.

After factoring in the 7 per cent bonus balcony gross floor area, the estimated differential premium, and the cost of topping up the lease to a fresh 99 years, the reserve price translates to a land rate of about S$1,159 per square foot per plot ratio, Colliers International said.

The property in Braddell Hill was originally put up for sale on March 27, but the tender closed in May with no bids. BT previously reported that market watchers were unsurprised, given the size of the estate, cooling measures implemented last July, and the moribund en bloc market.

Braddell View, which sits on a 1.14 million sq ft hilltop site overlooking MacRitchie Reservoir Park, comprises two commercial units and 918 residential units. The plot has a lease tenure of about 102 years with effect from Feb 1, 1978.

Tang Wei Leng, managing director at Colliers International, said: "Understandably, developers are assessing the risks associated with acquiring a large site. That said, there are ways to mitigate these risks - forming a consortium to undertake development being one of them.

"In addition, the site will also potentially benefit from the upcoming enhancements in the Bishan-Toa Payoh area under the Draft Master Plan 2019."

Colliers added that the proposed transformation of the nearby Bishan Sub-Regional Centre into a business hub could see the injection of new offices being integrated with community facilities, offering greater convenience to future residents, and bringing jobs closer to their homes.

Healthcare facilities will also be accessible as the site is near Mount Alvernia Hospital, while Health City Novena which is a short drive from Braddell View, will also see new developments such as the Integrated Intermediary Care Hub and the new National Skin Centre which is slated for completion by 2022.

Added Ms Tang: "Location, accessibility, convenience, good value, and being near schools are some of the key factors driving demand for homes. We believe the Braddell View site ticks the right boxes, and should appeal to diverse groups of buyers given its attractive attributes. More importantly, this site offers excellent potential and will provide developers with a solid development pipeline over the next few years."

The site is located near schools including Marymount Convent School, Raffles Institution, Raffles Junior College, Catholic High School and CHIJ Secondary (Toa Payoh).

It is also near the Braddell MRT station on the North-South line, as well as the Marymount and Caldecott MRT stations on the Circle line. Come 2020, the Caldecott MRT station will be connected to the new Thomson-East Coast Line.

The collective sale tender will close at 3pm on Sept 25.