Bartley Ridge @ Mount Vernon (D19, 99yrs LH, by Hong Leong, CDL & TID)

[gwlip]

That include balcony and yard. So liveable space is even smaller.

Ya. Showflat has the 1044 sqft config 3 bedder w yard

[bargain hunter]

not really yet. > 1000 sq ft is still considered luxury apartment by hk standards.

So tiny? We are definitely going Hong Kong style.

[bargain hunter]

cheapest caveat for bartley resi:

1bd: 596.8k
2bd: 956k

bartley ridge is cheaper?!

Bartley Ridge
Typical Units Price Range After Discounts:
1 Bedroom: 580k to 720k
2 Bedroom: 894k to 1.05m
2+Study: 1.003m to 1.14m
3 Bedroom: 1.106m to 1.256m
3 BR with yard: 1.185m to 1.353m
3+S: 1.357m to 1.482m
4 Bedroom: 1.553m to 1.688m
4 Bedroom DK: 1.792m to 1.976m

[newlaunchproperty]

That include balcony and yard. So liveable space is even smaller.

Actually the layout is really efficient. Liveable space is quite acceptable (Not to all probably but to majority i believe).

[Doom]

Looks like cheaper than B Residence. Have B Residence buyers been congratulating themselves too soon? B Ridge location is slightly inferior, but it is priced to sell. The developers may be pricing it at least 5-10% lower than they would have without CM7.

[Adva181]

If u add in the 7% or 10% ABSD it is more expensive.

[azeoprop]

cheapest caveat for bartley resi:

1bd: 596.8k
2bd: 956k

bartley ridge is cheaper?!

The correct pricing to take into account 10% absd should be:

1bd: 596.8k x 0.9 = 537.12k
2bd 956k x 0.9 = 860.4k

[bargain hunter]

so again, first timers and upgraders will rush in. if they don't then market siao liao.

The correct pricing to take into account 10% absd should be:

1bd: 596.8k x 0.9 = 537.12k
2bd 956k x 0.9 = 860.4k

[bargain hunter]

for 3 bedders, layout would be preferred to B resi becoz of the bgiger rooms which i think would be more acceptable to hdb upgraders.

[ascend88]

Looks like cheaper than B Residence. Have B Residence buyers been congratulating themselves too soon? B Ridge location is slightly inferior, but it is priced to sell. The developers may be pricing it at least 5-10% lower than they would have without CM7.

the units at Rigde are smaller....ie the total Sqft

[cnud]

The site of B Ridge is way inferior in terms of terrain and surrounding.

This fact cannot be ignored..

[Doom]

All things considered, indications are that it's tilting towards a buyer's market. Those still waiting and sitting on the sidelines, and hoping for prices to decline further until they are fully satisfied, will miss the boat. For first timers and those willing to offload 1st property, it's as good a time as any!

[willow]

Looks like cheaper than B Residence. Have B Residence buyers been congratulating themselves too soon? B Ridge location is slightly inferior, but it is priced to sell. The developers may be pricing it at least 5-10% lower than they would have without CM7.

Dont isolate just by looking at price alone. B Residences is on higher ground, bigger site, lesser units, blocks more spaced out.

[price]

Dont isolate just by looking at price alone. B Residences is on higher ground, bigger site, lesser units, blocks more spaced out.

yea agreed, from the model this place looks like it's gonna be jam packed, worse than HDBs

[cnud]

All things considered, indications are that it's tilting towards a buyer's market. Those still waiting and sitting on the sidelines, and hoping for prices to decline further until they are fully satisfied, will miss the boat. For first timers and those willing to offload 1st property, it's as good a time as any!

Sennett at 14xx psf already 70% sold in ONE weekend.

CM7? More like heating measures. Warnings of more CMs just add fuel to fire instead of cooling.

It's always the unintended results of those people in ivory tower.

[bargain hunter]

this project is at a good discount to sennett it seems?

Sennett at 14xx psf already 70% sold in ONE weekend.

CM7? More like heating measures. Warnings of more CMs just add fuel to fire instead of cooling.

It's always the unintended results of those people in ivory tower.

[azeoprop]

This one got no sacred tree for protection.

[willow]

Sennett at 14xx psf already 70% sold in ONE weekend.

CM7? More like heating measures. Warnings of more CMs just add fuel to fire instead of cooling.

It's always the unintended results of those people in ivory tower.

The fear is:

You don't know what CM is coming next. If don't buy now may be will not be able to buy anymore.

[ascend88]

The fear is:

You don't know what CM is coming next. If don't buy now may be will not be able to buy anymore.

it will get harder and harder.....units become smaller and smaller...

CM7 is just adding more tax to the 2nd timer and foreiger.....just setting the mark higher...and harder for pple...

actually is a good thing....now only the cash rich pple can buy.....and pple whom are really long term investors...

[ascend88]

The fear is:

You don't know what CM is coming next. If don't buy now may be will not be able to buy anymore.

hold on to ur hard assets....cos....usd euro and yen tsumami.....is coming...and still coming

[gwlip]

The site of B Ridge is way inferior in terms of terrain and surrounding.

This fact cannot be ignored..

Terrain ya... Surrounding depends what comes up with Biddadari beside it?

[willow]

Terrain ya... Surrounding depends what comes up with Biddadari beside it?

http://www.businesstimes.com.sg/arch...-khaw-20130207

Published February 07, 2013

Next-gen HDB flats will be better designed: Khaw

By ong chor hao


[SINGAPORE] The future of Singapore will look like Punggol, National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan said yesterday, but just how might this pan out?

Mr Khaw told Parliament that the next generation of public housing would be even more comfortable and better designed, holding up Housing and Development Board precincts at Punggol South as an example.

Newer neighbourhoods, such as Punggol, were planned as smaller estates, HDB said in response to queries. Each Punggol precinct is made up of between 1,000 and 3,000 homes.

There is also more intensive land use, it said, pointing to the gross plot ratio (GPR) of about 3-3.5 in Punggol.

This compares with earlier public housing developments in the 1970s and 1980s in older towns such as Ang Mo Kio, Bedok and Clementi, where GPR ranged from 1.8 to 2.8.

"In general, as gross plot ratio increases, the number of dwelling units within the same plot size of land increases. More families can then be housed in the development," HDB said.

To maintain liveability, planners had to exercise creativity.

For example, some carparks were integrated with housing blocks, covering the first few floors. To maintain a sense of space, HDB's planners executed ideas such as communal gardens on the rooftops of integrated carparks.

Each precinct at Punggol also shares a "common green" of about 0.4-0.7 of a hectare in size within walking distance from each block, compared with the 1-1.5 ha neighbourhood parks shared by 4,000 to 6,000 households in older estates serving a wider catchment.

"So what is our future? It is not to be a concrete jungle. It is to be a city in a garden, it is to be Punggol - multiply that many times. And the best is yet to be," Mr Khaw said yesterday.

Feedback about developments at Punggol South has been positive, Mr Khaw noted. He added that the same applies for preliminary plans for Punggol North. Planners are now working on Tampines North, Bidadari and Tengah.

"They will be awesome," Mr Khaw assured.

[cnud]

Awesome but not appreciating asset.

Oxymoron.

[ascend88]

Awesome but not appreciating asset.

Oxymoron.

i have a funny feeling.....70 yrs lease HDB maybe coming....

[ascend88]

This one got no sacred tree for protection.

yeah the hock kee tree....

[willow]

Awesome but not appreciating asset.

Oxymoron.

cnud, why you say that?

[mantrix]

so the old towns like AMK, Yishun etc with their wide spaces will be even more in demand?

[phantom_opera]

so the old towns like AMK, Yishun etc with their wide spaces will be even more in demand?

couldn't agree more, especially those mature towns with only 10-12th storey HDBs

Bidadari probably all same height as Duxton

[cnud]

[mantrix]

couldn't agree more, especially those mature towns with only 10-12th storey HDBs

Bidadari probably all same height as Duxton

to be honest I can't imagine staying in Punggol despite all the hype...used to wide open spaces with plenty of room for everyone and much less congestion...