Bedok Residences drawing all sorts of crowds
Bedok Residences is this week’s most anticipated condo launch. Why? Let us give you a hint: it’s located at the heart of Bedok right next to the MRT. Come on in to find out more about the launch everyone’s talking about!
Okay, first things first. Let’s give you the details, then you’ll see why Bedok Residences is going to be hot property.
Developer: Brilliance Residential (a subsidiary of CapitaLand Limited and CapitaMalls Asia Limited)
Tenure: 99-year leasehold
Expected TOP: September 2015
Site area: ~268,047 sqft
Blocks: 8
Storeys: 15
Units: 583
Artists’ rendition of the rear view.
Notable facilities
Infinity Lap Pool
Terraced Spa Pods
Children’s Pool
Water Lounge Sunbeds
Jetty Pavilions
Outdoor Living Pavilions
The Ritmo Pavilion (what’s that? Sounds interesting!)
BBQ in Maze
Outdoor Exercise Stations
Senior Fitness Stations
Children’s Playground / Vertical Garden
Clubhouse with Gym and Function Rooms
Tennis Court
Reflective Pools
Estimated Unit Breakdown
1BR (~517-603 sqft) x 70 units
1BR + Study (~ 592- 980 sqft) x 110 unit
2BR (~689- 1,227 sqft) x 191 units
3BR (~1,076- 1,970 sqft) x 140 units
4BR (~1,442- 1,970 sqft) x 55 units
PH (~1,421- 3,218 sqft) x 17 units
Location
Image: Onemap.sg
As we said, this will be one hot property, and for several reasons. Firstly, it’s a condo in a mature estate (read: parents living there, yummy food, fantastic transport network, schools, recreation, etc). Secondly, it’s located just above a shopping mall that’s integrated with the bus interchange. This means you won’t have to lug your shopping up and down feeder buses to get home. And let’s not forget the MRT just next door accesible via the underpass!
Finally, Bedok will be a cool place to live in once more, once all the interchange and mall have been built. Also, the PIE and ECP are within easy access. A word of caution though, you can expect the roads to be pretty jammed up during peak hours.
Long queue
Image courtesy of Ryan of http://www.newpropertyforsale.sg/bedokresidences/. Pay that site a visit, there’re a lot more pics there.
So with such a great location no wonder there was a giant queue outside the showflat days before it even launched. Why a queue? Because the developer decided to make it a first-come-first served system. So there were plenty of hired help just camping outside the showflat.
‘Why not ballot? Isn’t it a better system?’ you ask. That’s a good question. The only reason we can think of is the publicity generated from folks lining up the steps leading to the showflat. So far it has worked wonders!
Site Layout
It will be pretty packed but who cares? MRT is right downstairs!
Prices
Anyway, having a home in such close proximity to an MRT station does not come cheap. Our sources tell us that prices psf range from $1,150 to $1,400 psf. So the cheapest 1-bedder you can get will set you back $630k, while the largest penthouse will cost close to $4m! So if you’re interested, be prepared to pay!
Showflat opens today, we think this will sell out within the end of the week. The property market is so exuberant, even signs of a slowdown next year is not deterring people from owning private property. Where is the strong demand coming from?
Images via brochure and http://www.newpropertyforsale.sg/bedokresidences/.
Info via BT – Analysts see strong demand for Bedok project.
Article & image: http://www.h88.com.sg/article/Bedok+Residences+drawing+all+sorts+of+crowds/