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Last updated: 10 Sep 2002

1.   FOR RENT TO EXPATS

1.1 | American School's neighbourhood  housing

1.2 | Bungalows, semi-detached, townhouses & cluster houses

1.3 | Cluster houses

1.4 | Condos over 2500 sq. ft

1.5 | Conservation shophomes

1.6 | House-
Hunting Rentals
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1.7 | Penthouses & other condos

1.7a | Penthouses Feb-Mar 2001
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1.8 | Recent Rentals

1.9| Serviced apartmentsnew.gif (116 bytes)

1.10 | Subdivision Rentals (major developments of condos/houses)

1.11|  Townhouses & semi-detached (Feb 2001)

1.12 | Unique homes
  
1.13 | Upscale, waterfront
condos





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May 20 01:   Claremont 4+1 2400 sq. ft penthouse $7,500
3+1 1453 sq. ft $4,500 & $5,500.

5-min walk to Somerset subway.
Claremont.  The curved units are 3+1 1453 sq. ft renting $4,500 - $5,500.

Expatriate couple, no children.
Wants new condo, balcony, pool, 3-bedroom, 1500 sq. ft, $4,000.  Near shops and activity like Holland Village or downtown. Holland Village, Balmoral, downtown area.   Low density.

Viewing on 18 May 2001

2.30pm Gentle Villas semi-detached 5+1 $5,000.
No condo facilities. Novena Square subway & shopping mall and cafes in a 5-min walk.

2.45pm Chancery Grove townhouses $5,500. Has communal pool.  Bus to Orchard subway.  Considered too many levels.  33 units.  Low density.

3.10pm Tanglin Regency. 3+1 1292 sq. ft $4,000. Has a balcony. High floor. High ceiling. Low density. Small kitchen. Pool, tennis court, gym.

3.30pm Kim Yam Heights maisonette 3+1 1800 sq. ft $4,800. Has unblocked views, seeing River Place condos in the background. Bright. No balconies. High floor.  Pool, tennis court, gym.  Low density.

3.45pm UE Square 3+1 1600 sq. ft $4,500. Facing courtyard.  Disliked the "office" facade. Close to Clarke Quay and supermarkets. Bus shuttle to City Hall subway.  Full condo facilities including squash court.

4pm  Claremont 3+1 1453 sq. ft $4,500 fully furnished. Has a good looking residential facade. Dining area is bright, being next to the balcony. One year old. 5-min walk to Somerset subway and Centrepoint shops.  Good floor plan. Little road traffic noise.  Small pool and small gym but great location.  -06 series with curved living area makes apartment look bigger.


Conclusion: Kim Yam Heights & Claremont are interesting prospects. More closet spaces needed for the wife.  

HOUSE HUNTING ON 19 May 2001

2.15pm  Jervois Jade 3+1 1496 sq. ft $4,200. Close to downtown. Disliked the factory surroundings.

2.45pm Holland Peak 4+1 1800 sq. ft $4,500.
Near Holland Village and Botanic Gardens. 4th floor with greenery views on the balcony and in master bedrooms.  Kitchen cabinets "dated.", i.e. not brand new.   Condo is over 6 years old. 

3pm  Palm Spring 4+1 1873 sq. ft $6,000. Caucasian enclave.  Resort ambience.  10-minute walk to the main road for public transport.

3.05pm  The Clayton 3+1 1800 sq. ft. $4,500.  Near construction.  10 units. Pool and car park. Lots of closet spaces and big room..   

3.30pm Belle Vue 3+1 2300 sq. ft $4,500, $6,500 (renovated), $5,000 (ground floor). Not facing construction. 5-min walk to subway and Orchard Road.  Considered too old, being over 15 years old.

4pm Yong Ann Park 3+1 2260 sq. ft $4,500.  Considered dated. Big balcony and separate living and dining areas.

4.10pm Yong Ann Park 4+1 2100 sq. ft $4,500.

4.30pm  Valley Park 3+1 1700 sq. ft $5,500 fully furnished.  Kitchen too dark.

5pm Tanglin View, various units.  Some details of above mentioned housing are at:
Subdivision Rentals (major developments of condos/houses).

Which will the wife consider? 
Claremont with its great location or Tanglin View, brand new and high density with units facing the greenery?

Tanglin View condos, Singapore 0923TanglinView_puttinggreen160.jpg (22420 bytes) Big clubhouse with gym and snooker table
High windows, no balconies. Over 20 storeys high. Chip and putt green. Above ground and basement car park with access cards to condo apartments. Main swimming pool 492 sq. m surface area.  Clubhouse & 2 tennis courts.
More condo facilities.
Various fun pool with rain curtains and bubble mats 125 sq. m. 
Children's pool 34 sq. m. Jet Fun Pool 22 sq. m, Jacuzzi 30 sq. m
Tennis courts. 1 hard court and 1 synthetic lawn court.  Children's playground.   Pavilions with barbecue pits. Water Features, Arbors and Featured Walls. Quiet Sitting Areas. Pop Jet (Fountain) Plaza.  Club house with gym cum aerobic area, lounge, reading corner with game and pool table. Japanese-style Furobath. Saunas in changing rooms.  

All rooms have cable points. Audio-intercoms.

Completed: March 2001

Various floor sizes.
Bigger units on high floors, e.g. 17th - 20th floor has 136, 172, 144, 185, 179, 197, 187, 212, 214, 223, 229,  sq. m units.
Other sizes are 105, 106, 107, 108, 116, 125, 128, 147, 185 sq. ft. There are units available for purchase. Most of the 3+1+family units 1249 sq. ft on high floors, facing Orchard Road and greenery have been leased at around $4,500 - $5,000.  Smaller 3-bedroom units rent around $3,000. Email judy@asiahomes.com or tel: +65 9668 6468 for updates.
Big Pools, BBQ areas and sundecks
Main swimming pool facing clubhouse on right hand side. 
Bridge goes to Redhill subway on right in a 8-min walk
Note an overhead bridge leading you to the Redhill subway on the right. It takes an 8-minute walk.
Eurobath - close the door and pamper yourself.
Euro-bath next to saunas in male and female changing rooms.
Greenery views - rentals are higher
Units facing Orchard Road and greenery are rented out very fast compared to units facing the HDB apartments and the road.
Afternoon sun from oblique left but bright living cum dining areas
Unit facing Orchard Road and greenery. 3+1+ family area 1249 sq. ft $4,500 is the biggest 3-bedroom and has a kitchen hatch with folding doors.
Polished light brown marble tiles in living cum dining areas. View from the kitchen hatch.   
4-bedroom 1800 sq. ft  $5,000 facing apartment views rents lower
4+1 1800 sq. ft $5,500. Facing HDB apartments and road and therefore does not excite prospective Tenants much. Has a big separate dining area and a wet and dry kitchen. Value for money.
3+family+utily 1400 sq. ft $4,500. Greenery view. High floor. Open kitchen hatch.
3+1+family 1249 sq.ft has an open kitchen hatch. It feels bigger and brighter.
Master bedroom with some afternoon sun
Bright Master bedroom.
May need sunblock curtains.  Teak parquet flooring in all bedrooms. 
4-bedroom has separate and big dining areas
Big dining area of the 4+1 1800 sq. ft units. Those facing Orchard Road and greenery rents around $7,000.
Master bathroom with bath tub and shower stall (right)
Master bathroom. 1 long bath with shower mixer. 1 shower cubicle with shower mixer. 1 pedestal water closet. Floor has marble tiles with marble skirting.  Ceramic and/or homogeneous tiles in other bathrooms.
 
Brand new kitchen attracts expat wives
3+1+family area 1249 sq. ft has a kitchen with an open hatch (left) and a rubbish chute (middle).

Note that there is no microwave oven, oven and dishwasher being provided by the Developer but the kitchen cabinet has space for a microwave oven.  See Pictures of interiors of a 3-bedroom Tanglin View condo
Another kitchen (wet kitchen) for 4-bedroom units only
4+1 1800 sq. ft  units have a wet and dry kitchen area.  Wet kitchen permits you frying while the dry kitchen can be kept free of oil stains as you don't fry there. 

Pictures of interiors of a 3-bedroom Tanglin View condo
including ceiling clothes hanger (over S$400), pastel coloured curtains, microwave and fridge.
Above condos are for rent.

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