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Last updated: 15 Dec 2002
VALLEY PARK
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Subdivisions:
condos & houses for rent
Valley
Park & house-hunting for 2-bedroom units.
Valley
Park units for sale.
Studio 764 sq. ft $2,800 fully furnished. Small balcony.
2+1 1300 sq. ft $4,000. Big balcony.
An extremely popular condo with Caucasians. Occupancy rate nearly 90%.
Rentals for studio from S$2,500, 2-bedroom from $3,500, 3-bedroom from
$5,000, 4-bedroom from $7,000 depending on facing. Penthouses rent from
$10,000.
JULY 2001
FOR RENT
3+1 1500 sq. ft $5,000
4+1 1800 sq. ft $5,500 - $6,500.
1, 3- and 4-bedroom
popular with Caucasian families.
Valley Park's balconies (left) attract expatriates,
expecially those who are smokers. There's a 8-inch gap at the side
of the balcony, a worry for the safety of small children. Holt
Residences and 2 other new condos (right) and Tanglin View condos (top,
middle, orange building), near Redhill subway are competitors for tenants.
The road is River Valley Road.
Big Balconies off the living area for certain floor levels.
Valley
Park balconies
Picture shows the larger semi-circular balcony of the Regency Park
Condo. You can see the Valley Park buildings at the extreme right of
the photo, behind the realtor. The Great World City Shopping Centre is to
the immediate left of the realtor, cut diagonally by a crane. The Melrose
Park condo is sited near the vicinity of the crane and just opposite
Valley Park condos. As at June 2001, Melrose Park, completed in 2000
is 100% occupied..
Relocating expat: Please contact Asia USA judy@asia
homes.com, tel: +65 9668 6468 to help you get the best deal.
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473,
475, 477, 479 & 483 River Valley Road, 25-minute walk to Orchard Road
(Scotts Road). 5-minute bus ride to the Tiong Bahru subway. 2 years old.
728 units.
Studio:
66 - 93 sq. m
2-bedroom:
103-123 sq. m
3-bedroom:
116 - 158 sq. m
4-bedroom:
154 - 168 sq. m. Rentals in 2001 range from $5,000 - $6,500.
Penthouse:
238 - 363 sq. m
Interiors:
Living/dining - light yellow marble tiles. There is a split level between
the living and dining area in some units.
The balcony is big enough for a table and 4 chairs and 2 pots of plants
for the 3 or 4 bedroom units but quite small in studios (except for ground
floor units).
Bedrooms - timber strips.
White cooker hob & hood. Bathrooms have power points for
the telephone and shaver. White long baths.
Facilities:
Big swimming pools x 2, children's pool, barbecue area, covered car park,
big gym on level 2 facing pool in a cool air conditioned clubhouse
(circular building, see picture below), jogging track/fitness area,
playground, squash court,
Swimming pools at 11.30 a.m in June 2001 on a weekday. Pools were
upgraded in 2000.
Many deck chairs for Caucasian sun worshippers. Studios (right, bottom
corner) do have a big patio.
Tennis courts, 24-hour security system. A lounge in level 2 of the
clubhouse and a cafe on level 1. A mini-mart and dry cleaning services in
the premises.
Investors to note:
Freehold condos are presently very popular with expatriates and Indonesian
investors. Valley Park is rentable but suffers from hot competition from
Melrose Park which is 6 years younger.
Advantages:
Location near Orchard
Road and Great World City Shopping Mall with its cinemas and supermarkets
being a 5-minute walk away from the furthest Valley Park block.
A residential type feel. The beautifully oontoured pools and the
landscaped ambience make the Caucasian and Japanese prospective Tenants
want to live in this resort type condo.
Aspen
Heights
is a close competitor for tenants, but Aspen |
Heights
make some expats feel they are living in a big hotel as it has a central
atrium with all main doors facing the atium as in some hotels.
Waterfront (a small man-made canal) view in some blocks.
City gas, no need to get tanks. Bathroom has telephone and shaver points.
No problem getting taxis and buses to Orchard Road/Shenton Way.
Cold Storage supermarket, the fast food outlets (McDonald's, Kentucky
Fried Chicken), Vietnamese restaurant, Chinese Restaurant, a food court
with over 20 stalls, retails shops & cinemas in the Great World City
shopping mall within 5-minute walk.
Free shuttle service from
Great World City shopping mall to the Orchard subway.
Disadvantages:
No separate shower stall in the master bathroom unlike newer
condos
The dark kitchen is a
common complaint of some Caucasians who love cooking.
No decent-sized maid's room in many units.
3-steps split level from the dining to the living area may be attractive
to some Caucasians but not to others who worry that their toddlers may fall
off the dining area into the living area.
Huge 8-inch gap at the side of the balcony worry mothers with
toddlers.
High density condo living.
No unblocked views except for some blocks and high floors above 15th and
in certain blocks like Block 477 #19-03 facing the Regency Park condos in
the distance.
2-level penthouses do not have big dining areas.
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