Rental for
Pebble Bay (this article).
Tips for first-time Landlords (this article).
Main report
on Pebble Bay with links.
Interiors
of Pebble Bay
Floor Plans
of Pebble Bay
Type D3
"penthouse" 4+1 2800 sq. ft asking $14,000 on Feb 2000: 2 images of water
fronting unit Type D3 is a penthouse in Block 2. It has very high dome-shaped
ceilings and the living dining area is big. The living area with its big balcony,
the ensute master bedroom with its hexagonal shape and one bedroom with its attached
bathroom are facing the waterfront with unobstructed direct waterfrontage. |
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510 units. Completed in
1997. 3 hectares.
Tanjong Rhu Road, north of Raffles Place and south of Changi International Airport. Near
Indoor Stadium. Waterfront condo.
Fast access by car (5-minute drive, 4 km) to to Raffles Place and 10-minute drive to
Changi Airport via expressways. Buses and taxis.
One express bus service to Raffles Place and Suntec City.
One bus service to Kallang subway.
There are not many taxis plying the road. The expatriate community is large, so there are
taxis coming into this neighbourhood at various times. As the economy has
recovered, it is harder to book/get taxis during peak hours.
Full condo facilities.
Tennis courts x 2, squash courts, golf driving range and putting green, fitness circuit,
spa/bubble pool, swimming pool, a children's pool, a lagoon pool, a spa and bubble
pool, good-sized gymnasium, steam rooms, children’s playground and barbeque
pits. A mini-mart and laundromat. Basement car parking.
Security.
24-hour security with closed circuit television, audio-video intercom and card access
system.
Anti-stress surroundings.
From the swimming pool area, you experience a "waterfront resort ambience. A
small cafe is operating around the Kallang River at the one end of a suspension bridge
spanning Kallang River to the Indoor Stadium.
Outside the condo, romantic couples walk hand-in-hand along the water edges. Joggers
enjoy the waterfront views. A few people try fishing. A short walk across the
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Rentals vary, depending on
whether the unit has full waterfront views or not and on negotiations. As a guide,
the asking rentals at October 25, 2000 are: 1-bedroom
850 sq. ft $2,700 - $4,000.
2-bedroom 1,200 sq. ft $4,500 - $5,000
3-bedroom 1,800 sq. ft $5,500 - $7,000
3+family 2,300 sq. ft $7,000 - $8,000
4-bedroom 2,626 sq. ft $7,500 - $12,000
Penthouse 2,810 sq. ft $14,000
Penthouse 6,469 sq. ft $25,000
Pebble Bay, an upscale condo with high and low buildings, is on the left, by the Kallang
River. Parkshore condo is on the right. Tanjong Ria and The Waterside are in the
distant background.
Casuarina Cove will be behind Pebble Bay.
Costa Rhu will be in the foreground (not seen), at the end of the vacant piece of
grass land. The Kallang River is on the extreme left of Pebble Bay.
A suspension bridge crosses the river connecting to the Indoor Stadium.
Competitors for expatriate housing.
4 other condos. Tanjong Ria, Parkshore, Casuarina Cove and Costa Rhu Condos are within
walking distances.
Tips for first-time Landlords
Be investment minded in knowing that there are more condos for rent than there are
tenants, even in October 2000. This is because many new developments have had been
completed.
To attract tenants, do not:
1. furnish with old or cheap
quality sofas and dining tables.
2. buy a very small refrigerator.
3. install a rusty old washing machine or dryer from your own apartment while you
use the new ones.
4. install flowerly, brilliant coloured curtains.
5. provide white sofas or black sofas.
6. paint your walls green, blue or multi-coloured. White paint for all rooms
will be the best.
7. provide outstanding furniture unless you want to wait longer for a tenant.
Examples are "English or French-style sofas and chairs", heavy marble-top tables
with reddish and greenish streaks. They are expensive but do not appeal to most
Caucasians as they don't seem to match the decor generally.
8. flowery type of hanging ceiling
lamps like those from Taiwan. Simple designs are best.
9. install only washing machine
without dryer component.
10. no cable points in all rooms.
You can be sure that your competitors will
be providing good and new furniture and lighting. Pastel colours are best if you
want to rent out your apartment.
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