Sky Vue (D20, 99 years, Capitaland-Mitsubishi Estate Asia)

[Ringo33]

yeh, u r right. juz like anyone can brag how promising J gateway will be in the future as long as one hides behind the keyboard. At the end of the day, only he himself will noe if he hides behind the pillow to lament & weep

Obviously you cant tell the difference between fact and fiction. But dont worry. you are not alone here.

[iridrium]

Sky Vue 410 units ~60% (Opening weekend)
The Glades ~ 10% (Opening weekend)
Skywoods ~24% (Opening weekend)
Thomson Three ~ 36% (Opening weekend)

[mermaid]

Obviously you cant tell the difference between fact and fiction. But dont worry. you are not alone here.

1 wrong investment decision is not the end of everything la!
take it easy & move on!
else yr life will be very miserable

[Rosy]

Why keep on arguing about JG? Psf may seems high but the quantum is low and size are miserable. The fact was JG sold out very quickly and market usually is right.

There are many MM apts without much facilities hitting >1600psf. Quantum game now.

[Ringo33]

1 wrong investment decision is not the end of everything la!
take it easy & move on!
else yr life will be very miserable

dont need to la la la.

I am just saying comparing J Gateway to bragging about what you own is like fact vs friction and obviously you can tell the difference.

Simply put, please dont waste time bragging about what you own because that can be fiction.

[LiveYoung]

There are Chinese versions of the Brochure / Floor Plan download:

http://www.skyvue.com.sg/gallery/downloads

Think Capitaland actively targets Chinese buyers / investors (including those from China).

Most Capitaland residential projects are advertised both in English and Chinese, publicly in their websites or in a more subtle way whereby there are agencies in China working with these big players to do advertisements and marketing stuff in Chinese. Same as other bigger player do, like CDL and FEO. It's clear that most of Chinese investors from mainland do not command good English. Having Chinese translation helps a lot with the sales to that market segment.

[DKSG]

I think one of the reasons this sell so well is because they use the right strategy - launch just after the Thomson 3 in the Brighthill Sin Ming area. I think the choice is clear that Sky Vue is a way better project in terms of amenities and location. both are near HDB and 99LH, so no difference in those aspects that they are upgrader condos. But when it comes to amenities, location, transportation, air quality (not near crematorium) and peace of mind (not near funeral hub of Singapore), Sky Vue beats the other one hands down. No fight. Unless those parents without affiliation who need to send their kids to Ai Tong to fulfill their dreams of sending their kids to "elite" school (Ai Tong?) that they are deprived of.

Another reason is because after seeing many people pay nearly the same price for Jurong, suddenly pay $1,5xx-$1,7xx for Bishan is certainly more worth it!

DKSG

[DKSG]

1 wrong investment decision is not the end of everything la!
take it easy & move on!
else yr life will be very miserable

Yes! Agree. Wrong investment decision is not the end.
Actually Office Boy's wrong investment decision last time benefited him for the next many many investment decisions.

But if this is your first investment and it is wrong and cannot turn back.
Then how ?

DKSG

[mermaid]

Yes! Agree. Wrong investment decision is not the end.
Actually Office Boy's wrong investment decision last time benefited him for the next many many investment decisions.

But if this is your first investment and it is wrong and cannot turn back.
Then how ?

DKSG

I am the type who will rather miss the bus den to board the wrong bus.
Assume I hv made the wrong decision, I will make sure the 2nd one dun commit the same mistake again.

Mayb future potential is uncertain, but there is one thing for sure. If u hv bought at low price, even if failed to meet expectation, at least u r still safe.

[azeoprop]

Wonder if they would partition up Sky Habitat into smaller units to repeat the success of Sky Vue?

[insigina]

Wonder if they would partition up Sky Habitat into smaller units to repeat the success of Sky Vue?

Interesting thought but how are they going to partition the mega terrraces?

[Wild Falcon]

Not sure why u compare this with Jurong Lake district. I think too far from each other to be compared. I think most compare with Brighthill condo and then the choice is clear. I think totally different demographics. I think the Jurong Gateway condo mainly private property owners investor from squarefoot research. This one mainly upgraders.

Another reason is because after seeing many people pay nearly the same price for Jurong, suddenly pay $1,5xx-$1,7xx for Bishan is certainly more worth it!

DKSG

[Ringo33]

Another reason is because after seeing many people pay nearly the same price for Jurong, suddenly pay $1,5xx-$1,7xx for Bishan is certainly more worth it!

DKSG

You said the same in July about The sail @ $20xxpsf. To the extend of saying you are compelled to buy one. Now you are saying only at $18xx psf is worth buying.

if you think its worth buying, then go pick up a unit loh. ALL FART NO SHIT (according to EBD) for what.

[DKSG]

You said the same in July about The sail @ $20xxpsf. To the extend of saying you are compelled to buy one. Now you are saying only at $18xx psf is worth buying.

if you think its worth buying, then go pick up a unit loh.

If Jurong sold for $1,6xx psf and Bishan sold for $1,9xx psf, the The Sail is certainly worth buying at $2,000.

But now, what is happening ? Jurong sold at $1,6xx psf, Bishan going for $1,5xx-$1,6xx psf. Therefore, of course, our compelling price for The Sail drop to $1,8xx psf!

Implicitly, what this means is the Jurong MM is now worth less than $1,6xx psf!

DKSG

[Laguna]

OMG plot ratio 4.9
the so called queen bed, I suspect it's just a HK size queen size.

[Ringo33]

If Jurong sold for $1,6xx psf and Bishan sold for $1,9xx psf, the The Sail is certainly worth buying at $2,000.

But now, what is happening ? Jurong sold at $1,6xx psf, Bishan going for $1,5xx-$1,6xx psf. Therefore, of course, our compelling price for The Sail drop to $1,8xx psf!

Implicitly, what this means is the Jurong MM is now worth less than $1,6xx psf!

DKSG

bottom line is, dont believe what DKSG say, he is just a prata king.

[Ringo33]

Wonder if they would partition up Sky Habitat into smaller units to repeat the success of Sky Vue?

not possible at this stage and the location of structure pillars sewage, water pipe etc, cannot be move and developer will have to resubmit their plans if they are going to change. It will certainly be cheaper to give discount like they did with D leedon and Interlace.

[RCT]

Sky Vue 410 units ~60% (Opening weekend)
The Glades ~ 10% (Opening weekend)
Skywoods ~24% (Opening weekend)
Thomson Three ~ 36% (Opening weekend)

U sure 60%? News is overwhelming response... Should be at least 95% ba.....

[mermaid]

U sure 60%? News is overwhelming response... Should be at least 95% ba.....

hard to hit 95% as psf will be expensive due to super high floor.
potential buyers like me will not be keen to spend $100k more if there is nothing spectacular abt the views.

[rebsi]

How many k per every floor increment? FEO is about 4k. How about capland ?

[hopeful]

How many k per every floor increment? FEO is about 4k. How about capland ?

15k for stack 04 484sf for high floor increment.

[rebsi]

15k for stack 04 484sf for high floor increment.

Wow. Dont think worth it with the sea so far away

[Ringo33]

Capitaland is upset

WE refer to the article titled "Shoebox units help Sky Vue sell 85% of units launched" published on Sept 30, 2013. CapitaLand's strategy is to develop homes of varying designs, layouts and sizes that cater to the needs and preferences of homebuyers from different market segments.
In the case of Sky Vue, our latest residential offering in Bishan, we offer a range of unit types, from one- to three-bedroom units to penthouses, with sizes ranging from 484 sq ft to 1,905 sq ft. The majority of units are two-bedroom units (678-915 sq ft) which account for over half (56 per cent) of the total 694 units in the project. Three-bedroom units make up 25 per cent of the total number of units and one-bedroom units which range in size from 484-592 sq ft account for only 17 per cent of the total number of units.
We are delighted with the overwhelming response to the launch of Sky Vue over the weekend. We note that there is good take-up of the larger units as more than 80 per cent of units sold are two-bedroom and three-bedroom units. Hence it is incorrect to suggest that the demand is driven largely by the smaller 484 sq ft one-bedroom units.
Ho Mei Peng
Vice-President, Communications
CapitaLand Singapore Ltd

[kane]

sounds like the buyers are planning the possibility of themselves staying in it when they buy the 2 and 3 bedders.

[shareidiot]

I heard SGD20K increment per floor !

How many k per every floor increment? FEO is about 4k. How about capland ?

[LiveYoung]

sounds like the buyers are planning the possibility of themselves staying in it when they buy the 2 and 3 bedders.

Wong Heang Fine, CEO (residential) of CapitaLand Singapore, said: "Most of our buyers are young couples who appreciate the well-articulated layouts and lifestyle amenities of Sky Vue and its proximity to the Bishan MRT station and Junction 8 shopping mall."

Don't foresee many of these young couples are buying for investment and rent somewhere else. If not, then it's really inhumane.

[kane]

with so much CMs, its hard for young couples to have multiple properties so they likely need to focus their firepower on their self stay property.

[august]

The majority of units are two-bedroom units (678-915 sq ft)

2 bedder at less than 800sq ft are also shoeboxes.

I am old school and believe 1 bedder should not be less than 600 sqft, 2 bedder should not be less than 800 sqft, and 3 bedder shld not be less than 1200 sqft.

[Adva181]

My school even older.
1 bedder 700sf
2 bedder 1000sf
3 bedder 1300sf
4 bedder 1500sf

[lionhill]

2 bedder at less than 800sq ft are also shoeboxes.

I am old school and believe 1 bedder should not be less than 600 sqft, 2 bedder should not be less than 800 sqft, and 3 bedder shld not be less than 1200 sqft.

3 bedders in SV are more than 1200sqft, but there are two big balconies, no better than 900sqft 3 bedder shoebox with more efficient layout.