FYI, Holt rd and the RV side of Nathan rd are just next to Jervois rd (One Jevois end). So if u want to slam Jervois area for being next to D3, at least include also Nathan and Holt. Especially Holt Rd, which entrance is directly opposite One Jervois.
I agree that Sky@Eleven is nowhere near Novena. Novena refers to the area around Novena church, Novena Sq, United Square and Moulmein Rd. That area is proper D11, together with the Dunearn Road elite school stretch. But those locations at Balestier and Toa Payoh at the D11 fringe should not be considered for investment IF priced like mainstream D11 prices. It is ridiculous that a D11 property at Balestier should be priced similar to another D11 property at Shelford Road or Trevose Crescent.
Similarly for D10, those at Ghim Moh and Clementi really should not be considered at all IF priced like for eg mainstream D10 Holland Bukit Timah. It is obvious developers just want to chop carrot head by advertising the district code big big when the real location is not very prime at all.
When buying D10 and D11, just remember these are both big land area districts that encompass wildly diverse locations, some more prime, some less. But generally easy to distinguish which location is good or bad.
As size of D9 is considerably smaller than either D10 and D11, it is harder to determine which areas are more/less prime. For eg, D9 Rivergate's location at first glance may be less than ideal as it is next to Havelock rd and Outram rd. But then again, just up River Valley Close is Urbana, opposite that is One Devonshire, just a little further is the Metz, all within a two to three minute walk between them. So is Rivergate good or lousy location? It is all relative I guess! Average if it is compared to others in D9 but good if it is compared to rest of core central region.
Conclusion is this location thingy is quite subjective when it comes to D9.
However for Emily-Sophia region, it is very clear that the Istana is the huge land mass that separates it from main D9 and Orchard, hence putting it closer to D8 in real location terms. Lousy in relation to D9,10,11 as well as in relation to CCR. How about in relation to RCR? Would majority of people prefer to stay in say, Alexandra Rd than Mount Emily?
It is like how the culture and people in Western China are more Central Asian or Persian than East Asian mainly because of the big desert mass that separates them, and Japanese and Korean culture and people are actually similar to Chinese despite being in different national borders. I am talking about real people, not those plastic tv/movie stars.
Originally Posted by proud owner