Originally Posted by
stalingrad
I am not here to defend carabelle. I am here to tell the truth.
(1) Some stacks can be noisy, but many are not. At some stacks, you could hear a pin drop.
(2) How many condos in Singapore can boast of an Olympic sized pool, like Carabelle? Not many. I have been to many condos at bukit timah, many have pools that resemble bathtubs.
(3) How many condos have a gym as well equipped as that at carabelle? We have four treadmills and two ellipticals, plus variety of other machines.
(4) if cub 8 can sell for $1,300 psf while it is so close to PIE, what is the fair price of carabelle? is the current 900psf too high? How about hundred trees? it is closer to aye that carabelle, but many people felt no qualms about plunking down 950psf for one unit there.
(5) have you been to jurong point, west coast plaza, and imm recently? Not to mention that yet to be completed new clementi plaza. these are as good as any shopping malls at orcard. carabelle is close to all of these new malls. Plus we have a shuttle bus that takes you to clementi mrt, if you did not own a car?
In summary, it is hard to say what is over or under-priced. If you feel it is overpriced and feel content to stay in your hdb, all the kudos to you. as someone say, accept what you have and don't be too materialistic. but if other people are wiling to shell out 900 psf for this condo, who are we to say that it is overpriced? my wife certainly loves carabelle. she says that just the pool alone would make her choose this condo. if you don't swim, you would be happier living in hdb.