Originally Posted by devilplate
How do they decide on the district boundry?
Originally Posted by devilplate
How do they decide on the district boundry?
I think the residents of tessarina are very selfish. read below.Originally Posted by devilplate
SINGAPORE: Experts said the government may have to consider expensive solutions in its review of the drainage system to tackle floods in Singapore.
They said the review must be holistic and go beyond short-term measures.
Bukit Timah road was flooded on Sunday, following heavy and intense rainfall.
But Wilby Road, where Tessarina Condominium is located, was spared of the floods.
Authorities had raised the road level of Wilby Road by almost a metre in some areas.
The project began in October last year and was completed in January this year.
The floods on Sunday were said to be the first real test of the flood preventive measure there.
Residents who had petitioned for the improvement works said they were relieved when the measures worked during Sunday's downpour.
They said the authorities had been responsive to pleas to tackle the situation.
Tessarina Condominium floods sub-committee chairperson Audrey Tan said: "Previously, when Wilby Road was still a low-lying road, whenever Bukit Timah canal burst its banks and flood water hit Bukit Timah Road, there is always the risk that the flood waters will come to Wilby Road and enter Tessarina via the ramps that lead into our basement car park.
"However, now that Wilby Road has been raised, we are free from that risk, because water remains outside, along Bukit Timah Road and Dunearn Road.
"Therefore, our basement car park was free of flood water".
Still, experts said measures such as raising road levels are just "treating the symptoms of floods".
Nanyang Technological University School of Civil & Environmental Engineering associate professor Tan Soon Keat said: "Where does the water go? The water goes to the next lower area, so it is more of shifting the locations of flooding from one place to another place".
That could be the reason other areas such as Sixth Avenue off Bukit Timah Road were said to be flooded.
U can try email to uraOriginally Posted by ymgsterling
URA? haha, you are kidding. They are complicit in this "diverting the flood water to thy neighbors" game played by the dermatologist resident of tessarina, who actually won an award of some sort. what is her name?Originally Posted by devilplate
Some aso say bcoz there r more construction n more land/trees r given up for buildings along upp bukit timah....so less water retention n more water flows down n flood bukit timah...
Sounds logical which means central regions will b vy jialat as more suburban upstream areas gets developed
He ask how district boundary is drawn wat.... Anything wromg?Originally Posted by stalingrad
sorry, I did not know you were replying to someone else.Originally Posted by devilplate
Originally Posted by stalingradSo who is blind in this forum?Originally Posted by stalingrad
latest transaction for Sterling is at $1370 psf!
now asking price is 1,400psf.Originally Posted by spikey69
Huat Arh
$1370psf this was for a 10th floor (top floor) unit...the other transactions are still hovering around $1220 to $1230 psf range...but sterling is still fair value compared to Blossomvale and Maplewoods.
Originally Posted by ymgsterling
bro spikey
any alternative to streetsine now?
cant see unit number already
nexu/maple/sterling all cleared 1300 psf easily
even blossomvale
price between new and resale is <150psf already (thjink cascadia)
Heard that 1 unit on the 9th floor transacted at $1,400psf just.Originally Posted by spikey69
Prices are certainly gaining momentum.
haha - could be primary school registration period. Family could be be registering for MGS, hence the spike in psf. The fact that there are no more noisy trains is a positive boost for sterling as well.Originally Posted by ymgsterling
Any idea whether it was 1001 or 1003?
actually, we should just pool our resources and subscribe to find out the unit prices!Originally Posted by leslens
Address Tenure PSF Area Sqft Price Contract Date
#10-05 Freehold $1370 1292 $1770k 20 May 11
#04-14 Freehold $1220 1410 $1720k 16 May 11
#04-08 Freehold $1301 1464 $1905k 13 May 11
#09-02 Freehold $1226 1518 $1860k 27 Apr 11
#01-05 Freehold $1214 1647 $2000k 11 Apr 11
#10-14 Freehold $1219 1378 $1680k 04 Mar 11
Steadly lah East Coast boy!Originally Posted by East Coast Boy
Originally Posted by spikey69
Are there any two bedders in The Sterling ?
yes, i think slightly more 1,000 sqft.Originally Posted by Favor
2 bedders are 1,044 sq ft. Expect to pay $1.4M.
Isn't the MRT station coming up right next to it as well? Plus point +++
and no more trains but a long green strip/lung/spine! Where else can u find a FH condo in Bt Timah directly next to a MRT with immediate access to a stretch of greenery? Best of both worlds!Originally Posted by bricksnmortar
1400psf oredi say so!Originally Posted by spikey69
Heard is 1003Originally Posted by spikey69
if really $1400 psf then it Sterling has surpassed the much newer Nexus.
Caveat lodged!Originally Posted by spikey69
which unit and which block? on URA link?Originally Posted by ymgsterling
Ok got it. THE STERLING BUKIT TIMAH ROAD Condominium 2,168,000 1,539 sq ft 1,408 psf!Originally Posted by spikey69
Another new caveat....excellent. Looks like the much older Sterling has established a level at the same/higher than Nexus and Maplewoods. I think even Blossomvale is doing well. Must be the proximity to the MRT.
Date of Option Exercised / Sales Agreement Signed
THE STERLING BUKIT TIMAH ROAD Condominium 1 2,650,000 1,970 sq ft 1,345 psf Jul-11
Now all the units asking for at least 1500 psf...excellent.