Clementiwoods (D5, 99 years leasehold, Frasers Centrepoint)

[stalingrad]

It really depend who you talk to.
Initially, the contractor wanted to pull out most of their resources by Auguest/September, leaving the landscape and others. But now one of them was telling me that it should be end of the year 2009.

However, when you contact Developer, they will tell you Q1 2010.

Typically, their progress is a little slow compare with other development. Isn't it?

Very slow indeed. Just look at carabelle and botannia, or even the stellar. all were launched about the same time.

[kumkeet]

Really hoping it TOP soon, so won't clash with CNY. Best is invite everyone over for CNY and won't need to do another house warming.

[spn25]

For those blocks facing one and another, wonder would it be allowable to glaze the window panels by the developer management. Otherwise, there will be no privacy at all!

Cannot imagine to roll down the curtains all the time.

Any suggestion?

[stalingrad]

For those blocks facing one and another, wonder would it be allowable to glaze the window panels by the developer management. Otherwise, there will be no privacy at all!

Cannot imagine to roll down the curtains all the time.

Any suggestion?

yes, wear a suit and a tie to look nice to your neighbors.

[stalingrad]

and don't forget to ask your wife and kids to look nice too.

[xebay11]

For those blocks facing one and another, wonder would it be allowable to glaze the window panels by the developer management. Otherwise, there will be no privacy at all!

Cannot imagine to roll down the curtains all the time.

Any suggestion?

Put tall plants and landscape.

And don't listen to the stupid stalingrad.

[kumkeet]

Below is the ID for their showflat, I have spoken to them once and realised their attitute not so good, their are only interested to talk to you in more details if you give them the assurance of engaging them and the amount of the reno must be of certain $.

http://www.elementsid.com.sg/index.html

wow... i finally see a photo of the showflat after months of searching. Anyone has a photo of the private spa for 1st floor units?

[etbj]

you can have day curtain if you want.
I heard some frosted film can be put but not too sure.

Element ID was used on the 2-bedroom showflat at that time

[Tropical Fish]

Just wondering when the owner will get the blueprint of the unit from developer. Can we request it before TOP?

A friend who owns a unit in Varsity Park got the blueprint right after purchasing the unit. Capitland provided the blueprints on-line, so my friend was able to plan the layout of all the furniture as early as possible.

[Reporter]

Suburban home prices soar
Some mid-tier projects have topped previous peaks, figures based on URA data show
Fiona Chan
The Straits Times
Friday, 9 October 2009


Citylights, a new condominium which incorporates conservation shophouses in its layout, is almost complete. In the left background are HDB flats along Jellicoe Road. -- Photo: ST

House hunters: If it feels like that suburban condominium you are eyeing is just as expensive now as it was during the 2007-2008 property boom, that is because it probably is.

Although overall private home prices are still some 15% below recent peaks, prices of mass market homes have already climbed back to the levels of early last year, right before the recession hit.

According to the Urban Redevelopment Authority’s (URA’s) latest estimate, released last week, prices of suburban private homes are just 3% shy of their peak levels in the second quarter of last year.

Some individual projects – such as Seletaris in Yio Chu Kang and Casa Merah in Tanah Merah – have already surpassed these levels, going by calculations done by The Straits Times using data from URA’s Realis database.

For mid-tier properties, URA’s data indicated prices remain about 15% off peaks last year.

But some condos in this category are also bucking the trend, with higher prices in the third quarter this year than in the property boom just past.

In the Jalan Besar area, for instance, three condominiums – Citylights, Southbank, and City Square Residences – are now commanding higher average psf than they did at the height of the boom, according to The Straits Times’ calculations.

The calculations compared these condos’ average price psf in the third quarter this year with the second quarter of last year. All the projects had several sales in the most recent quarter, but some had as few as two in the second quarter of last year as sentiment tapered off ahead of the recession.

Similarly, in the East Coast area, projects such as The Esta and The Sea View have already breached their peak average psf prices. This pattern has also cropped up in selected condos from Clementiwoods in Clementi to The Regency @ Tiong Bahru.

While launches of suburban condos have seen a massive surge in demand in recent months, resales of existing homes have so far stayed out of the limelight. But they have also been appreciating in value as sentiment in the real estate market goes from strength to strength, said property consultants.

'For mass-market leasehold projects outside the prime areas, just based on resale prices, we have almost gone back to the 2007-2008 levels,' said Ms Chua Chor Hoon, head of South-east Asia research at DTZ Debenham Tie Leung.

According to her research, the average price of a leasehold non-landed resale home rose to $610 psf in the third quarter of this year, a mere $5 psf less than the most recent peak of $615 psf.

With private home prices still on an uptrend, having jumped a 20-year record of 16% in the third quarter this year, it seems just a matter of time before suburban condo prices hit new highs.

But consultants say this may not necessarily happen, at least not by the end of this year.

For one thing, the Government’s measures to cool the property market, announced last month, could have a dampening effect on home sales and moderate price increases.

This is unlikely to hit actual demand for homes, but the announcement’s psychological impact could cause a knee-jerk reaction and help prevent private home prices from escalating at an unsustainable pace, said Ms Tay Huey Ying, director of research and advisory at property firm Colliers International.

'As it is, the stand-offs between buyers and sellers in the secondary market are showing signs of a return,' she said. Buyers are also starting to complain about the higher prices of mass market homes.

'We have seen a slight slowdown in sales generally in the market, partly because of the prices, and partly because of the Government’s announcements,' she said, adding that prices have yet to suffer.

'I think some people are refusing to pay high prices, but sellers are not lowering their asking prices, so we are seeing the number of inquiries and also transactions come down a bit.'

[Tropical Fish]

Hi, has any owner got approached by an interior design company called "Yonder" lately?

Or was anyone's home done by this ID company before? Appreciated any comments on this company.

[cheerful]

Yup, remember this name from a cold call. Perhaps they got info from ura or simply the register book when u went shopping for houses. You can expect to receive flyers as well. Guess it's not uncommon that these small companies can find ways & means to track you down =)

[Tropical Fish]

I'd got their call twice. Since I have started searching ID company, I made an appointment to meet one of their designers today. After having our initial discussion, I'm waiting for a quote from them now.

I'm still looking for other ID companies. So, appreciate that if anyone can make recommendations.

Thanks!

[Tropical Fish]

Yup, remember this name from a cold call. Perhaps they got info from ura or simply the register book when u went shopping for houses. You can expect to receive flyers as well. Guess it's not uncommon that these small companies can find ways & means to track you down =)

I guess they have the name list of owners, not just for Clementiwoods but for other condos as well. I was told that the person who makes those calls is their tele-marketing manager. Well, since they offer a no obligations and free consultation, it's no harm to take this chance to get more info. I still leave my options open at this point.

[etbj]

To me Yonder ID seems to be alright. I have actually shortlist Yonder but I have yet to contact them. Look through some of the ID magazine, they have some good design.

I have shortlisted OrangeCube. Quite a good ID.... will hold my 1st discussion this coming Tuesday....

[spn25]

I had a visit to the construction site, to my surprise, the project is no where near to completion.

Can advise how the ID can contribute at this point while the developer is still digging swimming pools, ponds and constructing the club house?

My agent told me that TOP may only happen at the 3 quarter of 2010.

They are also constructing one small building ( around 2-storey tall) in front of block 80/78. Any idea what is that?

[icer_sun]

yep, the progress seems to be fairly slow, impossible to TOP in the Q1 of next year. The small building you referred should be the power station, which is near the entrance of underground car park.

I had a visit to the construction site, to my surprise, the project is no where near to completion.

Can advise how the ID can contribute at this point while the developer is still digging swimming pools, ponds and constructing the club house?

My agent told me that TOP may only happen at the 3 quarter of 2010.

They are also constructing one small building ( around 2-storey tall) in front of block 80/78. Any idea what is that?

[icer_sun]

38 West Coast Road #03-36
99 Yrs From 03/05/2004
$929
1055
$980k
01 Oct 0

[etbj]

I had a visit to the construction site, to my surprise, the project is no where near to completion.

Can advise how the ID can contribute at this point while the developer is still digging swimming pools, ponds and constructing the club house?

My agent told me that TOP may only happen at the 3 quarter of 2010.

They are also constructing one small building ( around 2-storey tall) in front of block 80/78. Any idea what is that?

When you say "My agent", are you referring to property agent, lawyer agency, contractor, developer?

I will asked the contractor (the one with white hat), what is their timeline to hand-over. From time to time, the timeline will change from Aug09 to Dec09.
Developer on the other hand, they target to TOP by Q1'10, perhaps March 2010.

If you look at the progress. Blk 90 has completed most of the furnishing like cabinets, air-con etc. For the landscape, the 50m lap-pool has filled up with the clement and tiling will be next together with the main pool.
BBQ pit is almost completed. Tennis court, I heard it was completed beginning of this year.

Anyway, really hope this project can TOP by Feb 2010.

[spn25]

My dear housing agent told me that I can start contacting the developer in the event I would like to change the type of tiles or replacing the existing wordrobe.

Anyone can advise whether is true?

[kumkeet]

My dear housing agent told me that I can start contacting the developer in the event I would like to change the type of tiles or replacing the existing wordrobe.

Anyone can advise whether is true?

wow.. got such thing meh? I thought it's all standard equipment and you cannot ask for change. If everyone asks for change.. imagine how long it would take them to finish.

[spn25]

Yes, I do think so.

[Victor14]

hi sorry to hijack this thread.. may i know is there any studio owner intending to sell? I hv a buyer keen on it..

[Lucas]

hi sorry to hijack this thread.. may i know is there any studio owner intending to sell? I hv a buyer keen on it..

Recent transacted price of studio unit has hit close to $950 psf already.
It is amazing how the price in cw has risen so fast last few months! Won't be surprise it will reach $1k psf , looking at the asking price of sellers in propertguru.

[Lucas]

Anyone realized that a number of the 5th floor units which supposed to be on the highest floor has an attic n has rows of full glass windows above? Are they for show only? Also is the ceiling height of 5th unit very high?

[stalingrad]

Anyone realized that a number of the 5th floor units which supposed to be on the highest floor has an attic n has rows of full glass windows above? Are they for show only? Also is the ceiling height of 5th unit very high?

Those are penhouses, which have two floors.

[Lucas]

Those are penhouses, which have two floors.

I m refering to units that are not penhouse on 5th floors which uncles mix of studio n 2 rooms type in blk 78. There is no penhouse in that block

[Hockers]

I stay in the VP block that faces Blk 78, and from what I can see, there does not appear to be any attic for those 5th floor units, and the ceiling also doesnt appear to be double volume (unlike the penthouses). I have always been curious as to why they built the ceiling so high for the 5th floor units of Blk 78, only to have what appears to be a cement wall behind the upper half-windows. Would have a better view once the green curtain comes down.

[Lucas]

I stay in the VP block that faces Blk 78, and from what I can see, there does not appear to be any attic for those 5th floor units, and the ceiling also doesnt appear to be double volume (unlike the penthouses). I have always been curious as to why they built the ceiling so high for the 5th floor units of Blk 78, only to have what appears to be a cement wall behind the upper half-windows. Would have a better view once the green curtain comes down.

It may not be attic but the glass windows on top of 5th flloor units are probably there for design sake...

[Hockers]

It may not be attic but the glass windows on top of 5th flloor units are probably there for design sake...

Yes, you are probably right. In fact, from what I can see, the designers of CW have made quite interesting use of windows as design features - there are some "windows" next to and at the same level as balconies, and that must mean that the floor slab is just behind such "windows", which means they cannot be opened and are there purely for decorative reasons.