Nowadays, when people sell property, they always cite the distance to the access point rather than the station itself. Most people don't take into account the distance they have to walk in the underground tunnels to reach the actual station.
Nowadays, when people sell property, they always cite the distance to the access point rather than the station itself. Most people don't take into account the distance they have to walk in the underground tunnels to reach the actual station.
Which is kind of a bummer.Originally Posted by proper-t
In Japan, one could walk from one station to another station, simply because the access points are so 'spread out'
Well, if there is gonna be a MRT station at Marine Terrace, not only will the existing developments enjoy premuim psfs, can you imagine the en bloc potential for St Patrick's Garden, Neptune Court and Mandarin Gardens?Originally Posted by tiverton18
It makes more sense to have the MRT nearer to the HDBs than condos.Originally Posted by tkc2263
They built an MRT station at the Stadium where there are hardly any residents nearby to use it.
why are they building MRT along Bukit Timah ?Originally Posted by urban
Hello...Marine Terrace is HDB heartland itself. What we have been saying so far is that the psfs of the nearby conds will enjoy a premium. Understandably, HDB blocks in the vicinity of MRT stations will tend to have the same effect too.Originally Posted by urban
Won't the Stadium MRT be used by all who use the Stadium, even if no one stays there?Originally Posted by Blue
I guess not really for the sake of Bukit Timah area, but the many pieces of empty land at Upper Bukit Timah, Bukit Panjang, & beyond to cater for population growth in those areas.
Originally Posted by Douk
thanks proper-T .....from what you siad...there a glimmer of hope for those who stay at katong..in that ... that the access point may be nearer even though the station is further away...Originally Posted by proper-t
agree..st patr garden, being one the last in that area to enbloc will enjoy windfall....millionaires in the makingOriginally Posted by tkc2263
mrt alway bring windfall to those who live nearby...
why st pat's garden????
Originally Posted by marktkt22
i dun agree to buying near MRT. Its full of .. how shall i put it nicely.. peasants...not clean and very crowded. But luckily, peasants do not have cars and cannot infiltrate areas without MRT. Sooner or later, everywhere in Singapore will be near MRT or LRT. The only refuge will be places not served by MRT. Accessible only by cars or a good pair of walking shoes. The environment in these areas will be different.
Also, even if say 2 condos located near MRT station doesn't mean that they are equally convenient. It still depends on which station they are near to. eg a condo by the side of lakeside station is surely not as good as another condo by the side of Yishun station, even though both are far from city central. Afterall, Yishun station is along the main NS line leading to Novena, Orchard, Dhoby Guat, Raffles Place, and so on and connects to circle line as well.Originally Posted by proper-t
You refer those who take MRT as peasants?! Err... I don't like to stay too close to MRT but I think the areas around MRTs are relatively clean..and definitely these people are not peasants..Originally Posted by perestroikas
bro, no point replying to these type of posts... different level of intellectOriginally Posted by joyride
I guess all those living at ION are peasants. LOL!Originally Posted by Wolverine23
You are welcome. Therein lies the benefit of an underground line/station. If the station was above ground, it would be quite apparent how far the station is from your locale. The other benefit will be less noise. I have gone to look at some properties which are sited just next to above ground stations and the noise level can be a bit irritating. Of course the disadvantange of an underground line is the inconvenience, mess and traffic chaos during the construction phase as underground lines entail much more work.Originally Posted by marktkt22
Quite true, but regardless of the 'true' convenience of the location of the station, the positive impact on property prices from having a mrt station at your doorstep cannot be ignored. It is also a great selling point if planning to rent out.Originally Posted by Komo
Peasants paying >$4000 psf for their "holes in the sky"? They farm in the sky?
Originally Posted by xebay11
More like shopping addicts .. Shopholic ! Think they need to go for clinic to cure them.. then the price of Ion will drop to < 2000 psf !
no need go clinic
reported in news today Orchard MRT was target of terrorists (thanks goodness they got caught)
but to those extremists it is in a 'prime' location
suspect this may have an impact on prices and demand...
For the few who can afford such prices, they have money growing automatically on their trees.Originally Posted by teddybear
i don't mind being a peasant then.
Originally Posted by urban
I am picturing the image of the ION crumbling like WTC.Originally Posted by mantrix
Gasp - next to follow will be property prices crumbling like IONOriginally Posted by xebay11
If Orchard Residences prices drop to <=$2000 psf, then OCR properties prices will drop to <$400 psf?
Originally Posted by mantrix
& we rescind back to the era where police wear shorts -"ma tah cheng teh kor"?Originally Posted by teddybear
On the contrary, prime districts property prices will fall due to terrorism while OCR will rise bec it is less targeted.Originally Posted by teddybear
Staying too near the MRT (especially crowded ones) does not seem to be safe afterall!
Safest is near to the train to Malaysia. Can take the KL express out of here for safety. Lookout for properties next to Malaysian train track.Originally Posted by Blue
When terrorists attack Singapore or in war, staying next to MRT station can quickly hide into MRT station as they are also built to act as super solid bomb-shelter. Staying far away probably got bombed & disintegrate into pieces before they can even run to safely in the bomb-shelter.
Those condo's built-in bomb-shelter useless one lah.
Staying in OCR so crowded that the MRT station also not enough to shelter all the residents there especially the old HDB flats and condos don't have bomb-shelter. Staying in D15 even worse because no MRT bomb shelter to hide! By the time they run (no bus and no train operating liao by then) to a MRT bomb-shelter (assuming they super strong and super lucky to avoid all the attacks along the way), they can't even get into the MRT station because already full!
Originally Posted by Blue