Originally Posted by
bricksnmortar
Hi Clemdale,
I've enjoyed reading your posts!
I personally favour Bukit Timah. Not sure what your budget is like, but do take a look especially at these areas if you can:
University Road/ Kheam Hock/ Trevose Rd - Good choice of everything from terrace houses to bungalows. Its one of those few locations where the terrace houses are located deeper in and you have to drive through the more expensive parts with bigger plots along University Road to get to them. Very Quiet and serene after you walk 100m in from the main road. Lifestylewise, there is Botannic Gardens nearby, Coronation Plaza (for good ol NTUC), the future Botannic Gardens MRT station (which will be an interchange station - Circle and DTL). 1-2km from Nanyang Primary (and RGPS/SCGS i think). Close to Orchard Road. Good exclusive feel. Cannot see tall buildings nearby generally. Near entrance of PIE. Near SICC.
I generally prefer those on Dunearn Rd side compared to the Bukit Timah side of the road. I feel that those along BukitTimah side like Duchess Rd have a more "crowded" feel to it, with more Condos and commercial buildings on that side of the road. Those near Nanyang are super-expensive. Don't quite appreciate the value there.
As for those further up Bukit Timah like Vanda, Namly, or even Sian Tuan and Hua Guan. Already considered "far" from Orchard by some. But lots of Value here i think. Especially with the upcoming Downtown Line coming up, these landed properties will be close to an MRT station, but with no noise pollution cos everything is underground. Trust me, this stretch is gonna boom in the future. Very few landed estates can claim to be exclusive, yet be close to good schools and MRT all in the same breath. This is the only stretch i can see in the next 15 years. Already the condos there like Maplewoods and The Sterling are benefiting. This area is worth considering, esp since i gather from your other posts that you are looking around the price range of Meyer/ Jalan Seaview. Maybe we can be neighbours haha! Am already looking around this area for myself....
Cheers, hope this helps