Several bungalow deals on Sentosa Cove recently
Even as analysts debate the outlook for Singapore's luxury
condo sector, there has been no dearth of bungalow transactions. Sentosa Cove,
for one, is said to have seen several deals. They include two properties at
Cove Drive facing the waterway and Tanjong Golf Course.
Both are said to have been sold for $15-plus million. One
fetched $15.3 million, or $2,202 per square foot, based on 6,947 sq ft of
99-year leasehold land area. It is said to have been sold by a Singaporean
aesthetics doctor to a Myanmar national. A foreigner, whether a Singapore
permanent resident (PR) or not, is allowed to buy a landed property for own
occupation on Sentosa Cove, subject to the nod of the Land Dealings (Approval)
Unit. The other bungalow that changed hands on the same road is closer to the
Seven Palms Sentosa Cove condo development.
There is also talk that Fragrance Group boss Koh Wee Meng recently disposed of a seafronting bungalow along Cove Grove with views of the Southern Islands at around $24 million or $2,470 psf on land area of 9,725 sq ft. The bungalow's built-up area is said to be around 11,000 sq ft, spread across two levels and an attic. It features eight bedrooms including a spacious master suite, a rooftop jacuzzi and a swimming pool. The property was believed to be Mr Koh's weekend home.
There is also talk that Fragrance Group boss Koh Wee Meng recently disposed of a seafronting bungalow along Cove Grove with views of the Southern Islands at around $24 million or $2,470 psf on land area of 9,725 sq ft. The bungalow's built-up area is said to be around 11,000 sq ft, spread across two levels and an attic. It features eight bedrooms including a spacious master suite, a rooftop jacuzzi and a swimming pool. The property was believed to be Mr Koh's weekend home.
Market watchers note that the sale follows Mr Koh's purchase
last year of a nearby bungalow. The hotel and property tycoon paid close to
$16.8 million or slightly over $1,720 psf on land area of 9,740 sq ft for that
property. This was at a loss to the seller, who forked out around $16.5 million
for the land alone in 2008, say sources. The seller was Tony Chan Chun Chuen of
Hong Kong, the former feng shui consultant to the late tycoon Nina Wang and who
is embroiled in legal problems for allegedly forging Mrs Wang's will in an
attempt to claim her multi-billion-dollar estate. That bungalow, too, spans
two-and-a- half storeys, including a spacious attic, and boasts eight bedrooms
and a swimming pool.
Last month, a two-and-a-half storey bungalow at Tudor Close
- in the Kheam Hock Road/Dunearn Road vicinity - changed hands for $10.88
million or $1,995 psf on its freehold land area of 5,454 sq ft. It has five
bedrooms, a lap pool, lift and wine cellar. Both the seller and buyer are
Singapore citizens. The house is currently leased at a monthly rental of
$20,000 until August 2014.
In the Meyer Road vicinity, a freehold bungalow with a
driveway fronting Broadrick Road fetched $22.2 million or $1,147 psf. A
two-storey property and a swimming pool are on the site, which has a land area
of 19,349 sq ft. The buyer - believed to be a Singaporean hailing from a family
in the construction business - is likely to live in the property.
Source: Business Times – 15 September 2012