80 units sold at Marina Bay Suites preview
Developer not expected to release more units in the condo until 2010
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KALPANA RASHIWALA
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80 of the 90 units previewed at Marina Bay Suites yesterday have been
sold, at an average price understood to be slightly above $2,300 per
square foot.
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However, the consortium developing the project said that the 'average
price range was between $2,200 psf and $2,500 psf'. Only three and
four-bedroom units on the low to mid- floors at the 66-storey
development were released for yesterday's preview.
'Unit sizes
range from 1,572 to 2,691 sq ft for the three to four-bedroom units,'
said a spokesman for Raffles Quay Asset Management, the asset manager
for Marina Bay Suites.
BT understands that the consortium
developing the 221-unit, 99-year leasehold condo, does not plan to
offer any more units in the development until next year. The show suite
for the condo will be completed in the first half of next year and
housed in an office tower in the Marina Bay Financial Centre (MBFC).
The condo, MBFC and an earlier condo project, Marina Bay Residences,
are being developed on a 99-year leasehold plot sold by the Singapore
government in 2005 to a consortium controlled by Keppel Land, Cheung
Kong Holdings and Hongkong Land Holdings.
Yesterday's preview
was held on the mezzanine level of One Raffles Quay, which was also
developed earlier by the three partners. The project is being marketed
by CB Richard Ellis and DTZ.
'There are no immediate plans to
officially launch Marina Bay Suites (MBS). This private preview was for
invited clients, business associates, registered prospects, staff and
directors. We will launch MBS at the appropriate time,' the spokesman
said.
Initially, the consortium had planned to release only 50
units but decided to add 40 more due to keen demand from potential
buyers.
BT understands that at least a third of the buyers were
foreigners (including permanent residents) and companies, with
Indonesians being the predominant foreign buyers. Well-heeled
Singaporeans also bought units in the condo.
Prices of three-bedders start from $3 million or about $1,908 psf, BT understands.
The least expensive four-bedder (a 2,045 sq ft unit) cost $4.3 million
or $2,103 psf. For the larger four-bedroom apartments of 2,680 sq ft,
prices start from $6.1 million or $2,276 psf.