Property Reviews

A Resident’s Review Of Skypark Residences At Sembawang: Here’s An Insider Look At What It’s Like To Live There

Situated in the northern region of Singapore, Skypark Residences takes pride in its approximately 1,250 square metres rooftop park – where this Executive Condominium actually got its name. Having TOP-ed in 2016, this EC has a total of 506 units,…

• 27 Jul 2022
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Bendemeer Light Review: Conveniently Close To 2 MRT Stations + Amazing Views But Noisy

Bendemeer Light was launched in the 2012 May BTO exercise alongside 5 other projects – Two in Punggol, one in Choa Chu Kang, one in Sengkang and another in the Kallang/Whampoa estate (same as Bendemeer Light).

• 19 Jul 2022
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Touring The Springside: A Freehold Self-Contained Landed Estate With Not A Tall Building In Sight

This week, I headed over to the Springside area to have a look at the freehold landed houses there. A 532-house enclave developed by Kallang Development, it is located along the beginning of Sembawang Road (right after Upper Thomson Road…

• 17 Jul 2022
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I’ve Lived At The Trilinq For 3 Months: Here’s My Insider Review Of What It’s Really Like Living Here

The Trilinq was one of those condos that we’ve recently identified as a slow seller, but that has worked out quite well – if you’ve bought in at the later stages.  It had quite an interesting story, to begin with….

• 16 Jul 2022
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Amo Residence Review: Rare Ang Mo Kio New Launch With Landed/Park Views And Full Facilities For 372 Units

I remember it was the early 2000s when I visited the show flat of Grandeur 8, which is regarded as one of the first condos in the Ang Mo Kio area.

• 13 Jul 2022
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Matilda Sundeck Review: Bigger Units & Nice Landscaped Deck But Far From MRT

Matilda Sundeck is no ordinary HDB. This seemingly innocuous HDB happens to pay homage to a century-old bungalow in Punggol that had a reputation for being “haunted”.

• 12 Jul 2022
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Touring Yunnan Gardens: Attractively-Priced Freehold Terrace Houses At $1,000 Psf

In Singapore, the smallest landed houses (usually terrace houses) are often the cheapest if we look at price quantum, but they can be pretty pricey when we look at the price per square foot (PSF.) For example, at MacPherson Garden…

• 10 Jul 2022
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Hougang RiverCourt Review: A Small, But More Private HDB With An Integrated Mall For Just 285 Units

Hougang RiverCourt was launched in the November 2015 BTO exercise alongside projects in Bukit Batok, Choa Chu Kang, Punggol, Sengkang and Toa Payoh (Bidadari).

• 5 Jul 2022
• 21 min read
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A Resident’s Review Of The Skywoods At Dairy Farm: Here’s The Insider View On Living There

The Skywoods didn’t enjoy the best of launches, only selling 14 out of 420 units on its first day. Even by May 2014, it had only sold 78 units, and it took another two years before finally selling out in…

• 4 Jul 2022
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Touring Pavilion Park: More Affordable Freehold Landed Living With Great Protected Views In Bukit Batok

The freehold landed houses at Pavilion Park have been on my watchlist for a while, as Pavilion Park is one of the few freehold estates in Singapore where you can still get a semi-D for around $4 million. A few…

• 3 Jul 2022
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I’ve Lived At The Rochester Residences For 4 Years: Here’s My Review Of What It’s Like For Family Living

In one of the pieces of advice we’ve given here at Stacked, we did an extensive comparison between Concourse Skyline, 76 Shenton, and The Rochester Residences. And so while The Rochester Residences isn’t in as glamorous a location – it…

• 28 Jun 2022
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I’ve Stayed At RoyalGreen At Bukit Timah For 2 Months: Here’s My Review Of This Newly Built Condo

For new launch condos, there’s always the element of the unknown that potential buyers will have to overcome. Despite how realistic renders can get today, or how accurate a show flat model that the developers build – there’s still nothing…

• 20 Jun 2022
• 9 min read
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EastGlen @ Canberra Review: A Surprisingly Well Put-Together Development 8-Minutes Away From The MRT

EastGlen @ Canberra probably doesn’t inspire much excitement in you considering how new the Canberra neighbourhood is.

• 16 Jun 2022
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A Landed Home For Just $750K? It’s Possible, But There’s A Catch. We Tour Fuyong Estate To Find Out.

Today’s landed estate tour is probably going to be our most controversial ever. Fuyong Estate is a collection of terrace houses, semi-Ds, and detached houses that is just a stone’s throw from Rail Mall. But here’s where it gets intriguing….

• 12 Jun 2022
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Telok Blangah Parcview Review: Great Sea And Greenery Views But Not The Most Enjoyable Walk To MRT

Telok Blangah Parcview was launched in the July 2013 BTO exercise alongside two projects in Yishun and one in Sengkang. Considering this was the only mature estate launch at that time, Telok Blangah Parcview naturally became the go-to option for many who wanted to stay in a mature estate.

• 9 Jun 2022
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Atlassia Condo Review: Freehold Shophouse Living In The Heart Of Charming Joo Chiat

Project: Atlassia District: 15 Address: 30 Joo Chiat Place, Singapore 427754 Tenure: Freehold No. of Units: 31 residential + 8 commercial Site Area: 13,996 sq ft Developer: K16 Development Pte Ltd TOP: Q4 2025 While touring the neighbourhood to write…

• 6 Jun 2022
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Touring Island Country Villas: Spacious Landed Living Next To A Lush Forest (And Monkeys) For About $2.6 Million

Island Country Villas is a landed estate at Old Upper Thomson Road and Casuarina Walk which comprises 58-60 99-year leasehold semi-detached houses, and was developed by UOL Group in 1999 (with leases starting from August 1995). Usually, I’d choose bigger…

• 5 Jun 2022
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Tampines GreenRidges Review: Unique Design, With Park-like Landscaping And Self Sufficient

Tampines GreenRidges is one of those developments that you could brush off really quickly just looking at its name.

• 2 Jun 2022
• 26 min read
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