Despite the recent cooling measures, there still have been numerous new launches in Singapore. If you have been looking to buy a condominium, what would be your top considerations?
Location? Price? Availability of transport links?
Of course, these are usually all the top concerns but have you stopped to consider, what about the developers actually building the condominium? For most first time buyers, this might be a commonly overlooked factor in their purchasing decision. But when you are looking to buy a new launch, this might actually be a more important cause of concern than you might think. For example, Kingsford Construction, a China based firm being found to have repeated several safety lapses at its Hillview site. If you had just gone ahead and signed the papers and did not do your research properly you might have been concerned about the quality of work being done at your new condominium.
With all that said, here is our guide on the top 10 local property developers in Singapore in 2018.
Property Developers in Singapore 2018 Guide
1. CapitaLand
CapitaLand is one of Asia’s largest real estate companies and is currently headquartered and listed in Singapore. It is definitely one of the more well known property developers in Singapore. The company has four key segments, CapitaLand Singapore, CapitaLand China, CapitaLand Mall Asia and Ascott. If you were to ask most Singaporeans about CapitaLand, they would probably be more well known for their shopping mall development, with famous completed projects like Ion Orchard and even the upcoming Jewel at Changi Airport. They are also famous for their more design led projects, that have become icons in Singapore in itself, like the Interlace and d’Leedon.
Residential Project Portfolio
1. Bedok Residences
2. Cairnhill Nine
3. Marine Blue
4. Sky Habitat
5. Sky Vue
6. The Interlace
7. The Orchard Residences
8. Victoria Park Villas
9. d’Leedon
2. Far East Organization
Far East Organization is the largest private property developer in Singapore. It was founded by the late Ng Teng Fong, who used to be Singapore’s richest man at one point. They have a lot of experience after so many years of operation in Singapore and are usually one of the top bidders for prime land. Because they are a private company, they have more freedom in doing what they want to do and have the holding power to just rent instead of selling if their developments are not able to fetch the prices that they want.
Residential Project Portfolio
1. Alana
2. Alba
3. Altez
4. Bijou
5. Boulevard Vue
6. Cabana
7. Cyan
8. Greenwood Mews
9. Horizon Residences
10. Miro
11. Orchard Scotts
12. River Place
13. Seahill
14. Silversea
15. Skyline @ Orchard Boulevard
16. The Cape
17. The Clift
18. The Lanai
19. The Scotts Tower
20. The Seawind
21. Amber Glades
22. Banyan Condominium
23. Bedok Ria
24. Bukit Villas
25. Cabana
26. Cavenagh Lodge
27. Centro Residences
28. Chancery Grove
29. Claymore Plaza
30. Gold Coast Condominium
31. Gold Palm Mansions
32. Grange 70
33. Seawind
34. The Siena
35. Rivertree Residences
3. City Development Limited
City Development Limited or better known as CDL in Singapore is one of the largest real estate development firms in Singapore. They are in six markets currently: Singapore, US, UK, China, Japan and Australia. CDL also owns the Millennium and Copthorne Hotels.
Residential Project Portfolio
1. South Beach Residences
2. New Futura
3. Nouvel 18
4. The Residences at W Singapore Sentosa Cove
5. Cliveden at Grange
6. One Shenton
7. St Regis Residences
8. Forest Woods
9. The Venue Residences and Shoppes
10. Echelon
11. Up@Robertson Quay
12. Whistler Grand
13. The Tapestry
14. Coco Palms
4. GuocoLand
GuocoLand is one of the top property developers in Singapore. They operate through GuocoLand Singapore, GuocoLand China, GuocoLand Malaysia and GuocoLand Vietnam. Recently, they developed their first integrated developement, Tanjong Pagar Centre, which houses the now famous S$108 million penthouse at Wallich Residence. They are also recognised for their commitment towards eco-friendly projects, and have won the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) Green Mark Awards for certain projects.
Residential Project Portfolio
1. Aquarius by the Park
2. Bishan Point
3. Cavendish Park
4. D’elias
5. Elias Green
6. Elias Terrace
7. Elliot at the East Coast
8. Goodwood Residence
9. Harbour View Towers
10. Kew Bungalows
11. Le Crescendo
12. Leedon Residence
13. Leonie Studio
14. Loyang Villas
15. Maysprings
16. Melville Park
17. Nathan Place
18. Paterson Residence
19. Sanctuary Green
20. Sophia Residence
21. Stratford Court
22. Tanglin Regency
23. The Gardens at Bishan
24. The Quartz
25. The Stellar
26. The Tanamera
27. The View @ Meyer
28. The Waterline
29. Westville
30. Wallich Residence
31. Martin Modern
32. Sims Urban Oasis
5. Bukit Sembawang Estates Limited
Bukit Sembawang Estates Limited is known to be the one of if not the oldest property developers in Singapore, having been established in 1911. They are known for their selective purchases of land and preference for freehold land as well.
Residential Project Portfolio
1. Luxus Hills
2. Mimosa Terrace
3. Straits Garden
4. Lengkok Angsa
5. Skyline Residences
6. Paterson Suites
7. The Vermont on Cairnhill
8. Vedure
9. Parc Mondrian
10. 8 St Thomas
11. Watercove
12. Nim Collection
6. Oxley Holdings
Oxley Holdings is one of the newest major property developers in Singapore having only incorporated in 2010. They are led by founder Ching Chiat Kwong who is also known as the shoebox king in Singapore. Oxley Holdings also operates in other countries like the United Kingdom, Ireland, Cyprus, Cambodia, Malaysia, Indonesia, China, Myanmar, Australia, Japan, and Vietnam. As said earlier, you would probably have heard of Oxley Holdings before due to their many compact apartment units that they have developed.
Residential Project Portfolio
1. Kent Ridge Hill Residences
2. Mayfair Gardens
3. Affinity at Serangoon
4. The Verandah Residences
5. Riverfront Residences
6. Parkwood Residences
7. The Addition
8. Sixteen35 Residences
9. Sea Pavilion Residences
10. Devonshire Residences
11. The Rise@Oxley
12. Oxley Edge
13. KAP Residences
14. Floraville
15. Midtown Residences
16. The Promenade @ Pelikat
17. Parc Somme
18. Suites @ Katong
19. Loft @ Rangoon
20. Loft @ Stevens
21. Loft @ Holland
22. Viva Vista
23. Vibes@Kovan
24. RV Point
25. Suites@Braddell
26. Presto@Upper Serangoon
27. Vibes@Upper Serangoon
7. MCL Land Limited
MCL Land was incorporated in 1963 and is based in Singapore. They are a member of the Jardine Matheson Group under Hong Kong Land Holdings. They have garnered quite a vast range of property developments in Singapore under their belt.
Residential Project Portfolio
1. LakeVille
2. J Gateway
3. Hallmark Residences
4. Ripple Bay
5. Palms @ Sixth Avenue
6. Terrasse
7. Uber 388
8. Este Villa
9. The Estuary
10. D’Mira
11. Parvis
12. The Peak@Balmeg
13. D’Pavilion
14. Waterfall Gardens
15. Hillcrest Villa
16. Tierra Vue
17. The Fernhill
18. The Esta
19. Mera Springs
20. The Grange
21. The Calrose
22. Mera East
23. The Metz
24. Margaret Ville
25. Lake Grande
26. Sol Acres
8. Allgreen Properties Limited
Allgreen Properties is the Singapore property enterprise of the Kuok Group. They are one of the largest property developers in Singapore and as of recent years have not been active participants in any collective sales in Singapore until last year in December 2017, where they purchased 2 Singapore land parcels in Bukit Timah.
Residential Project Portfolio
1. Amber Point
2. Binjai Crest
3. Bukit Regency
4. Baywater
5. Blossoms@Woodleigh
6. Cairnhill Residences
7. Castle Green
8. Changi Court
9. Changi Green
10. Chestnut Green
11. Claremont
12. Dairy Farm Estate
13. D’Lotus
14. Eastwood Ville
15. Evergreen Park
16. Holland Residences
17. Horizon Garden
18. Horizon Green
19. Kentview Park
20. Kerrisdale
21. Nathanville
22. Ocean Park
23. One Devonshire
24. Parkway View
25. Pavilion Park at Bukit Batok
26. Queens
27. Regency Park
28. Riverbay
29. Riversails
30. Riviera 38 at Mar Thoma
31. RV Residences
32. Springbok Terrace
33. Springdale
34. Springdew Terrace
35. Suites at Orchard
36. Summergarden
37. Tai Hwan Park
38. Telok Kurau Lodge
39. The Cascadia
40. The Shaughnessy
41. The Sorrento
42. Tiara
43. Viva
44. Yong An Park
45. SkySuites@Anson
9. Frasers Property
Frasers Property Singapore is a strategic business unit of SGX listed Frasers Property Limited. They have a portfolio consisting of commercial, residential, retail and integrated developments. You can see from their extensive portfolio that they are one of the more experienced property developers in Singapore.
Residential Project Portfolio
1. Lilydale EC
2. Parc Life EC
3. 8@Mount Sophia
4. 8@Woodleigh
5. Boathouse Residences
6. Camelot
7. Caspian
8. Clementi Woods Condominium
9. Compass Heights
10. Cote d’Azur
11. eCo
12. Eight Courtyards
13. Esparina Residences EC
14. Euphony Gardens
15. Flamingo Valley
16. Lakeholmz
17. Martin Place Residences
18. North Park Residences
19. One Jervois
20. One Leicester
21. Palm Isles
22. Q Bay Residences
23. Residences Botanique
24. RiverTrees Residences
25. Rosewood
26. Seaside Residences
27. Seastrand
28. Soleil@Sinaran
29. St. Thomas Suites
30. Tangerine Grove
31. The Azure
32. The Infiniti
33. The Petals
34. The Raintree
35. The Sensoria
36. Twin Fountains EC
37. Twin Waterfalls EC
38. Waterfront Gold
39. Waterfront Isle
40. Waterfront Key
41. Waterfront Waves
42. Watertown
43. Woodsville 28
44. Yishun Sapphire
10. EL Development
EL Development was actually set up as Evan Lim & Co in 1963 as a general building contractor. When they decided to go into property development in Singapore in 2005, it was set up as EL Development. Their first residential project was the 32 unit Rhapsody on Mount Elizabeth in 2010, so they are considered to be one of the younger property developers in Singapore. Nevertheless, they have been growing and have a couple of upcoming developments in the next few years.
Residential Project Portfolio
1. Rhapsody on Mount Elizabeth
2. Rosewood Suites
3. Illuminaire on Devonshire
4. Parc Centennial
5. La Fiesta
6. Skysuites 17
7. Steven Suites
8. Trivelis
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