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After a quiet second quarter, the Good Class Bungalow (GCB) market has been stirring this quarter, with at least five transactions so far.
The biggest of them, amounting to S$35 million, is for an old bungalow along Ridout Road near Swettenham Road. The price works out to almost S$1,040 psf based on the land area of nearly 33,700 sq ft.
The buyer is understood to be the managing director of homegrown supermarket chain Sheng Siong, Lim Hock Leng. The freehold property sits on a conservation area within the Ridout Park GCB Area.
Industry observers say that while at least part of the existing house at the front of the site will have to be conserved, there should be scope for the new owner to build an annexe on empty land behind.
Along Dalvey Road, a seasoned property investor is understood to have picked up a bungalow for S$30.8 million. This translates to about S$1,666 psf based on the nearly 18,500 sq ft of land. The property is understood to have had a major spruce-up around six years ago.
Spread over two levels and a spacious attic, the house has six ensuite bedrooms in addition to a guest room. The living room is double volume and there is also a large pool.
Along Oriole Crescent (near Linden Drive) in the Raffles Park GCB Area, a bungalow recently changed hands at S$15.7 million. This reflects around S$1,566 psf based on slightly over 10,000 sq ft of land.
The property boasts a wide frontage, and includes two annexes separated by a pool. The bungalow has seven ensuite bedrooms and is said to feature a lot of chengai wood and teakwood.
Earlier this month, BT reported two other GCB transactions this quarter - one in Gallop Park at S$25.2 million and another along Jervois Road at S$18.8 million.
The S$125.5 million worth of deals in GCB Areas so far this quarter is a marked improvement from the S$82 million transacted in Q2 this year. CBRE Research figures show that year to date, 20 transactions in GCB Areas have been sealed for nearly S$470 million.
Last year, 29 bungalows in GCB Areas were sold for a total of S$682 million.
Source: Business Times 23rd August 2014