The whole stretch of Balestier Rd is slowly changing as nore residential apartments are built there and shophouses refurbished. Hope that should clean up its image.

de Paradiso

http://www.cbre.com.sg/residential/deparadiso.JPG

Location: Martaban Road off Mandalay Road
Total No. of Units: 54
Tenure: Freehold
Expected TOP: 30 June 2005
Developer: Citiraya Developments Pte Ltd
Sizes: 904 to 2,108 sq ft
Average Price: $630 psf

Description: Located in the private residential estate of Novena. the 20-storey dé Paradiso offers an urban sanctuary, central yet away from the city's hustle and bustle. Homes comprise two- and three-bedroom units and penthouse duplexes.

Special Features: Chic and contemporary design emphasises the efficient use of space with its simple and regular layout while top quality finishes bring out the spaciousness of the interior.
All units come with a household shelter in the dining area, providing extra space for a variety of uses such as a wine cellar or a mini library.
Within walking distance of the Novena MRT station and has easy access to CTE and PIE.
Surrounded by a host of amenities such as shopping malls (Novena Square and Shaw Plaza), supermarkets and cinemas, and schools (Anglo-Chinese Primary School).

Housing Developer's Licence No: B1636
Tenure of Land : Freehold Lots 402, 403 TS 29 at No 20 Martaban Road
Building Plan Approval No: A1053-001-2001-BP01 dated 21 February 2002
Expected Date of Legal Completion: 30 June 2008

28 April 2004

http://img43.photobucket.com/albums/v133/RafflesCity/mandale2.jpg

http://img43.photobucket.com/albums/v133/RafflesCity/mandale3.jpg

Mandale Heights

Couldnt find much info on this, except that the developer is SB.

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/103mandale.jpg

28 April 2004

http://img43.photobucket.com/albums/v133/RafflesCity/delparadiso.jpg

Rocca Balestier

13 storey apartment + 4 storey mall

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/103rocca.jpg

28 April 2004

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/103rocca2.jpg

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/103rocca3.jpg

The Skyscraper Boom there sure is fast!

Many highrise apartments shot up in just a short period of several years.

Hope Downtown would be as fast!:)

They also demolished all those old lowrise houses opposite Whampoa Market. I expect more development on my next trip down there.

The Rocca Balestier seems to be freaking tall for a 17 floor building? I could see it rising like a monster from the CTE!

Is it near Quality Hotel?

Is it near Quality Hotel?
Beside it I tink.

Oh ,wow!

It is unusual for such a short building to be so tall!It looks like 25 storeys tall rather than 17!

Super-high ceilings?

The bottom 4 floors look like they have rather high ceilings?

rocca balestier looks so typical balestier / hotel 81-ish...

mandale heights *stifles giggle* and de paradiso both look ok but really neeed better names!

What is so funny about Mandale Height?

I think it looks something like Moulmein Rise ,you know ,the Modern look? :cool:

The Rocca looks wierd.

the name... so *manly*

Rocca sounds like a brand of chocolate.:D

Reminds me of Ferrero Rocher.:D

the name... so *manly*
You are odd.

They shd call it Womandale Height then?

rocca makes me think of j.lo.. haha

no lar i was just thinking mandale sounds so manly... not adverse to the idea but its just amusing!

How 'boout 'Mandai'?:D

haha i prnounce as maaaarn-dai not man-dai so i never thought of it that way...

rocca makes me think of j.lo.. haha

no lar i was just thinking mandale sounds so manly... not adverse to the idea but its just amusing!
I pity those who have names like Mandy.....

The Rocca Balestier seems to be freaking tall for a 17 floor building? I could see it rising like a monster from the CTE!

Maybe..I was quite excited when I saw the construction then when I went to the signboard I was disappointed -_-

Interesting comments about the names. Mandale Heights must be inspired by the Burmese name of Mandaly. Notice that in the description of de paradiso they made no mention of Balestier - like as if it would cheapen the image.

I really hope Rocca turns out alright. It looks cheap and the colour is tacky from the rendering. :borg:

Rocca looks like a cheapo project.:(

I hope the mall will be decent.

Condos with malls only are not very common.

rocco IS a cheapo project :/ the mall cannot be ok - no mall in balestier can be ok, not for another at least 20 years in my guesstimation. it simply is too seedy... look at the cheap hotels and durian sellers and light shops... at least got nice chicken rice.. hrm actually there's one nice condo u/c in balestier... maybe 10 years would do :)

Condos with malls only are not very common.
What you mean by "with malls only?" Then what else is missing there?

I mean ,most complexes are condo + mall + office ,or office + mall ,or office + condo.

Condo + mall complexes are not common.;)


Heir ,there's a shopping mall called Shaw Plaza in Balestier.This is a condo + office + mall + cinema.;)

yeah i know... not nice either..

At least it changed the area's 'reputation' of being a shophouse district.:)

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm being famous for shophouses isn't bad, but it's the seediness that's killing...

seediness?

Huh?

definitions of seedy

Having many seeds.

Resembling seeds or a seed.

Worn and shabby; unkempt: “He was soiled and seedy and fragrant with gin” (Mark Twain).

Tired or sick; unwell.

Somewhat disreputable; squalid: a seedy hotel in a run-down neighborhood

Most of the shophouses had been restored ,although some still remain worn-down what.

it's not the state of the shophouses, but rather the people... and the businesses...

Oh ,I see...

aiyah..give this road a few years its image will shape up.

The area at Novena MRT used to be depressing and boring with a cemetery, now its vibrant with more malls and businesses. These new highrise housing will hopefully change the population profile at balestier Rd.

it's kind of um a dilemma.. if it becomes another novena it will be pretty and all but it loses its um.. feel... it's pretty hard to imagine prostitution and hilton.. or perhaps durian stalls might one day become old-chic like yakun's kaya toast..

Geylang worse reputation than Balestier ,what!

At Balestier ,you can see the beautiful architecture and not bad what.;)

Most shophouses at Geylang are Modern and Art Deco styles.And it is notorius as a place of brothels ,crime and the low-life.

De Paradiso apartments to be relaunched at S$598 psf

23 June 2004

SINGAPORE : Developer BS Capital Group is relaunching its freehold De Paradiso apartments this weekend.

The remaining 24 units of the 54-unit development in the Novena area will be sold at an average of S$598 per square foot.

That is down from the average S$650 per square foot at which the initial units were sold in March 2002.

Up to January this year, the developer had endeavoured to maintain its pricing.

The development is expected to receive its temporary occupation permit next month.

BS Capital is the holding company for a consortium headed by listed electronics waste recycling firm Citiraya Industries chief executive Raymond Ng. - CNA

de Paradiso

28 June 2004

http://img43.photobucket.com/albums/v133/RafflesCity/dep.jpg

http://img43.photobucket.com/albums/v133/RafflesCity/dep2.jpg

looks oddly in between glassier buildings and pebble bay-style types

what do u mean by pebble-bay style?

btw I like the effect of the balconies in the first pic although it may be cramped

you know the pebble bay condominiums?

http://www.rsp.com.sg/image/residential/pebbebay/PB-3s.jpg


that development as well as quite a few others along tanjong rhu... spanish resort-ish is it?

de paradiso seems to have a bit of that but with cool colours like lincoln modern or bishan point or something...

dont look similar to me and de paradiso isnt in such a nice location.

fortunately the balconies in the 1st pic face away from the busy and noisy Balestier Rd :cheers:

hrm.. it's basically the mediterranean resort feel you get with those roofs... to me at least

they face cte is it? haha still busy but at least nicer...

no no..they face a sleepy area with terrace houses..so more privacy I guess :cool:

Scenic Heights

19 floors
should be completed by end of 2004

http://mywebpage.netscape.com/ssc1819/scenic.jpg

28 June 2004

http://mywebpage.netscape.com/ssc1819/scenic2.jpg

eeeh the rendering looks terrible.. like banana tree ...

Rocca Balestier

9 July 2004

still looks the same

http://mywebpage.netscape.com/ssc1819/rocca9.jpg

Freehold De Paradiso Relaunched This Weekend

23 June 2004

De Paradiso Development Pte Ltd, a member of BS Capital Group, will be launching its remaining 24 units in De Paradiso, a freehold 20-storey apartment development off Mandalay Road, at an average price of $598 psf this weekend.

More than 50% of the units were snapped up during the first launch of De Paradiso in March 2002. Shortly thereafter, the showflat was closed due to the progress of construction.

“The relaunch pricing is competitive compared to the recent transactions in neighbouring developments like Ansley, Mandale Heights and Pinnacle 18 which are transacted between $645 to $726 psf this year,” said Mr. Joseph Tan, Director, Residential Project Marketing, CB Richard Ellis.

Nestled in the private residential estates of Novena, De Paradiso is conveniently located near modern amenities such as shopping malls, cinemas, supermarkets and schools (Shaw Plaza, Novena Square, Anglo-Chinese Primary School). The Novena MRT Station is also within walking distance. Accessibility to various parts of Singapore is easy via the CTE, PIE and Orchard Road is just but a few minutes away.

Comprising two and three-bedroom units as well as penthouses, with sizes ranging from 904 – 2108 sq ft, the development also boasts spectacular views of Orchard Road and the CDB skyline from the upper floors.

The Temporary Occupation Permit for De Paradiso is expected next month.

CB Richard Ellis is the sole marketing agent for De Paradiso.

The showflats at No. 20, Martaban Road will be open to the public between 10.00am and 6.00pm daily. The showflat will open till 8pm this weekend to allow interested buyers to enjoy the spectacular night views of the city from the high floor units.

Mandale Heights

3 August 2004

Almost completed except the base.

http://mywebpage.netscape.com/ssc1819/mand.jpg

http://mywebpage.netscape.com/ssc1819/mand2.jpg

http://mywebpage.netscape.com/ssc1819/mand3.jpg

http://mywebpage.netscape.com/ssc1819/mand4.jpg

Wow!

Looks nice! :cool:

Yup..love the glass. It looked so disgusting when it was all wrapped up in dark green.

Rocca Balestier

3 August 2004

http://mywebpage.netscape.com/ssc1819/rocca03.jpg

29 August 2004

Rocca Balestier (left), Scenic Heights (right)

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/103rocca298.jpg

24 Sep 2004

Rocca Balestier

http://img70.exs.cx/img70/3329/rocca249.jpg

Scenic Heights

http://img85.exs.cx/img85/5371/scenic249.jpg

The temple is a stark contrast of the old & new.

Balestier is FULL of temples you can even smell it!

Rocca Balestier

19 November 2004

http://img35.exs.cx/img35/2866/rocca1911.jpg

rocca balestier will perpetuate balestier's image as a cheesy and tacky place.

Yet another condo with a pathetic name...

lol i knew everyone finds the name tacky

@heirloom, tacky perhaps, but its adding a huge splash of colour to the street scene there

perhaps I should take more pics of Balestier Rd..it fascinates me in a strange way

yeah isnt tackiness the 'character' people want to preserve in balestier?

Its actually a historic area with some lovely shophouses...they just need to get rid of those old ugly factories nearby and do some streetwork...

close-up of de Paradiso
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v427/rotpics03/dparadiso.jpg

Mandale Heights
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v427/rotpics03/mheights.jpg

Rocca had been completed.

de Paradiso

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v133/RafflesCity/dparadiso.jpg

What's with the red thingys? :?

i think it might mean units that are sold or available..i didnt ask

the swimming pool is facing Balestier Rd

the other side is facing paradise

Paradise? :lol:
Paradiso? ;) :D

no wonder its called Paradiso...we shall see :D ;)

Rocca Balestier
http://img36.exs.cx/img36/3425/rocca01027dd.jpg

Scenic Heights
http://img158.exs.cx/img158/5969/scenic01021sl.jpg

Rocca Balestier looks cheeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaapp...:):D:lol: