Bishan Point
(http://www.myhome.com.sg/bishanpoint/index.shtml)

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Developed by GuocoLand Group and/or Hong Leong Group


Modern contemporary architecture & landscape
164 apartments in a 32-storey high block
High atrium lobby
Full condominium facilities
Panoramic views of Singapore Island


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Location

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Construction Status

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The only info i could find on the website :bash:

This condo project topped out in August last year.I can see it very clearly from my flat.

Property Type : Condominium
Street : Sin Ming Walk
District : 20
Postal Code : 575574
Total No of Units : 756
TOP Date : 30/6/2005
Tenure : 99 years w.e.f 22/03/1997

Comprising of 4 Blocks of 20 Storey Apartments (total: 756 units) including a Private clubhouse with a Gymnasuim, Steam baths and Sauna Facilities at:
The junction of Sin Ming Walk and Sin Ming Avenue.

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Name of Housing Development: The Gardens At Bishan
Name of Developer: First Garden Development Pte Ltd
a member of the GuocoLand Group
Tenure of Land: 99 years from 22/03/1997
Expected Date of Vacant Possession: 30 June 2005
Expected Date of Legal Completion: 30 June 2008

Subject to covenants and conditions contained in the State Lease No. 23318, otherwise free from encumbrances on legal completion
Legal Description: Government Resurvey Lot No.: 13942N,
Mukim 18, Singapore
Developer's Licence No.: B1183
Planning Permission No.: P140497-13D6-A021
Building Plan Approval No.: A0831-645-1997-BP01
A0831-645-1997-BP02
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A0831-645-1997-BP06
Building Plan Approval Date: 17 March 1999, 13 July 2000, 4 July 2001, 18 October 2002, 25 February 2002 & 1 October 2002



Feng shui info:


The Gardens of Bishan condominium consists of 4 blocks of 20-storey condominium units.

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The 4 blocks: Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter.
Reminds me of Vivaldi's popular classical baroque music: The Four Seasons. This soothing music is said to bring one's heart beat down to 70 beats per second.


2. Applied Shapes and Form Feng Shui in action


Overall, this condominium project scores highly in Shapes and Form School of Feng Shui. The Gardens at Bishan is a good example of `Applied Shapes and Form Feng Shui in action'.


The 4 condominium blocks are arranged in a U-shaped and it tries to take advantage of water features to provide clear space at the frontage of this condominium.
http://www.myhome.com.sg/gardensbishan/images/topdownviewb.jpg

The frontage of the condominium has several water features such as the Main Pool, Lap Pool, Water fountain and water features and greenery.

3. High Ground behind the development


The high ground behind the development like the tortoise shell, `acts' as a hill to provide `solid backing' for the back of the condominium.


4. Semi-circular Water Feature


In addition, it also has a Traditional semi-circular water feature that radiates outwards of the frontage of the condominium. Please see below:-
http://www.myhome.com.sg/gardensbishan/images/mingtang.jpg

5. Dragon Qi is not trapped


Another interesting feature is the low club house at the centre of the development. This allows `dragon' qi to flow freely from the back of the development towards the front.
http://www.myhome.com.sg/gardensbishan/images/dragonqi.jpg

Re: Gardens at Bishan

Interesting. Is it completed yet or what? What does it look like now?
It sure looks massive. How many buildings does it consist of?

The scaffolding was removed in Nov last year ,and now it is not complete yet.One of the towers still has scaffold on.

It has 4 towers.;)

No construction photos?

I took one during construction.Would upload it if I can find it.

The lighting effect during sunrise on the towers can be quite awesome. :cool:

although the architecture of this project is quite run-of-the-mill, the gardens look quite impressive... conservancy fees must be very high...

although the architecture of this project is quite run-of-the-mill, the gardens look quite impressive... conservancy fees must be very high...
Yeah pricisely...this is going to be one of the most expensive to upkeep..haha!

29 June 2004

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29 June 2004

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signboard

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huh?! built finish already?? so fast??

yah..redstone said it topped out for quite some time but no one's staying in it I think..looks oppressive to me..maybe at night is nicer.

Yeah it does look very much completed to me. Time to update my database! :D

Another >30 floors condo, but this time, it will stand out quite prominently. I saw it standing up high from the Guang Ming San temple just last week.

you go to temple to pray? I thought you were Christian :D

anyway yes I saw a massive temple in that area..quite impressive.

you go to temple to pray? I thought you were Christian :D

anyway yes I saw a massive temple in that area..quite impressive.
No...my grandma was cremated there :cry:

Luckily the building is not too close to the temple....the temple in itself is a major high-rise landmark! :D

I can see it from my school.:D

i think i like this ... opposite high demand school summore..

I just passed by the condo yesterday. Didnt take any pictures coz I was in a bus, but its confirmed that it is fully completed and occupied even. And it was a sight to behold! :)

very nice meh? looks too massive and scary :P

very nice meh? looks too massive and scary :P
Muahahaha..the architecture makes it really stand out. I saw it as I was going down Sin Ming Avenue from the south, and it really loomed up into view in an overwelming way....maybe coz they are so fat and not too tall? :D

Oh, it is occupied now, but only a few units.It had been occupied for almost 5 or 6 months now.

What u mean by a few units?? I looks very well occupied to me. And 5-6 months?? You sure?

Yah, very.Well, not really 'a few units' though, but rather less.Only 2 of the 4 towers' units' lights are on.

does the crown light up at night?

No.:(

There's a small red beacon on the dome which lights up though.Very common o tall towers.

4 Sep 2004

Looks like it has topped out.

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I see it everyday from my school! :)

I can see it from my school.:D

Huh! I can see it plain from my bedroom window! Beat that! :lol: :lol: :lol:

Wow, where you live?

I also can see it from my computer now, out the door, but blocked by 25-storey flat.
Can see the crane and a little bit of the tower...:D

I live at upper thomson, right next to thomson plaza

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Took these about 3 minutes ago...

I can see only very little of the tower, like 2 storeys, a small corner of it.Blocked squarely by two highrises.:(

Haha. Looks like i'll be posting daily updates then. We could make an animation of the thing sprouting up if we took picture everyday and put them together, actually...

hmm..I saw it advertising in today's or yesterdays paper.

Is it completed?

No, its still far from completed. ;)

so slow ah..its been a month since I went there! :D

so its still wrapped up in ugly green nets?

Yes

More pics from the website

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Walked pass them a couple of weeks back after my O'Level oral exam in Peirce. Didn't really notice anything special about it. It just seemed really massive to be... ery imposing...

Why your exam at there?!

I can see it from my house, all 4 towers head-on!

Very imposing!
Sometimes the sun has great effects on it.

I'm taking CLB, remember? So the oral exam wasn't held in school but at peirce, since they have the most CLB students in the area.

can you use the cupola as an observation deck?

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Bishan Point

I wonder when theyll start unwrapping it, could be a new landmark for Bishan!

Actually the plot is suprisingly small!

To think a condo could be built on it! :eek:

I hope there will be more glass when its finished, to contrast with the neighbours :cheers:

small meh? looks quite big for a 1 condo development

It's so near to the HDB flats...

good mah..density and juxtaposition :D

Gardens at Bishan is a very good contrast to Bishan Point and the HDB flats! :D

Gardens at Bishan is a very good contrast to Bishan Point and the HDB flats! :D

:puke:

Why? :?

they look too chunky, like boulders..kinda scary

Looks like something from Europe.

Bishan isn't suitable for them. Orchard area is.

yah i think the location has a lot to do with it

Elaborate? :?

The Gardens at Bishan are really massive and its colors dont seem to look cheerful in Bishan, in fact quite oppressive

maybe if they were built near the Suntec area or East Coast the vastness of those areas will put them in place :cheers:

I still think the high-class Orchard area is more fitting for a condo of such design...

Quite true :yes:

Bishan needs more sleek glass buildings to complement the HDB blocks

AMK needs them more, I think...

And the condo plus office towers proposed in AMK was cancelled! :bash:

uh i think any building that tries to look like some english castle or something should die.

Um, actually there is!


There's one condo at Yio Chu Kang Road called Castle Green, which looks like a Gothic castle!
Very beautiful! :okay:

http://www.tokioproperty.com.sg/fudousan/condominiums_files/Castle%20Green.jpg
And it's HUGE! :eek:
Many towers, not just one!

uh there are many. i would consider the gardens to be one of those trying-to-look-like-castle condominiums. and the four seasons style condominiums should die also.

'Four season style' :?:?:?

those skin coloured condominiums with black curved windows...

those are next to the BLVD arent they?

yes there's a set of them next to blvd

they dont look too bad lar..better than Gardens at Bishan :P

uhm... but there are so many of them.. bishan got at least two...

Stripping of scaffolding had started! :banana:

try to grab a shot :cool:

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From afar, it kinda looks like Int'l Plaza! :D

:eek2:

it looks broad!

its going to be pure white? i hope the glass will stand out like in the rendering

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^Clearer pic, but not what it looks like then...

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Darkness of the storm shown


The weather can produce spectecular effects on the complex. :cool:

yah this one i love a lot, because i go lollerlading in bishan park, can see koi pond, willow tree bending to look at water reflection, then in the distance hor, dakota like apartments flanking central park bishan! (dakota apartment is the new york one lor, very famous). it make bishan park, like, demn sophisticated siah.

hehe! POETRY AH BENG STYLE this one.

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uh i thought it was all glass in the rendering?

yah the rendering looks so different from real-life...its much whiter than expected

Any more pics?!

I might be abe to try...... :D

This project at Sin Ming Road. Walking distance to future Marymount MRT.

Any comments on this project?

Developer is Macly.

It was a market then it became a hawker centre and carpark. The design is not very good, IMHO.

But I didn't know there's a Two coming up.

V Two is freehold while V One is 99 years. The design is more of a SOHO Studio Concept. Am considering buying V Two and I heard it is sold out within 2 hours when it first launched in April.

Any buyers here? Can share your views?

wildebox - what's your objective - invest or stay? any particular reason for your interest in this project? affinity for the location? a die-hard soho lover? what's your acceptable price point in terms of entry psf and the total quantum of interest to you?

V Two is freehold while V One is 99 years. The design is more of a SOHO Studio Concept. Am considering buying V Two and I heard it is sold out within 2 hours when it first launched in April.

Any buyers here? Can share your views?



Visited the place when they sell their shop units. 99 yr LH cheaper by 25% compare to FH shop units. retail units will have same rent value, hence the 99 yr retail units will yield better.

Never come to my mind to buy anything residential units in Sin Min Rd. Shop & retail store can buy. Must be 1st floor.

wildebox - what's your objective - invest or stay? any particular reason for your interest in this project? affinity for the location? a die-hard soho lover? what's your acceptable price point in terms of entry psf and the total quantum of interest to you?

Stay purpose I suppose. It looks like it is quite convenient to get around as a few highway and MRT is just round the corner. Thomson is quite central or no? Selling price now is approx $1200 psf for freehold.

Have you seen the plans. The rooms are very very small.

My friend lives in Gardens at Bishan. Completed in 2003? The building does not resemble the architecture of that era.

No offence bro but what are you doing?

Clocking posts?

It does resemble the old Manhattan Life Insurance Building in NYC.

No offence bro but what are you doing?

Clocking posts?

You referring to me?

Developer: Sim Lian Group Limited

Location: Bishan St 25

Tenure: 99-years

Total Units: 616 units in 2 blocks of 39-storeys

Type: 3 bedrooms (1216 sqft - 2207 sqft), 4 bedrooms (1633 sqft - 1765 sqft), Suites (3057 sqft), Penthouse(2530 sq ft - 3477 sq ft)

PS: am not selling the project. Just sharing only.

Project Name-RAFFLESIA CONDO
Developer-Bishan Peak Pte Ltd(Far East Organization)
Property Type-Condominium
Tenure - 99 Yrs From 18/07/1997
Total Units - 230
Completion Date - Sep-2003
District - 20

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more from :
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project has TOPed. Please post in the correct section. Thanks!

Raffles City, please help to move to the correct section. Thanks!

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>>>> click here to view more details >>>> (http://www.virtualhomes.sg/cloverbythepark)

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I will only buy $500 psf or below.

I compared the plans of both this condo and Park Central @ AMK, and the HDB looks better. Haha.

Notice the two rows of balconies lining the verticals of each tower in the render? Each balcony is shared by 2 units, it is internally divided by a small void, whcih is quite useless in terms of privacy.

There is a dedicated clover owners forum at freeforums.org.

The views there are real and sincere.

Clover is a good project, although I am not an owner (seriously thinking to buy), I think it has great potential at current (750psf) price.

A property will be "valued" if it has the following:
(1) Demand - Clover is near good schools like Cat High, RI, Aitong. Demand will always be there.
(2) Utility - Near HDB (some say low class), but actually it is very convenient, Prime supermart, 24-hr kopitiam etc
(3) Scarcity - Where can one find a condo near such a big park like Bishan Park, with river makeover, next time even better !
(4) Transferability - No doubt, all condos have this feature, even 99-year leasehold like Clover, it is not about the lease, but the location. Mind you no condo is more than 40 years... and 99-year can actually last 3 generations (as most people purchase when they are about 40 years old)!

The only negative in my opinion is that it is not exactly near MRT, takes 12 minutes to walk.

This is definitely good news for CLOVER's.

Bishan Park undergoes S$76m facelift
By Ong Dai Lin, TODAY | Posted: 02 October 2009 1228 hrs

Singapore - One of Singapore's most popular parks is about to blossom - with a river promenade, cafes, themed playgrounds and diverse wildlife to give it vibrancy.

This will be the new face of Bishan Park after the 35-metre wide canal beside it is transformed into a river that meanders through the park - the first time a canal will be naturalised and integrated into a park in Singapore.

When completed in 2011, it will also be linked to the Kallang River.

To give the 3km man-made waterway the natural feel of a river, soil bio-engineering techniques - the use of plant materials and traditional engineering methods - will be employed for the first time in Singapore. There will be greenery and rocks along the river walls to prevent soil erosion and to beautify its banks. The greenery will also provide a natural habitat for wildlife.

This revamp is being commissioned under the Public Utilities Board's (PUB) Active, Beautiful, and Clean Waters (ABC Waters) Programme, after a 60m stretch of Bishan Park was converted into a river waterway as a test bed for the project last December. One of the biggest challenges, said PUB's 3P network director Yap Kheng Guan, was to decide which plants to use, as these need to survive river water currents.

The $76-million project is undertaken in conjunction with the redevelopment of the 20-year-old park by the National Parks Board. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will launch the project tomorrow.

PUB is also working on eight other projects under its ABC Waters Programme. These include the building of a floating island in Sengkang to link residents from one bank of Sungei Punggol to the other via a floating bridge.

this devt is building very quickly. wonder if there is a rush for so many developers to finish and TOP.

V Two is freehold while V One is 99 years. The design is more of a SOHO Studio Concept. Am considering buying V Two and I heard it is sold out within 2 hours when it first launched in April.

Any buyers here? Can share your views?

Dear Wildebox,

I have a unit for sale, do let me know if you are keen.

Thanks

Calvin
www.singaporepremierproperties.com

For the street facing units in Clover by the Park, is it true that all they will see will be buildings nomatter how high up the level? I've checked an it seems that the Clover by the Park and Natura Loft are both about the same at 39/40 levels. However, the other HDB towers in the area are 30 levels and lower, plus their ceiling heights are lower than Clover by the Park.

In the Philippines, it looks like the Azure Urban Resort Residences

For the street facing units in Clover by the Park, is it true that all they will see will be buildings nomatter how high up the level? I've checked an it seems that the Clover by the Park and Natura Loft are both about the same at 39/40 levels. However, the other HDB towers in the area are 30 levels and lower, plus their ceiling heights are lower than Clover by the Park.

It's likely cos Clover is on a lower ground...in terms of view Natura Loft shld be much better. For Clover shld get the park facing - safer if u want unblock view

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The junction is so crowded and noisy when I was there. Just look at what happened to Thomson V One (looks very worn). Not sure if even worth 1200psf in today's market.

Oh the walk to Marymount cutting thru Shunfu is approx 8 mins at brisk pace.