This news is kinda old.. It was reported on the 8th last month but I don't think anyone posted it here.

News source: http://www.ir.capitaland.com/ReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=117982

CapitaLand plans 43-storey condominium for Jellicoe site

CapitaLand has been awarded the Jellicoe site by the Urban Redevelopment Authority. The company plans to build a 43-storey condominium with approximately 500 homes on the site, including 16 art-deco conserved shophouses. The high-rise development will enjoy views of the Kallang Basin and the surrounding city.

CapitaLand President and CEO Mr Liew Mun Leong said: "The Jellicoe site will augment CapitaLand's current residential portfolio profile of mainly prime, freehold sites. Singapore is an important market for us, and we will continue to selectively acquire well-located sites. We are confident that Singapore's economy will recover in 2004, and the residential property market would have stabilised by then."

CapitaLand Residential Deputy CEO of Singapore Operations, Ms Patricia Chia, added: "We plan to build a high-rise condominium on this centrally located site. It will be a distinctive development with views of the Kallang waterfront and the surrounding city. The 16 art-deco conservation shophouses will lend a touch of character. We plan to have the development launch-ready by end 2004."

The 99-year leasehold Jellicoe site is centrally and conveniently located just minutes away from the city, and is near the Lavender MRT station. The 14,595 square metre site has a plot ratio of 4.2 and potential gross floor area of 61,300 square metres.

Dun't worry. Even if I have not posted it here yet, it is already in s.com! :D I am always on the lookout for anything taller then 30 floors! ;)

art-deco shophouses?

YAY!

Kallang needs a refurbishment IMO.

Here's more info about the site:

http://www.ura.gov.sg/sales/jellico04sep03/images/locmap.jpg

Strategically located at the junction of Lavender Street and Kallang Road, this 1.46 ha site
allows residents easy access to the Orchard Road shopping belt, Marina Centre area and the Central Business District via major transportation linkages like Victoria Street, the Central Expressway and the Nicoll Highway.
offers the developer a rare opportunity to integrate a row of unique Art Deco shophouses within his development.
is just next to the Lavender MRT station.
is near to the Geylang area where an abundance of culinary delights awaits.
is close to educational institutions such as Hong Wen School, an established primary school.
is a short drive away from the National Stadium and Kallang River area; the ideal destinations for sports and recreational activities.

http://www.ura.gov.sg/sales/jellico04sep03/images/aerial.jpg

There has been some mention that this site will be launched later this year...we shall see :D

The Jellicoe site has been empty for over a year now.

I forgot to mention this, but the Jellicoe site has had a rathe nice boarding for months now. It has several spectacular panoramas of the skylines on it! :D

Construction had started at Jellicoe!!! :banana: :D

It has?! Tell me what you saw! :eek:

Heres an article

CapitaLand plans to launch over 800 homes this year

30 July 2004

By KALPANA RASHIWALA


AFTER keeping a low profile on the residential launch front in Singapore for the first seven months of this year, CapitaLand yesterday said it will launch for sale a total of 800 to 1,000 homes in four projects over the next five months.

They will include Varsity Park, a 530-unit condo on its Clementi warehouse complex site near the National University of Singapore. CapitaLand intends to start selling it in the next two months. Analysts estimate the group will reap a pre-tax profit of about $50 million from the five-storey, 99-year leasehold condo to be booked progressively during the course of developing the project in the next few years.

Earlier this year, CapitaLand obtained approval to convert the 567,000 sq ft site from industrial to residential use.

Sources told BT that CapitaLand plans to price the project attractively, at $450-$480 psf on average, to move the units. Although this is lower than the $500-$520 psf that some property consultants estimated that a 99-year condo in the area could fetch today, analysts say more attractive pricing would probably be necessary considering not only the huge number of units but also the fact that units seem to be pretty large, which would increase the absolute price per unit.

CapitaLand said yesterday that a typical three-bedroom apartment at Varsity Park is about 1,300 sq ft, excluding balconies and terraces. This compares with an average size of 1,250 sq ft for a three-bedder in most condo developments these days, say agents.

UOB Kay Hian Research analyst Tricia Song estimated the project's breakeven cost at $400 psf. Assuming CapitaLand achieves an average price of $465 psf for the project, its pre-tax profit from the project would be slightly over $50 million, she added.

CapitaLand yesterday also reiterated its intention to launch this year a 99-year condo at Jellicoe Road with about 600 units; a freehold condo at Martin Road with about 600 units; and Tanglin Residences, a freehold boutique development in the Nassim area with 43 units. The Martin Road project will be built on the Trademart site and is a joint venture with Hwa Hong Corporation.

Oh, some cranes and a huge metal girder frame in front of the godown and hoarding.:)

It seems like capitaland fears that folks will forget about its jellicoe site or something? :D

With all the exciting other condos coming up and being marketed aggressively, even I might forget about this but for the fact its 43 floors :eek:

I was at Jellicoe Rd recently and the construction has not started. The area is fenced up but inside is a field and an old building. Also the project isnt launched yet but some newspaper reports say it will be launched by years end...

i went looking today and saw the showflat nearly ready. called up and found out that it will be launched either this month or next. can't wait :D

you're back in Singapore?

wheres the showflat?!?!?!

got any images of the building????

got a picture of the showflat, yes i'm back in singapore. will post later :)

how about a rendition of the building?

the site needs to start digging..it was just a grass field last time I saw...

no rendition :(


http://files.photojerk.com/sybarite/IMGP6029.JPG



showflat

http://files.photojerk.com/sybarite/IMGP6030.JPG




one of the views from this apartment

http://files.photojerk.com/sybarite/IMGP6031.JPG

What would the shophouses be used for in the project?

hrm... i dont think they'll be part of the project.. not sure though. if they are, clubhouse perhaps?

hope they dont demolish those old flats...

I dont think that view is entirely accurate though...

cant wait for renderings! :banana:

What old flats? :?

I mean shophouses

They're conserved:

JELLICOE ROAD CONSERVATION AREA

Located along Jellicoe Road, the area was given conservation status on 21 February 2000. It contains a unique row of 16 two-storey Art Deco style shophouses with individual gable roofs and protruding balconies. The shophouses are anchored by 3-storey corner towers at both ends. They were built in the late 1920s by a Swiss engineer, Hendrich Rudolf Arbenz.

http://www.ura.gov.sg/conservation/images/jellicoe.jpg

I think the new apartment and these shophouses will complement each other well! :carrot:

At least we now have news that it will be launched end of this year, and named "Citylights."

Still wondering about the trademark site thou...

now we know the name...cant wait for news they said launching by end of year

as for the trademark site....thats the next tall one :cool:

Hmm...I passed by the trademark site, and that old thing is still standing, but looking semi destroyed. I really wonder what they are going to do about it!

well based on this article, it seems positive

CapitaLand's Tanglin Residences debuts in Jakarta

11 Nov 04

By VINCE CHONG

AS EXPECTED, CapitaLand has released its prime 43-unit Tanglin Residences, a freehold boutique development in the Nassim area, before the end of the year. However, the project made its debut not in Singapore, but in Jakarta over the past weekend.

Sources said the development was priced at $1,300-$1,350 per square foot, and attracted 'single-digit' sales over the period from Friday. They added, too, that more than 20 potential homebuyers are planning to have a closer inspection of the physical environment in Singapore before committing.

Such preference largely resulted from the recent recessionary years, where real estate buyers and investors have understandably become more cautious. This is a change from the market's peak in the mid-1990s, when buyers would commit themselves based on floor plans and models alone.

Still, Indonesian businessmen form a vital market for high-end projects as few Singaporeans would be interested at those prices.

This is the second time CapitaLand has released a project first in Jakarta, with the first being its Imperial development last year. The 187-unit freehold condo off River Valley Road was then marketed at an average $835 psf.

CapitaLand did not comment on its latest move, nor disclose when Tanglin Residences will launch in Singapore.

The group is also expected to release, before the year ends, a 99-year condo at Jellicoe Road with about 600 units and a freehold condo at Martin Road with about the same number of homes. The Martin Road project will be built on the Trademart site and is a joint venture with Hwa Hong Corporation.

CapitaLand's Jakarta sales also coincided with that of another Singapore real estate giant City Developments Ltd, which marketed its joint venture project with AIG, the Sail@Marina Bay, at the same time in the Indonesian capital. Some 12-14 homes were reportedly sold at an average $900 psf.

Property players believe that the total number of new private homes sold this year will still exceed last year's measly 5,156 - as long as developers bring on the projects but at reasonable prices.

Aye! Didnt notice this article before. Thanks! :D Btw, where did the trademark posts go? Merged into the main construction thread?

yes, I merged them there since no news for so long...but can be taken out anytime...you can find them in the first few posts of the Private Residentials thread

yes, I merged them there since no news for so long...but can be taken out anytime...you can find them in the first few posts of the Private Residentials thread
I see..dunno if they shd be taken out now or not....I got some photos of the site. :D

i guess theres not much harm, just that the thread needs to be sustained at least once every 3 months, for so long there was no news so i thought it was a lost cause ^^

but the demolition is itself progress :lol:

Haha...the thing is there was construction going right beside it too, and I cant seem to find any signboards. It seems to invovle the conservation of some of the old warehouses there. I dont know if they belong to the same development?

Citylights' showflat for viewing on this coming Thursday.

http://www.citylights.com.sg/

They finally have a website! ;)

Capitaland really seems to do better marketing. CDL sucks!

Oh I just looked at the site, and.....WOW!!! :eek: :eek:

http://www.citylights.com.sg/splash-002.jpg

uh actually its not very exciting to me :(

Who cares. I like such designs! :D

Not bad! But abit like HDB.:D

HDB got so much windows one meh? :D

almost as much, but its like hdb probably because of the cheap rendering that makes the glass look really cheap.

HDB wont have sky gardens (well...before Duxton that is) and a non-uniform facade, would it? ;)

I didnt know there were 4 towers?!

looks like a combination of Icon & Duxton

Citylights woos young, trendy

1 Dec 04

YOUNG, trendy city slickers are what CapitaLand is aiming at with the launch of its 600-unit Citylights condominium at Jellicoe Road, next to Lavender MRT station this Saturday, at an average price of $590 per sq ft.

It said yesterday that it is targeting 'young, trendy and well-travelled home buyers who embrace city living'.

The 99-year leasehold development comprises four towers and 10 conserved prewar art-deco shophouses.

For the launch, it is releasing only 168 units of one- to four-bedroom apartments as well as penthouses.

A 560 sq ft one-bedroom apartment is priced from $350,000, while the three penthouses are priced from $1.7 million.

This is CapitaLand's second property launched this year. It launched the 530-unit 99-year leasehold Varsity Park on West Coast Road during the first weekend of last month at $440 psf on average, some two months after the project was first released at the same price.

To date, it has sold 45 per cent of the 448 released units.

CapitaLand may launch two other projects here - the 43-unit freehold Tanglin Residences and a freehold condominium at Martin Road - early next year.

_______________________________________________


CapLand to launch Citylights at week-end



LISTED CapitaLand will launch this week-end its Jellicoe Road condominium, Citylights, at an average price of $590 per sq ft. The 99-year leasehold project, located next to the Lavender MRT station, is targeted at young, trendy and well-travelled homebuyers who appreciate city living.


CapitaLand said yesterday that a total of 168 units of the 600-unit project will be released in the first phase. The 42-storey project standing at about 140 metres will be the tallest residential development in the vicinity. The condominium has four towers with a contemporary facade and a row of pre-war art-deco shophouses that are being conserved as premium heritage townhouses.

Buyers have a choice of various unit types, from a one-bedroom apartment (560 sq ft) priced from $350,000 to three penthouses at $1.7 million each. The penthouses, with four bedrooms each, are about 3,600 sq ft in size. There are also 10 Heritage Townhouses ranging from 3,000 to 3,500 sq ft.

A recreation sky terrace with fitness facilities, jacuzzi, reading and yoga corners straddles three of the four towers. The project also offers a full range of recreational facilities, from swimming pool, tennis courts, to a clubhouse and gymnasium. It is slated for completion in 2008.

Citylights will be cool ,i want a apartment like that:) :)

the question is..how to get the money? :cool:

Went to see it today. Really dont think its for the young and trendy embracing city living.

The crowd was a bit of a turn off with lots of permed hair thick goldnecklace guys, Jln Besar crowd types.

Your neighbour would likely to have a big living room altar, leave their front door open while playing mahjong and smoking....


And the scale model is hideous. And the views depicted are quite imprecise.
Also, no proper brochures, just a cheap flyer .

Enjoy trendy city living!

:rofl:!!

Now why in the world would they be attracted to such a development??

Anyway, you can scan and show us the flyer? ;)

Went to see it today. Really dont think its for the young and trendy embracing city living.

The crowd was a bit of a turn off with lots of permed hair thick goldnecklace guys, Jln Besar crowd types.



At what time did you go? Usually showflat closes at 6pm. The "Young and Trendy" are probably still working their ass off to pay for the "desirable lifestyle" rather than visiting the showflat at that time. Anyway, they wouldn't know the showflats are open too, since the papers mentioned that it's launched this weekend..... ;)

The signboard is up
http://img37.exs.cx/img37/2508/07-citylights.jpg

View of site and showroom
http://img8.exs.cx/img8/5613/74-citylights2.jpg

This site configuration is quite different...

one block on the smaller green field and 3 blocks on the bigger green field...

wonder what they will do to the shophouses? Sell/Rent as homes/commerical shops?

I think you can stay in them :yes:

from the article:

Buyers have a choice of various unit types, from a one-bedroom apartment (560 sq ft) priced from $350,000 to three penthouses at $1.7 million each. The penthouses, with four bedrooms each, are about 3,600 sq ft in size. There are also 10 Heritage Townhouses ranging from 3,000 to 3,500 sq ft.

Its good they are keeping the old buildings :cool:

went to the showroom yesterday too... Its launching this weekend but with agent's invitation, we can get to have a look at the showroom since monday.
Yesterday first time they open for booking. At around 5pm, 25units of 100+ released are sold..

Personally, i love the place, and nearly got 1 unit.. too bad the timing is ta major deterrant.. For those young execs, do really consider getting a unit with your spouse.. sure beats hdb anytime, and settle for a smaller unit, at the same price of an old, bigger hdb, without anemities and convenience of lavender MRT right at your doorstep.. its a 15 minute walk to bugis by the way.. :cheers:

whats the showflat like? what flooring / kitchen / walls do they offer?

@heirloom..

wow.. wat a strange question to ask.. :omg:
those never really bothered me that much.. of cos things like wat's included and wats not i do take note.. my other half normally take notes of the finishings. ermm.. if it help, the smaller studio, 1+1 etc, will not have town gas supplied and will have electric stove. The bigger units will have town gas.

erm.. sori, but the rest hor... :runaway:

The website only has a single picture and nothing else? :?

huh... i'm sure you must have seen the floor right?? can't be just staring at your other half all the time....

is the showroom only open to those invited?

@heirloom

You can visit the showroom now :)

The website only has a single picture and nothing else? :?


so is the brochure they are giving out at the showflat...

huh... i'm sure you must have seen the floor right?? can't be just staring at your other half all the time....

is the showroom only open to those invited?

haha, of cos not! My other half didnt join me yesterday as she's working.. well, didnt paid much attention to the floor, and since we didnt get a choice of flooring, really didnt bother to look. Was a bit distracted by the figures running in my head and trying to zoom into a particular unit for costing calculations etc.. Well, the unit we were most interested in looking at was sold during the time we take a stroll to the 30th storey of a nearby hdb to get an idea of the view and back to the showflat...

furthermore, went to visit another 2 showflats on the same day.. so forget what finishings to what project le... :bash:

Do take the time to have a look at the development, as personally, i prefer it to kerrisdale.. No offence hyacinthus... just my lowly two cents..

Well agents seem good at their trade
Mine told me to hurry!!! 30 units sold in 2 hrs! And he came from the
Sail to pick me up at my work place to see it then went back to The Sail.
Ithink the smaller green plot is meant to house the mega 3 in one block

wow... i want to be a property agent too... can 18 year olds be property agents?

Citylights Sitemap (BTW, they have updated their website. Flash plugins req'd)

http://img7.exs.cx/img7/802/d3-6b-DSCN0001.jpg

3-brs (1421 sqft) -> $800+K. No frills like fridge, washing machine and dryer given. You can choose the floorings. For 3-br, the maintenance fees per month is $260 - $300. :tongue2:

So the shophouses are integrated units?

So the shophouses are integrated units?

Hmm... I don't see any price list for the shophouses... which I think is gonna be converted to townhouses. In the showflat model, they looked like "greenhouses". :)

Your question is "Are the shophouses part of the development"? Answer is Yes.

Erm....the block 82 thingy are the shophouses?

I think so.

http://img69.exs.cx/img69/6094/c4-Untitled-1.jpg

scanned from the brochure

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

5th of February

http://membres.lycos.fr/pengui/ssc/050205_citylights01.jpg
There is equipement now... Erm... 2 caterpillars, that is :-)
Actually, they are working on the shophouses, I think.

u mean those 2 'diggers' on the left?

they dont seem to be facing the shophouses

22 March 2005

http://img137.exs.cx/img137/4170/citylights22031el.jpg

28 April 2005

http://tinypic.com/4rq1qf

I think we don't have a full rendering of the project so far, do we ?
So I photographed this from the newspaper ;-)

http://membres.lycos.fr/pengui/ssc/050430_citylights.jpg

ah great work! I wanted to scan it in.

It looks very sleek in there...I went to take another look at the model...I say it complements the nearby Lavender flats :cool:

Looks very nice, even a little different in this rendering...stil, Super nice!! :okay:

http://era.erasingapore.com.sg/era_singapore/new_home_development/CityLights/main.jpg

Can see those huge circular steel rod, nowadays seems like all using this method of construction even for such tall buildings. Drill deep and large holes in the groud, put in steel rod ans starts pouring cement.......this is what i see but I am no expert at all.

well the render looks cool:yes: :cool:

the skyscraper to the right looks thinner than the other one to the left or am i wrong? :)

I'm not sure drwho...got to look closely at the floorplan, but one is a stand-alone tower while the other 3 are stuck together..its going to be like a huge wall! :happy:

Pictures taken 11 Jun 2005 from Blk 808 French Road. Only manage to get pictures from 1 side only.
http://www.geocities.com/unixxi/citylights1.jpg
http://www.geocities.com/unixxi/citylights2.jpg
http://www.geocities.com/unixxi/citylights3.jpg

Much work has started since RC's last post... Thanks :)

wow!

Its rising rapidly out of the ground :eek:

I think this project is going to resemble many of those HK apartments..it looks similar

City Square has started on its site too :)

wow thats fast!

City Square project is almost sold out. so, it makes sense to build immediately to collect payment earlier from the buyers ;)

^

that explains why construction still hasnt started on some other projects

City Square Website => http://citysquare.cdl.com.sg/main.html (Flash required)

18 July 2005

http://tinypic.com/96hq2a.jpg

A huge mess......

^^ Construction site is always "a huge mess".

14 Sep 2005

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/6130/dsc00024yt.jpg

The site looks quite orderly to me, now that the building is starting to rise

http://picas.nhb.gov.sg/data/tn_pcd/19980005836-8106-3181-7892/img0098.jpg

http://picas.nhb.gov.sg/data/tn_pcd/19980005836-8106-3181-7892/img0094.jpg

http://picas.nhb.gov.sg/data/tn_pcd/19980005836-8106-3181-7892/img0097.jpg

http://picas.nhb.gov.sg/data/tn_pcd/19980005836-8106-3181-7892/img0099.jpg
Some old pics of the shophouse row.

very interesting...they look so lively in those old pics...a great contrast to the state theyre in now.

8 October 2005
http://img386.imageshack.us/img386/4568/cl3yn.jpg

wow..i can sense that its going to be massive!

A huge 40 storey slab!!! :eek:

5 Nov 2005

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/1434/dscn14999cz.jpg

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/341/dscn15005ik.jpg

thanks for the update...getting excited about its scale...its really quite huge

17th December 2005
http://membres.lycos.fr/pengui/ssc/051217_citylights01.jpg

On a side note, it grew by 4 floors in slightly more than 5 weeks since Hya's update.

I think most capitaland projects grow very fast when comparing with the other developers e.g. CDL and Far East. ;)

I think most capitaland projects grow very fast when comparing with the other developers e.g. CDL and Far East. ;)

Oh thats great.....:D (They got Orchard Turn)

WOW! Thats fast, almost like Burj Dubai.:D

30 January 2006

the 3-tower superblock looks especially massive from the rear:

http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/4798/citylites3001a5mz.jpg

aerial view:

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/4107/citylites30017lv.jpg

I think this staircase on the right will have quite a good skyline view... Something to beat Textile Centre ^ ^

Don't forget the 30-storey Lavender flats and Citylights probably has much tighter security.

Still think Textile Centre offers a much better view.

Somehow that pic looks like a model... :lol:

27 Jan 2006

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/3135/dsc99542za.jpg

11 Feb 2006

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/5900/dscn29626ra.jpg

Huh, it will eat up a big chunk of your view :-(

Hya, I LOVE THAT PIC!!! :eek::cool:

25 Feb 06
http://img78.imageshack.us/img78/8051/clc5rk.jpg

3 March 2006

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/2549/dscn31194vn.jpg

2 Apr 2006

Growing fast - About 5 storeys in one month. I think TOP is probably much earlier than 2008.

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/7277/dscn31853hs.jpg

Soon...it will be as high as the Lavender 30-storey blocks...I can already start to see it from Rochor :yes:

29th April 2006

I think it is now about 20 stories tall, and there is now a bridge linking 3 of the towers together:
http://membres.lycos.fr/pengssc/img/060429_citylights01.jpg

01 May 2006 (Taken with my camera phone) :)

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/BODYholic/City%20Lights/citylights_01may06_01.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/BODYholic/City%20Lights/citylights_01may06_02.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/BODYholic/City%20Lights/citylights_01may06_03.jpg

2 very different angles

thanks for the updates...these towers are really massive...will redefine the area around Lavender

7 May 2006

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/35/330dq.jpg

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/2003/344aq.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v730/jonathantay/r1883094673.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v730/jonathantay/r3012497178.jpg
copyright josiN

nice angle. :)

20 May 2006

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/4286/cl9bi.jpg

The last I heard is that the building right opposite Citylights, the one with commercial outlets on the first few floors and nearer to the sea one, is going for en bloc or redevelopment as well ... wonder how is that getting on ? Any news ?

Thats Eng cheong towers. It has been approved for redevelopment last year, 1st 99 yr lease building to be approved. think they are planning some SoHo units.

Thanks! asciano ... I would be very keen to take a look .... since the view would probably be even better than Citylights ...

Any lobang for investor preview ? Who bought the building ?

I believe its UOL. No news heard but i am sure there's huge poster on the building facing the ICA..........

Yup its UOL. I saw the poster and theyre advertising SOHO units

Great ... with the (many) number of units left in in Citylights ... think UOL will probably take their time ... time is on their side now wor ...

Thanks asciano and RafflesCity ... hope to see the new thread on this when it is ready for launch ... cheers!

Actually, Citilights is selling steadily. None of the mad rush and snappingup of units but the virtue of its site will soon be evident once the building is up

3 June 2006

They look to be around 30-storeys now. Very rapid growth.

http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/66/citylites03069yh.jpg

Wow... so dense and sheer. :eek:

Red & Grey

http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/3271/icon5sp.jpg

23 Jun 2006
Someone from Capitaland or its marketing agent must have been surfing this site.

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h204/hyapic01/DSC_1812.jpg

Back track to 16 Jun 2006...

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h204/hyapic01/DSC_1805.jpg

OMG we took the same fireworks.....(from different locations)....:eek:
http://img362.imageshack.us/img362/7506/dsc00429my.jpg

yes, i noticed. :)

yours is a full view. whereas, i can only see part of the higher fireworks.

Very massive....

what's the occasion?

WOW

what's the occasion?

National Day Parade Rehearsal.

National Day Parade Rehearsal.

You staying near Citylights?

You staying near Citylights?

no, I don't.

Seen from ECP

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h204/hyapic01/DSC_2048.jpg

They really add urban mass to the eastern edge of the CBD.

Lavender will be well defined especially when viewed coming in from Geylang/Kallang

1 Jul 2006

From Bendeemer. :D
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h204/hyapic01/DSC_2166.jpg

^ Interesting angle....:cool:

Thanks. :)

Citylights is growing very tall and stout. Thus, it can be seen from many places e.g. Meritus Mandarin.

Think it's about 33 floors now. Only about 10 floors more to go. TOP end of next year is highly possible given its speed.

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h204/hyapic01/DSC_2137.jpg

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h204/hyapic01/DSC_2181.jpg

ooh..stunning colors!

I like the 2nd last one

Amazing 1st pic!!! :eek:

8th July

In the skyline...
http://ssc.singapenguin.net/06/060708_skyline07.jpg

took the balloon eh? ;-)

sigh...theyre now taller than the Lavender ones

8th July

In the skyline...
http://ssc.singapenguin.net/06/060708_skyline07.jpg

Looks like Citylights would be the tallest group of 4 skyscrapers east of the CBD fringe. Quite impressive.

I think Citylights' TOP is going to be about 1 year's time? They are like building 6 floors in 1 month.

The original TOP of 31 December 2008 seems over-estimated.

Looks like Citylights would be the tallest group of 4 skyscrapers east of the CBD fringe. Quite impressive and jaw-dropping.

The TOP indicated by developer will always have a 12-18 months buffer.

So expect them to finish by Q3-Q4 2007. If they put Q4 2007, by Q2 next year ... everyone will start calling them and ask them when finished ... they will waste lotsa of time entertaining you ...

Of course other factors affect the speed, for example how well the project is selling ... do they want to report the profits for this financial year etc etc ...

If all factors are positive ... a project like Citylights ... can cheong finish within 24-30 months ... I think ... those normal ... 1 block apt can cheong finish within 12-18 months ... if the developer already 100% sold and waiting to collect money ... of course ... sometimes within company got politics and income expectation ... they may want to profits to be booked in the following year or wat ... so do slightly slower lor ... same la ... if your bonus already reach cap liao ... then better defer some merits for next year evaluation right ?

But the impact on buyers is that ... if you are on deferred payment scheme ... then better watch the progress properly ... and chooop a loan at the correct time ... else ... u will scramble when u suddenly receive their gentle notice that TOP will be within 1 month ... or something like that ...

Wish you all everything soooon soooon ...


Accountants rule ! Haha!

This project can add more density to that area. Its design is also nice.

It seems funny that they give a far end 2008 TOP date yet build them up so fast.

Contrast this with the Urban Entertainment Hub in Bugis due in later 2007 and the Kallang Leisure Park due in early 2007 (a few more months to go). These dates coming soon yet nothing much seems to have been done at their empty sites.

15 July 2006

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j67/RCSSC/citylights1507.jpg

From kallang flats...:D
http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/782/dsc0058gi4.jpg

!!!

Amzing!!!

Very dominating!

Now building the larger (combined) units on the last 6 floors.

http://img67.imageshack.us/img67/9607/cimg1645ju0.jpg

http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/7469/cimg1669io6.jpg

So big it's scary...

Nice photographs, they really look impressive from this angle !
Still 6 more floors is like 20m, and they are damn big already ^ ^

I went up to the 14th floor ......

Views of the Indoor Stadium, Tanjong Rhu and the soon-to-be-demolished Eng Cheong Tower in a front-facing unit:

http://img435.imageshack.us/img435/8119/cimg1479rc6.jpg

The view from this particular tower is partially blocked at the front by the stand-alone tower of 3 bedroom units:

http://img392.imageshack.us/img392/9132/cimg1477pc4.jpg

On a cloudy day I can still see Meritus Mandarin Hotel in the distance from a rear-facing unit:

http://img471.imageshack.us/img471/9321/cimg1487ce3.jpg

From the rear of Citylights, Kerrisdale's towering like a "support" wall. Jalan Besar Stadium's football pitch looks near enough to see action on the field:

http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/2050/cimg1484qr2.jpg

Exclusive views! :eek:

The Kallang waterfront looks quite beautiful with the greenery from above...in future it should get nicer too

nice view of the Novena skyline from the last pic :)

Yeah...agree with RC...Exclusive is the word! Great update, Maverick713!

Very nice ... Maverick ... you certainly got good lobangs .. well done!

Very nice ... Maverick ... you certainly got good lobangs .. well done!

Thanks. Actually I got no lobang as the 14th floor airconditioned viewing deck is open to the public or specifically, potential buyers. Anybody could have gone up there when escorted by the staff.

I own a unit there so the agent brought me up to the viewing decks to take pictures of the scenery. Too bad the viewing decks were created in a couple of units with not so good facing (cos partially blocked by a wall and another tower in front). Hopefully mine would have a better view of the Kallang Basin and parts of the city.

I see...the viewing deck is at 14th floor, hmmm...thought it was at 40th floor...maybe I heard wrongly from the agent.

And I hope the greens will be there to stay...it looks pretty nice even at 14th floor actually.

I see...the viewing deck is at 14th floor, hmmm...thought it was at 40th floor...maybe I heard wrongly from the agent.

The 14th floor enclosed viewing deck is only a temporary one while the project is being constructed. The 40th floors do not exist yet.... currently they are up to the 36th floor only.

When completed, the viewing decks or sky terraces would be at the 24th floor of the 3 joined blocks and the 23rd floor of the standalone block.

^^

24th floor would make it roughly the same height or higher than the HDB block seen in the last pic...the view would be superb!

OH! wow! they look massive indeed!!

^^

24th floor would make it roughly the same height or higher than the HDB block seen in the last pic...the view would be superb!
Yep. Their sky decks should be a good for seeing the NDP fireworks.

From across the green fields at Kallang Ave, the "wall" blocks of Citylights appear so skinny and tall:

http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/4355/cimg1687qy6.jpg

http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/1900/cimg1690reducedxz8.jpg

Thats an awesome new angle...its really looks surprisingly flat!

I am not sure but this project seems to to built up extraordinary fast (another one would be the construction across AMK MRT). Did they actually conserve a row of old 2 story building for some purposes in this project?

Yes. URA imposed a condition on the developer that they had to conserve the 2-storey rowhouses.

They can be seen in this pic:

http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/7469/cimg1669io6.jpg

WOW!!!

I am not sure but this project seems to to built up extraordinary fast (another one would be the construction across AMK MRT). Did they actually conserve a row of old 2 story building for some purposes in this project?
The 2 storey conservation shophouses are to be restored as town houses with private carparks in the basement. They are huge at > 3,500 sq ft per unit and would be sold at about $2 million each.

The builders are indeed working extraordinary fast. From photos taken on 29/8/2005, this block was only at first floor but they have managed to build so quickly in 11 short months until this block is up to the 37th floor as of today.... with only 4 to 5 more floors to go.

Here is a photo taken 2 months ago when they were up to the 31st floor (shot by the developer, not me). Those units on higher floors should be able to enjoy a superb view of Kallang Basin and the blue sea:

http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/6273/blk208020northwest20elevationna6.jpg

Didn't notice Citylights when I took this picture since it is not light up.....but it does seem imposing even if it's at the corner of the picture...:eek:
http://img345.imageshack.us/img345/3141/dsc0135gy9.jpg

:runaway:

OMG!!!! what a great shot!!! this project has tremendously an impact to the skyline.

Didn't notice Citylights when I took this picture since it is not light up.....but it does seem imposing even if it's at the corner of the picture...:eek:
http://img345.imageshack.us/img345/3141/dsc0135gy9.jpg

It certainly has a nice view of the bay. Hope it remains unblocked.

Maverick : Eerrmm ... sad to say ... the Southbank will be somewhere betw Citylights and the bay ...

Maverick : Eerrmm ... sad to say ... the Southbank will be somewhere betw Citylights and the bay ...
Southbank is not the biggest threat to their views of the bay. I have visited Eng Chong Tower's rooftop (site of the future Southbank) during the launch and saw that they are somewhere between Citylights and the Beach Road HDB flats, not the Kallang Basin. It would also be thinner than the present Eng Chong Tower because most units would be facing East-West so the blockage would look even smaller from the 20 floor onwards.

The biggest threat to the view would be the reserve site of the old Kallang Gas Work. That lies directly in front of the Kallang Basin view:-

http://img435.imageshack.us/img435/8119/cimg1479rc6.jpg

You can see Eng Chong Tower to the right.

The site is amazingly massive!!!

And also the cladding is coming up. Must take pics. heheh

How it compares with buildings near it (9/8/06)
http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/9051/dsc0143fw4.jpg

Golden Mile repainted, Eng Cheong demolishing, Citylights rising. :banana:

Golden Mile repainted, Eng Cheong demolishing, Citylights rising. :banana:

The standalone block is nearing the topmost level now. Structural work is now on the 41st floor (the max for this block) and the bottom levels are having the windows filling up.

yes it looks near full height now, and is very visible from Balestier Rd after the Whampoa flyover...

2 Sep 2006

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j67/RCSSC/citylights0209.jpg

It is also visible from places like Geylang Serai when looking down the whole length of Geylang Road.

Great heights:
http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/1754/cimg1776zu3.jpg

Aircons and windows already fitted in the lower floor units and interior walls white-washed:
http://img77.imageshack.us/img77/3180/cimg1774lz0.jpg

How many floors more? It can be seen from many places now.

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h204/hyapic01/DSC_0457.jpg

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h204/hyapic01/DSC_0426.jpg

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h204/hyapic01/DSC_0198.jpg

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h204/hyapic01/DSC_0447.jpg

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h204/hyapic01/DSC_0458.jpg

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h204/hyapic01/DSC_0438.jpg

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h204/hyapic01/DSC_0442.jpg

ever wonder how steps were created?
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h204/hyapic01/DSC_0459.jpg

From the various angles, Citylights looks set to become an interesting photography subject...or maybe its the red...

My fav pic is the 6th one :cool:

From the various angles, Citylights looks set to become an interesting photography subject...or maybe its the red...

My fav pic is the 6th one :cool:

The height of Citylight makes it impossible to ignore (for photography).....:yes:

Definitely...the height is one factor, and also because there is nothing as tall around it :yes:

I'm excited that more 40-storey apartments are on the way in Singapore :happy:

Definitely...the height is one factor, and also because there is nothing as tall around it :yes:

I'm excited that more 40-storey apartments are on the way in Singapore :happy:

They should turn Golden Mile into something as sexy also....:D

Looks like most towers are at the full-height of 41 or 42 floors now except for the middle block. Anyone has shots of the old pre-war shophouses within the project?

Pics of old Lavender shophouses in Citylights....

The old and the new :
http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/5013/cimg1901xr1.jpg

Looks like some of the old kitchens got hacked open to build the carpark block. That poor chimmey was almost chopped down:
http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/661/cimg1902sl7.jpg

Traditional Five-foot way corridors:
http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/9360/cimg1909ay7.jpg

It will be great to look at them once they've been fully restored...

Carpark block???

Carpark block???

I believe it has one basement floor and 4 floors of carpark above ground.... that's the MSCP block yet to be fully built on the site where the 3 cranes are still standing.

It will be great to look at them once they've been fully restored...
Two of the conservation units have been restored..... to prepare for the official launch happening soon. However, not sure why the upper floor windows are all sealed in the restored units as seen below:

http://img486.imageshack.us/img486/8522/cimg1942yj8.jpg

Wonder what Jellicoe Road looked like last time. No memory of it.

Wonder what Jellicoe Road looked like last time. No memory of it.
I also dun remember much of Jellicoe Road but the shophouses can be seen in these old pics from the National Archives:

http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/4494/img0094xs1.jpg

http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/3726/img0098ek8.jpg

http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/1979/img0099jl9.jpg

http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/5002/img0097fa6.jpg

nice to see the old shophouses coming back to life.....hmm...maybe they blocked the windows cos the view at the moment is still under construction

A hazy view of the city from the nearly completed blocks ....

http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/8436/citylightscityviews2ck8.jpg

How's the renovation on the shophouses?

^^

it looks super-tall in that pic! Impressive :eek:

I passed by last saturday night when the haze was at its strongest... It was amazing to see this huge concrete mass with the lighten up top looking like an eerie skull... Too bad I didn't have my camera ^ ^

Wow, very big buildings, can be seen from anywhere. Btw, its much taller than Queens (was at the queenstown 40 storey blocks and if you compare, the hdb's were 2/3 the height of city lights)

I passed by last saturday night when the haze was at its strongest... It was amazing to see this huge concrete mass with the lighten up top looking like an eerie skull... Too bad I didn't have my camera ^ ^

Wait till all the lights are fully turned on when the buildings are about to be completed..... should look like a big christmas tree....kekeke..

I can see Citylights clearly from my window every night. However, on the night with the thickest haze, the whole site disappeared from view..... very eerie.

How's the renovation on the shophouses?

Progressing well, I think. They should be working on the internals of more units and changing the roof tiles now.

Wow, very big buildings, can be seen from anywhere. Btw, its much taller than Queens (was at the queenstown 40 storey blocks and if you compare, the hdb's were 2/3 the height of city lights)

Do you mean Queens or Queenstown HDB flats?

The HDB flats are taller than the Queens condo, which I think is 38-storeys.

I went up the hdbs, and i looked across, and the highest floor of Queens is about 2-3m higher than those of the HDBs, yet queens has no crown, so i guess the watertanks of blk 48 would stretch the building higher.

I said queens cos both are condos, better to compare, hehe.:)

strange...when i was at the top of the HDB block (rubbish chute) and looked at eye level along the balcony edge....the top of the Queens couldnt clear the eye-level...suggesting it was shorter than the HDB

not a precise way of measuring but it feels convincing :happy:

I think Citylights is definitely taller than Queens condo or the HDB flats there. However, it should be shorter than the Icon @ Tanjong Pagar (46 floors vs 42 floors), even though it sure does not look like it cos Icon is surrounded by much taller buildings but Citylights has nothing taller to compare with in the vicinity.

Queens condo is shorter than the 40 storey HDBs.

Only 38 floors and then our tallest condo. Quite pathetic. =P

A hazy view of the city from the nearly completed blocks ....

http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/8436/citylightscityviews2ck8.jpg

Breathtaking view. Also can vaguely see the SouthBank project on the left edge.

27th October

As seen from Kallang at dawn
http://ssc.singapenguin.net/06/061027_citylights01.jpg

http://ssc.singapenguin.net/06/061027_citylights02.jpg

It's funny that I've been taking my first SSC update pics in 3 months merely an hour before RafflesCity sms me about Szehoong's coming ;-)

photo updates are always appreciated :yes:

looks like the roof elements have been constructed

Since the photo updates were taken (I presume taken ard 27 Oct?), the roofline for the sepearate tower block has changed again. Since yesterday, they have placed a huge water tank on the rooftop that is not seen in these pics.

ok but the water tank doesnt spoil the aesthetics right?

New buildings are usually designed such that those rooftop tanks and carparks etc have to be concealed from view

I spotted the hugh plastic or fibre-glass like box on top using my binos yesterday so I assume they must be water tanks?

These "water tanks" should be covered later by a concrete structure and roof, based on the model and renderings I have seen.

New pics taken today....

http://img377.imageshack.us/img377/7575/cimg2022kr8.jpg

http://img377.imageshack.us/img377/9529/cimg2020ec0.jpg

http://img398.imageshack.us/img398/1039/cimg2027if9.jpg

OMG, Whats that last pic?? Don't tell me its citylights? Looks like a HDB

OMG, Whats that last pic?? Don't tell me its citylights? Looks like a HDB

It is part of Citylights.... btw, someone in the Sammyboy Coffeeshop forum also mistaken these to be new HDBs.:lol:

Perhaps the similarities with HDBs would be less obvious later only after they fix the big metal grilles (for the exposed staircase wells) running down the 4blocks and complete the crown features on the tops.

WOW!!! So fast!!!

As seen from the Oasis restaurants at the other side of Kallang bay:

http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/1913/cimg2045smallzq2.jpg

Citylights reflections in the peaceful waters:

http://img400.imageshack.us/img400/5676/cimg2044yz0.jpg

Those 2 pictures are so dramatic! :eek:

Love the blue in the 2nd one

WAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ARGH!!! Always no time to shoot this. Rarely see such a dramatic construction site! :cry:

26 November 2006

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j67/RCSSC/citylights2611.jpg

those topfloor units would enjoy amazing view!

Love the blue in the 2nd one
Another "blue pic" taken from the future Marina reservoir:

http://img92.imageshack.us/img92/3537/cimg2042go7.jpg

Taken on 24 November:

http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/9315/cimg2079qf4.jpg

http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/3682/cimg2078kk3.jpg

Another "blue pic" taken from the future Marina reservoir:

http://img92.imageshack.us/img92/3537/cimg2042go7.jpg[/IMG]

Thats beautiful :yes:

Guess I better drop by ASAP! :runaway:

Looks a little bit bit like Icon hor ... whole piece of concrete splashed across the skyline ...

Redstone ... u better hurry ... when southbank comes along ... it will be different liao ... and if WingTai hurry hurry sell and build ... u will see many concrete stabs sticking out ...

^ For now, they look similar. Let's see the end products when they are completed.

2 Dec 2006

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h204/hyapic01/2.jpg

See how fast Citylights have grown in a year!

1 Nov 2005

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/9691/dsc94413en.jpg

2 Dec 2006

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h204/hyapic01/DSC_3606.jpg

City Square hardly grew in 1 year and is only to level 2 or 3 after working on the foundations for past year. They better move up fast.... I am waiting for the new shopping mall they promised.

Citylights rose really fast as they even work on every Sundays! I supposed using prefab walls and such could have helped to speed things up.

Only one crane left... nevermind... will not go down to shoot. :cry:

Only one crane left... nevermind... will not go down to shoot. :cry:

Should be 3 cranes left. One of which is now lowered at half height unless things have changed since yesterday.

Wait till the area's density rise with 6 x 30-floors towers at City Sq, 1 x 43-floor tower at Southbank and 1 x 30-floor tower at Kg Bugis. There could be a new condo near to Citylights by Allgreen but still not confirmed.

I wanted to take photo of the reflection of the dense construction on the sea (Kallang Basin).

City Square hardly grew in 1 year and is only to level 2 or 3 after working on the foundations for past year.


The difference in speed is also due to the fact that City Square Residences has a huge and deep hole to dig before building the basement carpark and it started much later than Citylights.


Wait till the area's density rise with 6 x 30-floors towers at City Sq, 1 x 43-floor tower at Southbank and 1 x 30-floor tower at Kg Bugis. There could be a new condo near to Citylights by Allgreen but still not confirmed.

Look at the number of exits at Farrer Park station and the number of empty plots around it. I do envisage the area to have at least 6 new residential/commercial developments by 2010 with good returns.

However, once the developers start to factor in the premium in their launching prices, it'll be difficult to find a good bargain (potential for higher returns in % with lower investments compared to other premium areas) in the area. Let's see how it goes. There are still some buyers with psychological stigma of staying near Little India.

It's all in the perception.

^^

you are right...all that vacant land lying around Farrer Park MRT station is waiting for development. Already, 1 plot is on the Reserve List for hotel. I wont be surprised if more will follow.

The completion of City Square Mall may provide the catalyst for more developments

fyi

The Ministry of National Development (MND) today announced:

Reserve List for First Half of 2007

All the other 24 sites remaining on the reserve list of the GLS Programme for the second half of 2006 will be carried over to the first half 2007 reserve list.

The planning parameters for the 24 sites remain the same, except for the sites at Enggor Street and Punggol Point. Based on market feedback that developers prefer smaller parcels, the site at Enggor Street is subdivided into 2 smaller parcels, one yielding about 225 units and the other yielding about 240 units. The site at Punggol Point is released as a smaller site for Food & Beverage development within a larger area planned for recreation facilities. This is also in response to market feedback.

The 7 new sites to be added to the reserve list for the first half of 2007 are as follows: -
a 2 residential sites at West Coast Crescent and Ang Mo Kio Avenue 8;

b 3 hotel sites at Victoria Street/Syed Alwi Road, Victoria Street/Jellicoe Road and New Bridge Road;

c 1 white site at Outram Road/Eu Tong Sen Street; and

d 1 commercial site at Anson Road/Enggor Street.



looks like the area will be changing....

looks like the area will be changing....
About time too. It has been sleepy for a long time despite its proximity to the city.

23 December 2006

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j67/RCSSC/citylights2312.jpg