The 112,862 sq ft freehold site is strategically located at the junction of River Valley Road and Kim Seng Road. The residential site is just off the fringe, about 1 kilometer, from Orchard Road and Grange Road and about 2 to 3 kilometers to the Central Business District of Singapore. The redevelopment will yield more than 200 condominium units. Opposite is Great World City and adjacent to the redevelopment is River Valley Primary School. Public transportation is easily accessible along River Valley Road and the nearest MRT Station at Orchard is within 1 kilometre.

http://pachome1.pacific.net.sg/~mippy/cosmo.jpg

The site (at the end of the field):
http://tinypic.com/ea33gx.jpg

the building wrapped in green is Leonie Hill Residences, under construction.

Eh?! :eek2:

Looks like it's on stilts!!!!!!! :cool:

36 storeys again?!?! :bash: :bleep:

its on the site of the former Times House

to be launched in 2005 i think :cool:

River Valley Primary School has moved to somewhere next to Pacific Mansions. Wondering if the government will sell that piece of prime land (former school site next to Yong An Park) for condo development too??

Just checked the Master Plan... it's true... :cry:

Oh shit, look at the base...CitiGroup Tower!!

it looks quite nice.. who's the architect?

i dont think the base is very much like citigroup tower, and aren't such bases rather common?

River Valley Primary School has moved to somewhere next to Pacific Mansions. Wondering if the government will sell that piece of prime land (former school site next to Yong An Park) for condo development too??

Just checked the Master Plan... it's true... :cry:

Not sure where Pacific Mansions is but I saw that the new RVPS is quite nearby. I see a lot of highrise condo development in that area :banana:

@heirloom

Architects 61

Well, at least we know what holds up the building.:D Quite nice actually.

19 January 2005

A big pic of the signboard:
http://ssc.singapenguin.net/05/050119_cosmopolitan01.jpg

Another signboard:
http://ssc.singapenguin.net/05/050119_cosmopolitan02.jpg

The first few piles are done.
http://ssc.singapenguin.net/05/050119_cosmopolitan03.jpg

The project is mentioned in the last paragraph

15 Feb 05

Wheelock Prop Q3 profit up four-fold due to condo sale

By JEAN CHUA

WHEELOCK Properties Singapore's third-quarter net earnings surged more than four-fold, helped mainly by profit recognition from its Grange Residences condominium development.

The sale of units in the development in the quarter to Dec 31, 2004, pushed net profit to $37.93 million, against $9.11 million in the previous corresponding quarter. Q3 revenue came in at $91.87 million, up from $7.19 million. For the nine-month period, income rose from $20.18 million to $113.39 million, on revenue of $289.49 million, compared with $22.51 million.

'Increase in investment properties and fixed assets was due to acquisition of the Oakwood Residence Azabujyuban located in Minato-ku, Tokyo, which comprises 83 serviced apartments,' the company said in a release yesterday. It also acquired Scotts Shopping Centre and The Ascott Singapore, the serviced residences above it, for $345 million last year.

On its current year's prospects, Wheelock said the group's properties - Wheelock Place, Oakwood Residence Azabujyuban, The Ascott Serviced Apartments and the retail space at Scotts Shopping Centre - are expected to enjoy high occupancy rates with stable rentals.

It has sold 90 per cent of Grange Residences and expects to sell the rest by the middle of the year.

On development of its other properties - The Sea View, The Cosmopolitan and Ardmore Vue - Wheelock said they will be ready for marketing this year.

Wheelock Prop may make $116m from Cosmopolitan

12 Mar 05

By KALPANA RASHIWALA

WHEELOCK Properties (Singapore) could reap a pretax profit of about $116 million from The Cosmopolitan condo on the former Times House site, based on the average $1,100 per square foot (psf) price at which it is selling the project at a preview that began this week.

http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/mnt/media/image/launched/2005-03-12/cosmo-210505.jpg
High living: More than 50 units from The Cosmopolitan have been released for preview, prices range from $1-2m

The $116 million profit calculated by analysts is a handsome gain considering that it nearly matches the $118.88 million price the listed property group paid for the site in late 2003.

Wheelock Properties, formerly known as Marco Polo Developments, bought the 112,859 sq ft site at the corner of Kim Seng and River Valley roads from Singapore Press Holdings (SPH).

The Cosmopolitan is a 36-storey freehold development with a total of 228 apartments, of which more than 50 selected units located at various floors - but excluding the top floor - have been released for the preview.

Unit prices range from about $1 million to $2 million. The units come in four sizes: two-bedroom units of 1,141 sq ft, three-bedroom apartments of 1,324 and 1,399 sq ft and four-bedders of 1,679 sq ft. All the apartments have balconies. There are no penthouses.

The $1,100 psf average price is after a 10 per cent discount.

The apartments will be housed in two blocks set on colonnades, or a row of columns, resulting in the lowest floor being the eighth storey in one block, and the ninth storey in the other.

Typically, apartments on higher levels command higher prices, and this design scheme - by Architects 61 - should help Wheelock Properties command a higher price. Based on the price that Wheelock Properties paid for the site, once the nerve centre of Singapore's English-language newspapers, analysts estimate Cosmopolitan's break-even cost at $750 psf.

Over at Orange Grove Road, Sime Properties Singapore officially launches today, marking the start of an advertising campaign for Orion. The 27-storey freehold development, which will come up on the site of the Orange Court serviced residences, has 46 apartments priced on average at $1,350 psf.

More than five units have been sold since the preview began a couple of weeks ago, including a 4,400 sq ft penthouse, which was sold to a Permanent Resident couple for nearly $6 million. Orion has two penthouses. The remaining apartments have either three or four bedrooms.

these look quite nice..

10th April

Things are getting serious there... Digging has started !
Completion is due to 31st March 2009 on the new signboard, so maybe the thread title should be updated ?

http://ssc.singapenguin.net/05/050410_cosmopolitan01.jpg

http://ssc.singapenguin.net/05/050410_cosmopolitan02.jpg

Completion is due to 31st March 2009 on the new signboard, so maybe the thread title should be updated ?


done :yes:

Site plan

http://www.wheelockproperties.com.sg/images/map_13.jpg

17 Sep 2005

Starting to rise out of the ground

http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/407/cos17093ci.jpg

i will keep update cos near my house :)

Haha, I took a photo from almost the same angle than you, RC ^ ^
Just after that my camera ran out of battery... :-)

http://ssc.singapenguin.net/05/050918_cosmopolitan01.jpg

Only one of the two towers is rising right now.

I live next to this project(Great World serviced residence) and I found out that the construction progressed quite a bit. I think it's now at 5~6ish floors. I'll try to take a pic whenever possible.

Is it going to be a "super-luxury" condo just like some of Wheelock's other condos? (Grange Residences, Ardmore Park, etc)

^^ I live near too but didn't take the construction pics hahahaha (lazy)

I live next to this project(Great World serviced residence) and I found out that the construction progressed quite a bit. I think it's now at 5~6ish floors. I'll try to take a pic whenever possible.

Is it going to be a "super-luxury" condo just like some of Wheelock's other condos? (Grange Residences, Ardmore Park, etc)

I think so. Wheelock won't have any showflat for this, only private showcase.
I've also seen the construction site recently and it's quite impressive at the moment :-)

I saw the site...they havent started any floors yet, but right now they are constructing those massive 'legs' and they look really huge!

This is quite an exclusive development

I was passing by the construction site, sadly realizing that I didn't take my camera with me. >_<
So I just took picture with my crappy PDA cam... I'll upload better pictures in the future. :P

http://premium1.uploadit.org/joseph0324//cosmo1.png

^^

it looks monstrous already at that stage. Wonder what that huge empty land in front will be used for in future.

Wife of Wheelock MD may buy condo unit

1 Nov 05

MAYBE it's the desirability of the location of The Cosmopolitan - at the crossroads of River Valley and Kim Seng Roads.

Or it could be a vote of confidence for the potential of the high-end, freehold condominium project.

Either way, Tay Lai Yong - otherwise known as Wheelock Properties' managing director and CEO David Lawrence's wife - has obtained the option to purchase a unit of the company's newest project for a cool $2.2 million.

The unit comes with an auspicious number: #33-08.

Going by the $1,220 per-square-foot official launch price, the unit is likely to be a four-bedroom apartment, although Wheelock was not available to confirm this last night.

In a statement to the Singapore Exchange, Wheelock said the option to purchase 'was issued on the basis of the same pricing offered to the public and no special or preferential terms were accorded to the aforesaid purchaser for the purchase of the unit'.

Mr Lawrence had earlier told BT that he is 'not in a hurry to sell' units of The Cosmopolitan and officially launched only 50 out of 228 units around Oct 21.

'Our target is to sell 50 per cent of the development first, then reassess the price, perhaps, raising it by 5 to 8 per cent later,' Mr Lawrence had said.

Before the public launch, Wheelock had already sold about 50 units through private previews. As of late last week, Wheelock said it had moved about half of the total units.


By ALEXANDRA HO

25 November 2005

http://img250.imageshack.us/img250/5333/cosmo25117fl.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Rising fast! :happy:

Went past there yesterday and was a bit shocked at how close it is to the [very busy and noisy] intersection of river valley and kim seng. Is noise not considered to be a problem these days? The plans gave me the impression that it was set much farther back.

25 November 2005

http://img250.imageshack.us/img250/5333/cosmo25117fl.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

The background looks like Dubai...

Went past there yesterday and was a bit shocked at how close it is to the [very busy and noisy] intersection of river valley and kim seng. Is noise not considered to be a problem these days? The plans gave me the impression that it was set much farther back.

Noise is part and parcel of city living, I supposed. ;)

That's a luxury condo that will have double-glazing and ducted aircon I suppose so no one will even notice the road traffic noise ;-)

The plans gave me the impression that it was set much farther back.

Maybe thats why the lowest units are set quite high-up on those 'stilts' to mitigate the effect of street noise.

6th February 2006

http://ssc.singapenguin.net/06/060206_cosmopolitan03.jpg
The first residential floors have been poured. What's up is already mightily impressive. It may not look so on this photo but here's a close-up to let you realize the size of this beast :-)

http://ssc.singapenguin.net/06/060206_cosmopolitan02.jpg
Those stilts are just enormous !

http://ssc.singapenguin.net/06/060206_cosmopolitan01.jpg
And the second block is having even bigger legs ! But no floors on it yet.
Wow, I feel this building will be quite grand, it will look great just next to the Tiara (background on this pic) !

yes...it has an enormous base size :eek:

I have a picture of the construction site but i do not know how to post it.

I have a picture of the construction site but i do not know how to post it.

1) Use http://imageshack.us to host your pictures. It will display the image link of the uploaded image.

2) Refer to http://www.skyscrapercity.com/misc.php?do=bbcode#imgcode on the use of code to show images in your post

Thanks for the explanation

Picture from yesterday
http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/3913/thecosmopolitan7vk.jpg

Wow that's cool :-)
Do you have a unit in the condo another side of River Valley Road ?

Yes, i live just opposite the construction site.

Oh, that's good news for us, not too sure if it's good news for you though ^ ^;
I don't think I said it yet so welcome to the forum, anyway ;-)

Thanks for the explanation

Picture from yesterday
http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/3913/thecosmopolitan7vk.jpg


Thats a great shot! :cool:

The grounds can be well spotted.

http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/5879/thecosmopolitanuc2ra.jpg

Very great update indeed.Those will add more density to the skyline.

Very nice. Pity they are so close to the road -- going to be as noisy as hell.

they look quite astounding from that angle, on those 'stilts' !

http://img240.imageshack.us/img240/8108/thecosmo6nb.jpg

i've actually never seen anything quite so cool when driving by... it looks like it is doing structural gymnastics - the way the units balance on those stilts, not seen much in singapore.

link to its website for those who are interested => http://www.wheelockproperties.com.sg/home9.cfm?content=01_08&a=9186714395981.058?

I hate to say this, because I like that area, but I have a feeling that this one is going to be a real eyesore -- a 36 storey HDB on funny-looking stilts. Well, at least they will have a nice big space underneath for parking their Vespas and burning their offerings at hungry ghost time.....do they have common corridors too? :-)

Today
http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/7821/cosmopolit4hz.jpg
This building is really starting to block my view.

Indeed ! What's your floor ? I'm wondering at what floor is this building's first residential floor... :-)

I live on the 13th floor. One building has taller stilts than the other. The first residential floor is at 8th level.

... Which means, it actually only has 29 stories of apartments, am I right ?

24 Jun 2006

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h204/hyapic01/DSC_1933.jpg

Can the stilts tahan the whole block har ?
Always wonder ... if one of the stilts kana damaged, will if affect the block's safety ?

Is this is potential terrorist target ? Albeit simple one since they probably need 1 or 2 of the stilts to be damaged ?

Think again ...

I doubt anyone would waste time and money blowing up such a small and uniconic building :-) Maybe if someone has a debt, some mafia guy might bomb his unit, but it sounds more likely to happen in Corsica than in Singapore, right ? ;-)

Anyway I don't think it makes a lot of difference that the stilts are exposed, it's not like you could come with an axe and chop them down... It's still reinforced concrete ^ ^
And I guess most of the weight is resting on the core, not the stilts.

Yes, the stilts are probably just decorative [!!!]

Stilts that get people talking :D

Today

http://img50.imageshack.us/img50/8430/cosmqx4.jpg

I think that there are 36 residential floors but the first one is as high as 8th floor of a normal building. It is going to look really huge, much taller than the great world city.

They put the windows on one floor already. I do not like the windows that stick out of the building which is common in new residentials.

Today

http://img50.imageshack.us/img50/8430/cosmqx4.jpg

I think that there are 36 residential floors but the first one is as high as 8th floor of a normal building. It is going to look really huge, much taller than the great world city.

They put the windows on one floor already. I do not like the windows that stick out of the building which is common in new residentials.

I think they look kinda unique and very dramatic

UnKnown: what exactly do you mean by saying that the windows stick out? Do you mean that they pivot at one corner, ie they don't slide? Surely not on such an expensive development?

i really like the stilty look. much more interesting than urbana.

I mean that the windows are not flat. I mean not the way they open but the way they are designed. If you look closer at the windows of the urbana and the 2 rvg you will see that the actual window is outside the facade. If you look from the side they stick out of the building. The glass is outside the main facade of the building
The windows in this building are better than in most others but they still stick out slightly.

Un Known: Oh, I know what you mean. Yes, that is such a dated look, and it will look still more old-fashioned in the near future....

16 Sep 2006

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j67/RCSSC/cosmo1609.jpg

i drove past cosmopolitian recently and am amazed at the rate of construction. the building is now so much taller and its probably reaching the 20th storey. certainly looks majestic with appartments sitting on stilts. the land plot is rather small though? i believe the pool is in front. behind this property is a huge plot of land belonging to the lippo group.

any idea if this propety is sold out? or if weelok is still selectively keeping units and releasing them slowly and at the same time increasing the prices? i guess the latter because they are in no hurry to sell .... freehold property, bullish market, good location, etc.

I believe, but I may be wrong, that they have quite a lot left, which they are holding back for the reasons you give. The location is excellent, apart from the extreme closeness to the road. The buildings are, however, exceedingly ugly in my opinion. Like a gigantic HDB, complete with void deck....

no i think still got quite some units left at cosmo - not sure whether its not launched yet or wat... maybe people waiting for lippo to launch the one next door will be interesting since its such a huge site.

those high floor units facing lippo are still available.

Why the different colours? :?

28th October

Sorry for the dark pictures... twas almost night already !

http://ssc.singapenguin.net/06/061028_cosmopolitan01.jpg

http://ssc.singapenguin.net/06/061028_cosmopolitan02.jpg

hmm..have i said this before?

but the building is designed such that is minimises actual GFA computation. According to the URA guidelines, bay windows and areas that are exposed 45 degrees in reference to the overhead floor are exempted. So in other words, the entire first floor is non-gfa and all the windows too.

Usually developers have to pay extra for GFA and hence the efforts to reduce it.

^^ i may be wrong, lol.

it sure is an iconic design. probably one of the first properties to be sitting on "stilts". its also gona be rather tall (36 stories i believe). it will surely be a sight when completed. as it is, its already taking shape, slowly but surely.

wheelock continues to hold onto units and is only selectively releasing them. they will make another "killing" much like the much talked about ardmore park in the 1990s. i've observed wheelock's shrewd strategy for sometime now. very timely, very accurate and very high risk but very successful. you have got to give it to them for reading the market so well.

watch out for sc global also. simon cheong is following a similar path as wheelock. his projects are very selective, very niche, very high profile. of course very expensive and exclusive as well.

have monitored the share price, analysts are up-grading when target is reached, then continue to up-grade upwards. the whole of this year .....

very highly geared company, very high risk .... but definately very good returns so far.

just my 2 cents

Each time I drive past there, I expect to see a row of 20-foot-high motorbikes parked in the "void deck", or perhaps a 30-foot-high row of huge letterboxes, or some other intimation of HDB life for a race of giants. But still a great investment for the lucky ones [including the boss' wife] who got in early. Location, etc etc

If im not wrong, each unit averages to around s$2,000,000?:)

depends on hte unit... there is the 1300+++sf and the 1600+++sf ones... so far psf prices around 1000-1300?

5th November

A pano :-)
http://ssc.singapenguin.net/06/pano_061105_cosmopolitan02.jpg

I counted 23 floors of apartments, which if you add the super-high first floor makes it around 30 floors tall now.

Photo taken on 29/12/06, about 29 floors now including the extra tall ground floor counted as 1.
http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/8175/img0492rl9.th.jpg (http://img147.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0492rl9.jpg)

1 Jan 2007

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h204/hyapic01/DSCF0418.jpg

Superstrcuture is nearly completed liao ... another 6-9 months ... will probably TOP liao ...

Wow ! The first building along the stretch ...

YFG ... ...

21 January 2007

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j67/RCSSC/cosmo2101.jpg

By the way, does anyone know what is happening across River Valley Road from the Cosmopolitan? They are building a showflat for something.

By the way, does anyone know what is happening across River Valley Road from the Cosmopolitan? They are building a showflat for something.Trillium by Lippo group. 231 units ranging from 2bedrrom to 5bedroom.

hmmm...I thought the showflat for Trillium would be built within Trillium's compound...didnt get a close look.

But I did see the construction of showflat on the hill on the other side of the pic.

hmmm...I thought the showflat for Trillium would be built within Trillium's compound...didnt get a close look.

But I did see the construction of showflat on the hill on the other side of the pic.

oops! my mistake. didnt read the post clearly:bash: :bash: :bash:

yah...Trillium looks like it is getting ready for a launch...but I wonder what project the showroom on the hill is for....my guess is it could be a project at Leonie Hill area.

yah...Trillium looks like it is getting ready for a launch...but I wonder what project the showroom on the hill is for....my guess is it could be a project at Leonie Hill area.
let me go kapo later:lol:

the showflat is for the next condo in jalan mutiara. now is called dragon view park. en-bloc by capitaland last year.

That's interesting. So what will happen to that nice piece of land --- far better located than the condo itself --- on which the showflat will stand?

Walked past that beautiful empty piece of land, opposite The Cosmopolitan across from River Valley Road. It has a sign 'State Land - No Trespasing'. So I guess its part of the governments land bank as also, the former River Valley Primary School.

I wonder when they are planning to release those.

hmm..have i said this before?

but the building is designed such that is minimises actual GFA computation. According to the URA guidelines, bay windows and areas that are exposed 45 degrees in reference to the overhead floor are exempted. So in other words, the entire first floor is non-gfa and all the windows too.

Usually developers have to pay extra for GFA and hence the efforts to reduce it.

^^ i may be wrong, lol.

Yes, the bay windows do not count in the GFA computation. A URA circular has some information:

Circular No : URA/PB/2004/33-DCD
Fax: 6227 4792
Our Ref : DC/ADMIN/CIRCULAR/PB_04
Date : 6 Dec 2004


I) GFA TREATMENT FOR BAY WINDOW STRUCTURES



We have received queries on the application of GFA exemption for bay windows.


The planning objective of allowing GFA exemption for bay window is to encourage articulation of building features for more interesting window design. It is to be applied to elevated windows raised by at least 0.5m from the floor slab and protruding not more than 0.5m from the building wall line. Such windows shall be made of transparent glass window panes (ie. glass block not allowed). This would help create interesting voids along a solid wall façade (See Section A-A of Appendix 1).


For sections where the bay area abuts a wall (irrespective of the type of materials), columns or other opaque structures, the raised bay area would not be considered a bay window and as such, the GFA exemption for bay window would not apply (See Section B-B of Appendix 1).

14 April 2007

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j67/RCSSC/cosmo1404.jpg

Possible TOP in Dec 07 ?

Units facing Trillium will be dusty and noisy when Trillium's development work start.

Wow, nice! Looks like a rendering!

Yep... It's looking great! :-)

Pengui, wru?

5 Aug 2007

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h204/hyapic01/DSCF2086.jpg

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h204/hyapic01/DSCF2123.jpg

I don't see Cosmopolitan in the 2nd Photograph. The two blocks in construction are "Rivergate", aren't they ?

I don't see Cosmopolitan in the 2nd Photograph. The two blocks in construction are "Rivergate", aren't they ?

It's 'hidden' somewhere near the top right hand corner, there's a crane on top of it. Behind Yong Ann Park.

is the dragon view park replacement project called latitude..not sure if i remembered the name correctly, supposedly marketed by era?

is the dragon view park replacement project called latitude..not sure if i remembered the name correctly, supposedly marketed by era?


:)

I don't see Cosmopolitan in the 2nd Photograph. The two blocks in construction are "Rivergate", aren't they ?


See the arrow.
http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w304/hyapic02/Untitled-1.jpg

Oh.. OK. I see it now. :yes:

Pengui, wru?

Huh, what?
Nice pics hya :-)

Nice picture Hyacinthus.

^^ Thanks!

Huh, what?
Nice pics hya :-)

long time never see u post! :colgate:

Just for comparison's sake, here is a pano from Jan 2005, looking at the same place.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v133/RafflesCity/uobpano3.jpg

Just for comparison's sake, here is a pano from Jan 2005, looking at the same place.

Looks like in Jan 2005, Sophia 8 and perhaps Cathay Cineplex were just holes in the ground. So much have changed in about 2.5 years!!

Looks like in Jan 2005, Sophia 8 and perhaps Cathay Cineplex were just holes in the ground. So much have changed in about 2.5 years!!

Its quite interesting to spot the changes. More parts of central Singapore taken in Jan 2005 can be seen in this thread:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=172052

Saw this project yesterday, from the ground view, its like driving by dozens of stilts, very nice design and experience..

er yes, but it doesn't look like 36 storeys.

Saw this project yesterday, from the ground view, its like driving by dozens of stilts, very nice design and experience..
Good call by the developer to build stilts, from the road you can look through cosmo to the open space behind, so the whole place doesn't look too built up and solid. Now i hope they soften the concrete columns with some trees etc.

i think the columns look pretty enough on their own actually, but trees can't hurt.

The trees can't hurt. The more trees the better! Time to do something for our environment.

http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x265/tyche007/CIMG0676.jpg

This was taken last week... Cosmo is in the background.

I think the whole Kim Seng stretch will be transformed by the high-rise condos coming up in the next few years.

It looks groovy balancing on stilts. Btw, is the construction site in the foreground Tribeca?

It looks groovy balancing on stilts. Btw, is the construction site in the foreground Tribeca?

You mean goofy or groovy? Their meanings are very far apart!

Yes that is the Tribeca construction site. Kim Seng Plaza has yet to be demolished and rebuilt and Trillium hasnt started. It will be a few more years to see everything up.

But it would be groovy if they could all sport lighted crowns at night, that would be very Manhattan.

You mean goofy or groovy? Their meanings are very far apart!
Groovy.

SGX Announcements
Order Book At Record High With $155.8m Contract For The Trillium

The Board of Directors of United Fiber System Limited (“Unifiber”) is pleased to announce that Poh Lian Construction Pte Ltd (“PLC”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Unifiber has been awarded a building contract for The Trillium condominium development (“The Project”) by Lippo Land Corporation.

The Project, located at Kim Seng Road, consists of 3 towers of 29-storey residential flats (total 231 units) with basement carparks, swimming pool and communal facilities. The total contract sum of the Project is S$155.8 million. The Project will commence in October 2007 and is scheduled to be completed by the end of July 2010.

With this new project, the total order book will increase significantly from the current S$247.0 million to S$402.8 million, a record high for PLC. The Project is expected to contribute positively to the Group but is not expected to have a material impact on the current year’s results.

Save as disclosed above, none of the Directors, controlling shareholders or substantial shareholders of the Company have an interest, direct or indirectly, in the above Project.

By Order of the Board
Jaka Prasetya
Chief Executive Officer
8 October 2007

See picture of the future Kim Seng Plaza on pg 32 at http://www.tricor.com.hk/webservice/00655/file/financial_report/2007/interim/eng/E_IR_2007.pdf

Thanks ^^

Taken today. Cosmopolitan is completing soon! Looks cool and modern :D

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee304/Excelsvr/DSC00461.jpg

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee304/Excelsvr/DSC00462.jpg

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee304/Excelsvr/DSC00463.jpg

I like Cosmo facade. cant imagine the opposite of modernity - Parkview Eclat - art deco.
both would be impressive in its own right.

I like Parkview Eclat and Parkview Square - Art-deco buildings of the modern times. We seldom see such buildings in Singapore anymore. Instead, we are seeing more and more green glassed buildings.

Even the Euro-Asia Centre is going to be green-glassed.

I like Parkview Eclat and Parkview Square - Art-deco buildings of the modern times. We seldom see such buildings in Singapore anymore. Instead, we are seeing more and more green glassed buildings.

Even the Euro-Asia Centre is going to be green-glassed.

Ive seen the artist impression of the Parkview Eclat main lift lobby.... fainted.
a lavishness of marble sewn in perfect synergy to exude a class beyond anything I've seen.

Yes ^^

Very royal, luxurious and high-end. This thing can be sure as Parkview Eclat is a art-deco building and such additions is necessary.

I drove pass it today. Noticed some parts of the building have been painted grey. Very nice. In addition, roof of lobby is being built at the moment.

Its looking good. Very sleek and slim!

Indeed. I like it too. The ground level still needs quite a lot of work to be done though.

8th February

As seen from Singapore River:
http://ssc.singapenguin.net/08/080208_cosmopolitan01.jpg

Has anyone seen the interior of this project?

I like Parkview Eclat and Parkview Square - Art-deco buildings of the modern times. We seldom see such buildings in Singapore anymore. Instead, we are seeing more and more green glassed buildings.

Even the Euro-Asia Centre is going to be green-glassed.

I agree with Excelsvr. Pakview Eclat is unique compare to other new buildings. I observed that the new developments from Wheelock Properties are all very similar in terms of architecture, just look at The Seaview, Cosmopolitan, Ardmore II and Scotts Square.

It is getting more challenging to be outstanding in terms of quality and design, developers are pushing to the limits which is good for consumers.


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Markus Tay

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Has anyone seen the interior of this project?
Project has TOP

Project has TOP

Yippie Aye Aye Yippie Yippie Yea!! :banana:

does anyone know when owners will be gettin their keys? interesting to see the unit as the prices for Cosmo have come down quite a lot.

does anyone know when owners will be gettin their keys? interesting to see the unit as the prices for Cosmo have come down quite a lot.
most are getting key next week.

thanks for the info.

wow...so many units...good location, but very bad time to try to find tenants...if hard to get tenants, sale prices will fall even more....

saw 3 br layouts....very efficient n remind me a bit of grange residence....but flooring, timber, etc. not as high grade as super luxury projects.

was not that impressed by pool area considering how big is land size. could be better.

think 3 br going for $6-7k. reasonable.

also be careful not to face trillium construction...

omg,this property price go down so so much

Ya .. more or less drop around 500psf since beginning of the year.

I think around RiverValley area prices will range between 1000psf to 1600psf, anything higher will be too high.

But Cosmop may have future Thomson Line MRT station at its doorstep, could be good long term investment.

omg,this property price go down so so much

omg,this property price go down so so much

depends on your perspective.

was launched at $1100+ PSF only in 2005.

recently trading units at $1400+ PSF. not really considered a crash IMO.

Ya .. more or less drop around 500psf since beginning of the year.

I think around RiverValley area prices will range between 1000psf to 1600psf, anything higher will be too high.

But Cosmop may have future Thomson Line MRT station at its doorstep, could be good long term investment.

In the future might be a good investments but now too many projects going on at that area.abit too noisy and dusty

In the future might be a good investments but now too many projects going on at that area.abit too noisy and dusty

how's the noise level at higher floors? Any feedback?

I am interested in finding a low-floor 1324 sqft 3BR unit here for my own stay.
If there are any owners who might want to let go, please PM me.

Transacted at $1,950 psf on 9th February this year.

A unit at The Cosmopolitan was transacted at $2,000 psf on 22nd February this year.