The Centris
This condominium is just right beside Boon Lay MRT station and the new extended Jurong Point shopping Centre. Any renderings?

built already meh?

haven, but I saw some advertisements pasted on the walls in Jurong point.

built already meh?


Not yet. Boon Lay bus interchange is still running. But soon it will be demolished and all bus services will be relcoated to temporary interchange the other side of the land. Temporary interchange is already built and about to be start operating soon.

Cranes and excavators are already moving into one plot of land next to existing old bus interchange, waiting to invade the entire interchange that has been serving for more than 15 years.

On this site will be a new extension of Jurong Point mall and the condo above the new air con bus interchange...

This is weird. There are 2 condos of the same name in Singapore?

There is another condo development by the name of "The Citrine" at 18 Jalan Datoh near Balestier Rd.

Yes it is weird...i saw the list of condominiums in singapore. I saw two "the Citrine". The residents are going to have a hard time getting their mail. :)

There is only one "The Citrine" i.e. at 18 Jalan Datoh.

http://spring.ura.gov.sg/lad/ore/real_estate/proj_details_takeup_action.cfm?survey=1

Did you get the spelling/location/name correct?

Citrine is located at Balestier I believe...its been advertising for a while

Hi all, I have been following the citrine condominium news for few months as I have interest in it. But so far I only heard of one "The citrine" which is at balestier.

http://pbase.com/citrine
http://www.listings.com.sg/list.asp?category=110&scat=PROPERTY

Please correct if there are really two the citrine..thanks

Adding on to the list of ridiculous condo names........ The LATRINE!!!

Oh no i think i will have to go and check again. I will let all of u know tomorrow. Maybe I have mixed up.

Sorry I have just realised its called Centris.

Last year Prime Point Realty Development topped the bid at $415 million for the 360,847 sq ft site next to Boon Lay MRT station. Yesterday, an article of the project was published in The Straits Times. The $720 million integrated project project, to be completed in 2008 to 2009, will feature an air-conditioned bus interchange on level one, a hypermarket on level two, condominium facilities on level three and a condo (The Centris) of 620 units ranging from 800 sq ft to 1500 sq ft. A 290,000 sq ft new mall will also be amalgamated with the existing Jurong Point to create the biggest suburban mall (more than 700,000 sq ft) in the heartlands. A temporary bus interchange located beside the MRT is now under construction. There will be an LRT station next to Boon Lay MRT station for the Jurong LRT line.

March 22, 2006
Boon Lay site to have $720m mixed development
Project includes a new mall, air-conditioned bus interchange and a 620-unit condominium

By Joyce Teo
Property Correspondent
A $720 million integrated project is being planned for a site next to Boon Lay MRT Station, with a mall that will be amalgamated with the existing Jurong Point to create the largest suburban mall in Singapore.

Planned for completion in 2008 to 2009, the 99-year leasehold project will feature an air-conditioned bus interchange, a 620-unit condominium targeted at HDB upgraders and a 290,000 sq ft mall.

It will be developed by Prime Point Realty Development, which is a venture between Lee Kim Tah Holdings, Guthrie GTS and TMW PCCW, a German investment fund managed by Pramerica Real Estate Investors (Asia).

Lee Kim Tah and Guthrie also own the existing Jurong Point mall.

The integrated project will be linked to the popular 410,000 sq ft Jurong Point from basement two through to level two. Currently, Jurong Point already attracts around three million visitors a month.

Starmall Property Management, the property manager of Jurong Point, told The Straits Times that average rentals at the new mall are expected to be around $11 per sq ft (psf), comparable to current rents at Jurong Point and just below rents at Tampines Mall.

The new mall, when combined with Jurong Point, will offer a total lettable space of more than 700,000 sq ft. This will create the biggest mall in the heartlands, Starmall said.

Tampines Mall, another popular suburban mall, has a net lettable space of about 321,700 sq ft.

Vivocity in the HarbourFront area, which will be Singapore's largest mall when it opens later this year, will have a lettable space of 1.1 million sq ft.

Revealing details of its plans for the Boon Lay site, Starmall said the air-conditioned bus interchange will be on level one of the integrated project. Level two is likely to be taken up by a hypermarket.

Level three is where condo facilities, such as a swimming pool and tennis courts, as well as the 12 blocks of apartments will be built.

Called The Centris, the condo is expected to be completed by mid-2009.

The bulk of the 620 units planned are two- to three-bedroom apartments, with the rest being four-bedroom units. The apartments will range from 800 sq ft to 1,500 sq ft.

Prime Point is planning to launch The Centris in September, but may hold a preview as early as June.

But market-watchers noted that the property market recovery has not quite filtered down to the HDB upgraders' market, which will cap the price The Centris can fetch.

Unless the upgraders' market picks up substantially, Prime Point is likely to sell many of the apartments there for around $500 psf, they said.

Property consultancy Knight Frank's research director, Mr Nicholas Mak, added that some of the recent transactions in the Lakeshore and Lakeholmz area have averaged between $480 and $520 psf.

'But this project is quite unique. The only other similar one is Compass Point in Sengkang,' he said.

joyceteo@sph.com.sg

Any idea how to change the title's name? Its not citrine but Centris...

Hi,

So, has anyone bought Centris? Is it a good buy? From the report, it seems that this project is selling like a hot cake.

it seems like projects located next to a MRT is always 99yr leasehold. :ohno:

ya loh, i think is because government see these land value has the potential to grow in future, with 99 yrs, there is the dateline so that they can retrive back the land for other purpose.

How many units of The Centris have been sold? How many units are available?

ya loh, i think is because government see these land value has the potential to grow in future, with 99 yrs, there is the dateline so that they can retrive back the land for other purpose.

the government can give a reason(s) to retrieve the any land back doesn't matter if its leasehold or freehold .... land acquisition act. of course there will be "compensation" based on the so-called "market-rate". however, i've not come across anyone who is happy with the compensation they get for their properties (landed or otherwise) accquired by the government.

in any case .... if you consider 99 yrs the future .... and wait-out the use-by-date ..... man .... wouldn't that be a very long wait for the government?

just my 2 cents.

The advertisement in today's Straits Times states: >90% sold.

The Straits Times today carries an advertisement stating that Centris is fully sold.

nobody posting pics ah? I know Jurong Point 2 is in operation liao

the centris development, check out this thread:
http://www.myhometown.sg/Forum/tabid/84/forumid/307/postid/28623/view/topic/Default.aspx

http://www.virtualhomes.sg/thecentris

the centris development, check out this thread:
http://www.myhometown.sg/Forum/tabid/84/forumid/307/postid/28623/view/topic/Default.aspx

http://www.virtualhomes.sg/thecentris

thanx for pointing me to another awesome forum :)

Looks like would have more tenants living there than families stay into this project, b'cos near Boon Lay, near factories.....??

A unit at The Centris was transacted at $931 psf on 23rd March this year.

A unit at The Centris was transacted at $931 psf on 23rd March this year.

Tats really amazing given far far west location even it is on the 15th flr. So can kind of expect any mass market launches priced from 800psf-1200psf liao:nuts:

Tats really amazing given far far west location even it is on the 15th flr. So can kind of expect any mass market launches priced from 800psf-1200psf liao:nuts:

there seems to be a group of buyers recently going out looking specifically for apartments/condos situated right above a commercial development...

just developments have seen their psf rising quite alot. some of them might be retirees who want transport, food, commercial activity just at the foot of their lift.