St Regis Singapore is expected to be built by 2007; it will be the 'poshest hotel' here and will have 30 suites among its nearly 300 rooms

By Alexis Hooi And Benjamin Ho

A NEW $780 million hotel expected to be built in Tanglin Road by 2007 aims to be Singapore's poshest.

Just up the road from the Tanglin Shopping Centre, the 299-room St Regis Singapore will be one of the area's largest developments in recent years, and the first major hotel since The Fullerton opened in December 2000.

The St Regis Singapore will be Singapore's most luxurious hotel, and targeted at the very well-heeled, said Mr Gerry de Silva, spokesman for Hong Leong, a partner in the project.

The development, three 20-storey towers on 180,000 sq ft of prime land, will include 170 apartments and 130 service apartments.

It nestles next to the 441-room Regent Singapore, close to the 546-room Traders Hotel in Cuscaden Road, at the start of the Orchard Road hotel belt.

Only the third hotel in Asia to bear the nearly century-old St Regis name, the newcomer will be just the 12th St Regis in the world. The flagship, on 5th Avenue in Manhattan, New York, opened in 1904. The St Regis Singapore will boast 30 suites among its nearly 300 rooms, an unusually high suite-to-room ratio.

Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, which runs the Westin and Sheraton chains, as well as the trendy W hotels, manages the St Regis brand.

Single rooms in St Regis hotels start at US$655 (S$1,126) in New York and US$245 in Beijing, said Mr de Silva.

Singapore's St Regis will have a spa, four food and beverage outlets and retail shops. But no office space or major retail outlets are planned.

The project's partners, who all hold equal stakes, are:


City Developments, or CDL, which controls the London-listed corporation Millennium & Copthorne Hotels that owns The Plaza New York and the Seoul Hilton, among others;

Hong Leong Holdings, which like CDL is part of the Hong Leong Group headed by property and hotel magnate Kwek Leng Beng; and

Trade Industrial Development, or TID, a joint venture between Mitsui Fudosan and Hong Leong Holdings.

Work is due to start in the second half of next year. Construction is expected to cost up to $400 million. The announcement comes at a time when the hotel industry is still recovering from the business slump and the Sars outbreak that devastated it in April and May.

A Singapore Tourism Board spokesman said yesterday that the hotel sector was almost back to pre-Sars levels.

In September, the average occupancy was two percentage points lower than last year's average of 74 per cent. But rates averaged $112 that month, 11 to 12 per cent lower than the overall average last year.

Mr de Silva said: 'We're taking a long-term approach to the hospitality market and we're very bullish in Singapore. This will cater to the high-end market and there'll be a demand for it.'

Said Mr Tay Kah Poh, 46, research director at property consultancy Knight Frank: 'I don't see a glut now and the outlook is really quite positive. Mr Kwek Leng Beng has been looking for a flagship hotel and this might be it.'

And here's a photo of the project:

http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/mnt/media/image/launched/2003-11-19/krtom-203026.jpg

:D

What are the other 3 cities?
I am so excited about this project!

Now all we need is the Peninsula hotel group to come to complete the set.:D

Ok, we now have:

Raffles
Ritz Carlton
Hyatt
Hilton
Sheraton
Shangri-la
Swissotel
Merchant Court
Marriot
Mandarin Oriental
Meritus
Conrad
Copthorne
Fullerton
Pan-Pacific

Isnt the Peninsular Hotel by the Peninsular group? :? :D

Think you can split up "Mandarin Oriental" into two, although they might be run by the same company. They are two brands, just like Raffles, Merchant Court and Swissotel are also actually under one company.

Let me add a few more :D

Amara
Novotel
Hotel Plaza(includes the Parkroyal Brand)
Inter-Continental
Le Meridien
Holiday Inn
Regent
Windsor

Oh, and how about Hotel 81?? Hahah! :D

Originally posted by huaiwei

Isnt the Peninsular Hotel by the Peninsular group? :? :D

Think you can split up "Mandarin Oriental" into two, although they might be run by the same company. They are two brands, just like Raffles, Merchant Court and Swissotel are also actually under one company.

Let me add a few more :D

Amara
Novotel
Hotel Plaza(includes the Parkroyal Brand)
Inter-Continental
Le Meridien
Holiday Inn
Regent
Windsor

Oh, and how about Hotel 81?? Hahah! :D

Don't forget the Fragrance budget hotel chain. :)

Originally posted by huaiwei

Isnt the Peninsular Hotel by the Peninsular group? :? :D



It can't be Peninsula, Peninsula Hotels are much much better and more luxurious. Besides, the one next to Excelsior is Peninsula Hotel, not THE PENINSULA.:)

Either it is that, or the Singapore one is Peninsula's biggest faliure:D

Hmm...just discovered that this "The Peninsular" only has like 8 super luxury hotels man...haha

Some other internation hotel chains to add:
ANA Hotels
Four Seasons (surely this is luxurious enough? :D)
Grand Hotels
Prince Hotels

And these were once here:
Marco Polo
Westin
Equatorial

Originally posted by huaiwei

And here's a photo of the project:

http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/mnt/media/image/launched/2003-11-19/krtom-203026.jpg

:D

:eek2:
Very impressive! One of the largest hotel complexes built here. The only ones similar in scale are Shangri-La, Swissotel and the Marina Square chain of hotels.

Hmmm...but take note that these are only 20 storey high each? I think the facade-less model makes them look taller then they are or something.

and only one of the towers will be the hotel. There will be a condo and a serviced apartment in the other two blocks. Anyone has money to burn? ;)

Looks pretty good. Too bad they didn't show the facade in that rendering. :( Hope it dosen't disappiont us! :)

I wonder who the architect is...

actually i don't fancy such contemporary developments very much. we've already got LOADS of them! LOADS of them all over our neighbouring countries too...nothing spectacular...

i think Singapore's forte lies in its historical gems, such as The Raffles Hotel & The Fullerton. ah...few can come close to its history and prestige. whohooo!

then what are we to make of al these new developments? Build more fake art-deco ones like Parkview Square? :D Hey I wont mind a 21st century re-creation of those gothic-styled buildings!

Anyone know when this project will beign construction? :?

Originally posted by TropicalSQ744

Anyone know when this project will beign construction? :?

If its to be built by 2007 I expect construction should start next year or early 2005.

Is the site on the ex-Marco Polo Hotel? I'm not sure but I think I recalled the site has been cleared and empty for some time now..or is that something else?

I would prefer a building like any of those Duxton proposals grow in Singapore.:D

Originally posted by Cliff

I would prefer a building like any of those Duxton proposals grow in Singapore.:D

What do you mean? You rather they build those Duxton proposals around our island to them building this hotel?

oh, no, I ment I would rather them build Duxton propsal-like buildings all over our island than fake aart deco ones like Parkview Square.:)

Originally posted by Cliff

oh, no, I ment I would rather them build Duxton propsal-like buildings all over our island than fake aart deco ones like Parkview Square.:)

Yes to building those duxton proposals butwhy is Parkview Square fake? I find it on par with most of the duxton proposals. I won't mind more buildings that look like it. :)

Oh, I just copied Huaiwei's very unique description of PKVSQ.

"Build more fake art-deco ones like Parkview Square? "

That's nice.:D

Originally posted by Cliff

Oh, I just copied Huaiwei's very unique description of PKVSQ.

"Build more fake art-deco ones like Parkview Square? "

That's nice.:D

:rofl:

I think the right mix is important. Too many ParkView Squares and the island would become McTacky.:angel1:

I think even 2 would be too many.:D

Singapore needs some glass scrapers don't you think?

Even Republic Plaza is not a true box.

I can only think of that police headquarters(what's the name?) and Novena Square. These are the true international style buildings that scatter other cities.:)

Novena is glass paradise.

Dont forget 1 Marina Boulevard and maybe its not so bad we're getting a huge box - 1 raffles quay. At least its ALL GLASS..

Think of the reflections on its facade and when the sun hits it:cool:

Originally posted by RafflesCity

Novena is glass paradise.

Dont forget 1 Marina Boulevard and maybe its not so bad we're getting a huge box - 1 raffles quay. At least its ALL GLASS..

Think of the reflections on its facade and when the sun hits it:cool:

Yes, I'm very excited. btw, that is a most appropriate use of that smiley.:D

Police HQ?

The name is New Phoenix Park ,the 'Twin Towers' of Novena!

The blue glass building is the CID HQ ,the name is Cantoment Complex.:D

These are the Police HQ, definitely unglassy. I think the glassy one is the one redstone referred to..didnt notice that until August this year.
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/503/103hqpolice.jpg

Originally posted by redstone

Police HQ?

The name is New Phoenix Park ,the 'Twin Towers' of Novena!

The blue glass building is the CID HQ ,the name is Cantoment Complex.:D

Oh, yes. that one.:D That nice blue one.:)

I just passed by the site last saturday. Construction has not started yet. :D

Hmm..do they have fencing or any signs on the site or is it just bare land?

Originally posted by RafflesCity

Hmm..do they have fencing or any signs on the site or is it just bare land? It does have an old fencing, which I believed was up coz its private land. Other then that, theres just green grass and old trees. ;)

BTW, now I realised why you discovered where the police HQ is! :D

Oh I just reread the article and it said that construction would start in the 2nd half of this year!:bash:

Originally posted by RafflesCity

Oh I just reread the article and it said that construction would start in the 2nd half of this year!:bash: Haha.....that makes sense now.

I checked up on St Regis and so far no news -_-

but the only Asian branches they have are Beijing and Shanghai.

Has construction started?

Nope!

It just a grass field, no boarding or anything. I hope they havent cancelled it :rant:

Still no progress, just a grass field.. I hope I got the site right!

http://img42.exs.cx/img42/9876/stregis.jpg

There was an ad in the Straits Times yesterday celebrating the St Regis Shanghai

at the bottom in small print was listed the future cities, and Singapore was listed due 2007

Hotel group Millennium & Copthorne embarks on global expansion

23 Nov 04

By Michael Lim, Channel NewsAsia

SINGAPORE : Hotel chain Millennium & Copthorne is looking to increase its global presence either through acquisitions or management tie-ups.

The company is also looking at joint marketing alliances with other hotel groups.


This was revealed by the Group's Executive Vice President, Michael Tan in an exclusive interview with Channel NewsAsia.

Mr Tan joined the company 9 months ago and he wants to transform the M & C Group of Hotels through better service.

In the past, Millennium & Copthorne expanded its global reach through acquisitions.

But these days, the hotel group is looking at increasing its presence by managing hotels instead of just owning them.

Mr Tan said: "We have started managing some hotels but not in a big way. I believe in the future M & C may well adopt management contracts as its second wing of its business growth in the future. This is my personal feeling. We are going through a period of consolidation. Acquisition personally I don't think is a top priority for the group, however, one can never say never. If the property and price is right who knows."

M & C revealed that it is currently in discussion with partners in China and India to either buy or to manage hotels there.

It is also looking at the viability of forming a marketing alliance with a Japanese hotel chain.

But Mr Tan also wants to improve on M & C's hospitality service.

He said: "I want to make M & C a well-known brand. A brand that is easily distinguishable by service especially the personal service, the frontline and so on make it special. This is something that I have done at SIA to uplift, upgrade service and sustain that is one of the key thing to sustain our competitiveness."

As part of its business renewal plans, M & C has converted the three-star Copthorne King's to a business hotel.

Mr Tan said: "Copthorne King has always attracted a high degree of business from the SMEs, regional companies as well as Japanese, Taiwanese and some international companies. With this upgrading and transformation of Copthorne King's, it will be able to broaden the corporate client base. But of course that does not mean that we will not serve the leisure market."

Meanwhile M & C is launching a new hotel in Singapore.

It is a new 300-room super luxurious hotel in the Tanglin area which will be managed by St Regis.

The ground-breaking takes place on Wednesday. - CNA

Wednesday?? Thats today! :lol:

Time is GMT + 8 hours
Posted: 24 November 2004 2214 hrs

Hong Leong Group unveils S$900m luxury 6-star hotel development
By Michael Lim, Channel NewsAsia

SINGAPORE : Hong Leong Group has unveiled a new S$900 million dollar luxury hotel cum residential development.

It is the first major luxury class hotel to be built in Singapore in a decade, and the first to be integrated with an up-market apartment.

With the push of the shovel, a new 6-star hotel is born.

Located in the Tanglin area, Hong Leong Group's new luxury residential-cum-hotel development will have a 6-star hotel and two apartment towers to be completed by 2007.

The development will be managed by St Regis, with room rates expected to be 8 to 10 percent higher than the most expensive rooms currently available in Singapore.

Kwek Leng Beng, Executive Chairman, Hong Leong Group, said: "The hotel industry is recovering worldwide so by the time we finish it should be even much better than now. I see positively that hotel is recovering. I think those in the industry can confirm their operating profit are looking much better now."

Besides the hotel and tourism industry, Mr Kwek is also very upbeat about growth prospects in the property market.

Mr Kwek said: "In the next one year, you will see a 5 to 10 percent increase if not more. Don't laugh at it, in the region on average it has gone up 30 to 50 percent. And I am not surprise because just like stocks and shares it will move in sympathy."

As to whether Hong Leong Group would be interested in the bid to run a casino resort, he told our reporter that it is difficult to make a decision at the moment.

Mr Kwek added: "Firstly we are not told whether Singapore is going ahead. Secondly I think it is important to bear in mind where is the location and what are the proposal that any casino owner operator wants to put forward. Until you look at the plan in full it is difficult to say whether you are interested or not interested. I think we have a role to play maybe not as an operator but maybe as a real estate person."

Mr Kwek also declined to reveal whether the company will be bidding for the new Business Financial Centre project, but said that the group is interested to explore any good investment opportunity. - CNA

Copyright © 2004 MCN International Pte Ltd

haiz if i ran a paper i'd have more pictures

Where actually is it?, Is it on the one site near Raffles City?

At Tanglin Road. :)

i just read in today's papers that the cost of this 3 x 20 storeys project is $900m, which works out to $300m for each 20 storeys tower! goodness, ive never seen a relatively "short" tower that costs so much

i think parkview square cost 500+++++ million?

land there is really expensive isnt?! its near where those embassies are.

Hong Leong in $900m luxurious hotel, residential project

25 Nov 04

Deal includes a six-star hotel with the St Regis branding and 255 homes

http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/mnt/media/image/launched/2004-11-25/vckwek25-232350.jpg

By VINCE CHONG

(SINGAPORE) Tycoon Kwek Leng Beng's Hong Leong Group will jointly develop a $900 million project comprising a six-star hotel and 255 luxury homes.

The integrated development will be the first of its kind in Singapore - and the 299-room hotel is likely to charge the island's most expensive room rates, at about 8-10 per cent above the current peak.

The project - on a 180,000 sq ft 999-year-leasehold site at Tanglin and Tomlinson roads - is expected to be completed in late 2007. The hotel will be branded and managed under the Starwood Group's luxury St Regis name.

It will be Asia's third St Regis after Shanghai and Beijing, and the world's 12th since the legendary St Regis Hotel in New York opened its doors in 1904.

Rates for St Regis rooms in Asia average US$200-300 a night, while the New York rate averages US$600.

Mr Kwek, executive chairman of the Hong Leong Group, also recently launched the high-end joint venture Sail@Marina at New Downtown.

The latest scheme involves Hong Leong Group's listed and unlisted property units City Developments and Hong Leong Holdings, and Trade and Industrial Development, which is a partnership between Hong Leong and Japan's Mitsui group.

Speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony at the site yesterday, Mr Kwek said: 'We will look at the market situation, and we'll also like to let people know the brand first before selling the homes.'

Market watchers believe that with the St Regis branding, the homes could fetch 10-15 per cent more than the going rate in the area, which currently averages $1,300-$1,400 per sq ft.

Mr Kwek added: 'When completed, our hotel will emerge as the flagship hotel for the St Regis brand in the Asia-Pacific region, and it is a significant milestone for the Hong Leong Group.'

The scheme is the culmination of possibly a decade-long review of plans for the site, which have been recast several times. But this is not surprising, since it is arguably Hong Leong's choicest substantial freehold site on the island.

Mr Kwek said again yesterday that he believes Singapore property prices would rise 5-10 per cent next year.

Knight Frank managing director Tan Tiong Cheng said the site is possibly the last of its size still available in the prime district.

'It's not unreasonable to get premiums of 10-15 per cent for homes here,' he said. 'In a good market, average prices here could even reach $1,800 psf.'

http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/mnt/media/image/launched/2004-11-25/vckwek25-232240.jpg
Digging in: At the groundbreaking are (from left) Mr Hiroshi Kaneko, senior MD, Kajima Overseas Asia; Mr Quek Leng Chye, MD, Hong Leong Holdings; Mr Kwek Leng Beng; Mr Miguel Ko, president, Starwood Hotels and Resorts, Asia Pacific; and Mr Chishu Zushi, MD, Trade and Industrial Development.

The building architecture looks cheap to me.....of coz I hope that is just a very vague approximation of the eventual design! :D

Hope they build taller...

November 25, 2004

S'pore gets set for 6-star St Regis hotel

Upmarket projects due for comeback: Leng Beng

By Khushwant Singh

SINGAPORE's poshest hotel, a six-star attraction complete with butler service, will open for business in late-2007.

St Regis Singapore will be built on a vacant 999-year leasehold 16,692 sq m site next to Tanglin Shopping Centre. The development will include two other towers with 255 luxury apartments, to be known as the St Regis Residences, along the lines of the St Regis San Francisco Hotel & Residences.

It will be developed by three companies of the Hong Leong Group Singapore City Developments Limited (CDL), Hong Leong Holdings Ltd (HLH) and Trade and Industrial Development Pte Ltd (TID).

At a ground-breaking ceremony yesterday, Mr Kwek Leng Beng, chairman of the Hong Leong Group, said: I can't think of a better time than now to lay the groundwork for this super deluxe six-star hotel and the St Regis Residences.

The 299-room hotel will be managed under the St Regis brand of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc.

There are 76 St Regis hotels throughout the world.

Ms Yeo Hwee Peng, corporate communications manager of Starwood Asia Pacific, told Streats that the daily rate for St Regis in New York is about US$600 (S$988), while that for the St Regis hotels in Beijing and Shanghai would be about US$200 to US$300.

One of the hallmarks of a St Regis hotel is the butler service.

Trained in the English tradition, the butlers provide attentive yet unobtrusive service while customising each guest's stay according to individual preferences, she added.

Starwood also owns the following brands: Sheraton Hotels & Resorts, Westin Hotels & Resorts, Four Points Hotels, and The W Hotels.

The St Regis Residences will offer full condominium facilities and comprise 23 two-bedroom units ranging from 105 sq m (1,130 sq ft) to 111 sq m; 87 three-bedroom units (137 sq m to 145 sq m); 141 four-bedroom units (179 sq m to 231 sq m); and four penthouses (546 sq m to 611 sq m).

Mr Kwek is confident that the apartments will command premium prices but declined to give a figure for now.

He said he was confident that real estate prices would rise 5 to 10 per cent in the coming year and that upmarket hotels and apartments would make a comeback.

He told reporters that upmarket developments were the first to be sidelined during the downturn in the property market.

I believe in cycles and, after seven years in limbo, it's time for upmarket properties to become popular again, he said.

Credo Real Estate executive director Melvin Poh told Streats that prices look likely to rise.

He said: The market is excited with the take-up of developments like The Sail, another CDL project, which is selling at $950 psf.

It's been a long time since we have seen such a price for a 99-year property, and if the upturn in the property market continues, who can guess where prices will go.

Copyright © Singapore Press Holdings, 2004. All rights reserved.

Hope they build taller...
20 floors loh...how tall u think it can be? :lol:

If only the piled them up one on top of the other...haha!

Actually what does 6 star signify?? Super duper luxurious?? (or expensive :lol: )

20 floors loh...how tall u think it can be? :lol:

If only the piled them up one on top of the other...haha!

40 floors lor...

both i guess, although luxurious comes before expensive. it probably means its too wonderful to be labelled a 'lowly' five star.

both i guess, although luxurious comes before expensive. it probably means its too wonderful to be labelled a 'lowly' five star.

I heard in Singapore, only Ritz Carlton is six star.....I guess this will be a fine addition........:lol:

Shangri-La?


I hope for a super-luxurious hotel at Marina soon!

Shangri-La?


I hope for a super-luxurious hotel at Marina soon!

Shangri-la consider a top class 5 star.....but not six star yet........:yes:

SL is more beautiful in terms of setting and ambience...

SL is more beautiful in terms of setting and ambience...

More beautiful compared to??

Ritz

40 floors lor...
What you talking ah?? I am saying how tall can a 20 floor building be lah.....

Ritz

Well I supposed it depend on which one you prefer.....for me the simple elegance of Ritz strikes me more......:yes:

I heard in Singapore, only Ritz Carlton is six star.....I guess this will be a fine addition........:lol:
And not Raffles Hotel? That dosent make sence!

And not Raffles Hotel? That dosent make sence!

Raffles Hotel is not six star.....but a luxurious boutique hotel.........not sure how they do the "star-ing" though......:?

With so many high-end CDL projects recently, no wonder their stock prices go up. :)

Raffles Hotel is not six star.....but a luxurious boutique hotel.........not sure how they do the "star-ing" though......:?
Is it? How strange....maybe they just dont rate hotels like Raffles which only has suites?

Passed by site today - white fencing erected around the site and construction equipment can be seen.

Live it up in St Regis with butler on call

16 Jan 05

Condo units may sell beyond $1,800 psf to weed out 'unsuitable' residents

By Tan Hui Yee

SINGAPORE'S richest man, Mr Kwek Leng Beng, recently launched the construction of the six-star St Regis Hotel, which will be completed in 2007.

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At your beck and call, a butler awaits to serve those who can afford to live in the St Regis residences. -- STARWOOD

Coming up right next to it, in Cuscaden Road, are 255 homes, on 999-year leasehold, which St Regis promises will have all the perks of the hotel.

This includes access to its much-touted 24-hour butler service, hotel-style room service and cleaning, all at a price of course. Not that price would be high on the minds of these home owners.

The typical St Regis home buyer, said Ms May Wong, the vice-president of residential marketing and sales at Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, is someone who doesn't blink when quoted prices like US$1,200 (S$1,956) psf for its recently launched San Francisco residences. He is willing to splurge US$100 a day for cleaning services, and is used to staying in luxury hotels all over the world.

St Regis is one of Starwood's brands. Apart from the Singapore project, the company is also launching or has launched residences with a similar concept in New York, Fort Lauderdale, San Francisco, Anguilla, Mexico City and Bali.

Starwood, and its developers - Hong Leong Holdings, City Developments, and Trade and Industrial Development, a joint venture between Hong Leong Holdings and Japan's leading real estate company, Mitsui Fudosan - were tight-lipped about the prices of these homes, but market watchers expect it to be among the highest in Singapore when it is launched in the second half of this year.

Some of the most expensive condominium units in Singapore now can be found in the Ardmore Park, where its apartments are going for $1,400 psf to $1,600 psf.

An executive director of property consultancy Knight Frank, Mr Tay Kah Poh, said: 'My feeling is that Kwek Leng Beng would price it very high, at $1,800 to $2,000 psf and even higher, and he won't be in a hurry to sell it very fast.'

At $1,800 psf, a 2,500 sq ft apartment would cost $4.5 million.

The price, said Mr Tay, was likely to be steep, to 'weed out people who are not supposed to be there in the first place'.

Within Singapore, concierge services similar to what St Regis offers can probably only be found in high-end serviced apartments.

Shangri-La Residences, for example, which is owned and managed by Shangri-La Hotel just nearby in Orange Grove Road, offers its residents services like grocery delivery, catering and baby-sitting from its hotel.

A partially furnished, two-bedroom unit costs $7,200 a month to rent.

Just down the road in Treetops Executive Residences, two-bedroom units go for $8,100 per month. Although it is not linked to a hotel, the staff can also babysit and water plants while tenants are away.

Starwood's Ms Wong expects the bulk of the buyers for two- to four-bedroom homes and penthouses in the St Regis residences here to come from the expatriate community.

Some property analysts agreed.

Knight Frank's Mr Tay reckoned that most Singaporeans were probably too accustomed to having live-in domestic help.

An associate director from Colliers International, Mr Vincent Chong, wondered how affluent Singaporeans would take to the concept of using the services of a hotel butler.

He asked: 'If we are talking about the really rich, wouldn't they prefer to have their own butler?'

Butler service aside, the project can bank on its central location near Tanglin Shopping Centre - and also the brand-name appeal of being run by a luxury hotel chain to pique buyer interest.

The value of condos that are run by hotels tend to hold better in the long run because people feel they are better managed, added Colliers' Mr Chong.

Photographs of the site (19 January 2005):
http://ssc.singapenguin.net/05/050119_cuscaden01.jpg

http://ssc.singapenguin.net/05/050119_cuscaden02.jpg

Anyone now what is this abandonned site just behind with a half demolished building in it ?
http://ssc.singapenguin.net/05/050119_cuscaden03.jpg

You can also see it on this photograph:
http://ssc.singapenguin.net/05/050119_blvd03.jpg

There is some incomplete piles on the left side. It doesn't look too good in the backyard of "Singapore's poshest" ^^

thats a great shot of the construction site! Did you take it from Tanglin Shopping Centre?

as for the demolished ruins in the last 2 pics, I'm not sure but there used to be a hotel there called Boulevard Hotel..that might be it^^

It is taken from the parking lot behind Tanglin SC ;-)

have you noticed that in many construction sites at the beginning, you always see these piles of big boulders? Any idea what they are for?

have you noticed that in many construction sites at the beginning, you always see these piles of big boulders? Any idea what they are for?
Hmm...from what I hear, they are meant to be "melted" or something for the making of concrete or what! :D

Hmm...from what I hear, they are meant to be "melted" or something for the making of concrete or what! :D

so you think theyre 'masses' of concrete?

interesting

i thought they might be used to stabilise the holes once theyve been dug out..but i think your version sounds more logical :cheers:

Photographs of the site (19 January 2005):
http://membres.lycos.fr/pengui/ssc/050119_cuscaden01.jpg

http://membres.lycos.fr/pengui/ssc/050119_cuscaden02.jpg

Anyone now what is this abandonned site just behind with a half demolished building in it ?
http://membres.lycos.fr/pengui/ssc/050119_cuscaden03.jpg

You can also see it on this photograph:
http://membres.lycos.fr/pengui/ssc/050119_blvd03.jpg

There is some incomplete piles on the left side. It doesn't look too good in the backyard of "Singapore's poshest" ^^

What the hell is that thing on the right?:?:?:?

so you think theyre 'masses' of concrete?

interesting

i thought they might be used to stabilise the holes once theyve been dug out..but i think your version sounds more logical :cheers:
hehe...I used to think they were meant to "stabalise" the ground before too...sort of to prevent future occurances of subsidence? Until I read that its material to be melted or something somewhere...faint recollection!

What the hell is that thing on the right?:?:?:?
There are 4 photos...how we know what you refering to?

The last one...

@redstone

post #68 ;)

hehe...I used to think they were meant to "stabalise" the ground before too...sort of to prevent future occurances of subsidence? Until I read that its material to be melted or something somewhere...faint recollection!

It makes sense !
When I took photographs of the Cosmopolitan site, I didn't notice any pile of boulders. But you can see them on former photos of the site. So my guess is that they have been melted in concrete for the piling and fundation phase.

Maybe this question can get a definitive answer on the "pro" forum, btw ?

I think they are used to test the pilings and the ground, to see if the pilings would sink or something...

15 February 2005

http://img217.exs.cx/img217/8485/regis15020xs.jpg

:eek::banana:
Where is this taken from???

Haha, I know ! I know ! ^^
It seems that they're having fun moving the stone blocks around the site ;-) Sounds like a giant lego-game ^^

@redstone

the carpark behind Tanglin Shopping Centre, and yes, Pengui gave me the tip ^^

hmm..seems theyve moved the blocks around, but I do see piling equipment and the site is noisy :cool:

Actually I think I can see a few piles on your pic, in the centre of the site :-)

Slightly better render:

http://ssc.singapenguin.net/05/050524_stregis.jpg

The towers with blue sides are the condos?

Not sure what you mean...
I think the tower on the bottom left is the hotel, the two others being the condos.

doesnt look very impressive.

it looks quite nice though

a nice smooth curved glassy facade fronting the road - provides good contrast with the ugly Tanglin Mall.

I also liked the curved podium at the corner ^^

Nice design. Should be taller, though, to create a sleeker feeling.

14 March 2005

http://img217.exs.cx/img217/231/regis14038tg.jpg

The massing model as seen at URA Centre.

It is the 3 blocks next to the sign Tanglin Road
http://img217.echo.cx/img217/1374/regismodel5ar.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

really must have an accurate rendering

13 May 2005

http://tinypic.com/52x5xw

That is one big hole already ^^
I guess this is where the hotel block will rise.

^

yes...that hole is very deep..maybe thats where an underground carpark will be...

I think you missed this, last time you went ;-)

http://ssc.singapenguin.net/05/050524_stregis.jpg

It's on the opposite side from where you take the pic ^^

Ah, and there will be 187 residential units only, and their tagline is "The Future of Legendary Hospitality", which was probably intended to sound funny, but is quite laughable imo ^^

yup I never walked the other side...it looks really good in the rendering and I think I see some rooftop pools ^^

I forgot to post those pics from 25th May ^^
I really didn't expect it so early but it seems the first bit of core for the hotel is rising already !

http://ssc.singapenguin.net/05/050525_stregis01.jpg

http://ssc.singapenguin.net/05/050525_stregis02.jpg

when will it be ready?

when will it be ready?

"SINGAPORE's poshest hotel, a six-star attraction complete with butler service, will open for business in late-2007."

ooh ok.

its rising! :carrot:

30 July 2005

http://img346.imageshack.us/img346/1386/regis30075pq.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

What are those roofs of?

Tudor Court?

The roof tiles belong to a very old lady.

24 August 2005
http://img393.imageshack.us/img393/9598/sr7kv.jpg

this is really great projects along Orchard Road

love the design!

16 October 2005

They are now also constructing the showroom at Cuscaden Rd

http://tinypic.com/es2pon.jpg

5 November 2005

http://ssc.singapenguin.net/05/051105_st_regis01.jpg

It looks like the building will have a very high first storey. The core is still at second storey, as far as I can tell after this photo (took it from the bus ;-) )

Wow.. thats quite fast :D Very soon we will see a different Tanglin area....

There is a lot of work going on on the complex' basement right now. It looks to me like it is mostly completed and the two residential towers should start rising soon. I think I'll be able to see it rising from my window... I can see one of the cranes lighted up at night :-)

Another floor has been added since Pengui's last picture update! :)

7/12/05:

http://img372.imageshack.us/img372/6808/dsc0081212yq.jpg

http://img372.imageshack.us/img372/6685/dsc0081014qg.jpg

thanks for the update. But, there is a better place to take this. From Tanglin shopping centre carpark. Can see the entire site very clearly. :yes:

thanks for the update. But, there is a better place to take this. From Tanglin shopping centre carpark. Can see the entire site very clearly. :yes:

Oh didn't know.....first time taking picture of this actually....:yes:

It is about 7 storeys for both buildings already, from what I saw yesterday.

Wonderful Project but i believe it's going to cost alot.... hehe

17 February 2006

http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/7789/regis18022hs.jpg

Wow....it's rising.....:yes:

I read the newspaper today...it says one unit will cost $9 million! Imagine how many terraces u can buy!

Imagine how many terraces u can buy!

Not many, unless you are prepared to live in Ulu-land.

I read the newspaper today...it says one unit will cost $9 million! Imagine how many terraces u can buy!

i wonder if that is about enough to purchase half of the entire level on Sail@marina bay.....

I read the newspaper today...it says one unit will cost $9 million! Imagine how many terraces u can buy!


:eek2::runaway:

I read the newspaper today...it says one unit will cost $9 million!

Well, in today's paper they say that even that horrible Cairnhill Crest is going for $2000 psf....I think we will have to get used to such prices. Anyone living in a large American or European city will tell you that even S$3000 psf for a brand new apartment right in the centre of town is quite cheap. Try getting a new apartment for that sort of money in the best parts of Manhattan for example.....and I'm talking about places with no facilities other than a doorman!

By the way, I don't want to go on and on about this :-) but I walked past Cairnhill Crest and The Light at Cairnhill the other evening, and I was simply amazed that it is possible to live with that amount of noise and pollution --- that great cataract of roaring cars pouring into the tunnel, right outside your window....must be a lot of deafness among the very rich!

Before the St Regis was built, there was an old building there. Any photos of the old place and what was it then called?

I'm not sure if there was a big building, but I vaguely recall some old and creepy abandoned house along the stretch.

Is the house still there?

nope...the whole area is now the construction site.

nice update, i think they would look better if they were taller than 20 floors.

7 May 2006

http://img79.imageshack.us/img79/6735/regis07056ne.jpg

nice update, i think they would look better if they were taller than 20 floors.

I think it could be an urban design requirement for buildings near the Botanic Gardens not to go too high...also there are quite a number of embassies not too far away.

Business times today reports a rumour that a place has been sold here for $3000 psf. Singapore: welcome to big-city prices!

CDL to launch St Regis Residences next week

26 May 06


CITY Developments Ltd (CDL) has finally set the date for the launch of its luxury condominium St Regis Residences on June 1.


But the market was rife with talk yesterday that a new record price of $3,000 per square foot had been reached at a preview sale. For now, the group will only say it has engaged the real estate arm of prestigious auction house Christie's to sell the project overseas.

'We have come to an agreement with Christie's to market this top-end product to select customers in the UK and Europe,' said Gerry de Silva, spokesman for the Hong Leong Group, parent of CDL.

The development, located between Tanglin Road and Cuscaden Road, will comprise 173 apartments in two 23-storey towers. A third 20-storey tower will be a six-star St Regis Hotel.

The well-heeled have been counting down the days before they can whip out their cheque books, but sources say a very select group of investors have already been invited to buy with a record price of $3,000 psf said to have been attained.

CDL is keeping mum on details ahead of the official launch next week but a buyer, who did not want to be named, said he had been invited to view the two showflats on Wednesday and was offered units priced between $2,300 and $2,800 psf, with mid-floor units going for about $2,600.

The buyer, who walked away with a three-bedroom apartment for around $2,600 psf, was also told that none of the penthouses were available. Describing the showflats, the buyer said one of the unusual design features was a raised bathtub. He also noticed the kitchen had been fitted out with high-end Miele appliances but said: 'This is to be expected.'

Commenting on the range of prices, Knight Frank's director of consultancy and research, Nicholas Mak said he expects St Regis Residences to set a new benchmark as it will come with extras, including the services of the hotel's concierge.

Savills Singapore head of research Wallace Chu said that if the development is launched at around $2,600, the prices of choice units will probably exceed similar developments sold during the previous peak 10 years ago.

In 1997, an apartment at Ardmore Park sold for about $2,400 psf.

The impact of the prices fetched at St Regis Residences will not be known for some time but prices of high-end developments are likely to be bolstered. Mr Chu said: 'Market sentiment will pick up and people will be more accepting of a new range of pricing.'

By ARTHUR SIM

22nd May 2006

http://membres.lycos.fr/pengssc/img/060522_st_regis01.jpg

A small update taken from Shaw Towers on monday...

my mother's colleague had an invite to view some showflat.. what was interesting was that those who went would get a $500 SPACE voucher! i wonder if its an invite for the st regis apartments? does anyone else know about this?

would anyone like to pass me an invite?

sorry but then got thread about the current development of Amara Hotel @ sentosa or not? Its quite a big development tho...

Business Times - 01 Jun 2006

St Regis attracts foreign interest

Tycoons from UAE, Hong Kong, Vegas and UK drawn by its attractive pricing

By ARTHUR SIM

TYCOONS are descending on Singapore in the hope of owning a unit at City Developments Ltd's St Regis Residences, which is being launched today.

Sources say that Ahmed Ali Al Sayegh, chief executive of United Arab Emirates-based ALDAR Properties, has been seen at the showflats on Cuscaden Road.

And fresh from its recent win at Marina Bay, Las Vegas Sands is also in the market. 'We are very interested in the St Regis. It's unique . . . the only development of its type in Singapore. We continue to discuss our needs with CDL chairman Kwek Leng Beng and hope to find a home there,' said William Weidner, Sands' chief operating officer.

So far, the real estate arm of UK-based Christie's is known to be marketing the 173-unit development in the UK and Europe. One British buyer is said to have jetted into town to make a downpayment and jetted out again without even considering a stopover.

Wealthy Hong Kong buyers have also been spotted at the showflats but this is not surprising as similar luxury condominiums are said to cost almost twice as much there.

Savills Singapore head of research Wallace Chu has noted that comparable high-end developments, like The Arch in Hong Kong and The Knightsbridge in London, are priced at about $5,600 per square foot and $4,400 psf respectively.

The St Regis Residences, however, is likely to go for an average of $2,600 psf.

As such, Mr Chu expects that up to 50 per cent of the buyers could be foreigners.

Highlighting the fact that the development will be managed by an internationally renowned company, he said: 'The St Regis brand name will also attract many international buyers.'

Mr Chu fairly represents market sentiment when he says: 'St Regis has been the talk of the town for months.'

Copyright © 2005 Singapore Press Holdings Ltd. All rights reserved.

Too short...

I also have S$3,000, don't know whether they will allow me to purchase just "1" sq foot or not? :laugh: :laugh:

Luxurious St Regis apartment sets record price
By Matthias Chan, Channel NewsAsia





The price of luxury apartments in Singapore has hit new heights with the launch of St Regis Residences by City Developments.

The developer has just sold a unit for more than $3,000 per square foot.

Not since the launch of The Sail@Marina Bay in October 2004, has there been such an air of anticipation.

The St Regis Residences project just launched has 173 units - the smallest being the one-bedroom type at 1,500 square feet to the 7 penthouses at between 5,000 to 7,200 square feet each.

City Developments hopes to achieve an average selling price of $2,800 per square foot but not everyone with the money can clinch a unit.

Buyers so far include its former customers, VVIPs and, in the words of Kwek Leng Beng, Chairman of City Developments, "those who kept pestering them".

Pestering seems to have worked somewhat: 38 out of 50 units have already been sold by appointment only.

And one of these units have been sold at more than $3,000 per square foot, a record in Singapore.

Interestingly, the renewed focus on the high-end started about two years ago.

Mr Kwek said: "The Sails trophy made me put on my thinking cap. Who owns so many high-end properties? City Developments and the Hong Leong Group. And that's where we go for this niche. Because in the past, we like to cater the medium income. Once in a while, we have a high-end development but looking at the real estate properties that we have, over 40 years experience, we should be able to cater the high end."

Analysts Channel NewsAsia spoke to say they are positive on City Developments' strategy.

Charles Neo, Director of Research, UBS, said: "In our big cap property stocks in the near term, we have City Developments as a relative outperformance, because it does not have any premium attached to it, and it is very much exposed to the residential sector in Singapore. We are quite positive on Singapore residential particularly in the high-end in the medium to long term. In the short term, we expect high end property prices to rise 10-20 percent."

Analysts have City Developments' revalued net asset value at about $9 per share. - CNA/ch

heirloom, I don’t think its St Regis… at least I didn’t get the $500 SPACE voucher. The furniture used in the 2 showflats was from SPACE though.

The unit sold for more than $3,000psf was because the buyer opted for deferred payment, which is about 4% higher that the progressive payment scheme.

oh... do inform us if you get that particular invite!

Wah Piangz ... when they launch something like St Regis, they dont give out vouchers to attract people to go la~~ ...

The report says even geniune buyers with cheque on hand is not given the invite to the party launch ... The person has to go to counter, put in the cheque, get his option, sign option, and bye bye! [pls dont loiter around] ...haha!

Maybe the voucher invite is for something like The Quartz ...

uhm... i suppose... but i was told the development's name starts with an R, or so someone thinks, so i thought of this.

Castles in the air

3 June 06

http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/STI/STIMEDIA/image/20060602/ST_IMAGES_LIFREGISt.jpg

'LIMITED edition', 'exclusivity', 'ultimate luxury', 'world-class', 'trendy lifestyle' - these were nouns and adjectives that kept rolling off Hong Leong Group executive chairman Kwek Leng Beng's tongue on Thursday.
They were all to describe the St Regis Residences, touted to be Singapore's most exclusive - and expensive - residential address and developed by City Developments, Hong Leong Holdings and Trade and Industrial Development, a partnership between Hong Leong and Japan's Mitsui Group.

Already, records have been set way before any semblance of the buildings are discernible at the corner of Cuscaden, Tomlinson and Tanglin roads.

But on the promise of the US-originated St Regis brand - royal treatment in a six-star setting - and no doubt Mr Kwek's solid reputation, 38 of the first batch of 50 units have been snapped up.

Conceptualised by US firm Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo, which was responsible for the Mandarin Oriental in Kuala Lumpur and another upcoming City Developments condo in Sentosa Cove, the St Regis will have three towers that will feature panoramic crescent-shaped facades.

Made up of two 23-storey apartment blocks and one 20-storey six-star St Regis Hotel, the design will have lush foliage to reflect the tropical mood, yet have a modern exterior.

At least one buyer - a foreigner with very deep pockets - has paid more than $16 million for a penthouse on the top floor, the highest lump sum ever paid for a condo unit here.

It beat the $16 million fetched by The Boulevard Residence for one of its penthouses just last month.

At the media launch of the prized property on Thursday, where champagne was overflowing, Mr Kwek happily toasted the press, but it wasn't the bubblies talking when he said: 'A Ferrari is a Ferrari. You can't say a Toyota is a Ferrari.'

At an average selling price of $2,800 psf, it cannot possibly be anything less than an Italian stallion.

But what does that hefty price tag fetch you besides the exclusive name and address? Designer fittings, more designer fittings, and an army of people ready to pamper you silly.

Oh, and a United Nations of neighbours. Already, tycoons from the United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong, Las Vegas and Britain have flown into town to sample what's on offer at the $6 million show suites just across from the actual site.

Doorman, concierge and your own private lift all come with the package. But if you so desire, services from the hotel like laundry, housekeeping, babysitting, limousine or the signature butler service are also at your disposal - for a fee.

Amenities within the property include a 25m lap pool, one outdoor tennis court and a gym, function room and a cigar lounge.

Property watchers say the price tag is not unreasonable, given the brand association and the fact that in cities like London, New York and Hong Kong, you're looking at $5,000 to $6,000 psf for similar high-end developments.

'It would attract buyers who know exactly what they want. And foreigners know the St Regis brand more than Singaporeans because it's an established name overseas. Those who frequent the hotel know the standards to expect,' says Mr Joseph Tan, director of residential at CB Richard Ellis.

One seasoned real estate consultant has a better analogy: 'If you go into a Maybach showroom, you don't ask how much the car is, you already know how much it costs.'

And the hype surrounding it is brought on because Singapore has never had a property like this.

'In other parts of the world, where people are used to concierge and other services, they don't blow their horn. You could say it's hyped because we don't have real comparison,' says the consultant.

The 173-unit residence is expected to be ready in early 2008 while the 299-room hotel is slated for a 2007 completion. Inside, every apartment is flushed with top-range fittings, including Miele stainless-steel kitchen appliances, Germany's Bulthaup kitchen cabinet system, Truggelmann walk-in wardrobe, Italy's Poliform wardrobe system, Kaldewei long bath and Ariston marble flooring.

Where else will the money go? To a facade consultant and an acoustic consultant who were hired - an unusual practice for a residential development as they work mostly on commercial buildings - to design the glass walls to keep out the heat and shut out the sound.

The 999-year leasehold property at 179,691 sq ft has 19 units of three-bedroom apartments at 1,500 sq ft each, while four-bedroom apartments, which will form the majority of the residences with 140 units, range from 2,000 to 4,000 sq ft.

Seven exclusive Sky Suites taking up the higher floors range from 4,300 to 6,000 sq ft.

But those with truly deep pockets will go for the Sky Villas - seven penthouses that come with an upper roof deck that will house bedrooms, your own 8 to 11m pool and a steam room. These will be between 5,000 and 7,200 sq ft each.

By the way, you can't just waltz into the show suites. It's strictly by appointment only.

As Mr Kwek said: 'This is not open for everyone to rush in.'

By Tan Dawn Wei

3rd June

From Tanglin Road:
http://membres.lycos.fr/pengssc/img/060603_stregis01.jpg
Floorplates at lvl12 and core at lvl14.

Quite a bit of cladding already on the back side:
http://membres.lycos.fr/pengssc/img/060603_stregis02.jpg

A view from The Tomlinson lvl12 (nice apartments, there, btw, although a bit pricey ^ ^ )
http://membres.lycos.fr/pengssc/img/060603_stregis03.jpg

Core of one of the apartments blocks going up:
http://membres.lycos.fr/pengssc/img/060603_stregis04.jpg

did anyone here read the article in the newpaper? 38 of the 50 residence are sold! ranging around the price of 4 million PER UNIT!!!?!?!? thats crazy.....sounds more that regis apartments is like if you own a unit it gives you are certain degree of upper class stature of sorts....

^ Yes....most who bought are those super rich ppl.....:yes:

Foreigners buy 65% St Regis units sold

8 Jun 06



CITY Developments Ltd (CDL) and its joint venture partners Hong Leong Holdings and TID Pte Ltd have sold a total of 58 units at the 173-unit St Regis Residences, their luxury condominium on Tanglin Road launched just last week.


And 65 per cent of the units have been sold to foreigners.

CDL group general manager Chia Ngiang Hong said: 'Even though viewing has been strictly by appointment only, the response we have received has been unprecedented.'

So far, the foreign buyers are from the United Kingdom, the United States, Japan, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia and Malaysia. CDL says a number of clients flew into Singapore just to view the showflats.

The first batch of units were sold at between $2,500 and $2,600 psf, with apartments starting at $4 million and going as high as $19 million.

CDL's executive chairman Kwek Leng Beng had said earlier that he would have preferred to launch St Regis Residences only after the St Regis Hotel was completed, because he would then have been able to charge a higher price.

For now, CDL says it will make another 30 units available for sale by appointment only - but as expected, the price of selected units will be increased by 2-3 per cent.

St Regis Residence is targeted to be completed by 2008. The 299-room St Regis Hotel will be completed in 2007.

A 2 to 3% increase in price would mean $100 - $150K increase, assuming a $5m unit...

I went to the showflat last week. It’s strictly by appointment only to restrict the number of people in the showflat at one time. Rich people don’t like to rub shoulders with frantic buyers do they? So there’s only 3 to 4 groups of potential buyers when I was there, mostly Indonesians.

The carpark was littered with Porsches, Lambos, and Ferraris. Butlers were also flown in from St Regis Shanghai to serve the rich people.

And contrary to popular believe, Mrs Kwek bought not one, but 2, of the penthouses. She liked it so much that she would often visit the showflat (before the launch) and gave her interior design ideas to the team. The place was nicely done up, bold, very high class but not opulent. Like I mentioned, furniture from SPACE were used.

I wonder if there were speculators buying a unit (or 2) just to sell it later for a quick profit, like what they did with TheSail Tower2. I guess to do that, you’ll need an awful lot of cash…

Do we have a thread on this building?

Anyways, went to the showroom last Saturday, very exclusive and expensive.

Just a treat for you, the plan of one of the 4 bedroom apartments (there are only 3 and 4 bedders)

This humble unit is only SGD8 Million, oh and yes, only floors 4 and 13 are left.

http://img54.imageshack.us/img54/5894/plans0mq.jpg

:runaway:

Cliff : Well Done !

Guess you belong to "that class" of people ... haha!

Pui, I can't even afford a proton saga, haha.

Why don't you show us the floorplans for the Skysuites and Skyvillas? I would like to see what they do with the space. :)

Pui, I can't even afford a proton saga, haha.

Don't gey gey.....:lol:

Ah, 4 and 13, the inauspicious floors... :lol:

Why don't you show us the floorplans for the Skysuites and Skyvillas? I would like to see what they do with the space. :)

Actually, the penthouse is the same as the above unit, the only difference is the skygarden ans spa on a seperate level above. The plans of those units are not in the provided booklet, but are in the files at the showroom.:)

@ babysta3+\n

Actually, the penthouse is the same as the above unit, the only difference is the skygarden ans spa on a seperate level above. The plans of those units are not in the provided booklet, but are in the files at the showroom.:)

@ babysta3+\n

I think it would be more luxurious if it has a double-height ceiling and windows. I feel penthouses with second level terraces are quite a waste of living space unless one really likes to lap swim, hold open air parties, BBQ and sleep under the stars :D I think the BLVD penthouses are still the all-in-one, wonder how they look like.

8 JULY 2006

http://img326.imageshack.us/img326/2511/regishasglass9ys.jpg

Bad design. :(

Its design is actually very boring exterior-wise

well all that i can say is that the artists' impression is a little far off :( but lets wait for the whole building to be built as it may look different by then :)

The interior should be very classy since it's a six star hotel.....:yes:

The hotel should have been more glassy. From the look of ASAP photo, i think many parts of the buidling is not glassy.

CDL's St Regis sees strong sales during initial launch

10 Jul 06

By Matthias Chan, Channel NewsAsia


SINGAPORE : Developer City Developments is seeing strong demand for its latest luxury residential project, St Regis.

Executive chairman Kwek Leng Beng revealed that nearly all 70 units from the initial launch of the St Regis have been sold at the target average price of S$2,800 per square foot.

Another 30 units have been released at similar prices, but the remaining 73 units will be retained for lease.

He said that since the hotel component of St Regis has only 299 rooms, the remaining apartment units will supplement the expected strong demand for St Regis accommodation.

CDL is also due to launch its high-end Sentosa residential project, Oceanfront @ Sentosa Cove, later this week.

Mr Kwek said it was likely to be priced around S$1,300 to S$1,350 per square foot.

This is some 30 percent higher than Frasers Centrepoint's The Azure, which is also at Sentosa Cove.

Rest of St Regis units may go for up to $3,000 psf: CDL chief

1 Aug 06

http://straitstimes.asiaone.com/STI/STIMEDIA/image/20060731/ST_IMAGES_MNYFIOREGISt.jpg

THE second batch of units at City Developments' (CDL's) ultra-luxurious St Regis Residences is scheduled for release next year at a whopping average price of up to $3,000 per sq ft (psf), about 15 per cent higher than the launch price of the first lot of units.
CDL executive chairman Kwek Leng Beng, told The Straits Times that he believes the 174-unit St Regis could command 'between $2,800 and $3,000 psf' by the time CDL starts selling the remainder in the second half of next year.

This will be timed to coincide with the completion of St Regis' hotel component. Some residential units may be set aside for lease to long-staying hotel guests.

More than 70 per cent of the 100 St Regis units released so far have been sold. A handful of units have been transacted at above $3,000 psf, but average prices remain between $2,600 and $2,700 psf - slightly above the early launch prices of $2,500 to $2,600 psf, Mr Kwek said.

He added that the soaring luxury residential market is set to rise even further, but that this high-end demand will depend on foreigners.

Singapore's luxury homes draw foreign demand as they are still significantly cheaper than those elsewhere, said Mr Kwek. He noted that Hong Kong's top condos are selling at $6,000 psf, while comparable projects in the United States and London are going for up to US$6,000 (S$9,500) and £3,500 (S$10,400) respectively.

Another CDL hotel-cum-residential project, the Quayside Isle collection at Sentosa Cove, will also begin releasing units next year at '$1,200 to $1,300 psf in terms of today's prices', he said.

He also conceded that the Quayside site's 'facing is not that good for a hotel', adding: 'We may have to take the profits from the condo to subsidise the hotel.'

by Fiona Chan

28 October 2006

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j67/RCSSC/regis2810.jpg

Wow....are they opening next year?? :?

think so...based on news articles, but the condo buildings are still under construction...so maybe the hotel will open first?

think so...based on news articles, but the condo buildings are still under construction...so maybe the hotel will open first?

I see.....:yes:

yah...one of my favourite parts with new buildings is to see how the street level entrances integrate with the existing sidewalk once the hoardings come down....lets see if this one has a grand presence along the main street :cool:

yah...one of my favourite parts with new buildings is to see how the street level entrances integrate with the existing sidewalk once the hoardings come down....lets see if this one has a grand presence along the main street :cool:

At least it'll inject some life to the tanglin area......quite quiet there.....:yes:

I hear that the two residence towers will only be ready in mid 2008, about 6-9 months after the hotel complex... Developer has sold more than 100 out of the 173 units, and plans to keep the remaining until when the development is ready.

OMG its so ex!!

just realised the facade looks similar to CENTRAL at Clarke Quay...

i passed by today and saw that the residential tower has nearly topped out. i still can't stand that it looks like an industrial building.

dosen't look too bad to me =X

It look disappointing at first and I guess it is unique...

It's ok, but ok is not good enough at that price. Same goes for the location.

my take on this property .... st regis ....

its selling on the brand-name, touting the life-style this property promises.

it diferentiate itself from the other high-end condos by its st regis brand-name. together with what they offer (e.g. butler service 24/7, full hotel services from their 5-6 start hotel operations, etc.)

who is to complain with the location .... tomlinson road by tanglin!!! man its already at the heart of the city, plus its just outside cbd.

i'm sure the buyers (speculators, investors, owners, etc.) are folks with deep pockets. at S$3000 psf, i'm sure even a small unit will cost a fortune. definately one of the most priciest property in s'pore ever. not for the man-in-the-street types obviously. for the "who's who in the society types and owning one signals one's success and of having arrived. that's probably how CDL branded st regis. just look at the full page ads and the media attention it has garnered. its a posh place indeed, ver posh actually. construction is still on-going, and from what i hear, the hotel will start its operations in a year or so. after that property owners/residances will move in. i'm sure it will be jaw-dropping. the whole works, including furnishings, design, and aclaimed service, etc. it will be a eye-opener i'm sure. let's see.

just my comments and my 2 cents worth.

The location is nice, but there are better ones. For example, whatever replaces the Futura will be just about perfect. It will be expensive, but not as expensive as this one....

12th November

The crown is almost completed.
http://ssc.singapenguin.net/06/061112_st_regis01.jpg

The progress on one of the apartment blocks can be seen in the background of this Tanglin Road pic... (taken from the bus)

http://ssc.singapenguin.net/06/061113_tanglin_road01.jpg

(cropped out and with high luminosity correction ;-) )
http://ssc.singapenguin.net/06/061113_tanglin_road02.jpg

Boring design

Boring design

redstone - could you elaborate on your comments? design of the place/project is relative isn't it. Boring as compared to what/which project? Care to share your thoughts?

It my look boring to other countries, but I think Singapore should have such buildings, its quite unique to singapore..

One question on St. Regis- who bought those $18m units???

If I dun know its the St.Regis luxury condo, I would have thought it as another glass-covered office block, the common type.

Saw the following in the Business Times listing of weekly property transactions:

Dec. 12 - St. Regis Residences - 6,006 sq.ft. - $7,415,000 - $1,235 psf

That seems pretty low, even for a "VVVIP" deal...anyone know the story behind this? Or is it just a typo?

Good that you caught that, Freelance. It's definitely a typo. That particular unit's size is 2,756 sq ft. So this works out to $2,690 psf.

URA should farm out the caveats audit to this forum and contribute some thousands to fund this forum ...haha!

Even those not Gurus will know that it is a typo ... then why are the URA "experts" not know ?

They should offer those who email them to notify of the errors some prize money (say $3.4k)... then they will have a error-free database !

Your Friendly Guru ... ...

Any further picture updates? The hotel should be fully clad by now and the apartment towers should be getting close to top-out?

http://i16.tinypic.com/44tg6fk.jpg

Here's the hotel

http://i16.tinypic.com/3yzk5ed.jpg

And here's the apartments behind the hotel...

To me it looks quite good, very office-like , can't wait to enter the hotel though

Yah it looks quite nondescript and unoffensive...cant wait to see how the street level fronting Orchard will look like

http://i16.tinypic.com/44tg6fk.jpg

This thing protruding near the top is weird... I thought it was cleaning equipment at first.

At least it breaks the monotony of a smooth, somewhat bland facade. I believe the hotel will look really good at night.

24 March 2007

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j67/RCSSC/regis2403.jpg

It looks better from the corner, that stretch of area would be more lively in the future with tai-tai(s) and all the jet-set shoppers

seems like all high-rises in SG built at the moment are simply using green/blue glass cladding. will there be a purple one soon?

seems like all high-rises in SG built at the moment are simply using green/blue glass cladding. will there be a purple one soon?

:lol:

One of the offices along Shenton Way has purplish cladding. Think its the John Hancock Tower

Design looks so boring to me... So unclassy. :(

:lol:

One of the offices along Shenton Way has purplish cladding. Think its the John Hancock Tower

omg. are you sure that's purple cladding? i'm like passing it every morning and evening before and after work everyday!!:bash: maybe not striking enough..

John Hancock can be seen here on the right of Hong Leong Building.
http://ssc.singapenguin.net/05/050224_cbd03.jpg

Sorry I don't have a better one... But you can take one since you pass by it everyday ;-) It would go well in the "seldom seen skyscrapers" thread ;-)
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=351848

i walked past it last night evening, but wasn't able to see that purple cladding strip you took in the photo. all i see was granite tiling.

i walked past it last night evening, but wasn't able to see that purple cladding strip you took in the photo. all i see was granite tiling.

Maybe it's been enblocked. Those things can happen overnight nowadays... :nuts: ^ ^

Wow, latest update in the URA caveats. 28mil for a 6017 sq ft unit.. $4653 psf. New record!:banana:

:nuts:

Wow, latest update in the URA caveats. 28mil for a 6017 sq ft unit.. $4653 psf. New record!:banana:

:nuts:

St. Regis has huge potential to go furthur.
It's a very high profile international brand with hotel services plus the excellent freehold location along the main buzzy Orchard Rd stretch.

In early 2006, when $2000+psf was still rare, lots of investors were saying if it launched anything slightly below $2000psf, let's grap them. However CDL launched at record price at ave $2400psf, & ended only super rich bought them. Now if you can get at $3000psf, it will be considered cheap.

Wow, latest update in the URA caveats. 28mil for a 6017 sq ft unit.. $4653 psf. New record!:banana:

:nuts:

I am not surprise to see it selling at $4600 psf because leonie and cairnhill area is already asking above $2500. Not to mention several launches coming soon like Helios and Marq. Also aroung Ardmore area.

I am not surprise either to see a new record (5000-6000)especially when scotts square of wheelock propery will launch their condo soon.

If last year property rise about 10-15%, this year should be 20-30% especially on April and May where so many record broken.

I am not surprise to see it selling at $4600 psf because leonie and cairnhill area is already asking above $2500. Not to mention several launches coming soon like Helios and Marq. Also aroung Ardmore area.

I am not surprise either to see a new record (5000-6000)especially when scotts square of wheelock propery will launch their condo soon.

If last year property rise about 10-15%, this year should be 20-30% especially on April and May where so many record broken.

ST REGIS RESIDENCES SINGAPORE TANGLIN ROAD Apartment 559 6017 28,000,000 May-07
ST REGIS RESIDENCES SINGAPORE TANGLIN ROAD Apartment 200 2153 6,670,000 May-07

Note the psf spread between the 6017sq ft unit and the 2153sq ft unit. Is the 6017 sq ft unit a penthouse?

ST REGIS RESIDENCES SINGAPORE TANGLIN ROAD Apartment 559 6017 28,000,000 May-07
ST REGIS RESIDENCES SINGAPORE TANGLIN ROAD Apartment 200 2153 6,670,000 May-07

Note the psf spread between the 6017sq ft unit and the 2153sq ft unit. Is the 6017 sq ft unit a penthouse?

Many people say that only Marq and parkview eclat that have private spa pool.
Then I check the St regis cataloq and I found That it also has spa spool in some of their condo. They also have the steam room. Looking from the design, It is 1st class indeed.

Many people say that only Marq and parkview eclat that have private spa pool.
Then I check the St regis cataloq and I found That it also has spa spool in some of their condo. They also have the steam room. Looking from the design, It is 1st class indeed.

Are you referring to the "penthouse" like/penthouse units?

Are you referring to the "penthouse" like/penthouse units?

No, not the penthouse, it is a 4000+ sf condo but not the penthouse. The penthouse is not provided. Confidential probably. The $28 million deal must be the penthouse.

I will scan for you the layout for this 4000+ sf st regis. It is a stunning layout.

I take picture using digital camera sorry not that clear.

I like the middle living room with the spa pool and the balcony on the side. Its so Indulging.

http://www.dropshots.com/photos/144015/20070527/b_161148.jpg

2 quick questions.

1. It says spa and not pool or spa pool. That could just be an area for spa usage. E.g. massage, gym, place for you to fit a pool yourself, etc.

2. Are the walls surrounding the spa area glass or concrete or balcony or terrace like?

2 quick questions.

1. It says spa and not pool or spa pool. That could just be an area for spa usage. E.g. massage, gym, place for you to fit a pool yourself, etc.

2. Are the walls surrounding the spa area glass or concrete or balcony or terrace like?

Im not sure if its a spa or spa pool but i guess its a spa with steam room and rest room on the side.

The thin layer on the side of spa is sliding glass.

the developer that bought Hotel Asia has design that allow car to drive up to your unit!!:lol:

http://property.zaobao.com/images4/private070525.jpg

the developer that bought Hotel Asia has design that allow car to drive up to your unit!!:lol:

http://property.zaobao.com/images4/private070525.jpg

It seems like developers are having a "luxury condo war".:lol:
They are fighting each other in term of luxury design to see who build the best and most luxury condo.
Interestingly, Singapore properties trend began to look like Dubai. There, developers try to impress investors by showing off their condo design. And if we notice the price trend for luxury condo in Dubai, it keeps rising from year to year until now.
I have the price trend (graph)for lux property in dubai. I will show you once I scan the data.

all these innovative features are good. I know of a condominium or hotel (forgot already) that has rotating floors and each revolves 360 degrees. think this piece of art is in dubai as well.

Singapore is really at the start imho. We are not close to where Dubai is. But hopefully we will as more interesting condos come up. We can see a trend
of developments sporting features which affect facade, lux interiors not withstanding:

- Parkview Eclat - art deco exterior
- The MarQ - lap pool (would look nice at night)

all these innovative features are good. I know of a condominium or hotel (forgot already) that has rotating floors and each revolves 360 degrees. think this piece of art is in dubai as well.

Singapore is really at the start imho. We are not close to where Dubai is. But hopefully we will as more interesting condos come up. We can see a trend
of developments sporting features which affect facade, lux interiors not withstanding:

- Parkview Eclat - art deco exterior & spa pool at balcony
- The MarQ - lap pool (would look nice at night)
- Hilltop - Spa
- SkyPark - 5bedroom duplex with outdoor garden and jacuzzi in every unit and hv inserted hilltop and skypark

June 14, 2007

ST REGIS RESIDENCES

Penthouse sold for record $4,653.5 psf


THE owner of a two-storey penthouse in St Regis Residences has reaped a profit of $12.77 million in just eight months after a foreigner paid $28 million for the plush apartment last month.

The buyer smashed the old price benchmark by shelling out a record $4,653.5 per sq ft (psf) for the 6,017 sq ft unit in Tanglin Road, according to the caveat lodged for the purchase. It represents a remarkable capital gain because the penthouse was initially sold for $15.23 million just last August.

The previous known record for a residential unit in Singapore was set by a four-bedroom unit at Chyau Fwu Group's 35-unit Parkview Eclat in Grange Road that went for nearly $4,200 psf late last month.

It also underlines the astonishing surge in demand for high-end property.

'The uber-rich believe Singapore has the potential to grow, reinforcing our point that Singapore is undervalued compared with other global cities such as London and New York,' said Savills Singapore's director of marketing and business development, Mr Ku Swee Yong. 'Nothing short of the very best will do for this group.'

The 999-year leasehold St Regis Residences, which has penthouses ranging in size from 5,000 sq ft to 7,300 sq ft, was officially launched in June last year. One of its units was sold for what was at the time a record high price of more than $3,000 psf.

JOYCE TEO

looks like we still have foreigners flocking to singapore and going 'cheap cheap!'. And perhaps with good reason: Mayfair in London sells at around GBP4000 psf. However, there are 68 billionaires living in England; I wonder how many there are in Singapore, and where they live- GCBs may be more the in thing for this crowd.

Butlers to pamper guests at opening of 6-star St Regis

IT'S not called a six-star hotel for nothing.
That's why the St Regis Singapore, which opens next Saturday, has roped in butlers to pamper guests in its 299 rooms.

Design enthusiasts will have a field day checking out the detail paid to luxury, from floors covered with custom-made floral-inspired carpets to a fleet of Bentleys to ferry important folks around.

How much do you have to pay for such neat touches?

Rates on the hotel's website start from $600 a night for an executive deluxe guest room.

Read the full story in Saturday's edition of The Straits Times.

That's fast for the hotel.

Has the residential TOP ?

Butlers to pamper guests at opening of 6-star St Regis

IT'S not called a six-star hotel for nothing.
That's why the St Regis Singapore, which opens next Saturday, has roped in butlers to pamper guests in its 299 rooms.

Design enthusiasts will have a field day checking out the detail paid to luxury, from floors covered with custom-made floral-inspired carpets to a fleet of Bentleys to ferry important folks around.

How much do you have to pay for such neat touches?

Rates on the hotel's website start from $600 a night for an executive deluxe guest room.

Read the full story in Saturday's edition of The Straits Times.

Yeah, the hotel looks completed, cladding up and stuff.

That's fast for the hotel.

Has the residential TOP ?

only the hotel is ready. residential is still being built.

only the hotel is ready. residential is still being built.

But overall it looks completed. Probably the interiors of the residential + the recreational facilities left.

Butlers to pamper guests at opening of 6-star St Regis

IT'S not called a six-star hotel for nothing.

That's why the St Regis Singapore, which opens next Saturday, has roped in butlers to pamper guests in its 299 rooms.

Design enthusiasts will have a field day checking out the detail paid to luxury, from floors covered with custom-made floral-inspired carpets to a fleet of Bentleys to ferry important folks around.

How much do you have to pay for such neat touches?

Rates on the hotel's website start from $600 a night for an executive deluxe guest room.

Read the full story in Saturday's edition of The Straits Times.

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A suite dream come true
Always wanted your own butler and Bentley to zip around in? The upcoming St Regis Singapore has it all
Straits Times, The (Singapore)
Life! - Life Design, Pg L18-L20
December 15, 2007
Author: Yeo Qianhua

THE uniforms donned by the butlers and doormen are the work of renowned Singapore fashion designer Benny Ong, whose clientele included the late Princess Diana.

That is just one indication of how St Regis Singapore, which opens next Saturday in Tanglin Road, is pulling out all the stops to ensure that it will live up to its billing as a six-star hotel.

Owned by Richmond Hotel, a joint venture between City Developments, Hong Leong Holdings and TID, the hotel boasts 299 rooms - all serviced by butlers - and will mark the hotel chain's 13th in the world and third in Asia, after Beijing and Shanghai.

And it looks set to carry on the legacy of luxurious pampering that began in 1904 with the first St Regis in New York.

The Singapore hotel's interior architecture bears the imprint of American firm Wilson and Associates, which also worked on The Venetian in Las Vegas.

Ms Wong Wye Ling, the hotel's director of marketing communications, says it is conceptually different in design from its American counterparts.

'St Regis San Francisco is ultra modern while the one in New York is very classic and uppity - after all, it was built in 1904.

'As for St Regis Singapore, the interior design is classic but with modern touches as well.'

For one thing, the floors are covered with custom-made floral-inspired carpets which add an elegant and timeless touch. But the effect is juxtaposed with contemporary pieces such as lamps made of air-blown glass.

Step into the hotel and you might be surprised that you are not swallowed up by a voluminous lobby that you would expect of a six-star establishment.

However, walk further down the corridor and this will open up to reveal the carefully concealed vast lobby, which houses art pieces by notable artists such as Georgette Chen and Chen Wen Hsi.

Apparently, this architecture is modelled after the famed gardens of Suzhou, China, where visitors are able to absorb the sights of the landscape bit by bit due to their walled structure.

In all, the hotel will have on display over 40 original paintings and sculptures bought from auction houses. Some of the featured artists are Gu Gan and Fernando Botero, whose signature obese bodies dominate his art.

These artworks can be found all over the hotel, from the pool to the ballroom to the suites.

In essence, opulence is key to the decor and no expense - the hotel owners decline to reveal the amount - has been spared to up the wow factor.

It has, for instance, customised three Bentleys which are painted in the signature St Regis bronze to whisk important folks to and from the airport.

When asked if there are plans to expand the fleet, Ms Wong says: 'It depends on the demand but because we've yet to open, there aren't any concrete plans just yet.'

Special handcrafted crystal chandeliers that hang from the ceilings in the lobby, in French restaurant Les Saveurs and in the John Jacob Ballroom were also specially bought from the Czech Republic.

The ballroom, named after the founder of St Regis New York, has a floor space of 697sqm and can accommodate up to 1,000 guests.

The highlight, however, is its skylights that allow natural light to stream in which, in turn, can lend a romantic glow to the space.

Which is why Mr Franck Hardy, executive assistant manager of food and beverage and designer of the glass plates used at Les Saveurs, says: 'We're modern, timeless, artistic but not in-your-face. So far, the word 'elegance' has come up a lot when people talk about the hotel.'

Oh, if you are thinking of staying there, the rates on the hotel's website start from $600 a night for an executive deluxe guest room.

qhyeo@sph.com.sg

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i like the material they used for the exterior of the building..glass and some marble like material?

I think the material is granite. Wow, the designs are so exquisite! So refined! I love it! :eek:

the penthouses here have a private personal pool. my bro told me last year. maybe he was interested to buy....

the penthouses here have a private personal pool. my bro told me last year. maybe he was interested to buy....

He went to see the showflat? :?

He went to see the showflat? :?

nah.. he worked as an engineer there :D saw the plans

nah.. he worked as an engineer there :D saw the plans

Wah, so cool, he gets to work in a prime development! :happy:

Stack 8 has a spa, so you don't need to get the penthouse to enjoy luxury!

Stack 8 has a spa, so you don't need to get the penthouse to enjoy luxury!

Actually, I always thought that thigns like lap pool, spa and jaccuzzi in the units took up a lot of space, but it is very luxurious. So you can't have your cake and eat it after all.

I would prefer the spa as it takes up less space and is more comfortable ;)

FYI, the estimated completion date is not that far away from now, Early 2008.

Pools are a chore, you have to maintain it, and still pay for its square footage, even if you don't swim. Oh well, owners of such uber penthouses have the money to splurge anyway. haha.

I would prefer a nice big balcony in my house:)

Pools are a chore, you have to maintain it, and still pay for its square footage, even if you don't swim. Oh well, owners of such uber penthouses have the money to splurge anyway. haha.

I would prefer a nice big balcony in my house:)

Well, the uber rich can always afford to hire workers to come and maintain it. Would Cliff like a super big Patio in his apartment in a seafront villa? :p

Why yes!:D

Anyways... just for the case of St Regis, I find it a terrible waste of money, you just buy the brand, which, for this case i not owned by starwood, its just used as a licence from starwood.

Why yes!:D

Anyways... just for the case of St Regis, I find it a terrible waste of money, you just buy the brand, which, for this case i not owned by starwood, its just used as a licence from starwood.

Well, but it sure is worth to pay for all those exquisite materials! Make the place look luxurious. Anyway, the UBER rich could always afford to pay the hefty price even if it is not owned by Starwood and just used as a license from Starwood ;)

Is there any pics of St Regis? I have not seen the completed building yet.

Is there any pics of St Regis? I have not seen the completed building yet.

I was about to ask too :)

I only know that it is a transparent glass cladded building with some stone cladding at the side, magnificent :)

Click here (http://www.stregisresidences.com/index_flash.html) for the rendering. Will try to take a photo of the completed building if I am free :)

Well, but it sure is worth to pay for all those exquisite materials! Make the place look luxurious. Anyway, the UBER rich could always afford to pay the hefty price even if it is not owned by Starwood and just used as a license from Starwood ;)

Yeah, thats some cold hard cash for them. And yeah, rich people sometimes do stuff that ordinary people can never comprehend.

Oh ya, a certain habit of (usually the interited kind)rich people is to buy super expensive cars and get them in extremely tasteless colours.:nuts:

Quite common are maroon coloured Merc CLS's to match that tai tai's nail polish.

Yeah, thats some cold hard cash for them. And yeah, rich people sometimes do stuff that ordinary people can never comprehend.

Oh ya, a certain habit of (usually the interited kind)rich people is to buy super expensive cars and get them in extremely tasteless colours.:nuts:

Quite common are maroon coloured Merc CLS's to match that tai tai's nail polish.

Those rich people that got inheritance also buy super big yachts, then go out to sea bla bla. This is also one thing that normal people cannot comprehend (Not say Never :D).

Anyone has any idea when this project will TOP? The hotel has been opened for a couple of months by now.

What was on the site of St Regis?

empty lot

Went by St. Regis yesterday, it seems only landscaping work is not done yet. I saw the beautiful and classy chandelier on the lobby of one of the block.

Sorry, I could not take any photos as it was raining heavily.

st regis area is still very quiet. orchard road charm finds it hard to extend all the way there

anyone have some new pictures? inside pictures. i really want to see how every apartment looks like.