Yeah I didn't mean to do that myself... I couldn't even make it into Pearl Bank Apartments ;-) I understood you got some friends or family in there... ^ ^

Orchard area condo goes for $2,200 per sq ft

18 Oct 05

Record $4.8m for 2,034 sq ft unit not seen since heydays of 1996


By Joyce Teo
Property Correspondent

A LOCAL buyer has just paid $4.75 million - representing a record $2,200 per sq ft (psf) - for a three-bedroom unit at the luxury The Boulevard Residence (BLVD) at Cuscaden Walk in the Orchard Road area.

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Prices have not hit that level since the 1996 property peak, so the latest deal has stunned some observers, given that the market has generally remained patchy, with selected high-end projects doing well.

The Straits Times understands that the 2,034 sq ft unit sold to the unnamed local buyer is on the upper floors of the 36-storey project and commands good views across the exclusive district.

Half of the BLVD project has been sold to foreigners.

Average prices at BLVD are now way above the $1,500 psf on average that the developer quoted at the project's launch in January 2003.

The 46-unit condo still has 11 or 12 unsold units, including two 7,029 sq ft super penthouses, which are spread over three floors and feature roof gardens.

The $2,200 psf price is considerably higher than the previous high done in recent years at a nearby project.

SC Global had achieved a price of $2,000 psf for a 2,300 sq ft unit at the 55-unit The Ladyhill in the Nassim Hill area in August.

The highest price it previously achieved for the BLVD was at $1,900 psf in April.

Property consultants said the recent BLVD sale is unlikely to affect the property market, as it is just for one unit.

'I believe the buyer has faith in the property market and prefers a low-density, exclusive project in a prime location,' said property consultancy Jones Lang LaSalle's head of residential, Ms Jacqueline Wong.

'Buyers are much more affluent now but the buying is very targeted at certain unique projects,' she added.

Indeed, the recently launched second tower of The Sail @ Marina Bay and The Azure at Sentosa Cove - both leasehold projects - saw very strong demand, even though they had not done big-bang public launches.

Industry sources said there were speculators among the buyers and there was recent talk that some buyers have already put their second tower units of The Sail on the market, including one entire floor.

The Sail's 430-unit second tower has fewer than 10 unsold units left.

Some industry sources have suggested that some speculative buying may be needed to get the slow-to-recover market moving.

While some high-end projects are seeing demand and price increases, private home prices remain about 35 per cent below the 1996 peak based on initial third-quarter government data.

4.7 mil for..... three bedroom?!?!?! o_O With that money you can get 4~5 bedroom in Cairnhill area which I believe is much more convenient and "closer to Orchard Road" than the BLVD. I mean... it's not like The Light @ Cairnhill or Cairnhill Crest are any less luxurious...

Woah!

Veri nice and style project... I heard dat the interior is beautiful and its very spacious. Prices have been rising ever since the release of The Sail. Haiz.... But i got no $$ to buy.

4.7 mil for..... three bedroom?!?!?! o_O With that money you can get 4~5 bedroom in Cairnhill area which I believe is much more convenient and "closer to Orchard Road" than the BLVD. I mean... it's not like The Light @ Cairnhill or Cairnhill Crest are any less luxurious...

Woah!

Buyer must have too much $ on his hands. :runaway::eek:

Should had bought the penthouse. :lol:

:lol::jk:

Buyer must have too much $ on his hands. :runaway::eek:

Should had bought the penthouse. :lol:

:lol::jk:


Think next time if those people got too much money and dun know how to spend, please inform me. I will teach them how instead of buying those properties and causes the prices to increase. Can't imagine what will happen to our generation when we are at the stage of buying houses and all the prices are so steep.

uh... but cairnhill crest is just gross.

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I must agree that the exterior of Cairnhill Crest is fugly, but that doesn't mean the same applies to the interior. Remember that Cairnhill Crest and The Light cost the same. In fact, Cairnhill Crest has superior location (connected to Emerald Hill) and superior facilities, and I'd go as far as to say the only better thing about The Light is its facade design.
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Anyway...4.7mil for 3 bedroom apartment is quite a brave(?) price to pay.

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I must agree that the exterior of Cairnhill Crest is fugly, but that doesn't mean the same applies to the interior. Remember that Cairnhill Crest and The Light cost the same. In fact, Cairnhill Crest has superior location (connected to Emerald Hill) and superior facilities, and I'd go as far as to say the only better thing about The Light is its facade design.
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Anyway...4.7mil for 3 bedroom apartment is quite a brave(?) price to pay.



Will update with more infor on Cairnhill Crest and hopefully with pictures of their showflat. Me will be visiting the place this week... hehe

Aniwae (personal request), anione staying at The BLVD, care to invite me into ur place for a tour?... Please..... :colgate:

What are the facilities at BLVD?

Will update with more infor on Cairnhill Crest and hopefully with pictures of their showflat. Me will be visiting the place this week... hehe

Aniwae (personal request), anione staying at The BLVD, care to invite me into ur place for a tour?... Please..... :colgate:


Not able to take picture of dat place coz nuthing much to take. To me veri simple layout, dun waste $$

18 May 06

A STAGGERING $16 million for a condo apartment - that is what one of the super-penthouse units at SC Global Developments' luxury development The Boulevard Residence fetched.
The buyer, a foreigner, heads an international hedge fund which will be setting up an office in Singapore.
For the 7,000 sq ft penthouse, it works out to $2,286 psf - which is still lower than what other units in the development fetched previously.
But because of the sheer size of the unit, industry watchers said that the $16 million could be the highest ever lump sum paid for a condo apartment.
The Boulevard Residence, branded simply as BLVD, has two super penthouses and two junior penthouses of 4,000 sq ft each in addition to 42 smaller units of about 2,000 sq ft each.
The development is at Cuscaden Walk, near the prime Orchard Road shopping belt.
Negotiations are going on with a potential foreign buyer for the sale of the second super-penthouse, said SC Global which is controlled by Simon Cheong.
Both junior penthouses were sold last year for more than $6 million each. To date, about 10 units in the development remain unsold, BT understands.
Since BLVD was launched in January 2003, prices have averaged $1,500 psf. But since last October, four of the smaller units have been sold for more than $2,000 psf. The last sale in February 2006 was at $2,329 psf, said SC Global.
Joseph Tan, a director at property services company CB Richard Ellis, said that the prices are comparable to what luxury penthouses were fetching during the peak of the property market in the mid-90s.
'The high-end market is fairly active now and prices here are still more attractive than in other parts of Asia such as Hong Kong,' he said.
And there have been quite a few buyers of late looking specifically for penthouses, said Knight Frank's executive director Peter Ow.
'The buyers are looking for quality and are willing to pay,' he said.

Juz wondering where did u get such a article?


18 May 06

A STAGGERING $16 million for a condo apartment - that is what one of the super-penthouse units at SC Global Developments' luxury development The Boulevard Residence fetched.
The buyer, a foreigner, heads an international hedge fund which will be setting up an office in Singapore.
For the 7,000 sq ft penthouse, it works out to $2,286 psf - which is still lower than what other units in the development fetched previously.
But because of the sheer size of the unit, industry watchers said that the $16 million could be the highest ever lump sum paid for a condo apartment.
The Boulevard Residence, branded simply as BLVD, has two super penthouses and two junior penthouses of 4,000 sq ft each in addition to 42 smaller units of about 2,000 sq ft each.
The development is at Cuscaden Walk, near the prime Orchard Road shopping belt.
Negotiations are going on with a potential foreign buyer for the sale of the second super-penthouse, said SC Global which is controlled by Simon Cheong.
Both junior penthouses were sold last year for more than $6 million each. To date, about 10 units in the development remain unsold, BT understands.
Since BLVD was launched in January 2003, prices have averaged $1,500 psf. But since last October, four of the smaller units have been sold for more than $2,000 psf. The last sale in February 2006 was at $2,329 psf, said SC Global.
Joseph Tan, a director at property services company CB Richard Ellis, said that the prices are comparable to what luxury penthouses were fetching during the peak of the property market in the mid-90s.
'The high-end market is fairly active now and prices here are still more attractive than in other parts of Asia such as Hong Kong,' he said.
And there have been quite a few buyers of late looking specifically for penthouses, said Knight Frank's executive director Peter Ow.
'The buyers are looking for quality and are willing to pay,' he said.

Juz wondering where did u get such a article?

good ol' business times. read something similar in straits times too.

Yeah,appears on news and straits times

izzzit. thanks... think i missed the article when reading the business times.

read in a separate article... 16m unit is bought by a japanese.... :eek2: where do they find these kind of $$$$$

read in a separate article... 16m unit is bought by a japanese.... :eek2: where do they find these kind of $$$$$

not too sure if it was true... from Today Online today.

Do we really know foreign property buyers?
Letter from JEFFREY HO

YOSHIAKI Murakami — the top Japanese fund manager recently arrested in Japan for insider trading — had bought a high-end property in Singapore (The Boulevard Residence developed by Mr Simon Cheong’s SC Global Developments) for $16 million. He was reportedly applying for Permanent
Resident status here prior to his arrest.

At the same time, it is noted that out of the 58 units sold in the record-breaking St Regis Residences by City Developments, 65 per cent are bought by foreigners. While banks are required to “screen” their customers for potential money laundering, are developers also subject to similar “know your customer” regulations to ensure buyers of such multi-million dollar properties are not laundering money through such conduits?

Hahaha... Oh well I suppose that's not funny... >_<

not too sure if it was true... from Today Online today.

Do we really know foreign property buyers?
Letter from JEFFREY HO

YOSHIAKI Murakami — the top Japanese fund manager recently arrested in Japan for insider trading — had bought a high-end property in Singapore (The Boulevard Residence developed by Mr Simon Cheong’s SC Global Developments) for $16 million. He was reportedly applying for Permanent
Resident status here prior to his arrest.

At the same time, it is noted that out of the 58 units sold in the record-breaking St Regis Residences by City Developments, 65 per cent are bought by foreigners. While banks are required to “screen” their customers for potential money laundering, are developers also subject to similar “know your customer” regulations to ensure buyers of such multi-million dollar properties are not laundering money through such conduits?
yeah, i happened to glance at this article a couple of days ago... i wonder what will happen to the unit now? from the sounds of it, developers should consider performing kyc when selling super-duper-ex projects

Feb 14, 2007
David Gan buys $5m home
The celebrity hairstylist counts actress Fann Wong as his neighbour at The Boulevard Residence

By Leong Su-Lin

CELEBRITY hairstylist David Gan is no stranger to the high life, but now he really will be a cut above most other crimpers in town - he is buying a $5 million apartment on the 20th floor of the upmarket The Boulevard Residence (BLVD).

At that price, it is hardly a snip. But the owner of Passion hair salon is getting $2.2 million from selling his current apartment on the eighth floor of nearby Paterson Edge.

He is splashing out on BLVD although friends, including China actress Zhang Ziyi, tried to dissuade him from such an expensive purchase.

'Ziyi told me, 'Your apartment is already so nice', but I told her this one is even nicer', he told Life! with a giggle.

He believes it is 'fate' for him to live there - good friend Fann Wong has been living in BLVD for over a year.

He reported that the MediaCorp actress told him: 'I'm so happy I don't have to drive to see you.'

Gan, who will move in on April 6, said he loves his new place so much, he would have bought it 'even if I couldn't sell my old apartment'. He bought it from an existing owner.

This is despite the fact that the hairstylist - who describes himself as being in his 40s - now won't be able to retire in 10 years as he had planned, as he will have to work an extra decade to pay off his loan.

That he wanted the apartment badly shows in the timing of the purchase and sale of his current apartment.

He paid the 10 per cent downpayment for the 2,038 sq ft apartment in Cuscaden Walk last Tuesday - before he had even sold his 1,300 sq ft Paterson Edge abode.

Still, he managed to secure a sale two days later, though the $2.2 million for Paterson Edge is only $50,000 more than what he paid in 2001.

He revealed that local singer Stefanie Sun recently offered him $1.9 million, but he turned it down because it was too low.

In any case, he also owns a unit at Char Yong Gardens in Cairnhill Road that he hopes will fetch $3 million when it is eventually sold enbloc.

He has been house-hunting for the past two years because he finds his three-bedroom Paterson Edge apartment too small.

His new living room can hold 20 people comfortably, making it suitable for throwing 'watch or skincare parties with my clients', said Gan, who is a fan of Sisley beauty products and endorses luxury watch shop Yafriro at Paragon Shopping Centre.

Previously, he had looked at units in luxury condos Admore Park, Four Seasons Park and The Light at Cairnhill but felt their designs were either 'too family, or too complicated'.

He came close to buying a 19th-floor unit in BLVD in September last year, when he made an offer at $3.9 million. Then in October, he had to fly to Toronto to do Zhang's hair for the 31st Toronto International Film Festival. When he returned, he found that the apartment had been sold for $5.1 million.

'I cried and cried and was so depressed that Dr Georgia and Karen were very worried for me,' he said, referring to aesthetic physician Dr Georgia Lee and celebrity stylist Karen Ng.

He joked: 'Simon Cheong's wife is my customer, so I pestered her to ask him to sell me an apartment cheaper.' Cheong is CEO of SC Global Developments, the developer of BLVD.

Although he will keep most of his designer furniture, including a Fendi bed, Versace carpet and Philippe Starck chairs, he has hired interior designer Norman Yeo of One Stop Concept to look out for more, including a chandelier for the foyer.

He looks forward to celebrating his birthday on July 21 there, when close friends can see 'how David Gan lives his life with his drama furniture'.

It is not about showing off, he said. 'Life is short, and you need to pamper yourself.'

How high can home prices go?
Fiona Chan
18 April 2007

The answer may be $35 million for the last 'super-penthouse' at SC Global's Boulevard Residence (BLVD), which will be sold at an invitation-only auction next month.

That is what auctioneer Colliers International thinks the 7,029 sqft freehold unit at Cuscaden Walk can fetch.

The price works out to be almost $5,000 psf, well above the record of more than $4,000 psf reportedly fetched for a penthouse at Orchard Residences in Orchard Turn, which was a 99-year leasehold unit.

The BLVD auction on May 20 will be conducted by Colliers together with Christie's Great Estates exclusive affiliate Ken Jacobs - the same team that auctioned off 12 Botanika units last month.

Colliers' deputy managing director and auctioneer, Ms Grace Ng, expects 'strong international interest'. 'This is a rare super-penthouse and it's freehold with its own private swimming pool, unlike many of the new developments,' she said.

The unit, at the top of the 36-storey condominium, is also 'the only new penthouse in Orchard that is completed and in move-in condition', added Ms Ng.

BLVD's other 'super-penthouse' was sold for $16 million, or $2,276 psf, last May. The highest unit price achieved for a BLVD apartment so far is $3,205 psf.




Penthouse may go for $5K psf
18 April 2007

Mainboard-listed SC Global Developments is selling a penthouse in The Boulevard Residence (BLVD) by auction next month. Colliers International, one of the two auctioneers for the property, expects the 7,029 square foot unit to fetch about $35 million or almost $5,000 psf.

Market watchers note this is more than double the $16 million an identical penthouse in the freehold development's other tower was sold for in May last year to high-flying Japanese fund manager Yoshiaki Murakami, who was later indicted for insider trading.

Both penthouses occupy the top three levels of the 36-storey development, which was completed in 2005.

Colliers auctioneer Grace Ng said the $5,000 psf price expectation for the 'super penthouse' is based on the surge in luxury home prices and high-floor units at the nearby 99-year leasehold Orchard Residences having already fetched over $4,000 psf.

'As well, currently, this is the only new penthouse unit in a move-in condition in the location, being offered by its developer. And it boasts 360-degree views,' she said of the BLVD unit on offer. The unit comes with an 11-metre private lap pool and an open rooftop terrace.

The auction for the penthouse will be conducted on May 20 jointly by Colliers and Christie's Great Estates exclusive affiliate Ken Jacobs.

BLVD comprises 46 units housed in two towers.

CTV: I guess we need not wait for a few years before property prices hit S$6000psf. It seems to be happening sooner than expected.

Looks like $6,000 likely to be acheived this year. Will pricing exceeds $6,000 in a few years time I wonder ? :)

CTV: I guess we need not wait for a few years before property prices hit S$6000psf. It seems to be happening sooner than expected.

Looks like $6,000 likely to be acheived this year. Will pricing exceeds $6,000 in a few years time I wonder ? :)

Anything is possible in today's market. I thought it was going to take a few years to get to 5000psf but we are most probably going to see it very soon. I believe Blvd will achieve that price at auction. 36 million is a lot of money but like what BJ21T said, it's not a lot to the ultra rich.

just reiterating that Orchard Res is bringing up D9/10 properties like never b4.

now it seems new D9/10 properties less than $2000 is cheap. who would have imagined in 2005, that propert prices in 2007 will hit $4000 psf???

we better invest in Green technology to make sure our environment stays "clean" amidst the rapid infrastructure and socio-economic expansion.

don't want Singapore to be like Hong Kong.

Looks like $6,000 likely to be acheived this year. Will pricing exceeds $6,000 in a few years time I wonder ? :)

I wonder what is the highest we ever achieve in Singapore.

Or is $6000 itself a record high?:)

CTV: I guess we need not wait for a few years before property prices hit S$6000psf. It seems to be happening sooner than expected.

SI: These projects can achieve pie-in-the sky figures that most people just can't imagine. As mentioned, if HK can sell for HKD50k psf, this indicates SGD10k psf. However these individual deals don't really have any meaning to most people as these can be one off figures.

SI: These projects can achieve pie-in-the sky figures that most people just can't imagine. As mentioned, if HK can sell for HKD50k psf, this indicates SGD10k psf. However these individual deals don't really have any meaning to most people as these can be one off figures.


2034 sqft. Going for $5.8 mil only. $2,851 per square foot only.

waiting for SC Global to collapse under >$1bn debt first

waiting for SC Global to collapse under >$1bn debt first

The Marq were sold for > $4200 psf. Hilltops > $3600 psf.....I think SC Global still don't need the money, I just asked them if they want to sell the Super Penthouse at BLVD. They don't seem to be interested at all. Just like before, always so high handed!

Now, Boulevard Residence (BLVD) for only $2700 psf and still negotiable !!! Wow! Grab!

^^ Fann Wong still owns a unit at BLVD?

SC GLobal problem is not with MarQ or Hilltops. It is with Ardmore and Sentosa acquistions.

^^ Fann Wong still owns a unit at BLVD?

SC GLobal problem is not with MarQ or Hilltops. It is with Ardmore and Sentosa acquistions.

my record show her unit is not sold:lol:

SC GLobal problem is not with MarQ or Hilltops. It is with Ardmore and Sentosa acquistions.

Noticed that Ardmore site is cladded in blue now...wonder if this means will demolish soon...

Farrer also cladded. I think they getting ready for some coordinated move...

Parisian (next to BLVD) torn down liao. OUE another dud developer.

Yes, $4.35mil. No gimmick! Last call for today only! One and only unit at this type of price! Call me today for immediate viewing.

Yes, $4.35mil. No gimmick! Last call for today only! One and only unit at this type of price! Call me today for immediate viewing.

which floor? facing south or north? thanks

fann wong selling??? or david gan...haha

more likely david cos i'm sure his Passion salon would be hit by the recession, unless he manages to rope in more international celebrities to further increase his exposure/fame... but then again, that would mean brewing more bird's nest soups for them celebrities, translating to higher cost...

don't forget he bought later than fann and at a higher price... $5M or thereabouts if my memory doesn't fail me... :)

more likely david cos i'm sure his Passion salon would be hit by the recession, unless he manages to rope in more international celebrities to further increase his exposure/fame... but then again, that would mean brewing more bird's nest soups for them celebrities, translating to higher cost...

don't forget he bought later than fann and at a higher price... $5M or thereabouts if my memory doesn't fail me... :)

maybe he can use the leftover birds nests from Little Nyonya props...haha...

Feb 14, 2007

David Gan buys $5m home

The celebrity hairstylist counts actress Fann Wong as his neighbour at The Boulevard Residence

By Leong Su-Lin

NO STOPPING HIM: Gan wanted a unit at BLVD (above) in Cuscaden Walk so much, he paid the downpayment even before he managed to find a buyer for his Paterson Edge home. -- FILE PHOTOS


'Ziyi told me, 'Your apartment is already so nice', but I told her this one is even nicer' -- Gan (above) on actress Zhang Ziyi, who tried to dissuade him from buying the BLVD unit


CELEBRITY hairstylist David Gan is no stranger to the high life, but now he really will be a cut above most other crimpers in town - he is buying a $5 million apartment on the 20th floor of the upmarket The Boulevard Residence (BLVD).

At that price, it is hardly a snip. But the owner of Passion hair salon is getting $2.2 million from selling his current apartment on the eighth floor of nearby Paterson Edge.

He is splashing out on BLVD although friends, including China actress Zhang Ziyi, tried to dissuade him from such an expensive purchase.

'Ziyi told me, 'Your apartment is already so nice', but I told her this one is even nicer', he told Life! with a giggle.

He believes it is 'fate' for him to live there - good friend Fann Wong has been living in BLVD for over a year.

He reported that the MediaCorp actress told him: 'I'm so happy I don't have to drive to see you.'

Gan, who will move in on April 6, said he loves his new place so much, he would have bought it 'even if I couldn't sell my old apartment'. He bought it from an existing owner.

This is despite the fact that the hairstylist - who describes himself as being in his 40s - now won't be able to retire in 10 years as he had planned, as he will have to work an extra decade to pay off his loan.

That he wanted the apartment badly shows in the timing of the purchase and sale of his current apartment.

He paid the 10 per cent downpayment for the 2,038 sq ft apartment in Cuscaden Walk last Tuesday - before he had even sold his 1,300 sq ft Paterson Edge abode.

Still, he managed to secure a sale two days later, though the $2.2 million for Paterson Edge is only $50,000 more than what he paid in 2001.

He revealed that local singer Stefanie Sun recently offered him $1.9 million, but he turned it down because it was too low.

In any case, he also owns a unit at Char Yong Gardens in Cairnhill Road that he hopes will fetch $3 million when it is eventually sold enbloc.

He has been house-hunting for the past two years because he finds his three-bedroom Paterson Edge apartment too small.

His new living room can hold 20 people comfortably, making it suitable for throwing 'watch or skincare parties with my clients', said Gan, who is a fan of Sisley beauty products and endorses luxury watch shop Yafriro at Paragon Shopping Centre.

Previously, he had looked at units in luxury condos Admore Park, Four Seasons Park and The Light at Cairnhill but felt their designs were either 'too family, or too complicated'.

He came close to buying a 19th-floor unit in BLVD in September last year, when he made an offer at $3.9 million. Then in October, he had to fly to Toronto to do Zhang's hair for the 31st Toronto International Film Festival. When he returned, he found that the apartment had been sold for $5.1 million.

'I cried and cried and was so depressed that Dr Georgia and Karen were very worried for me,' he said, referring to aesthetic physician Dr Georgia Lee and celebrity stylist Karen Ng.

He joked: 'Simon Cheong's wife is my customer, so I pestered her to ask him to sell me an apartment cheaper.' Cheong is CEO of SC Global Developments, the developer of BLVD.

Although he will keep most of his designer furniture, including a Fendi bed, Versace carpet and Philippe Starck chairs, he has hired interior designer Norman Yeo of One Stop Concept to look out for more, including a chandelier for the foyer.

He looks forward to celebrating his birthday on July 21 there, when close friends can see 'how David Gan lives his life with his drama furniture'.

It is not about showing off, he said. 'Life is short, and you need to pamper yourself.'

gee thanks big bird!! i wonder if Char yong Gardens got enbloc?

maybe he can use the leftover birds nests from Little Nyonya props...haha...

Feb 14, 2007

David Gan buys $5m home

The celebrity hairstylist counts actress Fann Wong as his neighbour at The Boulevard Residence

By Leong Su-Lin

NO STOPPING HIM: Gan wanted a unit at BLVD (above) in Cuscaden Walk so much, he paid the downpayment even before he managed to find a buyer for his Paterson Edge home. -- FILE PHOTOS


'Ziyi told me, 'Your apartment is already so nice', but I told her this one is even nicer' -- Gan (above) on actress Zhang Ziyi, who tried to dissuade him from buying the BLVD unit


CELEBRITY hairstylist David Gan is no stranger to the high life, but now he really will be a cut above most other crimpers in town - he is buying a $5 million apartment on the 20th floor of the upmarket The Boulevard Residence (BLVD).

At that price, it is hardly a snip. But the owner of Passion hair salon is getting $2.2 million from selling his current apartment on the eighth floor of nearby Paterson Edge.

He is splashing out on BLVD although friends, including China actress Zhang Ziyi, tried to dissuade him from such an expensive purchase.

'Ziyi told me, 'Your apartment is already so nice', but I told her this one is even nicer', he told Life! with a giggle.

He believes it is 'fate' for him to live there - good friend Fann Wong has been living in BLVD for over a year.

He reported that the MediaCorp actress told him: 'I'm so happy I don't have to drive to see you.'

Gan, who will move in on April 6, said he loves his new place so much, he would have bought it 'even if I couldn't sell my old apartment'. He bought it from an existing owner.

This is despite the fact that the hairstylist - who describes himself as being in his 40s - now won't be able to retire in 10 years as he had planned, as he will have to work an extra decade to pay off his loan.

That he wanted the apartment badly shows in the timing of the purchase and sale of his current apartment.

He paid the 10 per cent downpayment for the 2,038 sq ft apartment in Cuscaden Walk last Tuesday - before he had even sold his 1,300 sq ft Paterson Edge abode.

Still, he managed to secure a sale two days later, though the $2.2 million for Paterson Edge is only $50,000 more than what he paid in 2001.

He revealed that local singer Stefanie Sun recently offered him $1.9 million, but he turned it down because it was too low.

In any case, he also owns a unit at Char Yong Gardens in Cairnhill Road that he hopes will fetch $3 million when it is eventually sold enbloc.

He has been house-hunting for the past two years because he finds his three-bedroom Paterson Edge apartment too small.

His new living room can hold 20 people comfortably, making it suitable for throwing 'watch or skincare parties with my clients', said Gan, who is a fan of Sisley beauty products and endorses luxury watch shop Yafriro at Paragon Shopping Centre.

Previously, he had looked at units in luxury condos Admore Park, Four Seasons Park and The Light at Cairnhill but felt their designs were either 'too family, or too complicated'.

He came close to buying a 19th-floor unit in BLVD in September last year, when he made an offer at $3.9 million. Then in October, he had to fly to Toronto to do Zhang's hair for the 31st Toronto International Film Festival. When he returned, he found that the apartment had been sold for $5.1 million.

'I cried and cried and was so depressed that Dr Georgia and Karen were very worried for me,' he said, referring to aesthetic physician Dr Georgia Lee and celebrity stylist Karen Ng.

He joked: 'Simon Cheong's wife is my customer, so I pestered her to ask him to sell me an apartment cheaper.' Cheong is CEO of SC Global Developments, the developer of BLVD.

Although he will keep most of his designer furniture, including a Fendi bed, Versace carpet and Philippe Starck chairs, he has hired interior designer Norman Yeo of One Stop Concept to look out for more, including a chandelier for the foyer.

He looks forward to celebrating his birthday on July 21 there, when close friends can see 'how David Gan lives his life with his drama furniture'.

It is not about showing off, he said. 'Life is short, and you need to pamper yourself.'

This Gan is really good at one thing: dropping names and quotes. :nuts:

gee thanks big bird!! i wonder if Char yong Gardens got enbloc?

Char Yong owners got average $4m per unit from CapitaLand in July 07

This Gan is really good at one thing: dropping names and quotes. :nuts:

More people dropped names, the more I skeptical..

:ohno:

Bargain of the Month.
http://www.propertyguru.com.sg/listing/360945/for-sale-the-boulevard-residence

sorry, could not resist. Just when you thought the bubble burst

Bargain of the Month.
http://www.propertyguru.com.sg/listing/360945/for-sale-the-boulevard-residence

sorry, could not resist. Just when you thought the bubble burst

haha! it's really good time to put this on the market. just don't know how many idiots still out there!!!