D11 | de Paradiso, Mandale Heights, Rocca Balestier, Scenic Heights - Page 2

huaiwei · May 26th, 2004, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by heirloom

rocca makes me think of j.lo.. haha

no lar i was just thinking mandale sounds so manly... not adverse to the idea but its just amusing!

I pity those who have names like Mandy.....

RafflesCity · May 26th, 2004, 10:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by huaiwei

The Rocca Balestier seems to be freaking tall for a 17 floor building? I could see it rising like a monster from the CTE!

Maybe..I was quite excited when I saw the construction then when I went to the signboard I was disappointed -_-

Interesting comments about the names. Mandale Heights must be inspired by the Burmese name of Mandaly. Notice that in the description of de paradiso they made no mention of Balestier - like as if it would cheapen the image.

I really hope Rocca turns out alright. It looks cheap and the colour is tacky from the rendering. :borg:

redstone · May 27th, 2004, 09:05 AM

Rocca looks like a cheapo project.

RafflesCity · May 27th, 2004, 09:44 AM

I hope the mall will be decent.

redstone · May 27th, 2004, 09:56 AM

Condos with malls only are not very common.

heirloom · May 27th, 2004, 12:22 PM

rocco IS a cheapo project :/ the mall cannot be ok - no mall in balestier can be ok, not for another at least 20 years in my guesstimation. it simply is too seedy... look at the cheap hotels and durian sellers and light shops... at least got nice chicken rice.. hrm actually there's one nice condo u/c in balestier... maybe 10 years would do

huaiwei · May 27th, 2004, 12:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by redstone

Condos with malls only are not very common.

What you mean by "with malls only?" Then what else is missing there?

redstone · May 27th, 2004, 03:14 PM

I mean ,most complexes are condo + mall + office ,or office + mall ,or office + condo.

Condo + mall complexes are not common.

Heir ,there's a shopping mall called Shaw Plaza in Balestier.This is a condo + office + mall + cinema.

heirloom · May 27th, 2004, 03:33 PM

yeah i know... not nice either..

redstone · May 27th, 2004, 03:43 PM

At least it changed the area's 'reputation' of being a shophouse district.

heirloom · May 27th, 2004, 03:55 PM

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm being famous for shophouses isn't bad, but it's the seediness that's killing...

redstone · May 27th, 2004, 03:58 PM

seediness?

Huh?

heirloom · May 27th, 2004, 05:11 PM

definitions of seedy

Having many seeds.

Resembling seeds or a seed.

Worn and shabby; unkempt: “He was soiled and seedy and fragrant with gin” (Mark Twain).

Tired or sick; unwell.

Somewhat disreputable; squalid: a seedy hotel in a run-down neighborhood

redstone · May 27th, 2004, 05:16 PM

Most of the shophouses had been restored ,although some still remain worn-down what.

heirloom · May 27th, 2004, 05:19 PM

it's not the state of the shophouses, but rather the people... and the businesses...

redstone · May 27th, 2004, 05:24 PM

Oh ,I see...

RafflesCity · May 27th, 2004, 11:48 PM

aiyah..give this road a few years its image will shape up.

The area at Novena MRT used to be depressing and boring with a cemetery, now its vibrant with more malls and businesses. These new highrise housing will hopefully change the population profile at balestier Rd.

heirloom · May 28th, 2004, 08:18 AM

it's kind of um a dilemma.. if it becomes another novena it will be pretty and all but it loses its um.. feel... it's pretty hard to imagine prostitution and hilton.. or perhaps durian stalls might one day become old-chic like yakun's kaya toast..

redstone · May 28th, 2004, 08:25 AM

Geylang worse reputation than Balestier ,what!

At Balestier ,you can see the beautiful architecture and not bad what.

Most shophouses at Geylang are Modern and Art Deco styles.And it is notorius as a place of brothels ,crime and the low-life.

RafflesCity · June 24th, 2004, 06:24 AM

De Paradiso apartments to be relaunched at S$598 psf

23 June 2004

SINGAPORE : Developer BS Capital Group is relaunching its freehold De Paradiso apartments this weekend.

The remaining 24 units of the 54-unit development in the Novena area will be sold at an average of S$598 per square foot.

That is down from the average S$650 per square foot at which the initial units were sold in March 2002.

Up to January this year, the developer had endeavoured to maintain its pricing.

The development is expected to receive its temporary occupation permit next month.

BS Capital is the holding company for a consortium headed by listed electronics waste recycling firm Citiraya Industries chief executive Raymond Ng. - CNA

May 27th, 2004, 09:05 AM	#23
redstone The Uninspired Architect Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Singapore Posts: 14,069 Likes (Received): 2	Rocca looks like a cheapo project. __________________ http://redstonean.deviantart.com/

May 27th, 2004, 09:56 AM	#25
redstone The Uninspired Architect Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Singapore Posts: 14,069 Likes (Received): 2	Condos with malls only are not very common. __________________ http://redstonean.deviantart.com/

May 27th, 2004, 03:14 PM	#28
redstone The Uninspired Architect Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Singapore Posts: 14,069 Likes (Received): 2	I mean ,most complexes are condo + mall + office ,or office + mall ,or office + condo. Condo + mall complexes are not common. Heir ,there's a shopping mall called Shaw Plaza in Balestier.This is a condo + office + mall + cinema. __________________ http://redstonean.deviantart.com/

May 27th, 2004, 03:43 PM	#30
redstone The Uninspired Architect Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Singapore Posts: 14,069 Likes (Received): 2	At least it changed the area's 'reputation' of being a shophouse district. __________________ http://redstonean.deviantart.com/

May 27th, 2004, 03:58 PM	#32
redstone The Uninspired Architect Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Singapore Posts: 14,069 Likes (Received): 2	seediness? Huh? __________________ http://redstonean.deviantart.com/

May 27th, 2004, 09:44 AM	#24
RafflesCity By Spirit Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S I N G A P O R E Posts: 26,215 Likes (Received): 6	I hope the mall will be decent.

May 27th, 2004, 12:22 PM	#26
heirloom Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 6,158 Likes (Received): 0	rocco IS a cheapo project :/ the mall cannot be ok - no mall in balestier can be ok, not for another at least 20 years in my guesstimation. it simply is too seedy... look at the cheap hotels and durian sellers and light shops... at least got nice chicken rice.. hrm actually there's one nice condo u/c in balestier... maybe 10 years would do

May 27th, 2004, 03:33 PM	#29
heirloom Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 6,158 Likes (Received): 0	yeah i know... not nice either..

May 27th, 2004, 03:55 PM	#31
heirloom Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 6,158 Likes (Received): 0	mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm being famous for shophouses isn't bad, but it's the seediness that's killing...

May 27th, 2004, 05:11 PM	#33
heirloom Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 6,158 Likes (Received): 0	definitions of seedy Having many seeds. Resembling seeds or a seed. Worn and shabby; unkempt: “He was soiled and seedy and fragrant with gin” (Mark Twain). Tired or sick; unwell. Somewhat disreputable; squalid: a seedy hotel in a run-down neighborhood

May 27th, 2004, 05:16 PM	#34
redstone The Uninspired Architect Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Singapore Posts: 14,069 Likes (Received): 2	Most of the shophouses had been restored ,although some still remain worn-down what. __________________ http://redstonean.deviantart.com/

May 27th, 2004, 05:19 PM	#35
heirloom Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 6,158 Likes (Received): 0	it's not the state of the shophouses, but rather the people... and the businesses...

May 27th, 2004, 05:24 PM	#36
redstone The Uninspired Architect Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Singapore Posts: 14,069 Likes (Received): 2	Oh ,I see... __________________ http://redstonean.deviantart.com/

May 27th, 2004, 11:48 PM	#37
RafflesCity By Spirit Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S I N G A P O R E Posts: 26,215 Likes (Received): 6	aiyah..give this road a few years its image will shape up. The area at Novena MRT used to be depressing and boring with a cemetery, now its vibrant with more malls and businesses. These new highrise housing will hopefully change the population profile at balestier Rd.

May 28th, 2004, 08:18 AM	#38
heirloom Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 6,158 Likes (Received): 0	it's kind of um a dilemma.. if it becomes another novena it will be pretty and all but it loses its um.. feel... it's pretty hard to imagine prostitution and hilton.. or perhaps durian stalls might one day become old-chic like yakun's kaya toast..

May 28th, 2004, 08:25 AM	#39
redstone The Uninspired Architect Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Singapore Posts: 14,069 Likes (Received): 2	Geylang worse reputation than Balestier ,what! At Balestier ,you can see the beautiful architecture and not bad what. Most shophouses at Geylang are Modern and Art Deco styles.And it is notorius as a place of brothels ,crime and the low-life. __________________ http://redstonean.deviantart.com/

June 24th, 2004, 06:24 AM	#40
RafflesCity By Spirit Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S I N G A P O R E Posts: 26,215 Likes (Received): 6	De Paradiso apartments to be relaunched at S$598 psf 23 June 2004 SINGAPORE : Developer BS Capital Group is relaunching its freehold De Paradiso apartments this weekend. The remaining 24 units of the 54-unit development in the Novena area will be sold at an average of S$598 per square foot. That is down from the average S$650 per square foot at which the initial units were sold in March 2002. Up to January this year, the developer had endeavoured to maintain its pricing. The development is expected to receive its temporary occupation permit next month. BS Capital is the holding company for a consortium headed by listed electronics waste recycling firm Citiraya Industries chief executive Raymond Ng. - CNA

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