Dwelling near a park is a boon for the new normal work-from-home lifestyle

Living close to a playground is a blessing for the work-from-home way of life or hybrid modes. Over the last year, Singaporeans also have gravitated towards green spaces for leisure. It comes as no surprise that 548-unit Kent Ridge Hill Residences has kept a constant rate of earnings despite the economic recession brought on by Covid-19 this past year.

Irwell Hill Residences condo River Valley site is situated in a strategic location at the junction of Irwell Bank Road and River Valley Road.

When Kent Ridge Hill Residences started on Nov 10, 2018, the evolution offered 110 (44%) from 250 units on the day of launching. It moved 17 units throughout the “circuit breaker” interval in April and May, when showflat viewings weren’t allowed. Thus far, the growth has offered 410 units, or 75% of its overall number of components, at prices between $1,423 psf and $2,893 psf at Dec 17, based on URA caveats lodged.

The 99-year leasehold condo includes 548 units, of which 50 have been strata obtained properties. The components, using one- to – five-bedroom designs, are dispersed across 11 five-storey blocks. The job is anticipated to be finished in 2024 according to schedule.

Its proximity to the CBD, Mapletree Business City and one-north, where several multinational companies are situated, along with the National University of Singapore (NUS) has drawn land investors, as clear in the bestselling unit sizes in the job up to now. “The hottest unit types in Kent Ridge Hill Residences would be the one-bedroom and two-bedroom. One-bedroom units are totally marketed and two-bedroom units are almost 90% marketed,” says Eugene Lim, advertising and sales manager at Oxley Holdings.

The renter pool is big. It’s two stops, or even a six-minute drive, to NUS plus a five-minute driveway to Grade-A offices in Mapletree Business City. The CBD is a 15-minute push away. The project is near one-north and Science Park One and 2, where lots of biotech, pharmaceutical companies, technology and other multinational businesses are situated.

The job can be close to the forthcoming Greater Southern Waterfront, also are going to have the ability to relish the upcoming lifestyle amenities there also.

Resort refuge at a park

Lim adds that the growth can also be acceptable for house buyers’ own remain on account of the serene environment and its proximity to amenities. “Homeowners don’t have to journey to enjoy nature, as Kent Ridge Park is only in its doorstep along with other notable parks like Henderson Waves and Labrador Park are only minutes away,” he states. The growth can be in proximity to other green areas like West Coast Park and Hort Park.

The appointed architect, ADDP Architects, has made the development to take a seat on a rocky terrain, 10m above road level. It ought to be of the mountain. Hill and house should live together and all of the happier of another.”

“So much, buyers have adored that the residents-only direct access to Kent Ridge Park in the evolution,” says Lim. The 320,000 sq ft website of the job is located on South Buona Vista Road, where Vista Park was.

The facilities inside offer a”agreeable resort surroundings”, says Lim. The fitness center and tennis court are on par two near the coming area. At the center of this development, the fundamental clubhouse is flanked with a 50m lap pool and a smaller household pool on the opposing side, and provides work rooms on levels two and one. There’s also lush and spacious landscaping created by Ecoplan Asia.

From the post-Covid-19 age, where job will last to be performed either in the workplace in addition to house, units at the project provides flexibility for home purchasers to change spaces, says Lim, since it doesn’t utilize the prefabricated prefinished volumetric construction (PPVC) system in its own structure.

Furthermore, the units will be constructed to a high finish and fitted with a vast assortment of appliances and fittings, ranging from Bosch into Grohe and Gaggenau.
Together with the Greater Southern Waterfront at the pipeline, prospective residents of Kent Ridge Hill Residences will locate themselves in minutes’ drive to work and leisure choices down south should they proceed in. These include a rejuvenated Sentosa Island, new attractions in Pulau Brani, in Addition to the transformation of the Pasir Panjang Power District to a brand new waterfront destination.

The initial stages of this redevelopment will take place at Pasir Panjang, in which the Pasir Panjang linear park will be constructed to link to Kent Ridge Park, Hort Park, as much as West Coast Park. This may benefit the occupants at Kent Ridge Hill Residences, since they’ll have the ability to link to each of the other parks out of Kent Ridge Park at their doorstep.