ADVICE NEEDED ON STAYING NEAR TREE HOUSE / ECO SANCTUARY / FORESQUE CONDO

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its actually quite nice...if you like quiet place near to nature...the chestnut avenue road is very quiet and keep driving in is the nature park....dont think there are many places like this in singapore...practically at the door step of the nature park...buy for ownstay is fine not for investment capital appreciation or for renting out...you also need to drive cause its not close to amenities or train station....although there are buses with decent connections.....

and just dont compare with those so call good locations one la...the psf price is so different and you wouldnt get to be so near to nature...
 

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its actually quite nice...if you like quiet place near to nature...the chestnut avenue road is very quiet and keep driving in is the nature park....dont think there are many places like this in singapore...practically at the door step of the nature park...buy for ownstay is fine not for investment capital appreciation or for renting out...you also need to drive cause its not close to amenities or train station....although there are buses with decent connections.....

and just dont compare with those so call good locations one la...the psf price is so different and you wouldnt get to be so near to nature...
Actually it's also makes me wonder. Even in unconventional location, it's psf still quite high. Especially for diary farm residence, it's asking 1.6k psf same as hillion residence sia.

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Actually it's also makes me wonder. Even in unconventional location, it's psf still quite high. Especially for diary farm residence, it's asking 1.6k psf same as hillion residence sia.

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its the new launch price....you wouldnt find any cheaper price than this for new launch anywhere...so nothing surprising about this....whether worth it to buy you have to judge yourself...just nearby can get $1.2k psf for condo only around five years old...you go hillview side can even get $1.2k psf FH condo but will be about 15-20 years old....

singaporeans like to buy new and willing to pay a big premium for it...
 

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For ownstay or for investment or both?

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Self stay no comment... gotta agree peaceful and quiet and for nature lover.
Investment wise not sure who would be your tenant pool.
If u r the only one who drive, it will be very inconvenient to the other family members who don’t drive.
 

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Self stay no comment... gotta agree peaceful and quiet and for nature lover.
Investment wise not sure who would be your tenant pool.
If u r the only one who drive, it will be very inconvenient to the other family members who don’t drive.

you'll be surprised...its quite easy to rent out...mainly because its new....as time goes on its a different question of course...rental price of course not high but its not like you wouldnt be able to rent it out at all...
 

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you'll be surprised...its quite easy to rent out...mainly because its new....as time goes on its a different question of course...rental price of course not high but its not like you wouldnt be able to rent it out at all...

Yap, saw a couple of rental transaction in foresque, that’s y was wondering who r the potential tenants.
 

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Thanks guys for your opinion. It's very insightful and helpful. Will take all into considering if really looking area that area.

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Yap, saw a couple of rental transaction in foresque, that’s y was wondering who r the potential tenants.

some are locals but mostly foreigners...i suppose foreigners like this kinda place....maybe to them near to mrt and busy place is not really a plus...again i think its because its new and facilities are in good condition..my next door unit change tenets two times liao...each time its back to back change tenet...
 

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some are locals but mostly foreigners...i suppose foreigners like this kinda place....maybe to them near to mrt and busy place is not really a plus...again i think its because its new and facilities are in good condition..my next door unit change tenets two times liao...each time its back to back change tenet...

oh u stay at eco sanctuary too. hehe
 

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Am here at the condo enclave. With Bus 700 here to stay, took only 15mins to get to Steven station or 25mins to Orchard. Pretty convenient to get to town.
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Am here at the condo enclave. With Bus 700 here to stay, took only 15mins to get to Steven station or 25mins to Orchard. Pretty convenient to get to town.
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wow bro u are the king of property! U even help him do site recce!
 

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Am here at the condo enclave. With Bus 700 here to stay, took only 15mins to get to Steven station or 25mins to Orchard. Pretty convenient to get to town.

Isn’t 700 one of the bus routes that LTA / SMRT is removing to force consolidation of commuters to the DTL?
 

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Just took it yesterday to town n back from BP. Still on normal route service till 30aug.
After that, bus 971 & 973 will ply Petir road residents to city. Similar route with bus 700. So it’s still not too bad.
Isn’t 700 one of the bus routes that LTA / SMRT is removing to force consolidation of commuters to the DTL?
You are right, seems like it w.e.f. 16Aug. That jus adds another level of inconvenience to that area.

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/new...ices-700-171-change-lta-public-funds-12989160
 
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On Mr Liang FB:

“Glad that we have arrived at a solution that can reduce the impact to our affected residents arising from changes to Service 700 & 171:-

1. LTA will convert Service 971E into a non-express service (renamed as 971) and ply through Pending and Petir Road during peak hours to offer affected residents there a direct link to the city

2. As a non-express service, 971 will serve more bus stops and commuters can alight at more stops to be nearer their destinations. In addition, the operating hours for Service 971 will be extended to 6.30 am to 8.30 am in the morning and to 6.05 pm to 7.35 pm in the evening

3. As a result of the conversion to non-express, there will be a significant reduction in fares (up to 60 cents per trip). For residents staying along Petir Road, travelling time and fares remains the same as per the current Service 700.

4. Non-peak commuters at Petir Road can continue to take Service 973 to DTL. More buses will also be added to Service 973 to improve its frequency.

5. Taking in our feedback, LTA has also agreed not to change the existing route for Service 972 and hence no impact on fares and travelling time for existing commuters. However, they will be a new modified Service 972M that will ply along Dunearn Road and Scotts Road to retain connectivity there.

LTA has also given assurances that more buses will be added to the town’s services should there be crowding or long waiting times.

It has not been easy to find that balance, but our foremost consideration is to minimise the inconveniences and impact to residents; especially to the peak hour commuters.

BP Town has the benefit of the 3 modes of public transport to serve our residents and we intend to keep it that way. Buses will remain as an essential mode of transport for our residents and we will continue to work with LTA to improve the services.

Thank you very much for all your valuable inputs in the past 1 week.”
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On Mr Liang FB:

“Glad that we have arrived at a solution that can reduce the impact to our affected residents arising from changes to Service 700 & 171:-

1. LTA will convert Service 971E into a non-express service (renamed as 971) and ply through Pending and Petir Road during peak hours to offer affected residents there a direct link to the city

2. As a non-express service, 971 will serve more bus stops and commuters can alight at more stops to be nearer their destinations. In addition, the operating hours for Service 971 will be extended to 6.30 am to 8.30 am in the morning and to 6.05 pm to 7.35 pm in the evening

3. As a result of the conversion to non-express, there will be a significant reduction in fares (up to 60 cents per trip). For residents staying along Petir Road, travelling time and fares remains the same as per the current Service 700.

4. Non-peak commuters at Petir Road can continue to take Service 973 to DTL. More buses will also be added to Service 973 to improve its frequency.

5. Taking in our feedback, LTA has also agreed not to change the existing route for Service 972 and hence no impact on fares and travelling time for existing commuters. However, they will be a new modified Service 972M that will ply along Dunearn Road and Scotts Road to retain connectivity there.

LTA has also given assurances that more buses will be added to the town’s services should there be crowding or long waiting times.

It has not been easy to find that balance, but our foremost consideration is to minimise the inconveniences and impact to residents; especially to the peak hour commuters.

BP Town has the benefit of the 3 modes of public transport to serve our residents and we intend to keep it that way. Buses will remain as an essential mode of transport for our residents and we will continue to work with LTA to improve the services.

Thank you very much for all your valuable inputs in the past 1 week.”
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I see, then that’s good!
 

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Just took it yesterday to town n back from BP. Still on normal route service till 30aug.
After that, bus 971 & 973 will ply Petir road residents to city. Similar route with bus 700. So it’s still not too bad.

Iirc 971 only operates during peak hours on weekdays (excluding public holidays) while 973 doesn’t go to town, but to Bukit Panjang instead. Personally would consider that to be quite a significant disruption, especially since the longer route would probably mean less space on the bus by the time it gets to Petir but to be fair it’s quite a short distance on the expressway to Stevens.
 

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971 operates on double deck bus and I took it this week when I’m on work from work week.

It’s never crowded tbh, like 50% full only before entering BKE.
So with 971 reroute to Petir Road, I Guess it will just make the bus be in it’s full capacity or 70-80% filled. Yea journey to Steven from Petir is pretty short so that’s not bad as well.
With it rerouted,residents in Jelapang/Segar/Fajar/Bangkit will have a choice to take either bus 972/971 to get to town. Hence will have plenty of space for Petir residents to hop 971 during peak hours.

I personally like bus 966 too that will take BP/Petir residents direct to eastern side of SG in less than 40mins. Used to work at Parkway when I was staying in BP. Bus 966 is a saviour.

Iirc 971 only operates during peak hours on weekdays (excluding public holidays) while 973 doesn’t go to town, but to Bukit Panjang instead. Personally would consider that to be quite a significant disruption, especially since the longer route would probably mean less space on the bus by the time it gets to Petir but to be fair it’s quite a short distance on the expressway to Stevens.
 
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I like this area a lot and only target this area. Just bought one unit for own stay. Thankfully Singaporean and Chinese buyers do not like this place so that the price is still very affordable.
 
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