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Chitchat Evidence that HIGH SES Folks Dun Need $$$ to be Happy - The Sail United Discount by SGD1MIL!

Pinkieslut

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our-bedroom unit at The Sail offered for $4.6 mil

By Valerie Kor / EdgeProp Singapore | April 30, 2020 6:00 AM SGT



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The property enjoys panoramic views of Marina Bay and the downtown area (Photo: Samuel Isaac Chua/The Edge Singapore)

SINGAPORE (EDGEPROP) - Property auctions will be cancelled for another month as Singapore sits through tighter “circuit breaker” measures until June 1. Even so, deals can be found in private treaty lists. A four-bedroom apartment at The Sail @ Marina Bay is one such property recently listed by Knight Frank. The 2,282 sq ft unit on level 37 — which enjoys panoramic views of Marina Bay and the downtown area — is being offered for a guide price of $4.6 million. It is an owner’s sale.
The apartment was purchased in January 2003 for $5.68 million, or $2,489 psf. This means the owner is prepared to make a loss of $1.08 million at the guide price of $4.5 million. It is currently tenanted at $10,000 per month until May 2020 — which translates to a gross rental yield of 2.1% for the existing owner.
At the same time, another apartment at The Sail is also being offered for sale via private treaty. Located on the 28th floor, the guide price for the four-bedroom, 1,647 sq ft unit is $3.5 million. Also an owner’s sale, this apartment also enjoys an unblocked bay view and is currently being tenanted for $7,300 per month until May 2020. This unit last changed hands for $4.46 million or $2,708 psf in January 2014.

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The Sail @ Marina Bay is a 99-year leasehold property that is centrally located on Marina Boulevard. It is within walking distance to the CBD, Downtown MRT Station on the Downtown Line and is linked underground to the Raffles Place MRT interchange station for the East-West and North-South Lines. As such, the development draws tenants who are working for international companies in the CBD and Marina Bay.





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The two towers of The Sail were designed were designed by architects NBBJ of New York to look like sails (Photo: Samuel Isaac Chua/The Edge Singapore)

The two towers of The Sail were designed by architects NBBJ of New York and completed in 2008. There are 1,111 units across the two towers — the 70-storey Tower 1 and 63-storey Tower 2 — which are connected to an eight-storey podium block that houses a car park, retail shops and facilities such as a tennis court, sky lounge, gym and fitness centre, swimming pool, barbecue pit and a playground.
A few units at The Sail have incurred losses in the past two months. The most recent one was a 1,432 sq ft unit that transacted for $2.55 million ($1,781 psf) on April 6, incurring a loss of $1.75 million from when the owner bought it in October 2007.
In March, the owner of another unit, a 657 sq ft one-bedder at The Sail sustained a loss of $221,000 when the unit changed hands for $1.058 million. In the same month, another owner sold his one-bedroom unit (614 sq ft) for $1.1 million, incurring a loss of $158,900 over a holding period of 7½ years.

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On the other hand, a 1,981 sq ft apartment at The Sail made a profit of $1.74 million when it changed hands for $3.75 million on April 3. The owner bought the unit for $2.01 million in December 2008.
 

winnipegjets

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Still too high lah. 3 million, I take. No questions ask. If tenants are Ah Neh, will need to spend to give a complete makeover. Ah Nehs contaminate everything.
 

knnb40

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City Developments, main contractor of posh Marina Bay condo named as defendants in suit

1) The most serious and costly defect is said to be the rubbish chute system, which has resulted in residents having to put up with unpleasant smells
2) There have also been complaints about water leaks at the lift areas and burst underground water pipes that had to be repaired.

Dispute over property defects at The Sail resolved out of court

A) At the heart of the dispute is what residents say is a defective rubbish chute system. According to the statement of claims, there were foul smells, intermittent blockages to the refuse chute pipes and cockroach infestations.
When Channel NewsAsia visited the condominium last month, the chutes were found to have been temporarily sealed and residents had to leave their bags of trash on the floor in the bin room. The development’s management council told Channel NewsAsia that extra cleaners had to be hired to manually remove the bags of rubbish left outside the chutes several times a day.

Not really sure how it is now, but seems like the owner could not do much further. there is a website specially setup for rental of the condo. for those with too much money and just want to buy a property in Singapore as a status or hanky panky act.....this might be a good choice as the address is prestige.

All other ugly issue swap under the carpet, example:
- Sail@Marina Bay was awarded a high Construction Quality Assessment System score, an assessment of building quality by the Building and Construction Authority (BCA).

- Its score of 94.8 per cent puts the estate among the top 10 per cent of all private housing projects in Singapore since 1988, CDL said in its statement of defence. The project also received an award for construction excellence from the BCA in 2010.
 

Papsmearer

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Good location. But 99 yr leasehold. Wat happens after the lease ends? 4 million becomes zero?

Depends on the terms of the ground lease and who holds it. If its the govt GLC, good luck they will not renew or top up. $4 million go to zero. If its big developer, also not likely to be renewed, also go to zero. Since this development is pretty new, I assume some GLC owns the underlying land.
 

laksaboy

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Which is the most reliable condo developer?

Far East, CDL, Keppel, Guoco, Oxley or one of those developers from China?
 

Papsmearer

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Which is the most reliable condo developer?

Far East, CDL, Keppel, Guoco, Oxley or one of those developers from China?

Look at the developer is not really going to help. They are all about the same. China developer use china labour, local developers use Thais and Banglas. All sama. Look at the location and the psf. If you have to look at developers, then go with a local one. Go with a GLC is even better. China developer, they may build one or 2 projects here, and if there is other more profitable projects in other countries, they are gone from the scene for years. hard to find them if anything serious goes wrong. GLC developers have the backing of the govt indirectly. SO, they will be around, in case the owners need to sue them.
 

mahjongking

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last 10 years developers are using freehold land that they bought and, building and selling condos with 99 years leasehold,
anyone knows whether this is even legal? seems that govt keep quiet about this, any thots?
 

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last 10 years developers are using freehold land that they bought and, building and selling condos with 99 years leasehold,
anyone knows whether this is even legal? seems that govt keep quiet about this, any thots?
Yes, its legal. And it has been more then 10 years. They have been doing it for at least 40 years. I believe Far Eastern was the first to do it.
 
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