|     ARDMORE
 It's not uncommon in Asia for entire blocs of
    condominiums to be purchased and demolished for new luxury housing,
    especially in the Singapore's most prime Freehold tenured plots.  
    Ardmore is experiencing a resurgence because of the Orchard
    Turn effect.  
    
   Ardmore site up for en bloc sale at $471m
 Asking price works out to record $1,500 psf per plot
    ratio
 2006: Anderson 18,
    a prime freehold residential site in the Ardmore area,
    is up for collective sale to the tune of $470.8 million - or a staggering
    $1,500 per square foot per plot ratio (psf ppr).
     
      
        
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          | Anderson 18:
            If the asking price is met, the sale could be the largest en bloc
            offering in Singapore, both in absolute dollar value terms and in
            the price paid per square foot per plot ratio |  If the asking price is met, the sale
    could well shape up to be the largest en bloc offering in Singapore, both in
    terms of absolute dollar value as well as in the price paid psf ppr, said
    Knight Frank, the property consultancy brokering the sale. The price includes an estimated
    development charge (DC) of $43.9 million. The 10,400 square metre site has a plot
    ratio of 2.8 and a maximum building height of 36 storeys. Any successful
    developer would be able to build about 149 units with an average size of
    2,000 sq ft each, said Knight Frank. 'The recent improvement in take-up rate
    for high-end condominium developments on the back of the economic recovery
    should increase the site's attractiveness to developers,' said Knight Frank.
    'In pricing the apartments, the developer will take the cue from the sale of
    similar developments such St Regis, The Tate Residences and Ardmore II.' Based on this, the owners are asking for
    $426.9 million, excluding the DC. Right now, Anderson 18 is a tower block
    of 71 residential apartments. Owners stand to walk away with between
    $5.9 million and $6.1 million a unit, which translates to an en bloc premium
    of about 70 per cent. The tender will close at 3pm on Jan 25. 
    - by Uma Shankari     SINGAPORE
    BUSINESS TIMES    December 16, 2007 More than 50% of Ardmore II units sold Wheelock Properties, which
    conducted a soft launch of its latest luxury condominium, Ardmore II, on
    Tuesday, said yesterday that more than half of the units were snapped up on
    the very first day. 
      
        
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          | Ardmore II offers four-bedroom
            luxury apartments at prices between $4.2 million and close to $5.5
            million. At a standard 2,023 sq ft a unit, the average price of the
            units works out to $2,300 per square foot. |  About 52 per cent of the 118 units at
    Ardmore II, located in the prime Ardmore Park area, were sold, said the
    company. Ardmore II offers four-bedroom luxury
    apartments at prices between $4.2 million and close to $5.5 million. At a
    standard 2,023 square feet a unit, the average price of the units works out
    to $2,300 psf. Even before the soft launch, interest in
    the development was high, said Tan Bee Kim, general manager for marketing at
    Wheelock Properties. Tuesday's launch was via appointment only, and all
    appointment slots were fully booked. Wheelock offered five appointments for
    each half hour period. Ms Tan said the project saw especially
    strong interest from buyers of Wheelock's previous developments such as The
    Cosmopolitan and Grange Residences. 'We are delighted and encouraged that
    our development has attracted such enthusiastic response and definitive
    endorsement from our past purchasers,' she said. 'For the soft launch, we are giving a
    discount of about 10 per cent, but depending on the response, we will review
    the pricing.' For Ardmore II, most of the buyers (80
    per cent) were locals, said Wheelock. Ms Tan said Wheelock's past projects
    usually had a good mix of Singaporean and foreign buyers. For The
    Cosmopolitan, Singaporeans account for about half of purchases; for Grange
    Residences, locals make up 60 per cent of buyers. Designed by Architects 61, Ardmore
    II's two 36-storey towers sit on 90,000 sq ft of land across from the
    Shangri-La Hotel. The development is targeted for completion at end-2009.
    - by Kalpana Rashiwala   SINGAPORE
    BUSINESS TIMES   Sept 28, 2006 Wing Tai closes in on Ardmore Point Wing Tai Holdings is said to be close to
    buying the freehold Ardmore Point in prime Ardmore Park for around $200
    million. 
      
        
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          | Buying spree:  Last October,
            Wing Tai clinched Belle Vue in Oxley Walk (next) for $227.3 million
            and it may soon pay around $200 million for Ardmore Point (above) |  This works out to a unit land price of
    about $1,358 per sq ft of potential gross floor area, including an estimated
    development charge (DC) of $31 million. The unit land price matches the record
    set last month for Pin Tjoe Court next door, which was awarded to Pontiac
    Land Group for $201 million. CB Richard Ellis brokered the collective
    sale of Pin Tjoe Court and is doing the same at Ardmore Point, which is
    being sold through a private treaty. The tender for Ardmore Point closed on
    Aug 8 but there was no sale because potential bidders were said to be
    waiting for the outcome of the tender for Pin Tjoe Court site, which closed
    on Sept 20. The thinking was that potential bidders
    may have been keen on buying both sites with a view to amalgamating them for
    a more substantial condominium project. But the whopping $1,358 psf per plot
    ratio (psf ppr) fetched for Pin Tjoe Court last month caught most market
    watchers by surprise, as it was 10.6 per cent higher than the previous
    benchmark of $1,228 psf ppr set for Habitat One across the road in July. Wing Tai can redevelop the 60,533 sq ft
    Ardmore Point site into a new condominium with about 95 units averaging
    1,800 sq ft. The breakeven cost could be around $1,800 psf or more, analysts
    say. Both Ardmore Point and Pin Tjoe Court are
    zoned for residential use with a 2.8 plot ratio - the ratio of potential
    gross floor area to land area - and a 36-storey height limit. The existing 20-storey Ardmore Point has
    47 units, according to an earlier report. Wing Tai recently posted its best
    financial results since 1997, achieving a net profit of $128 million for the
    year ended June 30, 2006 - up from $24.4 million the year before. The property group has been buying
    prime freehold housing sites through collective sales to
    restock its landbank and ride on the luxury
    residential boom. In May this year it snapped up Newton
    Meadows through a collective sale for $73 million, or $666 psf per plot
    ratio including DC. And in October last year it clinched Belle Vue in Oxley
    Walk for $227.3 million or $666 psf ppr. Wing Tai also bought Phoenix
    Mansion in Cairnhill Road for $57.9 million or $716 psf ppr in July last
    year. - SINGAPORE
    BUSINESS TIMES    October 11, 2006 A new benchmark could be set if the $220m asking price for the prime
    location is met - Ardmore Point - sold to Wing Tai - article above  
 A new benchmark could be set for the price of freehold
    residential land if owners of Ardmore Point are successful in the collective
    sale of their homes in the prime Ardmore Park location. They are asking for $220 million, which translates to a unit land price
    of $1,432 psf of potential gross floor area, including an estimated $22.7
    million development charge (DC). Market watchers suggest the actual reserve price set by the owners could
    be 5 to 10 per cent lower, at $1,289 to $1,360 psf per plot ratio including
    DC. But even at these levels, if they are achieved, Ardmore Point will still
    topple the current record of $1,218 psf ppr set by Eng Lok Mansion in March
    this year. 'We're confident that with competition from bidders, we'll be able to
    exceed Ardmore Point's reserve price,' says CB Richard Ellis executive
    director Jeremy Lake, whose firm is marketing the collective sale. Based on
    the asking price of $1,432 psf ppr, the breakeven cost for a new condo
    project on the Ardmore Point site could work out to around $1,950 psf. Using
    the likely reserve price, the breakeven would be a lower $1,830 psf. That
    still leaves a profit margin for its developer going by current pricing
    expectations for coming launches in the area. Across the road, Wheelock Properties (Singapore) will launch in October
    its 118-unit condo, Ardmore II, on the amalgamated Ardmore View and Habitat
    II site at an average $2,250 psf, Wheelock CEO David Lawrence told BT
    yesterday. The development will comprise of two 36-storey towers and all 118 units
    in the project will be four-bedroom apartments of 2,050 sq ft each. Ardmore Point has a freehold land area of 60,533 sq ft and market
    watchers say that whoever bags it is also likely to be eyeing the next door
    Pin Tjoe Court, which is expected to be put up for tender soon. The two sites will have a combined land area of over 120,000 sq ft -
    enough to accommodate a new condo with about 165 units averaging 2,000 sq
    ft. Both sites are zoned for residential use with a 2.8 plot ratio (ratio of
    potential maximum gross floor area to land area) and a maximum height of 36
    storeys. Ardmore Point's tender closes on August 8. The existing 20-storey Ardmore Point has 47 units. Based on the $220 million asking price, owners stand to receive sums
    ranging from $2.3 million to $7.9 million per unit. These are about 120 per cent more than what the units would fetch if sold
    individually.   - by Kalpana Rashiwala   SINGAPORE
    BUSINESS TIMES    July 5, 2006 
      
        
          |    | ESSENTIALS | ARDMORE PARK |  
          | Street
            Address: | 9
    Ardmore Park |  
          | District: | 10 |  
          | Tenure: | Freehold |  
          | Built: | 2001 |  
          | Total: | 330
    units |  
          | Facilities: | Swimming Pool Tennis Court
 Wading Pool
 Barbeque Area
 Gymnasium
 Fitness Track
 Clubhouse
 Playground
 Putting green
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          | Unit Size: | 4 bedrooms: | 268 sq m |  
          |  | Penthouse: | 812 sq m |                  
      
    
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