Kingsford and MCC Land behind $890 mil bid for Chuan Park in biggest en bloc deal of 2022 so far

Since Normanton Park is fully sold, Kingsford has just another upcoming development, specifically the 142-unit new task at Slim Barracks Rise. It had won the site in a government land Luminar Grand EC tender last September with a bid of $162.388 million ($ 1,210 psf per story proportion).

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The new reserve cost of $890 million is just 5% listed below the initial price of $938 million. The first collective sale attempt made by the proprietors of Chuan Park got on Oct 5, 2021, at $938 million. This most recent cumulative sale attempt was a relaunch at the exact same asking cost of $938 million, with a tender that closed on April 26. This was complied with by a 10-week personal treaty period that closed on June 26, during which an expression of interest from a programmer was received.

This would certainly make Chuan Park the biggest collective sale deal this year to day if the $890 million offer by Kingsford and MCC Land goes with.

Chuan Park has 444 condo units and also two shop units in the growth. It is located next to Lorong Chuan MRT station
Finished in 1984/85, the existing Chuan Park has 444 condo units as well as 2 strata business systems resting on a 400,588 sq ft website with a plot proportion of 2.1. Under the URA Master Plan 2019, the site can be redeveloped into a brand-new condominium with a gross floor area (GFA) of 841,236 sq ft. This translates to about 900 property devices, based on URA and also Land Transport Authority authorization. The site has a 99-year lease beginning with June 6, 1980. The site is located beside the Lorong Chuan MRT station on the Circle Line.

Word on the street is that Chinese programmers Kingsford Development and also MCC Land are the celebrations behind the $890 million deal for Chuan Park. Previously on July 15, a notification was sent by the collective sale board chairperson of Chuan Park condo to all strata proprietors, announcing that a conference will be held on Monday, July 25 at 7.30 pm “to provide info worrying the collective sale”.

The 1,862-unit Normanton Park is totally marketed as at end June, 18 months after its launch in January 2021.
Normanton Park is a collective sale of the former 488-unit privatised HUDC estate of the exact same name. Kingsford Development had purchased the 661,005 sq ft, 99-year leasehold site for $830.1 million. Building and construction of the brand-new 1,862-unit Normanton Park is managed by MCC Singapore, the building and construction and also design arm of MCC Group, and is set up for completion by end following year.

First thing on the agenda was to provide an update on the portion of systems (by strata area and by share value) that had actually signed the additional joint agreement to revise the book rate to $890 million. According to resources, the identification of the programmer has actually not been disclosed to the proprietors of Chuan Park yet.

Age Realty, the marketing firm for Chuan Park, declined to comment for this story. Kingsford Development could not be reached for remark.

Market speculation has actually been raging that Kingsford is the purchaser of Chuan Park because it completely marketed all 1,862 devices at Normanton Park as at end June. And this was accomplished in just 18 months given that its launch in January 2021

Normanton Park is built on the website of the former privatised HUDC estate, the 488-unit Normanton Park next to Kent Ridge Park

MCC Group’s involvement in Chuan Park either as a joint endeavor partner under MCC Land or as a contractor for the task under MCC Singapore continues to be to be seen. This might give restored hope to other cumulative sale hopefuls at other aging leasehold developments if the cumulative sale of Chuan Park at $890 million is successful.

The first cumulative sale attempt made by the proprietors of Chuan Park was on Oct 5, 2021, at $938 million. Finished in 1984/85, the existing Chuan Park has 444 condominium systems and 2 strata business units resting on a 400,588 sq ft website with a plot ratio of 2.1. The website is situated next to the Lorong Chuan MRT terminal on the Circle Line.

Normanton Park is a collective sale of the former 488-unit privatised HUDC estate of the same name. Building of the new 1,862-unit Normanton Park is handled by MCC Singapore, the building and design arm of MCC Group, as well as is set up for conclusion by end next year.

Kingsford is said to be “hungry for websites”. Integrated in Singapore in 2011, its maiden task was the 512-unit, 99-year leasehold Kingsford Hillview Peak, which was released in April 2013, completed in 2017 and also totally offered. The 2nd task was Kingsford Waterbay, with 1,165 systems fronting the Serangoon River. Released in 2015, the job was totally marketed and finished in 2018.

According to resources, Kingsford had actually hoped to win the tender for the nearby site at Slim Barracks Parcel An as well, which had closed at the same time. However, it directly missed winning the site by $4 million with a proposal of $316.1 million ($1,230 psf per plot proportion) about EL Development’s leading bid of $320.1 million ($1,246 psf) at the close of the tender last September.