The tender for an executive condominium (EC) site along Anchorvale Crescent has been launched from the reserve list of the Government Land Sales programme.
Its tender was triggered last month with a successful application by an unnamed developer committed to a bid of at least $255 million for the 99-year leasehold site.
The Housing Board, acting as state land sales agent for this site, said yesterday that any tender below that price will not be accepted.
The minimum price works out to nearly $461 per square foot per plot ratio (psf ppr).
The 1.71-hectare site can be developed into a maximum of 550 residential units. ECs are a public-private housing hybrid.
Market experts are expecting the EC site to draw strong interest from developers.
There has been a limited supply of EC sites and strong take-up of such units.
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$461
Estimated minimum price per square foot per plot ratio for the 1.71 ha site, which can be developed into a maximum of 550 residential units.
As at end-June, only 45 EC units remained unsold in launched projects.
EC buyers will also not be subject to the additional buyer's stamp duty (ABSD) as they are not allowed to own any other residential properties, an important consideration given that the latest July 5 property cooling measures have raised ABSD rates.
ZACD Group executive director Nicholas Mak noted last month that the tender for the site was triggered quickly - within a month of the site being made available for application on June 28 - indicating that some developers think that in the light of the latest government curbs, EC units would probably still enjoy strong demand.
Huttons Asia head of research Lee Sze Teck has also said the trigger price of $461 psf ppr for the Anchorvale Crescent site "speaks volumes of developers' confidence in the EC market".
The tender for the site will close on Sept 14 at noon.
