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75 units of 110 Sophia Rd (1919) 120 units of 408 River Valley Rd (Stella RV) 75 units of Ewe Boon Rd (Hallmark Residences) 36 units of Everitt Rd (Everitt Edge) 6 units of 34 Lor 30 Geylang (?) 4 units of 17 Institution Hill 21 units of 24 Jalan Punai (Qube Suites)

Shoebox units still appeal to some home buyers, investors

http://www.propertyguru.com.sg/en/property-management-news/2015/2/82198/Shoebox%20units%20still%20appeal%20to%20some%20home%20buyers,%20investors?utm_source=pgsg-newsalert&utm_medium=edm&utm_campaign=dailynews-02Feb2015&utm_content=links Measures aimed at curbing the excessive development of shoebox units yielded mixed impact on the offering of said units outside the central area, revealed a Knight Frank study. The study on selected private residential projects indicated the ratio of shoebox apartments located outside the central area has increased since the November 2012 guideline from the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) stating the maximum number of dwelling units for all new flats as well as condominium development outside the central area. Notably, Knight Frank compared private residential projects whose building plan proposals obtained provisional permission within one-and-a-half-year prior to 4 November 2012 (which was the pre-guideline period) with those wh