The freehold development on Belgravia Drive comprises 107 strata houses (Picture: Samuel Isaac Chua/The Edge Singapore)
EDGEPROP (SINGAPORE) - When Belgravia Ace — the strata landed housing project by Tong Eng Group — was launched in January, it marked the first new private residential project launch since the government announced property cooling measures in December last year.
The freehold development on Belgravia Drive, off Ang Mo Kio Avenue 5, comprises 107 strata houses. Belgravia Ace features 104 semi-detached and three terraced houses.
Eighty-five units were released for the launch on Jan 22. Despite the uncertainty swirling in the market post-cooling measures, the project saw a strong response, with 77 units sold on launch day. Since then, another five units have been taken up based on caveats lodged, resulting in a take-up rate of 98% for the units released.
Prices ranged between $4.12 million ($1,016 psf) to $4.61 million ($1,054 psf) for the semi-detached homes, while the three terraced homes were sold for between $4.11 million ($1,012 psf) and $4.34 million ($1,078 psf).
Apart from its successful launch, the project has also scored at the annual EdgeProp Singapore Excellence Awards (EPEA) 2022, where it picked up wins for the Top Landed Development and Showflat Excellence categories.
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Belgravia Ace is the last phase in Tong Eng Group’s Belgravia collection, an enclave of strata-landed residential developments. Before Belgravia Ace, the developer launched two other projects in the collection — Belgravia Villas and Belgravia Green. These two projects are located along Belgravia Drive.
Belgravia Villas, completed in 2018, comprises 118 homes made-up of 100 terraced and 18 semi-detached houses. Belgravia Green, slated to receive its Temporary Occupation Permit in 2023, has 81 homes made up of 71 terraced houses and 10 semi-detached houses. Both Belgravia Villas and Belgravia Green are fully sold.
The Belgravia collection is nestled within the Seletar Hills estate, a quiet residential enclave comprised mainly of landed properties. It is close to various amenities, including shopping centres such as Compass One at Sengkang Square and Seletar Mall at Sengkang West Avenue. Also nearby are green spaces like Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park, Lower Seletar Reservoir and The Oval, a lifestyle enclave within Seletar Aerospace Park.
Belgravia Ace occupies a freehold site measuring 290,520 sq ft, with the houses having a strata area of 4,000 sq ft each. The development’s entrance features a 120m-long driveway framed by pedestrian walkways and landscaping. The developer says the boulevard was designed to allow for a transition into the development’s tranquil environment.
Beyond its freehold tenure, an essential appeal of Belgravia Ace is the spacious design of its three-storey houses. The semi-detached houses have three different layout configurations, with built-up areas ranging from 3,929 to 4,370 sq ft. Meanwhile, the three terraced homes have built-up areas between 3,649 to 4,026 sq ft.
Koh Choon Fah, one of the judges for EPEA 2022, notes that the development’s spacious houses are a winning factor in light of homebuyers’ increasing preference for bigger homes. “People are starting to appreciate space more,” she says.
She adds that the project stands out for its unique design. Eighteen pairs of semi-detached houses are connected at the rear, rather than the conventional side-to-side, allowing for open frontage along the front and sides of the house. “Because the houses are back-to-back, it feels like you’re living in a bungalow,” Koh continues. JGP Architecture served as the design architect for the project.
Each house has a 6m wide frontage, with the first floor boasting a ceiling height of 4.9m. A wide dining space can accommodate an eight-seater circular dining table. Each house also comes with an attic floor or roof terrace, providing an additional room for residents.
Homebuyers can look forward to communal spaces and facilities like a two-storey clubhouse housing a function room, games area and a gym. Residents can also look forward to multiple gardens, a barbecue area, a 50m lap pool, a jacuzzi and an outdoor fitness corner.
According to the developer, Belgravia Ace houses were crafted to have a modern and contemporary appeal. An expansive glass facade dominates the exterior of each home, while a mix of grey and brown tones was chosen for the colour scheme to provide an elegant but inviting look.
The homes are kitted out with premium branded appliances and fittings, including kitchen appliances from V-Zug, a Samsung Family Hub twin door fridge, kitchen cabinets featuring the Blum system, and bathroom fittings from Grohe and Toto sanitaryware.
Each home also has an intelligent system from Fermax that incorporates features such as remote air-conditioning and lighting control, a digital door lock and a smart smoke detector. All units also come equipped with a home lift and a private car porch fitted with an electric vehicle charger that can accommodate two to three cars
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