[UPDATE] Forett at Bukit Timah opens for preview at prices starting from $1,800 psf

SINGAPORE (EDGEPROP) - Joint developers Qingjian Realty (South Pacific) Group and Perennial Real Estate Holdings, opened the sales gallery at Forett At Bukit Timah for preview on July 25. The 633-unit condominium is the first large-scale project to open for preview in the second phase of reopening after the Covid-19 circuit breaker was lifted.

All the 250 appointment slots made available over the weekend for interested parties were taken up. "The turnout over the weekend is very encouraging," says Yen Chong, deputy general manager of Qingjian Realty.

Located on Toh Tuck Road in District 21, Forett will have four 9-storey blocks and nine 5-storey blocks sitting on a 360,143 sq ft, freehold site. To appeal to a mix of investors and owner occupiers, unit types range from one-bedroom-plus-study of 474 sq ft to five-bedroom suites of 1,884 sq ft. In addition to the 633 condominium units, Forett at Bukit Timah also has two shop units.

Targeted to be completed by September 2024, the project is a redevelopment of the former Goodluck Garden, built in 1984. Qingjian and Perennial had purchased Goodluck Garden en bloc in 2018 for $610 million in a 60:40 joint venture. In order to keep a piece of Goodluck Garden’s history, the developers are conserving a 120m long, ivy-covered wall, which has been there for the past 36 years.

The project is within a short walk to Beauty World MRT station and the future Beauty World Integrated Transport Hub. It’s also within a 10-minute drive of the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Bukit Batok Nature Reserve and the upcoming Rail Corridor, as well as near the top schools in the Bukit Timah area.

The joint marketing agencies for Forett are PropNex Realty, ERA Realty, Huttons and SRI. All viewings will be by appointment only, and in accordance with the safe management measures, there will only be five in each group, a 1.5 hour time slot per group and a maximum of 12 groups of visitors in each time slot.

“The pandemic has really shown us the possibilities of technology, and the comfort level of agents and homebuyers with digital resources,” says Qingjian Realty's Chong. “Homebuyers can complement their visit to our physical sales gallery with our digital resources on our website.”