JadeScape: The new landmark in the Shunfu-Marymount neighbourhood

/ EdgeProp Singapore |

October 13, 2023 8:10 AM SGT

The main entrance of the 1,206-unit JadeScape, which was completed in 2022 (Photo: Ong&Ong)

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The 1,206-unit JadeScape sits on a sprawling 408,927 sq ft, 99-year leasehold site at the junction of Marymount Road and Shunfu Road.

The project won the only Top Mega Development Award at the EdgeProp Singapore Excellence Awards (EPEA) 2023 on Oct 6.

The private condo is a redevelopment of the former Shunfu Ville privatised HUDC estate. Hong Kong-listed construction and real estate developer Qingjian Realty purchased the site en bloc for $638 million in May 2016.

Facilities include lap pool, two residents’ lounges, two gyms, among others (Photo: Ong&Ong)

JadeScape was designed by award-winning architect Paul Noritake Tange of Tange Associates in collaboration with established Singapore-based architectural firm Ong & Ong.

The seven residential towers of JadeScape, which range from 21 to 23 storeys, are orientated towards MacRitchie Reservoir Park for residents to enjoy a view of the greenery. Located at the southeastern end of the Central Catchment Nature Reserve, MacRitchie Reservoir Park inspired JadeScape’s design and Asian garden theme.

According to Ong & Ong, each of the seven towers is slightly different and has its own identity, although in harmony with the rest. The timber-like lattice screens and frames soften the glass façades of the towers, which are arranged to create interesting pockets of landscaped areas.

The project has two tennis courts, which are sunken so as not to obstruct the view of units on the lower floors (Photo: Ong&Ong)

More than 90 amenities

Given the scale of the development, the project has a wide range of amenities, such as an infinity pool, sky terraces, a theatrette -cum-karaoke room, an adventure playground for children and a fitness corner for the elderly.

The project also has two gyms, two residents’ lounges with work-from-home facilities and meeting rooms and two sunken tennis courts, designed such that the views of the units on the lower floors are unblocked.

Located on Shunfu Road, JadeScape is just a five-minute walk to the Marymount MRT station on the Circle Line. The development is also near the future Upper Thomson MRT station on the Thomson-East Coast Line.

When JadeScape was launched five years ago in September 2018, Qingjian sold 303 units on the first weekend of sales at an average price of $1,657 psf, based on caveats lodged. The development was entirely sold by September 2022. The final unit, a 764 sq ft, two-bedroom unit on the 19th floor of one of the towers, fetched $1.46 million ($1,910 psf). Based on sub-sales of units from July to September, prices ranged from $2,056 psf to $2,222 psf.

A sky terrace at JadeScape (Photo: Ong&Ong)

En bloc wave

Qingjian’s purchase of the former Shunfu Ville was followed by a wave of other collective sales of privatised HUDC estates, such as the former Raintree Gardens (now the 729-unit The Tre Ver), former Serangoon Ville (the new 1,052-unit Affinity at Serangoon), former Rio Casa (the upcoming 1,472-unit Riverfront Residences) and Tampines Court (the newly completed 2,203-unit Treasure at Tampines).

JadeScape may have been Qingjian’s first private residential development on a site purchased en bloc and its largest, but it is by no means the developer’s last. Qingjian went on to purchase the former Goodluck Garden on Toh Tuck Road for $610 million in 2018 and the former row of apartments and shops on Phoenix Road for $42.6 million in 2019.

The former Goodluck Garden was launched as the 633-unit Forett at Bukit Timah in August 2020. The project was entirely sold by March this year. The former block of apartments and shops on Phoenix Road was launched as the 105-unit The Arden. Launched in August, the project is about one-third sold to date.

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