Singapore real estate cluster houses, Barker Road by asiahomes.com, Singapore

January 12, 2000, Wednesday.

1.30pm
Meet at Somerset Grand Cairnhill Executive Residences.

2.pm
Eng Kong Lane corner terrace. 7-bedroom 3800/4300 sq.ft $6,000. Near Canadian School.

4 years old, remodelled 2-storey with basement. Cable ready. Tank gas. Basement has 3 bedrooms. 2nd level has 3 bedrooms, one being a walk in closet or study room. One maid's room. The concept of centralised location of closets means that the master bedroom does not have closets or wardrobes. 5 bathrooms, 2 being attached baths. Large patio with ceramic tiling and small patch of grass. Looks good.

2.30pm
Watten Estate Road bungalow. 6-bedroom 6000/4000 sq.ft $7,500. Expat favoured District 10 area. More than 10 years old. Granite flooring in living and dining area. Big spacious carpeted bedrooms but bathrooms not brand new.   Master bedroom is extremely big, with pink long baths and balcony for a smoking spouse to smoke. A big tiled patio for entertainment. Level 2 has 3 bedrooms plus balcony. Level 3 has 3 bedrooms.

Attic and back bedrooms have good green tree views. Window unit air conditioners instead of the split unit commonly seen nowadays. Grassland at back of the house which is on a hill top overlooking green trees.

Good-sized house. 2nd viewing for wife on Friday.

3pm
Tan Kim Cheng Road bungalow. 5+2 utilities room. 6600/4000+ sq. ft   $6,500. D.10 expat favoured area. Over 10 years old. Very high ceiling with wooden panels in the living and separate dining areas which are tiled by square terracota-like tiles. The kitchen and bathrooms are not brand new. Re-turfing the grass area will make this a nice house.

3.30pm
Chuville townhouse 5+1-bedroom 4800 sq.ft $5,000.
247 Pasir Panjang Road.   Near Science Park. Retractable skylight above dining/living area brings in natural daylight. Extremely large bedroom in front with wooden floorboards, oversee a koi pond on the left. A spiral staircase in front leads to the elevated koi pond. The back garden is shared with another neighbour. High ceilings mean that the living and dining areas are ventilated by fans only.
All bedrooms have wooden floor boards. The master bathroom is unusually big, with grey ceramic tiles. Bathrooms are not in new condition.

4pm
Grove Drive Semi-detached. 6+1 4700 sq.ft $8,000.
See from outside. To view on Sunday.
Ideal location being a 2-minute drive to the Australian School.

4.10pm
Toh Tuck Road intermediate terrace house 5+1, $4,500. NEW.
A subdivision of semi-detached, 2 bungalows and terrace houses populated by Caucasians and owned by one developer. Near Canadian School.

The kitchen and bathrooms are brand new with pastel coloured kitchen cabinets, white Elba oven, cooker hob and hood and white long baths. The flooring is marble for the living and dining areas and bathrooms. Rooms have parquet flooring.

Bedrooms are spacious. Level 2: 3 bedrooms with having an attached bathroom (shower). Level 3: 2 bedrooms, with a white long bath in the spacious master bedroom.
7 phone lines for the IT managers. Cable ready. Living area is smaller as this is an intermediate terrace. Covered car park porch on grond level. 3-storey house near to bus stops and express bus shuttle services to downtown. Many caucasians. Value for money. 2nd viewing for wife on Friday.

4.30pm
Green Bank Park corner semi-detached. 6-bedroom 3000/3186 sq. ft $5,000. 3 years old. Semi-detached. Near the Dutch/German School. Cul-de-sac for children to play safely. Near the British Club. 10-minute bus ride from the Australian School. Owner forgot his keys.      To view on Friday.

5pm     Springside Drive bungalow 2-years old.    8-bedroom (6 +loft study + 1 ground floor guest room with outer powder room and 1 good-sized maid's room with its own window)

5000/4600 sq.ft $6,500. Good-sized garden for entertaining guests. 10-min drive to American School. Around 20-minute drive via expressway to the Australian School.

A 2-storey detached with rooms overlooking a clear patch of forest and high quality interior finishes which look brand new. High ceilings in the fully split-unit air conditioned living and dining area with natural daylight coming from the big windows.

A loft room with windows overlooks the living area and this can be a study room. White long baths. White Elba microwave, oven, cooker. City gas. Dishwasher, washing machine, dryer and ice-making fridge in a big kitchen. Maid's room is big. 2 large family areas on level 2 and 3.    PABX phone system of 3 lines which can activate the opening of the auto-gate for the car and intercom system to every room. Covered car porch and autogate. 2 remote controls for the autogate will be given.

Cable readiness to be checked. To include a clause that the Landlord will pay for the connections of cable TV into house if available.

A good-sised guest room on the ground floor, with an outer bathroom which doubles up as a powder room is good for aged parents or guests.

Level 2:   Master bathroom has a jacuzzi-type white long bath. A small balcony to banish the smoking spouse. A family area and a loft room to be used as a study room with windows overlooking the void spaces in the living area below.

Level 3: 4 bedrooms. 2 long baths and a family area.

A luxurious detached. To check out whether the Australian School bus goes to this new subdivision of Sembawang.   2nd viewing for wife on Friday.

January 14, 2000, Friday.

1.30pm Meet at Somerset Cairnhill Residence, 15 Cairnhill Rd.

Second viewing.
Watten Estate Road bungalow. 6-bedroom
Toh Tuck Road intermediate terrace house 5+1, $4,500.
Green Bank Park corner semi-detached. 6-bedroom 3000/3186 sq. ft $5,000.
Springside Drive bungalow 2-years old. 8-bedroom, $6,500.

2pm
410 Pasir Panjang Road. Meet agents to goto 6-bedroom bungalow, 7000sq.ft $7,000 (to cancel appointment).

West Coast Drive 8-bedroom corner terrace 3000 sq.ft $8,000. To confirm with agent.

2.30pm
Jalan Novena 6+1 3500/4000 sq.ft $7,500.
Near Novena subway.

2.45pm.
Dyson Road corner terrace 5+1 5100 sq.ft $5,500. Big patio for entertainment. To confirm on Friday. Near Novena subway.

3.30pm
Chwee Chian View 5+1 3000sq. ft $5,000.
Brand new. Near Science Park. Semi-det.

4pm
Sungrove with communal pool. 6-bedroom. $6,500. West Coast Grove semi-detached, 3-storey with basement. Near Science Park. 2 years old. Cluster housing

4.30pm
Dunearn Road NEW semi-det 6+1 4200 sq. ft $8,000.

5pm
Northshore Bungalows with communal pool. 4+1 $6000.
Ponggol 17th Avenue. Cluster housing (to cancel appointment). Too far.

January 16, 2000, Sunday.
Grove Drive Semi-detached. 6+1 4700 sq.ft $8,000.