About to purchase a condo...a good choice?

[yk2366]

thank you

[zzm9980]

How funny, I just read an article about the architect of that project yesterday and then read all about the project itself. Apparently she's famous:
http://www.zaha-hadid.com/architecture/farrer-court/

Terrible terrible name. I hate all of these " D' " names of projects in Singapore.

The PSF seems about average to me, probably depends on how high you are and which of their "views" you have: http://singapore-dleedon.com/dleedon-do ... location2/

It would be a steal if it was a freehold though. But 'celebrity' designer, high profile project being talked about world-wide in that community, you're probably not going to get it for much less. Just my opinion though. This is well out of my price range

[Girl_Next_Door]

Have you check the URA website on the recently transacted prices?

The Feb'13 transacted prices for D'Leedon is $1,264psf, $1,279psf & $1,300psf for the 1,615 sf unit.

$1,460 seems a little over-priced?

[Wd40]

Assuming you are a US citizen and hence aren't affected by the ABSD? Yeah! Good to make use of the arbitrage opportunity.

[beppi]

Have you done your maths?
The cost of mortgage interest, lost interest on downpayment, taxes and maintenance is most likely the same as rent for a comparable place.
And since you also have to reduce the mortgage, your monthly payments will be more than comparable rent (and only this "more" stays in your own pocket).
Singapore property is not economical for owning, only for selling at a higher price. So, only buy if you believe prices will go up!

[JR8]

As another poster above comments, I find these 'D'x' condos hilariously faux-pretentious. My wife and I always have a good chuckle when we pass another one that we haven't seen before. 'Oh look D'Rolex Towers'!

The reason it fails so royally, is that in French you don't truncate 'de' [meaning: of] onto a consonant. Not only that many of these developements don't even have French names.*

i.e.
de argent > d'argent
de pays > de pays, not d'pays

Oh and offering a discount without even negotiating it is a typical sucker-trick. Original price $125, offered at $100, must be a deal eh!? No it was only worth $100 in the first place, but some people get so blinded by the notion that 'we must be getting a deal' that they fall for it.

*
D'BANYAN
D'CAMBRIDGE
D'CASITA
D'CHATEAU @ SHELFORD
D'DALVEY
D'FOCUS APARTMENTS
D'FRESCO
D'GALLERY
D'GROVE VILLAS
D'HERITAGE APARTMENT
D'HILLSIDE LOFT
D'KENARIS
D'LEEDON
D'LOTUS
D'MANOR
D'MARINE
D'MIRA
D'PALMA
D'PAVILION
D'SAVILLE
D'SUNRISE
D-MANSIONS

[Addadude]

Coming soon to Pasir Ris: d'Nest. I kid you not.

[Mi Amigo]

It's all a load of D'Bollocks.

[Mi Amigo]

Here's another one whose name I hate: The Esta. Translating from Spanish, that would be: The It Is. WTF? Do they actually pay people to come up with these ludicrous names?

[JR8]

Here's another one whose name I hate: The Esta. Translating from Spanish, that would be: The It Is. WTF? Do they actually pay people to come up with these ludicrous names?

Maybe they misspelled D'Siesta ['The Yes it is']

[Mi Amigo]

Very good! Can I call you D'Manuel?

[durain]

surprised no using le or la like in fench yet.

[JR8]

surprised no using le or la like in fench yet.

Some of these are hilarious! [I haven't even considered if the genders are mis-used]

LA BELLE
LA BRISA
LA CASA
LA CRYSTAL
LA DOLCE VITA
LA MAISON
LA MEYER
LA NOUVELLE
LA SALLE VILLAS
LA SUISSE I
LA SUISSE II
LA SUISSE TERRACE
LA VILLE
LE ARC
LE CONNEY PARK
LE CRESCENDO
LE GALLERIA
LE GAMBIR
LE GROVE Service Apartments
LE HILL condo
LE LOYANG
LE M RESIDENCE
LE MERRITT
LE REVE
LE ROYCE @ LEITH PARK
LE SHANTIER
LE WILKIE
LE WOOD

[durain]

LE LOYANG???

i remembered going to loyang way.

[Barnsley]

[quote="Mi Amigo"]Here's another one whose name I hate: The Esta. Translating from Spanish, that would be: The It Is. WTF? Do they actually pay people to come up with these ludicrous names?[/quote

There is a Sea Esta in Pasir Ris , one of a new raft of them down condo Road (Pasir Ris Drive 3)