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Got a message from my agent today. The ground floor apartment has gone but she sent me photos of another one which is overlooking a building site at the moment. She mentioned Corals @ Keppel Bay is being built and will produce a lot of dust and noise and this apartment is overlooking it directly.
How bad would the noise and dust be? Do builders work through the night and weekends?
They want S$5.3K a month for it but seems steep is the noise is going to be bad.
How bad would the noise and dust be? Do builders work through the night and weekends?
They want S$5.3K a month for it but seems steep is the noise is going to be bad.
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Corals will be completed in 2018. So you can count on having to bear the construction outside your window throughout your 1-year or 2-year lease. Not a good idea. But the noise is only on weekdays. They cease operation at nights and on Sundays. Not sure of Saturdays.ShouldBeFun wrote:Got a message from my agent today. The ground floor apartment has gone but she sent me photos of another one which is overlooking a building site at the moment. She mentioned Corals @ Keppel Bay is being built and will produce a lot of dust and noise and this apartment is overlooking it directly.
How bad would the noise and dust be? Do builders work through the night and weekends?
They want S$5.3K a month for it but seems steep is the noise is going to be bad.
If you can't bear this, I suggest you look elsewhere.
Give that unit a miss mate. Just beginning constructions now. Find a unit facing Reflections and you won't notice a thing.ShouldBeFun wrote:Got a message from my agent today. The ground floor apartment has gone but she sent me photos of another one which is overlooking a building site at the moment. She mentioned Corals @ Keppel Bay is being built and will produce a lot of dust and noise and this apartment is overlooking it directly.
How bad would the noise and dust be? Do builders work through the night and weekends?
They want S$5.3K a month for it but seems steep is the noise is going to be bad.
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Been a while since I last posted as I've kind of tried to forget about the move as its taken so long but I have a start date of May 20th now.
I've just received a copy of my LOI for a ground floor condo at the Caribbean which is great for me as I get a little garden for the dog.
Just a quick question about aircon. Is it usual for the tenant to bear the cost for servicing for aircon units before commencement of the lease?
I'm happy with the rest but was a little unsure if this was normal?
I've just received a copy of my LOI for a ground floor condo at the Caribbean which is great for me as I get a little garden for the dog.
Just a quick question about aircon. Is it usual for the tenant to bear the cost for servicing for aircon units before commencement of the lease?
I'm happy with the rest but was a little unsure if this was normal?
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I just wanted to say a big thank you to all the advice I have received on this forum. You have no idea how helpful it is that people you do not know take the time to answer some dumb questions.
I move to Singapore in less than two weeks and just going through "getting really excited" and then "what the heck am I doing?" moments
Thanks!
Nathan
I move to Singapore in less than two weeks and just going through "getting really excited" and then "what the heck am I doing?" moments

Thanks!
Nathan
This might be regarded as the last-minute 'terror-phase'ShouldBeFun wrote:I just wanted to say a big thank you to all the advice I have received on this forum. You have no idea how helpful it is that people you do not know take the time to answer some dumb questions.
I move to Singapore in less than two weeks and just going through "getting really excited" and then "what the heck am I doing?" moments![]()
Thanks!
Nathan

Once you get on the plane, then you get to finally exhale, and the adventure begins.
Good luck!
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