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13 December 2007

URA launches tender for residential development
at Choa Chu Kang/Woodlands Road

The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) launched the residential site at Choa Chu Kang Road / Woodlands Road for sale by public tender today.

The Land Parcel at Choa Chu Kang Road / Woodlands Road is one of the eight residential sites to be sold through the confirmed list under the Government Land Sale (GLS) Programme for the second half of 2007.

Land Parcel at Choa Chu Kang Road / Woodlands Road

The land parcel with a site area of 1.56 ha is located at the junction of Choa Chu Kang Road and Woodlands Road. The site is for an integrated commercial and residential development with the Ten Mile Junction LRT station. A 3-storey podium block comprising commercial space at 1st and 2nd storey and the Ten Mile Junction LRT station at 3rd storey is already built and in operation. The sale will only include the completed commercial development and the residential development to be built above the podium.

The residential use for the site will have a maximum permissible gross floor area of 23,634 sqm. The commercial development has a gross floor area of about 11,259 sqm and is currently let out on tenancies.

The loading provision for the future residential development is already provided within the completed development.

The site will enjoy easy access to other parts of the island as it is located close to the future Downtown Line 2 (DTL2) which will be connected to the downtown areas of Bugis, Marina Bay and Chinatown. This rapid transit line is targeted to be completed by Year 2015.

The details of the land parcel and the location plan are given in Annexes A-1, A-2 and A-3.

Details of Tender

A tender period of about 16 weeks will be allowed for the site. The tender will close at 12 noon on 3 April 2008. Selection of the successful tenderer will be based on the tendered land price only.

Developer’s Packets containing details of the site, development requirements and conditions of tender are available at S$105.00 each (inclusive of GST). These can be purchased from the Customer Service Counter on the 1st storey of The URA Centre, 45 Maxwell Road, Singapore 069118. The Developer’s Packets can also be purchased via URA-Online at http://www.ura.gov.sg/sales/sale_of_developer’s packet.html at a cost of S$105.00 (excluding delivery charges) for local and overseas purchasers.