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Is a new 400 sq ft condo home worth buying?

Developers might continue shrinking condo units unless buyers resist

Leslie Yee
Published Mon, Aug 4, 2025 · 01:58 PM
    • Resistance from buyers and not regulations may be the way to curb developers from building increasingly smaller new condo units.
    • Resistance from buyers and not regulations may be the way to curb developers from building increasingly smaller new condo units. PHOTO: YEN MENG JIIN, BT

    SPRINGLEAF Residence, which is jointly developed by GuocoLand and Hong Leong, speaks to my heart.

    The condo project with 941 units is tucked away in greenery – bordering Springleaf Forest and the Central Catchment Nature Reserve – yet less than a two-minute sheltered walk from the Springleaf MRT station on the Thomson-East Coast Line.

    Imagine enjoying all the nature nearby and saving money by doing away with owning a car. Add to that Springleaf Residence’s many facilities such as four different pools, a tennis court, a recreational half-basketball court, multiple pavilions designed to look like cocoons, 10 sky terraces, function rooms, dining pavilions, a grand lawn, a gym, a study room, as well as an arts and crafts room.

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