Commercial & Industrial

SINGAPORE PROPERTY

Elegant Group entity buys The Clementi Mall for S$809 million

The price works out to about S$4,100 psf on net lettable area; the net yield is 4.1%

The  price for 315 Alexandra Road, next to the Ikea store, works out to S$307 per sq ft based on the existing gross floor area.
SINGAPORE PROPERTY

Premium Automobiles teeing up to buy Sime Darby Business Centre for S$55 million

Former Audi dealer, which now distributes China EV brands, signs put-and-call option for acquisition of Alexandra Road showroom building

Rendezvous Hotel Melbourne in Australia, a Far East Orchard asset. The group plans to expand its lodging platform across key geographies.

Far East Orchard targets S$3 billion AUM, 110,000 lodging units by 2030

Group doubles down on hospitality and PBSA, plans to recycle capital out of non-core assets

The nearly 10,200 sq ft FairPrice Finest supermarket space in Coronation Shopping Plaza is the only freehold asset in the portfolio.
SINGAPORE PROPERTY

NTUC Enterprise’s Mercatus said to have put 11 retail assets up for sale at S$307 million guide price

Portfolio divided into four bundles; sale will be with existing long-term tenancies to NTUC FairPrice supermarket chain

Victor Lo, chairman and chief executive of GP Industries, says: “We responded to tariff changes probably sooner than most of our competition in China.”
TOPLINE

Tariff pressures leave GP Industries hunting growth in new niches

Battery-maker will pivot to own brands and product innovation to drive growth, amid rising costs and brutal price competition

Aravest CEO Moses Song (left) with Wee Hur Property CEO Goh Chengyu. The partnership combines Wee Hur's track record in development and construction with Aravest's investment vision.

Aravest, Wee Hur complete S$160 million purchase of former Hotel Miramar Singapore

Price works out to S$465,100 per room; property to be rebranded DoubleTree by Hilton after renovation

The Clementi Mall, which has a five-storey retail podium and a basement level, has around 160 shops.
SINGAPORE PROPERTY

Potential buyer shortlisted amid strong interest for Cuscaden Peak’s The Clementi Mall

Entity linked to Zhao Zhichao of The Elegant Group said to be in exclusive due diligence at above the S$750 million guide price

PropNex said there were several notable shophouse deals that were not caveated in Q3, such as the S$21 million sale of 65 Club Street (in grey).

Shophouse sales rebound in Q3 as investor interest returns with lower financing costs

PropNex expects investment demand to remain resilient, supported by Singapore’s safe-haven appeal

URA’s price index of office space in the central region is down 0.2% quarter on quarter in Q3, after easing 1.1% in the preceding quarter.
SINGAPORE PROPERTY

Rents rise 2.5% in Q3 for higher-grade office space, but stay put for rest of Singapore market

Steady demand for prime space is being supported by flight to quality and easing interest rates

JL Family Office paid S$15.7 million for 65 Club Street (the grey building) in 2020.
SINGAPORE PROPERTY

John Lim’s family office sells conservation shophouse at 65 Club Street for S$21 million

Buyer is linked to UHNW Singapore PR; separately, Swiss national pays S$6,274 psf for unit at The Marq on Paterson Hill