Pearl Bank Apartments has been sold for S$728 million to CapitaLand through a private treaty collective sale, marketing agent Colliers International announced in a news release on Tuesday (Feb 13).
The sale of the iconic horseshoe-shaped building at Outram comes after the close of its collective sale tender on Dec 19 last year, its fourth attempt at a collective sale.
The collective sale tender attracted keen interest from developers, Colliers International said, adding however that they flagged concerns which included uncertainties arising from the Pre-Application Feasibility Study (PAFS) on traffic impact which will affect the number of units that can be built on the site.
The collective sale committee then instructed Colliers International to enter into private treaty negotiations with interested parties who needed more time to assess the impact of PAFS.
According to collective sales rules, the owners may enter into a private treaty contract with a buyer within 10 weeks from the close of the public tender. It was during this period, Colliers said, that it managed to seal the deal for Pearl Bank Apartments, selling it to CapitaLand.
The sale price - which met the owners' reserve price - translates to a land cost of about S$ 1,515 per square foot per plot ratio, said Colliers International.
This is after factoring in an upgrading premium of approximately S$201 million for the lease top-up. There is no development charge payable.
The 37-storey development comprises 288 units (280 apartments and eight commercial units) and has a 99-year leasehold tenure with effect from June 1970.
Apartment owners whose unit sizes range from 123 sq m to 371 sq m stand to receive between S$1.8 million and S$4.9 million.
Owners of commercial units with sizes ranging from 65 sq m to 523 sq m will potentially receive between S$1.2 million and S$6.9 million.
In a news release, CapitaLand said it plans to redevelop the site into a high-rise residential development comprising about 800 units with a host of "social, shared facilities which will foster community spirit and celebrate the area's unique heritage".
“Our upcoming residential development offers a rare opportunity for young urbanites to own a home in a mature estate brimming with local culture and heritage," said Ronald Tay, CapitaLand Singapore's chief executive officer.
"Targeted for completion by early 2023, right after the opening of the third MRT line in Outram, the Thomson-East Coast line, the commute from the development to Shenton Way, Marina Bay and Orchard will be even more convenient for residents," he added.
The site is subject to the Pre-Application Feasibility Study (PAFS) announced by the Urban Redevelopment Authority last November, which the chairperson of the building's collective sale committee said was a "setback". Channel NewsAsia
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