Up north in what was once woodlands is the growing township of well, Woodlands. The estate is groomed to be to the next Regional commercial and business hub where HDB flats, private condominiums and industrial buildings and regional offices reside, all in this area so close to our neighbouring Johor Bahru and where this rural outpost used to be densely populated with only rubber trees.
Together with the Seletar Regional Centre and the Punggol Creative Cluster, the Woodlands Regional Centre will form the North Coast Innovation Centre. The region will be efficiently serviced not only with the Woodlands MRT station and bus interchange, but also the upcoming Thomson-East Coast Line which is prepped for operation as early as 2019.
Some of the condominiums which have come up in Woodlands include Northoaks, The Woodsvale and the Bellewoods and Northwave executive condominiums (EC). The latter two being ECs, are rather prime properties as they hold the benefit of being both public and private housing, Bellewoods EC, situated at the intersection of Woodlands Avenue 5 and 6, do not lack in the suite of amenities and facilities of any other private condominium. It has a clubhouse, indoor gym, tennis court, swimming pool, playground, jogging trail and waterside dining pavilion.
Awarded the Highly Commended Best Executive Condo Development (Singapore) at the Southeast Asia Property Awards and with a TOP (temporary occupation permit) date of 2017, the 99-year leasehold EC consists of a mix of 2- to 5- bedders in all its 561 units. As it was launched prior to the resale levy rule implemented in December 2013, buyers who have previously purchased a subsidised HDB, DBSS or EC flat are also exempt from paying a resale levy which could be a huge plus as it could save them up to $55,000.
