Gems Ville is an upcoming boutique residential development that is located in the Rest of Central Region of Singapore. The development is District 14 and is under the Geylang Planning Area. Its site is located in Lorong 13 Geylang and it is surrounded by the shophouses that flank both of sides of the street. Behind the development will be Chang Ziang Hotel and Accord Apartments.
The land parcel of Gems Ville has previously belonged to Yuen Sing Mansion, a four storey high private residential development which comprises of 9 residential apartments. The site is a plot of regular sized. It was successfully acquired by East Asia Geylang Development via a sale through private treaty and was the first successful enbloc sale in 2020. The tender for the sale was launched in year 2018 for a price tag of $17 million. East Asia Geylang Development has successfully acquired on a lower price of $15.2 million. The development charge was estimated to be around $1.24 million.
The land parcel of Gems Ville is approximately 7,868 square feet and with a plot ratio of 2.8, the Gross Floor Area works out to be approximately 24,235 square feet. This freehold land plot will be available to build up to 8 storeys according to the Urban Redevelopment Authority Master Plan.
Gems Ville is surrounded by many transformations which makes it an attractive development for investors in terms of rental and market appreciation potential. The development is just right in the middle of 2 upcoming transformations i.e. the Kallang River transformation and the Paya Lebar transformation. While Geylang itself is also undergoing major revamp and development, these 2 larger transformations will help to complement and pushing the potential further upwards.
The rejuvenation of the Kallang River will be present openings for new community, recreation, workplace and residential spaces. The current industrial will be developed into an appealing mixed-use area in long term prospect. The Kampong Bugis, which close to Lavender is set to become a beautiful recreation and residential precinct which will support environmental sustainability, active mobility as well as fostering interactions in the community. Its park will also be changed into an amazing riverfront park.
The former Kallang Airport, which is a larger plot, will be redeveloped into a mix-usage lifestyle and entertainment which will be customized to a wide array of usages for community leisure and sports. It will be combining with F&B and retail establishments as well.
The Kallang precinct will also be enhanced further with the transformation of the current sports hub in to a world-class destination for entertainment and sports by 2025. There will be 6 new developments that will be added to the current Sport Hub which will add more vibrancy to this sporting venue. There will be a velodrome added for track cycling. This indoor dome will also add in spaces for other sports like parkour and speed climbing.
There will also be a new indoor tennis centre will be added in which will be serve as a training ground for the national players. Also the sports hub will add in a football that will serve as a soccer academy as well as training area for the national soccer teams. Kallang Theatre and its surrounding vicinity will be revamped to become an integrated lifestyle, entertainment and sports hub. There are proposed plans for this hub to also house a sports medicine hub, themed hotel as well as multipurpose dome.
A community park will be added to the waterfront which includes running tracks, play areas and park connectors for the community. There will inclusion of a circular cycling and walking loop at Old Kallang Airport’s air field that will link up the waterfront across Nicoll Highway and Stadium Boulevard.
The Paya Lebar Central has already seen a huge transformation since the inception of the Paya Lebar Quarter but this is not the end of the full transformation with plans on hand to further expand the commercial spaces of this area to make it becoming one of the major Regional Centres in the effort to decentralized the commercial activities of Singapore. The plots of land that are currently housing the low-rise industrial estates have since been into reserved sites which in future will be used for expansion of the Paya Lebar Region Centre. By then the size of Paya Lebar Region Centre will be much larger than its current size.
About the Developer
East Asia Geylang Development is a local property firm that was established on 2020, 2nd April with the completion of all the regulatory filings. This newly established firm comprises of 2 major shareholders which are Singapore Citizen, Mr Huang Yanhong and Mr Zhang Zhiming, a citizen of the People’s Republic of China.
Primary School Geylang Methodist Primary School – 0.8km Kong Hwa Primary School – 1.1km Canossa Catholic Primary School – 1.5km Bendemeer Primary School – 1.8km
Secondary School Geylang Methodist Secondary School – 0.8km Broadrick Secondary School – 1.2km Dunman High School – 1.6km Chung Cheng High School (Main) – 1.7km
Junior College Dunman High School – 1.6km
Tertiary James Cook University – 0.4km
International School Insworld Institute – 3.1km
Food Centre Blk 49 Sims Vista Market and Food Centre – 0.4km Kallang Estate Fresh Market and Food Centre – 0.8km Blk 51 Old Airport Road Food Centre and Shopping Mall – 0.9km Blk 17 Upper Boon Keng Market and Food Centre – 0.9km Blk 117 Aljunied Market and Food Centre – 1.2km Blk 4A Jalan Batu Market and Food Centre – 1.3km Blk 89 Circuit Road Market and Food Centre – 1.4km Blk 69 Geylang Bahru Market and Food Centre – 1.4km Blk 79 Circuit Road Food Centre – 1.6km Blk 80 Circuit Road Market and Food Centre – 1.8km Haig Road Market & Food Centre – 1.8km North Bridge Road Market and Food Centre – 1.9km Blk 29 Bendemeer Market and Food Centre – 2.0km Golden Mile Food Centre – 2.0km
Lifestyle National Stadium – 1km Automobile Associations of Singapore – 1.2km PA Water-Venture – Kallang – 1.3km Kallang Water Sports Centre – 1.3km Marina Reservoir – 1.4km Singapore Indoor Stadium – 1.4km Singapore Swimming Club – 1.8km Jalan Besar Stadium – 2.0km
Highlights of Gems Ville
Transport Network Gems Ville is approximately 700 m away from the Aljunied MRT Station which operates the MRT East West Line. This line is one of the longest and pioneering lines in the MRT network. It passed through the island starting from Pasir Ris which is in the extreme east all the way to the Tuas Link which is in the west part of the island. This MRT line which is approximately 57 km in length comprises of 35 MRT Stations.
This line will take passengers from industrial estate of Tuas and the sprawling township of Jurong before heading down to the education district of universities and polytechnics at Clementi and Dover. It tend heads down to the a few major interchanges located in city fringe band to the Downtown financial district as well as famous enclaves for food of Tiong Bahru and Geylang then towards the Pasir Ris’ recreational spots and finally ended in the Singapore Changi International Airport.
From Aljunied MRT Station, future residents just need to travel 1 station towards the Pasir Ris MRT station to arrive at the Paya Lebar MRT Interchange Station where they could transit to the MRT Circle Line. The Aljunied MRT Station is also just 3 stations away from the Bugis MRT Interchange Station in the direction of the Tuas Link MRT Station, where the MRT Downtown Line is readily available. The City Hall MRT Interchange Station and the Raffles Place MRT Interchange Station is also just 4 stations and 5 stations away respectively from the Aljunied MRT Station where both these 2 MRT Interchange Stations also runs the MRT North South Line.
For drivers, Gems Ville is approximately just 8 minutes’ drive away from the Central Business District. Those who wish to have an ultimate retail experience at Singapore’s most famous shopping district, Orchard Shopping Belt, it will take them approximately 7 minutes of driving to reach there. The nearby Kallang Paya Lebar Expressway (KPE), the East Coast Parkway (ECP) as well as the Pan Island Expressway (PIE) also allow residents to get to any part of the island with ease.
Amenities In terms of shopping and dining, future residents need not have to travel far from home to get their necessities. Geylang is one of the most popular enclaves in Singapore for foodies which there are many famous stalls that are located all over this area. In fact, future residents can get their hunger pangs curbed here regardless of the time of the day as the food stalls here never sleep.
Besides, the development is also short distances from many shopping malls such as Kallang Leisure Park, Kallang Wave Mall, City Plaza, Paya Lebar Square, PLQ Mall, Kinex, Tanjong Katong Complex and Singapore Post Centre.
The development is also very near to many major food centres and wet market where future residents can get their fix on the local gourmet delights as well as getting their supply on the fresh daily produce, fresh cuts, fruits, seafood and many more. The wet markets and food centres that are nearby include the Blk 49 Sims Vista Market and Food Centre, Kallang Estate Fresh Market and Food Centre, the Blk 51 Old Airport Road Food Centre and Shopping Mall, the Blk 17 Upper Boon Keng Market and Food Centre, the Blk 117 Aljunied Market and Food Centre, the Blk 4A Jalan Batu Market and Food Centre, the Blk 89 Circuit Road Market and Food Centre, the Blk 69 Geylang Bahru Market and Food Centre, the Blk 79 Circuit Road Food Centre, the Blk 80 Circuit Road Market and Food Centre, the Haig Road Market & Food Centre, the North Bridge Road Market and Food Centre, the Blk 29 Bendemeer Market and Food Centre and the Golden Mile Food Centre.
Future residents can also look forward to be engaging in a lot of recreational activities that are offered by the nearby sporting and lifestyle amenities very nearby such as the National Stadium, the Automobile Associations of Singapore, the PA Water-Venture – Kallang, the Kallang Water Sports Centre, the Marina Reservoir, the Singapore Indoor Stadium, the Singapore Swimming Club and the Jalan Besar Stadium.
Schools For young parents or those planning to have kids, the education needs of a child is never to be worried which living at Gems Ville. This development is very close to many kindergartens with most of them just walking distances away so that it will save not just a child’s time but also the parents as they need not have to waste too much time on the roads just to get their children to and fro from lessons.
As for the primary and secondary levels students, the development is also close to some of the sought after schools in Singapore as well. Gems Ville is short distances from the Geylang Methodist Primary School, the Kong Hwa Primary School, the Canossa Catholic Primary School, the Bendemeer Primary School, the Geylang Methodist Secondary School, the Broadrick Secondary School, the Dunman High School and also the main campus of the Chung Cheng High School. The development is also just a short walk away from the James Cook University, Singapore Campus.
To summarize, 1. Location – It is located in the city fringe. 2. Convenience – It is near to many amenities. 3. Rental – Geylang traditionally has higher than average rental yield. 4. Accessibility – It is just minutes’ drive to the downtown and Orchard. 5. Reasonable priced – It is one of the lowest in price for city fringe developments.
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