East Coast Residences is a freehold apartment located on Upper East Coast Road, 500m across East Coast Park. An 872 sq ft unit in the project is listed on TheEdgeProperty.com for $1,050,000 or $1,204 psf. The Edge Fair Value, a valuation tool on TheEdgeProperty.com, puts the indicative value of the property at slightly below $1,300 psf.
East Coast Residences is a low density development comprising just 59 units. The project was developed by Crescendas Group and completed in 2011. Schools in the vicinity include Temasek Primary School and Temasek Junior College.
An 872 sq ft unit in the project is listed on TheEdgeProperty.com for $1.05 million, or $1,204 psf
The asking price of $1,050,000 or $1,204 psf is exactly the same as the last transaction involving another 872 sq ft unit in May 2012. In 3Q2015, the URA price index for private non-landed homes in Outside Central Region was still 5% higher than in 2Q2012.
In September 2011, another 872 sq ft unit found buyer at $1,246 psf. There was no transaction concluded in the project this year.
Average monthly rent of similar-sized two-bedroom units in the development stood at $2,667 or $3,13 psf. Based on the listing price of $1,204 psf, the average rent translates to a potential gross rental yield of 3.1%.
Table 1: Historical transactions at East Coast Residences
Table 2: Rental transactions of 800 to 900 sq ft two-bedroom units at East Coast Residences in 2015
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This article appeared in The Edge Property Pullout, Issue 704 (November 23, 2015) of The Edge Singapore.