Ravi Chandran
Golden Wall Centre located at 89 Short Street has been sold en bloc at $276.2 million. The freehold commercial property for sale by tender reflected a land rate of $2,331 psf per plot ratio.
Edmund Tie & Company (ET&Co) the sole marketing agent for the collective sale of a prime freehold commercial site said Golden Wall Centre was purchased by City View Holdings. City View Holdings is a wholly owned subsidiary of Worldwide Hotels. Worldwide Hotels’ portfolio includes the Hotel 81 chains.
Golden Wall Centre has a land area of approximately 2,251.9 square metres (sq m) or 24,239 square feet (sq ft) and is zoned for Commercial use under Master Plan 2014.
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Subject to authorities’ approval, the site can be redeveloped up to its existing gross floor area of 11,007.929 sq m, approximately 118,488 sq ft, exceeding the permissible plot ratio of 4.2 as indicated in Master Plan 2014. Golden Wall Centre enjoys an excellent location at the fringe of the city centre. It is conveniently located at the doorstep of Rochor MRT station on the Downtown Line (DTL) and within 400 metres to Little India MRT interchange, connecting the Downtown and North East Lines (NEL).
The prime freehold commercial site occupies a prominent corner plot with a 180-metre triple frontage boasting high visibility along the main thoroughfare of Rochor Canal Road, as well as Short Street and Albert Street. Located within the Beach Road/Ophir-Rochor Corridor which is envisioned to be a vibrant mixed-use cluster under Master Plan 2014, Golden Wall Centre stands to benefit from the ongoing rejuvenation and transformation of the area. Such transformations can be exemplified with new developments such as DUO and Tekka Place – a retail mall with 320 serviced residences directly opposite the property.
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Senior director of investment advisory at ET&Co, Swee Shou Fern, commented: “Golden Wall Centre presents a unique and exceptional opportunity to develop a landmark commercial project. It can either be developed into corporate headquarters with potential naming and signage rights for the building, or for strata sale in a market where freehold strata retail and office properties next to MRT stations are rarely available for sale. With its strategic city fringe location and proximity to the arts, heritage and cultural districts, the property is also ideal for a hotel development, subject to planning approval.”
The reserve price for Golden Wall Centre was $260 million, which reflected $2,194 per square foot per plot ratio (psf ppr). The tender exercise closed on Friday, 23 November 2018 at 3 pm.
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The biggest gainers following the new property cooling measures is likely be owners of strata portfolio of offices and shophouses approved for commercial use. The property cooling measures affected almost all categories of buyers and is predicted to achieve its intended objectives of cooling demand and moderating price growth. One report said investors looking for alternatives to park their money in the wake of property cooling measures, would divert their attention to the strata office and shophouse markets as they are not subjected to this round of purchase or sales restrictions/encumbrances.
Commercial properties such as the Golden Wall Centre may be bought under personal name, but total debt servicing Total Debt Servicing Ratio (TDSR) will apply on the individual’s income on such purchases. To buy a commercial or industrial property under company name, total debt servicing ratio TDSR also applies on the individual director’s income if the company is an investment holding company or an operating company that is loss-making or does not have sufficient cash flow to servicing the repayment.
To buy a commercial or Industrial property under company name where the company is well established with an existing operating business with strong financials, TDSR may be waived on the individual. However director is usually required to become personal guarantors of the loan the company undertakes. Hence this may affect the director’s other purchases, such as for buying a residential property, due to the loading from the TDSR for guaranteeing a loan.
Some banks even advertise 100 to 120% loan. This is due to a combination of working capital as well as commercial/industrial property loan, but this only applies to company with strong cash flow position. Commercial property is different from residential property and the considerations are more complex and varied, though the payoff may be worthwhile for discerning investors.
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