3 Major Reasons Why You Should Consider Purchasing An Apartment In Reflections At Keppel Bay

1. It is easily one of the best investments around

Why do I say that?

While it is no secret that prices of apartments in Singapore have been on a speedy rise and still are, there are always good buys.

How do we know if something is a good buy?

If it makes money, of course it is a good buy. It obviously depends on how long into the future are you looking to cash out, and also how much you intend to make. A few years ago, the 2008-2009 year to state the obvious, you could buy an apartment, and in a few months the prices will increase and you can sell it for a quick profit already. Almost everyone with the right capital was doing it, and the government had to intervene. Now, there will be a 4-year “lock-in” period where if you sell within 4 years, you are subjected to additional stamp duty. This means that you have to look at your investments towards a minimum 4 year timeline. And that’s the perfect timeline for you.

Why is that the perfect timeline?

First of all, most people are not aware that Reflections at Keppel Bay is the only development in the Keppel Bay area that is known to be approved for high-rise development. Future developments have a smaller plot ratio to follow, and will not be taller than 10 storeys. Having said that, Keppel Land has already starting planning for their next development at the same area, previously known as “King’s Port”.

Purely from speculation, and when it’s just speculation it is better to judge from the safe side. While there are already news of the new development launching soon, let’s assume that they take another year to launch the apartments. Add another 2 years for the project to be fully sold out, and that is a total of 3 years.

Let’s not forget that the people who all bought this development are not allowed to make sub-sale transactions without paying additional stamp duties. Therefore, they will be in the similar “lock-in” period.

From here on, where would buyers who would like to find an apartment in the area go to? You!

Also, the launch price of the new development is rumoured to be higher than Reflections at Keppel Bay. If it is true, the price factor is in your favor too.

2. Magnificent Views All Around

Singapore is a really small island, and if anyone wants to go to the beach to enjoy the sea, it is at most an hour’s drive from anywhere in Singapore. But that doesn’t stop people from having an amazing sea view from their apartments. It is one thing to enjoy the breeze of the ocean by the beach, but an entire different feeling while you’re enjoying it in your apartment.

There are many condominiums in Singapore with a beautiful sea view. The entire stretch of apartments along the West Coast to East Coast and several houses and apartments in Changi.

What makes Reflections At Keppel Bay different?

First of all, the apartments and houses in Changi are located at the very far east of Singapore. Accessibility is one key factor in selecting an apartment, and those obviously lose out to Reflections At Keppel Bay. The apartments in West Coast to East Coast, on the other hand, are a lot more convenient to the city. They are all within minutes’ drive to the city via major expressways, even though, in comparison, Reflections At Keppel Bay is still much closer.

The major difference between the ‘sea view’ apartments in West Coast and East Coast and Reflections At Keppel Bay, is that they all have an expressway right in front of them, while Reflections At Keppel Bay doesn’t. I have met one too many interested buyers of sea view apartments, but end up being in a huge dilemma after viewing the apartments. Would having to tolerate the noise of the expressway be worth the amazing view?

It is still possible to avoid the noise of the expressway by doing some modifications to the windows, sound-proofing them a little bit more. Certain levels have lesser noise than others too, because of the way sound travels. It is true that higher apartments get more noise most of the time. By doing the right adjustments, you will still have a nice, quiet sea view apartment while having an expressway in front of your block.

But, how about having none of that to deal with in the first place?

Right infront of Reflections At Keppel Bay is a marina, the sea, and Sentosa island, and right behind, is a golf course, Labrador Park, and a little further behind would be Mt Faber. I’m not going to lie, there is a major expressway in between Reflections At Keppel Bay and Mt Faber. The good thing is, the developers understand that and the units are priced relatively less than the others, as opposed to the ones in West/East Coast, where the more expensive ones are with the expressway.

3. Right in the middle of everything important

As I mentioned, Singapore is a really small island and it isn’t difficult to be in the middle everything. There are many locations in Singapore that are really convenient to many places, like schools, work places, shopping malls.

What makes Reflections At Keppel Bay different? Let’s take a look at what is in the vicinity:

• Train station: Telok Blangah MRT – 440m
• Bus stop: Telok Blangah Rd – 330 m
• Shopping Mall: Vivo City – 1.26km
• Expressway: East Coast Parkway – within 5 minutes drive from entrance
• Sentosa Gateway – Sentosa Island – within 5 minutes drive
• CBD – within 5 minutes drive via Keppel Road
• Nightlife – St James Power Station – within 5 minutes via taxi (don’t drink and drive!)
• Local food – Seah Im Food Centre – within 10 minutes walk
• Other leisure and recreation within minutes – Mt Faber, Labrador Park, Keppel Club Golf Course, Marina at Keppel Bay

Yup. That’s about everything important for some people.

So that sums up the 3 Major Reasons Why You Should Consider Purchasing An Apartment In Reflections At Keppel Bay.

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