The Pasir Ris 8 Insider

  Pasir Ris will see population growth with new housing options in the coming years. This augurs well for us who stay here now as new housing and new residents will help drive up our property value! I believe the future land prices will not be cheap.     The old bus interchange opposite Pasir Ris 8 will be redeveloped into new homes which can "accommodate about 580 to 650 condominium units, with about 18,000 sq m to 23,000 sq m of retail space,” according to URA. I quote the news article below. "Based on the Urban Redevelopment Authority’s (URA) Draft Master Plan 2025, the homes will be built on a plot about 2.9ha in size – equivalent to the area of four football fields – that has been zoned for housing, with commercial use on the first storey. This means in the future, Pasir Ris central will see another shopping mall added to the current 2 with a new condo. In addition, on the Pasir Ris west side, the Government is studying plans for a new neighbourhood, ne...

       When I was selecting my unit to buy, I did a study looking at the site plan, street directory/google maps to see which are the better units. After TOP, I spent time walking all around the condo, mall, and surroundings.    See the image with my notes inserted.   For views of the sea (pocket views through flats in front) and park greenery , look for units facing northwards. See the yellow lines which I marked out. These units have better privacy with less units opposite them. Insider tip: While stack 60-63 (Green bars) seem nice with almost unblocked views looking across the pool, they face the BBQ pits (marked 21,22 on image). If you don't mind smelling nice BBQ smoke, the views are nice. For those who mind some BBQ smoke, pick Stack 10 with some sea views northwards. For quieter facing with less traffic noise , the inner facing (face the swimming pool) tends to be quieter because they face away from the roads. Stacks 41, 30, 31, 21 are the ...