Pick the Best Units at Pasir Ris 8 - A Resident and Buyer's perspective

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.

See the image with some of 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 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. IMO, I would pick Stack 10 with some sea views

For quieter facing with less traffic noise, the inner facing (face the swimming pool side) tends to be quieter because they face away from the roads. Stacks 41, 30, 31, 21 are bigger 3 to 4 room units are best in terms of quietness with some views inwards.

I picked an inner facing unit because I prefer quiet and no west sun. I was initially worried about the MRT track noise, but after moving in, the MRT station is surprising quiet! I suppose the MRT is below the level of the mall so the distance helps. I also think the trains are electric so acceleration and deceleration are quite quiet, just like electric cars these days.

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