Commercial Property

Build-to-suit industrial development at Alexandra Road up for sale

Interested buyers have until 20 October 2011 before the tender closes.

Build-to-suit industrial development at Alexandra Road up for sale

Interested buyers have until 20 October 2011 before the tender closes.

What recession? Industrial property is up for something else

Policies on hiring foreign workers need a review to further boost the sector, says Global Orion Properties.

Woodlands Avenue industrial site gets $71.84m top bid

URA received four bids with OKH Development Pte Ltd placing the highest bid for the site.

New offices are up but where are the employees?

Analyst warns job creation and subsequently demand for office space will be impacted by the uncertain economic outlook.

Frasers Commercial Trust gets a go-ahead to top-up Keypoint’s lease

Singapore Land Authority granted in-principle approval for FCOT to top-up the lease to a fresh 99-year lease.

Sabana REIT acquires 2 Toh Tuck Link for S$40.3m

The property is a 6-storey warehouse with a gross floor area of approximately 180,735 sq ft.

Frasers Commercial Trust’s earnings resilient from master leases

Over 47% of its revenue is tied to master leases of up to 25 years.

Industrial property prices rise 6% in 2Q11

The average monthly rents of factories and warehouses increased to S$1.7 to S$2.1 per sq ft.

Property boom: S$1.1b worth of industrial properties transacted in Q211

This takes the total transaction value in 1H/2011 to S$2.3b, reflecting a year-on-year growth of 14%.

Keppel Land’s subsidiary raised a commitment of over US$460 million

The fund will be open for further closings with investors over the next 12 months.

Cache Logistics Trust offers most attractive yields of 8%

And CWT is Cache’s main sponsor and master tenant for the bulk of its portfolio.

Upper Serangoon Crescent’s top bid a mere $270.28m

This is equivalent to $291 per sq ft ppr and is the lowest unit land price recorded since August 2009.

CapitaLand puts up another subsidiary in China

StorHub GZJ has a registered capital of $9.2 million.

Singapore office rents to rise 8% in 2011

DBS says office demand will remain positive, though slower than previously projected.

Starhill to appeal against Court decision on Toshin master lease

Starhill’s master lease with Toshin covers level 1-4 of Ngee Ann City at below-market rentals of $12-13 psf.

Safe and sound: S-REITs resilient amidst market volatility

DBS says retail REITs’ earnings should continue to grow in the coming months due to positive consumer confidence.

Second Chance Properties’ profit surge 87.8% to $30.1m

This is due to higher than expected revaluation gains of $13.5 million.