Insights
News, market insights and buyer guides from CECIL PLACE. The newest articles appear first.
Tender Numbers
One number from URA's Jurong White-site tender, 186,139 sqm, unpacked in five plain-English takeaways, with a CBD Growth Corridor angle.
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Four Questions
Four questions on a working day at Cecil Place: arriving, the unit, lunch nearby and the roof terrace at 137 Cecil Street.
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Quick Take
Two strata units per floor changes privacy, access and fit-out. A quick-take digest of what it means at Cecil Place, 137 Cecil Street.
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Investor View
CDL plans about S$5B of investment and at least S$6B of divestment to FY2029. What a developer's capital plan means for a CBD strata office owner.
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CBD Watch
IOI Properties has proposed buying the owner of Shenton House. A look at the sequence from here and what it means for strata office buyers on Cecil Street.
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Owner's View
IWG has opened two new Singapore centres. What the move suggests to owners and landlords of CBD strata offices such as Cecil Place.
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Commercial Property
A buyer's guide to commercial loan terms, from LTV ranges to rates, drawn from Stacked Homes' recent look at commercial property financing.
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Market News
Prime CBD office rents edged up in 3Q2026 with vacancy at a 10-quarter low. What the data means for the Cecil Street and Telok Ayer stretch.
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The Cecil Place purchase sequence week by week — booking fee, Sale & Purchase Agreement, exercise, stamp duty, completion and construction stages.
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Foreign individuals and companies can buy commercial property in Singapore with no additional duty. What a foreign buyer pays at Cecil Place, and what to plan.
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How a Cecil Place purchase is financed — indicative loan-to-value by use, what the first eight weeks demand in cash, and how the loan draws down by stage.
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GST at 9% falls due with each instalment of a Cecil Place purchase. When it is payable, why it is always cash, and the recovery guidelines by type of company.
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Renting keeps capital free; owning a freehold strata office converts rent into an asset. How the Cecil Place case works for an owner-occupying business.
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Market News
A S$634.7M green loan for a Singapore development signals a financing shift. For CBD office assets, green credentials increasingly shape value.
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Inside the design of Cecil Place — the mountain-and-water concept, 6m double-volume lobby, column-free plates and BCA Green Mark targets.
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Cecil Place at 137 Cecil Street is within a short walk of Telok Ayer, Tanjong Pagar, Shenton Way and Raffles Place MRT stations.
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What to weigh when buying a Singapore strata office — tenure, unit size, financing and exit — using Cecil Place as a working example.
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Freehold strata commercial land is no longer released by the state. Here is why a freehold CBD office like Cecil Place is a scarce asset.
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