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RIVER VALLEY SHOWCASE
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June15
THE APARTMENT
Returning from the UK where they met, Grace and
Paul initially rented a condo in Newton, before
deciding to buy a home together. They initially looked
towards the Bukit Timah area, close to where Grace’s
parents live, as well as searching around River Valley.
Though they viewed a lot of places, the couple
knew that this particular apartment was for them
from the first time they saw it. Its location is ideal,
with Great World City mall on the doorstep, as well as
buses from both River Valley and Kim Seng Roads,
and taxis readily available. “The level of convenience
here is ridiculous; I definitely don’t miss getting the
tube to work in London,” Paul jokes.
Another thing that ticks the boxes for them
is the proximity to Robertson Quay. “You can
walk down the road and within ten minutes
you’re there, with all its restaurants and bars;
you can’t knock that.”
The building itself is about six years old,
and will benefit from an MRT station close
by (named Great World and part of the
new Thomson East Coast line), expected to
open in 2021. Because of this, there’s heavy
construction around the condoat themoment,
but that’s a small price to pay for what will
ultimately add even more convenience and
increase the property’s value.
Right:
The world
map on the
wall has pins
showing where
the couple has
travelled. The
yellow ones are
places they’ve
been together;
the silver ones
are where
they’ve travelled
to on their own.
Opposite page:
The dining
table is from
Arthur Zaaro.
“Aaron from
Arthur Zaaro is
amazing. We’ve
met him many
times, and we
bump into him in
Great World City
too. The chairs
and bench are
also from Arthur
Zaaro; the suar
wood is beautiful
– it was the
first thing we
bought.”