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Pearlbank Penthouse #37.04 is subdivided. If overcrowded you will be turned in to URA. Will you risk a lease and be evicted? Unit #35.02 is subdivided, 3 men sharing one small studio is illegal. Pearlbank management has been called to evict them.
pearlbankapartments.com encourages all viewers to call this agent at all times of night and day to harrass this outright lier! We will not let our neighborhood be violated by profiteers. Stand up and fight.
Mr. Tang Yong [of Ideal Accommodation] was banned from entering Pearlbank Apartments in 2001, for illegal partitioning. See the link above for the story. pearlbankapartments.com requests that this PR whom has been ignoring authority regulations, to loose his PR and or be jailed and fined. He has endangered the lives of thousands of people ! Do we need a tragedy, before serious action is taken?
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All these people seem to think that once a building is old, it MUST be torn down, and repairing is NOT an option. But they go on holidays to Europe and admire the beauty of the old buildings and appreciate the history and majesty of old, well preserved buildings. This is pretty much the successful brainwashing by the PAP govt. In due course, with organ trading being allowed, Singaporeans will be the world's advocate that poor people should of course sell healthy parts of their bodies so that rich people can live. After all, the money's useful, whether it is the correct price or not. Better to be able to sell one of your kidneys even for a pittance that not being able to sell when you can live with just one kidney. Of course we will soon have laws on euthanasia, so soon Singaporeans will be the worlds' advocate that old people, since they are a financial burden, should be put to rest soon enough so as not to hobble the country. The PAP has done a great job to instill the values it wants of its population - money is central to everything. Its all about money, be it politics, charity, religion, homes, health and life (or rather, death). What a great country. It's doomed in the longer term, for sure.
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03.04.09 The Court of Appeal halted the contentious Horizon Towers collective sale once and for all yesterday with a hard-hitting ruling that singled out the estate's sales committee for scathing criticism. The dramatic judgment caught many by surprise and vindicated the four sets of minority owners who opposed the sale from day one - about 3-1/2 years ago, when the idea was first mooted - and spent nearly $1.5 million in legal costs. Horizon Towers sale is off - Victory For Stayers !
To Madam Ong Sioe Hong Mr Hendra Gunawan Mr Ng Eng Ghee Mr Rudy Darmawan Of Horizon Towers—Singapore
6th April 2009
Court Of Appeal’s Verdict On Horizon Towers -- 2 April 2009 Dear Madam Ong et al, We are a group of owners from various strata title estates across Singapore who are against the forced acquisition of our apartments by enbloc sale. We refer to the recent verdict of the Court of Appeal on Horizon Towers and write to express our HEARTIEST APPLAUSE to all you bravehearts who went all the way and against tremendous odds to defend your beloved homes and to fight for justice! You have won not only the security of your homes and vindication of your efforts, but you have also won for us the security of our homes and given us back our peace of mind, which especially those of us whose homes have been under siege of enbloc sale had regrettably lost. We believe that the decision of the Court of Appeal is a landmark, one which changes the landscape of en bloc sales and paves the way towards fairer play and greater transparency to be exercised in all future en bloc sales. It is unfortunate that you had to go through such a long and expensive route to achieve this. But we want you all to know that your determined efforts are of incalculable benefit to all who are in similar straits and that you have done a great public service to the civil society of Singapore as a whole. We SALUTE all of you, as well as all other minority owners of Horizon Towers! From: Members of the Hope4Stayers Group http://www.hope4stayers.com
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The Pearlbank en-block sales committee term has lapsed
All CSA [collective sales
agreements] are now void Pearlbank Apartments stands very little chance of ever going en-block. As far as we know, this is the only high rise property that actually exceeds the current GFA. Thus, if purchased, a new developer would have to REDUCE the buildable area. Paying top dollar to buy thin air does not make sense, as well as an en-block in this case based solely on greed. En-block laws are written to increase the density of land NOT reduce it ! So speculators whom have bought under en-block hopes - perhaps you should re-assess your investment goals. Just like Horizon Towers, there are residents of Pearlbank that will fight to all ends to halt an en-block attempt.
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Tan Cheng Soing [architect of Pearlbank], now 70 and still actively designing, hopes the building will be preserved. “A large part of what we build is replaceable and mundane. But each era has its memory and icons and architecture is the proud expression of the time. Pearlbank is unique and special to me in many ways. It was born of a heroic period when Singapore was searching for its place in the sun.” see the full story from The Financial Times here | print pdf version "We're seduced by a very singular tower.... Pearlbank is a prime candidate for conservation". Wallpaper* UK | March 2008 see the full story Don't buy into a strata-titled property if you do not want to be forced to sell your home. Current laws do not ensure you will be able to live in your condominium unit until your dying days.....Most countries in the world allow this basic right, why can't we? - Sunday Times June 1st 2008 "Profit is the main driving motive in today's architectural conservation so it comes as a surprise when someone like designer Ed Poole emerges. The poster boy for the iconic horse-shoe shaped Pearlbank apartment block is ardent about fighting efforts to sell the building en-block. He appreciates the unusual architecture of his penthouse on the 37th story too much to see it disappear forever should the sale succeed. We hope he stops the bulldozer". Eddy Koh | editor Heart Publishing Pte Ltd see the full story
What value does any architecture in Singapore hold, when iconic internationally [or locally] designed apartment buildings can be voted to be destroyed by the residence in only 10 years?
27.04.08 Minority owners have another new voice > http://www.hope4stayers.com
03.08.08 A new mini series called "Listen to Our Walls" is being shot soon, to air on local Media Corp Channel 5. The 6 part series will feature approx 24 locations of architectural significance to the Singapore vernacular. Pearlbank has been chosen to be featured in episode 1. view an edited version on Youtube: Search "pearlbank"
09.04.09 En
bloc sales should be unanimous |
letter from letty aw siew hua
I refer to the Horizon Towers saga. The
concept of en bloc sales should be reviewed. en bloc should mean
“all agree to sell”. The premise that you can sell away another’s
right to live in peace, provided 80 percent give
support.
This is the crux of
the issue. It’s an unsound
premise. The underlying assumption of an en bloc is to take away
another’s right. en bloc sales should not be allowed without
unanimous consent. No amount of checks and balances can safeguard
property owners from what’s wrong to begin with. This is how en bloc
sales give rise to such a labyrinth of mishaps. The
right given to some to disregard others: Nothing good can come of
this. It’s plain un-neighbourliness. Add to this the monetary
incentive of keen sellers versus an individual’s desire to keep his
home. The
result can only be a painful outcry from people who love their homes
versus the activities of those who, by law, are encouraged to
trample on their neighbour’s rights. Majority rule may apply to many
issues but not the home. en bloc sales should only be allowed if 100
per cent of owners agree.
www.pearlbankapartments.com agrees
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