Pullman Residences Latest Updates

Pullman Residences is an exciting freehold Branded Residences launch at 18 Dunearn Road. The new District 11 development will be developed by the award-winning developer EL Development, in partnership with Pullman Hotel.

Pullman Residences is the successor development to the former Dunearn Gardens, which was sold in an en bloc sale to EL Development in July 2018 at $468 million.

The condo would have a modern and dark facade, which when set against a background of neighbouring buildings which are predominantly white, makes the development visually outstanding.

Nestled in a well-heeled private residential enclave comprising of luxurious condos and landed properties, which included Good Class Bungalows (GCBs), Pullman Residences is strategically located just 150 metres from Newton MRT station. Newton MRT, which is part of the North-South Line (NSL) and the Downtown Line (DTL), is just 1 MRT stop away from the shopping paradises of Orchard Road shopping belt and Novena.

Branded Residences

Branded Residences are luxurious residential properties that are affiliated to a premium hotel brand. A development normally acquires the status of being a branded residence through the partnership of a hotel brand owner and the developer. A brand license agreement is signed between the 2 parties, which will allow the developer to sell the apartments in the development carrying the hotel brand.

As this way of marketing has brought discernable benefits and visibility to both the hotel brands and the developers, this business model has caught on in many parts of the world and has become increasing popular to home purchasers and investors alike.

However, the concept of Branded Residences in Singapore can still be considered to be at its infancy. With the introduction of Pullman Residences into the private residential market, there will now still be only 4 branded residences developments in Singapore. The other 3 developments of the exalted circle of branded residences membership are the St. Regis Residences, The Ritz Carlton Residences and The Residences At W Sentosa Cove, which is a 99-year leasehold project.

Due to the rarity of Branded Residences in Singapore, there are clear benefits in investing in Pullman Residences. Besides the obvious prestige of owning an apartment in a Branded Residences, branded residences owners also enjoy an unparalleled luxurious lifestyle in the development. Globally, Branded Residences are viewed to be a class above typical condominiums, and can at times command a premium in price over non-branded private properties. As the supply of Branded Residences is low in Singapore, purchasers of Pullman Residences can look at a  in future with the increasing demand

Pullman Residences is developed by EL Development in partnership with Accor, an eminent French multinational hospitality company which owns the Pullman brand. The concierge services and facilities in the development will be managed by a managing agent endorsed by Accor. This will ensure that the maintenance and upkeep of the condo will strictly be at the highest standards required by Accor. The concierge service in the project has core services made available to all Pullman Residences residents. Residents can also opt for a la carte services which are subject to additional charges. A la carte services would include dry cleaning & laundry, dog walking services, in-residence maintenance, personal chef, limousine service, etc.

The prices of units in Pullman Residences starts from a relatively affordable entry price for a branded residence. As the other branded developments in Singapore have mostly large-sized units and typically does not offer 1-Bedroom apartment, the quantum of purchasing a unit will be higher at prices starting from at least $3 million.

With Pullman Residences offering 1-Bedroom units in the development, there is an exclusive opportunity for clients to own an exclusive branded residences apartment at a comparably affordable price of $1.x Mil.

Project Details

Pullman Residences has a site area of approximately 95,445.6 square feet. The site has a plot ratio of 2.8 under the Singapore 2019 URA Master Plan.

There will be a total of 340 apartments in the project, with a unit mix of 1 to 4 Bedrooms.

The District 11 condo will comprise of a single 30-Storey tower with 10 apartments per floor from level 2 to 5, and 12 apartments per floor from level 6 to 30.

Level two of the development starts from an elevated height of 17 metres above ground, granting the apartments superb views either towards the city or towards the landed estates at Bukit Timah Hill.

There are a total of 4 common lifts to be shared among the 1 Bedroom and 2 Bedroom apartments. From level 2 to 5, 6 apartments will share the 4 common lifts, while from level 6 to 30, the 4 common lifts will be divided for usage between 8 units.

The 3 Bedroom, 3 Bedroom + Study, and 4 Bedroom apartments will have the luxury of having a private lift lobby. These three unit types would have a dry kitchen and a wet kitchen in the layouts. The dry kitchen would have a table that can seat 2 person.

A dry kitchen is a great feature to have as it serves as an extension of the living and dining room. One can prepare light meals in the dry kitchen while chatting and interacting with family members or guests in the living and dining area. As the dry kitchen is air-conditioned, it provides a comfortable setting for the preparation of food.

The highest level units, which are the 30th floor units, will have a high ceiling of 4 metres in the living room/dining room and bedrooms, versus a ceiling height of 2.875 metres for the typcial units. The plus point of the high ceiling units is that the airspace will not be counted as strata void, which means that the airspace would not be chargeable.

For the 30th floor units, the entire apartment will be using ducted air-conditioning. Meanwhile, for the typical units, ducted air-conditioning is used in the living and dining rooms. The bedrooms in the typical units will be cooled by split units.

There will be 340 carpark lots split between a 5-storey multi-storey carpark and the basement carpark in the condo. Having this many carpark lots is a plus point of Pullman Residences as there has been less new developments close to the city granted 1-to-1 parking spaces nowadays. This is especially so as the development is situated close to the Newton MRT station.

The expected TOP Date of Pullman Residences has been updated to be Q4 2024.

Choices of Educational Institutions

The location of the development is blessed with a number of excellent educational institutions nearby. Within 1 km of Pullman Residences are the eminent primary schools of St. Joseph’s Institution (Junior), Anglo-Chinese School (Junior) and Anglo-Chinese School (Primary).

Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road), a distinguished secondary school in Singapore, also lies within 1km of the District 11 condo.

Beyond 1km but within 2km of the project lies the primary schools of Singapore Chinese Girls’ Primary School and St. Margaret’s Primary School, the acclaimed secondary schools of Raffles Girls’ School (RGS) and Singapore Chinese Girls’ School (SCGS), and the post-secondary education institution of Catholic Junior College.

As the project is surrounded by many landed properties, parents with young children can choose from a number of pre-schools which are operating in landed houses near the development.

Dunearn Road

Dunearn Road starts from the west at the junction of the roads Clementi Road and Jalan Anak Bukit. From there, Dunearn Road will run parallel to Bukit Timah Road, with a canal built in between the two roads. Both roads are one-directional roads between Clementi Road and Newton Circus.

Traffic along Dunearn Road will travel from west to east, while traffic along Bukit Timah Road west of Newton Circus will traverse from east to west.

The eastern end of Dunearn Road will end at Newton Circus. At that point, Dunearn Road will split into two branches, with one ending at Newton Road and the other merging with Bukit Timah Road.

2019 URA Master Plan

Under the 2019 URA Master Plan, the site of Pullman Residences is designated as part of the Moulmein Planning Subzone of the Novena Planning Area. This planning area is a subset of the Novena-Tanglin URA Planning Area of Singapore, which comprises of the established and well-heeled residential estates of Novena and Tanglin.

The Singapore Government has planned various improvements and additions of amenities to further enhance the living standards in the 2 estates.

With the 8 hectare Gallop extension to the Singapore Botanic Gardens along Gallop Road, residents in Novena and Tanglin can look forward to more recreational areas in the largest park in Singapore, furthering the mission of the Park to connect people to plants.

Both estates will enjoy enhanced transport connectivity when the Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL) is fully operational by 2024, and when Singapore’s first integrated transport corridor, the North-South Corridor, is completed.

The Singapore Government has gazetted Novena to be the healthcare hub of Singapore. As such, there is a multitude of specialist clinics and medical centres in Novena. Together with the integrated healthcare master plan development of Health City Novena, the entire medical precinct of Novena will be elevated to another level, allowing the residents of Novena and Tanglin to select from a wider range of quality health care services.

The development would definitely benefit from Health City Novena in terms of rental and capital appreciation with the condo lying in such close proximity, especially with the aim of the medical hub of Novena striving to serve not only the local population but also attract well-heeled visitors from the region.

All these exciting plans for the Novena-Tanglin planning area will serve to enhance the future value of Pullman Residences.

Floor Plan and E-Brochure

Interested clients can proceed to download Pullman Residences Floor Plan and Pullman Residences E-Brochure in soft copy pdf format to know more about the new District 11 condo launch at 18 Dunearn Road.