Elements owners has learned the lesson from Elements during handover. So the Astoria is having the same greenery garden concepts which could end up the same shit like Elements. The clauses already said it is for illustration purpose only, not in the SPA, it is not their problem if they fail to deliver the exact to the brochure/model.
Pre-launched price ain't cheap. Without DIBS, buyer/investor bear the risks of paying pro-long interest payment as this developer's trend in late delivery/completion, or handover ontime but uncompleted goods.
Compare LH and FF, you should know the disadvantages of LH prop other than price is logically lower than FH prop. Overall project, it has thousands of units available upon completion, which will make you sweat while selling and renting out your prop competing among all the owners.
You may think you quickly rectify all the defects and reno, so you can rent it out ASAP before other is ready. This is so wrong, because during the rectification and renovation going on, not many people is willing to stay in this condition with a lot of workers in and out the building or your floor.
With the low booking rate, I do not think you can see the construction start before no. of % taken. So, this will not benefit the early buyer. Down the timeline, you may surprise by more and more discounts given to attract buyers, which can be even lower than your so-called "very early early-bird discount".
Own stay or investment, is a Nay-Nay to me. Pavilion-liked mall and MRT circle line are still pretty much a proposal. No concrete fact available can be found in any source.
Astoria now cut down on the rooftop facilities, maybe developer learn their lesson from Elements to reduce the extra packaging. Brochure are always artist impression but purchasers will based on developer past track record to form their own opinion on the reliability of the end product
Astoria offering some financial incentives...
Even MRT circle line eventually start to run, that would be in say 2025 while Astoria will be ready in 2019...