Alrighty ..
Dont get emotional .. I think you all need my input ..
Ok let me help u guys out.
I am currently staying in SW apartment. I can give a fair input to everyone here.
Do you want to begin with pro or con first
Ok. Let's start with something bad ya ..
1) The mall is dead in daylight. I myself cant think of any reason why i should go there. Hopefully TGV can bring change to this.
2) Access - sorry have to brag about residence part. There is still no proper access and exit from the apartment. I still need to go in via the mall and exit via the carpark. I dont think this problem will be resolved not in the next few months time.
3) Occupancy - After few months of VP, there has been very low occupancy. It is about 10 units out of 200 over units. I think mostly are really investors or flippers. I heard more coming in Nov.
4) Facilities - Despite VP for few months, some of the facilities are still not open for resident. The gym was locked all the time, the lobby is still empty, etc. Luckily the swimming pool is finally up and running last week.
5) Noise - This is frustrating as well cos my unit is facing the LDP, hence i get all the noise from the pubs and bars. The noise is so loud and it last till 3am .. However, it is on Fri and Sat only. The rest of the day is pretty okay to have some soft, relaxing, free music.
6) Now back to commercial, u can see some of the shops are doing pretty bad. Not all eateries are doing well. What more to say about other business. Basically if you are doing business in daytime then it's a matter of time.
Okay hope i cover enough of the cons. Or for some who want to bash me, let me finish off with the pros
1) The mall is alive, happening and kicking at night time. I myself cant think of any reason why i shouldn't go there if i want to have a drink. What a nice ambience. It is definitely one of the best place u can count on your hand.
2) Nice occupancy - As mentioned about 10 units currently occupied. Mostly are chinese, if not, then they are expats. I have seen 2 units ang moh, and one indian family expat. I heard another ang moh coming in soon. I think SW attracts the ang moh because they can have beer just downstairs.
3) Security - i cant say security is good just because nothing happen or who knows it may happen. Anyway, from what i observed, they are pretty okay and strict. I think they employed enough guards or maybe they dont need so many. But they made me feel safe. In fact, one head security can speak english better than me
4) Owners - I have seen a few owners who bought for investment. One actually told me he saw prospect in SW and intend to rent it out until LRT and PFCC completed. I guess there are still many exciting news that can bring value to SW. I believe the owners are looking for long term investment and they didnt compromise to rent to ah chu ah gao because they want the caps to be higher in
near future.
Ok i hope i cover enough.
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Thank you for your feedback. Sw still has a lot of potential