The Next Neighbourhood-Again

At around the same time that I was touting the virtues of Pasir Panjang, the Sophia/Niven enclave was of particular interest to me as well. The developments in the area, however, turned out uninteresting and commodified, and, like an out-of-favour stock, I stopped backing it.

Recently, however, I'm hearing news of the formation of a creative enclave involving some of the most respectable names in the industry. Taking advantage of its centrality and the curiously undervalued real estate prices could well be a reason. The seeming 'discovery' (and completion) of neglected conservation buildings could be another. Shawn's post referencing a new bar cum art gallery within a restored 1950s Art Deco building and the recent opening of Air's flagship store(in a breakaway from Park Mall's traditional stranglehold on luxury furniture stores) has me convinced once again as to the neighbourhood's potential- in commercial real estate.