| Sentosa Cove, a residential development
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| | prices have since jumped from 350
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| on Sentosa Island in Singapore is
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| | Singapore dollars per square foot to
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| marketed as "the world's most desirable
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| | 1,799 dollars per square foot.
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| address." There's no doubt that Sentosa
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| | Analysts estimate that Singapore's
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| Cove is among the more exclusive
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| | property market will increase by as much
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| developments in Southeast Asia, but is it
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| | as 30 percent this year. So far, Sentosa
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| really the world's most exclusive
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| | Cove has outpaced the rest of the
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| address? We'll let you decide.
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| | Singapore market in appreciation, in part
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| Divided into two gated communities,
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| | because it is the only place in Singapore
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| covering 290 acres, Sentosa Cove has a
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| | where foreigners are allowed to buy
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| members-only marina, berths for mega
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| | landed properties.
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| yachts, and W Hotel in the works. On the
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| | But is it all enough to consider Sentosa
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| island there are 2 championship golf
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| | Cove the world's most desirable address?
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| courses, and there are plans to build a
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| | Developers in Dubai might have something
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| resort featuring a casino and a Universal
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| | to say about that.
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| Studios theme park.
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| | More on Sentosa Island:
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| Of the 2,500 homes planned for
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| | Sentosa, which means peace and
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| completion, some of the more exciting
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| | tranquillity in Malay, is a popular
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| projects include:
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| | island resort in Singapore, visited by
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| - An 18-villa community on Sandy Island,
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| | some five million people a year.
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| one of the manmade islands in the Cove,
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| | Attractions include a two-kilometre long
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| where villas will range in size from
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| | sheltered beach, Fort Siloso, two golf
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| about 6,500 square feet to 12,000 square
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| | courses and two five-star hotels.
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| feet. Each will come with a boat berth
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| | The island has an area of 5 square
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| and a private pool. Claudio Silvestrin,
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| | kilometres. It lies just half a kilometre
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| the architect, designs Georgio Armani's
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| | (a quarter of a mile) away from the
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| stores.
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| | southern coast of the main island of
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| - A 20-unit apartment development that
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| | Singapore. It is Singapore's fourth
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| will be the only property facing Sentosa
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| | largest island (excluding the main
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| Golf Club's Tanjong Course. Each 6,000
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| | island). 70% of the island is covered by
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| square foot unit will have its own pool
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| | secondary rainforest, the habitat of
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| and an estimated price tag between 9-10
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| | monitor lizards, monkeys, peacocks,
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| million Singapore dollars (about
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| | parrots as well as other native fauna and
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| 6.25-6.95 million US).
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| | flora. Significantly large portions of
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| - The Pinnacle Collection, a planned
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| | land are currently being added to Sentosa
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| 20-story condominium structure that will
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| | due to land reclamation.
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| be the tallest building on the island and
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| | Sentosa has a stretch of sheltered beach
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| will offer panoramic vistas of the South
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| | of more than two kilometres in length on
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| China Sea, the Southern Islands and the
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| | its southern coast, divided into three
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| city skyline.
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| | portions: Palawan Beach, Siloso Beach,
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| Although land sales in Sentosa Cove
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| | and Tanjong Beach. These beaches are
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| started off with a bust back in 2003 (in
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| | artificial, reclaimed using sand bought
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| the midst of the SARS epidemic), land
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| | from Indonesia and Malaysia.
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