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