Rebecca Park is the smallest GCBA of the 39 in Singapore at just 3.84ha (414,411 sqft). It is located among the cluster of 9 GCBAs and you can get there via Victoria Park or Bin Tong Park. Testament to its size, I estimate that there are only about 23 GCBs within this estate, making it extremely rare to find one on the market. Moreover, a few of them are actually black & white bungalows which may be owned by the government.
It’s on a downslope for parts of the estate and I would describe Rebecca Park as being extremely residential. It’s really in the heart of the GCBA cluster and you will not find yourself there unless you are visiting someone or walking around aimlessly like what I enjoy doing. GCBs here are also mostly smaller than the required size, with a number of them between 10,000 to 14,000 sqft.
Given the scarcity of GCBs in this area, the last transaction was in 2021 when 37 Rebecca Road was sold for $29mil ($1,418 psf) for 20,449 sqft of land. The previous owner is one of the most famous social climbers, making the switch from a HDB to a GCB back in 1999, paying $5.5mil ($269 psf). 37 Rebecca Road was recently rebuilt by Timur Designs in 2019. As one might expect, the who’s who in Singapore architecture will be in involved in GCBs here and Guz Architects built 19 Rebecca Road in 2013 and K2LD was involved in 17 Rebecca Road in 2015.
Past sales figures of GCBs here showcase the significant gains buyers have made over the years:
Nov 2020 – 14,380 sqft for $21.5mil ($1,495 psf)
May 2012 – 10,800 sqft for $17mil ($1,574 psf)
Dec 2009 – 13,791 sqft for $12mil ($870 psf)
Aug 2009 – 11,428 sqft for $10.6mil ($928 psf)
Mar 2006 – 12,151 sqft for $6.1mil ($498 psf)
Oct 2005 – 12,998 sqft for $6.7mil ($515 psf)
Apr 2004 – 12,151 sqft for $5.2mil ($426 psf)
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