Parc Central Residences EC Review: Executive Condo at Tampines Ave 10

Parc Central Residences is the first executive condo (EC) launch in 2021 and the first EC launch in the East since Citylife @ Tampines and Sea Horizon in 2013. It’s also the first EC in Tampines since The Tampines Trilliant in 2012.

Jointly developed by Hoi Hup Sunway (a consortium comprising Hoi Hup Realty and Sunway Developments), the 99-year leasehold development is located at Tampines Avenue 10 in District 18, and features 700 units of 3-, 4-, and 5-bedrooms. These are spread across the 24,933.70 sq m site area in 11, 16 storey blocks. 

The land parcel at Tampines Avenue 10 was part of the Government Land Sales (GLS) in H2 2018. It received a healthy amount of interest with seven bids from developers. Eventually, the tender was won by Hoi Hup Sunway for $434.45 million.

The 3-bedroom units range from 872 sq ft to 1,270 sq ft;  4-bedrooms from 1,109 sq ft to 1,485 sq ft; and 5-bedrooms from 1,432 sq ft to 1,701 sq ft. 

With only 3-, 4- and 5-bedroom types available, the units at Parc Central Residences EC are considerably bigger, and are therefore oriented towards those looking to buy for their own stay, particularly families with children, rather than investors. 

The EC is also smart-enabled, and units are equipped with a Smart Hub so that you can control all of your smart devices remotely from your mobile phone. 

Parc Central Residences EC: condo design

The concept of Parc Central Residences EC is inspired by Central Park in New York City, where the park contributes to the overall wellbeing of the city’s inhabitants.

As such, there are 88 communal facilities located throughout the EC, including pools, reading rooms, jogging trails, a futsal court, basketball court, and tennis court.

Most notably, smacked at the centre of the development is ‘The Lake’, which features varying pools for different age groups, including a 50 m lake pool. Next to The Lake is the Parc House — a unique two-storey clubhouse housing indoor facilities such as the media room, function room and library. 

The project also features a generous amount of landscape spaces and well-spaced blocks, with the majority of the units North-South oriented. This means the units will generally avoid the afternoon sun, while enjoying optimum wind ventilation throughout the year. It also allows the blocks to capitalise on the internal views of the EC. 

Parc Central Residences EC: developers

Parc Central Residences EC is developed by Hoi Hup Sunway, two well-known developers that have collaborated together in the past for quality projects such as Parc Canberra EC, Ki Residences, Hundred Palms Residences EC and Rivercove Residences EC.

As you can see, the developers are no strangers in the EC market, having developed a few EC projects together in the past, and their experience and proficiency in this project is evident by the development’s quality.

In terms of awards, the developers cliched the BCI Asia Top Ten Developers Award in 2012, 2013, 2017, 2018 and 2019. Sophia Hills condominium in District 9 was the latest project that received a host of awards. it won the World Gold Winner in the Residential (Mid Rise) category at the FIABCI World Prix d’Excellence Awards 2020. Additionally, the project also received a “Special Mention” in the 2018 URA Architectural Heritage Awards for the developers’ efforts on the three conservation buildings within Sophia Hills.

Parc Central Residences: unit design and layout

3-Bedroom Luxury (Type C8) review

At 1,055 sq ft, the 3-bedroom unit at Parc Central Residences EC is quite spacious, especially when compared to most ECs and condos. 

The living and dining room are decently sized and should fit most dining and sofa sets easily (with enough walking space to maneuver). Note that all air-conditioning units are from Mitsubushi.

The home’s layout is also pretty efficient as long corridor space is minimised.

In fact, the corridor above is the only one in the unit, and it leads to the different rooms/areas of the EC.

Included in the living area are porcelain floor tiles, a timber swing main entrance door (with a digital lockset from Yale) and a laminated cabinet.

One interesting thing to note about the units is that the balconies are smaller than most developments, and those extra saved space is transferred to the yard and home shelter (all units will have a home shelter).

The kitchen is pretty standard in terms of layout and design, with enough space for more than one person to work at a time.

Kitchen appliances from Bosch (cooker hood, gas hob, built-in oven) are standardised in all units, so are the Monic’s kitchen sinks and sink mixers (Hansgrohe). 

All kitchen countertops in Parc Central Residences feature large-format tiles made from porcelain, which is said to be more durable than the quartz material provided in most projects.

At the back of the kitchen is a yard area, water closet, aircon ledge and a home shelter (which has been converted into a sewing room).

Opposite the kitchen is bedroom 3. Here, it’s designed as a home office for work and meetings, which has become a norm during this pandemic period (and probably in the post-COVID world too).

This bedroom comes with: a wardrobe with melamine finish, a wall mounted fan coil unit (Mitsubishi), timber swing door in laminate finish, an aluminium-framed casement window with fixed glass panel and vinyl floor tiles.

Bedroom 2 is the same size as bedroom 3, and also comes with the same fittings (melamine wardrobe, laminated swing door, etc.) and vinyl flooring. 

Whilst the developers have designed this as a child’s bedroom, you could fit a queen bed with enough walking room.

Opposite the bedrooms lies the common bathroom. It comes included with your usual high-quality fittings found in most ECs and condos, including a shower mixer and hand shower set (Hansgrohe), vanity cabinet with basin and water close (Duravit) and mixer (Hansgrohe). The floor and wall tiles are made from Porcelain.

Also, all bathrooms are naturally ventilated.

Whilst the 3-bedroom unit comes with a study room (as seen in the floor plan above), but you also have an option to enclose the space and make it part of the master bedroom. Here, it’s been converted into a walk-in wardrobe. 

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The master bedroom is big, and you could easily fit a king-size bed with two bedside tables, and still have comfortable walking space.

As with the other bedrooms, the master bedroom comes with a wardrobe in melamine finish, wall-mounted fan coil unit from Mitsubishi, timber swing door in laminate finish, aluminium frame casement window with fixed glass panel, smart home air-conditioning control and vinyl floor tiles.

Apart from being slightly bigger, the master bedroom has the same quality fittings from Duravit and Hansgrohe. 

4-Bedroom Luxury (Type D5-PH) review

The 4-bedroom unit spans 1,270 sq ft and is amongst the biggest units at Parc Central Residences EC.

As you enter the house, you’ll be greeted with the foyer which overlooks the dining area. The corridor space helps to shield the rest of the home from the door, adding privacy to your home.

Like the 3-bedrooms, it has an efficient layout; the right side of the foyer lies the kitchen, which consists of a dry and wet kitchen, while ahead of the foyer is the living and dining area, which are flanked by the bedrooms. 

The dry kitchen has basically the same fixtures and appliances as the 3-bedroom above, including a wall-mounted fan coil unit from Mitsubishi and a built-in oven from Bosch. There is however, a laminated kitchen island with porcelain countertop.

The wet kitchen is semi-enclosed. Like the kitchen in the 3-bedroom unit, there’s enough space for more than one person to work at the same time. Also similar are the gas hob and cooking hob from Bosch, and kitchen sink from Monic.

At the end of the kitchen is the W/C, yard and home shelter. 

The dining and living area is spacious and the high ceiling (4.5 m) provides future residents freedom to utilise the vertical space.

At the left side of the dining area lies bedroom 2. It comes with the same wardrobe design as the other common bedrooms.

There’s room to fit a queen bed and two bedside tables on each side (with walking space).

Across this bedroom (past the living room), is where the rest of the bedrooms are located, including bedroom 3.

Opposite bedroom 3 is bedroom 4, which is similar in terms of characteristics.

The common bathroom has natural ventilation, and comes with quality fittings from Hansgrohe (shower mixer and hand shower set, overhead rain shower) and Duravit (water closet and basin). 

The master bedroom is spacious. Like all master bedrooms in Parc Central Residences EC, it’s large enough to fit a king size bed comfortably.

Also part of this bedroom is a melamine wardrobe, smart aircon and a wall-mounted fan coil unit.

The master bathroom comes with a rain shower set and a mixer from Hansgrohe and a vanity cabinet with basin and water closer from Duravit, among others. 

Parc Central Residences: site plan

As mentioned, the blocks at Parc Central Residences EC are well spaced out, with most of the units North-South oriented.

Bar a few on the second floor, most of the facilities are located on the ground floor, including the tennis court tucked at the north-east corner of the development. This helps to reduce disturbance for future residents living here.

In terms of noise, units facing Tampines Ave 5 may experience road noise but these units will have glass panels installed to reduce the noise levels. 

Meanwhile, units facing the direction of Tampines Ave 10 will face an open field at the west side of the development (for now). Those who choose these units would have a nice open view, but might have to contend with traffic noises at night. 

Also, note that the field has been zoned as ‘Business 2’ and ‘Civic and Community Institution’ under the latest URA Master Plan, but more on that later.   

Parc Central Residences EC: facilities

There are 88 facilities located in Parc Central Residences, and they are divided into different ‘zones’ based on their characteristics.  

Unwind on the condo grounds as lounge areas will be covered in verdant landscaping to echo life on a tropical paradise. There are also spa pools to wash away the stressors of life, an aqua gym for water aerobics, as well as a poolside gym and swimming pool.

Arrival Hall

1. Guard House
2. Featured Roundabout
3. Drop-off Plaza
4. Lift @ Arrival Hall
5. Waiting Lounge
6. Gym (second storey)
7. Staircase to 2nd Storey 

The Cove

8. Palm Trail
9. Sun Lounges on Wet Deck
10. Leisure Pavilion
11. Pool Deck
12. Quarry Pool 
13. Aqua Pavilion w/ Jacuzzi
14. Aqua Walk
15. Quarry Outdoor Shower 

The Playfield

16. Exercise Plaza
17. Tennis Court
18. Play Court with Futsal Nets
19. IPPT/NAPFA Stations
20. Duo BBQ Pavilion
21. Outdoor Dining Area
22. Outdoor Fitness Station
23. Jogging Trail
24. Basketball half-court
25. Trampoline Trail
26. Tree-house Playground
27. Sling Seats
28. Teppanyaki Pavilion
29. Bouldering Wall 

The Lawn

30. Community Garden
31. Rain Garden Trail
32. Garden Pavilion
33. Bicycle Station
34. Terrace Garden
35. Picnic Lawn
36. Garden Meadow
37. Butterfly Trail
38. Thunbergia Pavilion
39. Topiary Garden
40. Heritage Garden w/ Tampines Tree
41. Bamboo Garden with Reflexology Path
42. Bucida Garden
43. Tai-Chi Lawn
44. Hammock Garden
45. Function Lawn
46. Asplenium Garden Trail
47. Fiddle Tree Court
48. Birds of Paradise 

The Lake

49. Family Jacuzzi
50. Water Curtain
51. Lake Alcove
52. Lake Sun Deck
53. Lake Jetty
54. Jacuzzi
55. Jacuzzi Deck with Pool Entry
56. Cocoon Pods
57. Lake Outdoor shower
58. Palm Island
59. Lake Pool
60. Parc House Pool Wet Deck
61. Lakeside
62. Parc House Yoga Deck
63. The Safari Room
64. Children Pool
65. Water Jets & Spray
66. Lake walk-over
67. Bubble Jets
68. Toddler Pool 

The Parc House

69. The Reading Room
70. The Great Room
71. The Picture Room
72. The Private Room
73. The Horse & Carriage Playground
74. The Spun Deck
75. Phyllanthus Air-well (second storey)
76. BBQ Pavilion (second storey)
77. Outdoor Dining (second storey)
78. The Parc House Lift 

Sky Terrace

79. Seating Planter (second storey)
80. Garden Pavilion (second storey)
81. Chill-out Deck (second storey)
82. Vernonia Heights (second storey) 

Auxiliary 

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83. Bin Centre (basement)
84. Electrical Substation (basement)
85. Generator Set (basement)
86. Management Office
87. MDF Room (basement)
88. Side Gate