61 reviews for this Condo
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Mr. Nitin Agarwal (1 reviews )
Reviewed on February 6, 2013 6 helpful votes
U are in for a worst ever experience
Even the location of the condo is very good, the trouble starts right at the security!!!!!! it feels u are entering F***ING WHITE HOUSE.. they will not let u enter easily... they will treat u as if you are a thief trying to enter their property!!!.. Inside the CONDO, u will have 1000 ppl on the weekend trying to enjoying the pool.. the Gymnasium, bowling alley, tennis courts (their selling points) are never free.. there are so many freaking people inside the condo!!!! my recent experience - forgot my access card and came back at 3 in the night & the security won't let me enter because MANAGEMENT has said no and top of it they are super rude... -
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3.2
Chai (1 reviews )
Reviewed on November 28, 2012 15 helpful votes
Bad experience in my 1 yr stay here!
I faced the same issue (lousy management/ lousy security guards) too. Both the management and security guards are very unfriendly perhaps due to they need to deal with more than 900 units in the same condominium. My experience staying in this condominium have been more than unpleasant, home should be an oasis of peace instead whenever I wanted to visit the pool or facilities I find myself fighting with many people. It is like visiting Orchard Road on a weekend. Very stressful for me. I have stayed here for a year and regretted buying. Should have listened to my agent to check out alternative condominiums nearby such as Kerrisdale etc. Anyway it is simply too late for me. -
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2.2
Yann (1 reviews )
Reviewed on November 23, 2012 6 helpful votes
A great condominium with terrible management
Sadly enough for a condominium that was quite good, in the past year, the management of the condominium has degraded to an unbearable level. It now seems the management is purposefully trying to make your life as hard as possible. The guards switch every lights off the barbecue pits at 9:55, switch the light off the tennis court whenever the reservation has not been made properly. It is in most case just plain impossible to use the amenities : only one tennis court a week, the barbecue pit needs to be reserved four days in advance, even if nobody reserved it yet. And the rules do not suffer any exception. To make things worse, the management is blatantly incompetent in every request forwarded to them. Recreating a lost or broken entrance card is a crusade of many months, during which you will need to snitch in the condominium like a thief (the guards suffer no exception, even if the fault is on the management). Getting a login to the reservation website takes one to two months, during which you cannot reserve any amenities. I would sadly suggest to avoid this condominium as long as they did not solve these management issues. -
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4.5
Mrs. Ananthi Pringle (3 reviews )
Reviewed on June 5, 2012 13 helpful votes
I agree with the earlier comment.
I agree with the earlier comment made by Mr Robin Leong. It is true that both Kerrisdale and City Square Residence share the same amenities like MRT and shopping centre, but is significantly cheaper in purchase price. However, both condominiums has similar rental price. Thus the rental yield for investment will be much higher for Kerrisdale than City Sq Residences. -
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4.5
Mr. Robin Leong (2 reviews )
Reviewed on June 4, 2012 12 helpful votes
Upgrading to Condominium
My family loves this location and amenities especially beside MRT, City Square Mall and 24hr Mustafa! In our search to upgrade to condo, it seems that Kerrisdale Condominium which is 3 mins walk away maybe much more worthwhile to buy given that it is around $200,000 to $300,000 cheaper for similar size units and yet enjoy the same surrounding amenities as City Square Residences. -
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5
G Gan (1 reviews )
Reviewed on February 6, 2011 3 helpful votes
Thumbs up for this place !
have stayed in a rented unit for 5 months (3BR - city and seaview facing). Location is excellent! Personally i like this place very much, convenient and design of unit is practical and contemporary. Very friendly neighbours staying here too :) Hosted friends and relatives and most pple thumbs up for this place. Strongly recommended by many to purchase a unit here and i will seriously consider too. This place is in high demand by home owners and investors, everytime i view a unit, it gets snap up quickly ... -
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4
Bill (2 reviews )
Reviewed on April 1, 2010 4 helpful votes
Good for Investment and Living
Excellent Location, one of the best condominiums to stay in for its convenience. You don't need a car as the MRT is just a few mins away. Altho' it gets crowded along the streets outside, the place's location beats anything else. The pool is great, the gym is good and there are lots of good eating places just outside. The CitySQ mall is a big factor as well. -
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5
Frankie Lee (1 reviews )
Reviewed on December 18, 2009 5 helpful votes
Rare Gem city living
Interesting looking at the threads of comments for this property.. all I can say is CitySq is indeed a rare gem for its location, surrounding amenities and quality development from reputable developer CDL. Drive to Orchard is a breeze, with MRT another convenient mode of transportation if you dun feel like being behind wheels for a change. If one 24x7 mega mall is not good enough (Mustafa), how about having 2 with City Square Mall with its wide quality selection of tenants. Simply having all major fast food chains (KFC, MAC, BK, Long John Silvers) + 2 food courts is a indication of the quality retail mgmt, I bet CDL must have done its market research well judging from the increasing crowd of shoppers since its opening. At 910 units, the property features a full olympic size 50M pool amongst other facilities. I viewed many condos before settling with this wonderful property, not just simply for the pool, but also the functional and well thought layout and fittings. Look around in the vincinity and you will realise the price of SGD 1100psf is truly reasonable and value for money as a freehold property. At least I am confident that the value for this property will continue to appreciate and certainly the entire belt in Kitchener / Racecourse is expected to have a facelift with a mega medical hostel under development. Indians, foreign workers etc etc? Within City Square Mall and vincinity, they are hardly loitering around as far I can see. It really boils down to what you are looking for eventually. If city living is on your top priority, CitySq should be on your list for its location, amenities at value for money prices.. and freehold beside MRT... truly not many such rare gems available anymore. If you are lucky, you may even find a unit with a city view overseeing the financial district night skyline, flyer and live fireworks display..... -
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Steve Chan (13 reviews )
Reviewed on December 17, 2009 8 helpful votes
Regretted Selling
Owing to a short sighted view of my lawyer, I sold my beloved 570 sf 5th floor unit overlooking the park for a pittance 450k. Altho it made me some money, I felt it was a waste to let go of a freehold property in the fringe of town. Anyway, present owners - if you got it at launch prices - here is reinforcement that you should keep it - they don't make freehold land in the city area any more. -
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4.8
Fann Tan (1 reviews )
Reviewed on December 16, 2009 4 helpful votes
Excellent Location... one of the BEST Condos
I have been staying at City Square for the past 10 months, i must say this is one of the best condos in Singapore (in terms of location, price, amenities, MRT etc etc). There are 2 huge shopping malls just beside the condo... what more can you ask for... moreover mustafa is 24 hrs and you can virtually get anything you want from the store. A few times my family was ill in the middle of the nite, thanks to the 24hrs pharmacy at mustafa, we can conveniently get medication. NTUC is also located at City Sq Mall, so convenient! and at a cheap price... There is also wet market at Owen (8 mins drive down), near hospitals such as KKH and Tan Tock Seng. In the morning we can beat the erp cos it is only 3 mins drive to the nearest ERP gantry at bugis..haha!! Concern about foreign workers... there are a few constructions nearby, that's why. If you go to other parts of Spore, i am sure there are also foreign workers lottering ard. Concern about Little India crowd?? after staying here for 10 months, i assure you that yes, they are out but only on Sundays and PH when they are off. Mon to Sat, you hardly see them around. City Square Mall is absolutely Fantastic, with 2 foodcourts and major eatries, lucky for someone like me who dont cook. As far as i can see, there are many expats (Caucasians, Japanese, Koreans) in the condos. Overall, i am so in love with this place that i am here to stay :) Confident that the price here is appreciating, where else can u find a freehold property beside MRT, 2 shopping malls and so near to City? -