GSB - The laggard property stock is coming alive - See latest photos of G Residence' (Calvin Tan)

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Publish date: Fri, 14 Apr 2017, 12:29 AM

Dear friends of i3 forum,

TodayI passed by G Residence in Plentong, Johor. To my surprise the building of G Residence is in progress. Not only that, I saw the take up rate of the apartments & shoplots have increased to 70%!

Ha! According to what I heard if a condo developer has sold just 40% of his stocks he would have already recovered the cost of his capital & the rest will be his "profits". How true I am not sure. But one Banker told me this, when one developer submitted proposal for building loan. The builder stated the sale of a condo worth Rm400,000 could cost as little as Rm100,000 or about one quarter of the Retail List Price. Again, I am not so sure as I have not build any condo for sale personally.

But at 70% take up rate I think G Residence stands a good fighting chance to complete the project with progessive billings & loan payment release from Banks.

So GSB has now moved to firmer ground. I think its unique concept & location play a part in its sales

These are the salient factors

1) Location Factor

Through Permas & EDL G Residence is only 15 minutes away to downtown CIQ Kastam of Johor.

2) Connectivity

The Pasir Gudang Highway has been upgraded from 4 lanes to 6 lanes. This connectivity creates ease of access

3) Amenities

Giant Plentiong has just gone into a multi million make over. It is only 5 minutes walk away. Plus AEON Tebrau City is only 5 minutes drive away. Above all IKEA will also be ready by end 2017. It was IKEA Damansara & One Utama Shopping Complex that lifted up the Value and prices of Bandar Utama & Taman Tun Dr Ismail in KL. So with these important amenities G Residence has drawn more interest now.

4) Gentrification

The run down surrounding is now being gentrified & roads widened. The whole ambience is being transformed. A good surprise indeed.

5) The Unique Design of G Residence.

The Twin Towers are connected by a sky bridge. And ground level consists of self contained shops. So the all in one concept is all sufficient in itself.

6) Above all G Residence is priced at very competitive pricing. This attracts those that who look for Value

7) And to crown it all the entire project is in a joint venture with Land owner. So there is little fear of debt piling up through delay.

How I got to know G Residence?

I first heard about G Reidence through Mr. Law the OSK Iskandar Top Boss

He mentioned G Residence of GSB at 9 sen. He calculated that if all the projects of G Residence is sold "the one off profit" would equal to 9 sen - which is the price of GSB then. That means 100% profit on paid up capital?

However, G Residence together with other high end condos in Iskandar face imminent glut & also Banks have tightened loan margin. I cautioned fellow investors that G Residence might be in trouble.

All these doubts vanished as I saw its progress now.

With 70% of the development sold & building in fast progress everything is in good order. And so I have turned bullish on GSB again.

Now looking deeper into GST assets I noticed they have lots of lands in Shah Alam, Klang & especially Bentong.

Bentong?

Yes, Bentong will be one of the Major Transit Interchange when East Coastal Railway is built to link KL with the Eastern Coastal states of Kuantan & Kelantan. This will increase the Value of GSB's lands there.

See location map in Johor