Hudson Place Residences
A 327-unit 99-year scheme on Media Circle, deep inside the one-North R&D belt, sitting on the seam between Mediapolis and the historic Queenstown estate. Two blocks (23 storeys and 15 storeys), elevated above a 1st-storey landscape deck, with ~400 sqm of MCST-owned retail at street level. The thesis is walk-to-work for a salaried professional pool — the test is whether the breakeven psf earns the postcode.
- Address
- Block 18 (S139818) & Block 20 (S139819) Media Circle
- District
- D05 · Queenstown planning area · one-North
- Tenure
- 99-year leasehold
- Site area
- 7,629.7 sqm (~82,127 sqft) · MK03 Lot 05805K
- Total units
- 327 across 2 residential blocks (Block 20: 23 storeys · Block 18: 15 storeys)
- Floor-to-floor
- 3.15m typical · 3.5m top floor
- Unit mix
- 2BR Premium · 2BR Premium + Study · 3BR Deluxe / Premium / + Study · 4BR Premium · 4BR Suite + Flexi · 5 Penthouses
- Commercial
- ~400 sqm shop space at level 1 (MCST-owned, rental defrays maintenance)
- Carpark
- 134 lots (incl. 4 commercial & 4 accessible) · 57 bicycle · 7 motorcycle
- Developer
- Media Circle Alpha Development Pte Ltd — JV of Qingjian Realty, Forsea Holdings, CYZ Land & Jianan Capital
- Architect
- P&T Consultants Pte Ltd
- Landscape
- Ecoplan Asia Pte Ltd
- Interior designer
- Index Design Pte Ltd
- Land psf/ppr (tender)
- $1,037 (sold March 2025)
- Indicative breakeven psf
- ~$1,867
- Expected vacant possession
- 30 September 2029
- Nearest MRT
- one-north (CC23) ~4 min cycle / walking distance · Buona Vista (CC22 / EW21) one stop
What this project actually is.
Hudson Place is a JV-developer 99-year scheme — 327 units across two blocks (23 storeys and 15 storeys), sitting on a 7,629.7 sqm plot on Media Circle. The site address (Block 18 / Block 20) puts it directly across from Infinite Studios and the Mediacorp Campus, with The Star Vista, Rochester Mall and Buona Vista MRT all within walk or one-stop reach.
The thesis writes itself: one-North is the only mature R&D-and-media cluster on the island with deep tenant demand. Mediapolis, Fusionopolis, Biopolis, NUS, INSEAD and a growing biotech bench all draw a salaried professional pool that has historically backed the rental market here. Lyndenwoods, Bloomsbury Residences and Blossoms by the Park have all transacted at average prices well above $2,300 psf — Hudson Place lands at a $1,037 land psf/ppr with an indicative breakeven around $1,867, the most competitive entry point in the precinct.
What's worth chewing on is the supply story. Lyndenwoods (343 units), Bloomsbury (358), Blossoms (275) and Hudson Place (327) is roughly 1,300 new units in a 700-metre radius launching within an 18-month window. Tenant pool here is real, but a launch rush of this density does compress rental psf in the first two years post-TOP. Investors should run the maths assuming gross yield closer to 3.0–3.3% rather than the 3.8%+ the marketing deck will quote.
The unit mix is family-leaning — no 1-bedders. The dominant types are 2BR Premium (105 units, 60 sqm / 646 sqft, 32%) and 2BR Premium + Study (78 units, 64 sqm / 689 sqft, 24%). Larger formats include 3BR Deluxe/Premium (71 units across C1–C4, 22%), 4BR Premium (D1, 26 units, 8%), and 4BR Suite + Flexi (D2, 42 units, 13%). Five penthouses (PH1–PH5, 162–204 sqm) sit on the top floor of each block, two with private lift. That signals the developer is targeting upgrader couples, owner-occupier families and PR/expat households — sensible read of the catchment.
What you actually live next to.
Media Circle sits at the seam of Mediapolis (Mediacorp Campus, Infinite Studios, STT Media Hub) and the heritage residential strata of Queenstown. The site is within walking distance to one-north MRT on the Circle Line, and one stop to Buona Vista MRT, the East-West / Circle Line interchange. The Star Vista handles daily groceries and F&B; Holland Village shophouses are a 12-minute walk or two MRT stops; Harbourfront is six MRT stops.
For drivers, the Ayer Rajah Expressway is two minutes away with direct access east toward the CBD or west toward Tuas; Central Expressway is a six-minute drive. The Future Queensway Node (URA Master Plan 2025) is about a seven-minute walk; the Rail Corridor (South) is also ~7 minutes — both push the structural growth case for this corner of D5.
Schools within reach are unusually deep: Tanglin Trust School (international) is a 5-minute walk; Fairfield Methodist Primary, ACS (Independent) and NUS are all 6–8 minutes by cycle; UWCSEA Dover Campus, ACS Junior College, INSEAD and SIT@Dover are within a 1–2 km radius. Verify the 1km / 2km Primary 1 catchment for your specific block on OneMap before committing — Media Circle straddles multiple zones.
Employment-wise the catchment is unusually concentrated: Mediapolis (Mediacorp, Infinite Studios), Fusionopolis (A*STAR research institutes, Razer, Grab, ST Engineering), Biopolis (biomedical labs and pharma), Mapletree Business City (Google, Unilever, Meta), and NUS / INSEAD / ESSEC are all within a 15-minute walk or one MRT stop. Combined with the JTC car-lite designation for one-North, that tenant pool is the project's strongest argument.
The whole plot.
7,629.7 sqm split across two blocks. The architect lifts both blocks above a 1st-storey landscape deck — 1st-storey ground area is freed up for landscape facilities, with Hudson Linear Park along the rail-corridor frontage and Hudson Plaza fronting Bloomsbury's retail strip. 49 facilities in total, including a 50m lap pool, a social pool, a tennis court (rare in one-North), the Atlas Club, the Metropolitan Club, two BBQ pavilions, courtyard garden, gym, swing garden, study pods and a community open lawn.
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What the showflat actually shows.
Interior package by Index Design — a "loft-life" palette with timber-look laminate kitchen cabinetry, quartz countertops & backsplash, 600×1200mm porcelain tiles in living/dining/dry kitchen, vinyl in bedrooms, and 600×1200mm porcelain in master bathrooms. Kitchen appliances are FOTILE (induction or gas hob, hood, combi steam oven, fridge, washer-dryer); bathroom sanitary ware and fittings are European-made (Axor / Hansgrohe, with Laufen wall-hung WCs).
Who this actually fits.
Same six profiles as every econdo guide. The 99-year tenure and the one-North supply concentration shift the answer for several profiles — read carefully if you're comparing this against Lyndenwoods or Bloomsbury.
HDB upgraders ($10–15k income)
Quantum lands at $1.4M+ for a 2BR Premium and $2.0M+ for the 3BR. Even after a strong HDB sale, the monthly mortgage at current SORA pushes outside TDSR for most households in this band. There are 99-year OCR projects in the same launch window with breakeven psf 20–30% lower — the comp is more honest there.
HDB upgraders ($15–20k income)
Reachable on the 2BR Premium after flat sale, particularly if you both work within walking distance of one-North. But you're paying a one-North premium for the postcode — a 99-year project at $1,950–$2,100 psf in Pasir Panjang or Queenstown will give you the same tenure with $300+ psf headroom. Make sure the daily commute payoff actually justifies it.
Investors
Tenant pool is genuine — Mediapolis / Fusionopolis / NUS-staff demand has held up across cycles, and Bloomsbury reportedly cleared 80%+ in its preview. But you're entering at the same time as Lyndenwoods, Bloomsbury and Blossoms, all competing for the same renters. Gross yield modelling at 3.0–3.3% on a 2BR Premium is realistic; anything above that is marketing. The 5-year exit also depends on Greater Southern Waterfront timing, which is structural but slow.
Rightsizers
The 4BR Suite + Flexi (D2, 1,432 sqft) is the layout to look at — single-floor living, lift access, 2 fridges, a private lift in some stacks (PH4/PH5), and a hospital tier that's quietly strong (NUH 5 minutes by car, Alexandra Hospital 8 minutes). Holland Village dining is walkable. The 99-year tenure is fine for retirement-horizon use; it's not a multi-generation asset, and that's OK.
Families
If at least one parent works in one-North / Mapletree Business City, the daily commute payoff is real — walk-to-work is rare in Singapore. Schools are unusually deep here: Tanglin Trust on the doorstep for international-school families, Fairfield Methodist (Primary), ACS (Independent) and ACJC all 6 minutes by cycle. The 4BR Premium and 4BR + Flexi pass the queen-bed test on every bedroom; D2 has a flexible study that converts to a fourth bedroom.
Foreign buyers & PRs
The 60% ABSD on foreign buyers is brutal at this quantum unless under an LDR-eligible structure or buying as a PR couple. PRs in tech / media / R&D roles within one-North have a clear use case — walk-to-work plus a Circle Line interchange. Pure foreign buyers should look elsewhere unless this is a multi-decade asset purchase with a clear corporate-housing thesis.
What we'd flag before signing.
Pros
- Genuine walk-to-work for one-North / Mediapolis / Fusionopolis professionals.
- Two MRT stations within reach — one-north (CCL) walking distance and Buona Vista (CCL + EWL) one stop.
- Tenant pool is institutional and resilient — A*STAR, Mediacorp, NUS, INSEAD, Razer, Grab, Meta.
- Compact 327-unit count means lower lift queues and a higher facility-per-unit ratio (49 facilities).
- Greater Southern Waterfront masterplan and Future Queensway Node are structural tailwinds.
- ~400 sqm of MCST-owned retail at L1 — rental income contributes to maintenance fund.
- Naturally ventilated kitchens & bathrooms in 3- and 4-bedroom types; "hackable" wall in most types.
- Smart home as standard (gateway, smart lock, smart air-con); 1st-year complimentary cleaning & delivery robots.
Cons
- Supply pile-up. Roughly 1,300 new units launching in a 700m radius within an 18-month window.
- No 1-bedder — narrows the investor entry point and excludes the smallest-quantum buyers.
- 99-year tenure with launch psf already in the $2,200+ band — limited value cushion vs. RCR comps.
- Schools in the immediate catchment are mid-tier on the local side; verify the 1km radius before balloting.
- Smaller block (Block 18, 15 storeys) faces lower-rise Wessex Estate — quiet but limited city view from low floors.
- Only 134 carpark lots vs. 327 units (~0.41 ratio) — JTC car-lite zone, but if you need two cars, plan for it.
Watch-outs
- Stack matters. Block 18 stacks 02 / 07 face Mediapolis studios — possible evening event noise.
- Block 18 city view is unblocked only above the ~7th storey (over Infinite Studios). Below that, view is into the studios' roofs.
- Block 20 corner stacks 16 / 17 (D2a / D2b) get the longest internal landscape view across the lap pool deck.
- Penthouse spec is uplifted (private lift in PH4/PH5, coffee machine, dishwasher, wine chiller) — but only 5 PH units in total.
- "Premium" finishes vary by collection (kitchen, master bath) — confirm the spec sheet for the unit you're quoted.
- Indicative pricing is preview-banded ($2,2XX–$2,4XX). Final psf may shift up at launch.
What's coming.
All 327 units come to market at the gallery preview. We'll update this section with the live availability table once balloting begins. Message us on WhatsApp for live counts and stack-level pricing.
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Where each unit sits.
Block 20 (23 storeys, stacks 09–18) and Block 18 (15 storeys, stacks 01–08). Penthouses sit on the top floor of each block (PH1 / PH3 in Block 18 stack 02 / 07; PH2 / PH4 / PH5 in Block 20 stack 12 / 17 / 16). The unit chart will populate with sold cells once balloting closes. Tap a unit type below to see the floor plan.
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Red cells = sold (post-launch). Coloured cells below mark the unit types in the launch — tap a type below to see its floor plan.
Unit types (per developer chart)
Tap a type to swap the plan below. All plans are typical-floor; penthouses on request.
What's actually on offer.
Nine type codes plus five penthouses. The 4BR Suite + Flexi (D2, 1,432 sqft) is the headline larger-format layout — the Flexi room is enclosable and converts to a fourth bedroom; selected D2 stacks (and PH4 / PH5) come with a private lift.
Who's actually building this.
The site is held by Media Circle Alpha Development Pte Ltd — a four-way JV between Qingjian Realty, Forsea Holdings, CYZ Land and Jianan Capital. The lead operating partner on Singapore launches is Qingjian Realty.
Qingjian Realty (Singapore) is the Singapore arm of Qingjian Group. In Singapore, the brand has built a credible mid-market track record over 20 projects since 2008 — over 10,000 residential homes — including Le Quest (mixed-use, Bukit Batok), JadeScape (Marymount), Forett at Bukit Timah, Altura EC (Bukit Batok), The Visionaire (EC, Sembawang), Bellewoods and Bellewaters (ECs), and iNz Residence. Generally a clean handover record on the EC and OCR side; defect-rectification cadence has been broadly within market expectations.
Forsea Holdings is a subsidiary 100% owned by China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) — Asia's largest international contractor, ranked 61st on the 2024 Global Fortune 500 and a top-10 China real estate developer. CCCC's Singapore portfolio includes the Tampines North MRT station and tunnels (CR109), the Boon Lay Station and viaduct on the Jurong Region Line (J106), the Jurong East integrated transport hub (J120), and the Changi East third runway works (PK3). Recent residential references include Hillock Green at Lentor Central — Green Mark Platinum Super Low Energy.
The combination matters: Qingjian provides the residential brand and operating playbook, CCCC (via Forsea) brings infrastructure-grade construction depth and balance sheet, and CYZ Land + Jianan Capital are the financial co-investors. Qingjian's projects tend to lean toward functional layouts over headline-grabbing finishes — efficient kitchens, decent storage, fewer "wow" moments. Smart-home pre-wiring has been a Qingjian signature in Le Quest and JadeScape and is repeated here.
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