90 % 0f Singaporean live in the high rise building. Those who own vehicle have to park at the common parking area. At time, you may not be able to find a car lot of your choice. It is also very frustrating if you can not find a parking lot.
I saw this news on Zao Bao. It reported that the property developer has come up with this idea of "park your car at your door step" (see newspaper cutting). Only three countries in the world has implemented this concept. If you asked those who stay in the flat. I am quite sure they welcome the idea.
However, this idea come with a price of $3,800 per square ft.
The conclusion I draw from the news is that when we implement an idea, cost is one of the important factor to consider. Now you asked again, how many of the Singaporean who stay in the flat is interested to own that car lot? I believe there will be only handful of people because the price is too high.
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In fact many landed property owners of bungalow, terrace, semi-D or single unit house have parking lots right in their own compounds, but not in the case of condo living where parking facilities are shared among all the residents. You may be referring to the concept of cluster terrace housing or its equivalents, where owners can park their cars right into their own basement lots (two). This is made possible because the whole carpark of the estate is built underground. I am very familiar with this concept because I live in one unit of a cluster terrace estate. Furthermore, I understand from my friend that this concept living started in the US.
Dear Zen
Thanksfor the comments. With your permision, I will visit your house to have a good understanding of this concept.
Regards
PSK
Pehsk - You are cordially invited to visit me and I shall show you the setup of our estate. Perhaps you could view some of our estate creative structural designs. I may bring you to a coffee shop at Block 608 where the former western food operator 'botak jones' set upa stall, but has since removed to another location in AMK. In its place, another operator named 'Charcoal Chicken'(HQ in Australia) is now operating. This stall introduced many innovative ways in running its business and their creativity may interest you. However, should you want to take photos, please get permission from the stall owner first.
Dear Zen,
Thanks for your invitaion. I will see you soon.
Regards
PSK
If we are observant enough, there are many innovative improvements made in housing estates, including HDB ones. Take for example the latest HDB multi-storey housing blocks in Toa Payoh (near Philips Co.). There is a community club right in the midst of these blocks. The CC itself has multiple facilities and has a small cafe to serve its residents. This HDB estate, like many other modern ones, is self contained, having a community hall, covered passage-way links connecting with other blocks - preventing people from getting wet in raining weather. All these are well thought out ideas which we fail to notice of our own country achievement, and take things for granted. But if we were to visit some other less developed countries, we would be pleasantly surprised of our country progress.
There are perils associated with such arrangements. The car is a potential fire & explosion hazard because of the petrol in its tank. Cars have been known to catch fire due to short-circuiting.
I have a client who runs a motor workshop business. His business insurance provides coverage for vehicles parked within the premises but not outside.
He is however reluctant to keep them parked within his worskhop, as from his personal experience, a lorry, whilst awaiting repair at his workshop, caught fire due to a short-circuit. He would not risk his workshop, the lifeblood of his business, go up in smoke.
Another hazard faced by landed properties is impact by motor vehicles (this is one reason why houses at the end of a T-junction is unpopular). This is one of the standard perils covered in a home insurance policy.
Although these risks may be remote, my personal opinion is that it is a bad idea. There have even been instances of cars plunging down multi-storey carparks. I suspect these are cars with automatic gear transmission. Such cars will not 死火, unlike cars with manual transmission.
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