Waking up to a Seaview
Garden and apartments overseeing the Straits of Johor
Literally a stone's throw away from the sea
The Northshore StraitsView BTO public housing project is one of the very few, if not the only one of two in Singapore that is the closest to the shore line. Another neighbouring project - Northshore Waterfront I & II lies along the same stretch of coastline as the former.
Of course the attraction of the estate is non other than the sky gardens. These sky gardens are located at most of the blocks and some of them have an unobstructed view of the sea.
Limited seats are available at these sky gardens.
Most of these sky gardens are open air except one which is sheltered at block 421B.
Malaysia's Johor Bahru, specifically Pasir Gudang can be seen from the sky garden. If you have not heard of Pasir Gudang, it is actually an industrial region packed with all sorts of factories, similar to our Jurong industrial area. There have been reports of abnormal smell during some days of the year. I guess that's the downside of living close to industrial areas. During my visit on a quiet weekday evening, I could hear feint prayers from the opposite JB side supposedly from a mosque.
There is a main sheltered 4.5m high drop-off point once you enter the estate with some stone benches installed for residents to take a rest while waiting.
Bicycle stations at the void decks
Letter Boxes
Seats located at void decks
The parking payment system here is slightly different from the normal carparks that we are used to - a barrier-free entrance and exit! No more worries if you do not have enough money in your cashcard or encounter a "uncooperative" faulty barrier. It works by allowing motorists to either pay in the normal way by placing their cashcard into their vehicle's IU or they can simply drive through and pay through using the parking.sg app after the system has registered your exit.
Carpark here is located underground in the center of the estate and is pretty small. It is equipped with lots occupancy sensors which will provide lots availability at the entrance of the estate.
How coincidental is that? 421 lots available just beside block 421A.
Many of the carparks in the Northshore area do not have free parking during Sundays and Public Holidays, including this one at Northshore StraitsView.
Just above the underground carpark is a garden with playground, fitness stations and pavilions.
Neighbouring Amenities
Situated at the northern area of Punggol, the Northshore StraitsView is not strategically located and public transportation is limited by only a handful of bus services and the Punggol LRT line. The nearest LRT station (Punggol Point) is about a 5 minutes un-sheltered walk away.
There is a bus-stop in front of the estate serving the residents which terminates at the Punggol Bus Interchange.
A neighbourhood primary school is located just opposite the estate.
While the estate is pretty far away from Central Singapore and a few LRT stops away from Central Punggol, there is a newly opened neighbourhood Northshore Plaza, just 100 meters away. There you can find a 24 hour supermarket, established fast food restaurants and eateries, and as well as departmental stores (such as Decathlon).
Videos
If you would like to see more, be sure to check out the video of Northshore StraitsView below!
Key information at a glance
Number of blocks | 5 |
Carpark Information | Underground |
Location | Northshore Drive |
Nearest Train Station | Punggol Point LRT (PW3) |
Bus Services | #384 (Bus stop 65661) |
Sky Garden Levels | 421A - Storey 9 421B - Storey 19 421C - Storey 9 422A - Storey 13, 19 422B - Storey 13, 19 |
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