About Casa Novacrest
Casa Novacrest is a boutique freehold apartment block at 17 Peck Hay Road in District 9 (Orchard, Cairnhill, River Valley). According to property records it was completed in 1998 and has 20 units in one 11-storey block. The plot is small, at about 1,130 sq m, with a gross floor area of roughly 3,160 sq m.
The building is fully residential and has only basic shared facilities, such as parking and a barbecue area, in keeping with its size. OneMap still lists it under its original name, and no redevelopment or collective sale was found in the sources checked.
Interesting facts
With 20 homes, Casa Novacrest is among the smallest strata developments in the Cairnhill area. It averages about two apartments per floor.
EdgeProp's caveat data shows buyers here have been mostly Singaporean, in contrast to several newer Cairnhill towers where foreign purchasers form a large share.
Peck Hay Road lies on the north-eastern edge of Cairnhill, the hill once called Carnie Hill after a nutmeg planter who settled here around 1840. Blight wiped out the area's nutmeg estates in the 1850s.
NLB Infopedia notes that the Urban Redevelopment Authority identifies Cairnhill as a residential historic district. Its pre-war terrace houses on Cairnhill Road were conserved in 1989.
Nearby
Newton MRT interchange (North South and Downtown Lines) is about 5 minutes away on foot, and Newton Food Centre is just beyond it. Orchard MRT (North South and Thomson-East Coast Lines) is a longer walk through Cairnhill Circle and past Paragon. The MOE Language Centre at Newton is close by, and Anglo-Chinese School (Junior) is at Winstedt Road. Casa Cairnhill stands at the other end of the same street.
Key facts
Address: 17 Peck Hay Road, Singapore 228313
District: 9 (Orchard, Cairnhill, River Valley)
Property type: Apartment
Completed: 1998
Tenure: Freehold
Storeys: 11
Units: 20
Site area: about 1,130 sq m
Nearest MRT: Newton (NS21/DT11)
MCST: 2343