Bloomsbury Residences.
The brief
Bloomsbury Residences sits on Media Circle within the one-north innovation district - 358 units on a 99-year leasehold site that is among the very few private residential addresses embedded within Singapore's primary research and technology campus. Launched in April 2025 by MCL Land and Sinarmas Land.
Pricing. PSF from $2,408 to $2,750 at launch. Entry from $1.17M for a 1-bedroom plus study (420 sqft). The one-north address commands a premium over comparable OCR product - buyers are paying for scarcity of supply within the precinct rather than raw land value. Units remain available from the developer.
Location context. one-north MRT (Circle Line, CC23) is a 6-minute walk. Buona Vista MRT (EW21/CC22, interchange) is within the precinct. NUS, INSEAD Singapore, and Anglo-Chinese Junior College are within reach. Holland Village and Rochester Park are adjacent to the west. The Biopolis and Fusionopolis research clusters are walkable from the development.
Three things to know.
The one-north address premium
one-north is Singapore's purpose-built innovation district, home to Biopolis, Fusionopolis, Mediapolis, and the adjoining Rochester Park black-and-whites. The area houses major tenants including Google, Grab, Lucasfilm, and Ubisoft. Residential supply in one-north is structurally constrained - Bloomsbury Residences is among the very few private residential launches within the precinct boundary, giving it an address premium that is difficult to replicate.
MCL Land and Sinarmas JV
MCL Land brings strong OCR execution across Piccadilly Grand, Leedon Green, and Margaret Ville. Sinarmas Land is an Indonesian conglomerate with a Singapore presence via their joint ventures. The pairing is less prolific than CDL/MCL pairings, but the Media Circle site was secured through GLS and the project specification is consistent with MCL's mid-to-upper OCR positioning.
Education and lifestyle catchment
NUS is a short ride or cycle via the internal one-north loop. Anglo-Chinese Junior College and Henry Park Primary are within the broader Buona Vista catchment. Rochester Park's landed enclave and Holland Village are adjacent - the lifestyle corridor running from Dempsey to one-north to Holland Village gives Bloomsbury Residences access to a well-regarded dining and retail strip without CBD pricing.
Fit & trade-offs
Who this is for.
Primary-market entry into one-north's structurally constrained residential supply, walking-distance access to Biopolis and Fusionopolis employment, Circle Line connectivity at one-north MRT, average launch psf of $2,474 below comparable RCR vintages
Freehold tenure available at older Pasir Panjang and Holland Village stock, an established retail and F&B catchment at the door, direct MRT-interchange convenience compared with Buona Vista-fronting addresses
- ·Buyers seeking primary-market entry into one-north before the precinct's residential supply tightens further
- ·Buyers wanting walking-distance access to the Biopolis, Fusionopolis and Mediapolis employment clusters
- ·Buyers prioritising 2-bedroom quantum within a Circle Line address at sub-RCR pricing on a per-foot basis
- ·Buyers wanting freehold tenure in the same lifestyle corridor
- ·Buyers seeking an established neighbourhood with mature retail and dining at the front door
- ·Buyers prioritising direct interchange MRT access over a 6-minute walk
Unit mix
358 units. 13 typologies.
| Type | Size (sqft) |
|---|---|
| 2-Bedroom | 570 |
| 2-Bedroom Premium | 646-678 |
| 2-Bedroom Premium + Study | 689 |
| 3-Bedroom + Study | 904 |
| 3-Bedroom Premium | 980 |
| 3-Bedroom Premium + Study | 980-990 |
| 3-Bedroom Premium + Flexi | 1098 |
| 4-Bedroom Premium + Study | 1173-1206 |
| 4-Bedroom Suite + Flexi | 1421 |
| 4-Bedroom Penthouse | 1345 |
| 5-Bedroom + Study Penthouse | 1668-1916 |
| 5-Bedroom + Flexi Penthouse | 1711 |
| 6-Bedroom + Study Penthouse | 2131 |
Across launch: $2,408 - $2,750 psf. Per-variant pricing on application.
Floor plans
17 typologies.
Block + stack layout. 358 units across 17 typologies.
Living here
On site, around.
- 50m lap poolpool
- Family poolpool
- Children's poolpool
- Sky poolpool
- Gymnasiumwellness
- Sky gymwellness
- Yoga deckwellness
- Sky loungesocial
- Function roomssocial
- BBQ pavilionssocial
- Conciergeutility
- New Town Primary Schoolprimary
- Queenstown Secondary Schoolsecondary
- Fairfield Methodist School (Primary)primary
- Queenstown Primary Schoolprimary
Location
Media Circle, Singapore.
Comparables
Other launches in context.
Track record
Qingjian Realty priors.
Risks & catalysts
What could move.
- ·Launch absorption ran 25.1% on opening weekend, slower stack draw-down than Emerald of Katong or Chuan Park, exit timing for investor buyers depends on follow-on absorption
- ·Innovation-district tenant mix concentrates demand toward research and tech employees, broader rental pool depends on JTC's continued lease-up of Biopolis and Mediapolis tenancies
- ·Nominal TOP 2029-Q2 (developer-stated 7 Feb 2029), construction milestone progress not independently verified in this run
- ·Adjacent Dover Drive GLS site won by a Forsea-Qingjian-Jianan JV at $1,556 psf ppr sets a higher land-cost benchmark for next-cycle one-north supply, capping the upside spread to next-launch pricing
- ·one-north MRT (CC23, Circle Line) is a 6-minute walk, with Buona Vista (EW21/CC22) interchange also within the precinct
- ·Biopolis, Fusionopolis and Mediapolis employment cluster anchors rental demand from research, biotech, media and gaming tenants including Google, Grab, Lucasfilm and Ubisoft
- ·NUS, INSEAD Asia Campus and ESSEC Asia-Pacific all sit within or adjacent to the precinct, supporting the postgraduate and faculty rental pool
- ·Residential supply within the one-north precinct boundary is structurally limited, the next adjacent supply (Dover Drive GLS) only enters the market in a later cycle
Adjacent Dover Drive GLS site (Forsea / Qingjian / Jianan JV, $1,556 psf ppr top bid) will introduce one-north corridor supply in a later cycle; precise unit count and launch window not extracted in this run
FAQ
What buyers ask.
Q01Is Bloomsbury Residences still available from the developer?
Yes. Status is 'available' in the launch book. 90 of 358 units (25.1%) transacted on the April 2025 opening weekend at an average of $2,474 psf, with two-bedroom units accounting for over 70% of launch sales. Primary-market inventory remains open at developer level for the larger 3-bedroom, 4-bedroom and penthouse stacks.
Q02Why is Bloomsbury Residences described as the only condo embedded in one-north?
one-north is JTC's master-planned innovation district with a tenant mix of research institutions (Biopolis), media and gaming firms (Mediapolis, Lucasfilm, Ubisoft), and tech firms (Fusionopolis, Google, Grab). Residential plots within the precinct boundary are tightly rationed in the JTC plan. Bloomsbury Residences sits on a Media Circle parcel released through GLS in 2024, and is the only private condominium currently launched within the one-north precinct itself rather than at its perimeter.
Q03How does Bloomsbury Residences compare to nearby Holland Village or Pasir Panjang stock?
Holland Village and Pasir Panjang have older freehold and 999-year stock at lower psf, but on smaller-scale developments without the one-north employment-anchor adjacency. Bloomsbury Residences trades freehold tenure away in exchange for direct precinct embedding, a launch-period psf below $2,500, and a 6-minute walk to one-north MRT on the Circle Line.
Q04What is the unit mix at Bloomsbury Residences?
358 units across three blocks of 15 to 24 storeys. The mix is approximately 53% 2-bedroom (variants from 570 to 689 sqft) and 47% 3-bedroom to 6-bedroom plus penthouse units (904 to 2,131 sqft). The largest configuration is a 6-bedroom plus study penthouse at 2,131 sqft. There is no 1-bedroom unit type.
Q05Who are the developers behind Bloomsbury Residences?
Bloomsbury Residences is developed by Media Circle Development Pte. Ltd., a joint venture between Qingjian Realty and Forsea Holdings. The same consortium recently topped the Dover Drive GLS bid (with Jianan) at $1,556 psf ppr, signalling continued commitment to the one-north and Buona Vista corridor. Architect is ADDP Architects.
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