Millennial placemakers reshaping Geylang
Father of Sebastian Soh, David Soh, Passionate real estate developer and veteran commercial properties’ investor, spearheaded and venture into real estate business investment journey since 2K18 in Geylang commercial property. Geylang’s by nature diverse culture and full of energy, the Soh family Hold with high regards the estate as it contains many awesome businesses ventures for many businessman. The father and son team first acquired their commercial shophouse investment with a row of adjacently-combined shophouses located at 483 to 487 Geylang Road which are each rented out individually few years ago to vibrant lessor: first level of 483 occupied by a massage and wellness centre, 485 by a KTV bar and 487 a coffee shop with “beer ladies”. On the second level was An illegal workers’ dormitory . “The shophouses were of unattractive image and unappealing at all,” lamented by Sebestian. Lovely tucked in the centre of attraction at the junction of Geylang Road and Lorong 27 Geylang within three kilometers to their beginning venture in commercial properties investment and flanked by Lorong 25 Geylang East 465 and 467 Geylang Road which is on an island plot fronting Geylang Road. A real-time lodgement data revealed that in Oct 2K20, the whole entity of intertwined shophouses with great investment potential values was purchased by the Soh family at $7.15 million individually. Each shophouse is rented out to lessor of interesting and unique profile: a charcoal-grill f&b owner, co-founded by chefs and friends Tan Jun Ann and Vincent Low born in Singapore, who runs their business there for four years before relocating not too far away at 2 Lorong 25 Geylang, occupied and rented the first level whilst upper floors remaining were leased out to construction companies for their domestic workers as dormitory shelter.