Costa Del Sol
At 70 years remaining on a 99-year lease (as of 2026-05), Costa Del Sol is approaching the decade that will define its next twenty years of ownership calculus. That is not a reason to walk away — but it is the correct lens through which every figure in this review should be read. A median transacted price of around S$1,898 per square foot and a rental yield of roughly 2.8–3.0% are respectable numbers for the Bayshore waterfront; what buyers must weigh is how quickly those numbers are being discounted by the residual-lease clock ticking underneath them.
Costa Del Sol sits on 68–78 Bayshore Road in District 16, a nine-block, 906-unit development completed in 2003 and developed by Japura Development, the Singapore arm of Cheong Kong Holdings. The project is Singapore’s only residential development with a 4.1-metre competition-grade diving pool, and its frontage onto East Coast Park gives it a “resort-by-the-sea” identity that few OCR condominiums can match. The opening of Bayshore MRT (TE29) in June 2024 — a 321-metre walk from the main gate — finally plugged the project’s single most-cited drawback: the absence of a nearby train station (as of 2026-Q2). What changed at that moment is whether the lease discount is being fully repriced, partially repriced, or is still hiding in the asking prices.
This review front-loads the lease angle because, for leasehold properties in Singapore, ignoring it is not prudent analysis — it is wishful thinking. The sections that follow assess Costa Del Sol’s genuine strengths (and they are real), the compounding risks of a 70-year residual, and exactly which buyer types can rationally make a case for ownership here.
Overview & Key Facts
Costa Del Sol is a 906-unit resort-style condominium along Bayshore Road in District 16, completed in 2003 on a 99-year lease commencing from 1997. Developed by Japura Development Pte Ltd — a subsidiary of Hong Kong’s CK Asset Holdings (formerly Cheung Kong Holdings), one of Asia’s largest property conglomerates founded by Li Ka-shing — Costa Del Sol was conceived as a marine-themed resort community inspired by the famed coastal stretch of southern Spain. The nine-block development sprawls across a generous 39,535-square-metre site, and two decades of tropical growth have given the estate a lush, mature character that newly launched developments cannot replicate.
At a current average of $2,350,059 per unit ($1,880 psf over the trailing twelve months), Costa Del Sol commands one of the highest absolute price points in the Bayshore corridor — reflecting its seafront positioning, extensive facilities, and the transformative arrival of the Thomson-East Coast Line. The Bayshore MRT station (TE29), just 370 m away, has been a genuine game-changer for a development that relied on bus services and private transport for its first two decades. Supported by 797 recorded rental transactions and a median rent of $5,800, Costa Del Sol delivers a gross yield of approximately 3%.
Location & Connectivity
Costa Del Sol occupies a coveted seafront position along Bayshore Road in Bedok, District 16, sitting directly across from East Coast Park — Singapore’s most popular coastal recreation ground. The development’s defining locational advantage is its proximity to Bayshore MRT (TE29), which opened on 23 June 2024 as part of the Thomson-East Coast Line. At just 370 m from the estate, this station has resolved what was historically Costa Del Sol’s most significant drawback: poor public transport connectivity. The TEL now provides direct service to Orchard (via Stevens interchange), Marina Bay, and Gardens by the Bay, with a future extension to Changi Airport planned for the mid-2030s. Bedok South MRT (TE30), approximately 1 km away, adds a second TEL option.
Families benefit from a strong school catchment. Dunman High School (730 m) is one of Singapore’s top-tier Special Assistance Plan (SAP) schools offering the six-year Integrated Programme. Victoria School (1.29 km) and Victoria Junior College (1.29 km) add further appeal for families with secondary- and pre-university-age children. East Coast Park provides kilometres of cycling paths, beach recreation, hawker centres, and waterfront dining — all accessible on foot or by a short cycling connection.
For drivers, the East Coast Parkway (ECP) and Pan Island Expressway (PIE) are easily accessible, putting Changi Airport within a 10-minute drive and the CBD within 15–20 minutes. Bedok Mall and the Bedok Town Centre transport hub, a short drive or bus ride away, provide comprehensive retail, dining, and supermarket options.
Schools & Education
| School | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Dunman High School | secondary | Within 1 km |
| Dunman High School (JC) | jc | Within 1 km |
| Bedok South Secondary School | secondary | ~1.0 km |
| Opera Estate Primary School | primary | ~1.2 km |
| Victoria School | secondary | ~1.3 km |
| Victoria Junior College | jc | ~1.3 km |
| Yu Neng Primary School | primary | ~1.3 km |
| Global Indian International School (GIIS East Coast) | international | ~1.7 km |
Facilities
Costa Del Sol’s facilities are where the development truly distinguishes itself — and where the Spanish resort theme comes to life. The aquatic offering is extraordinary by any standard: an Olympic-sized lap pool, a resort pool with water features, a 4.1-metre diving pool (one of the only condominium diving pools in Singapore), children’s water slides, a wading pool, and — in a detail that long-time residents cherish — all pools are heated with warm water year-round. A windsurfing practice facility rounds out the marine-themed recreation, complementing the estate’s coastal positioning opposite East Coast Park.
Beyond the pools, the grounds deliver a comprehensive resort experience: a well-equipped gymnasium, sauna, four tennis courts, BBQ pits, a putting green, a jogging track, reflexology path, and multiple children’s playgrounds. The two-storey clubhouse houses a multi-purpose hall, function rooms, and a residents’ lounge. Practical amenities — an on-site minimart, laundromat, and medical clinic — add day-to-day convenience that most condominiums lack. Twenty-four-hour security provides gated community peace of mind across the sprawling grounds.
“When you step in, it feels like living in a resort world. The pools are the highlight — where else can you find a 4-metre diving pool and warm water in every pool? We have waterfalls, slides for the kids, a putting green, and the landscaping after 20 years is absolutely lush. The minimart and clinic on-site mean you barely need to leave the estate for daily essentials. It is a unique and well-designed project with thought and investment to give residents a feel of living in a resort.”
— Long-term owner-occupier, three-bedroom (PropertyGuru)
The management council has earned consistently positive reviews for maintenance standards and community programming, running integration activities for what residents describe as a welcoming, multi-racial community. The estate’s age does show in certain finishes — the clubhouse interior could benefit from modernisation — but the sheer breadth and quality of the aquatic and sporting facilities remain genuinely exceptional for a 906-unit development that is now over two decades old.
Unit Sizes & Layout
Costa Del Sol offers a wide range of configurations from two-bedroom to four-bedroom layouts, with 60 distinct floor plans spanning 947 to 2,540 square feet. These are generously proportioned by today’s standards — where new-launch three-bedrooms routinely shrink below 900 sqft, Costa Del Sol’s equivalent units provide substantially more living space. The four-bedroom units, in particular, offer family-sized accommodation that is increasingly rare outside the luxury segment.
The unit design reflects early-2000s sensibilities: enclosed kitchens with practical wet-and-dry separation, well-proportioned bedrooms, dedicated household shelters, and generous balconies that capitalise on the development’s coastal positioning. Units above the 12th storey in sea-facing stacks enjoy panoramic, unobstructed views extending across the East Coast to the Straits of Singapore — a genuine premium that commands significantly higher PSF. Lower-floor and inward-facing units should be assessed carefully, as views and natural ventilation vary substantially by stack and orientation.
The nine-block layout across the expansive site means not all units are created equal. Sea-facing stacks in the front row command the strongest resale demand, while blocks positioned further inland benefit from pool proximity and garden views but sacrifice the coastal panorama. Prospective buyers should physically inspect the specific unit and stack rather than relying on brochure imagery — the variation between the best and most average units within Costa Del Sol is significant.
| Bedrooms | Transactions | Avg PSF | Avg Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 BR | 7 | $1,579 | $1,495,555 |
| 3 BR | 104 | $1,672 | $2,163,477 |
| 4 BR | 59 | $1,734 | $2,712,150 |
| 5 BR | 7 | $1,371 | $2,872,571 |
Pricing & Market Position
Based on 177 recorded transactions, sale prices range from $1,180,000 to $3,410,000, averaging $2,347,996 (~$1,898 psf).
Rents range from $2,000 to $9,000 per month across 805 rental transactions. Current rental yield sits at approximately 3.0%.
Price Appreciation
From 2021 to 2026, the average PSF has appreciated by 41% (from $1,411 to $1,990 psf).
Neighbourhood Comparison
In the Bayshore–East Coast corridor (District 15–16), Costa Del Sol ($1,880 psf, 99-year from 1997, ~70 years remaining) occupies a distinctive position: the highest PSF among mature developments in the immediate area, justified by its resort-scale facilities and seafront orientation. Sceneca Residence ($2,084 psf, 99-year from 2022) trades at an 11% premium but offers a full fresh lease, integrated Tanah Merah MRT access, and brand-new finishes — though at a boutique 268 units with a fraction of Costa Del Sol’s site area and facilities. For buyers who prioritise lease runway over lifestyle scale, Sceneca is the pragmatic alternative.
The most direct neighbour comparison is The Bayshore ($1,227 psf, 99-year from 1996, ~66 years remaining), which trades at a 35% discount. The Bayshore offers its own resort-scale facilities — including a driving range and putting green — on an even larger 450,000 sqft site, with marginally closer proximity to the upcoming Bedok South MRT. Its lease is four years shorter, but the PSF discount is substantial. The trade-off is that The Bayshore’s 1996 finishes are older, and it lacks the heated pools and diving pool that define Costa Del Sol’s aquatic experience.
The Glades ($1,610 psf, 99-year from 2013, ~86 years remaining) at Tanah Merah offers 16 more years of lease at a 14% discount, with direct MRT station integration and modern finishes — making it the strongest all-round competitor for buyers who want East Coast living without the lease anxiety. Urban Vista ($1,492 psf, ~87 years) and ECO ($1,442 psf, ~85 years) both offer significantly more lease runway at lower PSF, though neither matches Costa Del Sol’s facilities or seafront positioning. Choose Costa Del Sol for the resort lifestyle and sea views; choose the competitors for lease security and long-term capital preservation.
| Development | Tenure | TOP | Units | ~Avg PSF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COSTA DEL SOL | 99 yrs lease commencing from 1997 | 2003 | 906 | $1,898 |
| PINERY RESIDENCES | 99 years leasehold | — | — | $2,550 |
| VELA BAY | 99 years leasehold | — | — | $2,869 |
| SCENECA RESIDENCE | 99 yrs lease commencing from 2021 | 2023 | 268 | $2,084 |
| THE BAYSHORE | 99-year leasehold | 1996 | 1,038 | $1,232 |
| THE GLADES | 99 yrs lease commencing from 2013 | 2017 | 726 | $1,613 |
Lease Decay Analysis
The 99-year lease runs from 1997, meaning approximately 29 years have already been consumed. Roughly 70 years remain — still comfortably within the range where most banks will offer full financing without restrictions.
| Year | Lease remaining | Implication |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (now) | ~70 years | Full bank financing available |
| 2027 | ~69 years | CPF usage still unrestricted for most buyers |
| 2036 | ~59 years | Approaching 60-year threshold — CPF limits begin for some |
| 2056 | ~39 years | Significant financing restrictions for next buyer |
| 2096 | Expiry | Lease reverts to state |
For a buyer purchasing today with a 10-year horizon (exit around 2036), the lease situation is essentially a non-issue — you’d be selling a property with ~60 years remaining, which is still very bankable. The risk profile changes for longer holds.
ShiokNest Scores
Our proprietary scoring system evaluates COSTA DEL SOL across multiple dimensions.
What Residents Say
“We have lived here for over 15 years and it genuinely feels like a resort. All the pools have warm water, the diving pool is incredible for the kids, and the landscaping has matured into something really special. The management council is well-run and organises community events throughout the year — it is a multi-racial community with genuine integration. When Bayshore MRT opened, it changed everything. My commute to the CBD went from 40 minutes by bus to 25 minutes door-to-door. The lease is the obvious concern, but at our age we plan to live here for another 15 years and enjoy it.”
— Long-term owner-occupier, four-bedroom (2,200 sqft), since 2009 (PropertyGuru)
“I bought a sea-view unit on the 16th floor and the view is beautiful and completely unblocked — you can see all the way to the horizon. The facilities are the best I have seen in any condo in Singapore: multiple pools including warm water throughout, waterfalls, slides, a proper gym, tennis courts, and even a minimart and clinic downstairs. The only negative is the price — Costa Del Sol units sell at a premium to The Bayshore next door, and with the lease ticking, you have to ask whether the premium is justified long-term.”
— Owner-occupier, sea-view unit, since 2018 (SingaporeExpats)
“I rent out my three-bedroom at $5,800 per month and tenants love the resort feel, the East Coast Park access, and now the MRT connectivity. Occupancy has been close to 100% over four years. My concern is the exit — with 70 years of lease left and a purchase price above $2.3 million, the yield is around 3% which is not spectacular for the capital tied up. I am holding for another 5 years to ride the Bayshore precinct transformation, then I will seriously consider selling before the lease drops below 60 years and financing constraints start to bite.”
— Investor-owner, three-bedroom, since 2021 (EdgeProp)
Sea views and East Coast Park frontage — a genuine scarcity moat. Costa Del Sol occupies one of the last plots of Bayshore Road with direct visual access to the sea and physical proximity to East Coast Park. No new residential GLS site on the Bayshore Road stretch can replicate this; the land has been built out. Upper-floor units facing south command sea views that are virtually unobstructed, and the park access — jogging, cycling, beach volleyball, hawker food — is immediately on the doorstep. This type of “lifestyle adjacency” is the main reason Costa Del Sol continues to transact above comparable OCR leasehold condos of similar age (as of 2026-05). Buyers who have owned here for a decade rarely cite anything else as their primary reason for staying.
Bayshore MRT (TE29) — a structural re-rating, not just a convenience. The Thomson–East Coast Line’s Stage 4 opened Bayshore station in June 2024, and the effect on Costa Del Sol’s MRT-proximity score is transformational. At 321 metres, the walk is genuinely under six minutes and does not require road-crossing. The station places Costa Del Sol owners on a single-seat ride to Marina Bay (7 stops), Orchard (11 stops via Napier), and — when TEL Stage 5 opens in H2 2026 — will complete the eastern interchange with the Downtown Line at Sungei Bedok. See the full station-by-station analysis on the Thomson–East Coast Line property guide for context on which Bayshore-area condos capture the biggest re-rating. Pre-MRT, the project sat in a “car-dependent” bucket; post-MRT, it qualifies for the MRT-premium pricing band (as of 2026-Q2).
906 units and meaningful secondary-market liquidity. With approximately 180 recorded URA transactions in the data set, Costa Del Sol has enough transactional depth for buyers to benchmark against comparable units in the same block and stack. For investors who need an exit path, a 906-unit project with consistent resale velocity is far safer than a boutique development of 80–100 units where a single adverse sale can reset comps. Buyers should use the price heatmap to verify how Costa Del Sol PSF stacks up against the Bayshore microcluster before deciding on an offer level (as of 2026-05).
Developer pedigree and build quality. Japura Development is the Singapore vehicle of Cheong Kong Holdings (now CK Asset Holdings, Li Ka-shing’s property group). The construction specification at TOP in 2003 was high relative to contemporaries, and the nine-block podium layout distributes facilities generously: 50-metre lap pool, 4.1-metre diving pool, tennis courts, gym, and BBQ pavilions. Management council reviews on multiple platforms cite consistent maintenance standards. For a 23-year-old leasehold project, the maintained condition is an asset-preservation factor that reduces unexpected renovation costs for new buyers.
Lease decay is accelerating — the 60-year cliff is roughly a decade away. At 70 years remaining (as of 2026-05), Costa Del Sol is past the point where lease decay is theoretical and approaching the point where it is concrete. Singapore’s CPF housing withdrawal rules create hard financing thresholds: when remaining lease falls below 60 years, the CPF Board pro-rates withdrawal limits using the formula (remaining lease ÷ (95 − buyer age)), which can materially reduce the portion of purchase price fundable via CPF for younger buyers. A 35-year-old buyer today faces a ~91% CPF utilisation rate; the same age-profile buyer purchasing in 2036 — when the lease has 60 years remaining — faces an 83% rate. That 8-percentage-point drop in CPF accessibility translates directly into a narrower buyer pool and downward price pressure. Buyers intending to hold for 10+ years should model this trajectory carefully; the lease decay calculator provides a present-value projection (as of 2026-05).
Rental yield is one of the lower readings in the Bayshore cluster. Multiple market commentators and resident reviews note that Costa Del Sol’s gross rental yield of approximately 2.8–3.0% (as of 2026-05) tracks below several comparable Bayshore developments. The 906-unit supply concentration is a contributing factor: when tenants have many sub-letting options within the same development, competition suppresses rents and occupancy is more rate-sensitive. Investors benchmarking against the Singapore rental yield map will find higher-yielding pockets within District 16 itself, notably smaller projects without the same internal unit competition. The yield gap is not ruinous, but it means the investment case relies more heavily on capital appreciation than on income return.
Competition from Bayshore Drive GLS (c. 1,280 new homes) and Sky Eden@Bedok. The District 16 new-launch pipeline is not dormant. The Bayshore Drive Government Land Sales site — a 5.7-hectare plot linked to the upcoming Bedok South MRT station — is expected to deliver approximately 1,280 new units with a commercial component. A freshly completed development nearby, marketed as a post-TEL product at competitive pricing, will pull first-home buyers and upgraders who would otherwise have considered Costa Del Sol resale. Sky Eden@Bedok has already demonstrated there is appetite for new launches in the sub-district. Each new launch brings 99-year leases with full CPF eligibility and modern layouts — a direct comparison that will likely steepen Costa Del Sol’s discount curve (as of 2026-Q2). The District 16 overview tracks new-launch pipeline alongside resale pricing for the full sub-market picture.
No en-bloc prospect in the near term. Costa Del Sol’s 906 units and current lease tenure work against a near-term en-bloc scenario. Developers typically target sites where lease renewal and intensification pencil out; at 70 years remaining, the land-value uplift for a government lease top-up would need to be substantial to make collective-sale mathematics work for all unit owners. There is no publicly known en-bloc attempt or site study as of 2026-05. Buyers banking on redevelopment upside as a “floor” should discount that thesis considerably. For a comparison of how en-bloc probability scores distribute across District 16, the District 16 en-bloc speculator shortlist is a useful reference.
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Costa Del Sol is a well-built, well-maintained, and genuinely desirable address along Singapore’s most iconic recreational coastline. The June 2024 opening of Bayshore MRT removed its single biggest structural weakness, and the 906-unit scale provides the secondary-market depth that smaller projects cannot match. For a buyer who wants to live here, can afford the current pricing, and has a personal tenure horizon of 8–12 years, this is a defensible purchase — particularly if the offer price accounts for the lease-decay trajectory that is now accelerating rather than distant (as of 2026-05).
The recommended holding period, if buying in 2026, is no longer than 10 years. Beyond that window, the property crosses the 60-year residual threshold and the buyer pool narrows in a way that will suppress exit prices. Anyone buying near the top of the PSF range (S$2,100+) on the assumption that Bayshore Drive GLS and TEL connectivity will simply lift all boats should temper that expectation: new completions with fresh 99-year leases are the direct competitive alternative for every buyer in the pipeline, and they hold a structural CPF-eligibility advantage Costa Del Sol cannot recover. Buyers should run a full lease-decay scenario and use the affordability calculator to stress-test their TDSR headroom before committing (as of 2026-Q2).
For the right buyer profile — owner-occupier, East Coast lifestyle oriented, medium-term horizon, price-disciplined — Costa Del Sol remains one of the more distinctive propositions in the OCR. For the income-focused investor or the buyer expecting en-bloc upside, the numbers do not stack convincingly enough to warrant commitment over fresher alternatives. The Bayshore waterfront is special; the lease is what it is. Know which one is driving your decision, and price accordingly. Compare options using the condo comparison tool before finalising.