Riviere

Overview & Key Facts

Rivière is a 527-unit luxury condominium at Jiak Kim Street in District 3, completed in 2022 on a 99-year leasehold commencing 2018 — leaving approximately 91 years remaining. Developed by Frasers Property, the project occupies the former Zouk nightclub site at Robertson Quay, one of the most storied and sought-after waterfront addresses in Singapore’s urban residential landscape. With direct Singapore River frontage and the conserved The Warehouse Hotel heritage building as its immediate neighbour, Rivière is among the very few residential addresses in Singapore where occupants can genuinely describe their home as a riverside heritage precinct.

The development is composed of two 36-storey residential towers rising from a shared podium, with the adjacent Warehouse conservation building — the rehabilitated 1895 pepper and spice godown that now houses The Warehouse Hotel — integrated into the precinct landscape. The architectural language draws from the river warehouse industrial vernacular: exposed concrete, steel detailing, and a massing strategy that places the towers to maximise Singapore River outlook across the upper floors. Frasers Property received a Singapore Conservation Award for the Warehouse rehabilitation work, underscoring the development’s commitment to heritage-responsive urban design at a level rarely attempted by private developers.

The unit mix spans 1-bedroom through 5-bedroom configurations, with sky suites at the upper levels of both towers. Across 527 units, average transacted price is approximately $3,356,815 (approximately $2,905 PSF) — a premium that prices in the combined value of Singapore River frontage, the Robertson Quay lifestyle precinct, the heritage-site address, and Frasers Property’s delivery quality. Average rent across recorded transactions is approximately $7,891 per month, implying a gross yield of approximately 2.8% — consistent with luxury riverfront addresses where yield is structurally subordinate to capital position.

At $2,905 PSF, Rivière sits at the upper register of District 3 pricing — and occupies a genuinely distinctive position in the Singapore residential market. There is no other new residential development on the Singapore River at Robertson Quay. The combination of waterfront, heritage conservation, Frasers quality, and ~91-year leasehold creates a product profile that has no direct comparable within its own district. For buyers seeking a statement riverfront address within 10 minutes of the CBD, Rivière represents the definitive offering at this stretch of the Singapore River.

Location & Connectivity

Rivière sits at Jiak Kim Street, Robertson Quay — the most vibrant stretch of Singapore’s riverfront lifestyle precinct, flanked by the Robertson Quay Hotel, The Warehouse Hotel, and the dense cluster of restaurants, wine bars, galleries, and lifestyle operators that make the Robertson Quay address one of the most coveted in urban Singapore. The development has direct access to the Singapore River promenade, placing residents within a two-minute walk of waterfront dining, jogging paths, and the kayak and bumboat culture that defines this stretch of the river corridor.

MRT connectivity is provided by two stations within comfortable walking distance. Great World MRT (TE15) on the Thomson-East Coast Line is approximately 500–700 metres from the development — a 6–9 minute walk through the River Valley residential streets. Great World TEL provides direct northbound access to Orchard (TE14), Stevens, Newton, and the full TEL corridor toward Woodlands and the future Johor Bahru RTS link; southbound toward Havelock, Maxwell, and the Marina Bay and Tanjong Rhu eastern extension. Fort Canning MRT (DT20) on the Downtown Line is approximately 800 metres northeast — providing the Downtown Line corridor to Bugis, Promenade, and Expo, with a transfer to the NSL at Newton or the CCL at MacPherson. For a riverfront address, this dual-line access profile is exceptional.

The Robertson Quay lifestyle geography is exceptional by any Singapore standard. The immediate streetscape hosts Timbre+, Zafferano, Cafe Gavroche, Esora, and dozens of restaurants and wine bars within a 200-metre radius. The Singapore River promenade connects seamlessly to Clarke Quay and Boat Quay eastward, and to the Kim Seng and Alexandra waterfront westward. Great World City mall — a large lifestyle and retail anchor — is adjacent to Great World MRT station, approximately 10 minutes on foot. The CBD is accessible in under 15 minutes by taxi or 20 minutes by TEL+transfer, placing Rivière comfortably within the work-life geography of Singapore’s core financial and professional services sector.

Schools within the broader River Valley–Alexandra catchment include River Valley Primary School (approximately 1.5 km), Alexandra Primary, and Gan Eng Seng Primary. The River Valley corridor has historically attracted expatriate families, and the proximity to international schools in the Orchard and Tanglin belt (ISS International, Tanglin Trust, EtonHouse) adds to the family-rental appeal that sustains Rivière’s tenant profile. For families who prioritise the lifestyle precinct over the school-gate walk, the Robertson Quay address is difficult to fault.

Schools & Education

2 primary schools within the 1 km Priority Phase balloting radius.

Facilities

Rivière’s facilities are delivered at the standard expected of a Frasers Property luxury waterfront development: a river-facing infinity pool, sky terraces at the upper levels of both towers, a well-equipped gymnasium, function rooms, concierge services, and landscaped podium gardens integrating the heritage warehouse precinct. The development’s orientation — two towers facing the Singapore River — means the infinity pool and sky terrace amenities capture the full river panorama, delivering a facilities experience that is genuinely site-specific and unreplicable at an inland address.

The river-facing infinity pool is the centrepiece: positioned at the podium level with an unobstructed Singapore River outlook, it provides a rare urban waterfront swimming experience that few Singapore condominiums can match. The sky terraces on the upper floors of both towers extend the outdoor amenity to height — residents with sky suite units or access to the terrace levels enjoy river, city, and southern exposure views from a vantage point that commands the full Robertson Quay precinct. The gymnasium is fitted to the standard expected at $2,905 PSF: cardio and weight equipment, private training amenities, and views oriented toward the river corridor.

“The infinity pool is genuinely special — looking out over the Singapore River in the evening, with the skyline in the distance, is something no photo captures. The facilities overall are Frasers at their best.”

— Resident review via PropertyGuru

The integration of The Warehouse Hotel heritage building into the precinct adds a lifestyle dimension that goes beyond standard condominium amenities. Residents have the hotel’s Po restaurant and bar — a destination dining venue in its own right — within the development boundary. The conserved godown architecture and riverside setting of the hotel provide a heritage character to the podium environment that is architecturally coherent and contextually rare: very few Singapore residential developments share a physical precinct with a celebrated boutique heritage hotel. For residents who value an artfully curated living environment over maximising the square-footage of amenity decks, Rivière’s precinct quality is a significant differentiator.

Unit Sizes & Layout

Rivière’s 527 units span a mix of 1-bedroom through 5-bedroom configurations across two 36-storey towers, with sky suites occupying the upper floors of each tower. The unit layouts reflect a design philosophy that prioritises river outlook: a large proportion of units on the upper floors of both towers are oriented directly toward the Singapore River, and the dual-tower configuration is arranged to maximise sightline separation across the development. On floors above approximately the 15th level, unobstructed river and cityscape views toward Clarke Quay, the CBD, and the Marina Bay skyline are accessible across a broad swath of the unit stack.

Layout efficiency is consistent with Frasers Property’s luxury residential standard: open-plan living and dining, full-height glazing on river-facing elevations, quality kitchen fittings and bathroom finishings, and a spatial planning language that allocates view corridors deliberately rather than as an afterthought. The 1-bedroom and 2-bedroom configurations in the lower-to-mid tower stack are the development’s investment-oriented units, providing the compact footprint that attracts the single-professional and expatriate-couple tenant profile characteristic of Robertson Quay. The 3-bedroom and above configurations in the mid-to-upper stack — and particularly the sky suites — represent Rivière’s owner-occupier product: larger, premium-positioned, and designed to capture the full river panorama from an elevated vantage.

The sky suites at the tower tops are a genuine differentiator within the development. At the upper levels of a 36-storey tower at Robertson Quay, the views encompass the Singapore River corridor, the low-rise Tiong Bahru residential streetscape to the south, and the full CBD and Marina Bay skyline to the east. These units are Rivière at its most uncompromised: the development’s most distinctive and unreplicable product, delivered at a price point that reflects the full waterfront, height, heritage, and Frasers premium simultaneously.

Finishings throughout the development are to the luxury standard expected at Frasers Property’s premium price point: marble and engineered stone surfaces, premium brand kitchen appliances, quality bathroom hardware, and a palette that references the waterfront industrial heritage of the site without being literal. The result is units that read as contemporary luxury rather than heritage pastiche — appropriate for a development where the heritage character is expressed through the conserved Warehouse Hotel precinct rather than forced into the residential interior.

Pricing & Market Position

Across 373 recorded transactions (all-time), sale prices range from $1,438,000 to $6,638,888, averaging $3,275,608.

Over the last 12 months, transactions averaged $2,899 psf.

Rents range from $4,600 to $22,000 per month across 456 rental transactions. Current rental yield sits at approximately 2.7%.

Rental Yield by Bedroom Type

Blended yield hides the spread between unit sizes — smaller units at RIVIERE typically rent harder per dollar of purchase price. The final column shows monthly rent per $100,000 invested, so unit sizes compare on equal capital:

Price Appreciation

From 2021 to 2026, the average PSF has appreciated by 7.1% (from $2,680 to $2,870 psf).

Neighbourhood Comparison

The most relevant waterfront comparison in the immediate vicinity is The Pier at Robertson, the other Singapore River-fronting residential development at Robertson Quay. The Pier (2004, 99-year leasehold, 120 units) is a boutique low-rise development with strong riverfront character but a much smaller scale and a vintage that requires renovation budget. At its lower PSF versus Rivière, The Pier offers riverfront access at a discount to Rivière’s premium — but the comparison is not apples-to-apples: Rivière is newer by 18 years, 36 storeys versus 4, Frasers-managed, and integrated with an active heritage hotel precinct. Buyers who want Robertson Quay riverfront at entry-level pricing look at The Pier; buyers who want Robertson Quay riverfront at the highest quality standard look at Rivière.

Across the river and slightly upstream, Martin Modern at Martin Place (2019, 99-year leasehold, 450 units) is the other Frasers Property flagship development in the D9–D3 boundary zone. Martin Modern commands approximately $2,600–$2,800 PSF — below Rivière’s $2,905 PSF average. The gap reflects Rivière’s direct river frontage versus Martin Modern’s elevated garden precinct; Martin Modern’s position on the D9 side with better Orchard access is partially offset by Rivière’s unique waterfront heritage character. Buyers choosing between the two Frasers flagships in this corridor are essentially choosing between the Singapore River and the Great World City–Orchard corridor.

In the broader D3 landscape, The Anchorage (1997, freehold, 821 units, Alexandra Road) provides a freehold alternative in the same district at meaningfully lower PSF. However, The Anchorage’s Alexandra Road address and older vintage place it in a fundamentally different lifestyle and architectural category from Rivière’s Robertson Quay waterfront position. The freehold-versus-leasehold comparison is relevant for long-hold investors but does not represent a like-for-like lifestyle trade-off.

At the prime D9–D1 waterfront tier, The Sail at Marina Bay (99-year leasehold, 2008, D1) and Marina One Residences (99-year leasehold, 2017, D1) offer Singapore waterfront addresses at PSF levels comparable to or above Rivière, but in the marina/CBD context rather than the village-scale riverside precinct character of Robertson Quay. For buyers who want a Singapore waterfront address with vibrant ground-level lifestyle rather than a corporate marina district, Rivière’s Robertson Quay context is a qualitative differentiator that no D1 waterfront development replicates.

Lease Decay Analysis

The 99-year lease runs from 2018, meaning approximately 8 years have already been consumed. Roughly 91 years remain — still comfortably within the range where most banks will offer full financing without restrictions.

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 ~81 years remaining, which is still very bankable. The risk profile changes for longer holds.

ShiokNest Scores

Our proprietary scoring system evaluates RIVIERE across multiple dimensions.

What Residents Say

“Living at Rivière is unlike any other condo in Singapore. The river at your doorstep, the Warehouse Hotel next door, Robertson Quay restaurants a two-minute walk. We looked at every waterfront option in D1 and D3 before choosing this, and nothing else came close.”

— Owner review via PropertyGuru

“The infinity pool facing the Singapore River is genuinely world-class. After two years here I still stop and appreciate the view every time. The Frasers team managed the handover and subsequent management professionally — this is a well-run development.”

— Resident review via 99.co

“The Robertson Quay lifestyle is the selling point for tenants. Our unit was rented within two weeks of listing at above asking. The expat and finance professional tenant pool in this area is deep and consistent. Great World TEL has made a material difference to the commute story since it opened.”

— Investor comment via EdgeProp

“We rent here as a couple — both work in the CBD. Great World MRT in 8 minutes on foot, then one stop to Orchard or straight into the city. The neighbourhood — the restaurants, the riverside walks, the art galleries — is the best in Singapore for our lifestyle. No regrets at all.”

— Tenant review via SRX

The resident profile at Rivière skews toward high-earning professionals, expatriate couples and small families, and HNW owner-occupiers who chose the Robertson Quay address specifically for the waterfront lifestyle rather than as a yield-driven acquisition. Feedback consistently highlights three themes: the riverside setting and The Warehouse Hotel precinct as daily-life amenity differentiators; the quality of Great World TEL for CBD and Orchard commutes; and the Robertson Quay F&B and lifestyle precinct as the primary lifestyle draw that distinguishes Rivière from all other D3 and D1 waterfront condominiums. Management quality under Frasers Property’s management arm receives consistently positive reviews, reflecting the developer’s involvement at the post-TOP management stage.

Strengths & Weaknesses

Verdict

Rivière is the definitive Singapore River address at Robertson Quay — and there is no second option. No other development at this stretch of the river combines a new (2022) construction vintage, 36-storey tower height, a Frasers Property quality standard, and the heritage-hotel precinct integration of The Warehouse Hotel. At $2,905 PSF, the premium is real and clearly decomposable: approximately $300–500 PSF attributable to the Singapore River frontage versus comparable D3 inland addresses; a further premium for the Robertson Quay lifestyle precinct over secondary D3 addresses; and a Frasers quality and management premium that is visible in the finishings and the post-TOP management track record.

The 99-year leasehold from 2018, with approximately 91 years remaining, is a non-issue for virtually any investment horizon a buyer is likely to consider. A buyer who holds for 20 years and exits in 2046 would be selling with 72 years remaining — still above the CPF 60-year usage threshold and well within conventional bank financing parameters. The leasehold structure meaningfully reduces the buyer universe relative to a freehold comparable, but given that the waterfront heritage site cannot be replicated in freehold form in Singapore, this is a structural characteristic of the asset rather than a deficiency in the development.

The gross yield of approximately 2.8% is structurally characteristic of luxury riverfront addresses globally and should be understood as such. Rivière is not a yield instrument. It is a capital-and-lifestyle asset: an address where the primary investment thesis is preservation of the waterfront heritage premium, with rental income as a useful offset rather than a standalone return driver. Buyers who require 4%+ gross yields should be directed elsewhere in D3 or toward HDB-adjacent OCR addresses. Buyers who understand what the Robertson Quay Singapore River address represents in the Singapore land market will correctly evaluate $2,905 PSF as a justified premium for an unreplicable product.

Rivière is the right choice for buyers who want Singapore’s most distinctive riverfront lifestyle address — a 36-storey heritage-precinct waterfront development with Frasers quality, Great World TEL connectivity, and Robertson Quay at their doorstep — and who understand that premium waterfront addresses are acquired for their irreplaceable site characteristics, not for their yield profile.

The neighbourhood rating of 9.5 is the development’s strongest score and the one that anchors the investment case. Robertson Quay is not a neighbourhood that can be replicated in Singapore’s land market: it is the convergence of river frontage, heritage conservation, F&B critical mass, walkable lifestyle, and proximity to both Orchard Road and the CBD that makes it uniquely desirable. Rivière sits at the heart of this precinct, on the former Zouk site, with the award-winning Warehouse Hotel conservation as its immediate neighbour. That combination — the site, the setting, the developer, and the execution — is Rivière’s permanent and unreplicable competitive advantage in the Singapore residential market.