R&F Princess Cove Phase 3

650 metres, via a covered link bridge that R&F built — so the walk is sheltered from end to end rather than exposed. Singapore itself is 1,056 metres away in a straight line.

The RTS Link’s Bukit Chagar station sits inside the same CIQ complex, so the same bridge gets you to both the road crossing and the train.

4,385 units across 12 residential blocks, arranged in five groups: C1 (one block), C2-1/2/3, C3-1/2, C3A-1/2/3 and C5-1/2/3.

This matters when you choose a unit. Six of the twelve blocks — the C3A and C5 groups — run the same two layouts (820 sq ft two-bedroom and 1,161 sq ft three-bedroom), which means those units will have the deepest pool of resale comparables later. The C3 group holds the largest and rarest plans.

Twenty-one layouts, from a 313 sq ft one-bedroom (Type A) to a 1,555 sq ft four-bedroom (Type E). In between: the B-series one-bedders at 555–595 sq ft, two-bedrooms from 781 to 894 sq ft, and three-bedrooms at 1,156, 1,161 and 1,275 sq ft.

You will see plan codes written as A / A(M), C1 / C1(M) and so on. The (M) suffix denotes the mirrored version of the same plan — same area, same room count, layout flipped. It affects which way your windows face, not how much space you get.

The targeted completion date is 30 November 2029. Block C1 topped out on 6 June 2026, built by China Construction Third Engineering Bureau’s Malaysian entity.

One practical consequence: the RTS Link is expected to be carrying passengers well before 2029. So unlike buyers in earlier phases, Phase 3 buyers get to see the railway working before they take delivery, rather than buying on the promise of it.

Yes, the land is freehold, with strata title on the individual units.

Foreigners can buy above the state price floor. Johor sets a minimum purchase price of RM1,000,000 for strata property bought by non-citizens, and state consent is required. Budget also for the Johor foreign buyer levy (3% of price or RM30,000, whichever is higher, from 1 July 2025). That minimum has a second, higher tier: RM50,000 where the property is a serviced residence transacted below RM1 million. R&F has not published Phase 3 prices and I have not seen the land-use category confirmed in writing for this phase, so ask for both before you assume RM30,000 is your figure. Above a RM1,000,000 price the 3% exceeds either minimum in any case. Then add the flat 8% stamp duty applying to non-citizens since 1 January 2026.

You may hear that Phases 1 and 2 had a special approval letting foreigners buy below RM1 million. I have not seen any government document supporting that, so I will not repeat it as fact. If it matters to your purchase, get it confirmed in writing by the developer and by a Johor conveyancing lawyer before you pay a deposit.

You should know about it, and I would rather tell you than have you find out later. Guangzhou R&F Properties, the Chinese parent, reported a net loss of RMB 16.43 billion for FY2025, and its auditor issued a disclaimer of opinion citing going-concern uncertainty. The group is working through onshore and offshore debt restructuring.

What that does and does not mean here. The Malaysian entity, R&F Development Sdn Bhd, is a separate company, Phases 1 and 2 are built and occupied, and Phase 3 is under construction with a state-linked Chinese contractor and a topped-out first block. Malaysian buyers are also protected by the HDA statutory framework — progressive payments tied to certified construction stages, plus the defect liability period.

Where the real risk sits is the long tail rather than the build: management-corporation funding, defect rectification once you take keys, and how well the common areas are maintained ten years out if the parent group stays distressed. My advice is practical — go and inspect Phases 1 and 2 yourself, ask current owners what maintenance is actually like, and have your lawyer read the S&P carefully. Then decide.

R&F has not published a price list or maintenance rate for Phase 3 on its official project site, and the figures circulating on listing portals contradict each other. I am not going to put a number here that I cannot stand behind.

I get the current price list and the S&P payment schedule direct from the developer. Message me and I will send you what is actually accurate today, for the specific layout and block you are looking at — pricing varies meaningfully between the C3 group and the C3A/C5 groups.

They are the two freehold projects closest to the crossing, and they suit different buyers. Causewayz Square is 600 m from the CIQ with a link bridge proposed; Princess Cove Phase 3 is 650 m with the covered bridge already part of the built masterplan, plus a direct link into a 532,000 sq ft mall.

Causewayz runs 366–850 sq ft across nine layouts — tighter, more rental-yield oriented. Phase 3 runs 313–1,555 sq ft across twenty-one layouts, so it covers families as well as investors. Phase 3 also has ten years of built, occupied phases on the same site that you can walk through; Causewayz does not yet.

The trade-off is the one in the previous answer: R&F’s parent is financially distressed, EXSIM’s is not.

A 50-metre swimming pool, tennis courts, a basketball court, an indoor badminton court, a gymnasium with a separate strength training zone, a yoga studio, sauna, mini golf, a billiards room and a children’s playroom.

The two that are genuinely uncommon: an elevated jogging track running through a sky leisure park, and all-weather covered walkways connecting the development — the same design thinking as the CIQ link bridge, which in this climate is the difference between facilities you use and facilities you look at.