CHIP Eng Seng yesterday sold about 60 apartments in Nine Residences, the residential component of its 99-year leasehold Yishun mixed-development project. It priced the initial 100 units at $1,070 per square foot on average. Nine Residences comprises 186 units.CHIP Eng Seng yesterday sold about 60 apartments in Nine Residences, the residential component of its 99-year leasehold Yishun mixed-development project. It priced the initial 100 units

The developer has also sold some 124 of the total 146 strata retail units in Junction Nine, which will occupy the first two levels of the 14-storey project about 750 metres from Yishun MRT Station. The 124 strata unit sales include more than 10 units that had been sold before yesterday's launch - inclusive of the 10,527 sq ft supermarket unit and a 4,209 sq ft unit approved for foodcourt use, both acquired by the same party.

As for the strata retail units that were sold yesterday, many had to be balloted due to demand from more than one party.