Singapore condo sues five parties after concrete chunk falls 20 metres from balcony

The management corporation of Foresque Residences in Bukit Panjang, Singapore, has initiated legal action against the condominium's developer, Wincheer Investment, and four other entities over alleged defects in balcony construction.

This follows an incident in February 2025 where a concrete piece fell from a third-floor balcony, prompting inspections that revealed construction discrepancies in 88 balconies of Block 105.

While the Building and Construction Authority mandated immediate safety measures, the developer and other involved parties dispute the claims, asserting maintenance rather than structural issues and contesting the claims based on time limitations and responsibility.

The case is currently pending in court.

SINGAPORE, Sept 14 — The management corporation of a condominium in Bukit Panjang, a residential area in north-west Singapore, has reportedly sued the development’s developer and four other parties over alleged balcony defects discovered after a piece of concrete fell about 20 metres from a third-floor balcony in February 2025.

According to The Straits Times , the incident occurred at Block 105 of Foresque Residences, a 496-unit condominium along Petir Road, and led to inspections which found about 60 per cent of the block’s balcony slab edges produced hollow sounds during hammer-tapping tests.

Court documents reportedly showed that professional engineer Chan Chee Choon, engaged by the management corporation, identified 88 balconies in Block 105 as affected, while inspections of the condominium’s other four blocks did not find the same condition.

Chan alleged that part of the balcony slab had not been built as designed, with a 70mm section of concrete missing and the gap subsequently filled with cement mortar, creating an area vulnerable to separation.

The management corporation, which claims the defects pose a serious safety risk, is seeking damages from developer Wincheer Investment, architect Arc Studio Architecture + Urbanism, structural engineer KTP Consultants, professional engineer GLT Engineers and subcontractor Credence Engineering.

Singapore’s Building and Construction Authority was alerted on February 15, 2025, inspected the site that day and later issued a Notice to Maintain requiring immediate safety measures and permanent rectification works, but declined further comment as the matter is before the courts.

Wincheer denied liability, saying it did not carry out the construction work, had appointed competent contractors, and considered the detached cementitious patch a maintenance issue rather than a structural defect.

The developer also argued that the claim is time-barred under the six-year limitation period and said its inspections in March and April 2026 found no visible cracking or signs of structural distress.

Arc Studio said its drawings specified a full reinforced concrete balcony slab, that it had not authorised the alleged deviation, and that it was not responsible for supervising structural works.

KTP and GLT also denied design-related responsibility, with KTP disputing the testing methods and describing any problems as isolated workmanship issues, while GLT maintained that its railing design was structurally sound and code-compliant.

Credence, meanwhile, denied negligence and said its railing work had been checked by other project parties, adding that after more than 14 years it no longer had sufficient records to determine whether its subcontract even covered Block 105.

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新加坡武吉班让 Foresque Residences 的管理公司已对该公寓的开发商 Wincheer Investment 和其他四家实体提起诉讼，指控其阳台建造存在缺陷。

此前，2025 年 2 月发生了一起事件，一块混凝土块从三楼阳台掉落，引发了检查，结果发现 105 座的 88 个阳台存在施工缺陷。

虽然建设局要求立即采取安全措施，但开发商和其他相关方对这些要求提出异议，声称是维护问题而不是结构问题，并以时间限制和责任为由对这些要求进行抗辩。

该案件目前仍在法院审理中。

新加坡，9 月 14 日——据报道，新加坡西北部住宅区武吉班让的一栋公寓的管理公司已就阳台缺陷问题起诉该楼盘的开发商和其他四方。此前，一块混凝土于 2025 年 2 月从三楼阳台坠落约 20 米，导致阳台出现缺陷。

据《海峡时报》报道，该事件发生在佩蒂尔路（Petir Road）上的福斯奎公寓（Foresque Residences）第 105 座，这是一栋拥有 496 个单元的公寓楼。事件发生后进行的检查发现，该楼约 60% 的阳台楼板边缘在锤击测试中发出空洞的声音。

据报道，法庭文件显示，受物业管理公司聘请的专业工程师陈志春（Chan Chee Choon）认定第 105 座的 88 个阳台受到影响，而对该公寓其他四座楼的检查并未发现同样的情况。

陈先生声称，阳台楼板的一部分没有按设计建造，缺少70毫米厚的混凝土，缝隙随后用水泥砂浆填补，造成一个容易分离的区域。

管理公司声称这些缺陷构成严重的安全隐患，并向开发商 Wincheer Investment、建筑师 Arc Studio Architecture + Urbanism、结构工程师 KTP Consultants、专业工程师 GLT Engineers 和分包商 Credence Engineering 寻求赔偿。

新加坡建设局于 2025 年 2 月 15 日接到通知，当天对现场进行了检查，随后发出维护通知，要求立即采取安全措施和进行永久性整改工程，但由于此事已提交法院审理，因此拒绝进一步置评。

Wincheer否认承担责任，称其并未进行施工，已委任合格的承包商，并认为脱落的水泥补丁属于维护问题，而非结构缺陷。

开发商还辩称，该索赔已超过六年诉讼时效，并表示其在 2026 年 3 月和 4 月进行的检查没有发现任何可见的裂缝或结构损坏迹象。

Arc Studio表示，其图纸明确规定阳台板为全钢筋混凝土结构，并未授权进行所谓的偏离，并且不负责监督结构工程。

KTP 和 GLT 也否认了与设计相关的责任，KTP 对测试方法提出异议，并将任何问题描述为孤立的工艺问题，而 GLT 则坚持认为其栏杆设计在结构上是合理的，并且符合规范。

与此同时，Credence 否认存在疏忽，并表示其护栏工程已由其他项目方检查过，还补充说，经过 14 年多的时间，它已没有足够的记录来确定其分包合同是否涵盖了 105 号地块。

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