The Housing and Development Board (HDB) has launched 1,176 standard flats in a new build-to-order (BTO) project in Yishun. As much as 95 per cent of the project, Yishun Greenwalk, will be set aside for first-time buyers, it said yesterday. With the launch, HDB has offered a total of about 16,700 new flats for sale under its BTO and the Sale-of-Balance-Flats programme since the start of the year. The...
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The Housing & Development Board (HDB) is launching more Build-To-Order (BTO) flats in Yishun. The latest project, Yishun Greenwalk, will offer 1,176 standard flats. The project is bounded by Yishun Ring Road, Yishun Avenue 6 and Yishun Avenue 9. A three-room unit would range from S$150,000 to S$186,000 in price while a four-room unit would cost between S$224,000 to $280,000. A five-room flat would...
Adora Green, the first DBSS (Design, Build and Sell Scheme) public housing development in Yishun had its groundbreaking yesterday on-site at Yishun Avenue 11, in a ceremony graced by Mr K Shanmugam, Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Law. The development is expected to launch some time in the first quarter next year. Conveniently located at the junction of Yishun Ave 11 and Yishun Central, within...
The Housing & Development Board (HDB) is launching the land at Yuan Ching Road for sale by public tender under the Design, Build and Sell Scheme (DBSS) on Tuesday. The tender will close at noon on January 5 next year. The site is located near the Jurong Lake district, which will be developed into a unique lakeside destination for business and leisure. It is also near Jurong Point, IMM, Taman Jurong...
Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew has advised HDB flat owners not to sell their flats since their value appreciates year after year. Speaking at the annual Tree Planting Day in Tanjong Pagar GRC, Mr. Lee said: “I urge you not to listen to the estate agents and sell it, and go and rent a flat because that's a stupid thing to do.” “You sell it, you may not get a rental flat for a long time. And you cannot...
The Housing and Development Board (HDB) has raised a record S$2.38 million to help the less fortunate. The sum was collected over two years through various charity projects - with the biggest amount of S$830,000 raised at its Charity Dinner at the Ritz Carlton on Saturday evening. The HDB Charity dinner received S$830,000 while the HDB Charity Golf graced by Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong on July 18...
The Housing and Development Board (HDB) has awarded the land parcel at Upper Serangoon View to joint bidders FCL Topaz, Far East Civil Engineering and Sekisui House for S$156.8 million. Their bid was the highest of the four bids received at the close of the tender on November 9. The land parcel, which is meant for condominium housing development, has a site area of 13,000 square metres and a maximum...
Recently, the Housing and Development Board was conferred the UN-Habitat Scroll of Honour Award - the most prestigious human settlements award in the world. In recognising Singapore's achievement, the UN-Habitat Chief of Information Services said: "It's really quite impressive for a country to provide adequate shelter and home ownership for so many." Ask most housing experts and observers, and they will...
The Housing and Development Board (HDB) has awarded the land parcel at Woodgrove Avenue to Tampines Court, a unit of Far East Organization, for S$105.12 million. The developer has submitted the highest of the six bids received at the close of the tender on November 4. The land parcel, which is meant for strata landed or condominium development, has a site area of over 20,900 square metres and a maximum...
The Housing and Development Board (HDB) has received four bids for the land parcel at Upper Serangoon View at the close of the tender on Tuesday. The site has an area of 13,000 square metres. The highest bid came from joint bidders FCL Topaz, Far East Civil Engineering and Sekisui House. They submitted a bid of S$156.8 million. That translates to about S$3,446 per square metre per gross floor area for...