Punggol will serve as a testbed for new smart concepts progressively from 2023 in the areas of living, working and service delivery, said a joint statement from JTC and the Prime Minister's Office's Smart Nation and Digital Government Office on Friday. The Punggol Digital District (PDD), which is part of Punggol town, will house 210,000 square metres of business park and mixed-use spaces available from...
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Two new Punggol Build-To-Order (BTO) housing estates will pay tribute to Punggol’s history as a fishing village and to one of Singapore’s earliest zoos, the Housing and Development Board (HDB) announced on Sunday (Sep 1). The 2,724 flats within Punggol Point Crown and Punggol Point Cove will be launched for sale in September, and are expected to be completed by 2024. “Tailored to capitalise on...
Punggol residents will have more to look forward to come 2021 with the opening of Punggol Town Hub (PTH) that will feature a new hawker centre and library among other amenities. This was announced on Sunday (Oct 7) at Punggol Town Square, where some 1,000 residents got a glimpse of the new town hub during the groundbreaking ceremony which was held together with the Children’s Day carnival. The...
Residents in Punggol have a new community space that offers vantage views of Punggol Waterway. Located near transport and shopping facilities, the new town square will be used for a variety of activities such as exercise, food and music events. Speaking at the opening on Sunday (Jan 15) morning, Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean said Punggol has seen a huge transformation, with over 30,000 housing...
Stronger than expected bids were submitted for a parcel of land earmarked for executive condo development in the Punggol area. The 99-year leasehold property at Punggol Field Walk/Punggol East received a total of seven bids at the close of the tender on Thursday. Property consultants had forecast between three and six bids. The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) said the top bid of S$162.1 million was...
Recreational facilities at Punggol Point are shaping up, following the opening of Punggol Point Walk last year. Operations at the site are set to begin as soon as it receives its temporary occupation permit. The 2.9-hectare site took about S$4 million to develop. The site comprises a horse-riding centre with over 60 stables. It will be themed a cow-boy town, and will feature 30 chalets, a retail shop,...
Punggol may be touted as Singapore's hottest new estate after the Housing and Development Board (HDB) unveiled new plans for the area, but analysts said condominium prices and rentals may be tepid in the next two to three years. In the past year, private housing developments in Punggol have been selling like hot cakes, as the government has consistently released land for home developments. So far, three...
As Punggol moves into the next chapter of its development, it could potentially become Singapore's biggest housing town - twice that of Ang Mo Kio today - and feature the Republic's newest seafront public housing estate. National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan on Tuesday outlined several new ideas characterising Punggol Phase II, which will cover developments over the next 15 years and...
Punggol is rapidly developing into a major commercial and residential hub, underlined by strong interest for the new Watertown development. Over at the upcoming retail mall Waterway Point, supermarket NTUC FairPrice Finest and Shaw Theatres have signed on as anchor tenants. The FairPrice Finest outlet will occupy around 30,000 sq ft of retail space and provide a variety of quality products and...
The Housing and Development Board (HDB) tender for the land parcel at Punggol Way/Punggol Walk for Executive Condominium Housing Development has attracted three bids at the close on Tuesday. The top bid came from Qingjian Realty (South Pacific) Group Pte Ltd at S$189.87 million or $3,375.86 per square metre. This works out to S$314 per square foot per plot ratio. The top bid was just 1 percent higher...