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Would a subsidy clawback of 20% or more for top HDB BTO projects be excessive?

A Pearl’s Hill BTO flat may not be a slam dunk with tighter restrictions in place for Prime flats

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Leslie Yee

Leslie Yee

Published Mon, Mar 23, 2026 · 12:16 PM
    • Some analysts expect BTO units at Pearl's Hill to come under the Prime category and have a subsidy recovery rate of 18 to 20 per cent.
    • Some analysts expect BTO units at Pearl's Hill to come under the Prime category and have a subsidy recovery rate of 18 to 20 per cent. PHOTO: BT FILE

    POTENTIAL new Housing & Development Board (HDB) flat buyers can look forward to the Build-To-Order (BTO) project at Pearl’s Hill in Outram, which will become Singapore’s tallest public housing project, with an over-60-storey block.

    Located adjacent to Outram Park MRT station, the Pearl’s Hill project will have about 1,700 two-room flexi, three and four-room units, and over 140 public rental flats. It will be the first public housing project to be launched in the area in over four decades.

    Imagine living near the Central Business District and enjoying spectacular views from a high-floor Pearl’s Hill HDB flat.

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