1,000 BTO flats on former Keppel Club site to be launched in October
[SINGAPORE] Around 1,000 Housing and Development Board (HDB) Build-To-Order (BTO) flats that will be built on the site of the former Keppel Club will be launched for sale in October.
Located within the Greater Southern Waterfront development, the BTO project will have two-room flexi to four-room flats, and public rental flats, National Development Minister Desmond Lee said in a Facebook post on Thursday (May 15).
The upcoming blocks will be between 19 and 46 storeys high.
Lee said the estate will have lush green spaces, designed in line with the area’s rich biodiversity. Berlayer Creek, which is beside the project, houses one of two remaining mangroves in southern Singapore. A granite rock outcrop, known as Batu Berlayar in Malay, or Sailing Rock, once stood near Berlayer Creek and guided maritime traders safely to Singapore’s shores as early as the 14th century, he noted.
“New landscaped terraces and green corridor features will also be integrated into the development to facilitate ecological movement and create new habitats to attract and protect biodiversity, as guided by recommendations from an environmental study and insightful feedback from nature groups,” Lee said. A pre-school and a nature-themed playground will be located in the estate.
The BTO project, the first to be launched at the 48ha site, will be part of 6,000 HDB flats and 3,000 private homes that will be built there.
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The new estate is part of the mature town of Bukit Merah, bounded by Telok Blangah Road, Berlayer Creek and Bukit Chermin.
Its future residents will be served by Labrador Park and Telok Blangah MRT stations on the Circle Line, which will be connected to the estate via walking trails.
Within the site, about 20 per cent of the area – close to 10ha, which is the size of around 18 football fields – will be set aside for parks and open land.
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In July, HDB will offer about 740 flats in Toa Payoh West near Caldecott MRT station, Lee added.
The project, bounded by Toa Payoh Rise and Braddell Rise, will have an eatery, shops and a pre-school. Its residents can also access a nearby hawker centre and neighbourhood shops, Lee said.
HDB’s flat portal said the development will have two-room flexi, three- and four-room flats.
Lee said the authorities are committed to ensuring that public housing remains affordable, inclusive and accessible for Singaporeans by building more homes across the island, including in areas near to the city centre.
“This will enable families to live closer to their workplaces or their elderly parents who may be staying in the older HDB towns nearer to the city centre, for mutual care and support,” he said.
The Government will launch more than 50,000 flats between 2025 and 2027.
In 2025, HDB will put out about 19,600 homes across various projects. THE STRAITS TIMES
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