Orchard plot, Jurong East EC, Raffles Town Club among 10 new housing sites in H2 GLS plan

[SINGAPORE] Ten new sites will be on offer under the government land sales (GLS) programme for private residential housing in the second half of 2026 – seven on the confirmed list and three on the reserve list. 

Among the confirmed list sites are prime parcels in Orchard Boulevard and Holland Plain, alongside an executive condominium (EC) site in Jurong East and several city-fringe plots.

Meanwhile, the reserve list includes a Plymouth Avenue/Dunearn Road site currently occupied by Raffles Town Club.

Overall, the 10 sites will yield around 4,575 new private homes.

Spanning 0.34 hectare (ha), the Orchard Boulevard plot neighbours the 99-year leasehold Cuscaden Reserve condominium, and is a stone’s throw from Orchard MRT station. With a gross plot ratio of 2.8, the site is estimated to yield around 110 new private homes. 

The tender is predicted to launch in September.

Lee Sze Teck, Huttons Asia senior director of data analytics, noted that the site is likely among the last few available along Orchard Boulevard. 

Developers could also be encouraged by the “steady” sales performance of the nearby Upperhouse at Orchard Boulevard, which was developed on the previous Orchard Boulevard GLS site, said ERA Singapore chief executive Marcus Chu. Since its launch in July 2025, the project has sold 80 per cent of units.

Given continued demand for prime Core Central Region projects, Lee expects the new Orchard Boulevard plot to see up to eight bidders, with a top offer of up to S$1,700 per square foot per plot ratio (psf ppr).

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Another site that caught analysts’ attention is the EC site in Jurong East.

The 1.49 ha plot in Jurong East Avenue 1 has a gross plot ratio of five and can house about 735 residential units. At least 750 square metres (sq m) of space will be set aside for a childcare centre.

SRI head of research and data analytics Mohan Sandrasegeran noted that this would be the first EC site in the area since 1996, when the nearby Westmere EC was launched. 

“Given Jurong East’s transformation into a major commercial and transportation hub, coupled with its extensive retail, employment and connectivity offerings, the site is expected to attract positive interest from buyers,” he said. 

Bids for the site may therefore be as high as S$750 psf ppr when the tender goes up in December, even with the change in EC policy in May this year, Lee said.

Meanwhile, the Plymouth Avenue/Dunearn Road site on the reserve list has a land area of 1.14 ha, with a gross plot ratio of 2.1. It is expected to yield 250 residential units, with up to 2,500 sq m of retail space.

The tender will be available in October 2026, when Raffles Town Club’s lease expires.

But Lee believes that the likelihood of a reserve list site being triggered is low, with the slate of land parcels already available on the confirmed list.

Confirmed list sites are launched regardless of demand, while a site on the reserve list is put up for tender when a developer makes an acceptable offer.