60-storey flats in first BTO project at Pearl's Hill in over 40 years, as government intensifies land use
CNA
A new Build-to-Order project will also be launched next to Caldecott MRT station in October.
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s tallest public housing project will be launched at Pearl’s Hill within the next few years, marking the first Build-to-Order (BTO) project in the area in over four decades.
The new project was announced by National Development Minister Chee Hong Tat in parliament on Wednesday (Mar 4) during the debate on his ministry's spending plans.
The Housing and Development Board (HDB) flats will sit on the site of the former Outram Park Complex, at the base of Pearl’s Hill City Park. It will be next to Outram Park MRT station.
The project will comprise about 1,700 two-room flexi, three-room and four-room flats, as well as over 140 public rental flats, HDB and the Ministry of National Development (MND) said in a joint release.
At over 60 storeys, the development will be Singapore’s tallest housing project. The blocks will be of varying heights, said Mr Chee.
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