HDB Announces 9,144 New BTO Flats Across 10 Projects
The Housing & Development Board (HDB) has opened applications for 9,144 Build-To-Order (BTO) flats in a broad sale exercise spanning ten projects across Singapore. This round marks the first flats in two new housing estates: Mount Pleasant in Toa Payoh and Berlayar on the former Keppel Club site in Bukit Merah, reflecting HDB’s continued push to offer more options across mature and emerging towns.
New Estates: Mount Pleasant and Berlayar
Mount Pleasant Crest in Toa Payoh will contribute 1,350 two-room flexi, three- and four-room flats, plus 270 public rental flats on a site along Thomson Road. Meanwhile, Berlayar Residences forms part of the Greater Southern Waterfront and sits between Telok Blangah and Labrador Park MRT stations. The Berlayar project will provide 870 units across two, three, and four-bedroom configurations, with a four-year, eight-month wait time for buyers.
Clawback Rates and Subsidies
Subsidy clawback levels vary by project, reflecting the scale of government subsidies involved. Berlayar Residences carries the highest clawback at 14 percent, while Mount Pleasant Crest and Redhill Peaks report 12 percent, and Bishan Terraces 10 percent. Oak Ville @ AMK, a Plus project, has a 7 percent clawback. Under the scheme, these clawbacks ensure a portion of subsidies is recovered when flats are resold, with a minimum 10-year occupancy period (MOP) for most new flats. Five projects fall under the Standard category and do not include a subsidy recovery clause but come with a five-year MOP.
Other Projects and Waiting Times
In addition to Mount Pleasant and Berlayar, five other projects fall under the Standard category and do not feature clawback obligations. Notable locations include Ang Mo Kio, Bedok, Bishan, Sembawang, and Yishun. The upcoming blocks will range from 19 to 46 storeys, and one block will include rental flats as part of the Berlayar development. For buyers, the Berlayar flats come with a revised wait time of about four years and eight months.
Prices and Configurations
Prices before grants span a wide range across the new estates: two-room flexi flats start from about $209,000 to $373,000 in Mount Pleasant Crest, with three-room units from $411,000 to $552,000 and four-room flats from $558,000 to $787,000. Berlayar Residences offers two-room flexi flats from $218,000 to $369,000, three-room units from $420,000 to $562,000, and four-room flats from $578,000 to $788,000. The price dispersion reflects location, amenities, and proximity to future developments in the Greater Southern Waterfront.
Other HDB Projects in This Exercise
In Bedok, Sengkang, and Yishun, three Standard projects totaling 3,294 units promise shorter waiting times of under three years. Chencharu Grove and Yishun Glade in Yishun offer combined 1,395 units with waits around two years and seven months. Fernvale Plains in Sengkang, a Standard project with 830 units, includes 207 community care apartments designed with senior-friendly fittings to support independent living. Ping Yi Court in Bedok houses 862 units with a similar waiting period of about two years and nine months.
Open-Concept and Family Care Initiatives
Some flats offer open-concept designs known as “white flats” without partition walls, appealing to buyers seeking flexible layouts. A notable policy adjustment this cycle is the Family Care Scheme’s second component, which gives priority to applicants jointly applying for two units in the same BTO project with their parents, applicable from October. The previous July adjustment granted priority to first-time singles within existing single-buyer quotas when purchasing a two-room flexi flat near or with their parents.
Application Window and Look Ahead
Applications are open until 11:59pm on October 22 via the HDB Flat Portal. The next BTO exercise in February will offer about 4,600 flats in Bukit Merah, Sembawang, Tampines, and Toa Payoh, with roughly 3,000 remaining flats to be allocated. This mix of new estates and revived older towns underscores HDB’s ongoing strategy to balance prices, waiting times, and housing options for Singaporeans.
