Rendering of Toa Payoh's 40-storeys HDB blocks...

But it is in the Adobe PDF.

www.eptc.com.sg/Journals/isite4/DesignofHDB.pdf

These 40-storey HDB blocks are parts of SERS (Selective En Bloc Redevelopment Scheme). This is site B for SERS programme.

Site A of SERS is the site of already demolished Block 79 - 5 new 40-storeys blocks will emerge in this site and these will be ready by 2007. :D

I won't be surprised if HDB decides to build 50-storeys blocks in Toa Payoh again. :colgate:

btw there is a massive construction site called SERS where the long HDB block used to be, are they building 40 floors blocks there too?

Not sure...

Block 79 used to be a landmark in the area.My aunt used to live in it.I have fond memorise of the place.

You could see the Concourse and other skyscrapers from mid-level up the building.

Toa Payoh

11 Sep 2004

http://mywebpage.netscape.com/SingaporeSSC/tp119a.jpg

Update by redstone

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v606/redstone/constsitetpy.jpg

nice picture . spy-style photo:) :)

as you can see, the first bacth of 40-storey blocks are almost completed..with a new batch coming up..the skyline of Toa Payoh will be really gigantic..like a wall :cool:

What makes you think that SERS in the future would be 40 floors? :?

This is what JediAlf said..I'm referring to that specific plot of land in Toa Payoh

Here you are:

Rendering of Toa Payoh's 40-storeys HDB blocks...

But it is in the Adobe PDF.

www.eptc.com.sg/Journals/isite4/DesignofHDB.pdf

These 40-storey HDB blocks are parts of SERS (Selective En Bloc Redevelopment Scheme). This is site B for SERS programme.

Site A of SERS is the site of already demolished Block 79 - 5 new 40-storeys blocks will emerge in this site and these will be ready by 2007. :D

Oh....

For a clear shot of the site, go to the flats behind the site. Don't try any point blocks. ;)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v606/redstone/tpyflats40.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v606/redstone/tpyconst2.jpg

OMG construction is now really underway! :banana:

thanks for the update!

Toa Payoh

18 January 2005

3 blocks can be seen under construction

http://img119.exs.cx/img119/7663/tp401801a6oe.jpg

http://img132.exs.cx/img132/7162/tp4018014ex.jpg

Cool....did you see the notice board at the construction site with the project details?

unfortunately..there doesnt seem to have the project details on the fencing..except the adverts for SERS

so I'm not 100% sure if these are going to be 40 storey blocks, but JediAlf said they will be. Will they??? The shape of the base looks so to me...

They will definitely be. It was mentioned a long time ago in Lianhe Zaobao I believe. Also, the signboard is along Toa Payoh Central....near to the police centre. I saw it when passing by in a bus! ;)

oh thats excellent! :carrot:

7th March 2005

more on the way at Toa Payoh, I can make out 4

http://img54.exs.cx/img54/681/tp07031mo.jpg

http://img108.exs.cx/img108/3049/tp0703a9oa.jpg

Coruscant is the way to go. Except for the lower levels.

I actually guessed that there will be 4 blocks in that Toa Payoh site...so I was right! :D

:banana:

I can watch this rise! I hope the design will be different from the other batch for varieties sake

I wonder what those at 79 site would look like...

what's 79 site?

Those at Toa Payoh, over the old Block 79. ;)

Updates to the 40storey flats @ Toa Payoh Central (Blk 78 & 79).

http://www.photoi.org/share/upload/1662852615/dsc00092.jpg

I notice the block to the right has started quite behind the rest....maybe the last one is not going to be 40-storey?

when did the Toa Payoh project started? looks kindda slow... those commonwealth ones are already 27 or 28 storeys high...

The Toa Payoh flats started rising at the beginning of this year

when did the Toa Payoh project started? looks kindda slow... those commonwealth ones are already 27 or 28 storeys high...

The commonwealth ones are over 30 storeys for the tallest blocks already.

There will be 5x 40 storey point blocks rising from the site, joined together by a 10storey tall flats that interlinked the 6 point blocks together. Sky-garden on the 11th floor.

I notice the block to the right has started quite behind the rest....maybe the last one is not going to be 40-storey?

The projected end date is 31st March 2009. They can well afford to deli-dali over this project I guess.

when did the Toa Payoh project started? looks kindda slow... those commonwealth ones are already 27 or 28 storeys high...

The projected end date is 31st March 2009.

4 years from now?!?!? commonwealth ones i think it only had been a year or two... and its almost reaching the top! may be different methods used in construction?

Maybe it's the TOP... Occupation might be earlier. For example, people started moving in the new 30 storeys blocks at Redhill more than one year ago, but there are still some small works going on and some of the blocks are still completely closed.

There will be 6x 40 storey point blocks rising from the site, joined together by a 10storey tall flats that interlinked the 6 point blocks together. On top of the 10 storey units is a garden.

6 blocks! Thats quite a massive singular cluster isnt?!

Its bigger than the current batch at Toa Payoh...quite amazing :cool:

So sorry, think i miscalculated. Should be 5 blocks of 40storey flats. From the sheer size, it is definitely bigger in term of number of units compared to the current 4x 40storeys flats at toa payoh.

6 blocks! Thats quite a massive singular cluster isnt?!

Its bigger than the current batch at Toa Payoh...quite amazing :cool:

Here's the images :)

Front view
http://www.photoi.org/share/upload/540806050/toapayoh1a.jpg

Level 1 vehicle lobby
http://www.photoi.org/share/upload/858338062/toapayoh1b.jpg

Skygarden.
http://www.photoi.org/share/upload/2098125920/toapayoh1c.jpg

This place is starting to look more and more like Hong Kong, albeit a much cleaner and greener version...

thanks for the images maxxum! :)

the design looks simple, but the top could be interesting

the vehicle lobby also looks nice in the rendering

Heheh....
I think HDB is replicating the old Block 79 in the 'podium' of the new towers.
Block 79 is only 10 storeys tall, and had 'shophouse style' windows orginally at the rear. Those small square lourve ones. :cool:

No. 79 was quite a landmark!
Also it's HUGE!!!

Before the days of highrise Novena, I could see Concourse from the 6th floor! :eek::cool:

yes I remember block 79 as well :)

yes I remember block 79 as well :)

The legacy of 79 would still remain. :)

Anyone got full shots of the towers?

I wanna see the podium!

block 79?...no idea, can anyone enlighten me more about that? please... :)

Block 79 is a huge, very long curved block, stretching from one end of the plot to the other.

Beside it, in a small bulding connected by a roof, is a police post.

Gound floor has shops.

The front of the block is a huge carpark and a playground.


Had very fond memories of that place.... :)

Anyone can take a shot of the base of the towers?

More Photos......

http://www.photoi.org/share/upload2/355671677/dsc00175.jpg

http://www.photoi.org/share/upload2/860406172/dsc00176.jpg

http://www.photoi.org/share/upload2/240122690/dsc00177.jpg

http://www.photoi.org/share/upload2/642068818/dsc00179.jpg

very tall and slim. nice crown.

I don't really like the idea of having a huge low rise block all over the plot...
It's really adding a lot of not-so-needed density. I'd rather have 50 or 60 stories blocks with no low-rise ;-)

heh... I wonder what is the height limit for Toa Payoh area.

Saw this today... at the 40-storey commonwealth site. That prefabricated unit was hung up there for some time... hmmm...
http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/455/dsc95665js.jpg

@hya: The height limit for Toa Payoh area is at around 150m high.

@redstone: Fond memories for me too, POSBank used to be there too
when HDB Hub was under construction. My friends and I also played
soccer at the basketball court next to Toa Payoh CC. Well, those were
6-10 years ago.


Photo taken in March 2005... (2888x618 pixels)
http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/1717/2005blk79alv139bb.jpg

@hya: The height limit for Toa Payoh area is at around 150m high.

@redstone: Fond memories for me too, POSBank used to be there too
when HDB Hub was under construction. My friends and I also played
soccer at the basketball court next to Toa Payoh CC. Well, those were
6-10 years ago.


Photo taken in March 2005... (2888x618 pixels)
http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/1717/2005blk79alv139bb.jpg


Nice. But, the view from this angle is blocked by HDB HQ.

Do you know which block was released for the recent ballot exercise?

All 5 blocks were opened for balloting; 79A,B,C,D & E.

4-rooms: 75sqm~90sqm (570++ units)
5-rooms: 110sqm (90++ units)

The floor area for 4-rooms of Blocks 79A & 79E are 75sqm only.
It's comparable to a 3-rooms corner flat in Toa Payoh.

For further details on availability, site plan & floor plans, click on the URL-
HDB Toa Payoh Block 79 (http://www.hdb.gov.sg/hdbvsf/eampu08p.nsf/0/05augbeTP_page/$file/05augbeTP_townmap.html?open&g=be)

Funny.... why are these HDB flats "cheaper" than those at Redhill? Is it because the built-in area is about 10sqm smaller?

I hope there are open places for pano taking :)

@hya - Pano photo taking of Singapore CBD can only be taken from
79B, C & D... that will be from the flats' common corridors. These flats
are cheaper because of its size. To compare over the years;

4-rooms (1995) = 104sqm i.e. Choa Chu Kang
4-rooms (2001) = 90sqm i.e Sengkang
4-rooms (2009) = 75sqm i.e. Toa Payoh

Photo taken from:
MSCP190 at Toa Payoh Central (2888x618 pixels)
http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/8740/2005blk79frm190mscp9vq.jpg

gee... 79C is faster than the rest of the blocks.

Units facing HDB Hub are facing afternoon sun? :dizzy:

@hya - Pano photo taking of Singapore CBD can only be taken from
79B, C & D... that will be from the flats' common corridors. These flats
are cheaper because of its size. To compare over the years;

4-rooms (1995) = 104sqm i.e. Choa Chu Kang
4-rooms (2001) = 90sqm i.e Sengkang
4-rooms (2009) = 75sqm i.e. Toa Payoh


Flats are getting more expensive per sqm... :p

With smaller flats and bigger loans, I can see it's not easy for new couples to start a family. I remember an old colleague lamented about rising cost of living. He used to pay $27,000 for a 100sqm 4-rm flat near the city and $5,000 for a new car (Datsun then, I think) when he was earning $800 per month then. An equivalent pay today is about $2,800. But, the housing price has increased more than 4 times and living space has reduced! No wonder someone wrote in to Straits Times recently asking HDB to be more transparent in its pricing for Redhill flats.

Block(s) 79 are literally north-south facing.

On the rising living cost here, I agree with you. For our generation to start
a family now, basic HDB flat 4-rooms will cost at $250,000++ (at Toa Payoh),
vehicle at $60,000++ (1.6 litre), and these not include other miscellaneous
expenditures too. Savings?? One wonder...

Oh btw, the resale price for 4-rooms flats near the HDB Hub is relatively at a
whopping $355,000!

Actually 355,000 is the average price for those 4rms. Example Blk 153/153A/154/155/156 which can cost up to $420,000 for 4rm (high floor)...


Block(s) 79 are literally north-south facing.

On the rising living cost here, I agree with you. For our generation to start
a family now, basic HDB flat 4-rooms will cost at $250,000++ (at Toa Payoh),
vehicle at $60,000++ (1.6 litre), and these not include other miscellaneous
expenditures too. Savings?? One wonder...

Oh btw, the resale price for 4-rooms flats near the HDB Hub is relatively at a
whopping $355,000!

Frankly speaking, these HDBs are having amazing locations and are still incredibly cheap compared with condominiums... And the standard of living in those modern blocks is really pretty good, anyway people never use those anciliary facilities in condos ;-)
Don't tell me about the security guard thing, that's Singapore, damnit, not Detroit ;-))

More Photos......

http://www.photoi.org/share/upload2/355671677/dsc00175.jpg

http://www.photoi.org/share/upload2/860406172/dsc00176.jpg

http://www.photoi.org/share/upload2/240122690/dsc00177.jpg

http://www.photoi.org/share/upload2/642068818/dsc00179.jpg


Block 79 being reincarnated!!!! :eek2:

hmmm...I didnt notice these models earlier...but the podium does look huge! :eel:

First time a block of flats had been reincarnated! :cool:

I've seen reincarnated godowns, shophouses, colonial buildings.....

^ from the models, it seems like a project worth looking forward to its completetion!

Taken on 22.01.06 Toa Payoh, 1 of the blocks already reached 25 floors.

http://www.geocities.com/unixxi/tphdb40.jpg

You beat me to posting the pic! :lol:

Looks like "Block 79" isn't what we all thought.... :cry:
Looks like not a total mimic.... :cry:

seems there look like skygardens up there...

Think its 113m right? Same as all the rest of the HDB 40storeys flat?

Saw it documented somewhere before. Correct me if I'm wrong. :)

Wow! So many 40-storeys (125m) residential apartments clustering in that area. Also, thanks for the labelling too :-)

These 40-storeys flats are 125m tall. For simple calculations, each floor is 3m high,
therefore (3m x 40storeys) and add another 5m for the 'crown', it'll total up to 125m.

Some backdated photos taken in late Dec '05...
http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/5190/200601blk79a018jv.jpg
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http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/4683/200601blk79bc027lg.jpg
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http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/8515/200601blk79c038ay.jpg

Residents of blk79C shown above will be moving into their new units in March 2009. The top
most floor cost S$411,000. Come 2014, it is speculated that the 5-rooms flats of Blk79C, which
is facing CBD, will be the most expensive in the 5-rooms HDB resale transactions. Just
imagine how much will that be ? S$680,000++ maybe...

$680k for a resale flat?

that's crazy!

27 Jan 2006

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/8522/dsc99595fn.jpg

Very nice. Thanks for the pic.

From that angle, the QT40 looks tall and majestic. Simple colour scheme, I like the
clear blue sky, reminds me of Perth (WA) weather.

Here are some photos of TP40, shown as timeline...
04.11.05
http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/6799/2006blk79atimeline01a9xb.jpg
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04.12.05
http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/1255/2006blk79atimeline01b7cp.jpg
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04.02.06
http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/467/2006blk79atimeline027ok.jpg

4-rooms (1995) = 104sqm i.e. Choa Chu Kang
4-rooms (2001) = 90sqm i.e Sengkang
4-rooms (2009) = 75sqm i.e. Toa Payoh

Photo taken from:
MSCP190 at Toa Payoh Central (2888x618 pixels)
http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/8740/2005blk79frm190mscp9vq.jpg

.
(From HDB Hub) Panoramic photo of Toa Payoh Block 79A to 79E taken in mid-February 2006.
http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/2528/2006blk79frmhdbhub7lk.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v730/jonathantay/P1050325.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v730/jonathantay/P1050324.jpg

Taken on 25Th february 2006.
Copyright JoSin

Current progress of the 40 stories @ toapayoh today

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v454/raptorsuperb/Photo-0050.jpg

^

Urban wall :cool:

Took a bus ride to toa payoh yesterday and the presence of the buildings make me feel like i'm in Hk,all so tall :eek2:

Yes...in HK the vertical-feel is very in your face...especially on the express ride in from the airport....its a slightly suffocating yet dramatic impression to see the needle-thin yet ultra tall clusters all over and on the mountains. But at night it looks charming....

I guess we are slowly creeping up the vertical ladder too as Singapore's population increases and residential uses have to be balanced for other land needs.

Yes...in HK the vertical-feel is very in your face...especially on the express ride in from the airport....its a slightly suffocating yet dramatic impression to see the needle-thin yet ultra tall clusters all over and on the mountains. But at night it looks charming....

I guess we are slowly creeping up the vertical ladder too as Singapore's population increases and residential uses have to be balanced for other land needs.

Good....I shall see it soon.....:D

Yes...and share your opinions & experiences.

btw I was referring to the express ride in along Kowloon side...once you get to the harbour though, the 'postcard' HK skyline with the mountains behind is a nice feeling...hope the weather is good though...seems that HK tends to be hazy nowadays

Yes...and share your opinions & experiences.

btw I was referring to the express ride in along Kowloon side...once you get to the harbour though, the 'postcard' HK skyline with the mountains behind is a nice feeling...hope the weather is good though...seems that HK tends to be hazy nowadays

Ok.....hopefully things turn out fine when I'm there.....:yes:

Oh the news has been reporting non-stop of the pollution problem in HK. Many businesses are failing because many customers are not willing to go there because they cannot breathe. The Straits Times just reported today that the pollution problem is not being tackled well in HK.

Well,that makes singapore the better choice,tall and nice buildings,no pollution :)

The tallest now at about 34 floors.
http://img482.imageshack.us/img482/2299/img02830ig.jpg

They can be seen in the background of this pic (taken 22nd May°)
http://membres.lycos.fr/pengssc/img/060522_goodwood_park_hotel01.jpg

4 Jun 2006

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/8780/dscn34723gk.jpg

Now they're starting to dominate!

^ Where's the location? :? Oueenstown?? :?

Toa Payoh

^ Where's the location? :? Oueenstown?? :?

no lah. Toa Payoh 40-storey flats.

The 40-storey ones at Commonwealth are almost completed as I have seen them starting to dismantle the tower cranes today.

I see.....they should build more.....so that we can go take pictures....:lol:

Yup...also Holland Village is probably the next to build 40-storey flats

Hope AMK gets one at AMK Ave 1 / Marymount Road junction.

How many floors have these blocks at TPY reached?

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h204/hyapic01/DSC_2223.jpg

wow I think the taller one is way past the 30th mark...could be approaching 40

I love this development, towers far apart, unlike those in Commonwealth.

Theyre different.

The Commonwealth ones by being so close together look like massive rock formations...

Different???

Yeah..different design and spacing mah = different visual impact

Nothing beats that pic of the Commonwealth flats standing over the MRT viaduct

Yea, kinda reminds of some ultra dense HK project. :D

Would hate living in a unit on lower floors facing inside.

What is the max height which a HDB flat could rise to given all known limitations at any possible plot of land slated for HDB flats?

Well the highest that I know of would be the 50-storey ones at Duxton at a height of 156m. (of course that may not exactly be the critical height limit but its as high as HDB's go, and Duxton is right downtown)

What I meant was how high can a HDB flat rise given the height limits and GFA on current existing HDB's land bank? What's the max to challenge in future? Or 50 storey is as high as HDB is allowed to build?

I supposed 40 storey is just the beginning.....we could see more in the future....:D

^^ may be for now, as long as it doesnt goes beyond 280m, everything is possible... :)

Why AMK no 40 floor?

Don't tell me cos of Seletar...

Ang Mo Kio will get 40 storey flats. :) As they already have new 30 storeys ones. Usually at the border of Bishan and Ang Mo Kio where you can see many tall 30 storey HDB blocks at Bishan....

26 November 2006

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j67/RCSSC/tp402611.jpg

Oh my goodness... all I can say... WOW!
Almost the Great Wall of Toa Payoh!
Is the third one from the right at full height?

2 blocks have reached 40th floor?

I didnt actually count, but I think it could have reached full height...as theyre painting it....

they are imposing 'columns' when viewed from the open atrium in Toa Payoh....a regeneration of one of the first housing estate here

Definately my favourite new town centre in Singapore, it's excellent.
So many highrises are going to make it feel like a city in itself! Toa Payoh CITY centre!

Definately my favourite new town centre in Singapore, it's excellent.
So many highrises are going to make it feel like a city in itself! Toa Payoh CITY centre!

any idea what type of appartments these 40 stories hdb block consist of? also - how much do they cost on the average (psf)

my guess is they are probably 4,5 and executive appartments. about $300k for a 4 br appartment (1,100 sq ft).

do correct me if i'm wrong.

just my 2 cents

any idea what type of appartments these 40 stories hdb block consist of? also - how much do they cost on the average (psf)

my guess is they are probably 4,5 and executive appartments. about $300k for a 4 br appartment (1,100 sq ft).

do correct me if i'm wrong.

just my 2 cents
$300k for a 4 bed appartment?!? Are you serious? Is that the going rate in Singapore at the moment, for one of the most prestigious HDB housing developments there is? My goodness, can a foreigner buy HDB? I want one... NOW! That's like 100,000 pounds, you can't even get a 1 bed appartment in a crappy provincial city for that price in the UK!

$300k for a 4 bed appartment?!? Are you serious? Is that the going rate in Singapore at the moment, for one of the most prestigious HDB housing developments there is? My goodness, can a foreigner buy HDB? I want one... NOW! That's like 100,000 pounds, you can't even get a 1 bed appartment in a crappy provincial city for that price in the UK!

Foreigners cannot buy a new HDB flat. If you are a permanent resident working here, you can buy a >5 years old HDB flat from the resale market.

100,000 pounds apartment is for which city? I was in Newcastle/Sunderland last year and I don't remember my colleague's house was that expensive?

Nice! The new HDB designs look a lot more welcoming than the previous ones. In addition, I believe the new designs will also give the residences a lot more privacy too.

Foreigners cannot buy a new HDB flat. If you are a permanent resident working here, you can buy a >5 years old HDB flat from the resale market.

100,000 pounds apartment is for which city? I was in Newcastle/Sunderland last year and I don't remember my colleague's house was that expensive?
Ok, I don't know Newcastle prices that well but I know that if I wanted even a 1 bed appartment anywhere near the centre of Cardiff I'd have to fork out at least 120,000 pounds. Even the likes of Swansea is not much cheaper. I know you can probably get an old terraced house in a less desirable neighbourhood for under 100,000 but I'm thinking of flats in city centre locations here. These new 40 story HDB's are presumably among the most pristigious public housing you can buy in Singapore, they're in one of the most highly regarded new towns with the best transport connections, and also presumably (with the exception maybe of the Pinnacle@Duxton) also among the most expensive to buy. Comparing like for like (bearing in mind that 'public housing' in Singapore and in the UK are two very different things), I'd probably expect to pay somewhere in the region of a quarter to a half a million pounds for a four or five bed appartment in many British cities. In London it'd be much, much higher. I remember curiously looking through an estate agents window in London about 4 years ago and noticing an advert for a 1 bed appartment in London Docklands for 790,000 quid! If that was 4 years ago, what's it like now.

This just goes to show just how stupidly overpriced the UK housing market is (in fact, how overpriced everything in the UK is)!

26 November 2006

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j67/RCSSC/tp402611.jpg

OH WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :nuts: :eek2:

When I glance at the pic ^^ I thought the buildings are CityLights.......

Any construction updates on the Toa Payoh flats?

I saw them from a distance....the painting is progressing well....but not all the blocks have reached full height though....

Ah right, thanks.

Compare!

26 November 2006

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j67/RCSSC/tp402611.jpg

10 Feb 2007
http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w304/hyapic02/DSC_4204.jpg

Closer...
http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w304/hyapic02/DSC_4205.jpg

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w304/hyapic02/DSC_4206.jpg

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w304/hyapic02/DSC_4207.jpg

The circular crowns look quite distinctive....at least theyre not replicas of the original 40-storey cluster. Thank goodness for variety! :happy:

The roof features look quite cool, the whole development is turing out quite nicely I think.

http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/8112/dsc00175tk7.jpg

Estimated Full Complete: 31st March 2008
Current Status: Blk 79C & Blk 79D ready for Key Collection, Blk B & E should be next to be ready for key collection while Blk 79A is at least 6 weeks more.

I especially like the design of the corridor/void area on each residence level in the form of a + design. It allow wind to flow through and that makes the corridor having very good airflow and brighter.

Here are some photos taken during a recent trip.....

http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/4764/img5919vw1.jpg

http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/6235/img5921by7.jpg

http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/8600/img5922rb4.jpg

http://img75.imageshack.us/img75/7586/img5923kw2.jpg

http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/2425/img5925du6.jpg

http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/9837/img5935om4.jpg

Modern Main Door design
http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/5933/img5915ace7.jpg

Modern design main gate
http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/6470/img5918amf6.jpg

http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/8937/img5941bk4.jpg

http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/39/img5939fk5.jpg

http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/5475/img5943hs5.jpg

http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/9158/img5931rw2.jpg

http://img75.imageshack.us/img75/1087/img5928jv3.jpg

http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/4734/img5926qb4.jpg

open to the public already? :D

open to the public already? :D

Yes, coz I'm a member of public too :)

Blk 79C & 79D is open for public already, some units already undergoing renovation since 10days ago.

Yes, coz I'm a member of public too :)

Blk 79C & 79D is open for public already, some units already undergoing renovation since 10days ago.

What about the size of the apartments? I heard they are smallish?

Nice photos...^^

What about the size of the apartments? I heard they are smallish?

Not too sure about this as I'm not staying there....

It will be based on the new 4rm/5rm definition in Mature Estate for sure.

Heard that the newer HDB flats are smaller than the older ones :ohno:

I like the funny hat on top that conceals the tanks...:nuts:

Great views!

I see the form of the old blk 79 being recreated.
But the design is so childish, so typically HDB

Hehe a crown on the king :D

Taken from its rooftop yet again... (a prelude)

http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/6397/2007tp40blk79c01rt1.jpg

Up close its crown jewel

http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/952/2007tp40blk79c02kz3.jpg

It will be nice if all 40-storeys HDB postings are consolidated under one thread.

http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/1929/2007tp40blk79c03xt0.jpg

HDB August 2005 Balloting Exercise website (for Blks 79A to 79E)

http://www101.hdb.gov.sg/hdbvsf/eampu08p.nsf/0/05augbeTP_page/$file/05augbeTP_about0.html?open&g=be

In (Aug) 2005 prices,
4-rooms $216,000 - $319,000
5-rooms $352,000 - $411,000

If we are to compare a 5-rooms flat (highest floor) in today's prices, $411,000 is a steal.

OffPeakClassic, nice one! ^^

But I think they could have painted the rooftop feature into a better colour.

Inflation ^^

The floor area for 4-rooms of Blocks 79A & 79E are 75sqm only.
It's comparable to a 3-rooms corner flat in Toa Payoh.

A miniscule 75 sqm flat with 3 bedrooms means the bedrooms are as tiny as those condos in Hong Kong where there is just enough space for a single bed and little else.

HDB had certainly fooled those who thought they had bought a standard size 4 room flat. I can imagine their shock when they open the doors to their flat for the first time.

To buy 2 units and hack down the wall between, we have to get approval first right?

Could someone get a skyline of Toa Payoh? I find it a little weird that Toa Payoh is starting to get a sort-of signature skyline with its 30/40 storey HDBs?

Nice pics by the way.

I like the slightly cheesy looking "crown" on the roof.

The Panoramic View from level 41 of Block 79C Toa Payoh Central.

Wind speed from up here can reach 25++ knots, and one can feel the building sway.
This is normal for tall structures, though I kind of feeling 'sea-sick' being up there for
quite some time.

Inside its 'crown', there are 3 water tanks at level 42, each about 2 1/2 storeys high.
The seperating concrete structure houses the lift motor room, in it are 4 huge motors :nuts:

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/1204/2007tp40blk79pano02vd8.jpg

I never felt any towers swaying so far. :D

Panoramic View in Nov 1995
(from level 25+1 of Blk 82 Toa Payoh)

http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/4910/1995blk82ag25tpcw6.jpg



Panoramic View in Oct 2007
(from level 40+1 of Blk 79C Toa Payoh)

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/1204/2007tp40blk79pano02vd8.jpg

Toa Payoh looked so bare back in 1995.

In the first picture, towards the right, why is there such a big but empty land in front of it, no grass, all mud? Are they doing upgrading works?

I think there was this report that only sensitive people can feel the tremors when in a skyscraper.

In the first picture, towards the right, why is there such a big but empty land in front of it, no grass, all mud? Are they doing upgrading works?

That's the current Blk 153, 153A, 155, 156, 156A MSCP location with mixture of 30 & 18 storey new flats build for En-Bloc residents while the furthest right side empty plot is now the 30 storey Condo.

I'm talking about the 1995 picture.

Holy s$%^, nice view. And thanks for these superb photos!!

Hehe:lol:

Hi Forumers

Wow, such impressive city views!
Does any1 know the ceiling height of these highrise flats?
Same height as those old TPY flats??

Cheers.

If I am not wrong, all the HDB flats height is standard. 2.5m I think.

Hi Excelsvr

Thank you. I tot HDB 'stunted' the flats in order to build higher.
Cuz I remember visiting my friend at McNair's new flats and tot the ceiling looked lower.

HDB Flats ceiling height is always shorter than a regular condominium's height.

As such, a 40-storey condo vs a 40-storey HDB would be 120m and 100m respectively.

Hi,

I just want to share the view from Block E.

http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff20/rickyer8/IMG_0084.jpg

Nice! DeRoyale is in the background. You have a unit there?

Nice! DeRoyale is in the background. You have a unit there?

Hi Excelsvr,

Yup..you are right. I got a unit there.

Cool! Good for you then.

City view apartment yet cheap and good.

The 95% completed Blk 79A/B/C/D/E 40 Storey flats with City View (and even sea view for those living in higher floors)

* Landscaping on level 1 not completed & Level 12th Garden is not open to public yet.

http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/513/img6453kf5.jpg

Some views from different angle.
http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/4237/img6408ny5.jpg

http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/9675/img6401sz4.jpg

http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/9232/img6410rf0.jpg

http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/6291/img6405vk9.jpg

The 99% completed Blk 79A/B/C/D/E 40 Storey flats with City View (and even sea view for those living in higher floors)

http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/513/img6453kf5.jpg

Nice updates maxxum. I like the funny crown on top, makes it really stand out when seen from CTE, even though partially blocked by some flats in front.

I noticed there is a sky deck above the yellow painted flats before proceeding to the white tower blocks?

>Maxxum: The second pic is pretty cool. It doesnt look like singapore at all! The hills or mountains behind isnt Bukit Timah hill I suppose...it should be a mountain from Malaysia?

>Maxxum: The second pic is pretty cool. It doesnt look like singapore at all! The hills or mountains behind isnt Bukit Timah hill I suppose...it should be a mountain from Malaysia?

Wow, I didn't know Toa Payoh is so close to Malaysia if what you said is true. I liek the funny crown :D

>Maxxum: The second pic is pretty cool. It doesnt look like singapore at all! The hills or mountains behind isnt Bukit Timah hill I suppose...it should be a mountain from Malaysia?

That should be a mountain from Malaysia. I guess the zoom in effect and the reflection makes it seems nearer. Below is a photo illustrating the overall area, can see Caldecott Broadcast Centre@Caldecott Hill (in front of Bukit Timah Hill) and the illusive mountain on the further end on the right. It is quite a distance from Toa Payoh.....

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/5913/img6447xf6.jpg

That could likely be a mountain from Malaysia..... Bukit Timah Hill is only a mole hill if you look from the photo :P

Even so, is Toa Payoh so close to Bukit Timah?

Even so, is Toa Payoh so close to Bukit Timah?

Relatively, just a turn out to Lornie Rd and all the way up and right again to Bt Timah Rd:nuts:

Relatively, just a turn out to Lornie Rd and all the way up and right again to Bt Timah Rd:nuts:

Wow, didn't know that before. I always thought we go by PIE.

If I am not wrong, all the HDB flats height is standard. 2.5m I think.

Standard floor to floor height is 2.8m, 3.1m for the first storey; for condominium it ranges from 2.8-3.1m for EC, to 3.4-4m for high-end ones (although some of them have false ceiling so will still end up similar). check the specification on the hdb and condo catalogues they usually will say.

Hello, it is exciting to see these flats go up - but the elevation leves much to be desired...does anyone have any latest photos please? Thanks!

Is it just me or do I feel that the architect is making an effort to duplicated the shape of the old Blk 79?

Is it just me or do I feel that the architect is making an effort to duplicated the shape of the old Blk 79?

That would be a good question to ask to the architect ;-)
There could be some other reasons like what's underground or simple zoning reasons.

That would be a good question to ask to the architect ;-)
There could be some other reasons like what's underground or simple zoning reasons.

Ya, I guess it probably got some linkage to my previous home..... The unique curvy Blk 79 of the 70s to 90s.

Hello, it is exciting to see these flats go up - but the elevation leves much to be desired...does anyone have any latest photos please? Thanks!

You can check out some photos here.....
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=534435&page=2

all the units have been selected?

It's great to see that this design had manifested itself. I hope everyone living there is happy with the floor plan and block layout. It was the last project I was working on before I left home, although I cannot take 'credit' for what i think is a rather severe looking facade! Does anyone have a photo of the completed roof garden and landscape please?

Yes yes, my intention was indeed to replicate the old historic block curve - the only one in Singapore - although given I had to fit in taht many number of dwelling units - the curve had to 'straighten' itself out a bit - I think I still have the orginal plans somewhere in my dusty portfolio....I just wishes the architect who eventually took over from me had done a better job of the facade design, bless her!

I'll prefer the front facade to be straight. Now it looks as if Blk 79 had been inverted, with the rear now concave and facing forward.

hello folks,
does anyone happen to have the pics for the old blk 79? I've been searching hi n low for it, but can't find in PICAS either.. thanks:banana:

hello folks,
does anyone happen to have the pics for the old blk 79? I've been searching hi n low for it, but can't find in PICAS either.. thanks:banana:

My aunt lived in it when I was little. I remember the low ceilings, very high lift bottons and wooden louvre windows.

My aunt lived in it when I was little. I remember the low ceilings, very high lift bottons and wooden louvre windows.

initially i think they intended to prevent kids from operating the lifts. but somehow they overdid it and neglected the wheelchaired folks.