The Public Housing Construction Thread!

[huaiwei]

Buying a flat in Singapore now is so amazingly different compared to just a decade ago. Today, you can pop into this website and make yr purchase w/o leaving your armchair!

http://www7.hdb.gov.sg/hdbvsf/eampu0...llery_bto.html

I'm gonna show you guys an example of the units being iffered for sale for this month. Real cool! Even public housing can have marketing!

[huaiwei]

The Build-To-Order Scheme

The Build-to-Order (BTO) is a responsive system that offers flexibility to applicants in location and timing when buying a flat. Eligible flat buyers planning to set up a family or upgrade to a bigger flat in the near future, can apply for flats in their preferred location from specific sites launched in the non-mature estates.

Sites launched under BTO offer either 4-room or 5-room apartments, or both, with standard or premium finishes. Tender for construction will be called only when most of the apartments in a specific site have been booked.

Construction of the successful contracts will complete in approximately 21/2 to 3 years' time.

Build-to-Order Launch September 2003

HDB has just launched the BTO on 4th September 2003 for three sites in Punggol, Sengkang and Sembawang. Applications close in three weeks on 24 September 2003.

Visit the Exhibition now on at the Habitat Forum (HDB Showroom), BizFour 3rd Storey, HDB Hub, during office hours. Town maps, estate layout models, information panels and mock-up show flats are available for viewing.

For those interested in 4-room apartments in existing contracts in Punggol and Sengkang, applications are now opened under this BTO.

[huaiwei]

[huaiwei]

Once acclaimed for its sumptuous seafood and boatels that provided services like docking
and renting of boats for boating, waterskiing and skin-diving lessons, Punggol is now
developing into a Waterfront Town of the 21st Century. At Punggol, everyday is a new
adventure, every activity a new lifestyle.

A ripple has started and is about to make waves...
Experience a new lifestyle at Punggol!




Catching a flight for a business trip? You will be pleasantly surprised that getting round to
the airport, or nearby towns like Pasir Ris, Tampines and Sengkang, is such a breeze.
The Tampines Expressway is just minutes away.

With the North-East MRT line up and running, enjoy quick and hassle-free connections islandwide
with the comprehensive rail network.

That's not all. Look forward to upcoming facilities like a temporary bus interchange and the Punggol LRT.
Planned from the start, transportation is well integrated and most residents would not need to
walk more than 300 metres to the nearest LRT stop.





The Town Centre and 2 commercial centres in Punggol promise to be alive with youthful energy.
With a wide range of commercial facilities comprising retail, entertainment and eating
establishments, your needs are well taken care of.

What's more … you will find clusters of shops strategically located near the LRT stations. You are
never too far from getting your urgently-needed groceries or satisfying your sudden crave for
that favourite food.





Punggol boasts a new and exciting design concept that will encourage interaction with your
new neighbours and spark off a vibrant community spirit.

Intimately yours
Smaller and more intimate estates of about 1000 and 3000 dwelling units are clustered
around a common green. This lush and manicured stretch of greenery is also complemented
with playground, hardcourt, fitness corner, pavilions, and linkways. Definitely a great place
for relaxation and communal get-togethers with relatives, neighbours and friends.

Seamless Integration
Blocks are meticulously integrated with the car park, offering seamless convenience as you
make your way from the car to the lift lobby. Such a feature is almost exclusive to Punggol 21.

Green Transformation
Adding to the greenery of your estate is the top-most deck of the multi-storey car park that is
ingenuously transformed into a landscaped garden. Accentuated by pergolas and timber-decked
areas, you now have more intimate spaces for recreation and interaction.

Grand Entrance
Announcing your arrival are block entrances and lift lobbies that are adorned with luxurious
granite cladding, colourful mosaic murals, and interesting floor patterns. An identity you will
certainly be proud to be associated with.









GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS

[Chad]

WOW!....The first project's design is exquisite!!...Yet move all my paraphernalia to there is an exuberant idea!!

[huaiwei]

Kaoz...what a bunch of words there chad!!

How about this project then?

[huaiwei]

[renell]

i thought you can't buy land in SG unless you were from SG and married? or something like that

[huaiwei]

Third and final project launch for this month:

[null]

there's a problem-----i'm poor

[huaiwei]

Neon...these are supposed to be the cheapest form of housing in Singapore!

Some information for the above projects (chk out the prices):

• Punggol
• New BTO site, The Sundial (PGE S1 C24 & 24A)
  Number of 4-Rooms: 903
  Indicative Minimum Selling Price: SG$138,000
• Existing contracts (PGE S1 C5A & S6 C31)
  Number of 4-Rooms: 136
  Indicative Minimum Selling Price: SG$137,000
  
  Sengkang
• New BTO site, The Coris (SK N2 C32)
  Number of 4-Rooms: 448
  Indicative Minimum Selling Price: SG$157,000
• Existing contracts (Sk N2 C2, N2 C31, N4 C2 & N4 C5)
  Number of 4-Rooms: 485
  Indicative Minimum Selling Price: SG$115,000
  
  Sembawang
• New BTO site, Spring Lodge (SB N4 C10)
  Number of 4-Rooms: 432
  Indicative Minimum Selling Price: SG$126,000

These flats can only be sold to Singaporeans and Permanant Residents. As every citizen has a govt pension fund, they can use these savings to pay for the installments for their flats. Also, each Singaporean has, in theory, a grant of SG$20,000 as a form of subsidy for flats, because the selling price of flats are usually lowered for first-time-buyers and for new flats.

Foreigners can buy the flats, but they must be part of a family with at least one member being a Singaporean. They can only buy from the resale market. Homeowners can sell their flat after a period of 5 years of taking possession of their flat (this is to avoid speculative buyers, which caused prices to sky rocket).

[null]

what's SG$126,000 in US dollars?

[huaiwei]

I used an online currency converter.

1 USD = 1.75754 SGD

Therefore:

126,000.00 SGD = 71,691.14 USD

How is that price?

[drwho]

Originally posted by huaiwei
I used an online currency converter.

1 USD = 1.75754 SGD

Therefore:

126,000.00 SGD = 71,691.14 USD

How is that price?

thats a nice price

what are the rules of ownership of apartment in Singapore..is it allowed for foreigners/turists to own a apartment in Singapore?

[null]

that's a good price

[renell]

hmm.. so even single singaporeans can buy flats? i thought only married couples can buy flats, as you tell me?

[heirloom]

to buy hdb flats you have to be married, or be over 35. and even if you're over 35 but not married you can only get the three room flats i think... but you can buy private property at any age....

[renell]

oh right.. hdb flats are? and they are different from flats built by private companies? and if so why did huaiwei put "public flat" in his thread

seriously, i'm confused..

[huaiwei]

HDB stands for Housing and Development Authority, which is the sole govenmental Public Housing Authority here. Of coz if i keep going "HDB flats", non-singaporeans arent going to noe what I am talking about.

Basically, the idea of this thread is to show just how far public housing has come to since its humble beginings in the 1950s under the British. If I did not mention these are public flats, no one, even Singaporeans, would have realised they are public flats!!

[renell]

ok. and the ones you posted are HDB flats right?

but still some of my questions are still left unanswered clearly. and i'd like to ask some more questions

are non-singaporeans able to buy a flat/apartment, such as the ones you posted?

are there such things are flats built by private developers? if yes, are there any striking differences between the two?