This is why I decided in late 2012 to STOP adding more content unless there is something special. In 2014, to reduce bandwidth usage and improve website design, I re-made the floor plans using March 2012 Sale of Balance Flats (1000+ floor plans to choose from, each on a separate PDF file, took me about 20 hours to download all PDFs). Do you have ideas of new projects or suggestions to improve my website? 2000 – first blocks competed in Punggol, a town built almost without corridor-facing flats (except 4 blocks and rental blocks built in 2010s) and green roofs on every MSCP. Despite that at least 10,000 dwelling units were completed each year, very few flats have leases 1990 and 1991. HDB history and floor plan evolution 1930s – 2020s. 1972-1980 slab block with 4-Room Improved (82-84 sqm or -88 sqm with kitchen extension), stairs for each two units. Although small-scale redevelopment of old estates started in 1966, with demolition of single-storey artisans quarters, a massive demolition of 1-room rental blocks occurred in 1988-1989 and continued into 1990s, it freed up land to build new blocks with 5-room and Executive units in mature estates like Bukit Merah, Queenstown and Toa Payoh. 200m². The average size rose from 60 sqm in early 1970 to 75 sqm in late 1970s estates. Rising home ownership left rental blocks empty. Adjoined Flat: flats joined by owner of a 3-room or smaller flat who bought adjacent flat, they appear in HDB Resale Transactions as 4-Room / 5-Room / Executive Adjoined Flat. Other flats have balcony at living room. If you have a floor plan and don’t know where it is located, send it to me and I can also help you finding blocks having it. Of the 105 sqm 5-room, only 88 sqm is internal, be shocked at floor plan! Boon Lay Gardens, built 1974-1978, mixed with HDB, most demolished in 1990s and 2000s. Newman . 2003 SARS outbreak and low immigration rate in early 2000s also slowed down the demand for flats. The granny flat was not used as intended so the concept was abandoned after building only 8 blocks in 1987: Bishan 137, 148, Tampines 454, 460, Yishun 605, 632, 633, 666 (source: Straits Times 1986 + Straits Times 1988). Some Standard flats have long master bedroom like Improved flats. Somerset West has a broad range of property and real estate on offer including houses, golf estates, wine estates, country estates, coastal property and holiday accommodation. 3. It's easy to use, no lengthy sign-ups, and 100% free! Construction stopped for Tampines and Pasir Ris in 1995 (why?) Rising popularity of bigger units left HDB with many unsold small flats. 1991-1996 block with 4-Room Model A (107 sqm) and 5-Room Improved (125 sqm), 4/5-room corner units also exists! 2003 – last corridor-facing flats were completed (Sengkang blocks 207A-D). I believe you made various nice points in features also. This little gem is situated in a small development - totally private corner plot with 2 entrances.... Somerset West, Western Cape. Notify me of followup comments via e-mail. The first projects enjoyed low interest, 5 of them being cancelled, but once Walk in Selection ended, BTO projects became oversubscribed, and since 2008 HDB launch 2 BTO projects every month. - 3-bedroom unit, + 40 sq k of stairs per floor Parking: 16 on-site spaces. Somerset West has a … Do you have ideas for a new drawing, database, or article that may be useful to thousands readers? http://www.globalurban.org /GUDMag07Vol3Iss1/Yuen.htm. Clementi (built 1977-1984) / Telok Blangah (built 1973-1978), view from Mount Faber, Marine Parade point blocks (built 1974-1976). In addition, small estates were started: Kallang Basin (1960s?) Taman Jurong, built 1964/1969-1974, most demolished in 1990s and 2000s). Imagine that if there was no 1997 Asian Crisis, Punggol was developed with big flats but without waterway! 1997-1999 block with 4-Room Model A (100 sqm), 5-Room Improved (120 sqm) and Executive Apartment (140 sqm), some blocks have 4-Room Model A2 (90 sqm), 1997-1998 block with Executive Apartment (140 sqm) and Executive Maisonette (142 sqm). American English File 3 Book (Second Edition) 169 Pages. Typical floor from 2000s: Studio (35 / 45 sqm), 3-Room (65 sqm), 4-room (90 sqm), from Eunos Court and Kallang Heights SERS projects. Probably they were referring that in 1980s they made blocks entirely prefab, load-bearing prefab walls. The ratios were revised and raised in Master Plan 1998, today most public housing are in 2.8 – 4.2 range, low-density condos are low as 1.4 and office buildings in Central Business District reach a plot ratio of 12. SIT blocks with 2-Room / 3-Room Standard flat, from Tiong Bahru and Redhill. The only HDB flat type designated as 5-bedrooms, from Tampines blk 498! The Registration for Flat (queue selling system) was suspended in 2002 due to unsold flats. Flats are offered for sale before being built. 1988-1991 slab block with 4-Room Model A (103-107 sqm) and 5-Room Improved (121-123 sqm), 2 units per staircase. Tengah was added in HDB Resale Flat Prices e-service in 2016, despite that first BTO was launched in November 2018 and only around 2026 the flats are expected to reach resale market. Except corner units, all units are 4A, units at lift level are similar with 1987-1990 blocks, but units at next level up are 4A too instead of 5I, with a huge balcony, units at remaining levels have a small balcony facing over staircase void and big balcony of below units. First blocks with lifts stopping at every floor were announced in in Straits Times 1989 and was completed in 1992, featuring staggering corridors to offer privacy to at least 50% of units and direct lift access to at least 80% of units. Most 10-13 floors blocks were perfectly aligned to east-west direction to avoid sun, surrounded on east and west sides by 4-storey walk-up blocks. I took screenshot of PDF file at 100% zoom, cropped image in Paint then added the gray info bar at bottom. Jurong Town Corporation established in 1968 and built 5 estates in parallel with HDB: Lim Chu Kang estate is no longer in use since 2001, but it appeared in HDB Resale Flat Prices e-service until 2009. (other HDB flats may have 4 bedrooms + family which can be turned in 5 bedrooms too). Improved flats (1/2/3/4-room) were introduced in 1966, the 3/4-room having separate WC and shower, they also featured void decks. Timothy wrote in 2011 on Wikipedia that after the current New Towns will be saturated, HDB will start building flats in Tengah, Simpang, Bukit Brown, Bidadari and Seletar… looks like a personal guess rather than official info. Website visitors reported that early 4-Room Model A have different floorplan, similar in shape with 4-Room New Generation with toilets near each other, but big as 105 sqm instead of 92 sqm. Adjoined flats CANNOT be 3-rm + 4-rm, can have 2 entrances but most owners walled one entrance. Don’t go away… just tell your requirements, what I don’t HAVE I can MAKE for you and future customers. First BTO project was completed in 2004 and got lease from 2006, so all BTOs offer full privacy. HDB do not give you a replacement flat automatically, they compensate you at market value, then you need to buy yourself a subsidized flat in replacement blocks which can be smaller or larger, and pay the difference with CPF. and St. George 1975 (in Kallang); Geylang East 1974, Haig Road 1975, Jalan Eunos 1976, Sims 1974 (in Geylang); Dover 1975, Ghim Moh 1975, Holland Village 1973 (in Queenstown); Farrer Road 1973 (in Bukit Timah), Hillview 1977 (in Bukit Batok, demolished in 2005), Teck Whye 1977 (now part of Choa Chu Kang), Lorong Lew Lian 1977 (in Serangoon), Sin Ming 1973 (in Bishan), Nee Son 1977 (now part of Yishun). Special mention to Yishun 849 (weird block with completion year 2002 and lease date 01 Jul 1999 according HDB Centralized Map). Concept Plan 1971 featured a ring of New Towns around Central Water Catchment and a provisional plan for two MRT lines to be built by 1992. The old HDB estates built in 1960s and 1970s suffered from dilapidated buildings, aging population and businesses moving out. Tender for construction is called only if at least 70% of units have been booked (50% since 2011), otherwise the project is canceled and may be re-launched when will be more demand, with a different name and sometimes different design. You can contact me anonymously via Live chat, or Skype or email [email protected], or fill below form. I can provide my collection for a price. What is lease commence date? 3 DAGLUMIER, 36 Somerset. Occasionally I get emails from “contributors” sending me their own floor plan (in most cases, too similar with one posted already, or too rare to worth posting), other people complain that the website is cluttered. First DBSS project was launched in 2006 and completed in 2009. Do you have ideas of new projects or suggestions to improve my website? Pandan Gardens, built 1978-1979, all survived. This high... Sign up and receive Property Email Alerts of residential properties for sale in Somerset West. Marine Parade was, and is still the most prestigious HDB estate, also the oldest HDB estate remained intact (no demolitions, no new blocks). The floor areas have broad range: 1-Room (23-33 sqm), 2-Room (35-45 sqm), 3-Room (50-70 sqm). Use Google to find additional information yourself, or ask for help on Reddit / Facebook groups. 1991-1996 atrium block with Executive Apartment (143-146 sqm), 6 units per floor, four 146 sqm layout and two 143 sqm layout. All HDB flats completed since 2000 lost 10 sqm, their sizes being 4-Room (90 sqm), 5-Room (110 sqm), Executive (130 sqm, 125 sqm after 2003). A household shelter was provided in every flat, a store room with strengthened 30 cm walls and sealing door. Originally were built in all-studio blocks, but in 2005 Eunos Court was completed with Studio mixed with normal flats. Most blocks with Emergency flats built in 1960s were demolished in 1980s and land was redeveloped into 3-Room to Executive flats.