Singapore News - Three workers were taken to hospital after lightning struck near their work site on Dec 28, 2023. On the afternoon of that day, the Housing Board was alerted to the incident at the Bartley Beacon BTO construction site. In response to queries from The Straits. Read more at www.tnp.sg
Project: Alkaff Oasis HDB Town Toa Payoh (Bidadari neighbourhood) Address: 111A-B, 112A-B, 113A-B, 114A-B Alkaff Crescent. 107A-B, 108A-B, 109A-B, 110A-B Bidadari Park Drive. Lease Start Date: Around 2021 No. of Units: 1,594
Alkaff Oasis is a newly-built HDB project that was launched in February 2016, just over 6 years ago alongside Anchorvale Plains in Sengkang and West Plains @ Bukit Batok. It goes without saying which was the most desirable.
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HDB flats.
The Straits Times file
Every year, new couples and families wait in anticipation for the newest crop of HDB Build-To-Order (BTO) launches. With property prices on the rise and resale prices hitting the steepest increase of 5 years in 2020, those looking for affordable housing will find BTO prices even more attractive.
Assuming that you are able to wait for the flat completion, you would be hard-pressed to find a more affordable housing option.
Without further ado, let’s delve into HDB’s first BTO offering for 2021.
The February 2021 BTO launch is a smaller launch compared to the previous 2020 launches with only 4 project sites and a total offering of 3,700 units. Presumably without another circuit breaker disruption, HDB would resume its regular annual schedule of 4 BTO launches and the upcoming BTO projects are being spread across the 4 launches.
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We visited both the sites on a weekday morning. ParkView @ Bidadari was a relatively tranquil area, while Bartley Beacon was a much busier area, as it’s located next to Bartley Road, a major arterial road, where traffic was very heavy.
ParkView @ Bidadari will be facing a future polyclinic and is mainly surrounded by other HDB flats, the upcoming Bidadari Park as well as the Mount Vernon Funeral Parlour Complex, slated to finish in 2024. Alkaff Lake also sits right next to it. Bartley Beacon is surrounded by other high-rise condominiums in the area with a school sitting next to it.