A month ago, I saw a notice advertising the sale of a freehold residential conservation shophouse at Niven Road. As I mentioned in my Blair Road walkabout, I've always loved heritage homes, so I thought I'd check out the area and see if it was worth a feature. (If it was just shophouses, it may be too similar to Blair.
As expected, among the May 2023 HDB BTO projects, this Kallang/ Whampoa BTO is a Prime Location Public Housing (PLH) project. It’s located just across the street from a PLH project, Farrer Park Fields BTO, launched in February 2023. Looking for alternatives to the Kallang/Whampoa BTO? Check out these recently MOP-ed resale HDB projects near the May 2023 BTO. 3-room:.
It's almost time for the next crop of BTO flats to be launched. The last of which was in February 2023, with a total of 4,428 flats. This time around for the May 2023 BTO launch, three of the four options are mature towns: Bedok, Kallang/Whampoa, and Serangoon; so we're expecting more competition even though there are slightly more units.
When people say Singapore city centre, what comes to mind (or my mind at least) is usually high-rise buildings, super modern facilities and, well, sometimes a rather soulless environment. Hence, I was very pleased to re-discover the Carlisle Road landed enclave, an area that still has a lot of character and yet is very centrally located. (If you’re not familiar.