Mount Pleasant estate to have 6,000 HDB flats, up from 5,000 previously announced
The Mount Pleasant estate rests on the site of the Old Police Academy (OPA), near to the Thomson Flyover off the Pan Island Expressway. The OPA was used as the training institute for the Singapore Police Force (SPF) till 2005.
Eugene Lim, key executive officer at ERA Singapore, mentions that the white flat style at Mount Pleasant Crest may attract more youthful Singaporeans and homeowners meaning to do extensive renovations. “A white flat typology will certainly give them the option to personalize their format to cater to their housing needs, allowing for flexibility over the longer term,” he states.
Six structures, which HDB says were “recognized as one of the most considerable representations of authorities heritage”, have actually been conserved and will definitely be incorporated into the brand-new estate. 4 blocks will be repurposed for alternative purposes including an area cops post and SPF Heritage Gallery. One block is going to remain to function as the Senior Law Enforcement Officer’ Mess, while another will be integrated into future projects. Furthermore, the former OPA parade square will be retained as public space for community use.
Lee Sze Teck, leading supervisor of data analytics at Hiuttons Asia, thinks the Mount Pleasant Crest project that will be launched for sale in October will attract solid interest, as a result of its place close to Mount Pleasant MRT Station and schools such as CHIJ Primary Toa Payoh and Singapore Chinese Girls’ School.
Four Build-to-Order (BTO) projects are prepared for the upcoming Mount Pleasant estate, that are going to generate about 6,000 new apartments upon finish. This is 1,000 greater than the 5,000 units formerly revealed for the 33ha site, HDB says in a Sept 2 announcement.
This will be the 2nd BTO project to present the white flat layout, after the Crawford Heights BTO project, that released last October. According to HDB, around four in 10 flat customers opted for the design at that project.
Mount Pleasant’s proximity to Toa Payoh will also factor right into need and prices. “The project may be a Prime BTO as resale flat costs in Toa Payoh are rather high and the older estate has one of the greatest numbers of million-dollar resale flats,” Lee adds. Prime flats are subject to tighter regulations, such as a 10-year minimum occupation duration and a subsidy clawback.
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Offered by the new Mount Pleasant MRT Stop on the Thomson-East Coast Line, Mount Pleasant will be a car-lite estate and include Transit Priority Corridors with dedicated bus lanes, wider foot tracks and cycling paths. New roadways, consisting of a main highway named “Old Police Academy Road”, will additionally be constructed to improve ease of access. There will even be a protected pedestrian road that attaches the different precincts in Mount Pleasant, HDB says.
HDB claims the “white flat” layout will be given at Mount Pleasant Crest. Flat investors can opt for the open-concept layout, that provides an adjoining living and bedroom area without partition surfaces, when they are called to book a flat.
The very first BTO project in the Mount Pleasant estate will be started as part of the October 2025 BTO activity. Called Mount Pleasant Crest, it will give about 1,350 units of two-room flexi to four-room flats. There are going to even be 270 units of public rental flats.
According to HDB, the raised supply complies with “more detailed planning studies” and are going to assist to match good property demand.
