Up to 20,000 homes planned for Turf City, including first Bukit Timah HDB flats in almost 40 years
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An artist's impression of a repurposed grandstand in Bukit Timah Turf City, with a central open space in front of it. PHOTO: URBAN REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
SINGAPORE – The first public housing units in Bukit Timah in about 40 years will be built in Turf City, as part of plans to develop 15,000 to 20,000 new homes on the former racecourse site over the next two to three decades.
The upcoming estate will be “inclusive and highly accessible”, with both public and private housing, said Minister for National Development Desmond Lee on May 23 at The URA Centre, where he launched an exhibition showcasing plans for Bukit Timah Turf City.
Mr Lee said the addition of public homes in Bukit Timah will meet “the growing aspirations among Singaporeans to live closer to their workplaces in the city”.