Up to 20,000 homes planned for Turf City, including first Bukit Timah HDB flats in almost 40 years

[dirtywoman]

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

The former Turf City's North Grandstand (centre), and a portion of the South Grandstand (left). PHOTO: LIANHE ZAOBAO

Ng Keng Gene
Correspondent
UPDATED

MAY 23, 2024, 11:23 AM

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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”.

The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) said the new estate will be car-lite, pedestrian-friendly and well-served by public transport, with good walking and cycling connections.
Future residents will be within a 10-minute walk of either of two MRT stations – Sixth Avenue on the Downtown Line or Turf City on the upcoming Cross Island Line. Mr Lee said the latter will be completed in 2032.
URA said the estate will be developed over time, starting with areas closer to existing transport nodes along Dunearn Road – where Sixth Avenue MRT station is located.


Between 1933 and 1999, Bukit Timah Turf City was Singapore’s second racecourse, before the Turf Club relocated to Kranji to ease traffic congestion in the area.

 

[dirtywoman]

Mr. @JohnTan will be very very upset.

 

[JurongEast]

Mr. @JohnTan will be very very upset.

Hopefully HDB residents there will defecate at Bukit Timah indiscriminately

 

[rocket]

It will become prime flats which comes with lots of restrictions and claw backs

 

[rocket]

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

The former Turf City's North Grandstand (centre), and a portion of the South Grandstand (left). PHOTO: LIANHE ZAOBAO

Ng Keng Gene
Correspondent
UPDATED

MAY 23, 2024, 11:23 AM

FacebookTelegram

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”.

The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) said the new estate will be car-lite, pedestrian-friendly and well-served by public transport, with good walking and cycling connections.
Future residents will be within a 10-minute walk of either of two MRT stations – Sixth Avenue on the Downtown Line or Turf City on the upcoming Cross Island Line. Mr Lee said the latter will be completed in 2032.
URA said the estate will be developed over time, starting with areas closer to existing transport nodes along Dunearn Road – where Sixth Avenue MRT station is located.


Between 1933 and 1999, Bukit Timah Turf City was Singapore’s second racecourse, before the Turf Club relocated to Kranji to ease traffic congestion in the area.

I started watching horse long ago at racing at race course then go farrer Park for a swim after that.

 

[birdie69]

Mr. @JohnTan will be very very upset.

Will Desmond Lee still around by then?

 

[Hypocrite-The]

Car lite? That will put a damper on values

 

[ODACHEK]

Will flood or have waterfall features anot?

 

[zhihau]

Altogether now!!! HUAT AH!!!

 

[dirtywoman]

Altogether now!!! HUAT AH!!!

surely 100x oversubscribed

 

[po2wq]

y dey destroy a nice piece of land juz lidat? ... where ze sight of pounding hoofs has brot so much joy 2 so many ...

if dey had wanted land, dey shud go ridout ...

ze gahmen bungalows there oso rotting n nobody wan 2 rent 2 so loong ... dey shud haf cleared out dat whole area n build pigeon holes 4 peasants instead ...

 

[JohnTan]

Mr. @JohnTan will be very very upset.

Yes I am. One of the main selling points of Bukit Timah is no hdb flats nearby my house.

But then again, my adult children and grandchildren can live near me in Bukit Timah. BTO and condos in the turf city area will fetch a premium price.

 

[eatshitndie]

will it be called turd city?