Mount Pleasant estate to have 6,000 HDB flats, up from 5,000 previously announced
Four Build-to-Order (BTO) ventures are planned for the upcoming Mount Pleasant estate, that will generate approximately 6,000 brand-new condos upon finish. This is 1,000 more than the 5,000 units previously released for the 33ha site, HDB says in a Sept 2 press release.
The Mount Pleasant estate remains on the site of the Old Police Academy (OPA), near the Thomson Flyover off the Pan Island Expressway. The OPA was run as the training institute for the Singapore Police Force (SPF) till 2005.
Eugene Lim, key director at ERA Singapore, notes that the white flat design at Mount Pleasant Crest might attract more youthful Singaporeans and home owners meaning to do extensive renovations. “A white flat typology will give them the choice to customise their layout to deal with their real estate needs, allowing for flexibility over the longer term,” he states.
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This will be the 2nd BTO project to present the white flat layout, after the Crawford Heights BTO project, that launched last October. According to HDB, referring to four in 10 flat purchasers went with the style at that project.
Served by the new Mount Pleasant MRT Station on the Thomson-East Coast Line, Mount Pleasant will be a car-lite estate and include Transit Priority Corridors with dedicated bus lanes, larger foot paths and cycling paths. New roads, including a primary thoroughfare called “Old Police Academy Road”, will also be constructed to improve availability. There will additionally be a protected pedestrian thoroughfare that connects the numerous precincts in Mount Pleasant, HDB mentions.
Six structures, which HDB states were “recognized as one of the most considerable depictions of authorities heritage”, have actually been conserved and will definitely be integrated right into the new estate. Four blocks are going to be repurposed for alternate purposes such as a neighbourhood authorities post and SPF Heritage Gallery. One block will continue to work as the Senior Law Enforcement Officer’ Mess, whilst another will be incorporated into future property developments. Additionally, the former OPA parade square will be kept as public space for community use.
Lee Sze Teck, leading director of data analytics at Hiuttons Asia, believes the Mount Pleasant Crest project that will be launched for sale in October will attract strong attention, as a result of its area near Mount Pleasant MRT Terminal and schools like CHIJ Primary Toa Payoh and Singapore Chinese Girls’ School.
The very first BTO project in the Mount Pleasant estate will be launched as section of the October 2025 BTO exercise. Named Mount Pleasant Crest, it will offer about 1,350 units of two-room flexi to four-room flats. There are going to even be 270 units of public rental condos.
HDB states the “white flat” layout will be given at Mount Pleasant Crest. Flat investors can select the open-concept layout, that offers a contiguous living and bedroom room without dividers wall structures, when they are invited to book a flat.
Mount Pleasant’s distance to Toa Payoh will also factor into need and prices. “The project may be a Prime BTO as resale flat prices in Toa Payoh are rather high and the mature estate has among the greatest numbers of million-dollar resale flats,” Lee adds. Prime apartments are subject to tighter rules, like a 10-year minimum occupation period and an aid clawback.
According to HDB, the expanded supply adheres to “additional detailed planning studies” and will guide to match strong housing interest.
