Mount Pleasant estate to have 6,000 HDB flats, up from 5,000 previously announced
Six structures, which HDB states were “recognized as the most considerable depictions of cops heritage”, have actually been conserved and will definitely be integrated into the new estate. Four blocks will be repurposed for alternate usages including an area police post and SPF Heritage Gallery. One block will continue to function as the Senior Policeman’ Mess, whilst another will be incorporated into future projects. Additionally, the former OPA parade square will be maintained as public space for community use.
According to HDB, the increased supply follows “additional detailed planning studies” and are going to help to match strong real estate demand.
Eugene Lim, key director at ERA Singapore, notes that the white flat layout at Mount Pleasant Crest might appeal to younger Singaporeans and home owners meaning to do extensive renovations. “A white flat typology will give them the alternative to customise their design to accommodate their housing needs, allowing for adaptability over the much longer term,” he states.
This will be the second BTO project to present the white flat layout, after the Crawford Heights BTO project, which launched last October. According to HDB, referring to four in 10 flat customers opted for the layout at that project.
The very first BTO project in the Mount Pleasant estate will be opened as section of the October 2025 BTO activity. Labelled Mount Pleasant Crest, it will offer around 1,350 units of two-room flexi to four-room flats. There will additionally be 270 units of public rental apartments.
Mount Pleasant’s closeness to Toa Payoh will also factor into need and prices. “The project might be a Prime BTO as resale flat rates in Toa Payoh are fairly high and the mature estate has one of the highest numbers of million-dollar resale condos,” Lee adds. Prime flats are subject to tighter regulations, like a 10-year minimum occupation period and a subsidy clawback.
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 solid attention, as a result of its location close to Mount Pleasant MRT Stop and schools such as CHIJ Primary Toa Payoh and Singapore Chinese Girls’ School.
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HDB states the “white flat” layout will be offered at Mount Pleasant Crest. Flat investors can choose the open-concept layout, which provides an adjoining living and bedroom area without dividers wall structures, when they are called to reserve a flat.
Four Build-to-Order (BTO) projects are planned for the upcoming Mount Pleasant estate, that will generate approximately 6,000 new condos upon finish. This is 1,000 more than the 5,000 units formerly announced for the 33ha site, HDB states in a Sept 2 press release.
The Mount Pleasant estate remains on the spot of the Old Police Academy (OPA), near the Thomson Flyover off the Pan Island Expressway. The OPA was used as the training institute for the Singapore Police Force (SPF) till 2005.
Served by the brand-new Mount Pleasant MRT Station on the Thomson-East Coast Line, Mount Pleasant are going to be a car-lite estate and include Transit Priority Corridors with dedicated bus lanes, bigger foot tracks and biking paths. New roadways, consisting of a primary road named “Old Police Academy Roadway”, will even be created to boost access. There will additionally be a sheltered pedestrian highway that attaches the numerous precincts in Mount Pleasant, HDB states.
