Turf City to get up to 20,000 homes, including first HDB flats in Bukit Timah in almost 40 years

An artist's impression of a repurposed grandstand in Bukit Timah Turf City, with a central open space in front of it.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.

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. Lee said the latter will be completed in 2032. To accommodate an anticipated growth in traffic as the estate is developed, road improvement works will be carried out in Dunearn Road, Bukit Timah Road and Eng Neo Avenue, URA said.

As part of planning for the site, two studies — one assessing future development's the impact on heritage, and the other on the environment of the area — were conducted. URA said four distinctive neighbourhoods are likely to be built in Bukit Timah Turf City, "each featuring new public spaces integrated with existing landscape and heritage buildings to reflect their unique characters while promoting community bonding".

Located in Dunearn Road, this neighbourhood will "take after the existing street character of Bukit Timah Road", said URA.

Source: Real Estate Daily Report (realestatedailyreport.net)

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