Mount Pleasant estate to have 6,000 HDB flats, up from 5,000 previously announced
Six buildings, which HDB claims were “recognized as one of the most considerable representations of authorities heritage”, have actually been conserved and will be integrated right into the new estate. 4 blocks are going to be repurposed for different usages such as an area authorities post and SPF Heritage Gallery. One block will remain to serve as the Senior Policeman’ Mess, whilst another will be integrated into future property developments. Furthermore, the former OPA parade square will be kept as public space for community use.
Eugene Lim, key executive officer at ERA Singapore, notes that the white flat layout at Mount Pleasant Crest might attract more youthful Singaporeans and property owners meaning to do extensive renovations. “A white level typology will provide the option to tailor-make their layout to deal with their housing needs, allowing for flexibility over the much longer term,” he claims.
The Mount Pleasant estate remains on the site of the Old Police Academy (OPA), near to the Thomson Flyover off the Pan Island Expressway. The OPA was used as the training institute for the Singapore Police Force (SPF) till 2005.
Lee Sze Teck, senior director of data analytics at Hiuttons Asia, believes the Mount Pleasant Crest project that will be launched for sale in October will draw solid interest, due to its location near Mount Pleasant MRT Terminal and schools such as CHIJ Primary Toa Payoh and Singapore Chinese Girls’ School.
Four Build-to-Order (BTO) projects are prepared for the upcoming Mount Pleasant estate, that are going to produce around 6,000 new apartments upon completion. This is 1,000 more than the 5,000 units formerly revealed for the 33ha site, HDB says in a Sept 2 announcement.
The very first BTO project in the Mount Pleasant estate will be opened as part of the October 2025 BTO activity. Labelled Mount Pleasant Crest, it will provide around 1,350 units of two-room flexi to four-room flats. There will also be 270 units of public rental apartments.
HDB states the “white flat” layout will be given at Mount Pleasant Crest. Flat investors can opt for the open-concept layout, that offers an adjoining living and bedroom room without partition walls, when they are invited to reserve a flat.
This will be the second BTO project to present the white flat layout, after the Crawford Heights BTO project, which released last October. According to HDB, referring to four in 10 flat customers chose the design at that project.
Served by the brand-new Mount Pleasant MRT Stop 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 pathways and biking routes. New roadways, including a primary thoroughfare called “Old Police Academy Roadway”, will even be built to boost access. There will additionally be a sheltered pedestrian thoroughfare that attaches the various precincts in Mount Pleasant, HDB states.
Mount Pleasant’s distance to Toa Payoh will also factor into need and prices. “The project might be a Prime BTO as resale flat prices in Toa Payoh are rather high and the mature estate has among the highest numbers of million-dollar resale flats,” Lee adds. Prime apartments are subject to tighter regulations, like a 10-year minimum occupation duration and a subsidy clawback.
According to HDB, the expanded supply adheres to “more detailed planning investigations” and are going to help to match good property interest.
