Potential BTO at Kallang Basin Swimming Complex, St Wilfred Sport Centre sites likely to be Plus flats: ERA Singapore
Residents will definitely have access to a brand-new Sport-in-Precinct facility in nearby Kolam Ayer, which is scheduled to open at the end of the year. On the other hand, plans to present public housing at the two sites are presently being researched, according to the agencies.
The ideas to seal the Kallang Basin and St Wilfred sports facilities for redevelopment are reasonable, considered that both sites are substantially older matched up to some other sports facilities, notices Eugene Lim, key executive officer at ERA Singapore. “It makes sense for the locations to lead the way for much better land usage, especially considered that they are found fairly close to the city centre,” he adds.
He anticipates the future BTO job at the site might include a mix of 2- to four-room flats. “The nearby sites have a plot proportion of 2.8, and assuming a similar plot ratio, we might see some high-rise BTO flats, potentially as much as 36 floors,” he adds.
The Kallang Basin ActiveSG Swimming Facility and the St Wilfred ActiveSG Sports Centre will discontinue operations totally in the 2nd part of 2025. On June 13, URA, HDB and Sport Singapore mutually declared the end of the centers upon their contract expirations. The Kallang Basin complex, established on Geylang Bahru Lane, will close on Sept 1, and the St Wilfred centre on St Wilfred Road is going to shut on Oct 1.
The Kallang Basin Swimming Complex site is throughout walking range of Geylang Bahru MRT Terminal and the Geylang Bahru Market and Food Center. Lim marks that the majority of the general public property blocks in the Geylang Bahru area were built in the 1970s, showing a need for new growths that will rejuvenate the area.
On the other hand, the St Wilfred Sport Center is a 10-minute stroll from Boon Keng MRT Station. It rises near to St George’s Road, wherein many of the remaining HDB apartments go back to the 1980s, according to Lim.
Lim believes that future Build-to-Order (BTO) ventures at the place could be designated as Plus flats due to their distance to town and features. Plus flats have tighter resale limitations compared to Standard classification flats, consisting of a longer minimum occupation phase of one decade and limitations on renting the flat.
