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    Default More than 70% of Bidadari estate completed, remainder set for completion by 2025

    More than 70% of Bidadari estate completed, remainder set for completion by 2025

    May 21, 2023

    SINGAPORE — About 6,400 flats in the new Bidadari estate making up more than 70 per cent of the project have been completed, with the remainder set for completion by 2025, the Housing and Development Board (HDB) said on Sunday (May 21).

    Bidadari was first unveiled as a new housing area in 2013, envisioned as a place where people could live in a tranquil garden-like environment.

    The area comprises four districts — Alkaff, Bartley Heights, Park Edge and Woodleigh — with a total of 12 Build-to-Order (BTO) housing developments.

    Construction for these projects started before 2020 but was delayed by the Covid-19 pandemic.

    HDB also aims to complete 20,000 new flats in 2023 and to launch more public housing across various towns.

    During a visit to the Woodleigh district on Sunday, National Development Minister Desmond Lee said that about 5,500 units will be launched on May 30 across five BTO projects — two in Tengah, one in Bedok, one in Serangoon and one in Kallang-Whampoa.

    The Kallang-Whampoa development, which is a prime location housing project, will have a waiting time of four years, while the rest will have a waiting period of above three years.

    PRESERVING BIODIVERSITY

    The Woodleigh district, comprising 2,685 flats, including 312 rental units, is the first among the four districts in Bidadari to be completed.

    As of April 30, more than 90 per cent of BTO flat owners in Woodleigh have collected the keys to their new homes.

    The Alkaff district, the largest in the estate with more than 4,000 units, is slated to be completed by mid-2024, while the targeted completion for the Bartley Heights and Park Edge districts is mid-2025.

    During the planning and designing process for Bidadari, the HDB partnered with the National Parks Board and engaged the Nature Society (Singapore) to explore ways to integrate housing developments with the surrounding environment.

    Suggestions were then incorporated into the estate’s design wherever possible so as to preserve the rich biodiversity in the area.

    These included retaining a 1-hectare hillock in Woodleigh district for migratory birds to stop over and constructing a 19m-wide land bridge to serve as an eco-link from the hillock to Bidadari Park across the road.

    Over 300 new trees and 7,500 shrubs were replanted in the hillock as well, to complement the existing vegetation and to help create new diversified bird habitats.

    https://www.todayonline.com/singapor...db-bto-2176001

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    More than 70% of flats in Bidadari delivered, estate on track for completion

    Sun, May 21, 2023

    THE new Bidadari Housing and Development Board (HDB) estate is on track for completion, with more than 70 per cent of flats in the estate now completed.

    HDB said on Sunday (May 21) that 6,418 of the 8,872 flats in the estate have been delivered, with the remaining 2,454 on track to be completed by 2025. Meanwhile, some 5,500 flats will be launched on May 30 across five projects islandwide.

    First unveiled in 2013, the estate consists of 12 Build-To-Order (BTO) developments across four districts.

    The four districts are Alkaff, Bartley Heights, Park Edge and Woodleigh.

    Minister for National Development Desmond Lee visited the Woodleigh district on Sunday.

    The district, which consists of 2,685 flats, including 312 rental units, is the first to have all flats completed.

    HDB said the district’s three BTO developments – Woodleigh Glen, Woodleigh Hillside and Woodleigh Village – were completed between September 2022 and March 2023.

    Construction of the projects started before 2020, but they were delayed by the Covid-19 pandemic.

    As at end-April, more than 90 per cent of flat buyers in the Woodleigh district have collected the keys to their new homes.

    Lee said that Bidadari, like other projects being constructed during the pandemic, was affected by delays.

    “I would like to thank all the owners whose life plans have been affected by Covid-19 delays; I thank them for their patience and understanding, and hope that they’ll set up beautiful homes here,” he said.

    He added that new flats will continue to be launched to meet the high demand by Singaporeans for housing.

    He also revealed that some 5,500 units will be launched on May 30, and these will be across five projects.

    Two of the projects will be in Tengah, while the others are in Bedok, Serangoon and in Kallang/Whampoa.

    The Kallang/Whampoa project – which will be a prime-location housing project – will have a waiting time of about four years, while the others will have waiting times of more than three years, he said.

    “We continue to make sure we roll out housing with waiting times that are as close to pre-Covid-19 as possible,” said Lee.

    HDB had partnered the National Parks Board (NParks) and engaged the Nature Society (Singapore) in planning and designing Bidadari, to preserve the area as a biodiversity hot spot.

    This led to a 1-ha hillock being retained between the Woodleigh Glen and Woodleigh Hillside projects.

    The hillock is a stopover site for migratory birds, serving as a refuge during the annual migratory season from October to April.

    Birds known to use the area during their migration include the tiger shrike and the Asian brown flycatcher.

    A 19m-wide land bridge was also constructed to serve as an eco-link from the hillock to Bidadari Park, featuring a walking trail.

    HDB said specific species of shrubs and trees have been selected to create a conducive route for fauna such as butterflies and birds to travel between parks via the land bridge.

    Existing mature tembusu and saga trees were retained in the estate, and HDB and NParks replanted some 300 new trees and more than 7,500 shrubs at the hillock to complement the existing vegetation.

    The Alkaff district, which is to be the largest in Bidadari with more than 4,000 units, is expected to be completed by mid-2024, while four more projects in the Bartley Heights and Park Edge Districts are expected to be completed by mid-2025.

    HDB said it aims to complete 20,000 new flats in 2023, and that the government will continue to launch more flats across various towns to maintain a steady supply of public housing and ensure that flats remain affordable and accessible to Singaporeans.

    https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/com...ack-completion

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