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Oct 16, 2009
1,200 BTO flats for sale
By Felicia Wong
This batch of 1,200 BTO flats are part of the upcoming 5,000 units announced earlier this month. -- ST PHOTO: NURIA LING
THE Housing Board (HDB) on Friday launched two more build-to-order (BTO) projects in Sengkang and Jurong West, which will offer a total of 1,200 flats.
Fernvale Palms at Sengkang West Way will have 495 units in four 27-storey blocks, according to the HDB's website. The bulk of the units will be four-room flats, along with 92 three-room flats and 52 five-room units.
The other project, Boon Lay Meadow in Jurong West Avenue 2, will offer 705 units. The project comprises 240 two-room flats, 300 three-roomers and 165 four-room flats.
Prospective buyers can expect to fork out between $214,000 and $262,000 for a four-room unit at Fernvale Palms, or from $223,000 to $266,000 for a similar unit at Boon Lay Meadow.
The two BTO projects will supply part of the 5,000 new flats announced by National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan earlier this month. The HDB said it will launch six more BTO projects comprising 4,000 flats in the next two months.
Applications for the new flats can be submitted online from Friday to Oct 29. For enquiries, the public can e-mail [email protected]
Prices of the new flats:
Selling prices for the flats range from:
Fernvale Palms
- $129,000 to $163,000 for a 3-room flat;
- $214,000 to $262,000 for a 4-room flat; and
- $282,000 to $340,000 for a 5-room flat
Boon Lay Meadow
- $86,000 to $103,000 for a 2-room flat;
- $138,000 to $173,000 for a 3-room flat; and
- $223,000 to $266,000 for a 4-room flat