Joo Chiat private estate to get new community spaces, senior-friendly features

Residents of private housing in Joo Chiat Neighbourhood 2 can look forward to new or improved facilities over the next three to five years, including new recreational spaces, estate markets and senior-friendly walkways, as well as improved lighting and connectivity.

- Shermaine Ang

Minister of State for Home Affairs and National Development Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim will helm the Kembangan area of the Marine Parade-Braddell Heights GRC for the PAP at the upcoming election, said Manpower Minister Tan See Leng.

Dr Tan, who is anchor minister for Marine Parade GRC, was speaking to the media at a community brunch event at Koon Seng Park on April 12, where he told residents about plans to upgrade a private estate in Joo Chiat.

The Kembangan area is part of the current Kembangan-Chai Chee ward of Marine Parade GRC, which was helmed by former Speaker of Parliament and then Marine Parade GRC MP Tan Chuan-Jin. The Housing Board estates in Chai Chee will be carved out and absorbed into East Coast GRC, based on the latest electoral boundaries.

Mr Tan resigned in July 2023 over an extramarital affair with then Tampines GRC MP Cheng Li Hui.

Associate Professor Faishal announced on April 11 that he will leave Nee Soon GRC to join the PAP team in the newly renamed Marine Parade-Braddell Heights GRC in the upcoming polls.

Prof Faishal said Prime Minister Lawrence Wong had asked him to make the move, and he has agreed.

Dr Tan said on April 12: "Prof Faishal is homecoming. We really welcome him home, back to Marine Parade GRC itself.

"And I think it's an excellent and a very welcoming sort of return for him to help us with Kembangan itself, and anchoring Kembangan."