Tanglin Halt to have 5,500 flats as part of integrated development

Key feature of estate is that flats will be linked to shops, hawker centre and market

- Isabelle Liew

 

Up to 5,500 Housing Board flats will be built as part of redevelopment plans for Tanglin Halt, one of Singapore's oldest housing estates within Queenstown.

An integrated development where HDB flats will be connected to shops and a hawker centre and market will be a key feature of the estate, the Housing Board said on Thursday. The Queenstown Polyclinic in Stirling Road will be relocated to the complex.

The development will be built on the site of the former Tanglin Halt Neighbourhood Centre, which houses the existing Tanglin Halt Market and the former Commonwealth Drive Food Centre.

Senior Minister of State for National Development Tan Kiat How on Thursday said the estate's redevelopment will provide more housing opportunities for future generations.

"With more young residents moving into the estate, the Tanglin Halt community will also become more vibrant over time," he said at HDB's professional engagement and knowledge-sharing forum at HDB Hub in Toa Payoh.

The estate, comprising 3,480 households, was identified for the Selective En bloc Redevelopment Scheme in 2014. The majority of its former residents have since moved to replacement homes in Dawson, and the old buildings are being demolished.