Bukit Merah's two Prime projects top demand in October BTO sales exercise

Flats classified as Prime projects, including Bukit Merah’s Berlayar Residences, were among the most popular in the latest Build-To-Order (BTO) sales exercise.

- Joyce Lim Senior Correspondent

Larger flats and two-room flexi flats also drew warm interest, although demand was muted for the only Plus project in Ang Mo Kio.

As at 5pm on Oct 22, the sales exercise had attracted 31,095 applications across 10 projects. This was about three times the 9,144 flats launched.

For first-timer families, the majority of three-room and larger flats had application rates of 2 and below.

Many first-timer applicants have a “good chance” of securing a flat, said National Development Minister Chee Hong Tat in a Facebook post on Oct 22, the last day of the sales exercise.

He also said median application rates for first-timer families dropped to between 1.1 and 1.7 in 2025. This figure ranged from 1.6 to 2.6 in 2024.

A variety of Standard, Plus and Prime flats were put up for sale on Oct 15 in towns across Ang Mo Kio, Bedok, Bishan, Bukit Merah, Jurong East, Sengkang, Toa Payoh and Yishun.

Among the projects that garnered significant public interest before sales began were Berlayar Residences on the former Keppel Club site, and the first flats in Toa Payoh’s Mount Pleasant area.

Flats in this sales exercise included almost 3,000 two-room flexi flats targeted at seniors and singles. This was the first sales exercise under which parents and their children, regardless of marital status, were able to jointly apply for two units in the same project.