The Evolution of HDB

Quite shocking, HDB's building premium housing now?
Subsidised housing near the CBD....hmmm...
Oh well, too bad I'm not married yet.

HDB Launches The Pinnacle@Duxton under Build-To-Order (BTO) System

The Pinnacle@Duxton is HDB's first 50-storey integrated housing development. It is based on an award-winning design selected from international and local entries for the Duxton Plain International Architectural Design Competition.

The development will have special features such as skybridges and sky gardens at the 26th and 50th storeys. Apartments will be provided with a varied combination of balconies, bay windows and planter boxes, to suit the preferences of flat buyers. The development comprising a total of seven residential blocks will be self-contained with shops, a food court, a child-care centre and an education centre.

It is located centrally along Cantonment Road and in close proximity to the Central Business District (CBD). It is also within walking distance to the Outram Park and Tanjong Pagar MRT Stations, which provide convenient connections to various parts of Singapore.

Well....makes sense actually, after all, they've got years of apartment building experience behind their belts and not to mention, buckloads of capital!

Oh well, I'm keeping my fingers cross that we'll be selected for MUP or SERS soon. The latter, well, maybe not... I don't expect to live long, and just recently, my grandmother passed away just two months shy of moving into their new SERs flat in Depot road. So well, I don't expect to live past 40 let alone a ripe old age of 76. Meanwhile, I'll just dream of sky bridges, planter boxes, matter teleporters and for the ceiling to stop raining down on us. Apparently, the spalling concrete problem that we're experiencing currently is due to lousy cement used during construction of our flat. Hmm...maybe those sky bridges don't sound like such a good idea anymore.

Over the Air: Horrible re-enactment by lawyer in 'True Files'