HDB to redevelop Tanglin Halt estate

The redevelopment will introduce 5,500 new flats.

The Housing and Development Board (HDB) will redevelop Singapore’s oldest public housing estates in Queenstown, Tanglin Halt.

The redevelopment will offer up to 5,500 new flats, a hawker centre, a market, and a polyclinic.

The redevelopment will introduce new amenities and facilities for existing and future residents and improved connectivity for pedestrians and cyclists between the Commonwealth MRT Station and the Rail Corridor.

HDB will also enhance greenery in the area and preserve the location's heritage. 

The redevelopment will have two phases. 

Phase 1 will include the new hawker centre and market to start next year on the site of the former Commonwealth Drive Food Centre.

Once Phase 1 is done, stall owners will move to the new integrated development. 

Redevelopment of the existing Tanglin Halt Market will be part of Phase 2.

HDB will build a linear park between Commonwealth MRT Station and the Rail Corridor. Commonwealth Drive will also be realigned, with the transformation of the existing road into a pedestrian-friendly zone equipped with dedicated cycling and pedestrian footpaths.

Meanwhile, HDB will retain the 10-storey height for new housing blocks near the Rail Corridor.