HDB unveils 5,293 build-to-order flats for September

Multi-generation priority scheme also enhanced.

According to a release, HDB has launched 5,293 flats for sale under the Sep 2013 Build-To-Order (BTO) Exercise. This comprises 4,156 new BTO flats in Punggol and Yishun, as well as another 1,137 units of balance 2-room flats from previous BTO exercises to address the strong demand from singles.

To facilitate mutual care and support for multi-generation families, HDB will also implement the enhanced Multi-Generation Priority Scheme (MGPS) and offer the pilot Three-Generation (3Gen) flats in this BTO exercise.

Enhancement of the Multi-Generation Priority Scheme

Previously, the MGPS allows parents applying for a Studio Apartment (SA) or a 2-room flat to submit a joint application with their married child applying for a 2-room or bigger flat in the same BTO project.

With effect from this BTO launch, parents will be allowed to apply for a 3-room flat under the MGPS, in addition to an SA or a 2-room flat.

HDB will set aside up to 15% of the SAs, 2-room and 3-room flats in a BTO project (subject to a minimum of 20 units each) for parents applying under MGPS. The same number of 2-room and bigger flats will be set aside in the same BTO project for their married children.

HDB will offer 84 units of 3Gen flats in the BTO project, Saraca Breeze @ Yishun, to cater to multi-generation families who want to live together for mutual care and support.

Each 3Gen flat will feature four bedrooms and three bathrooms (two en-suites), with an internal floor area of about 115 sqm.

Only applicants with a multi-generation family comprising at least a married/courting couple and their parent(s) listed in the application, will be eligible to purchase these 3Gen flats.

As these purpose-built 3Gen flats are meant for multi-generation families, subletting of room(s) will not be allowed during the five-year Minimum Occupation Period (MOP).

After fulfilling the MOP, these 3Gen flats can only be resold in the open market to other eligible multi-generation families.