23-12-2015, 05:07 PM
Four new neighbourhood centres will be built, in Hougang, Sembawang and Punggol, which will have two, the Housing Board said yesterday. This will benefit executive condo residents such as those from The Terrace EC and Amore EC in Punggol as well as The Brownstone EC and Parc Life EC, Visionaire EC in Sembawang.
These centres will provide commercial amenities such as shops and eateries, social facilities such as childcare and enrichment centres, and public spaces such as community plazas, all under one roof.
They will be linked to residents' homes and public transport by sheltered walkways,
The centres are expected to be ready between 2018 to 2020.
MEETING NEEDS
They are the first ones that the HDB is building in more than a decade. The last ones it built were Pioneer Mall and Punggol Plaza, completed in 2004.
"We have taken back the role of building these neighbourhood centres because we think that meeting the residents' needs and creating spaces for residents is very important," said Mr Fong Chun Wah, HDB group director for development and procurement.
HDB held focus group discussions and surveys of residents living near the centres to find out what facilities are needed. This consultative approach will apply to future neighbourhood centres.
Where applicable, HDB will also work with other government agencies to locate their facilities in new neighbourhood centres.
For instance, Oasis Terraces in Punggol will house the Punggol Polyclinic.
An exhibition on the four new neighbourhood centres is now on at the HDB Hub in Toa Payoh, complete with architectural models.
These centres will provide commercial amenities such as shops and eateries, social facilities such as childcare and enrichment centres, and public spaces such as community plazas, all under one roof.
They will be linked to residents' homes and public transport by sheltered walkways,
The centres are expected to be ready between 2018 to 2020.
MEETING NEEDS
They are the first ones that the HDB is building in more than a decade. The last ones it built were Pioneer Mall and Punggol Plaza, completed in 2004.
"We have taken back the role of building these neighbourhood centres because we think that meeting the residents' needs and creating spaces for residents is very important," said Mr Fong Chun Wah, HDB group director for development and procurement.
HDB held focus group discussions and surveys of residents living near the centres to find out what facilities are needed. This consultative approach will apply to future neighbourhood centres.
Where applicable, HDB will also work with other government agencies to locate their facilities in new neighbourhood centres.
For instance, Oasis Terraces in Punggol will house the Punggol Polyclinic.
An exhibition on the four new neighbourhood centres is now on at the HDB Hub in Toa Payoh, complete with architectural models.