Mount Pleasant will also have its first BTO project launched this year.

More than 50,000 Build-to-Order (BTO) flats will be launched by the Housing Development Board (HDB) from 2025 to 2027, MND announced in Parliament on Mar. 5 at the Committee of Supply debate.

In total, HDB will launch about 130,000 flats from 2021 to 2027, increasing public housing stock by 11 per cent.

This includes a mix of Standard, Plus and Prime BTO flats in various locations across existing estates as well as new housing areas.

In addition, a higher proportion of the new flats over the next few years will have a shorter waiting time of less than three years. This includes about 3,800 or about 20 per cent of the 19,600 BTO flats to be launched this year.

MND also announced the launch of the first BTO project located at Mount Pleasant, as the first of six public housing projects that will be launched later this year.

The Mount Pleasant BTO project will consist of approximately 1,500 dwelling units of two-room Flexi to four-room flats as well as public rental flats, and will be launched in the October 2025 BTO exercise.

There will be residential blocks exceeding 40 storeys, with facilities such as an eating house, a supermarket and shops located within the precinct for residents’ convenience.