Design, Build and Sell Scheme (abbreviation: DBSS) was introduced by the Housing and Development Board in 2005. Flats built under the scheme were meant for public housing and developed by private developers. They were built with supposedly better designs and mostly in matured estates such as Tampines, Ang Mo Kio and Bishan. There were 13 DBSS projects, totaling 8,533 units. The scheme attracted public outrage when a series of five-room DBSS flats developed in Tampines by Sim Lian Group Limited opened for sale at S$880,000, way higher than what could be afforded by most middle-class families.[1] As HDB did not control the pricing of DBSS units being sold, the scheme was poorly received[2] and subsequently suspended indefinitely.[3]
List of DBSS projects edit
| Location | DBSS Alias | Blk / Unit no | Launched Completion |
Room Layout Design Types |
Units sqm Price Range (SGD) |
Land Sale / DBSS Awarded (SGD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampines | The Premiere Pilot DBSS |
Eight 17-storey blocks 2–80 @ even number |
Oct 2006 Jan 2009 |
2-room 2-types 4-room 2-types 5-room 10-types |
4 (50 m²) $138,000 – $160,000 36 (92–95 m²) $278,000 – $410,000 576 (105–114 m²) $308,000 – $450,000 |
18 January 2006 21,000 sq m @ $82.2 million Sim Lian Land Pte Ltd |
| Boon Keng | City View |
Three 40-storey blocks Blk 7 Unit no 130 – 140 @ even no Blk 8 Unit no 142 – 152 @ even no Blk 9 Unit no 154 – 164 @ even no |
Jan 2008 Apr 2011 |
3-room 2-types 4-room 2-types 5-room 6-types |
72 (68 – 70 m²) $349,000 – $394,000 168 (94–95 m²) $523,000 – $597,000 474 (107–119 m²) $536,000 – $727,000 |
6 June 2007 18,394 sq m @ $170.2 million Hoi Hup Realty Pte Ltd Sunway Concrete Products (S) Pte Ltd Oriental Worldwide Investments Inc |
| Ang Mo Kio | Park Central Press Release |
Four 30-storey blocks Blk A, B, C, D |
July 2008 Oct 2011 |
4-room 3-types 5-room 6-types |
172 (90–93 m²) $433,000 – $567,000 406 (112–120 m²) $534,000 – $689,000 |
5 December 2007 16,789.1 sq m @ $134.2 million Greatearth Developments Pte Ltd (United Engineers Limited Group) |
| Bishan | Natura Loft Press Release |
Three 40-storey blocks Blk 273A, 273B, 275A |
Nov 2008 Feb 2012 |
4-room 2-types 5-room 4-types |
160 (95 m²) $465,000 – $586,000 400 (120 m²) $600,000 – $739,000 |
28 February 2008 15,218.5 sq m @ $135.9 million Qingjian Realty Pte Ltd (Qingdao Construction Group Corporation) |
| Simei | Parc Lumiere Press Release |
Eight 12-storey blocks | Apr 2009 Jul 2011 |
4-room 4-types 5-room 8-types |
120 (94 m²) $378,000 – $425,000 240 (107–111 m²) $462,000 – $575,000 |
6 June 2008 16,825.5 sq m @ $52 million Sim Lian Land Pte Ltd |
| Toa Payoh | The Peak Press Release |
Two 42-storey blocks Blk 138A, 139B Three 40-storey blocks Blk 138B, 138C, 139A |
Apr 2009 Jul 2012 |
3-room 2-types 4-room 1-type 5-room 5-types |
42 (70 m²) $355,000 – $398,000 306 (91 m²) $468,000 – $582,000 830 (110–117 m²) $539,000 – $722,000 |
22 August 2008 27,479.90 sq m @ $198.8 million Hoi Hup Realty Pte Ltd Sunway Developments Pte Ltd Hoi Hup JV Development Pte Ltd |
| Yishun | Adora Green Press Release Archived 2012-03-30 at the Wayback Machine |
Six 16-storey blocks 347A - B, 348A - D |
Feb 2011 | 3-room 2-types 4-room 2-types 5-room 2-types |
67 m² ~ $300,000 – $400,000 92 m² ~ $400,000 – $500,000 112 m² ~ $500,000 – $600,000 |
24 May 2010 27,473.70 sq m @ $148.9 million Guthrie (DBP) Pte Ltd SK Land Pte Ltd |
| Tampines | Centrale 8 Press Release Archived 2012-03-30 at the Wayback Machine |
One 15-storey block Blk 519A Six 16-storey blocks Blk 519B - D, 520A - C |
Jun 2011 | 3-room 4-types 4-room 3-types 5-room 3-types |
182 (61 – 62 m²) $389,000 – $445,000 348 (83 – 84 m²) $511,000 – $592,000 178 (108 – 109 m²) $685,000 - $778,000 |
6 August 2010 21,131.70 sq m @ $178.1 million Sim Lian Land Pte Ltd |
| Bedok | Bedok Belvia |
Three 14-storey blocks Three 15-storey blocks |
Oct 2011 2014 |
3-room 2-types 4-room 3-types 5-room 3-types |
102 (66 – 67 m²) $387,000 – $415,000 207 (85–87 m²) $494,000 – $576,000 177 (105–109 m²) $648,000 – $727,000 |
4 Nov 2010 16,668 sq m @ $112.7 million CEL Development |
| Upper Serangoon (Hougang) |
Parkland Residences Press Release Archived 2010-10-19 at the Wayback Machine |
Four 18-storey blocks 475A - D |
Jan 2012 | 3-room 2-types 4-room 2-types 5-room 3-types |
136 (67 m²) 272 (92 m²) 272 (109–112 m²) |
2 Dec 2010 20,000 sq m @ $$155.2 million Kwan Hwee Investment Pte Ltd |
| Yuan Ching Road (Jurong West) |
Lake Vista Press Release Archived 2012-04-26 at the Wayback Machine |
Four 22-storey blocks 138A - D |
Oct 2011 2015 |
3-room 1-type 4-room 3-types 5-room 4-types |
67 m² $360,500 – $399,500 86–91 m² $481,000 – $575,300 105–108 m² $584,300 – $680,400 |
10 Jan 2011 21,199.7 sq m @ $131.6 million Hoi Hup Realty Pte Ltd Sunway Developments Pte Ltd SC Wong Holdings Pte Ltd |
| Clementi | Trivelis Press Release Archived 2012-03-31 at the Wayback Machine |
Three 40-storey blocks | Oct 2011 2015 |
3-room 4-types 4-room 8-types 5-room 3-types |
60m² $375,000 – $470,000 80–82 m² $530,000 – $650,000 105m² $658,000 – $770,000 |
10 Mar 2011 21,906.5 sq m @ $224 million EL Development Pte Ltd |
References edit
- ^ "Prices slashed after DBSS flats uproar". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
- ^ "Netizens want DBSS scrapped altogether: Yahoo! poll". Yahoo. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
- ^ "Khaw Boon Wan suspends DBSS land sale". Retrieved 21 September 2018.