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New Releases for HDB and Singapore Housing Year 2027/2028 | Farrer Park Fields and Arena: 1,843 PLH Flats, Sports Park and 2028 Handover Planning

Farrer Park’s 10-hectare housing-and-sports redevelopment already produced two separate Prime Location Public Housing (PLH) sales launches: Farrer Park Fields offered 1,274 flats in February 2023, and Farrer Park Arena offered 569 in May 2023. Together they account for 1,843 flats originally offered for sale, not a new combined 2027/2028 BTO ballot. Both projects were released under the older PLH framework, with a 10-year Minimum Occupation Period and a 6% subsidy-recovery rate on the qualifying first-owner resale. The historical four-room starting prices before grants were S$484,000 at Fields and S$505,000 at Arena.

The area’s much wider redevelopment also includes a new sports centre, an approximately 1.2-hectare central park and field, public recreation areas and the adaptive reuse of the historic Farrer Park boxing gym. HDB, Sport Singapore and URA announced the original site plan in April 2022, while URA’s Master Plan 2025 material describes the future swimming complex with sheltered pool, community sports facilities and jogging routes. This guide distinguishes historical flats already launched, sports infrastructure still being delivered and future housing opportunities that will require fresh official notices. An earlier projected completion year is not proof that every unit or amenity is ready for occupation today.

  • Farrer Park site: around 10 hectares bounded by Dorset Road, Keng Lee Road, Hampshire Road and Race Course Road
  • Original interagency plan: HDB, SportSG and URA joint announcement on 24 April 2022
  • About 20% of the site planned as open sports and recreational space
  • Approximately 1.2 hectares of central field and park with further precinct greenery
  • Farrer Park Fields: 1,274 PLH flats launched 28 February 2023
  • Fields offered 2-room Flexi, 3-room and 4-room types; historical starting prices before grants S$185k, S$356k and S$484k
  • Farrer Park Arena: 569 PLH flats launched May 2023, in 3-room and 4-room types
  • Arena’s starting prices before grants approximately S$362k for 3-room and S$505k for 4-room
  • Combined historical sale total: 1,843 homes, across two different exercises
  • PLH 10-year MOP after occupation and 6% subsidy recovery on qualifying first-owner resale; applicable lease conditions matter
  • Historic boxing gym retained for multipurpose community sports use, subject to completion and operator arrangements
  • Sports plan includes new swimming complex with sheltered pool, gym and multipurpose playfield
  • Transport context: existing Little India interchange and Farrer Park MRT, but exact walking routes vary by block
  • No guarantee that a February 2027 or 2028 BTO exercise reoffers these flats at their 2023 prices
  • Housing buyers must use the current HDB Flat Portal, a valid HFE where applicable and their actual transaction conditions
  • Facts checked 5 November 2026; later sport facility openings and residential handovers require updated official confirmation

Research status: 5 November 2026. Farrer Park Fields and Arena were separate 2023 HDB sales; all prices are dated historical starting prices. No specific new 2027/2028 unit is offered by this guide.

Contents: historical releases, sports neighbourhood and the responsible buyer’s checklist

  • 1. What happened at Farrer Park and why the dates matter
  • 2. How the two actual BTO projects add up to 1,843 flats
  • 3. The ten-hectare site and its unusual mixed purpose
  • 4. Farrer Park Fields: the February 2023 launch in detail
  • 5. Farrer Park Arena: a separate 569-flat development
  • 6. What older PLH rules mean for these homes
  • 7. The six-percent subsidy recovery in practice
  • 8. Little India and Farrer Park MRT access
  • 9. A new swimming complex and the difference between planned and open
  • 10. The retained boxing gym and Farrer Park’s sporting history
  • 11. Central green space and the neighbourhood’s sporting identity
  • 12. Farrer Park Primary and the school-address problem
  • 13. Nearby food, healthcare and everyday destinations
  • 14. How to read the 2027 and 2028 construction outlook
  • 15. How Farrer Park compares with new Plus and Prime projects
  • 16. Final decision: preserve the history and protect the household budget
  • Everyday household situations
  • Frequently asked questions
  • Official references and further reading

1. What happened at Farrer Park and why the dates matter

The Farrer Park story has three separate dates that explain most of the confusion surrounding new housing there. On 24 April 2022, three government agencies announced the redevelopment of the former sports site into a residential neighbourhood with integrated facilities. On 28 February 2023 HDB launched Farrer Park Fields for BTO application, and in May of that year it launched Farrer Park Arena. These were not conceptual future flats; they were real sales exercises with named projects and prices.

That does not mean a household can submit an application to the original 2023 ballot today. A sales exercise has a defined window and an allocation process. An old property article may preserve authentic prices after the window has closed, but those prices do not establish current inventory or legal availability.

The best way to read the 2027/2028 outlook is to separate housing sale, construction progress and sports facility completion. Residents who booked in 2023 may be following building schedules. Other families may be exploring nearby resale homes or future SBF releases. Sports users may be interested in the new swimming facilities. Their immediate actions are different even though they all search for Farrer Park.

A useful guide should therefore preserve the historical launch information as a reference while directing any current applicant to HDB’s current Flat Portal. It should not relabel an old launch as an upcoming project simply to make a headline sound fresh.

2. How the two actual BTO projects add up to 1,843 flats

Farrer Park Fields offered 1,274 flats in February 2023, and Farrer Park Arena followed with 569 in May. Adding the two published sale figures gives 1,843, but that combined number belongs to two different application exercises. It is not a single project with one queue number, one payment date or one guaranteed key-collection timetable.

Fields includes two-room Flexi, three-room and four-room homes, while Arena includes three-room and four-room homes. This changes who could apply for which types and how household needs could be met. An older single interested in eligible two-room Flexi options could not simply transfer that choice to Arena, which did not offer that type. Families that need five-room space would need a different development altogether.

The original 2022 site concept talked about roughly 1,600 new flats. More precise subsequent project counts can refine or exceed early planning estimates because concepts evolve into actual development parcels. It is better to quote the real sales inventory for actual launched projects and the old approximate number only when discussing the initial plan.

When later projects are announced, each should receive a fresh line in the release tracker. Do not add an old project twice or assume that any balance flats are available until HDB formally publishes them.

3. The ten-hectare site and its unusual mixed purpose

Farrer Park is not simply a new high-rise estate with a few trees beside it. The government plan was to place public housing on a brownfield sports site while retaining a substantial function for recreation. Around twenty percent of the approximately ten hectares was allocated for open spaces and sports-related activity, including a central field and park of about 1.2 hectares.

This arrangement reflects a competition for limited urban land. Singapore needs homes, and residents also need fields, pools and places for sport. Building homes without preserving community recreation would change the area’s identity in a different way from a plan integrating both uses. The final design must make the two functions work together.

For a future resident, the key questions concern noise, access and upkeep as much as the overall landscaping. A playing field can be a wonderful open space, but it may host evening activity. A gym or swimming complex can attract visitors who are not residents. Entrance placement, transport and pedestrian safety determine whether these activities support a lively neighbourhood.

An early map helps explain the intended proportions, but the exact experience of a flat depends on its block orientation and the completed facilities. A family should evaluate the unit and the surrounding public spaces separately rather than assume a site-wide open-space percentage guarantees a particular view.

4. Farrer Park Fields: the February 2023 launch in detail

Farrer Park Fields was announced as a Prime Location Public Housing development bounded by Race Course Road, Hampshire Road and Farrer Park Road. Its seven residential blocks rise around twenty-four storeys in the published concept and the project offered 1,274 two-room Flexi, three-room and four-room units. The historical pricing table began at S$185,000 for two-room Flexi, S$356,000 for three-room and S$484,000 for four-room homes, before grants.

These figures describe lower-priced units from the 2023 release rather than the purchase price of every floor, stack or lease. In particular, two-room Flexi homes may have different lease and eligibility arrangements. A short-lease senior home cannot be treated as equivalent to a conventional 99-year flat merely because both share the room label.

The project was sold under PLH, with a ten-year occupation requirement and an additional first-owner subsidy-recovery obligation of six percent under relevant rules. These are important terms for anyone who booked a unit and plans to live there over the coming decade.

The original application period closed on 6 March 2023. Later readers should use the price table as historical evidence and check actual current HDB channels for available homes. A government-linked or unofficial resale advertisement cannot lawfully reopen an old BTO application window.

5. Farrer Park Arena: a separate 569-flat development

Farrer Park Arena was offered in May 2023, on a site bounded by Farrer Park Road and Dorset Road. Its three twenty-four-storey blocks contain 569 homes, including 92 three-room and 477 four-room flats in the HDB sales material. The release’s starting prices before grants were approximately S$362,000 for three-room and S$505,000 for four-room homes. It was the sole PLH project in that May exercise.

Like Fields, Arena carried a six-percent recovery obligation on qualifying first-owner resale and a ten-year MOP under the relevant model. Its project-specific layout, estimated wait, and amount payable by an eligible buyer were not identical to those of Fields simply because both sit in the same future sports precinct.

Someone assessing Arena should examine its relationship to the retained boxing gym, public playing fields and roads. A nearby sports venue can support a lively routine while requiring management of visitor movement and evening noise. The actual stack location and orientation matter more than the broad label “near sport”.

The May 2023 ballot has ended. Any later available unit must be established through a legitimate subsequent HDB sales mode, not by assuming that one of the 569 originally offered homes remains unbooked in 2027 or 2028.

6. What older PLH rules mean for these homes

The Prime Location Public Housing model aimed to keep subsidised flats in desirable central locations accessible while reducing the chance that only future resale windfalls determine who benefits. The original buyer received an additional subsidy and accepted longer occupation and resale conditions. Farrer Park Fields and Arena were both launched under that model, before the newer Standard, Plus and Prime framework applied to subsequent HDB releases.

A ten-year Minimum Occupation Period generally begins after moving in, rather than on the date an application was submitted. That makes it a significant long-term commitment. Whole-flat rental restrictions also differ from those of ordinary Standard flats, and a future resale buyer may face additional eligibility conditions.

A household with uncertain work location or caregiving obligations should consider the possibility of needing to move earlier than expected. A central home can be extremely convenient today but restrictive if the family later needs to live elsewhere. A person should not rely on leasing out the whole flat to cover a mortgage if the applicable conditions prohibit that strategy.

The correct source for any transaction is the flat’s actual HDB agreement and current applicable rules. Do not assume that today’s percentage at a separate Prime project automatically replaces the rate originally published for a 2023 PLH flat.

7. The six-percent subsidy recovery in practice

The six-percent rate is not a yearly tax charged on the homeowner’s salary and not necessarily six percent of the original BTO selling price. Under the relevant first-owner resale conditions, HDB recovers the published percentage of the actual resale price or a higher applicable valuation. The amount therefore depends on a future transaction that cannot be predicted from today’s market.

For illustration, a hypothetical first-owner resale at S$800,000 where no higher valuation applies would involve a S$48,000 recovery component. That is simply six percent multiplied by the illustrative sale amount. It does not mean any particular Farrer Park flat will command S$800,000 or that a sale would be legally possible on the assumed date.

An actual seller would also need to redeem outstanding housing debt, refund CPF savings used plus accrued interest where relevant, and pay applicable transaction expenses. The cash left after settlement can be quite different from the headline difference between purchase and resale prices.

This is why the original selling price and subsidy terms should be read together. A family’s decision to buy should begin with its ability to afford and occupy the home comfortably, not with an optimistic future selling-price calculation.

8. Little India and Farrer Park MRT access

The area’s location between Little India and Farrer Park MRT stations is a major part of its appeal. Little India serves the Downtown and North-East Lines, while Farrer Park is on the North-East Line. This can create useful travel routes to workplaces, healthcare, markets and other destinations, although the fastest option depends on the household’s actual journey.

The precise walking distance differs from a specific block entrance to the relevant station entrance. A person pushing a stroller or using a mobility aid may prefer a more accessible route even if it takes slightly longer. Road crossings, shelter and traffic near public sports facilities can change the experience at different times of day.

Buyers should calculate three routine journeys: work, family care and groceries or healthcare. A rail station nearby does not guarantee that every trip is short, particularly if the destination lies along another corridor and transfers are needed.

Existing rail services can be verified today. Planned new pedestrian paths or estate gates should remain marked as future until the completed environment is available. The right location decision values real, usable transport rather than an approximate map distance alone.

9. A new swimming complex and the difference between planned and open

URA’s 2026 recreation master-plan materials describe a new swimming complex with a sheltered pool in the Farrer Park redevelopment. The wider sports programme includes a gym and complementary indoor or outdoor activity facilities. These are intended to replace ageing sports infrastructure while bringing recreation closer to residents of the new flats and surrounding neighbourhoods.

It is tempting to treat a facility depicted in the project image as operational already. But construction, commissioning, staffing and public opening are separate stages. A family planning weekly swimming lessons should check the current Sport Singapore or ActiveSG venue information before depending on a specific pool or programme.

The new complex will also serve users beyond the immediate housing blocks. A thoughtful design needs safe public access, transport and good management of visitor movement. Noise and traffic can be part of the practical trade-off for residents living near popular sports facilities.

A useful housing guide distinguishes intended sporting facilities from those actually open on a given date. Access to a new pool can be a real quality-of-life benefit, but it should not be included as a guaranteed early-occupation service without updated official confirmation.

10. The retained boxing gym and Farrer Park’s sporting history

Farrer Park has long associations with Singapore sport, including football, swimming, boxing and other activities. The joint 2022 redevelopment announcement said the old boxing gym would be retained and converted into a multipurpose community sporting space. The intention was to preserve the building’s architectural character and key features while letting it support contemporary community life.

Heritage reuse can give residents a recognisable link to the site’s past, rather than replacing every familiar building with new housing. A preserved gym can also be more meaningful when it is accessible and regularly used than when it remains an isolated monument behind a fence.

However, a conservation or reuse proposal does not guarantee a fixed programme of classes, private bookings or a museum opening on the day residents collect keys. The actual operator and operational arrangements require later decisions. Historic features also need maintenance and appropriate safety upgrades.

For a parent, the wider sporting identity may be attractive, but the child’s actual access to coaching or facilities depends on programme availability. For residents, the project is valuable when historic spaces become useful public amenities without overwhelming the basic needs of the neighbourhood.

11. Central green space and the neighbourhood’s sporting identity

The plan retains an approximately 1.2-hectare central green space made up of a field and park, with surrounding precinct greenery and a jogging route connecting facilities. It was shaped partly by feedback from residents and sporting communities who did not want housing to remove the area’s historic role as a place for recreation.

A green space can provide daily benefits for families, older residents and people who simply want to walk after work. Yet different activities need design decisions. A football field can be lively and noisy when a game is underway, while a relaxation area needs a more restful setting. Good planning can accommodate both through thoughtful paths, buffers and operating rules.

For prospective homeowners, the actual block’s orientation and proximity to a public venue matter. A direct view onto the field may appeal to some households; others may prioritise quieter surroundings or a different floor. The best choice should fit how the family lives, not how the estate appears in a promotional aerial image.

The green-space percentage is a site-wide measure, not a legal guarantee that a specific flat has a permanent unobstructed view. Later site plans and delivered landscaping should guide detailed decisions.

12. Farrer Park Primary and the school-address problem

Families researching Farrer Park often notice nearby educational institutions, including Farrer Park Primary School and other schools in the wider Little India area. Being near a school can help with the daily routine, but an HDB BTO booking is not an automatic promise of admission. MOE Primary 1 registration rules have separate address and eligibility conditions.

A household that applied in 2023 may have a child entering school before the new flat is ready. This requires an interim education and transport plan based on current accommodation, not an assumed future address. A future key date can also differ from the original project estimate as construction progresses.

For older children, daily access to school or tuition may involve rail or bus connections. It is important to compare the actual journey from the new block instead of relying on a circle drawn around the town centre.

The stronger homebuying question is whether the household’s education needs can be met across the whole waiting period and after occupation. School proximity can be valuable, but it should not be overstated into guaranteed places or used to justify an unaffordable mortgage.

13. Nearby food, healthcare and everyday destinations

Farrer Park’s wider surroundings include markets, shopping and medical facilities. Families may use Pek Kio Market, Tekka Centre, City Square Mall and neighbourhood shops, while KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital and other healthcare institutions serve different medical needs. These amenities form part of an existing urban district rather than a brand-new town waiting for its first basic services.

Their usefulness nevertheless depends on exact routes. A hospital appearing near the housing area on a map does not mean every medical appointment is available there, and a shopping centre may involve a walk through busy roads. A person with mobility needs may require a different path from a brisk commuter.

The development’s added sports facilities may attract more activity to the district, which can be positive but also places demands on pedestrian access. A household should consider busy periods and the routes it uses most frequently.

A good location comparison has a short, accurate list of real destinations and a realistic assessment of how residents reach them. Generic statements such as “all amenities at the doorstep” are less helpful than knowing which ones a family can actually use every week.

14. How to read the 2027 and 2028 construction outlook

Some sales analyses in 2023 anticipated completion and key collection stages falling in the late 2020s, with different projected dates for Fields and Arena. Those were estimates from the original project timeline, not confirmations that every unit will be ready in a given month. A current buyer or resident should check HDB’s project-specific progress and key notices.

The difference between expected completion and the contractual Delivery Possession Date also matters. One can be an operational planning estimate while the other has a specific legal meaning in the purchase documents. A household should not conflate the two or assume that renovation and moving take place immediately when construction appears nearly finished from the street.

Even after the housing blocks are ready, public sports facilities and landscaped paths can open on separate schedules. The wider ten-hectare site does not necessarily reach its final state all at once. Early residents may use existing nearby amenities while some new ones are delivered.

The practical answer to “Can we move in during 2028?” depends on the actual flat and HDB notice. A guide can explain what was previously projected, but only current project documentation can establish the household’s real next step.

15. How Farrer Park compares with new Plus and Prime projects

A reader may compare the original PLH flats at Farrer Park with current Prime or Plus housing such as Toa Payoh Hillside or Bayshore. The locations differ, but so do the sales years and legal frameworks. Farrer Park Fields and Arena were sold under PLH in 2023, while new Standard, Plus and Prime projects are classified under the framework introduced later.

The later framework may carry ten-year MOPs for Plus and Prime, but the recovery percentages differ by project. A current Prime flat elsewhere does not reset Farrer Park’s six-percent historical rate. Nor does the original 2023 starting price provide a direct comparison with a new 2026 flat without adjusting for type, grant assumptions and housing circumstances.

A useful comparison starts with actual homes that are legally available to the household. It then considers financing, commute, caregiving access, occupation rules and timing. A historical BTO cannot be put into the current shopping list as though its old booking window remains open.

The lesson extends across the housing series: project-specific information must remain attached to a named date. Readers can compare policies, but should never assemble a fictitious product by borrowing the best features from different releases.

16. Final decision: preserve the history and protect the household budget

Farrer Park’s redevelopment is notable because it combines a genuine public-housing supply programme with sports facilities and a retained heritage building. The two 2023 PLH launches produced 1,843 sale units, and the ten-hectare precinct aims to keep a meaningful proportion of land for public recreation. These are useful facts for understanding the area’s transformation.

The important limitation is that a previously completed BTO sales exercise cannot be reopened by a new article. A household interested in Farrer Park in 2027 or 2028 needs actual current sale or resale information and its applicable eligibility and financing. Construction schedules and public sports openings should be verified independently.

For those already expecting keys, plan ahead for inspection, renovation, utilities and a workable transition from current accommodation. For new buyers, set an affordable payment ceiling and compare genuine available homes rather than chase an attractive old price table.

A strong housing guide explains where the town is going while staying precise about what can be done today. The purpose is to help families live well, not to imply that a desirable location guarantees a successful ballot or future investment return.

Everyday household situations

A first-timer searching for 2027 Farrer Park BTO

The named Fields and Arena sales took place in February and May 2023. Their prices are historical, and a new application requires an official current release. Check HDB’s live Flat Portal for BTO and SBF availability; do not pay anyone who claims to reserve an old queue number.

A household needing a two-room Flexi home

Farrer Park Fields offered two-room Flexi homes, while Arena did not. Short-lease eligibility and resale rules can differ from 99-year units. The household should compare actual current stock and its personal HFE assessment rather than assume all nearby smaller flats are under identical terms.

A family planning school registration

An uncompleted BTO address may not satisfy school-registration requirements in the year the child needs a place. Use MOE’s current rules, an actual possession timeline and a feasible interim journey. A nearby school is valuable but does not create automatic eligibility.

A buyer calculating six-percent recovery

Use the original project’s PLH agreement and a clearly labelled hypothetical resale amount to understand the mechanism. It is a first-owner sale obligation under relevant conditions, not a yearly fee. Loan repayment and CPF refunds are separate from the recovery.

A resident worried about sports-event noise

Sports facilities can add community life but may bring visitors and evening activity. Inspect the individual flat’s orientation and the final circulation plan rather than guessing from a site-wide map. A family that needs quiet should weigh the location of active public spaces against that preference.

An older resident excited about the new pool

A planned sheltered swimming complex does not automatically provide open sessions or classes today. Check ActiveSG and SportSG operating notices before making a travel plan. An accessible route and suitable programme matter as much as a building being constructed.

A buyer comparing Farrer Park and Bayshore

They differ in location, sales year and housing framework. A 2023 PLH flat has its own recovery rate and MOP, while 2026 Plus housing has different terms. The proper comparison uses actually available homes, full monthly costs and real household travel.

A family expecting keys exactly four years after application

A project estimate is not a guaranteed moving appointment. Inspect the actual HDB progress, anticipated key date and purchase agreement. Budget accommodation and renovation contingencies separately so a schedule change does not create a crisis.

A sports heritage enthusiast

The old boxing gym is intended for reuse, reflecting Farrer Park’s long sporting history. But the precise public programme, operator and opening require subsequent confirmation. Do not enter restricted works or represent a concept as an already open venue.

A family thinking twenty percent open space means every unit faces a park

The percentage applies to the overall redevelopment site. Individual outlooks depend on block, floor and future development. Read actual unit plans and orientation, and avoid paying for a view inferred from an aerial illustration.

Someone estimating renovation cost from BTO price

The starting BTO price is for the home under the sale conditions, not an all-inclusive furniture and renovation budget. Include legally permitted alterations, utilities, inspection, moving costs and essential fittings. A mortgage can be affordable while an unplanned fit-out creates cash stress.

A resident wanting nearby healthcare

The area’s proximity to major hospitals is an advantage only when the relevant service is offered and accessible. Plan the actual route and appointment requirements; a map distance does not guarantee a clinical slot. Daily health needs should be part of the household’s location score.

A couple planning an overseas posting

Historical PLH whole-flat rental and MOP restrictions may make extended relocation difficult. Review the applicable agreement before assuming the property can generate rental income or be sold quickly. A central home may still be a poor fit for a very mobile household.

A parent valuing a jogging route

A site-wide jogging path can support exercise, but its operating sections, crossings and evening lighting should be confirmed as the precinct opens. The family’s everyday use matters more than an attractive rendered loop. Use public paths that have actually opened.

A reader seeing two different Farrer Park unit totals

The 2022 concept used an approximate 1,600-flat figure, while the two named 2023 projects offered 1,274 and 569 sale homes. The later sum is 1,843, but it comes from two exercises. Label the date and source for each rather than alleging an unexplained discrepancy.

A homeowner selling another flat to move to Farrer Park

An old BTO ballot is not a secured replacement flat. Selling before a legal purchase or booking is confirmed could create a rental and cash-flow gap. Evaluate current eligible resale or sales routes and keep a viable accommodation plan.

A new neighbour assessing community facilities

Public sports and playground facilities serve people beyond the new BTO residents. Check access hours, shared paths and noise, and make use of community activities once they are officially operating. A lively precinct is useful when circulation and upkeep support residents and visitors together.

Someone projecting a 2028 resale windfall

PLH owners generally must satisfy a ten-year MOP after occupation before reselling. A 2028 market forecast cannot create permission to sell early, and no future price is guaranteed. Plan to own and use the home under actual legal and financial conditions.

Frequently asked questions

How many Farrer Park sale flats were launched in 2023?

1,843 combined: 1,274 at Fields and 569 at Arena, across two separate exercises.

When was Fields launched?

28 February 2023, with its original window closing on 6 March.

When was Arena launched?

May 2023.

Were both PLH projects?

Yes. Both used the pre-Standard/Plus/Prime PLH model.

What was the historical four-room starting price at Fields?

From S$484,000 before grants.

And at Arena?

From about S$505,000 before grants.

What subsidy recovery was published?

Six percent on qualifying first-owner resale under the projects’ original terms.

How long was the MOP?

Generally ten years after occupation for PLH flats.

Did Arena offer two-room Flexi?

No. Arena offered three-room and four-room units.

What does the wider redevelopment include?

A central park and field, new sports facilities and retention of the former boxing gym.

How large is the original development site?

Approximately ten hectares.

How much is planned as open recreation?

About twenty percent, including a 1.2-hectare central field and park.

Is the new swimming centre confirmed open in November 2026?

The planning sources cited do not establish an operating status; check SportSG.

Which MRT stations are relevant?

Little India and Farrer Park, with routes dependent on the actual block.

Does a 2023 price apply to a new 2028 BTO?

No. A future launch needs its own official prices and conditions.

Where can I verify actual inventory?

The HDB Flat Portal, with personal HFE where applicable.

Does the sports award or master plan confirm key collection?

No. Only the applicable project progress and official handover process do.

Is any future resale price guaranteed?

No. Financing, ownership restrictions and market outcomes must be considered separately.

Official references and further reading

Government sales notices establish what was actually offered in 2023; current HDB portal and Sport Singapore operational pages are essential for new availability and facility openings. Historical figures must not be passed off as current offers.

HDB/SportSG/URA 24 April 2022 Farrer Park integrated housing and sports plan

HDB February 2023 BTO launch and Farrer Park Fields

HDB 29 May 2023 BTO release including Farrer Park Arena

URA 2026 Central Region recreation guide, Farrer Park sport plans

HDB’s 2024/25 explanation of Standard, Plus and Prime

HDB current BTO and SBF sale inventory

eduKate official HDB 2027/2028 release tracker