CANBERRA BTO - MAY 2015

Most BTO projects offered by HDB in recent years are terribly far from the MRT stations, except perhaps for those in mature estates. 

But the upcoming one in the May 2015 BTO caught my eye for its proximity to a North-South line station, Canberra. Not only is it situated just opposite the MRT station which is yet to be built, it is only one stop away from Yishun.

You know with Yishun's Northpoint and NorthPark, you are literally just one stop away from all the shopping, entertainment and dining amenities you want.

But do note that you are going to be pretty near some industrial estates. However, you do have a nice view of the two rivers.

If HDB is going to categorize this as a non-mature estate, it is likely to be priced in a very affordable bracket. 

Let's take a look at what's in store for the future in the area.

The blue parcel is one of the two parcels of land the BTO units would be sited on. It is essentially a typical town centre of sorts where you get neighbourhood type of shops on the ground floor, maybe even 2nd or 3rd floors up. 

It's pretty decent in size with 600 units on offer. Probably linked directly to the MRT station via over or underpass.

I personally prefer the parcel northeast of the blue piece and river facing. If there's ever this configuration.

You can spot an education institution plot in the area as well as a reserve site in yellow. The reserve site could be ANYTHING. So choose your unit wisely. 

In any case, this BTO is not for the noise sensitive people out there.

Cheerios.

Update: The May 2015 BTO should be open for application from 27 May onwards.