Housing and Urban Development Company built 22 estates for middle-income people, of which 3 are not managed as public housing and one (Anthony Garden) was demolished in 1990s, leaving 18 HUDC estates that appear on official lists.
HDB took over JTC and HUDC in 1982. Phase III and IV are HUDC flats built by HDB, last HUDC was completed in 1987. HUDC was replaced by Executive HBD flats built since 1984. See also HUDC and the story of housing windfalls.
| Estate name | Location (town) | Number of units | Built year | Privatization | Current status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Phase I | |||||
| Farrer Court | Bukit Timah | 618 | ? | 15 Nov 2002 | Demolished 2009 for D’Leedon |
| Lakeview Estate | Bishan | 240 | 1977 | 1 Aug 2003 | Standing |
| Laguna Park | Marine Parade | 516 flats + 11 shops | 1977 | 16 Jul 2007 | Standing |
|
Phase II | |||||
| Amberville | Marine Parade | 168 | 1978 or 1980 | 16 Dec 2002 | Demolished 2008 for Silversea |
| Anthony Garden (source: Straits Times 1989) | Central Area | 196 | ? | never | Demolished 1995-1996 for Orchard Scotts |
| Braddell View | Toa Payoh | 918 | 1981 | 17 Mar 2017 | Standing |
| Chancery Court | Novena | 136 or 144 136 flats, 5 shops | 1981 | 24 May 2014 | Standing |
|
Phase III | |||||
| Gillman Heights | Bukit Merah | 608 | 1984 | 1 Nov 1996 | Demolished 2010 for The Interlace |
| Ivory Heights | Jurong East | 654 (Annual Report) | 1986 | 1 Jun 1998 | Standing |
| Minton Rise | Hougang | 342 (Annual Report) | ? | 1 Feb 2001 | Demolished 2010 for The Minton |
| Pine Grove | Bukit Timah | 660 | 1984 | 1 Nov 1996 | Standing |
| Waterfront View | Bedok | 583 (Annual Report) | ? | 1 Feb 2002 | Demolished unknown year |
|
Phase IV | |||||
| Eunosville | Geylang | 330 (Annual Report), 318 (counted) | ? | 1 Jun 2011 | Demolished 2018-2019 for Parc Esta |
| Hougang N3 | Hougang | 286 (Annual Report + counted) 140 (demolished 1995) | 1986 | 8 May 2014 | Demolished 2018? for Riverfront Residences |
| Hougang N7 renamed Florence Regency | Hougang | 336 (Annual Report + counted) 286 (privatization news) | ? | 13 June 2014 | Standing |
| Potong Pasir | Toa Payoh | 175 (Annual Report + counted) | ? | 1 Jul 2014 | Demolished 2018 for The Tre Ver |
| Serangoon North | Serangoon | 244 (Annual Report + counted) | ? | 8 May 2014 | Demolished 2018-2019 for Affinity @ Serangoon |
| Shunfu Ville | Bishan | 358 (Asiaone.com), 360 (counted) | 1985 | 28 Mar 2013 | Demolished 2018 for Jadescape |
| Tampines Court | Tampines | 560 (Annual Report) | 1985 | 1 Apr 2002 | Demolished 2018-2019 for Treasure at Tampines |
The 3 additional HUDC estates not included in official lists | |||||
| Lagoon View (Ministry of Finance) | Marine Parade | 480 | 1977 | Announced | Standing |
| Neptune Court (Ministry of Finance) | Marine Parade | 752 | 1975 | Announced | Standing |
| Normanton Park (Singapore Armed Forces) | Queenstown | 488 | 1977 | unknown | Demolished 2019 for ?? |
Privately-built housing acquired by HUDC | |||||
| Pasir Ris landed houses (source: Straits Times 1977) | Pasir Ris | 98 (Annual Report) | not yet | Standing | |
| Pearl Bank 38 of the 280 units takeover (source: New Nation 1978) | Central | 38 (Annual Report) | not yet | Demolished 2020 for One Pearl Bank | |
Total: 22 HUDC estates, 9776-9798 units.
I made the above list myself in 2011, because I was not able to find any official list of Housing and Urban Development Company estates. That times, a single source said that HUDC built 19 estates totaling 7750 units without listing individual estates, but personally I identified 21 estates. In 2012 I found ST Property saying 18 HUDC estates totaling 7731 units, but there are 3 more estates which a real estate agent replied in PropertyGuru that they are HUDC estates too undergoing privatization, they being managed by other government boards, thus HDB Annual Reports never counted them as public housing.
Beside the 22 estates built by HUDC (or by HDB after takeover as HUDC flats), HDB Annual Reports shows under HDB management also 38 HUDC units in Central Area (within 280-unit Pearl Bank Apartment) and 98 HUDC units in Pasir Ris Avenue / Terrace / Heights (terraced and semi-detached housing), built by private developers and takeover by HUDC to be sold as public housing. I was able to prove their location using HDB Map Service.
Starting from Annual Report 2015, HDB no longer include HUDC units under HDB management. All HUDC estates were privatized, except the 38 units in Pearl Bank and 98 units in Pasir Ris which their status is unknown but were removed from Annual Reports causing the total number of units in Central Area to drop by 38.
Source of info: the HDB Annual Reports, old press releases on archive.org, and various blogs with news about HUDC privatization, this is why there are so many empty cells, question marks and some values may be not accurate.
Note: Amberville is written in HDB Press Releases as Phase I/II, Braddell View is not written, while Chancery Court is written as Phase II.
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The first HUDC flats: Lagoon View & Laguna Park, under construction on reclaimed land in the East Coast (1975) and present-day aerial view.
The last HUDC flats to be privatised: Braddell View.
HDB launched HUDC privatization scheme in 1995. The privatization process is complex and takes about 1 year to complete. The estate is converted in strata-tiled and apartment owners became legal owners of the land under them.
After privatization, owners may decide to sell their estate in a collective sale (en-bloc) to a private developer. Most HUDC estates are built with large spaces between blocks, so if it is demolished, a private developer can maximize the plot area and built 2-4 times more apartments than the original estate.
The reason for which HUDC flats are transacted on resale market at prices over $1 million, much higher that HDB Executive flats, is exactly the en-bloc potential, if a developer buy the estate for redevelopment, may compensate each flat owner with $2 million.
Initially I guessed privatisation date using Annual Reports (dwelling units under management) and see in which years the number changed, oldest HDB Annual report found was from 1994, found via archive.org, showing 5411 HUDC units under management, none of them in towns plenty of HUDC estates such as Marine Parade, giving impression that they were already privatized before 1995. This because Phase I/II estates were under self-management thus not included in units under HDB management.
I added official privatization date in 2014, sourced from hudcsingapore.com, by this way I also organized the table by phases.
Few HUDC blocks were demolished before HDB launched privatization scheme: Anthony Garden (196 units) and blocks 342-343 from Hougang N7 (140 units).
List of HUDC in Excel format
Similar with above table
HUDC flats
Biggest HUDC apartments are in Chancery Court, with maisonettes in 180-210 sqm range.
I have never saw HUDC floor plans, but based on the interior photos available on real estate websites, I can tell that Phase III and IV HUDC floor plans have similar layouts like HDB Executive Apartments / Maisonettes built in 1980s, but are a little bigger (usually 150-165 sqm).
The following all gone:
Eunosville https://www.straitstimes.com/business/property/former-hudc-estate-eunosville-sold-for-s765-million-in-en-bloc-deal
Normanton Park https://www.straitstimes.com/business/companies-markets/normanton-park-sold-en-bloc-for-8301-million
Serangoon Ville https://www.straitstimes.com/business/property/former-hudc-estate-serangoon-ville-sold-en-bloc-for-499-million
Florence Regency https://www.straitstimes.com/business/property/florence-regency-sold-enbloc-for-s629-million
Chancery Court https://www.straitstimes.com/business/property/chancery-court-sells-en-bloc-for-40178m
Why is Neptune Court Not Privatized in line with other HUDC estates , even though it is managed by Ministry of Finance. Is it not the duty of the body responsible who has privatized other HUDC estates ? Why is so ? and where is the gap ?
Lagoon View is also managed by Minister of Finance for that reason.
Lagoon View was privatised in Aug 2011 (Source: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/lagoon-view-owners-group-loses-privatisation-levy-case?utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&link_time=1459132459&fbclid=IwAR3bsZJpG4TBHRCxqUwEioQRAs9ibLbuZ0-gs3ed8YMjFGbV0CACAV58vks#xtor=CS1-10), and Neptune Court sometime in 2012-2013.
is there any unit available in Neptune court please. If available I am intrested please.
Hi Mohan, you may contact me at 91112487 for Neptune Court unit available for sales
Celeste Ong
PropNex
Alida, would you know the guidelines to privatising the estates currently managed by MOF? We have emailed MOF several times just to be led in circles and not actually constructive actionable guidelines which can lead us to a privatisation. Thanks
Serangoon North HUDC has been developed into Affinity condo.
Chancery Court has also been sold to Far East.
While HUDC enbloc is one method that developers obtain land for re-developement, there is also Government Land Sales (GLS) method.
For instance, this prime piece of land was released through the GLS and marketed for sale by CEL
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We feature more than 100 New launch condo with most of the Enbloc HUDC.
Get latest information and updates on these re-developed HUDC.
Anymore hudc units on sale?
Hi, May I know which area of Serangoon north for phase 4 still standing?
Thank you
Does anyone know how to get a floor plan of the flat in a HUDC since its not managed by HDB?
You CANNOT purchase HUDC floor plans online if that’s what you ask. HUDC owners may have floor plans and may post it online when they post flats for sale. Also one of my friends went to national Library looking for old HDB annual reports, he found also other publications related to housing including HUDC original sale brochures from 1980s and took photos page by page (I have photos in my computer, quality is bad but may be better than nothing?), read more https://www.teoalida.com/singapore/hdbannualreports/
Hi Teoalida, thanks for compiling this! There is an update for your info. Pearl Bank has been demolished and will be One Pearl Bank (new condo).