\nSkyVille @ Dawson (pictured) and SkyTerrace @ Dawson are two new BTO projects completed in 2015. (Photo: designapplause.com)<\/p>\n
In light of the government\u2019s Remaking Our Heartland (ROH) scheme, Dawson estate in Queenstown saw the rise of two swanky Build-To-Order (BTO) projects \u2013 SkyVille @ Dawson and SkyTerrace @ Dawson.
SkyVille @ Dawson (pictured) and SkyTerrace @ Dawson are two new BTO projects completed in...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38627","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-a31","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":34234,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/hdb-project-gains-international-recognition-with-riba-award\/","url_meta":{"origin":38627,"position":0},"title":"HDB project gains international recognition with RIBA award","date":"November 14, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"\r \u00a0 The RIBA award is the latest\u00a0 SkyTerrace@Dawson, a 758-unit Build-To-Order (BTO) project by the Housing and Development Board (HDB), has received a prize from the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), reported The Straits Times. 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\nTaking on the \u201chousing-in-a-park\u201d concept, greenery hugs every corner of the two Dawson projects, while bits of history are scattered across the first satellite town by the HDB, reported The New Paper.
\nThe two projects were completed in 2015 and comprise a total of 40 studio apartments, 270 three-room units, 1,102 four-room units, 176 five-room flats and 65 paired units.
\nWhile the flats cost more than two other projects launched during the same period \u2013 Segar Grove at Bukit Panjang and Montreal Dale at Sembawang \u2013 the Dawson projects have received overwhelming response from buyers.
\nPrices for a three-room flat in Dawson start from $280,000, while similar units at Segar Grove or Monthreal Dale have a starting price of $125,000.
\nEugene Lim, Key Executive Officer at ERA Realty, attributed the higher price to a combination of design and location.
\nDescribing the Dawson flats as a \u201clandmark HDB project\u201d since they are within the first phase of the ROH scheme, Lim noted that Dawson is centrally located. As such, buyers enjoy a location premium on the flat.
\n\u201cThen, they throw in a premium design. This adds to the purchase price,\u201d he added.
\nMeanwhile, HDB\u2019s Director for Landscape and Design, Brian Low, revealed that architects took great pains to conserve Dawson\u2019s heritage.
\nOne example is the iconic blue glass panels seen at SkyVille @ Dawson\u2019s sky gardens.
\nDawson was commonly known as the \u201cBlue Windows\u201d due to the unique blue glass louvred windows found at the former Forfar House in Strathmore Avenue.
\nArtist-commissioned panels depicting the estate\u2019s fishing village life back in the 1950s and 1960s can also be seen at the projects.
\nLaunched in 2007, the ROH initiative aims to spruce up public housing estates by adding new facilities such as integrated complexes which combine recreation, transport and other uses, while retaining the heritage of the area.
\nPrime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced plans to rejuvenate Dawson, one of the three estates to receive a facelift under the programme, during his National Day Rally speech in 2007. The other estates were Yishun and Punggol.
\n\u201cThe old estates also have great potential. We are redeveloping selected sites within these estates, one by one, but where we can clear a big piece of land, then we can transform the whole area and make it like a new estate,\u201d he said at the time.
\nHougang, Jurong Lake and East Coast were selected as the second batch of estates, while Woodlands, Pasir Ris and Toa Payoh make up the third batch.
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\nRomesh Navaratnarajah, Senior Editor at PropertyGuru, edited this story. To contact him about this or other stories, email romesh@propertyguru.com.sg
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\nSource : proppertyguru.com.sg\/Property Market
\nRead more…Dawson estate breathes new life into Queenstown<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"