{"id":40790,"date":"2017-01-16T11:39:50","date_gmt":"2017-01-16T04:39:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/new-town-square-opens-in-punggol\/"},"modified":"2017-01-16T11:57:22","modified_gmt":"2017-01-16T04:57:22","slug":"new-town-square-opens-in-punggol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/new-town-square-opens-in-punggol\/","title":{"rendered":"New town square opens in Punggol"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nDeputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean (middle) at the opening of Punggol Town Square and Punggol Discovery Cube. Source: Facebook
\nPunggol residents now have a new community town square where they can enjoy various activities such as exercise, music and food events.
\nOffering scenic views of Punggol Waterway, the new town square has an area of 1,620 sq m and a standing capacity of 1,000 people, reported the Straits Times.
\nSpeaking at the launch of the new town square on Sunday (15 January), Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security, Teo Chee Hean, noted that over 26,000 HDB flats and 5,800 private homes have been built in Punggol over the last decade.
\n\u201cThis town square is part of our latest efforts to bring Punggol residents together. It is a good place for residents to gather and bond \u2013 located in the heart of Punggol,\u201d he said.
\nAlso opened on Sunday was the Punggol Discovery Cube, the first discovery centre in a housing estate where residents can learn how Punggol developed over the years.
\nThe Punggol Town Square and Punggol Discovery Cube are the latest projects under the Remaking Our Heartland (ROH) programme, which aims to transform HDB towns into more vibrant homes.
\nThe HDB has completed around 43,000 flats in Punggol as at end-2016 since the first public housing project there was completed in 2000. Another 6,500 units are set to be completed in Punggol over the next three years.
\nSince the announcement of the ROH plans, Punggol\u2019s population has more than doubled from 52,700 in 2007 to 118,100 last year.
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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
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