New private homes planned in prime Paterson, Newton areas
A roughly 10-hectare stretch in the Paterson Road area near Orchard Road is proposed for development as a predominantly residential neighbourhood, comprising about 1,000 new private homes. These will be complemented by a mix of uses (such as retail, food and beverage and office spaces) and public spaces and amenities in a proposed integrated development.
The site for this mixed-use integrated development, which will sit atop the Orchard MRT interchange, is about 3.5 ha.
The Paterson neighbourhood will have frontages along Paterson Road, Orchard Boulevard and Grange Road; the entire site is on state land, which should facilitate the realisation of the plans through the government land sales (GLS) Programme, observers said.
Nearly two decades ago, the Orchard Turn site across the road – above the Orchard station on the North-South Line – was sold at a GLS tender for S$1.38 billion (or S$1,020 per square foot per plot ratio) to a partnership between CapitaLand and Sun Hung Kai Properties. This eventually became the Ion Orchard mall and The Orchard Residences.
The new Newton neighbourhood to come up on a 26-ha site next to the namesake MRT interchange station, is envisaged as a 'vibrant, mixed-use 'urban village' set amid greenery and anchored on its unique identity', said URA.
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New homes will be introduced progressively around three distinct clusters in Newton Circus, Scotts Road and Monk's Hill, and provide current and future residents with a wide range of community living experiences.
URA said: 'A new amenity node with high-density and mixed-use developments anchored by a central public space envisaged as a 'village square' will be introduced next to Newton MRT station (on the North-South Line) and Newton Food Centre to provide residents with amenities and more food options.'
Public spaces will be created for residents to unwind and interact as a community.
Monk's Hill Road will be turned into a linear park, framed by existing mature trees and heritage buildings that will be integrated within the new neighbourhood. This green corridor will link Newton MRT interchange to Emerald Hill.
An artist's impression of the proposed linear park on Monk's Hill Road. VISUAL: URA
The Newton neighbourhood is expected to generate about 5,000 private homes.
In the Greater one-north knowledge hub, a new neighbourhood, Dover-Medway, has been earmarked for a mix of public and private homes complemented by new amenities and recreational spaces.
The new housing will help bring homes closer to work.
The development of Dover-Medway will be paced over many years. The first phase will focus on the eastern section near one-north and Kent Ridge MRT stations, capitalising on the transport connectivity to benefit future residents. About 6,000 housing units will be provided in the first phase.
A 99-year private housing site along Dover Road in the Dover-Medway area is on the confirmed list of the second-half 2025 GLS Programme announced last week. It can accommodate about 625 housing units and 3,000 square metres (sq m) gross floor area of commercial space. The land parcel is on vacant state land.
More land in the area will become available for redevelopment into homes when Singapore Institute of Technology @ Dover and United World College of South East Asia (Dover Campus) relocate to Punggol and Tengah, respectively.
State-owned bungalows are located in the western section, where development will take place only in the longer term, URA said. 'Agencies will study the plans in further detail in the coming years,' it added.
The Defu industrial belt next to Paya Lebar Air Base is on land leased to JTC and state-owned land. The locale is slated to be turned into a community-centric neighbourhood with live, work and play options. The area's connectivity will be boosted with an MRT station on the Cross Island Line.
Paya Lebar Air Base will be relocated from the 2030s, freeing up about 800 ha of land for the development of a new town in eastern Singapore, lifting some building height restrictions around it.
It will feature a network of green and blue spaces, well-connected mobility options and a civic heart built around the area's aviation heritage. Historical elements such as the old airport structures and a section of the runway will be adaptively reused and integrated into the new community.
In the north, the site occupied by the former Singapore Racecourse in Kranji will be redeveloped into a new housing estate with about 14,000 public and private homes in a lush, riverine setting, with new leisure and recreational activities, said URA.
After the relocation of existing uses from 2028, the Sembawang Shipyard area will be 'progressively transformed into a distinctive mixed-use waterfront district' with housing, amenities and jobs, said URA.
The Singapore Institute of Architects and the Singapore Institute of Planners have proposed concept schemes and ideas.

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