Potential BTO at Kallang Basin Swimming Complex, St Wilfred Sport Centre sites likely to be Plus flats: ERA Singapore
Locals will definitely have connection to a new Sport-in-Precinct establishment in neighboring Kolam Ayer, that is scheduled to open at the end of the year. Meanwhile, plans to present housing project at the two sites are currently being examined, according to the agencies.
On the other hand, the St Wilfred Sport Center is a 10-minute walk from Boon Keng MRT Station. It rises near St George’s Road, where a number of the existing HDB flats go back to the 1980s, according to Lim.
The Kallang Basin ActiveSG Swimming Facility and the St Wilfred ActiveSG Sports Centre will cease uses completely in the 2nd half of 2025. On June 13, URA, HDB and Sport Singapore together declared the end of the facilities upon their rent expiries. The Kallang Basin facility, located on Geylang Bahru Lane, is going to shut on Sept 1, and the St Wilfred centre on St Wilfred Road will close on Oct 1.
He anticipates the future BTO project at the site can include a mix of two- to four-room flats. “The neighboring sites have a plot ratio of 2.8, and assuming a the same plot ratio, we might see some high-rise BTO condos, potentially up to 36 floors,” he adds.
The intentions to close the Kallang Basin and St Wilfred sports centers for redevelopment are reasonable, given that both areas are substantially older matched up to many other sports complexes, observes Eugene Lim, key executive officer at ERA Singapore. “It makes sense for the locations to pave the way for much better land usage, particularly considered that they are situated rather close to the city facility,” he adds.
Lim believes that future Build-to-Order (BTO) plans at the area might be designated as Plus flats due to their distance to town and amenities. Plus flats have tighter resale constraints compared to Standard type flats, including a longer minimum occupation era of one decade and limitations on renting the flat.
The Kallang Basin Swimming Complex site is inside walking range of Geylang Bahru MRT Station and the Geylang Bahru Market and Food Centre. Lim indicates that a lot of the public housing blocks in the Geylang Bahru area were established in the 1970s, suggesting a need for brand-new advancements that will rejuvenate the location.
