I stay at the blocks opposite tenteram peak,blk 16-19. It’s much quieter than tenteram peak in terms of highway noise. It’s quite peaceful here.
This area is not near MRT but a lot of buses to everywhere so I seldom take MRT. Toa Payoh MRT is 3 stops away from the bus stop beside PIE. That bus stop is 5 mins walk from my block with a sheltered walkway. At least 4-5 buses going to TPY from there.
In front our blocks there is also a bus stop with buses going go Novena and TPY (longer routes). And at jalan bahagia there are more buses too.
Also if you have young children going to primary school, this place is within 1 km to Hong Wen (just opposite the expressway), St Andrew and Bendemeer primary. Within 2 km of St Joseph.
We don’t drive so in the weekends we usually take a cab with our toddler, and the taxi/grab fare everywhere in the city is much much cheaper than when I stayed in the west.
It might be noisy if you are staying facing the highway at tenteram peak though, similar situation the condos opposite PIE.
Btw, Anyone knows whether sheng shiong is really coming though? Tenteram peak was so bustling when Giant was there since there is no supermarket to serve the condos and landed housings opposite CTE.