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No HDB SERS chat in MoneyMind from my google search so here goes
Many are happy to home in on HDB's Sers now
http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/housing/many-are-happy-to-home-in-on-hdbs-sers-now
Twenty years ago, Madam Lee Gaik Hoon and her family were told by the Government that they had to move out of their four-storey flat in Boon Tiong Road.
She was worried about having to adjust to an unfamiliar environment. But her fears were allayed when she learnt that her replacement flat would be on the same road in Tiong Bahru.
"I remember feeling very excited. Our old place had no lifts and only one toilet, so the change was for the better," said the housewife, who moved into her new four-room unit in 1999. That was the very first instance of the Selective En bloc Redevelopment Scheme (Sers), where old Housing Board (HDB) estates are demolished and replacement units are offered to residents.
Madam Lee's family is among more than 39,000 households across 79 sites which have come under Sers since it began in 1995.
The scheme aims to improve residents' living environment and the use of land.
Ageing flats can be upgraded, or torn down and replaced. Blocks chosen for Sers are usually around 30 years old. But not every site is suitable for redevelopment, hence the name of the scheme.
"The word 'selective' is very important," said Mr Yap.
One key question, added Mr Yap, is: "What is the opportunity for intensifying the use of land?"
For instance, a site near an airbase which faces height restrictions has much less potential than a site that can house 40-storey blocks. Replacement sites must also be available nearby, since the scheme aims to keep residents together in a familiar neighbourhood.
Read full article in the link above.
Many are happy to home in on HDB's Sers now
http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/housing/many-are-happy-to-home-in-on-hdbs-sers-now
Twenty years ago, Madam Lee Gaik Hoon and her family were told by the Government that they had to move out of their four-storey flat in Boon Tiong Road.
She was worried about having to adjust to an unfamiliar environment. But her fears were allayed when she learnt that her replacement flat would be on the same road in Tiong Bahru.
"I remember feeling very excited. Our old place had no lifts and only one toilet, so the change was for the better," said the housewife, who moved into her new four-room unit in 1999. That was the very first instance of the Selective En bloc Redevelopment Scheme (Sers), where old Housing Board (HDB) estates are demolished and replacement units are offered to residents.
Madam Lee's family is among more than 39,000 households across 79 sites which have come under Sers since it began in 1995.
The scheme aims to improve residents' living environment and the use of land.
Ageing flats can be upgraded, or torn down and replaced. Blocks chosen for Sers are usually around 30 years old. But not every site is suitable for redevelopment, hence the name of the scheme.
"The word 'selective' is very important," said Mr Yap.
One key question, added Mr Yap, is: "What is the opportunity for intensifying the use of land?"
For instance, a site near an airbase which faces height restrictions has much less potential than a site that can house 40-storey blocks. Replacement sites must also be available nearby, since the scheme aims to keep residents together in a familiar neighbourhood.
Read full article in the link above.
