HDB pilots new open concept ‘white flats’ in October BTO exercise
According to the HDB, the non-provision of inner partition walls for such white condos will definitely be factored right into the rates. Buyers might choose into the brand-new design when they are invited to make a reservation for their flat.
“Public housing flats that provide the white scheme can be a surprise for some buyers”, says Sunlight.
In contrast to occurring condos, these “white flats” will have contiguous living and bed rooms area without beams or partition walls. The very first series of such white flats will be offered at the Kallang-Whampoa BTO venture, with 310 three- and four-room units.
For instance, four-room apartments nowadays have three bedrooms. Young couples with no young children yet might not require all three rooms currently. A white flat lets them to partition the area with home furniture or glass dividings. Later on, when they have youngsters, the spot could be repurposed, and the rooms added, adds Lim.
A good example is Far East Organization’s Inessence label of ultra-luxury houses, for example, Alba, Blvd Vue and Skyline @ Orchard Boulevard in the prime districts of Orchard Roadway. The “white plan” concept permitted customers to personalise their units.
However, she adds in that the brand-new design might have a possible downside when marketing the unit in the future as it can interest a smaller pool of buyers.
HDB will pilot a new open approach layout in the October Built-To-Order (BTO) exercise, revealed Desmond Lee, Minister of State Development, at a keynote on May 27.
Regardless of this, Sun anticipates that any potential rate variation would certainly not be substantial as the building of non-structural dividers is less expensive.
Christine Sun, main investigator & strategist at OrangeTee Group, points out that such “white scheme” ideas that offer homebuyers the possibility to customise the layout of their units were offered just in high-end private homes prior to.
“It lets the layout of the HDB flat to be tailor-maked and re-configured as family may need change,” remarks Eugene Lim, key executive officer at ERA Singapore.
He explains that those who wish to renovate their brand-new flat could also see cost benefits as they will not need to dismantle wall surfaces, unlike those buying the typical HDB flats.
