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More than 960 Build-To-Order (BTO) flats in Punggol with a waiting time of three years and one month will be launched in February.
The Matilda Riverside project, located beside Punggol Reservoir in Sumang Lane, will be the first BTO development to be launched in Punggol since 2019, the Housing Board said on Feb 18, 2024.
Matilda Riverside BTO Project
A total of 962 units of two-room flexi, three-, four- and five-room flats will be offered across seven blocks, ranging from 10 to 19 storeys high.
The waiting time for the Matilda Riverside BTO project will be the shortest in the upcoming BTO in February 2024, HDB said. In all, more than 80 per cent of the 4,100 flats launched in February 2024 will have waiting times shorter than 3.5 years.
HDB said the units in Matilda Riverside BTO will be positioned so that residents have views of the waterfront and the courtyard spaces in between the blocks.
Motifs of marine creatures such as fish and otters will be incorporated in communal areas to pay homage to the area’s waterfront location and history as a fishing village, it added.
Matilda Riverside February 2024 HDB BTO exercise launch at Punggol Reservoir, Sumang Lane. Map from HDB
Matilda Riverside Location (Map)
According to HDB, Matilda Riverside BTO project will be located at the tail end of Sumang Lane, and right next to the Punggol Reservoir. The nearest MRT station will be Punggol MRT station.
Google Map screenshot showing that it takes 25 minutes to walk from Punggol MRT Station to the upcoming Matilda Riverside BTO Project.
However, you must note that Matilda Riverside is not exactly within reasonable walking distance to Punggol MRT Station. When we mapped our way to walk from Punggol MRT Station to Matilda Riverside BTO site, we realised that it would take us 25 minutes (or 1.8km). That is not realistic for a daily to and fro MRT walk. You must expect to take a feeder bus.
Matilda Riverside will have amenities such as playgrounds, a hardcourt, a common green with a multi-purpose court and a community gardening area on top of the multi-storey car park. PHOTO: HDB
Matilda House BTO Amenities
A jogging and cycling path will link residents to the waterfront promenade and the Punggol Park Connector along Punggol Reservoir.
There will also be amenities such as playgrounds, fitness facilities, a three-storey pre-school and a residents’ network centre within the precinct, HDB said.
Matilda House before government acquisition, 1985. Photo copyright R. Ian Lloyd from National Library Singapore Medium Blog
Matilda House Haunted
The design of Punggol’s Matilda district, including its BTO projects, is inspired by the former Matilda House, a single-storey tropical-style bungalow built in 1902.
The house, which has open verandahs and columns framing its walkways, is now a clubhouse inside a condominium. Similarly, the district has boulevards lined with shrubs and trees.
About 4,100 flats will be launched in the February sales exercise, with the other projects in Bedok, Queenstown, Choa Chu Kang, Hougang and Woodlands.
This article was first published in The Straits Times.