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Wednesday, August 27, 2008

HDB launches latest BTO project in Bukit Panjang

August 27, 2008
HDB launches latest BTO project in Bukit Panjang
By UMA SHANKARI

THE Housing and Development Board (HDB) yesterday launched its 474-
unit Senja Green project in Bukit Panjang.

The flats, offered under HDB's build-to-order (BTO) scheme, are among
8,400 BTO units planned for 2008, HDB said.

Senja Green comprises 96 two-room, 94 three- room and 284 four-room
apartments.

Two-room flats cost $82,000-$106,000, three- room flats $138,000-
$170,000 and four-room flats $211,000-$270,000.

Senja Green is bounded by Woodlands and Senja roads and Senja Way.
Come 2015, residents will also be near the upcoming Downtown Line 2
at Bukit Panjang.

Amid rising HDB prices, the BTO scheme offers first- time buyers one
of the cheapest options, market watchers say.

The flats are priced a shade lower than nearby resale flats, says
Eugene Lim, assistant vice-president of property agency ERA Asia-
Pacific.

A four-room resale flat in the area costs about $280,000, he said.

'The new flats offer buyers a variation from previous BTO projects,
which have mostly been in areas such as Sengkang and Punggol,' he
noted.

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