HDB flats built between 1960s-1980s have plenty of space between them, old photos show
Mothership - News·2021-05-02 20:00
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HDB flats are unique to Singapore.
More than 80 per cent of the population live in one, touted as public housing for the masses.
The design and construction of such buildings are such common occurrences, people often don't take a second look.
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Comicron 22 06/05/2021
Bedok South BLK 43/44/45/46 the car park too big and BLK also to big space wasting of space best redevelopment and use the big big spaces to build HDB or condo
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Userfqc7 reply Comicron 22 06/05/2021
Yes, also to encourage HDB En bloc sale of such "old" housing estates and renewal use of scarce space.
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Userg5ju 05/05/2021
sg change very faster like hell
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Frederick Ho 04/05/2021
When HDB started, it was referred to look like pigeon holes... now these new flats are befitting pigeon holes!
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HAPPY 2025 04/05/2021
Those were the days in the 70s...80s... They just say Resettlement....pay you $1/- per sq ft... Take over your lands like nobody business!!! Sell to developers...makes tons of monies!!! They are worst kind of Robbers here...wearing Whites...but Black Hearted!!!
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Userfqc7 06/05/2021
When I visited my wife's colleague's house warming in Bishan in the 80s, my comment was if the neighbours are quarrelling, they can even spit at each other accurately. Such is the closeness of the new HDB flats as compared to those SIT flats in Tiong Bahru.
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