Potential BTO at Kallang Basin Swimming Complex, St Wilfred Sport Centre sites likely to be Plus flats: ERA Singapore
The Kallang Basin ActiveSG Swimming Complex and the St Wilfred ActiveSG Sports Centre will stop operations totally in the 2nd half of 2025. On June 13, URA, HDB and Sport Singapore mutually publicized the closure of the centers upon their contract expiries. The Kallang Basin complex, located on Geylang Bahru Lane, will close on Sept 1, and the St Wilfred center on St Wilfred Road is going to close on Oct 1.
The Kallang Basin Swimming Facility site is within walking proximity of Geylang Bahru MRT Terminal and the Geylang Bahru Market and Food Centre. Lim indicates that a lot of the general public real estate blocks in the Geylang Bahru area were constructed in the 1970s, showing a wish for brand-new advancements that will certainly rejuvenate the area.
Lim thinks that near future Build-to-Order (BTO) ventures at the site might be marked as Plus flats due to their closeness to town and facilities. Plus flats have tighter resale limitations compared to Standard category condos, including a much longer minimal occupation phase of one decade and limitations on renting the flat.
Residents will have connectivity to a brand-new Sport-in-Precinct establishment in close-by Kolam Ayer, that is placed to start at the end of the year. On the other hand, plans to introduce housing project at the two sites are presently being researched, according to the companies.
He forecasts the future BTO project at the site might include a mix of 2- to four-room flats. “The neighboring sites have a plot ratio of 2.8, and assuming a similar plot ratio, we might see some high-rise BTO flats, potentially up to 36 floors,” he adds.
At the same time, the St Wilfred Sport Center is a 10-minute walk from Boon Keng MRT Terminal. It lies near St George’s Road, wherein much of the remaining HDB apartments date back to the 1980s, according to Lim.
The intentions to close the Kallang Basin and St Wilfred sports centers for redevelopment are reasonable, given that both sites are significantly older matched up to some other sports complexes, sees Eugene Lim, main executive officer at ERA Singapore. “It makes sense for the sites to pave the way for much better land usage, especially given that they are located fairly close to the city facility,” he adds.
