More than just Mustafa and foreign workers, it is now an enclave of arts spaces, boutique condominiums and hip eateries.
Yes, along the side streets off the main thoroughfare of Serangoon Road there is still the whiff of curry powder and the blare of Hindi music. But new entrants adding a contemporary urban flavour have been popping up among the rows of terrace shophouses. And such is the changing vibe with more new buildings coming up, including an 11-storey shopping mall and a hotel.
Read the full story in Saturday's edition of The Straits Times' Life!