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Designing buildings with maintenance features can help cut upkeep, manpower costs: Chee Hong Tat

A new BCA study, which involved four buildings in Singapore including the Surbana Jurong campus (above), assessed the benefits of the design features.

New mall owners, but still a slow reset for Orchard Road

Paragon’s $3.9 billion sale has made it the latest landmark Orchard Road mall to change hands.

Boost for construction tech firms to innovate; developers adopting robotics, automation: Chee Hong Tat

National Development Minister Chee Hong Tat speaking at ConTech @ PDD on July 17.

Freesia Woods condo management ordered to compensate couple over termite infestation

The court found that the condo’s management had failed to carry out preventive treatment against subterranean termites, resulting in damage to a couple’s home.

Frasers Property-led consortium outbids two others with $2.13b offer for Bayshore Drive mixed-use site

The future development on the 618,500 sq ft Bayshore Drive site will have up to 1,280 new private homes.

People’s Park Centre guns for third collective sale at lower $1.48 billion guide price

People’s Park Centre will launch for public tender on July 16, after securing the requisite 80 per cent owner consent on June 18.

Community care apartments to have lower eligible age of 55, service fees reduced by up to 75%

Community care apartments come with senior-friendly fittings, such as wheelchair-accessible bathrooms and other health and community services.

Over 2,500 appeals to waive EC income ceiling in past 5 years; 845 appeals approved: HDB

HDB attributed the increase in appeals among EC buyers to a bigger supply of EC units offered in 2025 and strong demand.

Parts of Maju Forest to make way for new public housing estate in Clementi

HDB said that about 8ha of the Maju Forest will be retained to “provide refuge for wildlife and facilitate fauna movement”.

Upcoming Gillman Barracks housing estate set to retain 25 heritage buildings, green spaces

The 40ha estate at Gillman Barracks is likely to have a mix of public and private homes.

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