Anchored by the long-term restructuring of Singapore’s port and industrial coastline, the Greater Southern Waterfront (GSW) is emerging as a 1,000-hectare, city-fringe growth corridor stretching from Pasir Panjang to Marina East. This area is repositioning former maritime and logistics land into a high-density, mixed-use residential and commercial extension of the city centre. Within this evolving macro-precinct, freehold luxury assets such as Newport Residences are increasingly framed against a planning backdrop that emphasises live-work-play integration, extensive waterfront access, and proximity to emerging employment clusters.
Anchored by major port renewal, the GSW is transforming into a vibrant, high-density mixed-use city-fringe waterfront
The GSW vision, set out in the URA Master Plan 2019 and refined in the Draft Master Plan 2025, is being executed through phased development to around 2040. This development progressively accesses former port, power, and industrial parcels for residential and mixed-use deployment. As part of this broader transformation, the precinct is envisioned as Singapore’s primary gateway and premier waterfront living area, with a strong emphasis on liveability, jobs, and economic growth.
The Keppel Club site, a 48-hectare former golf course, illustrates the scale and density parameters that will inform the investment context around Newport Residences. There are plans for 9,000 homes, including 6,000 public Housing and Development Board (HDB) flats and 3,000 private units.
About 10 hectares, or 20% of the site, are safeguarded for parks and four green corridors. A stepped skyline configuration is planned to maximise waterfront views, indicating the premium attached to unblocked sea-facing vistas across the broader GSW.
The first Build-To-Order (BTO) launch of about 1,000 flats in October 2025 will be priced in the S$600,000 to S$700,000 range for affordability. This will set early benchmarks for public housing within this new waterfront extension.
Adjoining Telok Blangah Road, the first Government Land Sales (GLS) private residential plot on the Keppel precinct will add 745 new private homes in a mixed-use neighbourhood comprising homes, workplaces, and leisure spaces. Located just minutes’ walk from Telok Blangah MRT on the Circle Line, this plot benefits from strong rail connectivity that will be further enhanced when the line is fully completed in 2026.
Completion is targeted in the early 2030s following a S$918.3 million land award in November 2025.
Concurrently, adaptive reuse of the Pasir Panjang Power District into a lifestyle and commercial destination, together with enhancements to HarbourFront Centre, Sentosa Gateway, VivoCity, and connectivity to Mount Faber, Berlayer Creek, and Labrador Park, will open Newport Residences within a maturing, high-amenity, nature-centric urban waterfront.
This area is characterised by walkable design, strong MRT integration, and a calibrated mix of public and private housing that underpins social inclusivity and long-term occupier depth.
