The Jurong Lake District (JLD) white site carve-out at Town Hall Link marks a calibrated restructuring of the district’s flagship master-developer parcel. The Government is carving out a 3.72-hectare plot—roughly half the size of the original 6.5-hectare site—to be offered on the H1 2026 Government Land Sales (GLS) reserve list as an integrated, mixed-use catalyst development.
The white site is planned for a total potential gross floor area of about 186,000 square metres, including at least 40,000 square metres of office space, up to 1,200 private homes, and around 44,000 square metres that may be allocated to retail or hotel uses. This positions it as a sizable yet more manageable undertaking compared with the earlier master-developer concept. As part of the broader H1 2026 GLS programme, the site contributes to an overall pipeline expansion that will raise the supply of private homes from 54,100 to 58,600 units. The reconfigured parcel is expected to accelerate JLD’s growth as a key catalyst for the district’s next phase of development.
Envisioned as a next-phase anchor within JLD, the parcel aims to catalyse the evolution of Singapore’s largest mixed-use business district outside the city centre. It is designed to cater to medium-term demand across multiple market segments, from business occupiers to residents and visitors.
A next-phase anchor poised to drive JLD’s growth, serving businesses, residents and visitors in a dynamic mixed-use hub
The development will also accommodate key district-level infrastructure, including a centralised cooling plant and a station for the pneumatic waste conveyance system. These will integrate essential urban systems within a single, high-intensity mixed-use node.
Site accessibility is expected to be progressively enhanced as the Jurong Region Line comes onstream in 2028 and the Cross Island Line in 2032. Connectivity will be further reinforced by proximity to the Jurong Gateway commercial hub, the upcoming Science Centre, and Lakeside MRT station serving adjacent parcels.
The planning parameters allow for a range of residential typologies, including conventional private homes and long-stay serviced apartments. These can support evolving patterns of live-work-stay arrangements in the district.
The move to carve out a smaller white site follows the original 6.5-hectare JLD master-developer site, which was on the H1 2023 confirmed list. The original plan envisaged 1.5 to 1.57 million square feet of office space and up to 1,700 homes over a 10- to 15-year horizon.
A consortium’s bid of about S$640 per square foot per plot ratio, or roughly S$2.5 billion, was rejected in September 2024 as too low. The site was subsequently shifted to the reserve list.
The current restructuring reflects macroeconomic and property market conditions and incorporates industry feedback. It reduces development risk through a smaller scale, lower capital outlay, and more contained construction exposure. These adjustments may underpin stronger bid participation.
Government support measures, including upfront infrastructure works and lead time for tenderers to study revised planning parameters, are intended to streamline delivery and lower initial cost pressures.
The white site sits within a broader H1 2026 GLS programme that introduces 10 new sites yielding about 4,575 private homes. The entire programme’s reserve list comprises 12 sites capable of producing approximately 4,610 homes and 186,650 square metres of commercial space.
As a reserve-list parcel, the Town Hall Link site will be released for tender only upon the submission of an application with a minimum acceptable price. This mechanism signals a calibrated demand assessment while still advancing JLD through smaller, strategically sequenced parcels.
