Singapore is set to deliver a new high-rise public-housing landmark at Pearl’s Hill, where the Housing & Development Board will develop its tallest estate, with towers exceeding 60 storeys on the former Outram Park Complex site beside Outram Park MRT station and the base of Pearl’s Hill City Park. The site previously housed the Outram Park Complex, built in 1969 and demolished in 2003 under SERS. Announced by National Development Minister Chee Hong Tat on March 4, 2026, the project is framed under Budget 2026‘s strategy to intensify land use and accelerate Build-To-Order delivery, supported by an MND budget of $10 billion for FY2026, up from $9.3 billion in FY2025. Demand is expected to be high, with heavy oversubscription anticipated due to the project’s central location and connectivity.
The development, the first BTO launch on Pearl’s Hill in more than 40 years, will comprise about 1,700 BTO flats plus more than 140 public rental flats, with around 1,600 units across five blocks for sale. Flat typologies will include two-room Flexi, three-room, and four-room units, including 590 two-room Flexi flats and 580 four-room flats, aligning with plans to raise two-room Flexi supply by 50% from 2026 to 2028 for singles and seniors. The scheme will also incorporate 240 community care apartments, the sixth such project nationally, fitted with senior-friendly features such as wheelchair-accessible bathrooms, plus programmed social activities, fitness stations, and an on-site active ageing centre.
Height is enabled by Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore rules permitting up to 15 additional storeys near airports, and HDB noted that a 60-storey block can yield about 50% more flats than a 40-storey counterpart. The towers will surpass Pinnacle@Duxton, completed in 2009 at 50 storeys, by more than 10 storeys, and will be detailed in the October BTO exercise ahead of a launch within the next few years.
Design cues will reference Chinatown’s heritage and Shan Shui Hua aesthetics, with varied massing sculpted like mountain ridges, sky gardens, terraces, and a 40-metre-wide view corridor. Complementary infrastructure will add barrier-free access between Pearl’s Hill City Park and the MRT station, a new 1.1-hectare neighbourhood park, retail and childcare provision, and adjacency to a mixed-use development, contributing to a pipeline of about 6,000 public and private homes over the next decade. For buyers weighing long-term value, CPF Housing Grants remain available for eligible citizens purchasing public housing, helping to offset entry costs in an environment where residential prices have climbed significantly over the past decade.
