Pasir Ris DBSS kena hooted

[KR81]

[Kxbc]

HUDC cheaper, betterer and end up become real condom.

 

this is shunfu hudc. nice place. big land area and very very windy. nearly bought a unit there in 2004. unfortunately, wife felt that 1700 sq ft is way too big for the 2 of us. but with the recent privatisation and the fencing up completed, i feel that the overall look of the place from outside has changed for the worse.

[Myxilplix]

HUDC cheaper, betterer and end up become real condom.

 

 

The current Ministars see this type of picture will surely cry, so much wasted land and income opportunity.

[Mustank]

 

The current Ministars see this type of picture will surely cry, so much wasted land and income opportunity.

 

get dbss to pay for hudc lor

[Mockngbrd]

this is shunfu hudc. nice place. big land area and very very windy. nearly bought a unit there in 2004. unfortunately, wife felt that 1700 sq ft is way too big for the 2 of us. but with the recent privatisation and the fencing up completed, i feel that the overall look of the place from outside has changed for the worse.

 

bedok reservoir

 

[Yaloryalor]

the corridor look like a prison.

 

both house owners will bang their metal gates against each other every morning.

 

but hor, all these design should be in the brochure.

why no one point it out during purchase?

 

 

 

Only solution is to change to sliding door.

 

[Kxbc]

 

bedok reservoir

 

 

oh. I was wrong. the hdb blocks behind the hudc looks exactly like the hdb flats in shunfu. the old flat designs in mid 80s i think still the best so far. big, squarish, and windy (for my pigeon hole). did i forget to mention "cheaper"?

 

these 2 estates must be built same time around 1984 then. 1 template design, replicate everywhere. just like now. unfortunately, the existing hdb template a bit sala.

 

[Coltplussport]

Never really come across any DBSS owners in this forum, maybe except Ivan06 if I remember. They never kaopeh yet all those who have no vested interest is kpkbing here.

 

Oh yeah, 借题发挥!

[Showster]

The way they calculate a unit's internal floor area is from the middle of the wall to the middle of the other wall. Not too sure if this explains the discrepancy.

 

 

 

 

 

wall to wall is 1.2, measure on the floor must take away the two side skirt

 

 

 

[Kusje]

 

 

 

wall to wall is 1.2, measure on the floor must take away the two side skirt

 

 

 

That's what they will probably end up doing when SCDF comes to measure their corridor.

[Mustank]

Never really come across any DBSS owners in this forum, maybe except Ivan06 if I remember. They never kaopeh yet all those who have no vested interest is kpkbing here.

 

Oh yeah, 借题发挥!

 

[Ljlang]

if less than 1.2m, when 7th month comes, may buah tio the "passer-bys"

[Mcf777]

corridor really small for two persons to walk side by side..

 

if rub shoulder with XMM passing by, will get charge for molest boh?

[Kusje]

corridor really small for two persons to walk side by side..

 

if rub shoulder with XMM passing by, will get charge for molest boh?

Yes, I will surely shout molest and have the XMM arrested.

[Sabian]

 

 

Then they came for me and there was no one left to speak for me.

[Latio2005A]

You think the big boss of MND will commit hara kiri?

[Gitanic]

You think the big boss of MND will commit hara kiri?

Eh at most own finger poke up fr 5 inches below bs.

 

Like that everyone in Sink Land die liao.

 

No one makes no mistake.

[Scion]

this is the last DBSS project before it was canned

DBSS had left a really bad taste for buyers

let's see which MND minister dare to relaunch DBSS ... lol

 

that's why Marlboro Tan will leave his "popular legacy" in Singapore history

 

 

The Design, Build and Sell Scheme (DBSS) was announced in parliament by then Minister for National Development Mah Bow Tan on 7 March 2005, with the objective of involving the private sector in building public housing. The DBSS enables the existing public-housing programme to be more sensitive to the changing needs of Singaporeans and offers alternative options for aspiring homeowners with higher disposable incomes.^[1] The co-opting of the private sector in the building of flats is also a strategy by the Housing and Development Board (HDB) to move away from its builder role in order to concentrate on regulating the public-housing sector.^[2]

 

Under the DBSS, developers have to bid for the open land tender and take charge of the entire process of flat design, construction and sale.^[3] To ensure that these flats remain affordable, first-time buyers can apply for Central Provident Fund (CPF) housing grants of between S$30,000 and S$40,000, while second-time buyers are exempt from paying the resale levy on the price of their previous flat. Eligible buyers can also obtain loans from the HDB at concessionary rates.^[4] The price of DBSS flats are measured against the prices of new and resale HDB flats.^[5] To entice buyers, priority quotas typically given to first-time homeowners, as well as couples who buy flats within close proximity of their parents’ homes, were lifted after the first month of the DBSS project launch.^[6] At the time the DBSS was introduced, prospective homeowners were subject to the same eligibility conditions that apply to flats built by the HDB, such as an S$8,000 monthly household income ceiling. To ensure that public housing remains affordable, this ceiling for DBSS flats was increased to between S$8,000 and S$10,000 from 30 August 2010.^[7]

 

Private developers of DBSS flats have greater autonomy in deciding on the “flat design, size, type and configuration”, provided they adhere to the prevailing HDB public-housing guidelines concerning “open concept, building quality and safety and avoidance of facilities that are expensive to maintain”. Flat prices are also determined by developers, taking into account the regulations imposed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore.^[8]

 

The launch of the pilot DBSS project was initially met with tepid response from private developers due to the unpredictability of the property market, a persistent excess of 9,000 new flats and unfamiliarity with the public-housing market and its numerous stipulations. As an incentive, HDB provided classified statistics on the demand and supply of its new and resale flats to help developers have a better gauge of the public-housing market. Several briefings on the DBSS and its regulations were held for the Real Estate Developers Association and individual developers.^[9] The HDB also offered a leasehold tenure of 103 years for successful bidders of DBSS projects, to ensure that buyers would have a full 99-year lease on their flats.^[10]

 

Upon completion of DBSS flats, private developers are liable for any building defects for up to a one-year period, but the maintenance of common areas and public carparks in the estate will come under the purview of the town council. DBSS flats have a 99-year lease, which is administered by HDB upon the completion of the flats.[11]