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UP for ballot sale on Friday: 992 Housing Board flats in various districts. The flats in Ang Mo Kio, Kallang/Whampoa, Queenstown, Jurong West and The Pinnacle @ Duxton, TP@D, are surpluses from the Selective En bloc Redevelopment Scheme (SERS). They comprise studio Apartments (SAs) in Ang Mo Kio, three-room to five-room flats in Kallang/Whampoa, Queenstown and Jurong West, as well as S1 and 111 units of S2 flats in TP@D. Units from TP@D, Singapore's first iconic 50-storey public housing project, range from S$457,000 to S$555,000 for S1 flats and S$545,000 to S$646,000 for S2 flats. The development boasts an internationally award-winning design, with sky bridges linking its seven tower blocks and sky gardens at the 26th and 50th storeys and plug-ins like planters, balconies, bay windows and extended bays. HDB sells new flats at a discount to the market, with the prices of these flats lower than the resale flats in the vicinity. For example, resale prices of four-room flats at Cantonment Close, Tanjong Pagar and Jalan Membina range from S$465,000 to S$560,000, while that of 5-room flats range from S$593,000 to S$670,000. Buyers looking for more affordable options can consider the flats at Jurong West, where prices of three-room and four-room flats range from S$142,000 to S$160,000 and S$213,000 to S$253,000 respectively. Buyers who do not find a flat of their choice in this exercise can consider applying for a new flat under the Build-to-Order (BTO) exercises in future. The BTO is the mainstay of HDB's new flat supply. Alternatively, they can also consider buying a resale flat. Eligible first-timers enjoy CPF Housing Grant of up to S$40,000 to buy a resale flat.