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Vision : An organisation with people that is committed to fulfil aspiration for home and communitites

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Mission: To provide a affordable homes that has quality and value
To create a lively and affordable towns
To promote the building of active and cohesive communities
To inspire each other to give out our best

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Because of the air bombings during the war, many houses were destroyed. Housing shortages resulted in high rent. Buildings became over-crowded as many people squeezed into small living areas. Due to the lack of public utilities such as basic water services and proper wastage disposal system, living conditions became unhealthy and many people moved out of the city to become squatters and setup their own slums

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Initial purpose was to get rid of slums and squattle settlements so that other countries would want invest in Singapore. Rents were very cheap at time. The plan worked as it got people staying in slums to move in to HDB flats. Most of singaporeans stay in HDB flats now as it is more affordable.

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Condos are private housing that has features and facilities like swimming pool, tennis court, gym, BBQ areas children playground, enclosed car parks and security services. Condos are much more expensive than HDB flats

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Houses such as terraced houses, semi-detached houses, detached houses, bungalows and shop houses. Houses like these take up of land and is much more expensive.

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Houses that are made for young professionals and young couples who can afford more than public housing but find private properties too far out of their budget or income. Executive condos share the facilities and amenities with private condos but must follow certain restrictions that are common with HDB flats

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There are many ways that Singapore has come up with to create a sustainable housing. Some examples are the Eco-lifestyle and the HDB greenprint scheme. Singapore is trying to look for more new ways to make sustainable housing as our country does not have a lot of natural resources. It also helps allow Singaporeans to live comfortably and with more convenience

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The newly constructed Tampines Town Hub will be Singapore’s first ever lifestyle integrated hub in the heartlands while at the same time bringing retail, sporting and many other community services together in one convenient space where residents can mingle. Tampines North is set to become an integral part of Tampines. Once Tampines North is fully constructed, it will provide about 21,000 new homes for Singaporeans. The building of Tampines North will be accompanied by Transport and other facilities to ensure a highly convenient and well-connected living environment for all residents.

Future developments that residents can look forward to include:

• Expansion of Changi General Hospital

• A new Integrated Transport Hub (ITH) with MRT and bus interchanges co-located with residential and commercial uses after the completion of the Downtown Line at Tampines Town Centre

• New amenities to complement new homes in Tampines North

• In the longer term, Tampines North will also have two primary and two secondary schools, and a new community centre

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Alongside the new ITH at Tampines Town Centre, residents will now look forward to a more luxurious travel with various enhancements to many roads and public transport services, including:

• Enhanced transport connectivity with 5 new MRT stations (Tampines West, Tampines, • Tampines East, Expo and Upper Changi) along the Downtown Line, which will be completed by 2017

• Expansion of the cycling network in Tampines Town and new cycling routes in Tampines North

• Two new roads, Tampines Street 85 and Tampines Street 86

• Improvements along Tampines Expressway and Pan-Island Expressway

• Extension of Tampines Street 82

• Improvement of Simei Street 3 (From Simei Avenue to Simei Street 1), Tampines Avenue 4, Tampines Avenue 5, Tampines Avenue 7, Tampines Avenue 9, Tampines Avenue 10, Tampines Street 82, Bedok Reservoir Road and Tampines 23/ 32

• Realignment and widening of Simei Road and Somapah Road

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Increased Number of Jobs To Bring Them Closer to Home

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Increased Number of Jobs To Bring Them Closer to Home

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The number of jobs available will be boosted, thanks to the new developments in Tampines, to give residents the opportunity to work closer to home.

What residents can expect:

• New industrial sites within Tampines North along Tampines Avenue 10 and next to IKEA, Giant and Courts

• More employment and educational opportunities from the continued development of Changi Business Park and the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD)

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Improved Parks and Water Bodies For Residents To Access Easier

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Improved Parks and Water Bodies For Residents To Access Easier

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Residents in Tampines (including Sun Plaza Park, Tampines Eco Green and many neighbourhood parks) will now be within easy reach of various parks and waterbodies. Residents will now also experience much easier access to the nearby Bedok Reservoir Park. Park connectors running along Bedok Canal and along Sungei Tampines connect to the Eastern Coastal Loop, linking Tampines to East Coast Park and Pasir Ris Park. A number of initiatives will be implemented to ensure that most homes in Tampines will be within 400m of parks or park connectors in the coming years.

These include:

• Setting aside substantial park land in Tampines North for Boulevard Park and Quarry Park that will bring greenery to the doorstep of residents

• A new park connector running between Tampines Avenue 10 and Tampines Avenue 9, to link up the Bedok Reservoir Park and Pasir Ris Park

• New neighbourhood parks at Tampines Street 86 and off Tampines Avenue 9

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1825: Treaty of Friendship and Alliance gave the British East India Company full sovereignty over the Island forever.  European merchants proceeded to build housing, warehouses and offices on 999 –year leased land.

1907: Simpson report reported that the building in Chinatown were unhealthy. The report recommended the formation of a ‘Housing Commission’.

1932: Colonial government increased SIT’s role to include provision of houses and flats for the lower income group.

1942-1945: The Japanese Occupation occurred, which led to the fall of Singapore.

1947: The Housing Committee was set up to study the housing situation.  The Report of the Housing Committee revealed most appalling housing conditions.  SIT concentrated its main efforts in building housing and between 1947 and 1959, 20,907 units were completed.

1955: The Central Provident Fund (CPF) is created as a pension plan by the colonial government to provide social security for the working population in Singapore.

1970: The CPF Approved Housing Scheme is extended to cover JTC flats.

1971: The HDB established a secondary or resale market for its HOS flats.

1982: The government decides to consolidate the construction and management of public housing under a single authority. The JTC handed over to the HDB 13,002 owner-occupied flats and 10,678 rental flats for management.  The HUDC was absorbed by the HDB.  Between 1974 and 1982, the HUDC had built and sold 2,732 units.

1988: Rent control was phased out.

1989: HDB launched its estate upgrading programme.

1990: HDB instituted a major revamp of then existing policies and practices.  164 rules out of a total of some 300 rules on the sale, resale, rental and use of HDB properties were revised.

1994: Demand side subsidies in the form of CPF housing grants were introduced.

1995: Executive Condominium Scheme launched.

2000: HDB tightened its regulation, requiring HDB flat owners to seek approval before the purchase of each private property even if they fulfilled the minimum occupational period.

2008: Global Financial Crisis

2009: Lease Buyback Scheme introduced by the HDB.