SINGAPORE – The site formerly occupied by Shuqun Secondary School in Jurong East is being primed for new homes that will be within about 400m of the upcoming Toh Guan MRT station.
On April 10, the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) published a proposed amendment to the Master Plan 2025, which involved increasing the site’s gross plot ratio to 5.0, and adjusting its boundaries slightly.
The plot is zoned for residential use under the masterplan, and has a current plot ratio – a figure that indicates the maximum floor area of a development – of 3.5.
In a note accompanying the proposed amendment, the URA said future residents of the site will benefit from its proximity to the upcoming MRT station, which is part of the second stage of the Jurong Region Line that is slated to open in 2028.
The site, which includes the former school field, spans about 3ha – equivalent to the area of about four football fields. It is located near Yuhua Primary and Crest Secondary schools, as well as Yuhua Village Market and Food Centre.
New homes at the former school site will breathe new life into its immediate surroundings, which comprise HDB blocks that were mostly built in the 1980s.
Ms Christine Sun, chief researcher and strategist at Realion Group, which property firms OrangeTee and ETC come under, estimated that the site can yield about 1,150 to 1,250 HDB flats, or about 1,750 to 1,800 condominium units.
