SINGAPORE – An iconic eight-block public housing project in Tampines with a distinctive brick-faced facade will be painted a colour that matches the blocks’ original paintwork.
The decision was made after more than three-quarters of the residents of the eight blocks – 497A to D, 497F to H and 497J Tampines Street 45 – had cast their votes for one of three proposed colour schemes in the planned Repairs and Redecoration (R&R) exercise to fix water seepage issues.
The second colour option largely retains the original colour palette but introduces some variations. The third is a complete overhaul of the blocks’ look.
A family looking at the different colour schemes pasted at the void deck of Block 497A Tampines Street 45 on Sept 19.
ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI
The result of the poll, conducted between Aug 31 and Sept 13, was announced by Tampines GRC MP David Neo, who oversees the Tampines North ward, at a Kopitalk X Precinct Dialogue held on Sept 19 at a nearby multipurpose hall.
Over 80 residents from the neighbourhood attended the dialogue where Neo, who is also Minister for Culture, Community and Youth, spoke about housing upgrades, estate maintenance and rodents, said a resident who gave his name only as Wai.
Civil servant Justin Quek, 28, said he is not surprised by residents’ choice.
“Everybody wants these colours because that’s the estate’s identity,” said Quek, who has lived at Block 497A since he was born.
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