Five-Room DBSS Flat at City View @ Boon Keng Sells for S$1.64 Million, a New Record for Kallang/Whampoa

The flat has a 99-year lease that began in 2011. EdgeProp’s report puts the remaining lease at about 84 years, while the transaction table shows 83 years and four months. It surpassed the previous town record of S$1,588,888 (S$1,273 psf), set by a 1,248 sq ft five-room flat at 8A Upper Boon Keng Road in September 2026. That flat, part of Kallang Trivista, is on the 28th to 30th storeys. The new record is about S$51,000, or 3 per cent, higher.

Source: HDB, EdgeProp Research.

Introduced in 2005, DBSS allowed private developers to design, build and sell public housing, giving buyers more choice in layouts and finishes. The flats remain subject to HDB ownership and resale rules. The government announced a halt to new DBSS land sales in 2011 following concerns about high launch prices. Only 13 developments were launched under the scheme, the last being Pasir Ris One in 2012.

Completed in 2011, City View @ Boon Keng has 714 flats in three 40-storey blocks, at a city-fringe location near the junction of Boon Keng Road and Bendemeer Road. Boon Keng MRT station on the North East Line and Bendemeer MRT station on the Downtown Line are both within walking distance, and both serve the city centre. Nearby are Bendemeer Market and Food Centre, shops along Bendemeer Road, City Square Mall, Aperia Mall, and the eateries along Jalan Besar and Serangoon Road. Schools nearby include Hong Wen School and Bendemeer Primary School.