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Published Date: 08 Jan 2026
In 2025, HDB completed about 19,600 flats, including the final set of public housing projects in Bidadari
HDB will launch about 19,600 Build-To-Order (BTO) flats in 2026 across three sales exercises in February, June and October. Of these, more than 4,000 flats (about one-fifth of the 2026 flat supply) will be Shorter Waiting Time (SWT) flats with wait times of less than three years.
2 There will be a good mix of Standard, Plus and Prime BTO flats in various locations such as Ang Mo Kio, Bukit Merah, Sembawang, Toa Payoh, Tampines, Woodlands and Yishun. With the upcoming launches, HDB remains on track to meet our target of offering about 55,000 flats from 2025 to 2027 to meet sustained housing demand.
About 19,600 Homes Completed in 2025
3 In 2025, HDB completed about 19,600 flats across 28 housing projects, with a median wait time of about four years. Among the projects completed, three – Parc Clover @ Tengah, Hougang Olive and Yishun Boardwalk – were SWT projects completed with wait times of less than three years. In addition, several projects such as MacPherson Weave and Costa Grove were completed about three months ahead of their original Probable Completion Dates (PCDs).
Final HDB Housing Projects at Bidadari Completed
4 Among the homes completed in 2025 were the final set of four projects in Bidadari – ParkEdge @ Bidadari, ParkView @ Bidadari, Bartley Beacon and Bartley GreenRise. This marks the completion of all public housing projects in Bidadari estate, a decade since the first Bidadari BTO projects were launched in end-2015.

ParkEdge @ Bidadari (left) and ParkView @ Bidadari (right) [Credit: HDB]

Bartley Beacon (left) and Bartley GreenRise (right) [Credit: HDB]
Building Endearing Homes for Singaporeans
5 At present, there are 127 HDB housing projects under construction, an increase from 110 a year ago. HDB will continue to work closely with agencies to complete key amenities, community facilities, and precinct landscaping in tandem with the new housing developments as much as possible, so that residents can enjoy them soon after they move in.

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