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15 Nee Soon South blocks in line for lift upgrade

Posted on 19 Oct 2009 | Comments Off on 15 Nee Soon South blocks in line for lift upgrade

MORE than 1,300 households in Nee Soon South may get lift landings on every floor and a facelift to their estate soon – if at least three in four residents from the selected blocks agree to it.

The households, from 15 blocks of HDB flats in Yishun Street 81, were selected for the Lift Upgrading Programme (LUP) and Neighbourhood Renewal Programme (NRP).

The two projects cost $23 million in all – $4 million for the NRP and $19million for the LUP.

Announcing the new projects yesterday, Ms Lee Bee Wah, an MP for Ang Mo Kio GRC and adviser to Nee Soon South grassroots organisations, said that more than $50million has already been spent on revamping the lifts in Nee Soon South. Continue reading →

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Value of flat going up

Posted on 18 Oct 2009 | Comments Off on Value of flat going up

Mr Edwin Lim, 43, construction manager, his mother, Madam Ong Chin Siew, 73, his wife, Ms Iris Goh, 39, teacher, and her mother, Madam Lim Gek Choo, 76
The swamps near Mr Edwin Lim’s (with wife Iris Goh and her mother, Madam Lim Gek Choo) flat have been replaced by amenities such as the Sengkang Sports and Recreation Centre. Mr Lim’s mother is away in Kuala Lumpur.

Mr Edwin Lim is one happy camper ever since the Sengkang Sports and Recreation Centre opened across from his Anchorvale block earlier this year.

Together with the Sengkang Riverside Park, the increasing number of amenities means his flat’s value has gone up. Continue reading →

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