East Coast Road’s 85-home site opens for bids; Serangoon plot waits

An unusually small private-housing site along East Coast Road is now open for developer bids. It could yield about 85 homes, and the land comes with a physical wrinkle: an open drain divides it into two plots.

A second site at Serangoon North View could accommodate another 235 homes. But it is not yet being tendered. That distinction matters because the two plots may add up to 320 estimated homes, yet only East Coast Road is presently seeking bids.

East Coast Road is already open for tender

The Urban Redevelopment Authority released both sites on 29 September 2026 under the Government Land Sales programme for the second half of the year. East Coast Road sits on the Confirmed List, which means it was scheduled to be put up for tender without waiting for a developer to request its release.

The 99-year leasehold site covers 5,503 sq m and has a maximum gross floor area of 8,805 sq m. Gross floor area, or GFA, is broadly the amount of floor space that may be built across the development. URA estimates that the land can accommodate 85 homes.

That makes this a relatively compact opportunity rather than the start of a large new estate. Its more unusual feature is the open drain separating the two parts of the land.

Under the reported tender conditions, the successful bidder may pursue one development across both plots or separate developments on each plot. Long-stay serviced apartments are also permitted on one of the plots, although that is an option rather than a confirmed use.

Developers have until 12 noon on 3 December 2026 to submit bids for East Coast Road. Only after the tender closes will it become clear whether bids were lodged and which proposal, if any, is eventually accepted.

Serangoon North View still needs a developer to act

The Serangoon North View site follows a different route. It is on the Reserve List, meaning developers may apply for it, but it will proceed to a public tender only after a successful application.

In everyday terms, East Coast Road is already on the counter; Serangoon North View is available only if a developer first asks URA to bring it out.

The Serangoon site is larger, at 8,085.9 sq m, and carries a maximum GFA of 20,215 sq m. It also has a 99-year lease and an estimated capacity of 235 homes.

There is consequently no tender closing date to watch yet. The next meaningful development would be a successful application that triggers the site’s tender. Until then, the parcel remains available rather than awarded, tendered or approved as a particular housing project.

The 320-home total needs one important qualifier

Adding URA’s estimates gives a simple total: 85 plus 235 equals 320 homes. Independent reporting also records that combined potential yield.

But 320 is a planning estimate, not a confirmed delivery total. The eventual developer of either parcel may propose a different number of homes within the applicable planning and tender requirements.

Nor does the release establish future selling prices, apartment sizes or launch dates. Neither site yet has a named private-housing project arising from this sale exercise, while Serangoon North View has not even reached the tender stage.

The useful comparison is therefore procedural rather than predictive. East Coast Road has a defined bidding window and will soon produce an observable outcome. Serangoon North View may remain waiting unless a developer decides to activate it.

What happens next

For East Coast Road, attention now shifts to the 3 December 2026 tender deadline. The submissions will show which developers are prepared to take on a small site whose two-part layout allows more than one development approach.

For Serangoon North View, the timetable is open-ended. Its larger estimated yield may look more substantial on paper, but the next step depends on a successful developer application under the Reserve List process.

That leaves the two sites in neatly contrasting positions: an unusual 85-home East Coast Road parcel already inviting bids, and a potential 235-home Serangoon project still waiting for someone to set the tender process in motion.