planPinnacle@Duxton four-room flat sells for record S$1.588 million
The 95 sqm home surpassed a slightly larger neighbour more than 10 storeys higher.
A buyer paid S$1.588 million for a 95 sqm four-room HDB flat at Block 1A Cantonment Road in October 2026. The Pinnacle@Duxton unit was recorded within the 28th-to-30th-storey band.
The sale has been reported as Singapore’s highest resale price for a four-room flat. At approximately S$1,553 per sq ft (psf), it also appears to hold the national PSF record for that flat type. The striking part, however, is the comparison with the record it displaced: the new flat is smaller and more than 10 storeys lower by reported floor band.
S$38,000 more for a smaller, lower-floor flat
The previous four-room benchmark was set only five months earlier. That May 2026 transaction involved a 96 sqm flat at Block 1C Cantonment Road, recorded within the 40th-to-42nd-storey band, for S$1.55 million.
Put the two transactions side by side and the difference becomes unusually clear:
| Registered resale | October 2026 sale | May 2026 sale |
|---|---|---|
| Block | 1A Cantonment Road | 1C Cantonment Road |
| Resale price | S$1.588 million | S$1.55 million |
| Floor area | 95 sqm | 96 sqm |
| Storey band | 28th–30th | 40th–42nd |
| Calculated PSF | About S$1,553 | About S$1,500 |
The newer buyer paid S$38,000 more, or roughly 2.5% extra, for one square metre less. Its storey band also begins 12 floors below the earlier flat’s band.
That is interesting precisely because it resists an easy explanation. Floor height may matter to an individual buyer, but the public records do not reveal the flats’ views, exact orientation, interior condition or renovation. They also do not identify the buyer or seller.
The safest conclusion is narrow: being in a lower reported storey band did not prevent this particular flat from overtaking its higher-floor neighbour.
Where the S$1,553 psf figure comes from
Price per square foot is simply a way to compare homes of different sizes. HDB’s dataset records floor area in square metres and the completed resale price; PSF must be calculated from those fields rather than read from a separate transaction entry.
A floor area of 95 sqm converts to about 1,022.6 sq ft. Dividing S$1.588 million by that area produces approximately S$1,553 psf. Applying the same calculation to the earlier 96 sqm flat gives roughly S$1,500 psf.
The gap is therefore about S$53 psf, or 3.5%. This confirms that the new high was not achieved simply because a larger home commanded a larger overall sum: the buyer paid more in total and more for each square foot.
PSF cannot explain why. Two similarly sized flats can differ in outlook, sunlight, privacy, layout and renovation quality. Those details may influence negotiations, but none is captured in the transaction row available to the public.
What the official record establishes
HDB’s public resale dataset includes the registration month, town, flat type, block, street, storey range, floor area, lease details and resale price. Those fields establish that this was a registered four-room resale transaction—not merely an advertised asking price.
The dataset does not contain a special label declaring a national record. That conclusion comes from comparing the transaction with other eligible four-room resale entries, while the PSF figure requires converting the recorded area and doing the division.
HDB also describes its published resale prices as indicative because prices depend on the characteristics of individual flats and their transactions. The dataset excludes certain dealings that may not reflect full market value, including part-share sales and some sales between relatives.
A benchmark for Pinnacle@Duxton, not a standard price
This transaction gives future buyers and sellers at Pinnacle@Duxton a fresh comparison. But matching the block, flat type or approximate size does not make another unit equivalent.
A useful comparison would still have to consider the home’s exact position, orientation, condition and layout. The public data can tell someone that S$1.588 million changed hands; it cannot show what the buyer saw during the viewing or what shaped the final negotiation.
What the numbers establish is already surprising enough. Within five months, a 95 sqm flat in the 28th-to-30th-storey band overtook a 96 sqm flat in the 40th-to-42nd-storey band by S$38,000. The reason for that premium remains behind the front door.
