Housing Affordability

Housing therefore is limited to these few public housing blocks (which are aging), and one is already being demolished to make way for the construction of the North South Expressway Corridor (NSC). New residences are being built, but they are mostly luxury apartments, leaving little affordable housing in the area. Public housing in Singapore is a major discussion topic altogether, but the general trend is that at least for rentals in this area and throughout the country, they have been soaring rapidly and are increasingly unaffordable. So new residents are often from the wealthier demographics.

The public housing blocks demolished for the NSC https://www.homeanddecor.com.sg/design/ news/5-historical-things-to-know-andremember-about-rochor-centre/

Example of new luxury residences in Bugis with increasingly unaffordable rents, this one as part of a mixed-use complex https://www.architonic.com/en/project/buro-olescheeren-duo-twin-towers/5106122