Residents at Toa Payoh Lorong 8 are enjoying a 38-million-dollar facelift of their estate.
A total of 1,532 households from 11 blocks now have a better living environment. Besides new covered linkways and an amphitheatre, residents can now live amidst lush greenery. Other enhancements include playgrounds, pavilions and barbeque pits.
The lifts have also been upgraded with more security features and will now stop at every floor.
The precinct comprises 3-, 4- and 5-room flats and was built in the mid-1970s.
Residents paid between S$3,000 and S$6,000 to have their neighbourhood revamped. For one resident, the value of his flat has appreciated by 15 times since he bought it decades ago.
Dr Ng Eng Hen, Manpower Minister and MP for Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC, said: "They are telling me that the value of the flat has gone up and they are very happy with it. They feel that everyone can benefit from the common facilities, so that's quite useful." - CNA/so
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