HDB is closing out the year with a solid lineup. 7,960 flats are going up for sale across 7Â projects this November, and each one seems geared towards a different type of buyer. Combined with the February and June exercises, that brings HDB’s total for 2026 to roughly 19,600 new flats.
Bayshore offers waterfront living and MRT convenience, while Caldecott in Toa Payoh is about as central as BTO gets this round. Buyers prioritising space, or simply better balloting odds, may want to look at Chencharu, Sembawang North, or Tengah instead. For those looking to collect their keys quicker, Sembawang Anchor’s 1,310 flats are Shorter Waiting Time (SWT) flats, bringing the SWT total to 4,661 for this year.
Applicants for this exercise would require a valid HDB Flat Eligibility (HFE) letter, with all supporting documents due by 25th September 2026. The usual eligibility rules apply too: Singapore Citizen (or applying with one), at least 21 years old, in a proper family nucleus, or 35 and above under the Single Singapore Citizen Scheme. Revised income ceilings sit at $16,000 for families and $8,000 for singles applying for 2-room Flexi.
Here’s an early look at each project.
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- Bedok (Bayshore Oasis & Project II): About 2,500 more flats from 2-room Flexi to 4-room
- Geylang (Mattar): smallest launch project with just 440 units
- Toa Payoh (Toa Payoh Hillside): 1,170 BTO flats & 260 Community Care Apartments (CCA)
- Tengah (Plantation Dew): Total of 710 BTO flats, with 200 5-room & 50 3-Gen flats
- Yishun (Chencharu): 1,580 BTO units up for grabs with largest supply of 5-room flats
- Sembawang North (Sembawang Anchor): 330 2-room Flexi, 100 3-room, 460 4-room & 420 5-room flats
- HDB BTO November 2026 launch
Bedok (Bayshore Oasis & Project II): About 2,500 more flats from 2-room Flexi to 4-room
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Bayshore Oasis
The estate’s first 2 projects, Bayshore Vista and Bayshore Palms, launched back in October 2024, and this round adds 2 more. The smaller project, Bayshore Oasis, brings 855 units of 2-room Flexi and 4-room flats across 4 residential blocks, including an integrated block combining sold and rental flats.Â
Its waiting time of 3 years and 2 months is shorter than most BTO projects, though just above the 3-year cut-off for SWT flats. Residents won’t have to go far for daily conveniences, with a preschool, minimart and shops planned on site.
Bayshore Project II
The larger one has 1,640 units spanning 2-room Flexi, 3-room and 4-room types, together making up about 2,500 flats across both projects. Roughly 1,240 of those units are tipped to sit in the pricier Plus or Prime tiers, which come with a 10-year MOP and a resale subsidy clawback. The remaining 1,170 4-room and 90 3-room flats are expected to stay Standard.
Location & amenities for both Bayshore projects
In terms of location, both sites are a 1-minute walk from Bayshore MRT on the Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL), putting residents a few stops from Parkway Parade and i12 Katong, with an underpass leading straight to East Coast Park.
2-room Flexi flats make up close to half the Bayshore supply, at 49.6%, which should draw strong interest from singles keen on an MRT-linked home with a quick commute to the CBD or Orchard Road. The wider Bayshore precinct is being developed into a self-contained waterfront neighbourhood, eventually home to around 12,500 flats and condos, with a stretch of shops and eateries along its own main street once construction wraps.
Private housing confidence in the area is climbing too. Vela Bay, the first condo launch in Bayshore, sold 72% of its units on launch weekend at an average of $2,886 psf, while a Frasers Property-led consortium separately paid $2.128 billion for the area’s only integrated development site, the first non-CBD GLS site to cross the $2 billion mark.
One drawback is that there are no confirmed primary schools within convenient distance just yet, though Temasek Primary and Temasek Secondary both sit within about 1km, and a new Temasek Junior College campus is under construction nearby.
Geylang (Mattar): smallest launch project with just 440 units
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At just 440 units (170 2-room Flexi, 270 4-room), this is the smallest project in the November lineup. It sits along Merpati Road, a 5-minute walk from Mattar MRT on the Downtown Line, next to Merpati Alcove, the 443-unit project launched here in October 2024.
Geylang hasn’t seen much new public housing supply lately; before Merpati Alcove, the last launches were Dakota Crest (443 units, February 2022) and MacPherson Weave (1,382 units, May 2022), suggesting this project could benefit from pent-up demand.
It’s a mature neighbourhood too, with Circuit Road Hawker Centre and MacPherson Market & Food Centre both a short walk away, plus several primary schools including Canossa Catholic Primary School within about 1km. With no 3-room option, a small unit count, and mature-estate amenities nearby, this project is widely expected to be heavily oversubscribed. Its central location and MRT access have also led some analysts to tip it as a Plus project.
Toa Payoh (Toa Payoh Hillside): 1,170 BTO flats & 260 Community Care Apartments (CCA)
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Toa Payoh Hillside is expected to be the standout project of the exercise. Sitting right beside Caldecott MRT interchange, where the Circle Line meets the TEL, just a 1-minute walk from the platform, it’s widely tipped to be the only Prime-classified project this round. It’s expected to offer 1,430 units: 590 2-room Flexi, 580 4-room, some public rental units, and 260 Community Care Apartments (CCAs), which would mark the first CCAs in Toa Payoh.
The project will offer about 1,600 units: 590 2-room Flexi flats, 580 4-room flats, 230 public rental flats, and 260 Community Care Apartments (CCAs), which will mark the first CCAs in Toa Payoh.
The timing works in favour of seniors here, since HDB recently lowered the minimum CCA purchase age from 65 to 55, so this project’s CCA units may draw wider interest than past batches. Families with young children will find CHIJ Primary School and Marymount Convent School both within about 1km, with Raffles Girls’ School (Secondary) and Mount Alvernia Hospital also close by.
On-site amenities include a food court, fast-food restaurant, supermarket, retail shops and a childcare centre. The block of CCAs will be linked to an Active Ageing Centre, a Residents’ Network Centre and a precinct pavilion, with sheltered access to Caldecott MRT.
Beyond this single project, Toa Payoh Hillside is the first BTO under HDB’s new Toa Payoh West Master Plan. Over the next decade, Toa Payoh West will get more than 6,000 new homes, mostly HDBs with some private developments, along with Toa Payoh’s first shopping mall.
Tengah (Plantation Dew): Total of 710 BTO flats, with 200 5-room & 50 3-Gen flats
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Tengah’s newest project marks the town’s first BTO launch in 3 years, comprising 710 flats spread across every regular flat type on offer this exercise: 160 2-room Flexi, 50 3-room, 250 4-room, 200 5-room and 50 3Gen flats. With a wait time of 3 years and 2 months, Plantation Dew sits along Tengah Garden Avenue in the town’s Plantation district and is expected to be classified Standard, meaning no subsidy clawback and a shorter, 5-year MOP.
Plantation Dew is also only the third BTO to offer White Flats, which come without internal walls separating the bedrooms from the living area. Until now, the option was limited to 3- and 4-room flats at Crawford Heights and Mount Pleasant Crest, but Plantation Dew is the first to offer it for 5-room flats.
The town has developed considerably since its first BTO launches. By the end of 2025, more than 14,000 households in Tengah had collected their keys, and the town’s first condo, Tengah Garden Residences, sold 853 of its 863 units on launch weekend at an average of $2,120 psf.
Location-wise, the project site is close to Pioneer Primary School and the future Tengah Garden Galleria mall. The project is also a short walk from an upcoming Tengah Park MRT Station, expected to open around mid-2028. The first stage of the Jurong Region Line is due to open in mid-2028, improving connectivity to Jurong East, Choa Chu Kang and the wider Jurong Lake District.
The project is also a short walk from an upcoming Jurong Region Line station, expected to open around mid-2028, with the full line slated for completion by 2029 and improved connectivity to Jurong East, Choa Chu Kang and the wider Jurong Lake District. Tengah continues its car-lite, greenery-focused “Forest Town” design, with amenities such as Plantation Plaza already serving residents.
Yishun (Chencharu): 1,580 BTO units up for grabs with largest supply of 5-room flats
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This is the fifth BTO project in the developing Chencharu estate, following Chencharu Hills, Chencharu Green, Chencharu Vines and Chencharu Grove. It offers 1,580 units, the largest 5-room allocation of the 7 projects, split across 390 2-room Flexi, 80 3-room, 460 4-room and 650 5-room flats, with 2 new preschools also planned.
The site benefits from being a newer precinct within the mature Yishun estate, close to Khatib MRT on the North-South Line, HomeTeamNS Khatib and Yishun Stadium, alongside primary schools including Peiying Primary School and Naval Base Primary School. A 2024 masterplan for the wider Chencharu estate outlined future additions such as a hawker centre, retail shops and an integrated bus interchange, which should add further convenience once completed.
Sembawang North (Sembawang Anchor): 330 2-room Flexi, 100 3-room, 460 4-room & 420 5-room flats
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Rounding off the lineup is a 1,310-unit Sembawang Anchor, with 330 2-room Flexi, 100 3-room, 460 4-room and 420 5-room flats, more than two-thirds of which are the larger 4- and 5-room types. The project has the shortest waiting time this round, at 2 years and 10 months.
It’s made up of 6 residential blocks between Admiralty Lane and Sembawang Drive, including an integrated block with sold and rental flats. Amenities within the project include a preschool, eating house, supermarket and shops, while a neighbourhood centre is in the works nearby, with a 1-hectare park beside it.
Sembawang has already seen a sizeable 3,950 flats launched across the February and June 2026 exercises, so demand for this project may be more measured compared to other towns this round.
Its main drawback is transport connectivity: there’s no MRT station within walking distance, with residents likely relying on a bus connection to Sembawang or Canberra MRT stations.
On the upside, the project is close to Northoaks, Endeavour and Canberra Primary Schools, as well as Jelutong Harbour Park and the Sembawang Park Connector, which could appeal to families who value greenery and more affordable, spacious homes. The area’s longer-term upside hinges on the eventual relocation of Sembawang Shipyard to Tuas, which would free up the current shipyard land for a new waterfront precinct, though that’s still years away.
HDB BTO November 2026 launch
HDB has yet to release exact pricing and site plans, but the shape of this lineup is already clear: Bayshore and Caldecott look set to draw the strongest demand given their locations and MRT access, while Chencharu, Sembawang North and Tengah offer better odds, larger flat types and more variety for buyers prioritising space over central access. Singles chasing 2-room Flexi flats may find Bayshore’s near-50% Flexi allocation hard to beat.
Read other related articles here:
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- What HDB flats for singles are available? A guide for over-35s
Cover image adapted from: HDB
Originally published on 24th July 2026. Last updated on 3rd November 2026.
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