The former Kebun Baru primary school in Ang Mo Kio is to be used for high-rise residential housing
If a proposed amendment is approved to the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA’s) masterplan, the site of the old Kebun Baru primary school in Ang Mo Kio will be transformed into high-rise residential developments.
URA, who published the amendment proposal on Jan 19, stated that the proposed changes to the land parcels along Ang Mo Kio Avenue 2 were meant to facilitate future residential developments with high densities.
The former Kebun Baru primary site is located 1km away from Mayflower MRT Station on the Thomson-East Coast Line. It spans 1,82ha or two and a half football fields.
The proposed changes include rezoning of the open space and educational institution site for road and residential use.
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Kebun Baru Primary was established in 1985 and occupied this site until January 2002 when it merged with Ang Mo Kio Primary. In May 2002, the merged school relocated to 20 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3.
The site of the former Kebun Baru Primary School was then used as a holding location for several schools that were being upgraded, such as the primary school section of CHIJ St Nicholas Girls’ School from 2010 to 2013, Anderson Primary from 2014 to 2015 as well as Mayflower Primary and the MOE Kindergarten@Mayflower from 2019 to 2022.
Analysts say that any residential development built on this site would be attractive to home buyers due to its proximity of several schools and Mayflower MRT Station.
Ms Sun stated that the site can be used to build either 750 condo units or 500-550 HDB flats.
As the Mayflower MRT is only a short walk away, an HDB project built on this site may be classified under Plus flat model. Plus flats can be found in prime locations, such as near MRT stations or town centres.
The Ang Mo Kio site is not the only one that has been designated for housing development. In December 2023, it was proposed to rezone the former Guangyang primary school site at Bishan Street 12.
Guangyang Primary, established in 1918, merged with Townsville Primary in January 2023 and moved to Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10 at the Townsville Primary location.
