Lentor Hills Residences is an upcoming residential development that is located in District 26, North East Region of the island. This development resides in the Ang Mo Kio Planning Zone under the Urban Redevelopment Authority’s Master Plan. The development is along Lentor Hills Road, a new road that will be serving the future residents that will be making Lentor as their home. The Ang Mo Kio planning zone is top 3 planning areas for the North Eastern Region as the most populous while it is the 0th most populated region overall in Singapore. This planning area is bounded by the Yishun residential zone which is in the North Region, and the Seng Kang township which is in its North eastern direction, towards the East of Ang Mo Kio will be the Serangoon Estate whereas towards its West and South will be the Water Catchment and the Bishan planning zone respectively.
The strategic location of Lentor Hills Residences is close proximity and easily accessible to the downtown Central Area as well as various established and sought after educational institutions, national parks as well as rest of the parts of the island. With the combination of its aesthetic setting that is very near to greenery, parks and nature reserves and reservoirs makes here a very highly sought after locality for many home owners and property investors. Because of these reasons, it has led to numerous private condominiums as well as landed housings being constructed here and also partly due to the growth in the property prices here over the last few decades. The notable estate that is surrounding Lentor Hills Residences will be the low rise, low density private landed housings that spans from the Peirce Reservoirs to the MacRitchie Reservoir. This area is also home to many famous food and beverage establishments like the popular Roti Prata road that is located along the main road next to the Lower Peirce Reservoir.
The site of Lentor Hills Residences is right in the upcoming residential estate that is located conveniently near an upcoming MRT Station and is within a hillock previously. This new neighbourhood will be featuring upcoming parks, cycling and pedestrian connectivity from the MRT station to the Teachers Estate. There will also be future commercial amenities constructed to serve the residents here.
The land parcel was one of the residential sites that was put up for sale by the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Singapore as one of the 4 private residential site in its confirmed list for the 2nd Half of 2021 for the Government Land Sale exercise. It was one of the 4 new land parcel that was introduced in 2nd Half 2021.
This site, together with the rest of the confirmed sites, is estimated to yield approximately close to 2,000 new homes. The land parcel, with a 99 years leasehold tenure, has an estimated land size of approximately 1.71 hectares and with a gross plot ratio of 3.0. It was launched for tender in September 2021. The site was near to the Lentor Central site that was launched during the 2021 Government Land Sale exercise which had garnered much interest from various real estate developers.
The land parcel of Lentor Hills Residences has previously belonged to the Lentor forested area. Towards its north direction will be facing the new mixed development that comprises of private residential and commercial components of the Lentor Central land parcel. At its south, will be facing to another private development which the land parcel was introduced in 2nd Half of 2021 as one the 6 sites in the reserved list. The west direction of Lentor Hills Residences’s site will be facing the Thomson Grove Condominium which is also sitting along the Lentor Hills Road. The east of the development’s land parcel is toward Tagore Road where the Tagore industrial estate is located.
Amenities Near Lentor Hills Residences and Their Approximate Distances
Train Station Lentor (TE5) – 0.2km
Bus Stop Thomson Grove (Bus 825) – 0.2km Opp Thomson Grove (Bus: 825) – 0.2km
Supermarket Giant (Ang Mo Kio 161) – 1.2km Fairprice (Ang Mo Kio Blk 215) – 1.8km
Shopping Centre Ang Mo Kio Hub – 2.3km Thomson Plaza – 3.3km
Kindergarten My First Skool – 0.3km Little Footprints Preschool – 0.5km Little Seeds Preschool – 0.6km PCF Sparkletots Preschool @ Yio Chu Kang Blk 611 – 0.7km Play@ Thomson Hills – 0.7km Agape Montessori House Kindergarten – 0.7km PCF Sparkletots Preschool @ Yio Chu Kang Blk 644 – 0.8km Maplebear Explorers – 0.8km Safari House Preschool Thomson – 0.8km Carpe Diem @ Hilltop – 0.9km
Primary School Anderson Primary School – 0.7km Mayflower Primary School – 1.3km CHIJ St.Nicholas Girls’ Primary School – 1.1km Ang Mo Kio Primary School – 1.7km
Secondary School Presbyterian High School – 0.9km Yio Chu Kang Secondary School – 1.0km CHIJ St.Nicholas Girls’ Secondary School – 1.1km Mayflower Secondary School – 1.8km
Junior College Anderson Junior College – 1.5km
Tertiary Nanyang Polytechnic – 1.7km
International School Lycee Francais De Singapour – 3.9km
Food Centre Blk 628 Ang Mo Kio Ave 4 Market and Food Centre – 0.7km Blk 160 Ang Mo Kio Ave 4 Food Centre – 1.2km Sembawang Hills Food Centre – 1.4km Blk 724 Ang Mo Kio Ave 6 Market and Food Centre – 1.9km
Lifestyle The Grassroots Club – 1.3km Yio Chu Kang Stadium – 1.4km
Highlights of Lentor Hills Residences
Transport Network Lentor Hills Residences is approximately 200 m away or 3 minutes away from the Lentor MRT Station which will be operating the MRT Thomson East Coast Line. This MRT Station is fully underground and is just situated at the junction of the Ang Mo Kio Avenue 4 and the Yio Chu Kang Road, below the Lentor Drive. This MRT Station will be serving the future residents of the Lentor New town as well as those who are currently staying in the surrounding low rise and low density private housing estates.
The MRT Thomson East Coast Line is a full undergrounded MRT service line that is of medium capacity. It is approximately 43 kilometres long and serves 32 train stations. This MRT service line operates along the combined east-west and north-south corridors. The MRT service line will start to run from the Woodlands Township which is located in the Northern Region. The starting MRT Station will be the Woodlands North MRT Station which is also the terminus for the upcoming Johor-Singapore RTS (Rapid Transit System) that is scheduled to be completed in 2028. It then heads south to the Woodlands MRT Station which is also a MRT Interchange for the MRT North South Line but heading down to the Woodlands South MRT Station before moving south east into the Sembawang area.
t then runs along the boundary to of the Water Catchment zone to arrive at the Lentor MRT Station which Lentor Hills Residences is and towards Mayflower and Bright Hill that is located in the Ang Mo Kio estate. It then passes through the Upper Thomson area and hits Caldecott MRT Station which interchanges with MRT Circle Line before heading down to Mount Pleasant and Stevens, located in Bukit Timah. It continues to move southwards to the Central Area stopping at Orchard, Great World City, Outram Park, Shenton Way and Marina Bay where commuters can transit easily to the MRT North South Line and the MRT Circle Line.
At Marina Bay, the MRT service line then heads eastwards along the south coast of Singapore island to head into the East Coast residential estates of Tanjong Katong, Marine Parade, Siglap and Bayshore. It then continues east wards to the Bedok South and finally terminates at the SungeiBedok MRT Interchange where the MRT Downtown Line is also operating there. The MRT Thomson East Coast Line will further extend itself to the Terminal 5 of the Changi International Airport in the future.
For future residents of Lentor Hills Residences, it will mean great connectivity and conveniences with the MRT Thomson East Coast Line right not too far away from the doorsteps. From the Lentor MRT Station it is just 3 MRT stations away in the direction of the North where the Woodlands MRT Interchange Station that also serve the MRT North South Line is. The Lentor MRT Station is also just 2 stations away from the Bright Hill MRT Station which will also be an interchange for the future MRT Cross Island service line while the Caldecott MRT Interchange Station is also just 4 MRT Stations away. Future residents can also enjoy great accessibility heading down to the downtown core without having to transit to other MRT services line when traveling on the MRT Thomson East Coast Line.
For drivers, the nearby major arterial road, Yio Chu Kang Road, will easily lead them to the Ang Mo Kio and Bishan Central. This road is also easily connected to the Seletar Expressway which interconnects to the Central Expressway as well as the Tampines Expressway. With this comprehensive transportation network, it will take future residents just approximately 25 minutes to reach the Central Business District and approximately 24 minutes of driving to arrive at the Orchard Shopping Belt. The easily connectivity to the Tampines Expressway will allow residents to arrive at the Changi International Airport in approximately 35 minutes’ drive.
Amenities With regards to shopping and dining amenities, future residents of Lentor Hills Residences can always take a short walk down to the residential cum commercial mixed development that is just located next to the MRT Station. They will be able to find their every daily needs right at this development. Other established shopping malls that are just short drives away from the development include the popular Ang Mo Kio Hub located at the Ang Mo Kio Central as well as the Thomson Plaza which is a main lifestyle hub that serves many residents living the surrounding residential neighbourhoods.
The Ang Mo Kio Hub is well connected being linked by an underpass from the MRT Station and it is also connected to the Bus Interchange station. This retail centre is more than 500,000 square feet in size and has approximately retail spaces of 350,000 square feet. It is a lifestyle mall that consists of everything that a shopper need. It has a Cineplex with 8 screens, a hypermart, a wide array of food and beverage outlets, food court as well as over 100 specialty retail stalls.
The Thomson Plaza is situated in the core of the Upper Thomson public and private residential neighbourhoods. It comprises of 3 levels of retail spaces that spans across approximately more than 239,000 square feet of retail spaces. This retail mall has more than 180 shops and houses many popular and well established tenants such as the DAISO Japan, Fairprice Specialty supermarket, Koufu foodcourt, Starbucks Coffee, Pizza Hut, KFC, Swensen’s Restaurant and a lot more. Future residents can be sure to have a great retail experience here.
The development is also close to various major wet markets and food centres where future residents will be able to get the fresh market produce as well as economical and delicious local hawker fares from. Some of these venues include the Blk 628 Ang Mo Kio Ave 4 Market and Food Centre, the Blk 160 Ang Mo Kio Ave 4 Food Centre, the Sembawang Hills Food Centre and the Blk 724 Ang Mo Kio Ave 6 Market and Food Centre.
Besides all these amenities, the development is also close to various nature parks and greenery which future residents can spend relaxing and entertaining weekends with their families and friends. One the nearby nature reserves will be the Lower Peirce Reservoirs Park. It is the 2nd oldest one in Singapore. This park has a running trail that spans from the forested area to the boundaries of the reservoir. This also a charming boardwalk that is 900 metres long, Visitors will be able to view the captivating sceneries of the rejuvenating secondary jungles and also the wide array of fauna and flora here at this boardwalk, They could also have a relaxing stroll or jog while enjoying the fresh air and the chirpings of the birds here at this nature park. There are also various points for visitors to have their picnics here.
Schools It can be some time challenging for home buyers with school going children or those who are planning to start a new family when it comes to looking for their new purchases. Many will prefer their new homes to be located conveniently within short distances to established schools. With this as one of the main consideration factors, Lentor Hills Residences will be one of the ideal options for them. This area is most often sought after with the popular education establishments. By being near to their schools, parents and their children can also save many of their times cutting down on traveling to and fro lessons. This allows children to have more time spending on enrichment lessons and for parents more time to spend on those that worth.
Some of the primary schools that are near to the development include the Anderson Primary School, the Mayflower Primary School, the CHIJ St.Nicholas Girls’ Primary School and the Ang Mo Kio Primary School. It is also close to secondary schools such as the Presbyterian High School, the Yio Chu Kang Secondary School, the CHIJ St.Nicholas Girls’ Secondary School and the Mayflower Secondary School. The development is also close to the Anderson Junior College and the Nanyang Polytechnic.
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