5 POPULAR HDB MATURE ESTATES

MARINE PARADE

Fancy living by the sea… or on the sea? Marine Parade, the first housing estate built entirely on reclaimed land, gives some lucky households the chance to do just that. Before the sea was filled in, Marine Parade was part of Katong and was formerly a beach front. Its breezy name came from a promenade near the sea along East Coast Road. Today, there are some 21,600 HDB residents in 7,862 flats (as of 31 March 2018), with the first dwellers moving in as early as 1972. Some of the highest priced ones offer gorgeous views of the sea, and Marine Parade, despite its ageing homes, is often seen as one of the most desirable HDB addresses in Singapore.