Selective En bloc Redevelopment Scheme

A flat stuck with the en-bloc notice.

The Selective En bloc Redevelopment Scheme, or SERS for short, is an urban redevelopment strategy employed by the Housing and Development Board in Singapore in maintaining and upgrading public housing flats in older estates in the city-state. Launched in August 1995, it involves a small selection of specific precincts in older estates which undergo demolition and redevelopment to optimise land use, as opposed to upgrading of existing flats via the Main Upgrading and Interim Upgrading Programmes. To date, 74 SERS sites have been announced, of which 65 were completed.

All residents displaced by the redevelopment works are offered a new 99-year lease in new flats constructed nearby. These residents have the privilege to select their units prior to public release of the remaining units, are compensated financially, and are given subsidised prices for their new flats. The scheme also gives residents the opportunity to continue living near their kin and neighbours, thereby retaining kinship bonds and strengthening community ties.

The Selective En bloc Redevelopment Scheme has attracted opposition and controversy. The national government has power, under the Land Acquisitions Act of 1966, to carry out the Selective En Bloc scheme. This power invokes the principle of eminent domain as with most urban redevelopment projects. Amendments to the Land Titles Act passed in 1999 allowed housing estates to be sold against some apartment owners' will if the majority of the owners are in favour of the sale. This invokes concerns of majoritarianism.

Other demolished sites

• 17 April 1994 – Block 140 Bedok North Avenue 3
• 20 July 1994 – Blk 115 Hu Ching Road
• 5 August 1994 – Blk 120/121 Kim Tian Road
• 17 September 1994 – Blk 9–17 Petain Road/Sturdee Road
• 12 May 1995 – Block 33 to 37, 42 to 45 Prince Philip Avenue
• 26 May 1995 – Blk 38/39/40/41/46/47 Prince Philip Avenue
• 1 March 1996 – Blk 141A Toa Payoh Lorong 2
• 29 March 1996 – Blk 11 Kallang
• 20 September 1996 – Blk 139 Kim Tian Road
• 27 December 1996 – Blk 46, 48, 50 Strathmore Avenue
• 25 July 1997 – Blk 5 New Bridge Road
• 6 June 1998 – Blk 21 Flanders Square
• 9 October 1998 – Blk 63–66 Toa Payoh East
• 30 April 1999 – Blk 25 and 26 Jalan Membina, Lengkok Bahru
• 18 June 1999 – Blk 102 and 103 Whampoa Drive
• 5 November 1999 – Blk 1 Tew Chew Street
• 3 March 2000 – Blk 3 Upper Pickering Street
• 21 April 2000 – Blk 63–67, 75, 68–69 Queenstown
• 9 June 2000 – Blk 75 Redhill Road
• 23 June 2000 – Blk 6A/6B Margaret Drive
• 7 July 2000 – Blk 6 and 7 Chai Chee Road
• 1 September 2000 – Blk 139 to 141 Corporation Drive/142 to 145 Hu Ching Road
• 8 September 2000 – Blk 110 New Bridge Road
• 5 November 2000 – Blk 5 Geylang Square
• 26 December 2000 – Blk 109 Depot Road
• 5 April 2002 – Blk 30/39 Kim Pong Road and Blk 31/40/51 Kim Tian Road

List of SERS sites

Announcement	Town/Estate	Affected Block(s)		Replacement Block(s)		Status
		Street(s)	Block(s)	Street(s)	Block(s)
22 August 1995	Bukit Merah	Boon Tiong Road / Tiong Bahru Road	2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 13	Boon Tiong Road	2A, 2C	Completed (1999)
			1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 14, 15, 16	Boon Tiong Road	4A, 8A, 8B	Completed (1999)
1 September 1995	Toa Payoh	Lorong 2 Toa Payoh	145, 147, 151, 152	Lorong 2 Toa Payoh	141, 153-156A	Completed (1999)
8 November 1995	Bukit Merah	Depot Road	103, 110, 111	Depot Road	103A-106B	Completed (1999)
			105, 107, 112	Depot Road	109A-112C	Completed (1999)
8 February 1996	Bukit Merah	Redhill Road	67, 77	Lengkok Bahru / Redhill Road	63A-64, 68-70A	Completed (2001)
			71, 72	Redhill Road	73-77A	Completed (2001)
30 April 1996	Queenstown	Forfar House / Margaret Drive	39, 6A, 6B	Stirling Road	181–184	Completed (2001)
28 May 1996	Bedok	Chai Chee Road	6, 7	Chai Chee Road	10–11	Completed (2001)
8 February 1996	Ang Mo Kio	Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1	309, 315, 316	Ang Mo Kio Street 32	350-354A	Completed (2000)
			307, 308	Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1	309A-316B	Completed (2000)
9 September 1996	Jurong West	Corporation Drive / Hu Ching Road	139–145	Yung Sheng Road	177–180, 184	Completed (2001)
5 December 1996	Queenstown	Holland Drive	18, 19	Strathmore Avenue	55, 56	Completed (2001)
17 February 1997	Toa Payoh	Lorong 2 Toa Payoh	89	Lorong 2 Toa Payoh	141–145	Completed (2002)
17 February 1997	Toa Payoh	Toa Payoh Central	79	Lorong 2 Toa Payoh	141–145	Completed (2002)
17 February 1997	Ang Mo Kio	Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10	454–455	Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3	700 – 700C	Completed (2002)
17 February 1997	Tiong Bahru	Nile Road	51, 53, 54	Kim Tian Road	119 – 119D	Completed (2002)
17 February 1997	Tiong Bahru	Kim Tian Road	126, 127	Kim Tian Road	129 – 131C	Completed (2002)
25 April 1997	Ang Mo Kio	Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3	580–582	Ang Mo Kio Street 52 (Cheng San City View)	596A – 596D	Completed (2002)
25 April 1997	Dover	Dover Crescent	24, 28	Dover Rise	17–23	Completed (2002)
25 April 1997	Little India	Syed Alwi Road	3, 4, 5	Jellicoe Road	813–817	Completed (2002)
17 October 1997	Taman Jurong	Tah Ching Road	135–138	Yung Sheng Road	178–184	Completed (2002)
17 October 1997	Clementi	Clementi Avenue 3	439–440	Clementi Avenue 3	454 – 462A	Completed (2002)
17 October 1997	Tiong Bahru	Alexandra Road/Tiong Bahru Road	136 – 140, 137A, 142, 145	Jalan Membina	18–23	Completed (2002)
13 February 1998	Jurong East New Town (Teban Gardens)	Teban Gardens Road	12–23, 26–29	Teban Gardens Road	60, 62–65	Completed (2003)
13 February 1998	Telok Blangah	Telok Blangah Drive	78, 80–81	Telok Blangah Drive	44–48	Completed (2003)
21 July 1998	Bugis	Short Street/ Prinsep Street	1–7, 11–13	Gloucester Road	11–15	Completed (2003)
21 July 1998	Outram Park	Outram Park	21, 22, 23, 27, 28 and 29	Cantonment Link (Cantonment Towers)	8–13	Completed (2003)
7 October 1998	Tiong Bahru	Lower Delta Road	102, 103	Jalan Membina	118A – 118D	Completed (2003)
7 October 1998	Lim Chu Kang	Lim Chu Kang Road	3, 4 and 5	Boon Lay Drive	268 – 268C	Completed (2004)
7 October 1998	Tiong Bahru	Jalan Membina Barat	24, 31, 32	Kim Tian Road	118A – 118D	Completed (2004)
7 October 1998	Aljunied	Upper Aljunied Lane	1	Pine Close	1	Completed (2004)
21 March 1999	Lavender	Tronoh Road	7, 8	McNair Road	108C, 108D	Completed (2004)
21 March 1999	Hillview	Hillview Avenue	1–8, 10–12, 14	Bukit Batok West Avenue 5	383–395	Completed (2005)
29 October 1999	Mountbatten	Dakota Crescent	68, 70, 72	Jalan Tiga	39, 43, 45, 47, 49	Completed (2005)
29 October 1999	Toa Payoh	Lorong 1A Toa Payoh	136, 137, 140	Lorong 2 Toa Payoh	145, 146, 151, 152	Completed (2005)
29 October 1999	Toa Payoh	Lorong 1 Toa Payoh	164–167	Lorong 2 Toa Payoh	147 – 147B	Completed (2005)
20 February 2000	Bedok	Bedok North Road	83	Bedok North Avenue 4	94B – 94E	Completed (2005)
20 February 2000	Sengkang	Buangkok South Farmway	1, 2, 5, 206 and 207	Compassvale Lane	207A – 207D	Completed (2005)
20 February 2000	Sembawang	Sembawang Road	1–5	Wellington Circle	508A – 510B	Completed (2005)
30 July 2000	Telok Blangah	Telok Blangah Heights	70–71	Telok Blangah Heights	85–88	Completed (2005)
30 July 2000	Outram Park	Outram Hill	14–16	Cantonment Road	16–20	Completed (2005)
12 August 2000	Clementi	Clementi Avenue 4	311–314	Clementi Avenue 3	457, 459, 461, 462	Completed (2005)
17 February 2001	Queenstown	Stirling Road	172, 173, 174 and 175	Clarence Road	128–133	Completed (2005)
17 February 2001	Queenstown	Margaret Drive	96	Clarence Road	128–133	Completed (2005)
3 March 2001	Seletar	Seletar West Farmway 6	1, 2, 5, 6, 7	Fernvale Lane	403A – 405C	Completed (2005)
3 March 2001	Seletar	Seletar Road	1–4			Completed (2005)
11 March 2001	Upper Boon Keng	Upper Boon Keng Road	6, 8, 9 and 10	Lorong 3 Geylang	2A – 3D, 5	Completed (2005)
13 January 2003	Queenstown	Tanglin Halt Road	50–54	Tanglin Halt Road	88 – 91A	Completed (2013)
13 January 2003	Queenstown	Commonwealth Drive	57, 61, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72 and 73	Commonwealth Drive (Commonwealth 10)	50–54	Completed (2013)
15 January 2003	Toa Payoh	Lorong 5/6 Toa Payoh	28, 30, 32, 33	Toa Payoh Central	78A – 79D	Completed (2013)
20 February 2003	Geylang Serai	Geylang Serai	1, 2, 3	Eunos Crescent	31–36	Completed (2007)
24 February 2003	Tiong Bahru	Havelock Road/Taman Ho Swee	29, 31, 33	Jalan Membina	25A-25B, 26A-26D, 27A-27B	Completed (2013)
16 July 2004	Bedok	Bedok South Ave 3	46–50	Bedok Central	219A-219D, 220A-220C, 221A-221C	Completed (2008)
19 July 2004	Dover	Dover Road	30–32, 34–39	Dover Crescent	28A-D	Completed (2008)
28 July 2004	Taman Jurong	Tao Ching Road	103, 105	Tah Ching Road	337A – 338D	Completed (2008)
28 March 2005	Clementi	Clementi Avenue 3	436–438, 445	Clementi Ave 3 (Clementi Central)	441A-441B	Completed (2013)
21 April 2005	Holland	Holland Avenue/Drive	14–17, 22–23	Holland Drive	18A – 18D	Completed (2013)
25 November 2005	Kallang	Upper Boon Keng Road	20	Upper Boon Keng Road	5A	Completed (2013)
25 November 2005	Geylang West	Sims Drive	54, 56, 57, 59, 60, 62	Bendemeer Road	38A, 38B, 38C, 38D and 39A	Completed (2013)
29 December 2005	Commonwealth	Commonwealth Avenue	27A, 39A	Strathmore Avenue	61A, 61B, 61C, 62A, 62B	Completed (2013)
29 December 2005	Queenstown	Margaret Drive	6C	Strathmore Avenue	61A, 61B, 61C, 62A, 62B	Completed (2013)
22 March 2006	Boon Lay	Boon Lay Drive	180–182, 184	Jurong West Street 64	675A – 678D	Completed (2013)
22 March 2006	Boon Lay	Boon Lay Avenue	216–217, 219–220	Jurong West Street 93	986A – 990C	Completed (2013)
22 March 2006	Taman Jurong	Yung Ping/Yung Kuang Road	5–10	Kang Ching Road	337A-D, 338A-B, 339A-D	Completed (2013)
21 April 2006	Havelock	Zion Road	88–92	Havelock Road (Havelock View)	52–58	Completed (2013)
22 June 2006	Ang Mo Kio	Ang Mo Kio Ave 2, 3, 4	246–252	Ang Mo Kio Ave 1 (Teck Ghee Vista)	307A-D, 308A-B, 309A, 310A-D	Completed (2013)
8 December 2006	Ghim Moh	Ghim Moh Road	9–12, 9A, 12A	Ghim Moh Link (Ghim Moh Valley)	22–28	Completed (2013)
23 February 2007	Bukit Merah	Silat Walk/Silat Road/Kampong Bahru	17–19, 22–31	Kim Tian Road (Kim Tian Green)	126A-126C, 127A-127D	Completed (2014)
23 February 2007	Bukit Merah	Henderson Road	94, 96	Kim Tian Road (Kim Tian Green);	126A-126C, 127A-127D	Completed (2014)
28 June 2007	Clementi	Clementi Ave 1	401–404, 407–409	Clementi Ave 1 (Casa Clementi)	416–426	Completed (2014)
12 July 2007	Jurong East New Town (Teban Gardens)	Teban Gardens Road	2–11	Teban Gardens Road (Teban Vista)	20–23	Completed (2014)
8 August 2008	Commonwealth	Commonwealth Drive	74–79	Commonwealth Drive (Commonwealth 10)	50–53	Completed (2015)
8 November 2009	Bukit Merah	Bukit Merah View	110, 111, 113, 114	Boon Tiong Road (Tiong Bahru View)	9A-9C,10A-10B,11B	Completed (2015)
13 February 2011	Clementi	Clementi Ave 5	321, 322, 323	Clementi Ave 3 (Clementi Cascadia)	440A-C	In Progress
9 November 2011	East Coast	East Coast Road	1, 2, 3, 4	Chai Chee Road (Ping Yi Greens)	807A-C, 808A-C	In Progress
15 November 2011	Central	Rochor Road	1, 2, 3, 4	Upper Boon Keng Rd (Kallang Trivista)	8A-C	In Progress
3 December 2011	Redhill	Redhill Close	1–3, 5–22	Henderson Rd (City Vue @ Henderson)	95A-C, 96A-B	In Progress
29 December 2011	Jurong West	Boon Lay Drive	167–172	Jurong West Central (Jurong West Blossom)	697A-C, 698A-C	In Progress
25 June 2012	Woodlands	Woodlands Centre Road	1A, 2A	Woodlands Drive 70	717A-C	In Progress
27 June 2014	Commonwealth	Tanglin Halt Road	24–38, 40–45	Margaret Drive	30 - 45A	Announced
Dawson Road	94 - 96B	Announced
27 June 2014	Commonwealth	Commonwealth Drive	55, 56, 58–60, 62–66	Strathmore Avenue	53B & 53C, 78 - 78D	Announced

Future SERS sites

Commonwealth Estate will also undergo SERS after Tanglin Halt Road and Commonwealth Drive case, and it will be done after the Tanglin Halt Road and Commonwealth Drive flats are demolished in 2020.

Remaining blocks that do not receive upgrading programmes will soon undergo SERS, such as Boon Lay, Taman Jurong, Chai Chee and Farrer Road.

The relocation of Paya Lebar Airbase in 2026 to Changi will free up 800 ha and the removal of height restrictions will allow SERS to be done at the eastern parts of Singapore - such as Marine Parade, Geylang, Serangoon and Hougang.

External links

• e-SERS