Project Name | Type | No. of Units | Est TOP | Developer | Sales Launch |
Lentor Mansion | Condo | 533 | Q2 2028 | Guocoland, Hong Leong | Mar 2024 |
Norwood Grand | Condo | 348 | Mar 2030 | CDL | Oct 2024 |
Emerald of Katong | Condo | 846 | Jun 2029 | Sim Lian | Nov 2024 |
Novo Place | EC | 504 | Q1 2027 | Hoi Hup Sunway | Nov 2024 |
Nava Grove | Condo | 552 | Nov 2028 | MCL, Sinarmas | Nov 2024 |
The Orie | Condo | 777 | May 2030 | CDL | Jan 2025 |
Aurelle of Tampines | EC | 760 | Dec 2028 | Sim Lian | Feb 2025 |
Elta | Condo | 501 | Q1 2029 | MCL, CSC | Feb 2025 |
Parktown Residence | Integrated | 1,193 | Jun 2030 | UOL, Singland, Capitaland | Feb 2025 |
In a Circular published on 1 Sep 2022, titled Harmonisation of Floor Area Definitions by URA, SLA, BCA and SCDF, the URA announced that new harmonised floor area definitions that will be adopted by the agencies URA, SLA, BCA and SCDF.
This new framework takes effect from 1 June 2023.
In essence, the various agencies use different floor area measurements for various purposes.
For example, URA uses gross floor area (GFA) to measure building intensity, SLA uses strata area to demarcate ownership, BCA uses statistical gross floor area (SGFA) to measure the total floor areas of a building, while SCDF uses accessible floor area (AFA) to determine fire safety requirements.
At the same time, URA’s GFA is measured to include the full thickness of external walls but excludes voids, whereas SLA’s strata area is only measured up to the middle of the wall and may include voids
In consultation with industry representatives from the professional institutes, URA, SLA, BCA and SCDF have jointly reviewed the different floor area definitions to harmonise requirements across agencies, which aims to pave the way for coordinated submissions and improved productivity for the built environment profession. The key changes are summarised as follows:
As an impact of the GFA Harmonisation (or GFA Harmonization) framework, land released under the GLS (Government Land Sales) programme requires that Developers to put up Tenders for the land comply with the Circular issued on 1 Sep 2022.
The very first private residential project launched under the GFA Harmonisation framework was Lentor Mansion.
The implementation of the GFA Harmonisation Framework is noticeable in 2 main aspects.
The first area is that AC Ledges are indicated as "Non-Strata", meaning that the floor area quoted by the Developer for the units that they are selling does not include the AC Ledge.
The following examples : Lentor Modern, Lentor Mansion
The second area is that pre-Harmonisation, many condo launches have unit layouts with strata void spaces, and these spaces are included in the strata space quoted by the Developer.
After Harmonisation, whereas Developers could still construct units with void spaces if they want to, such units are (for now) no longer observed to be designed as part of the project.
The following examples : Hillock Green, Lentor Mansion.