Tengah Garden nearly fully sold as MRT drives demand

Launch momentum builds around Jurong Region Line connection shaping buyer entry timing.

Developers sold 852 of 863 units at Tengah Garden Residences over its launch weekend, representing a 98.7% take-up rate.

It is the first private residential project in Tengah, excluding executive condominiums, according to Justin Quek, Deputy Group CEO of Realion (OrangeTee & ETC) Group.

The project is directly connected to the upcoming Hong Kah MRT station on the Jurong Region Line and includes about 3,000 square metres of retail space.

It is also near schools and the planned Jurong Lake District, supporting demand from families with school-going children.

Mark Yip, CEO of Huttons Asia, said demand reflected location attributes, pricing, and interest rate conditions, with buyers including households that had been waiting on the sidelines and dual-income couples without children.

He said entry prices started from about $980,000, which he described as amongst the most competitive for private launches in the Outside Central Region in 2026.

Kelvin Fong, CEO of PropNex, said the project achieved an average price of $2,120 per square foot, with most units priced within $2.5m.

Quek said demand came largely from HDB upgraders, including buyers from nearby towns such as Bukit Batok and Bukit Panjang, where around 7,500 four-room and five-room flats are reaching their minimum occupation period between 2022 and 2026.

He added that limited new private housing supply in the western region also supported buying interest, as purchasers focused on Tengah’s development as a new residential estate.