My Telok Blangah is changing. There are some bits I want to hold on to

As Singapore builds more homes, can affected neighbourhoods retain aspects of their character that made them special?

Redevelopment is not simply about building new homes – it also means changing places where people have built memories and communities, says the writer.

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Published Oct 03, 2026, 05:00 AM

Updated Oct 03, 2026, 05:00 AM

As a decade-long Telok Blangah resident, it is with both excitement and apprehension that I watch two major housing redevelopments come knocking on my doorstep.

Over the next decade or so, some 20,000 new homes could be built in the area with the development of the Berlayar estate and Gillman Barracks.

随着新加坡建造更多房屋，受影响的社区能否保留使其独具特色的风貌？

作者表示，重建不仅仅是建造新房，还意味着改变人们建立记忆和社区的地方。

《海峡时报》摄影：王伟进

发布于 2026 年 10 月 3 日上午 5:00

更新于2026年10月3日上午5:00

作为一名在直落布兰雅居住了十年的居民，我既兴奋又忐忑地看着两项大型住宅重建项目即将来到我家门口。

在接下来的十年左右，随着 Berlayar 住宅区和 Gillman 军营的开发，该地区可能会建造约 20,000 套新住宅。