Block 205 HDB Toa Payoh

Toa Payoh is the first town comprehensively planned and developed by HDB. Developed based on the Neighbourhood Principle, several neighbourhoods are grouped around a Town Centre. The town centre acts as a focal point for the entertainment and shopping needs of residents. Toa Payoh has played host to many significant events, such as the visits by Queen Elizabeth II in 1972, and again in 2006. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao also visited the town in 2007. It also hosted the South East Asian Peninsular (SEAP) Games in 1973. As one of Singapore’s oldest housing estates, Toa Payoh was the first to benefit from the Estate Renewal Strategy – an integrated and systematic approach to rejuvenate older HDB towns, making them more comparable with newer estates. The estate renewal efforts revitalised Toa Payoh, and the pioneer HDB town is a vibrant place today, and home to the HDB Hub, HDB’s headquarters. In 2015, Toa Payoh was announced as one of the towns to be rejuvenated under the Remaking Our Heartland programme. This will further rejuvenate the town with enhanced commercial and recreational facilities, as well as new residential developments.

It's an old HDB block, and you'll need to be mindful of the many lift lobbies that they have, and the proper drop off point. Grab and cab pickups can be quite a pain if you're not specific. That said, location is hyper convenient, and you get many amenities around here. The only downside, really, is the age of the building. As long as you're mindful of that fact, you're good to go!