# Why it makes sense to include 5-room HDB flats in Berlayar BTOs – even if price tag may be higher

- **Source:** The Business Times
- **Published:** 2026-06-29T03:57:51.000Z
- **Author:** Leslie Yee
- **Original:** https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/why-it-makes-sense-include-5-room-hdb-flats-berlayar-btos-even-if-price-tag-may-be-higher
- **Topics:** HDB & Public Housing

## Featured rationale

Adding five-room flats could meet demand for larger new homes in the Greater Southern Waterfront and reduce reliance on expensive resale options for space-seeking households.

## AI summary

Berlayar Rise offers 1,976 BTO flats, including 988 four-room units priced from S$592,000 to S$810,000, but contains no five-room flats.

## Original article

PEOPLE eager to live in the Greater Southern Waterfront had a generous offering of new Housing & Development Board (HDB) flats at Berlayar Rise to get their hands on in the latest Build-To-Order (BTO) exercise.

The Berlayar Rise project has 1,976 units comprising 816 two-room flexi, 172 three-room and 988 four-room flats.

Indicative prices excluding grants were between S$247,000 and S$406,000 for two-room flexi units, from S$435,000 to S$591,000 for three-room units and S$592,000 to S$810,000 for four-room units.

## Chinese translation

> Translation model: grok

### 为何应在Berlayar预购组屋中纳入五房式——即便价格可能更高

满足热门地段对大型新单位的需求，不必惧怕100万新元的心理门槛

渴望在大南部滨水区（Greater Southern Waterfront）安家的购房者，在最近一轮预购组屋（BTO）抽签中，于Berlayar Rise迎来相当充足的新建屋发展局（HDB）单位供应。

Berlayar Rise项目共有1,976个单位，包括816个两房灵活式（two-room flexi）、172个三房式与988个四房式。

未计津贴的指示性价格为：两房灵活式约24.7万至40.6万新元，三房式约43.5万至59.1万新元，四房式约59.2万至81.0万新元。