Thomson Reserve launches Q3 2026 at $2,500–$3,100 psf on a 5-hectare site beside MacRitchie Reservoir — the largest D20 launch since JadeScape. Buy now for schools and owner-stay, or wait 18–24 months for Parcel A? James breaks down the land cost, stack selection, and the real cost of waiting.
Hougang Central Residences is the first major mixed-use private development in Hougang — 835 units, UOL + CapitaLand JV, D19, 99-year GLS at $1,179 psf/ppr. James's 7-layer analysis: STAR 73, buy selective.
By room type, psf is fairly flat within most projects but rental psf/month drops sharply as unit size increases — smaller units rent for more per sqft across every development in the corridor.
Sale psf and rental psf side by side for JadeScape, Clover By The Park, Thomson Three, and Springleaf Residence — the rental dimension the corridor PSF chart doesn't show.
Sale and rental psf across all 12 developments on the Lentor–Upper Thomson–Braddell View stretch of the TEL, in one comparison — with links to the full analysis behind each number.
The BMSMA governance change is real. The resale-value premium is still unproven. And a 22kW charger may charge your car at exactly the same speed as a 7.2kW one. Includes who's actually building Singapore's network — Charge+ and SP Mobility.
What you are buying into at Thomson Reserve that nobody will tell you at the showflat - developer MCST track record, sinking fund trajectory, DLP defect pattern, first AGM signals, and the maintenance cost curve over 15 years.
Who buys Thomson Reserve at resale and at what price? Four exit scenarios - retirement, investor, legacy, retrenchment. MCST condition mapped.
Thomson Reserve sits at the RCR pivot point on the Springleaf-to-Marina Bay TEL spine. Three infrastructure catalysts are confirmed but not yet priced in — NSC 2027, CRL 2030, Newton rejuvenation. Early, on time, or late?
