Multi-Generation HDB flat in Bishan with dual-key layout listed for S$1.59 million

A Multi-Generation (MG) flat spanning 1,776 square feet at Bishan Green has been listed at S$1.59 million or S$894.64 per square foot.

For context, the average four-room Housing and Development Board (HDB) flat has a floor area of 958 to 1,012 square feet, according to EdgeProp.

According to a YouTube video by realtors Christine Tan Min Chin and Jason Lee, the mid-floor flat is located at 137 Bishan Street 12.

Flat layout

Based on its listing description, the four-bedroom, three-bathroom home was built in 1987.

It comprises a three-bedroom main unit and a separate 1-bedroom studio space, with each section having its own living facilities, including separate kitchens and living rooms.

Based on listing details, the home's main unit and studio unit are approximately 1,244 and 507 square feet respectively.

What is an MG HDB and a dual-key layout?

According to its listing details, there are around 495 MG flats, with only 93 located in Bishan.

MG flats share one address but consist of two units, a studio and a main unit, each with a separate living zone.

The dual-key layout refers to how the units, which share an entrance foyer, have separate front doors.

HDB announced the introduction of MG flats in their 1986/87 annual report.

The report said that the flat type would "help sustain the Asian tradition of extended family living. In these flats, two entrances provide some measure of independence between the old and the young".

However, in 1987, The Straits Times reported that these units had poor demand, resulting in HDB suspending production.