MOM-MND Joint Press Release for Launch of Sites for Purpose-built Dormitories in 2026
The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) and Ministry of National Development (MND) will be releasing three Purpose-built Dormitory (PBD) sites in 2026 under the Government Land Sales (GLS) Programme. JTC will be the Land Sales Agent for these sites.
Site Details
2 The details of the three sites are shown in Table 1 below.
Table 1: List of PBD Sites for 2026
|
S/N
|
Location
|
Site Area
(Ha)1
|
Land Use Zoning
|
Gross Plot Ratio (GPR)2
|
No. of Beds
|
Lease Period
|
Estimated Launch Date3
|
|
1
|
Lok Yang Way
|
2.84
|
Civic & Community Institution (C&CI) (Foreign Workers’ Dormitory)
|
2.0
|
5,000
|
30 years
|
31 Mar 2026
|
|
2
|
Gali Batu Phase 1
|
3.96
|
C&CI (Foreign Workers’ Dormitory)
|
2.5
|
10,000
|
30 years
|
Q2 2026
|
|
3
|
Lorong Lada Hitam 1
|
10.7
|
C&CI (Foreign Workers’ Dormitory)
|
2.5
|
15,000
|
30 years
|
Q4 2026 /
Q1 20274
|
Other PBDs Launched
3 In addition to the three sites that will be launched, two other PBDs have been launched by the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) in Q1 2026. The details of the two launches are shown in Table 2 below.
Table 2: PBD Sites Already Launched
|
S/N
|
Location
|
Site Area (Ha)
|
Land Use Zoning
|
Maximum Gross Plot Ratio
|
Number of Beds
|
Lease Period
|
Tender Status
|
|
1
|
Terusan Edge
|
1.56
|
C&CI (Foreign Workers’ Dormitory)
|
2.5
|
3,200
|
19 years 3 months
|
Tender Closed on 27 Feb 2026.
|
|
2
|
Kranji Close
|
2.21
|
C&CI (Foreign Workers’ Dormitory)
|
3.0
|
7,000
|
30 years
|
Tender Closes on 21 May 2026.
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4 The Government will continue to ensure sufficiency of dormitory beds to support employers’ needs for migrant worker accommodation.