Block 149B Towner RD
322149 · Bendemeer · Kallang · Built 2024 · ~97 yrs lease left · 243 units · 39 floors
89Overall / 100
Summary
Block 149B Towner RD in Kallang scores 88.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 2.3 minutes’ walk from Boon Keng Mrt Station MRT, 8.6 minutes from Bendemeer Road Blk 29 (Bendemeer Market and Food Centre), and 449 m straight-line from Hong Wen School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 90
- Food
- 87
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 98
- Daily needs
- 92
- Green space
- 88
- Connectivity
- 72
- Value (lease)
- 100
- Leisure
- 63
Who it suits
- Overall
- 89
- Young Families
- 90
- Seniors
- 91
- Renters
- 84
- Investors
- 75
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 19.5min
- one-north
- 34.1min
- Jurong East
- 46min
- Changi Airport
- 41min
NELNSLS$1.49 · 1 transfer
NELCCLS$1.86 · 1 transfer
NELEWLS$2.11 · 1 transfer
21EWLEWLS$2.15 · 2 transfers
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap20 min door to door · S$1.49 · 1 transfer · 8 min (531 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 8 min riding
5m›NEL›3m›NSL›0mthe city centre
- Walk 5 min (298 m) to Boon Keng
- North East Line · SBS Transit
Boon Keng → Dhoby Ghaut · 3 stops · 5 min - Walk 3 min (205 m) to Dhoby Ghaut
- North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
Dhoby Ghaut → Raffles Place · 2 stops · 3 min - Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorWalk-time rings · schematic
Distance from centre is real walk time (rings at 5 / 10 / 15 min); the angle only spreads categories apart — it is not compass bearing.
MRT stations
transit- Boon Keng Mrt Station2.3 min
- Boon Keng Mrt Station4 min
- Boon Keng Mrt Station5.3 min
PlannedMount Pleasant MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 2989 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.
Hawker centres
food- Bendemeer Road Blk 29 (Bendemeer Market and Food Centre)8.6 min
- Whampoa Drive Blk 90 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Food Centre)11.3 min
- Whampoa Drive Blk 91/92 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Market)12.5 min
Supermarkets
daily- Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd6.5 min
- Amista International Pte. Ltd.8.6 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd12.3 min
CHAS clinics
health- Healthway Medical2.6 min
- 18 Clinic4.2 min
- Healthway Medical4.2 min
Parks & green
green- City Green11 min
- Somme Rd Pg11.6 min
- Beng Wan Rd Pg12.2 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Lions Befrienders (Bendemeer) Senior Activity Centre10.5 min
- Silver Ace@Whampoa18.5 min
- Singapore Baptist Convention Golden Age Home18.8 min
Community clubs
leisure- Kallang CC4.5 min
- Whampoa CC13.5 min
- Pek Kio CC16.7 min
Libraries
leisure- Toa Payoh Public Library34.6 min
- Central Public Library34.6 min
- National Library Building34.8 min
Who lives here
Census 2020 · Kallang planning area- Age profile
- In Kallang, 12% of residents are under 15 and 21% are 65 or older.
- 45–498%40–447.7%60–647.7%55–597.4%
- Household income
- 34.6% of Kallang households earn $10,000 or more a month (gross, from work).
- No working person20.7%$20,000+13.3%$1,000–1,9997.7%$2,000–2,9995.8%
- Dwelling mix
- 79% of Kallang households live in HDB flats; 20.1% in condominiums or landed homes.
- HDB 3 room flats26.8%HDB 4 room flats23.7%Condominiums and other apartments18.9%HDB 1 and 2 room flats16.9%
- Household size
- 54% of Kallang households are one or two people; 2-person households are the most common.
- 2-person27.5%1-person26.5%3-person16.9%4-person14.5%
- In education
- Of Kallang residents currently in education, 23.5% attend polytechnic or university.
- Primary33.1%Secondary26.8%University14%Polytechnic9.5%
- Commute to work
- 60.3% of working Kallang residents commute by public transport; 24.6% drive or ride.
- MRT LRT and bus22.7%MRT LRT only20.2%Car17.5%Bus15.5%
Resident data for the Kallang planning area, Census 2020 — Singapore Department of Statistics, via OneMap (Singapore Land Authority).
Resale context — Bendemeer
Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg
Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo changeLatest txns
2 ROOMS$743▲ 32.5%1
3 ROOMS$630▲ 2.6%3
4 ROOMS$631▼ 32.8%2
5 ROOMS$1249▲ 23.3%2
EXECUTIVES$854▲ 1.8%2