housing

In a neighbourhood context, CC means Community Club: a People’s Association space for activities, services, facilities and community connections.

HDB is Singapore’s Housing & Development Board, the public agency that plans towns, builds flats and supports public housing.

In Singapore, the heartlands are residential neighbourhoods beyond the city centre, especially self-contained public-housing towns with everyday amenities.

A resale flat is an existing HDB flat bought from its current owner instead of directly from HDB in a new-flat sales exercise.

A town council manages and maintains common property in the HDB estates within its town, funded partly through Service and Conservancy Charges.

A void deck is the open, sheltered ground-floor space beneath many HDB blocks, used for passage, community activities and social functions.

BTO means Build-To-Order: an HDB sales exercise where eligible buyers apply for new public housing flats in selected projects.