Upcoming EC launches in 2026: the full pipeline
Five old-rule projects and the first new-rule sites, with units, land rates and honest launch windows. Every date is labelled confirmed or expected, and this page is re-checked monthly.
In short: As at Tue 20 Oct 2026, five old-rule ECs are waiting to launch (register check 18 Sep 2026) and two new-rule sites follow. HDB awarded Canberra Drive (~185 units) on Thu 15 Oct 2026 for $163,903,000, about $825 psf ppr. Admiralty Walk (~450 units, formerly Sembawang Drive) closes for tender at noon on Thu 17 Dec 2026.
Old rules apply
The five old-rule projects
Every project below was tendered before the 8 May 2026 cutoff, so all of them keep the old rules: 5-year MOP, privatisation at 10 years, deferred payment still possible, and a 70/30 first-timer quota. As at 18 Sep 2026, the PropNex register still lists all five as upcoming, and no developer has confirmed a preview date. The windows below are expectations from tender timelines, not promises. Launches typically follow 12 to 15 months after tender award.
Source: HDB GLS tender results, ERA research, press reporting · Checked 18 Sep 2026 · Unit counts are HDB/URA estimates until developers confirm, except where CDL has published its own
| Project | Developer | Units (est.) | Land bid | Expected launch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solano Grand ECBukit Panjang · D23 | CDL | 302 | $771 psf ppr | 1Q 2027 · CDL target (Aug 2026) |
| Wynwood Grand ECWoodlands · D25 | CDL | ~430 | $782 psf ppr | 1Q 2027 · CDL target (Aug 2026) |
| Clovelle of WoodlandsWoodlands · D25 | Sim Lian | ~560 | $794 psf ppr | 2027 · expected |
| Sembawang Road ECSembawang · D27 | Oriental Pacific Development Pte. Ltd. | ~265 | $692 psf ppr | Late 2026 to early 2027 · expected |
| Miltonia Close ECYishun · D27 | Hoi Hup | Not published | $732 · Apr 2026 | 3Q 2027 · expected |
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Why the old-rule label matters: under the May-2026 changes explained on the EC hub, later sites carry a 10-year MOP and a 90% first-timer quota. These five are the last of the shorter-commitment kind, and second-timers get a real shot at 30% of units here.
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Woodlands Drive 17 is two projects, not one
Two adjacent EC plots share the same street name, sold in two separate GLS tenders to two different developers. Agent ads rarely say which one they mean. Here is the disambiguation, because you will be balloting for one or the other, or both.
Developer & tender
Scale
Land bid
Expected launch
They are separate projects with separate ballots and separate showflats. The first to launch sets the psf anchor; the second usually prices in a tight band around it. Register interest in both, then compare when both price lists are out.
Both parcels sit near Woodlands South MRT on the Thomson-East Coast Line. Each parcel has its own page: Wynwood Grand EC: prices, eligibility and an honest read and Clovelle of Woodlands: prices, launch date and an honest read, with the Clovelle of Woodlands numbers set out alongside the CDL ones.
The wider picture sits on the 2027 launch tracker and the full project register, where all four live EC parcels appear next to every private site — which is the comparison that actually matters when you are deciding whether the eligibility rules are worth accepting.
New rules apply
Tendered after the cutoff: the new-rule sites
Sites with tenders closing on or after 8 May 2026 carry the new rules: 10-year MOP, 15-year privatisation, no deferred payment scheme, and a 90% first-timer quota for the first two years. Both sites below also fall under the higher $18,000 household income ceiling, because HDB applies it to EC land tenders closing on or after 24 Aug 2026.
As at Tue 20 Oct 2026, one of the two is sold and one is still out for tender. Canberra Drive drew 13 bids when it closed at noon on Thu 1 Oct 2026, and HDB awarded it on Thu 15 Oct 2026 to the top bidder, a joint bid by SNC3 Realty, HS Invesco and Kay Lim Realty, at $163,903,000. That works out to $8,880.26 per square metre of gross floor area, or about $825 psf ppr. Admiralty Walk is the site the 1H 2026 programme listed as Sembawang Drive. HDB put it out to tender on Tue 30 Jun 2026; bids close at noon on Thu 17 Dec 2026, and HDB says the provisional results go up after 5pm the same day.
My read: Canberra Drive is the first site on this page that carries both a land price and the new rules, so it is the number I will hold Admiralty Walk's bids up against in December. It is not a guide to launch prices yet; those only exist once a developer publishes a price list.
Source: HDB provisional tender results (Thu 1 Oct 2026) and final tender result (Thu 15 Oct 2026) for Canberra Drive; HDB tender launch (Tue 30 Jun 2026) and Land for Tender page for Admiralty Walk; HDB income ceiling release (Sun 23 Aug 2026) · Checked Tue 20 Oct 2026
| Site | Units (est.) | Tender status | Developer | Est. launch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra DriveSembawang · D27 | ~185 | Awarded Thu 15 Oct 2026 · $163.9M (~$825 psf ppr) · top of 13 bids | SNC3 Realty, HS Invesco and Kay Lim Realty | 2027 to 2028 · expected |
| Admiralty Walkformerly Sembawang Drive | ~450 | Tender open since Tue 30 Jun 2026 · closes noon Thu 17 Dec 2026 | Not yet awarded | 2028 · expected |
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A third site at Jurong East Ave 1 (reported ~735 units) has been named in launch reporting for a later GLS programme. As at Tue 20 Oct 2026 it is not on HDB's list of residential sites open for tender, so there are no tender documents, dates or bids to show yet. I will add it to the table once the tender documents are out.
How it works
How an EC launch actually works
- E-application. Free and non-binding. You submit household and income details through the developer, and they are checked against HDB's criteria. This is where the eligibility rules get real.
- Ballot. When applications outnumber units, a ballot decides queue order. On these old-rule launches, 70% of units are reserved for first-timer households in the first month.
- Booking day. Real money. You need the 5% booking fee by cheque and a bank in-principle approval (IPA). Get the IPA done weeks before, not the night before. The affordability calculator tells you what the bank will say.
- Option, then exercise. The Option to Purchase follows booking; you exercise within the window and pay buyer's stamp duty within 14 days of exercising.
- Progressive payments. The balance is paid in stages as construction completes. On old-rule projects the deferred payment scheme may still be offered, pushing the bulk of payment to TOP. It is not guaranteed; confirm with the developer at preview.
How I label dates
Confirmed means confirmed. Expected means estimate.
Every date on this page carries one of two labels. "Confirmed" means the developer or HDB has published it. "Expected" means it is an estimate from tender timelines and current reporting. When a date firms up, the label changes and the table gets a new checked stamp. If I get one wrong, the correction goes on the page, not down the memory hole.
ECs are one part of a bigger launch year. For the full private condo side, see the 2026 new launch pipeline tracker.
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Questions
Pipeline questions, answered straight
Solano Grand EC and the CDL parcel at Woodlands Drive 17 are both targeted for launch in 1Q 2027, on CDL's latest guidance (August 2026); neither date is confirmed. Sim Lian’s Clovelle of Woodlands follows in 2027, Sembawang Road EC is expected late 2026 to early 2027, and Miltonia Close EC in 2027.
All five pipeline projects were tendered before the 8 May 2026 cutoff, so they keep the old rules: 5-year MOP, privatisation at 10 years, deferred payment still possible, 70/30 first-timer quota. Sites tendered after the cutoff carry the new rules. The full comparison is on the EC hub.
Only at preview. Until then, every psf figure you see, including estimates on this site, is maths from the land bid. Treat pre-launch numbers as ranges, not quotes.
Yes. All five old-rule projects keep a 30% second-timer quota at launch. A resale levy may apply if you have taken a housing subsidy before, so check that figure early; it changes the budget by tens of thousands.
Yes, on HDB's own cutoff. HDB raised the new-EC household income ceiling from $16,000 to $18,000 for ECs whose land tender closes on or after 24 Aug 2026. Canberra Drive closed on Thu 1 Oct 2026 and Admiralty Walk closes on Thu 17 Dec 2026, so both qualify. The five old-rule projects above stay at $16,000. My $18,000 income ceiling guide walks through who it helps.
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