Berlayar Close vs Berlayar Drive: How the Two Berlayar Parcels Differ Now That Berlayar Drive Is Awarded

Berlayar Close and Berlayar Drive are two separate Government Land Sales parcels with similar names in the same part of Telok Blangah. When this comparison was first published, both were still waiting on their tenders. That has changed. Berlayar Drive was awarded on 7 August 2026. Berlayar Close is still on URA's schedule, with an estimated launch in December 2026. Here is where each parcel stands today, using URA's records and the Berlayar Drive developer's own release. It also explains how to tell which one a listing or brochure is really about.

The short answer

They are two different sites with different tenders and different stages. They will also have different developers, names, price lists and showflats. Berlayar Drive has a successful tenderer on record. Berlayar Close has no tender yet, so it has no developer, no project name and no price. Be cautious of any listing that mixes the two names, or that gives Berlayar Close a developer or price today.

Side by side, as of URA's 29 September 2026 update

	Berlayar Close (this site)	Berlayar Drive
GLS programme	2H2026 Confirmed List	1H2026 Confirmed List
Status on URA's schedule	Estimated launch Dec-2026; detailed sale conditions are released only at launch	Awarded
Site area	2.82 ha	2.54 ha (25,263.2 sq m on the award notice)
Gross plot ratio	2.1 (proposed)	1.4
Maximum GFA	Not announced yet (comes with the sale conditions)	35,369 sq m
Maximum building height	Not announced yet (comes with the sale conditions)	5 storeys
Estimated homes (URA)	About 695	About 415 (the developer says up to 416)
Lease	Not announced yet; the sale conditions will set it	99 years
Tender dates	Not yet launched	Launched 15 May 2026, closed 4 August 2026, awarded 7 August 2026
Developer	Not announced yet	Intrepid Investments Pte. Ltd. and GuocoLand (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
Land price	None, because there is no tender yet	S$576,778,554 (S$16,307.46 per sq m of GFA)
Project name, unit mix, prices, showflat, TOP	Not announced yet	Not yet published by the developer

What actually separates them

Scale and built form

Berlayar Drive is a low-density site. Its plot ratio is 1.4 and URA's tender caps it at five storeys. Berlayar Close is about 11% larger by land area, has a proposed plot ratio of 2.1, and URA estimates about 695 homes against about 415. Multiplying the published site area by the plot ratio gives Berlayar Close a floor area in the region of 59,000 sq m. That is a rough estimate, not a URA figure, but it is about two-thirds more than Berlayar Drive's 35,369 sq m. URA has not yet published a height limit or other planning controls for Berlayar Close. Do not assume it will be low-rise like Berlayar Drive, or a high-rise, until the sale conditions are out.

Stage, and what you can act on today

With Berlayar Drive, the land question is settled. The next official information has to come from its developer: a project name, a launch date, floor plans and a price list. GuocoLand's FY2026 results release describes the site as facing Keppel Bay on one side and Bukit Chermin on the other, and about 330 metres from Telok Blangah MRT station on the Circle Line. The release gives no launch date.

Berlayar Close is earlier in the process. Its milestones, in order, are the tender launch (estimated December 2026) with its detailed sale conditions, the tender close, the award, and only then the developer's own design and sales programme. Each step has to happen before there is a real price list or floor plan to compare.

Pricing

Berlayar Drive's award gives a land cost for a different parcel with a lower plot ratio and a five-storey cap. It is not a selling price for either project, and it does not set a land price for Berlayar Close. Our Berlayar Close price page has no figures yet and will be updated once there is a Berlayar Close award or a developer price list.

How to tell which parcel a listing is about

• Check the road name against URA's list. "Berlayar Close" and "Berlayar Drive" are separate rows on URA's Current GLS Sites page. A listing should say which one it means.
• Check the developer. A named developer is only on record for Berlayar Drive (Intrepid Investments and GuocoLand). A developer name attached to Berlayar Close before its tender is awarded is a guess.
• Check the numbers. About 415 or 416 homes and five storeys point to Berlayar Drive. About 695 homes and a 2.1 plot ratio point to Berlayar Close.
• Check for a price or floor plan. Neither parcel has a published developer price list yet. Berlayar Close cannot have one before its tender.

Which one to follow

If you want the smaller, five-storey parcel whose developer is already known, follow Berlayar Drive through its developer's own announcements. If you want the larger parcel, accept that the developer, name, layouts and pricing are all unknown until after a tender that URA expects to launch in December 2026. The registration status page tracks each Berlayar Close milestone with its source. When layouts and preview dates are released, they will appear on the floor plans and showflat pages.