SkyOasis@Dawson with Commonwealth Drive seen at the back
The SkyOasis@Dawson is another Selective En-Bloc Redevelopment Scheme (SERS) project undertaken by the HDB to relocate Tanglin Halt residents. The location is just a stone throw away from Queenstown MRT station and sits on the plot of land previously occupied by Queenstown Community Centre in the 2000s. This site is also known as Dawson Site B.
While SkyOasis@Dawson did not boast the magnitude and size of the neighbouring SkyResidences@Dawson, it embodies all the traits of recent flats built by the housing agency HDB.
There is a total of 6 blocks in this estate, consisting of facilities such as central courtyard with playground and fitness corners.
Also situated at mid-levels of the blocks is the sky garden where residents can catch a good view of the surrounding landscape.
As SkyOasis is not as majestic as neighbouring SkyResidence and SkyVille, and does not have a roof garden, I feel that there is more privacy here. The sky gardens are pretty simple with seating areas and some of them equipped with fitness equipment. There are no sky bridges linking these gardens between the different blocks.
Nearby public amenities include Queenstown Public Library (3 minutes walk), Stadium and swimming complex (7 minutes walk) and Queenstown MRT Station (5 minutes walk). The upcoming hawker centre and commercial complex (which is still under construction at the point of writing) across the street within SkyResidence will provide the residents here with more self-sufficiency as there are no malls or hawker centre around this area. The nearest hawker centre is at Mei Ling Street (about 15 minutes walk) and Dawson neighbourhood plaza (also about 15 minutes walk).
A bus stop is located at the foot of the estate along Margaret Drive where buses will ply through nearby Redhill and Commonwealth MRT stations. On the other side of the estate along Commonwealth Avenue, the nearest bus stop will be located just below Queenstown MRT Station with buses to the city.
Queenstown MRT Station can be seen in the image below in blue.
A multi-storey carpark with a roof garden serves the residents here. Apparently, there is also an underground carpark in the standalone commercial building that will house child care centre and other businesses.
The view from the highest level is not the greatest as the estate is surrounded by very tall buildings except units facing the North.
We can see the cranes at Pasir Panjang Port in the far facing the South direction.
This is the South-Eastern direction where cranes at Keppel port can be seen in the far.
The view above is in the Northern direction. The hill in the far is none other than Bukit Timah Hill.
Below are some of photos showing the different locations around the estate.
A typical lift landing in one of the blocks.
A common rubbish and recycling chute on every floor.
Bicycle racks installed around the estate at the void deck areas.
A sheltered vehicle drop-off point.
One of the 2 vehicular entrances to the estate along Margaret Drive.
Also, the Alexandra linear park which is a long stretch of pavement that links Queenstown to as far as Clarke Quay can be found just beside the estate. This path is usually utilised by residents for exercising and is one of the path to Queenstown MRT station.
Videos
If you would like to see more of the estate, be sure to check out the video tour below.
Key information at a glance
Number of Blocks | 6 |
Carpark Information | Multi-storey |
Location | Margaret Drive |
Nearest Train Station | Queenstown MRT |
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