Hougang Central vs Residences at Jansen

Should you buy at Residences at Jansen or wait for Hougang Central?

Buy at Residences @ Jansen if you want the lowest price per square foot in this comparison and a lease that, for practical purposes, will outlast you. Its four recorded sales since April 2025 ranged from S$1,299 to S$1,412 psf. Wait for Hougang Central if you want a new building integrated with Hougang MRT and are fine with a 99-year lease.

How do the two developments compare?

The lease is the headline difference. Residences @ Jansen has a 999-year lease that started in 1876, so about 849 years remain. Hougang Central sits on government land sold on a 99-year lease. Hougang Central is also planned for about 830 homes above a mall, a bus interchange and Hougang MRT.

Several developments on Jansen Road have similar names. This page covers the one URA records as Residences @ Jansen. Its tenure and sales come from URA's transaction records. The Hougang Central figures come from the CapitaLand and CICT award release and UOL's 1H2026 results presentation.

What do units at Residences at Jansen sell for?

URA recorded only four sales at Residences @ Jansen from December 2024 to October 2026, all on the first five floors. They ranged from S$820,000 for 614 sq ft to S$2,280,000 for 1,615 sq ft. With so few sales, each one is listed below rather than averaged.

Four sales cannot set a reliable market price, so ask for the full sale history of the unit's stack before making an offer. URA records give the floor range and the size of each unit, not the number of bedrooms. Check the floor plan of any unit you view.

Why is Residences at Jansen cheaper per square foot?

All four of its sales were below S$1,420 psf, against medians of S$1,610 to S$1,905 psf at the four other condos on this site. The records do not explain why. Building age, the low floors of all four sales, the larger unit sizes and the distance from a station are all possible factors. Visit before assuming the lower psf is a bargain.

What does a 999-year lease mean against a 99-year one?

A 999-year lease works much like freehold in practice. It will not run down within any owner's lifetime, so the remaining-lease rules on CPF use and bank loans should not limit you or the buyer after you. A new 99-year lease at Hougang Central will not affect most buyers for many decades, but it does shorten with every year. The CPF rule on remaining lease explains how this works.

A long lease does not make an older building newer, and it does not guarantee a buyer when you want to sell.

How much will Hougang Central cost?

Nobody knows yet. The developers have not published a price list, a unit mix or floor plans. The only confirmed number is the land price: about S$1.5 billion, or S$1,179 per square foot of permitted floor area. The selling price will be higher than the land rate, because it also has to cover construction, financing, marketing and the developers' margin. Our land price guide explains what that figure does and does not tell you.

What would the price gap cost each month?

Two 1,615 sq ft units at Residences @ Jansen sold in August and September 2026 for an average of S$2,255,000. If Hougang Central launched at S$2,500 psf, the same size would cost S$4,037,500. That is about S$1.78 million more, with about S$446,000 more downpayment and about S$4,942 more in monthly repayments.

A unit this large may not exist at Hougang Central, whose unit mix is unknown. The table shows what the same floor area would cost, not a like-for-like unit. The loan limit is lower if you already have a housing loan or take a longer tenure. The MAS loan rules set the limits, and MoneySense explains how banks assess what you can afford. Additional Buyer's Stamp Duty is not in the table. A Singapore Citizen pays none on a first home and 20% on a second. IRAS publishes the current rates for every buyer profile.

Which is better for getting around?

Hougang Central, if you travel by train. Its homes are planned to connect to Hougang station on the North East Line, and LTA plans a Cross Island Line interchange there, with Phase 1 targeted for 2030. Residences @ Jansen is on Jansen Road, about 945 m from Kovan MRT by OneMap, so most trips start with a walk or a bus ride. You can test that route today.

The Cross Island Line schedule is LTA's target and can change. The completion date for the Hougang Central homes has not been announced.

Who does each one suit?

• You want the most space for your budget. Residences @ Jansen, on the four recorded sales.
• You plan to hold for life or leave the home to your children. Residences @ Jansen. Its 999-year lease works like freehold in practice.
• You commute by train every day. Hougang Central, built around the station.
• You need to buy within a set time. Neither is easy. Residences @ Jansen had four sales in almost two years, and Hougang Central has not launched.
• You may want to sell within a few years. Few sales also means fewer buyers looking. Allow more time to sell a unit at Residences @ Jansen.

What should you check before deciding?

For Residences @ Jansen, confirm the exact development and address, the sale history of the unit's stack, the condition of the building, and your route to the station at the hours you travel. For Hougang Central, wait for the price list, unit mix, floor plans and completion date. None of these has been released.

Sources (retrieved 11 November 2026): URA private residential transaction records for Residences @ Jansen and the other condos on this site, December 2024 to October 2026, via the URA Data Service; CapitaLand and CICT award release (14 January 2026); UOL 1H2026 results presentation; CPF Board; MAS loan rules; IRAS stamp duty; LTA Cross Island Line. Repayment figures are our own calculations from these sources.

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