This story is part of our new reno series, which details renovated houses in Singapore and a breakdown of their reno costs. At the end of 2020, Jessica and her fiancé found themselves in the same boat as many other first-time homebuyers in Singapore. They needed a home, but prices were seemingly spiralling out of control. Her fiancé was in the construction industry too, so he knew that they had to bite the bullet soon – prices would only be going up and not down. For them, the location was a major priority as they don’t drive. And so when they came across this 3-room HDB flat in Clementi it ticked all their boxes – except for the price. The Clementi towers, consisting of four blocks – 441A, 441B, 442, and 443, spearheaded accessibility in terms of flat development. Dubbed the million-dollar HDBs back then, they were the first HDB project to integrate mall and bus interchange....