Managing a large plot of land with clusters of conserved buildings is not an easy feat, and the Singapore Land Authority (SLA) has been very careful with how such clusters of these historic areas are utilised. SLA is a statutory board under the Ministry of Law, and it manages over 2,600 State-owned properties, including black-and-white bungalows and heritage properties. Familiar clusters of these historic buildings that have been successfully repositioned as lifestyle, arts, or F&B zones include Dempsey Hill, Gillman Barracks, and Seletar Aerospace Park. So it was a pleasant surprise when SLA launched a price-quality tender for 33 heritage black-and-white colonial buildings at the former Phoenix Park in September 2025. Located at 300-320 Tanglin Road, the 610,487 sq ft site comprises low-rise homes that were originally built by the British colonial government in 1949 as homes for staff in the British Far East Command, the British High Commission. The tender for this cluster of heritage buildings was launched in September 2025, and closed three months later. (Picture: SLA)...