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Chencharu Central Residences FAQ and payment schedule
Answers to the questions buyers ask me about Chencharu Central Residences before the launch: when it previews, what we know about prices, the homes, the payments and the location. If yours isn't here, WhatsApp me.
Launch & prices
When will Chencharu Central Residences launch?
The preview is planned for Saturday 16 January 2027 and booking day for Saturday 30 January 2027, according to PropNex's project milestones (28 October 2026). Both are still to be confirmed by the developers. Register and I'll tell you as soon as they're confirmed.
How much will the units cost?
The prices aren't out yet. The developers paid about $1.01 billion for the land, or $980 per square foot per plot ratio (September 2025), and PropNex estimates the developer's breakeven at about $1,790 psf. Launch prices are usually set above the breakeven; the developer's price list on launch day is what counts.
Where is the Chencharu Central Residences showflat?
Along Yishun Ring Road, opposite Wisteria Mall, about 1.6 km east of the site. You can park at 504 or 501 Yishun Street 51, 671 or 673 Yishun Avenue 4 (multi-storey car parks) or Wisteria Mall. Showflat & preview.
How do I get the e-brochure and floor plans?
Register on this page or WhatsApp me, and I'll send you the developer's e-brochure and floor plans as soon as they're out, with the preview dates and prices.
Payments
How much do I pay when I book a unit?
When the option to purchase is granted, you pay a 5% booking fee in cash. A further 15% is due eight weeks from the option date, when you exercise the sale and purchase agreement, in cash, CPF or both. Buyer's stamp duty (and ABSD if it applies to you) and the legal fees also fall due around then, and can be paid in cash or CPF.
What is the payment schedule for Chencharu Central Residences?
Chencharu Central Residences will be sold before it's built, so it follows the standard progressive payment scheme for uncompleted private homes: you pay in stages as construction progresses.
| Stage | % of price | Usually paid with |
|---|---|---|
| Option to purchase (booking) | 5% | Cash |
| Sale & purchase agreement (within 8 weeks) | 15% | Cash / CPF |
| Foundation completed | 10% | 5% cash / CPF, 5% loan* |
| Reinforced concrete framework | 10% | Loan |
| Partition walls | 5% | Loan |
| Roofing / ceiling | 5% | Loan |
| Door & window frames, wiring, plastering, plumbing | 5% | Loan |
| Car park, roads & drains | 5% | Loan |
| Temporary Occupation Permit (TOP) | 25% | Loan |
| Certificate of Statutory Completion (CSC) | 15% | Loan |
| Total | 100% |
*With a 75% bank loan you pay the first 25% yourself: 5% + 15% + the first 5% of the foundation stage. The loan covers the rest as each stage is completed. Work out the amounts for a specific price with my payment schedule calculator.
Can I use CPF?
The 5% booking fee must be paid in cash. After that, the 15% at the sale and purchase agreement, the stamp duties, the legal fees and the later instalments can be paid from your CPF Ordinary Account, within CPF's usage limits.
What are the maintenance fees?
The developers haven't published their estimates yet. I'll add them with the floor plans.
The project
Who is the developer of Chencharu Central Residences?
A consortium of Evia Real Estate, Gamuda Land and Ho Lee Group. The architect is P&T Consultants, the interiors are by Index Design and the landscape by Tinderbox.
What is the tenure?
99-year leasehold from 24 December 2025.
How many units are there?
875 homes in 11 residential blocks of 12 storeys, above a podium and one basement level, on a site of 29,450 sqm (316,997 sqft).
What unit types and sizes are there?
875 homes from 2 to 5 bedrooms, 527 to 1,389 sqft: 2-bedroom, 36 homes (527 sqft); 2-bedroom premium, 108 homes (603 sqft); 2-bedroom + study, 84 homes (657 to 678 sqft); 3-bedroom, 119 homes (807 sqft); 3-bedroom premium, 192 homes (797 to 872 sqft); 3-bedroom + study, 84 homes (893 to 958 sqft); 4-bedroom, 72 homes (980 to 1,044 sqft); 4-bedroom + study, 108 homes (1,076 to 1,194 sqft); 5-bedroom, 72 homes (1,270 to 1,389 sqft). See the unit mix.
What's in the development besides the homes?
The podium and one basement level hold a mall of about 12,600 sqm (a supermarket, shops, and food and drink), a 40-stall hawker centre of about 3,400 sqm and an air-conditioned bus interchange of about 5,400 sqm (including 400 sqm for shops), directly below the homes. The blocks are set around a landscaped deck with a swimming pool and communal facilities.
When will Chencharu Central Residences be completed?
The developers haven't announced the expected TOP or vacant possession dates yet. The date that counts is the one in your sale and purchase agreement.
Location
How close is Chencharu Central Residences to the MRT?
Khatib MRT on the North–South Line is about a 6-minute walk, fully sheltered once the development is finished, the developer says; on OneMap its exits are about 320 to 580 m from the site. Orchard is 8 stops from Khatib. More on the location.
Which primary schools are nearby?
Peiying Primary School is about 90 to 340 m from the site, so the whole development is within 1 km of it. Naval Base, Jiemin and Northland Primary are 1 to 2 km away. More on the schools.
What is Chencharu?
A new housing area of about 70 hectares by Khatib MRT, bounded by Yishun Avenues 1 and 2 and Sembawang Road. HDB plans around 10,000 new homes there by 2040, at least 80% of them public housing (HDB, June 2024). Chencharu Central Residences is its first private site.
Talk to Melissa
Get the e-brochure, and the preview details first
No obligation. I'll send you the developer's e-brochure and floor plans as soon as they're out, tell you the preview dates and prices first, book your showflat visit, and help you shortlist the units that suit your budget, facing and floor.