HDB Flat Types-Walk-up blocks

Walk-up blocks can be traced back to the SIT era,where many of their flats were rarely above four-stories.After the HDB replaced the SIT,they continued to build these type of blocks in small quantities  (capped at 10% of the block numbers in a new town,preferring to build high-rise blocks)until the early 1990s.

Typically,these blocks are four-stories high and often contain ground-floor units.Originally not equipped with lifts (Most of them since were upgraded with them via the LUP scheme),they generally face the north-south direction,where the sun's heat is less of a problem.Many variations contain shophouse units on the ground floor.

One common complaint about these flats is the fact that they cannot offer a good view of the surroundings,and their close proximity to parking lots,which creates a fair amount of noise and pollution.

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