Thomson Reserve will lead the 4Q line-up with 1,268 units

Thomson Reserve, the 1,268-unit redevelopment of the former Thomson View condo, will launch for sale in the fourth quarter of 2026. UOL confirmed the timing in its half-year results on 12 August, and it sets up the biggest launch of the year-end window.

If you have been waiting for a large new project on the Thomson-East Coast Line, your window now has a date on it.

What UOL announced

In its 1H2026 results announcement on 12 August, UOL Group said Thomson Reserve, its 50:50 joint venture with CapitaLand Development, is on track to launch in the fourth quarter of 2026. Group chief executive Liam Wee Sin said demand for quality homes in good locations has stayed healthy, with buyers gravitating towards launches that offer strong connectivity and comprehensive amenities, and that this gives the company confidence going into the launch.

The project will rise on the 51,567 sq m (about 555,000 sq ft) leasehold site of the former Thomson View condominium along Bright Hill Drive. UOL and CapitaLand bought the estate en bloc for $810 million, a deal first announced in October 2024 and completed in October 2025. The new development will offer 1,268 homes ranging from two to five bedrooms.

The location is the selling point. The site sits next to Upper Thomson MRT station on the Thomson-East Coast Line and within 1km of Ai Tong School, a distance that matters for Primary 1 registration priority. Higher floors are expected to look out over MacRitchie Reservoir, Windsor Nature Park and the Peirce reservoirs.

The rest of the pipeline

Thomson Reserve is the first of three launches UOL flagged for the next 18 months or so.

UOL’s launch pipeline for the next 18 months. Thomson Reserve is by far the largest. Source: UOL Group 1H2026 results materials.

Dorset Gardens, an 80:20 joint venture with Kheng Leong, is targeted for the first half of 2027. It will bring two 28-storey towers with about 428 units to Dorset Road in city-fringe District 8, next to Farrer Park MRT station. The consortium won the government land sales site in October 2025 with a top bid of $524.3 million, or $1,338 per sq ft per plot ratio, out of nine bids.

Hougang Central follows in the second half of 2027: a mixed-use project with more than 800 homes and about 28,000 sq m of commercial space, integrated with Hougang MRT station and the new bus interchange. The consortium of UOL, Kheng Leong and CapitaLand Development secured that site in January 2026 for about $1.5 billion.

Why the timing matters

UOL is launching from a position of strength. Its recent Singapore projects, from Watten House and Pinetree Hill to UpperHouse at Orchard Boulevard and ParkTown Residence, were between 79% and 100% sold as at 9 August. Operating profit rose 16% in the first half. A developer clearing inventory at that pace has little reason to price a flagship launch cheaply, especially one beside an MRT station and a popular primary school.

For buyers, scale cuts the other way. A 1,268-unit project cannot sell out on launch weekend at any realistic price, so the developer needs a price point that draws a broad base of families, and early buyers usually see the widest stack and unit choice. How that balance lands will only be clear when the price list is out.

What this means for you

• Waiting for Thomson? You now have a timeline: preview and launch in the fourth quarter of 2026, with a full range from two to five bedders.
• The 1km radius around Ai Tong School is a real factor in this launch. If P1 priority is part of your plan, check your timing: the address only helps once you live there.
• Budget realistically. En bloc land at $810 million plus construction means this will be priced as a premium suburban launch, and UOL’s sales momentum gives it little pressure to discount.
• If Thomson Reserve stretches you, the same developer group has Dorset Gardens (city fringe, 1H2027) and Hougang Central (integrated hub, 2H2027) close behind. More choice is coming; supply near MRT stations is not drying up.