Annexe / granny flat in Katong
Katong is East — Marine Parade Planning Area's ura-conservation peranakan shophouses + landed + condo submarket. Joo Chiat-Katong's Peranakan shophouse cohort (~250 buildings) is one of the most architecturally distinctive in Singapore — original 1880-1920 Peranakan ornament + tile + timber details are spec-locked under URA Conservation Guidelines.
What a annexe / granny flat project looks like here
Joo Chiat-Katong's Peranakan shophouse cohort (~250 buildings) is one of the most architecturally distinctive in Singapore — original 1880-1920 Peranakan ornament + tile + timber details are spec-locked under URA Conservation Guidelines.
Detached annexe on landed plots — URA Outline Application + BCA building permit, BCA RCL contractor, no MCST issue (landed only). In Katong specifically, ura-conservation peranakan shophouses + landed + condo stock means annexe / granny flat scope is shaped by the neighborhood's dominant construction typology. Baily's Singapore scoping flow factors joo chiat ura conservation area and pre-1900 peranakan shophouse cohort into the estimate before a contractor is involved.
Start your Katong scope — Baily asks the right questions.
Pre-seeded for annexe / granny flat in Katong. Mention your mixed, your timeline, and any known constraints — Baily factors the bca + ura + mcst + scdf + hdb where applicable review queue into the scope.
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Questions LA homeowners actually ask
Katong annexe / granny flat projects typically run $95K–$285K. Katong's ura-conservation peranakan shophouses + landed + condo stock, combined with joo chiat ura conservation area, puts most mid-complexity projects in the $190K range. Baily scopes the exact band once you describe the work.
Nearest neighborhoods
Same service, adjacent Singapore submarkets.