Halal Food in Beach Road

Built in 1975 as part of the Golden Beach Vista development, Block 17 Beach Road stands as one of the older HDB blocks in the Kallang area. The 20-storey building, with its 76 units of 4-room flats, represents the public housing architecture of Singapore's rapid development era in the mid-1970s. The building's location in District 07 places residents at the edge of Singapore's city centre, with Beach Road serving as a historic thoroughfare that once marked the island's original shoreline. Land reclamation in the 1840s pushed the coastline further out, transforming Beach Road from a coastal route into an urban connector between the Kallang estates and the downtown core. This historical context gives the address a sense of connection to Singapore's geographical evolution. With a 99-year lease that commenced in 1975, the building now has approximately 49 years remaining on its lease as of 2025. The Kallang/Whampoa Town Council maintains the block and surrounding estate. Residents benefit from the area's mature amenities and excellent transport links, with multiple MRT lines and bus routes connecting Kallang to the rest of Singapore. At 50 years old, Block 17 Beach Road exemplifies the generation of HDB flats that housed Singapore's workforce during the nation's formative decades, buildings that continue serving residents even as newer developments rise around them.