History
The Duxton Plain site is historically significant as the site of the first two ten-storey HDB blocks in the Tanjong Pagar area and amongst the oldest built by the HDB in the country. The idea to redevelop Duxton Plain was put forward by Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew in August 2001, to commemorate the historical significance of the previous blocks.
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