When people begin searching for a resale flat, the first questions are usually about location.

Which town?

Which part of the town?

Only after that does the search begin to narrow to the development. Then the block, the stack and eventually the unit itself.

Renovations can be changed and interiors can be refreshed over time. But the broader characteristics of a development such as its location within the town, the way the blocks are designed, and the efficiency of the floor plans - these tend to remain exactly as they are.

It was while looking more closely at Tampines Central that Tampines Greenleaf began to draw my attention.