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Private condominium · Toa Payoh · Central region

The Orie Renovation & Interior Design

The Orie is a condominium at Lorong 1 Toa Payoh, in District 12, developed by City Developments Limited. CDL’s figures, as recorded in our project file, are 777 homes on a 99-year lease that started on 13 February 2024. The CDL construction page, current as at 2 November 2026, gives an indicative TOP in the third quarter of 2027. That is a developer estimate and is subject to change. It is not an obtained TOP, and it is not your personal key date. The project was launched in January 2025; it sits in this list because of the 2027 TOP window, not because it is a fresh launch. This page sets out what is on file and how to plan your The Orie renovation.

The Orie at a glance

Type
Private condominium
Developer
City Developments Limited
Tenure
99 years from 13 Feb 2024
Launch / TOP / key date
Q3 2027 indicative TOP
Area
Toa Payoh (D12)
Region
Central
Address
Lorong 1 Toa Payoh
Units
777

Facts from the sources listed at the end of this page.

Planning your The Orie interior

Toa Payoh is a mature, well-connected central-north town. Owners here often already know the neighbourhood — markets, schools, the town centre — and come to renovation with a clear brief: make a new condo work like a long-term home. In a development of this size, unit types will vary, and we do not have an official floor-plan set on file to list them. What we can say, without inventing a layout, is what usually needs to be designed once you have your approved plan. Most new-launch owners start with the kitchen (fitted base and tall units, a pantry, and a worktop that can take daily cooking), a living-room joinery wall, and full-height wardrobes in the main and common bedrooms. Where a study or a flexible common room exists, a built-in desk and wardrobe run is more useful than a loose table.

Maison is an interior designer. The work is built-in carpentry, specified and photographed the way a professional interior job is finished — tight junctions, consistent grain, proper shadows around a feature wall — not a show-flat of loose furniture. We can work from a wide living view or from closer studies of a wardrobe, a headboard wall or a kitchen run, depending on what you need to decide.

With an indicative TOP in late 2027, the useful work now is preparation rather than a rushed on-site start. Share your unit type and the approved plan when you have them, and we can freeze a design, a materials list and a budget range before keys. After handover, inspect defects and obtain management approval before fabrication goes in. A moderate, non-structural carpentry scope is often planned at about six to ten weeks on site after access and approvals; that is an editorial planning figure, not a guarantee. We are not affiliated with CDL.

Planning your The Orie renovation

Defects check at handover

  • Your sale and purchase agreement sets the defects liability period, commonly 12 months from vacant possession. Check yours.
  • Inspect before your contractor starts, so new marks are not blamed on the renovation.
  • Check floors, walls, doors, windows, balcony glass, sealant, appliances, taps, water heater and air-conditioning.
  • Submit a list with photos through the developer's defects process and keep a copy.

What the rules allow

  • Renovation approval comes from the condo's management (the managing agent, then the MCST). Expect a form, a deposit and contractor registration.
  • Working hours are set by the condo's by-laws and are usually shorter than HDB's. Check them before booking work.
  • Changes seen from outside, such as balcony screens, grilles and the main door, need approval and must follow the approved design.
  • Structural changes need a professional engineer and building approvals.

Rules change, so we check the current version for your unit before we quote. Full new condo renovation guide

From keys to move-in

  1. 01

    Before keys 2 to 6 weeks

    Measurements from the floor plan, 3D drawings, quotation and the condo renovation application.

  2. 02

    Keys + defects 1 to 2 weeks

    Defects inspection and report, site measurements, MCST approval.

  3. 03

    Carpentry and electrical 3 to 4 weeks

    Built in the factory while lighting and power points are done on site.

  4. 04

    Install and finish 1 to 2 weeks

    Carpentry installation, curtains, lights and cleaning.

The Orie renovation FAQ

When is TOP or key collection at The Orie?

Our project file records: 2027-Q3 indicative TOP. Where the note says indicative or expected, treat it as a developer estimate, not an obtained TOP and not your personal key date. Check with the developer for your own appointment.

Do you have the The Orie floor plan?

No official floor-plan or site image is on file for this page, so none is published here. Please send your approved unit plan.

Can I renovate right after keys?

After handover, inspect defects and obtain the management corporation’s renovation approval first. A moderate carpentry scope is often planned at about six to ten weeks on site after access and approvals; that is an editorial allowance, not a guarantee.

What should I send Maison?

Your approved floor plan, unit type if you have it, and a key date if one is already in writing. WhatsApp us at https://wa.me/6593391185.

Sources

Facts checked against the sources on file, 11 November 2026.

Maison Interior Design is an independent interior design firm. We are not appointed by, or affiliated with, the developer, HDB or the building's owner. We have not worked at The Orie unless our portfolio says so. Concept pictures are AI-generated style concepts, not photos of a finished unit.

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