▁aqu atic ▁cro ps ▁grown ▁within ▁the ▁neighbourhood . ▁The ▁area ▁that ▁surr ounds ▁Bal est ier ▁and ▁Ser ango on ▁road ▁also ▁adopt s ▁the ▁Mal ay ▁language ▁name ▁of ▁“ P au per ▁House ”, ▁to ▁acknow ledge ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁Tan ▁T ock ▁S eng ▁pau per ’ s ▁Hospital ▁to ▁provide ▁treatment ▁for ▁the ▁under - priv ile ged . ▁Many ▁more ▁streets ▁took ▁on ▁Mal ay ▁names ▁in ▁acknowled g ement ▁to ▁the ▁existence ▁of ▁Mal ay ▁k amp ong ▁villages ▁within ▁the ▁area . ▁▁ ▁Both ▁the ▁Singapore ▁Im prov ement ▁Trust ▁and ▁the ▁H ous ing ▁and ▁Development ▁Board ▁built ▁fl ats ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁known ▁as ▁St . ▁Michael ' s ▁Est ate . ▁Modern ▁sh oph ouses ▁were ▁ere cted ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁as ▁well ▁including ▁walk - up ▁apart ments . ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁several ▁buildings ▁made ▁way ▁for ▁newer ▁buildings ▁such ▁as ▁high - r ise ▁cond omin iums , ▁sho pping ▁m alls ▁and ▁new ▁commercial ▁buildings . ▁ ▁The ▁Sultan ▁of ▁Sul u ▁used ▁to ▁own ▁a ▁house ▁along ▁Bal est ier ▁Road ▁purchased ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 3 . ▁ ▁Art ▁de co ▁sh oph ouses ▁ ▁Sh oph ouses ▁in ▁Singapore ▁are ▁constructed ▁beginning ▁in ▁the ▁nin ete enth ▁century ▁by ▁Chinese ▁and ▁other ▁communities . ▁There ▁is ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁brick ▁“ party ▁walls ”. ▁A ▁further ▁characteristic ▁of ▁this ▁urban ▁form ▁was ▁the ▁width