Florence Residences is located between 2 MRT Stations. Kovan MRT Station (770 metres) is a station located along the North-East line MRT that starts from Punggol to Harbourfront. Hougang MRT Station, 810 metres away, is going to be expanded into an MRT interchange in 2029 and will also become a stop on the new Cross Island Line MRT from Sin Ming to Changi.

There are several good schools around Florence Residences location. Serangoon Junior College is a stone throw away as it is located right next to the new launch. Other schools located nearby are Xinmin Primary and Secondary Schools, Montfort Junior and Secondary Schools. Holy Innocents’ Primary School is also located within 1km from Florence Residences.

Various bus services are available for Florence Residences residents. For example, the bus stop opposite BLK 709 along Hougang Avenue 2 has service number: 854, 25, 62, 82, 107M, 107, 112, 113, 132, 325, 581, 55. Of which 107 is a direct service to the central business district.

For drivers, Florence Residences is located within a few minutes drive to KPE and CTE. Driving to the airport is easy. Just drive to Upper Serangoon Road. Turn into Tampines Road. Enter KPE and then connect to TPE and then PIE to get to Changi airport.

Future residents who are staying at Florence Residences that wish to start a family can take heart that there are an abundance of childcare centres and preschools in the area. For instances, this is a non-exhaustive list of the available centres:

The Pre-schoolers Learning Centre Pte Ltd (169m)
Little Paddington Preschool (310m)
PAT’s Schoolhouse Pte Ltd (346m)
JENIUS Kindergarten (433m)
My First Skool BLK 667 Hougang Ave 8 (466m)
My First Skool BLK 677 Hougang Ave 4 (746m)

Florence Residences is located to 3 shopping malls. Kovan Heartland Mall, Hougang Mall and nex Mall @ Serangoon. The nearest mall is Kovan Heartland Mall and it is linked to Kovan Market and Food Centre. This is a popular location that provides for the day to day needs of local resident families such as food, groceries and education enrichment. Hougang Mall is also a popular heartland mall that serves a similar function. nex Mall is a bigger and glitzier mall that has more entertainment functions such as a movie theatre, an arcade and a Karaoke outlet. nex Mall is one MRT station away from Kovan MRT station.

Some residents might want to complement their lifestyle with outdoor activities. There are several parks available for evening strolls around Florence Residences. Realty Park is around 0.4km away and is the nearest park. There is a playground for children to enjoy the outdoors. The Punggol South Park is a bit less than twice the distance away but is a bigger park. Outdoor exercises facilities are available for seniors to engage in some cardio exercise. The Sungei Serangoon Park Connector is quite an ideal place to do some sight-seeing trail-walking and cycling for the family. For serious cycling enthusiasts, it is possible to do a long biking route that begins from the mouth of Serangoon River to Kallang Basin.