CommercialRESIDENTIALDistrict 18 · Tampines

138 Simei Street 1

Reviewed by Nathan TangUpdated 8 November 2026
Quick Summary

138 Simei Street 1 is a commercial building in District 18 · Tampines, on land zoned RESIDENTIAL under the URA Master Plan with a gross plot ratio of 2.8. ACRA records 7 live company registrations at this address.

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What are the key facts about 138 Simei Street 1?

Key takeaway138 Simei Street 1 is a commercial building in District 18 · Tampines, zoned RESIDENTIAL.
Asset class
Commercial
Land-use zone
RESIDENTIAL
Gross plot ratio
2.8
Tenure
Not on record
District / Area
District 18 · Tampines
Address
—
Land area
88,561 sqm
Completed
1987 (HDB Property Information)
Storeys
11 (HDB Property Information)
Submarket
Suburban
Transactions on record
None recorded
Live listings
None
ACRA registrations
7

No recorded transactions — this building has never generated a strata caveat (typically single-owner or lease-only stock). That is not missing data, and it says nothing about the building's value, occupancy or availability.

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About 138 Simei Street 1

138 Simei Street 1 is a mixed-use building in Tampines (District 18). It is located along Simei Street 1, Singapore 520138.

Under the URA Master Plan it sits on land zoned residential with a gross plot ratio of 2.8.

It occupies roughly 88,561 sqm of land with about 247,970 sqm of gross floor area.

7 businesses are currently registered at this address with ACRA.

The nearest MRT is Simei MRT, 594 m away (about a 9-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Metta Welfare Assn) is 96 m away (about a 2-minute walk). Eastpoint Mall is 661 m away (about a 10-minute walk).

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What is 138 Simei Street 1 zoned as?

Key takeaway138 Simei Street 1 sits on land zoned RESIDENTIAL with a gross plot ratio of 2.8.
Land-use zone
RESIDENTIAL
Gross plot ratio
2.8

Run the full zoning report for this building →

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What does space at 138 Simei Street 1 rent for?

Key takeawayNo street- or building-level rent is published here. Across District 18 retail, retail space rented at a median of $18.35 psf a month in 2026Q3, with the middle half of leases between $15.60 and $25.03. That is not this building's own rent, and never a quote for a particular unit.

Retail space — District 18 retail

Region band · 2026Q3
25th pct
$15.60
$167.95 psm
Median
$18.35
$197.55 psm
75th pct
$25.03
$269.47 psm

S$ per sq ft per month

A REGION BAND — URA's grid for the whole district or location, not this street or building. Say "across <district/location>, …", never that this building rents for it. The middle of URA's retail grid for District 18 across every floor and size band — a ground-floor shop and an upper-floor unit sit at very different points in it.

Source: URA REALIS retail rental analysis (district × floor × size grid).

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Market context around 138 Simei Street 1

Key takeawayBrokers' retail figures for this part of Singapore — a broker's market figure, not this building's rent.
CBRE, 2Q 2026
  • Suburban: Rent S$32.95 psf/mth
Singapore Figures Q2 2026
Cushman & Wakefield, 2Q 2026
  • Suburban: Rent S$33.36 psf/mth · Vacancy 5.7% (1Q 2026) · Planned / under construction 1.53m sq ft
Singapore Retail MarketBeat Q2 2026

Official series (URA, 2026Q3): Retail vacancy rate (Whole Island) 6.5 (-0.4 pp on the year) · Retail rental index (Central Region) 81.2 (+1.4% on the year).

Brokers draw submarkets and grades differently; each figure is the broker's own, for its own area, cited to its report. Rents are per square foot per month.

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What do commercial rents run near 138 Simei Street 1?

Key takeawayURA publishes contracted-rent percentile grids quarterly (latest: 2026Q3) — the benchmark evidence an asking rent should be weighed against.

Retail rents — District 18 ($ psm/month, 2026Q3)

Floor level · size band25th pctMedian75th pct
Level 2 & 3 · 30 & Below$288.17$334.04$372.08
B1 & Below · 30 & Below$402.91$419.52$444.18
Level 1 · 30 & Below$338.80$476.56$507.11
Level 2 & 3 · >30 - 100$160.23$185.71$256.74
B1 & Below · >30 - 100$242.12$313.16$407.37
Level 4 & Above · >30 - 100$246.24$280.87$292.97
Level 1 · >30 - 100$145.32$182.85$282.19
Level 1 · >100 - 300$150.78$175.58$214.75

URA REALIS rental-contract percentiles for the district/location — an area benchmark, not this building's own rents. Office and retail are dimensioned differently and are never mixed.

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What is near 138 Simei Street 1?

Key takeawayThe nearest MRT/LRT is Simei MRT, about 594 m away.

Getting around

Amenities nearby

Educational Institution · 27 mFaith Clinic (Simei) · 63 mMetta Welfare Assn · 96 mChangi Simei Community Club · 307 mPlace Of Worship · 387 mJln Pelatok Pg · 401 mSimei MRT Exit A · 612 mEastpoint Mall · 661 mChangi General Hospital · 1.1 kmBusiness Park · 1.1 km

Straight-line distances. Source: PropKaki amenities data.

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Getting there and parking at 138 Simei Street 1

Key takeawayThe nearest station is Simei (EW3), 595 m away — a moderately busy station, with about 37,000 taps in and out on an average weekday. 13 public car parks are within 500 m.
Foot traffic: busier than 21% of retail buildings

nearest MRT/LRT Simei (EW3) 595 m, about 37,000 taps a weekday; 2 more stations within 1 km; bus stops within 400 m: 8, about 11,000 taps a weekday; Tampines: 84,200 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 59,000 residents within 1 km (June 2026); 1 other mall within 1 km. Ranked against 12,856 retail buildings by PropKaki's model: a relative score, not a footfall count.

A relative score from PropKaki's model (station and bus taps nearby, workers and residents around, and competing malls), not a count of people.

Stations within 1 km

  • Simei (EW3)595 m · about 37,000 weekday taps
  • Upper Changi (DT34)773 m · about 12,000 weekday taps
  • Tampines East (DT33)937 m · about 39,000 weekday taps

Taps are fare-card taps in and out at the station's gates on an average weekday (Jul 2026 to Sep 2026) — people passing through, not visitors to 138 Simei Street 1. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.

Bus

8 bus stops within 400 m, with about 11,000 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.

Public car parks within 500 m

  • Blk 138 Simei Street 1 (HDB)24 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 115 car lots
  • Blk 132 - 139 Simei Street 1 (HDB)71 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · gantry 5.4 m · 359 car lots
  • Blk 132 Simei Street 1 (HDB)146 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 39 car lots
  • Blk 148 - 154 Simei Street 1 (HDB)185 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · gantry 5.4 m · 266 car lots
  • Blk 141/147 Simei Street 2 (HDB)228 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 179 car lots

HDB season (car): Tier 1 $80/month (a resident's or registered HDB shop/industrial tenant's first car); Tier 2 (other cars, non-residents) $90 Rest of Island, $150 Designated Area, $165 Restricted Zone (surface). Which zone this car park is in is not published as data.

Nearest URA season parking: Changi North Area, 1.2 km away, S$90/month.

Public car parks only, by straight-line distance, with the operator's published rates. 138 Simei Street 1's own car park, if it has one, and its charges are not in the open data.

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How many companies are registered at 138 Simei Street 1?

Key takeawayACRA records 7 live company registrations at this address, 2 of them in the last three years.
Live registrations
7
Registered last 3 years
2
Most common type
Sole Proprietorship/ Partnership

Company REGISTRATIONS at this address (ACRA), not a tenancy schedule. Registration does not mean the company physically occupies space here, and a low count does not mean the building is empty. Do not describe this as occupancy or vacancy.

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Frequently asked questions about 138 Simei Street 1

Where is 138 Simei Street 1?⌄

138 Simei Street 1 is at Simei Street 1, Singapore 520138, in the Tampines planning area.

What is 138 Simei Street 1 zoned as?⌄

138 Simei Street 1 sits on land zoned residential under the URA Master Plan, with a gross plot ratio of 2.8.

Have there been any recorded transactions at 138 Simei Street 1?⌄

No caveats have been lodged for 138 Simei Street 1 in the URA records we track. That is common for buildings held by a single owner, which never generate strata transactions.

What is the nearest MRT station to 138 Simei Street 1?⌄

Simei MRT is the closest, 594 m away (about a 9-minute walk).

How many businesses are registered at 138 Simei Street 1?⌄

7 businesses are currently registered at this address with ACRA. That is a measure of registered addresses, not of how many businesses physically occupy the building.

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