147 Sims Avenue
147 Sims Avenue is a commercial building in District 14 · Geylang, on land zoned RESIDENTIAL / INSTITUTION under the URA Master Plan with a gross plot ratio of 3.0. It is freehold. 2 transactions are on record since 1995, most recently in Apr 2010. ACRA records 2 live company registrations at this address.
What are the key facts about 147 Sims Avenue?
- Asset class
- Commercial
- Land-use zone
- RESIDENTIAL / INSTITUTION
- Gross plot ratio
- 3.0
- Tenure
- Freehold
- District / Area
- District 14 · Geylang
- Address
- 147 Sims Avenue
- Land area
- —
- Completed
- Not on record
- Storeys
- 1 (© OpenStreetMap contributors)
- Submarket
- City Fringe
- Transactions on record
- 2 (records start 1995)
- Live listings
- None
- ACRA registrations
- 2
About 147 Sims Avenue
147 Sims Avenue is a mixed-use property in Geylang (District 14). It is located along Sims Avenue, Singapore 387469.
Under the URA Master Plan it sits on land zoned residential / institution with a gross plot ratio of 3.
The site is freehold.
2 transactions have been recorded here, at a median of S$779 psf. The most recent was in April 2010.
2 businesses are currently registered at this address with ACRA.
The nearest MRT is Aljunied MRT, 521 m away (about a 8-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Bef Sims Ave) is 61 m away (about a 1-minute walk).
What is 147 Sims Avenue zoned as?
- Land-use zone
- RESIDENTIAL / INSTITUTION
- Gross plot ratio
- 3.0
What has 147 Sims Avenue sold for?
| Date | Use | Price | Area | PSF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2010 | Shop House | S$3.80M | 3,596 sqft | $1,057 |
| Sept 2006 | Shop House | S$1.80M | 3,596 sqft | $501 |
URA/JTC records from 1995 — that is where the record starts, not when the building was built. Strata and land deals can mix in one building's history; compare like with like. sqm ↔ sq ft converter
What does space at 147 Sims Avenue rent for?
Retail space on Sims Avenue
Street level · 2025Q3S$ per sq ft per month (median only published) · median -3.2% on a year earlier
URA's percentiles of RETAIL rents (shop, F&B, entertainment, health & fitness) across every lease stamped with IRAS on this STREET in the quarter — the street's figure, not this building's rent and never a unit's. Retail rent swings with floor and frontage, so the spread matters as much as the median. A median needs at least 2 buildings and 3 contracts (percentiles need 4); a blank means below that threshold, not zero.
Source: URA rental statistics by street (IRAS-stamped contracts).
Office space on Sims Avenue
Street level · 2026Q2S$ per sq ft per month (median only published)
URA's percentiles of OFFICE rents across every lease stamped with IRAS on this STREET in the quarter — the street's figure, not this building's rent and never a unit's. URA publishes a median only where the street has at least 2 office buildings and 3 contracts that quarter (percentiles need 4); a blank means below that threshold, not zero.
Source: URA rental statistics by street (IRAS-stamped contracts).
Retail space — District 14 retail
Region band · 2026Q3S$ 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 14 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).
Market context around 147 Sims Avenue
- Other City Areas: Rent S$21.21 psf/mth · Vacancy 7.4% (1Q 2026) · Planned / under construction 0.73m sq ft
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.
What's been approved at 147 Sims Avenue?
- 29 Dec 2020ApprovedChange of use to shop
Change of use of the temporary single-storey building (incl mezzanine level) to shop (sale of fruits)
- 16 Jan 2018RefusedChange of use to restaurant
Proposed change of use single-storey building to restaurant on lot 04245k mk24 at 147 sims avenue (geylang planning area)
- 1 Jun 2017RenewedContinued use as shop
Continued use of single storey building (incl mezzanine level) as shop (for sale of fruits)
- 4 Jun 2014ApprovedChange of use to shop use
Proposed change of use of single storey building (incl mezzanine level) to shop use (for sale of fruits)
- 20 Dec 2006ApprovedChange of use: single-storey temporary building → supermarket
Change of use from the single-storey temporary building to supermarket (formerly approved as showroom)
Source: URA planning decisions (URA Data Service), matched to this building by address or land lot. A past approval can lapse (a temporary permission) and belongs to the unit it names. The authoritative approved use of a unit comes from URA's Enquiry on Approved Use of Premises (S$54.50 per unit).
How does Sims Avenue price?
Street figures cover strata deals only — land and strata PSF are not comparable.
What do commercial rents run near 147 Sims Avenue?
Indicative area yield — District 14 retail
An INDICATIVE AREA yield for District 14 retail — NOT this building's yield, and not any unit's. Commercial rents are published as a district percentile grid, so both halves describe the district.
Priced on STRATA sales only: rent is quoted per unit of lettable area, and commercial land PSF runs far above strata — mixing them would shift the ratio sharply.
Net deducts the 10% non-residential property tax ONLY — not vacancy, maintenance, agent fees, financing, or the 9% GST on purchase.
Retail rents — District 14 ($ psm/month, 2026Q3)
| Floor level · size band | 25th pct | Median | 75th pct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 2 & 3 · 30 & Below | $60.26 | $68.83 | $77.30 |
| B1 & Below · 30 & Below | $52.94 | $76.47 | $130.25 |
| Level 1 · 30 & Below | $85.00 | $125.00 | $205.26 |
| Level 2 & 3 · >30 - 100 | $71.17 | $84.43 | $161.43 |
| Level 1 · >30 - 100 | $80.67 | $127.33 | $161.46 |
| Level 4 & Above · >30 - 100 | $69.97 | $74.47 | $74.91 |
| B1 & Below · >30 - 100 | $104.10 | $206.00 | $256.12 |
| Level 2 & 3 · >100 - 300 | $101.65 | $112.97 | $180.02 |
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.
What is near 147 Sims Avenue?
Getting around
- Aljunied MRT521 m · ~8 min
Amenities nearby
Competing premises nearby
Retail and F&B premises competing for the same footfall — context for an occupier, not a selling point.
Straight-line distances. Source: PropKaki amenities data.
Getting there and parking at 147 Sims Avenue
nearest MRT/LRT Aljunied (EW9) 470 m, about 47,000 taps a weekday; 2 more stations within 1 km; bus stops within 400 m: 10, about 33,000 taps a weekday; Geylang: 116,481 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 46,000 residents within 1 km (June 2026); 0 other malls 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
- Aljunied (EW9)470 m · about 47,000 weekday taps
- Kallang (EW10)836 m · about 24,000 weekday taps
- Mountbatten (CC7)972 m · about 12,000 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 147 Sims Avenue. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.
Bus
10 bus stops within 400 m, with about 33,000 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.
Public car parks within 500 m
- Lor 19 Geylang (URA)73 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 38 car lots
- Lor 17 Geylang (URA)118 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 27 car lots
- Sims Ave (Lor 3 Geylan G - Paya Lebar Rd) (URA)125 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 126 car lots
- Lor Bachok (URA)127 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 13 car lots
- Lor Bachok Off St (URA)127 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 25 car lots
Public car parks only, by straight-line distance, with the operator's published rates. 147 Sims Avenue's own car park, if it has one, and its charges are not in the open data.
Who's registered at 147 Sims Avenue?
- Wholesale and retail trade2
- Construction0
Registered businesses, not who occupies the space: companies, LLPs and branches whose REGISTERED address is this building (ACRA), by industry. Sole proprietors are not counted; no business is named. ACRA, as of 2026-09-16.
Frequently asked questions about 147 Sims Avenue
Where is 147 Sims Avenue?⌄
147 Sims Avenue is at 147 Sims Avenue, Singapore 387469, in the Geylang planning area.
What is 147 Sims Avenue zoned as?⌄
147 Sims Avenue sits on land zoned residential / institution under the URA Master Plan, with a gross plot ratio of 3.
What is the tenure of 147 Sims Avenue?⌄
147 Sims Avenue is freehold.
What have units at 147 Sims Avenue sold for?⌄
Across 2 recorded transactions, the median price is S$779 psf. The latest was in April 2010.
What is the nearest MRT station to 147 Sims Avenue?⌄
Aljunied MRT is the closest, 521 m away (about a 8-minute walk).
How many businesses are registered at 147 Sims Avenue?⌄
2 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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