159 Lorong 1 Toa Payoh
159 Lorong 1 Toa Payoh is a commercial building in District 12 · Toa Payoh, on land zoned RESIDENTIAL under the URA Master Plan with a gross plot ratio of 3.0. ACRA records 12 live company registrations at this address.
What are the key facts about 159 Lorong 1 Toa Payoh?
- Asset class
- Commercial
- Land-use zone
- RESIDENTIAL
- Gross plot ratio
- 3.0
- Tenure
- Not on record
- District / Area
- District 12 · Toa Payoh
- Address
- —
- Land area
- 2,265 sqm
- Completed
- 1971 (HDB Property Information)
- Storeys
- 12 (HDB Property Information)
- Submarket
- City Fringe
- Transactions on record
- None recorded
- Live listings
- None
- ACRA registrations
- 12
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.
About 159 Lorong 1 Toa Payoh
159 Lorong 1 Toa Payoh is a mixed-use building in Toa Payoh (District 12). It is located along Lorong 1 Toa Payoh, Singapore 310159.
Under the URA Master Plan it sits on land zoned residential with a gross plot ratio of 3.
It occupies roughly 2,265 sqm of land with about 6,795 sqm of gross floor area.
12 businesses are currently registered at this address with ACRA.
The nearest MRT is Toa Payoh MRT, 298 m away (about a 5-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Toa Payoh Int) is 205 m away (about a 3-minute walk). Square 2 is 1.1 km away (about a 18-minute walk).
What is 159 Lorong 1 Toa Payoh zoned as?
- Land-use zone
- RESIDENTIAL
- Gross plot ratio
- 3.0
What does space at 159 Lorong 1 Toa Payoh rent for?
Retail space — District 12 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 12 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 159 Lorong 1 Toa Payoh
- Other City Areas: Rent S$21.21 psf/mth · Vacancy 7.4% (1Q 2026) · Planned / under construction 0.73m sq ft
Official series (URA, 2026Q3): Retail vacancy rate (Whole Island) 6.5 (-0.4 pp on the year) · Retail rental index (Central Region) 81.2 (+1.4% on the year).
Brokers draw submarkets and grades differently; each figure is the broker's own, for its own area, cited to its report. Rents are per square foot per month.
What do commercial rents run near 159 Lorong 1 Toa Payoh?
Indicative area yield — District 12 retail
An INDICATIVE AREA yield for District 12 retail — NOT this building's yield, and not any unit's. Commercial rents are published as a district percentile grid, so both halves describe the district.
Priced on STRATA sales only: rent is quoted per unit of lettable area, and commercial land PSF runs far above strata — mixing them would shift the ratio sharply.
Net deducts the 10% non-residential property tax ONLY — not vacancy, maintenance, agent fees, financing, or the 9% GST on purchase.
Retail rents — District 12 ($ psm/month, 2026Q3)
| Floor level · size band | 25th pct | Median | 75th pct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 1 · 30 & Below | $52.08 | $72.22 | $91.29 |
| Level 2 & 3 · 30 & Below | $101.58 | $129.23 | $143.22 |
| Level 2 & 3 · >30 - 100 | $59.42 | $63.94 | $96.57 |
| Level 1 · >30 - 100 | $74.07 | $96.87 | $116.31 |
| Level 1 · >100 - 300 | $48.14 | $55.10 | $60.66 |
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 159 Lorong 1 Toa Payoh?
Getting around
- Toa Payoh MRT298 m · ~5 min
Amenities nearby
Straight-line distances. Source: PropKaki amenities data.
Getting there and parking at 159 Lorong 1 Toa Payoh
nearest MRT/LRT Toa Payoh (NS19) 280 m, about 76,000 taps a weekday; 1 more station within 1 km; bus stops within 400 m: 8, about 85,000 taps a weekday; Toa Payoh: 53,749 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 59,000 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
- Toa Payoh (NS19)280 m · about 76,000 weekday taps
- Caldecott (CC17 / TE9)923 m · about 20,000 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 159 Lorong 1 Toa Payoh. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.
Bus
8 bus stops within 400 m, with about 85,000 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.
Public car parks within 500 m
- Blk 161A Lorong 1 Toa Payoh (HDB)97 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · gantry 2.15 m · 143 car lots
- Blk 158-161/163/168-174 Lorong 1 Toa Payoh (HDB)127 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · gantry 4.5 m · 90 car lots
- Blk 156A Lorong 1 Toa Payoh (HDB)260 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · gantry 2.15 m · 601 car lots
- Blk 101 Jalan Dusun (HDB)295 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 261 car lots
- Blk 480 480 Lorong 6 Toa Payoh (HDB)343 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · gantry 2.1 m
HDB season (car): Tier 1 $110/month (a resident's or registered HDB shop/industrial tenant's first car); Tier 2 (other cars, non-residents) $120 Rest of Island, $170 Designated Area, $190 Restricted Zone (sheltered: multi-storey, basement, deck). Industrial-park multi-storey car parks: $110 / $120. Which zone this car park is in is not published as data.
Nearest URA season parking: Toa Payoh West, 647 m away, S$90/month.
Public car parks only, by straight-line distance, with the operator's published rates. 159 Lorong 1 Toa Payoh's own car park, if it has one, and its charges are not in the open data.
How many companies are registered at 159 Lorong 1 Toa Payoh?
- Live registrations
- 12
- Registered last 3 years
- 4
- 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.
Frequently asked questions about 159 Lorong 1 Toa Payoh
Where is 159 Lorong 1 Toa Payoh?⌄
159 Lorong 1 Toa Payoh is at Lorong 1 Toa Payoh, Singapore 310159, in the Toa Payoh planning area.
What is 159 Lorong 1 Toa Payoh zoned as?⌄
159 Lorong 1 Toa Payoh sits on land zoned residential under the URA Master Plan, with a gross plot ratio of 3.
Have there been any recorded transactions at 159 Lorong 1 Toa Payoh?⌄
No caveats have been lodged for 159 Lorong 1 Toa Payoh 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 159 Lorong 1 Toa Payoh?⌄
Toa Payoh MRT is the closest, 298 m away (about a 5-minute walk).
How many businesses are registered at 159 Lorong 1 Toa Payoh?⌄
12 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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