CommercialRESIDENTIAL WITH COMMERCIAL AT 1ST STOREYConservationDistrict 15 · Geylang

17 Joo Chiat Place

Reviewed by Nathan TangUpdated 8 November 2026Data through Oct 2001
Quick Summary

17 Joo Chiat Place is a commercial building in District 15 · Geylang, on land zoned RESIDENTIAL WITH COMMERCIAL AT 1ST STOREY under the URA Master Plan with a gross plot ratio of 3.0. 2 transactions are on record since 1995, most recently in Oct 2001. ACRA records 1 live company registration at this address.

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What are the key facts about 17 Joo Chiat Place?

Key takeaway17 Joo Chiat Place is a commercial building in District 15 · Geylang, zoned RESIDENTIAL WITH COMMERCIAL AT 1ST STOREY.
Asset class
Commercial
Land-use zone
RESIDENTIAL WITH COMMERCIAL AT 1ST STOREY
Gross plot ratio
3.0
Tenure
Not on record
District / Area
District 15 · Geylang
Address
17 Joo Chiat Place
Land area
—
Completed
Not on record
Storeys
Not on record
Submarket
City Fringe
Transactions on record
2 (records start 1995)
Live listings
None
ACRA registrations
1
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About 17 Joo Chiat Place

17 Joo Chiat Place is a commercial property in Geylang (District 15). It is located along Joo Chiat Place, Singapore 427747.

Under the URA Master Plan it sits on land zoned residential with commercial at 1st storey with a gross plot ratio of 3. The site falls within a conservation area, so external alterations are subject to URA conservation guidelines.

2 transactions have been recorded here, at a median of S$1,038 psf. The most recent was in October 2001.

2 businesses are currently registered at this address with ACRA.

The nearest MRT is Eunos MRT, 783 m away (about a 12-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Aft Tembeling Rd) is 43 m away (about a 1-minute walk).

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What is 17 Joo Chiat Place zoned as?

Key takeaway17 Joo Chiat Place sits on land zoned RESIDENTIAL WITH COMMERCIAL AT 1ST STOREY with a gross plot ratio of 3.0, with conservation status.
Land-use zone
RESIDENTIAL WITH COMMERCIAL AT 1ST STOREY
Gross plot ratio
3.0
Conservation area
Joo Chiat
Conserved building
Yes

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What has 17 Joo Chiat Place sold for?

Key takeaway2 transactions are on record since 1995, most recently in Oct 2001 — too few to support a median, so the deals themselves are listed instead.
DateUsePriceAreaPSF
Oct 2001Shop HouseS$1.15M1,003 sqft$1,146
Aug 2001Shop HouseS$1.00M1,075 sqft$930

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

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What does space at 17 Joo Chiat Place rent for?

Key takeawayNo street- or building-level rent is published here. Across District 15 retail, retail space rented at a median of $9.14 psf a month in 2026Q3, with the middle half of leases between $7.55 and $14.01. That is not this building's own rent, and never a quote for a particular unit.

Retail space — District 15 retail

Region band · 2026Q3
25th pct
$7.55
$81.29 psm
Median
$9.14
$98.41 psm
75th pct
$14.01
$150.81 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 15 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 17 Joo Chiat Place

Key takeawayBrokers' retail figures for this part of Singapore — a broker's market figure, not this building's rent.
CBRE, 2Q 2026 (island-wide)
  • Islandwide: Rent S$28.15 psf/mth
Singapore Figures Q2 2026
Cushman & Wakefield, 2Q 2026
  • Other City Areas: Rent S$21.21 psf/mth · Vacancy 7.4% (1Q 2026) · Planned / under construction 0.73m 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's been approved at 17 Joo Chiat Place?

Key takeawayURA has approved 1 change of use at 17 Joo Chiat Place since 2000, most recently in 2005. This is the building's planning history, not today's approved use of any unit: confirm a unit's approved use with URA before signing.
F&B and nightlife here

URA does not approve new eating houses (restaurants, coffee shops, cafes) here; an existing one's permission may be renewed.

Per URA circular DC23-08, Appendix A (2 Oct 2023: no new eating houses in shophouses on listed stretches). A planning guideline for the area, not a decision on any unit; it applies to new eating houses and bars, not to one already approved.

  1. 19 Apr 2005Approved
    Change of use to pet shop

    Change of use of 1st storey shop to pet shop

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).

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How does Joo Chiat Place price?

Strata sales on the street (5y)
3

Too few strata sales on this street to support a median — the count is shown without one.

Street figures cover strata deals only — land and strata PSF are not comparable.

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What do commercial rents run near 17 Joo Chiat Place?

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

Indicative area yield — District 15 retail

Gross yield (area)
3.7%
3.3% net of property tax
Rent side (median of bands)
$98.41 psm/mo
2026Q3
Price side (strata, 5y)
$2,956 psf
85 sales

An INDICATIVE AREA yield for District 15 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 15 ($ psm/month, 2026Q3)

Floor level · size band25th pctMedian75th pct
B1 & Below · 30 & Below$121.08$139.73$241.82
Level 1 · 30 & Below$69.23$85.38$86.21
Level 2 & 3 · 30 & Below$47.87$67.50$87.18
Level 1 · >30 - 100$73.94$87.91$101.01
Level 2 & 3 · >30 - 100$57.08$76.47$184.13
B1 & Below · >30 - 100$88.64$163.41$259.82
Level 2 & 3 · >100 - 300$93.30$107.29$126.41
Level 1 · >100 - 300$69.67$89.53$113.56

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 17 Joo Chiat Place?

Key takeawayThe nearest MRT/LRT is Eunos MRT, about 783 m away — and 3 competing retail premisess operate nearby.

Getting around

Amenities nearby

Aft Tembeling Rd · 43 mPlace Of Worship · 93 mGP@Joo Chiat Clinic · 117 mJoo Chiat Terrace Pk · 203 mEducational Institution · 212 mHotel · 241 mGeylang Serai Community Club · 493 mEunos MRT Exit B · 732 mEunos Polyclinic · 760 mParkway East Hospital · 974 m

Competing premises nearby

Retail and F&B premises competing for the same footfall — context for an occupier, not a selling point.

NTUC Fairprice Co-operative Ltd · 280 mGeylang Serai Market · 424 mKinex · 616 m

Straight-line distances. Source: PropKaki amenities data.

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Getting there and parking at 17 Joo Chiat Place

Key takeawayThe nearest station is Eunos (EW7), 732 m away — a moderately busy station, with about 31,000 taps in and out on an average weekday. 32 public car parks are within 500 m.
Foot traffic: busier than 18% of retail buildings

nearest MRT/LRT Eunos (EW7) 732 m, about 31,000 taps a weekday; 1 more station within 1 km; bus stops within 400 m: 6, about 9,702 taps a weekday; Geylang: 116,481 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 36,000 residents within 1 km (June 2026); 3 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

  • Eunos (EW7)732 m · about 31,000 weekday taps
  • Paya Lebar (EW8 / CC9)916 m · about 95,000 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 17 Joo Chiat Place. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.

Bus

6 bus stops within 400 m, with 9,702 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.

Public car parks within 500 m

  • Crane Rd (URA)91 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 4 car lots
  • Tembeling Rd Off St (URA)98 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 200 car lots
  • Joo Chiat Terrace (URA)116 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 14 car lots
  • Langsat Rd (URA)186 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 5 car lots
  • Everitt Rd (URA)186 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 19 car lots

Nearest URA season parking: Tanjong Katong Rd Off St, 863 m away, S$90/month.

Public car parks only, by straight-line distance, with the operator's published rates. 17 Joo Chiat Place's own car park, if it has one, and its charges are not in the open data.

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Who's registered at 17 Joo Chiat Place?

Key takeaway1 live company (and LLPs and branches; sole proprietors are not counted) list 17 Joo Chiat Place as their registered address. These are registered businesses, not who occupies the space.
  • Professional, scientific and technical services
    1
  • Wholesale and retail trade
    0

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.

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Frequently asked questions about 17 Joo Chiat Place

Where is 17 Joo Chiat Place?⌄

17 Joo Chiat Place is at 17 Joo Chiat Place, Singapore 427747, in the Geylang planning area.

What is 17 Joo Chiat Place zoned as?⌄

17 Joo Chiat Place sits on land zoned residential with commercial at 1st storey under the URA Master Plan, with a gross plot ratio of 3.

Is 17 Joo Chiat Place a conserved property?⌄

Yes. 17 Joo Chiat Place falls within a URA conservation area, so external works are subject to conservation guidelines.

What have units at 17 Joo Chiat Place sold for?⌄

Across 2 recorded transactions, the median price is S$1,038 psf. The latest was in October 2001.

What is the nearest MRT station to 17 Joo Chiat Place?⌄

Eunos MRT is the closest, 783 m away (about a 12-minute walk).

How many businesses are registered at 17 Joo Chiat Place?⌄

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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