CommercialRESIDENTIAL / INSTITUTIONConservationFreeholdDistrict 14 · Geylang

189 Sims Avenue

Reviewed by Nathan TangUpdated 8 November 2026Data through Nov 2021

Quick Summary

189 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. 1 transaction is on record since 1995, most recently in Nov 2021. ACRA records 1 live company registration at this address.

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What are the key facts about 189 Sims Avenue?

Key takeaway189 Sims Avenue is a commercial building in District 14 · Geylang, zoned RESIDENTIAL / INSTITUTION, held freehold.

Asset class: Commercial
Land-use zone: RESIDENTIAL / INSTITUTION
Gross plot ratio: 3.0
Tenure: Freehold
District / Area: District 14 · Geylang
Address: 189 Sims Avenue
Land area: —
Completed: Not on record
Storeys: 2 (© OpenStreetMap contributors)
Submarket: City Fringe
Transactions on record: 1 (records start 1995)
Live listings: None
ACRA registrations: 1

About 189 Sims Avenue

189 Sims Avenue is a mixed-use property in Geylang (District 14). It is located along Sims Avenue, Singapore 387498.

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

The site is freehold.

1 transaction has been recorded here, at a median of S$1,670 psf. The most recent was in November 2021.

4 businesses are currently registered at this address with ACRA.

The nearest MRT is Aljunied MRT, 361 m away (about a 6-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Bef Lor 23 Geylang) is 95 m away (about a 2-minute walk).

What is 189 Sims Avenue zoned as?

Key takeaway189 Sims Avenue sits on land zoned RESIDENTIAL / INSTITUTION with a gross plot ratio of 3.0, with conservation status.

Land-use zone: RESIDENTIAL / INSTITUTION
Gross plot ratio: 3.0
Conserved building: Yes

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What has 189 Sims Avenue sold for?

Key takeaway1 transaction is on record since 1995, most recently in Nov 2021 — too few to support a median, so the deals themselves are listed instead.

Date	Use	Price	Area	PSF
Nov 2021	Shop House	S$2.32M	1,390 sqft	$1,670

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 189 Sims Avenue rent for?

Key takeawayNo rent is published for 189 Sims Avenue itself. On its street, Sims Avenue, retail space rented at a median of $6.03 psf a month in 2025Q3. That is not this building's own rent, and never a quote for a particular unit.

Retail space on Sims Avenue

Street level · 2025Q3

25th pct

—

— psm

Median

$6.03

$64.94 psm

75th pct

—

— psm

S$ per sq ft per month (median only published) · median -3.2% on a year earlier

2021Q3 · $40.94 psm2025Q3 · $64.94 psm median

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 · 2026Q2

25th pct

—

— psm

Median

$3.88

$41.79 psm

75th pct

—

— psm

S$ per sq ft per month (median only published)

2021Q2 · $30.47 psm2026Q2 · $41.79 psm median

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 · 2026Q3

25th pct

$7.49

$80.67 psm

Median

$10.45

$112.50 psm

75th pct

$12.53

$134.91 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 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 189 Sims Avenue

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.

What's been approved at 189 Sims Avenue?

Key takeawayURA has approved 2 changes of use at 189 Sims Avenue since 2000, most recently in 2021. 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.

8 Jul 2021Approved
Change of use to association
Proposed change of use of 1st storey of the 2-storey building to association
11 Sept 2019Renewed
Continued use as shop
Continued use of 1st storey of the 2-storey building as shop
28 Jun 2016Renewed
Continued use as shop
Continued use of 1st storey of the 2-storey building as shop
7 Jul 2015Approved
Change of use to shop
Proposed change of use of 1st storey of the 2-storey building to shop at 189 sims avenue
28 Aug 2001Renewed
Change of use
Continued use of the 1st storey of the 2-storey terrace house for roasting of chickens, ducks and pigs for wholesale purpose

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?

Key takeawayAcross 11 strata sales on Sims Avenue in the last 5 years, the median is $1,940 psf.

Strata sales on the street (5y)

Street median PSF (strata)

$1,940

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

What do commercial rents run near 189 Sims Avenue?

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

Indicative area yield — District 14 retail

Gross yield (area)

5.1%

4.5% net of property tax

Rent side (median of bands)

$112.50 psm/mo

2026Q3

Price side (strata, 5y)

$2,480 psf

106 sales

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 189 Sims Avenue?

Key takeawayThe nearest MRT/LRT is Aljunied MRT, about 361 m away — and 3 competing retail premisess operate nearby.

Getting around

Aljunied MRT361 m · ~6 min

Amenities nearby

Bef Lor 23 Geylang · 95 mHealthserve Community Clinic · 134 mPlace Of Worship · 216 mHotel · 249 mEducational Institution · 285 mAljunied MRT Exit A · 311 mGeylang West Community Club · 863 mGeylang Polyclinic · 944 m

Competing premises nearby

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

Yeo Hock Heng · 239 mBlk 49 Sims Place · 265 mPaya Lebar Square · 1.5 km

Straight-line distances. Source: PropKaki amenities data.

Getting there and parking at 189 Sims Avenue

Key takeawayThe nearest station is Aljunied (EW9), 311 m away — a busy station, with about 47,000 taps in and out on an average weekday. 39 public car parks are within 500 m; the cheapest URA season parking nearby is S$90 a month.

Foot traffic: busier than 69% of retail buildings

nearest MRT/LRT Aljunied (EW9) 311 m, about 47,000 taps a weekday; 2 more stations within 1 km; bus stops within 400 m: 10, about 31,000 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)311 m · about 47,000 weekday taps
Mountbatten (CC7)936 m · about 12,000 weekday taps
Kallang (EW10)999 m · about 24,000 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 189 Sims Avenue. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.

Bus

10 bus stops within 400 m, with about 31,000 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.

Public car parks within 500 m

Sims Ave (Lor 3 Geylan G - Paya Lebar Rd) (URA)48 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 126 car lots
Lor 21A Geylang (URA)55 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 8 car lots
Lor 21 Geylang (URA)56 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 24 car lots
Lor 21 Geylang Off St (URA)109 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 35 car lots
Lor Bachok (URA)110 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 13 car lots

Public car parks only, by straight-line distance, with the operator's published rates. 189 Sims Avenue's own car park, if it has one, and its charges are not in the open data.

Who's registered at 189 Sims Avenue?

Key takeaway1 live company (and LLPs and branches; sole proprietors are not counted) list 189 Sims Avenue as their registered address. These are registered businesses, not who occupies the space.

Other services
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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 189 Sims Avenue

Where is 189 Sims Avenue?⌄

189 Sims Avenue is at 189 Sims Avenue, Singapore 387498, in the Geylang planning area.

What is 189 Sims Avenue zoned as?⌄

189 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 189 Sims Avenue?⌄

189 Sims Avenue is freehold.

Is 189 Sims Avenue a conserved property?⌄

Yes. 189 Sims Avenue falls within a URA conservation area, so external works are subject to conservation guidelines.

What have units at 189 Sims Avenue sold for?⌄

Across 1 recorded transaction, the median price is S$1,670 psf. The latest was in November 2021.

What is the nearest MRT station to 189 Sims Avenue?⌄

Aljunied MRT is the closest, 361 m away (about a 6-minute walk).

How many businesses are registered at 189 Sims Avenue?⌄

4 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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Year of completion is not on record for this building. Building age cannot be stated.

Submarket: PropKaki's own map from URA's planning subzones (CBD core, City Hall / Bugis, Orchard, city fringe, regional centres, suburban). Brokers draw these lines differently.

Changes of use: URA planning approvals recorded at this building since 2000 (any unit; renewals of a temporary permission not counted). History only — Past approvals are not today's approved use; check with URA's approved-use enquiry before signing. Never say a use is allowed, permitted or approved for a unit, and never say a use would be approved.

Station taps: average weekday fare-card taps in and out at the nearest MRT/LRT station (LTA DataMall). People passing the station's gates, not people visiting this building.

Season parking: the cheapest URA car season rate (commercial ticket) at a public car park within 500 m, per month. HDB's season rates depend on a zone we don't have, so they are shown as HDB's tiers.

Foot-traffic score: PropKaki's relative score from nearby MRT and bus taps, workers and residents around (and, for retail, competing malls), ranked against buildings of the same kind. A percentile, not a count of people.

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.

Unbuilt GFA cannot be computed here — it needs BCA built-GFA, which covers about 5% of commercial buildings and no industrial ones. Zoning and plot ratio are on record; headroom is not.

Storeys: from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), volunteer-mapped, not an official record. Shown only because no official or listed floor count is held for this building.

Reviewed by Nathan Tang

Nathan Tang has over 10 years of property experience across condominiums, HDB flats and commercial property, specialising in property research and finance.

Figures draw on URA and JTC records, URA Master Plan zoning, ACRA registrations and live commercial-portal listings; building facts from PropKaki's submarket map, URA planning decisions, URA car park data (URA Data Service), LTA DataMall passenger volumes, PropKaki's foot-traffic model, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) — see our methodology. Last updated 8 November 2026. For general information, not financial advice.

Getting there and parking: LTA DataMall passenger volumes and car parks, URA Data Service car park rates, HDB and JTC car park information (data.gov.sg) and HDB's published parking charges, Census of Population 2020 and the Singapore Department of Statistics' June 2026 resident population (Singapore Open Data Licence). The foot-traffic score is PropKaki's own relative model, not a count.

Market context: figures cited from CBRE Research (Singapore Figures) and Cushman & Wakefield (Singapore MarketBeat), each with its quarter and report; flexible-workspace centres from the operators' public location lists; collective sales from marketing agents' announcements and news reports, each linked.

Rents: URA rental statistics for office and retail space by street (IRAS-stamped contracts), JTC J-SPACE rentals by building and by street, JTC price tenders, and URA REALIS rental grids. SLA tender results and JTC posted land rents are held for state and JTC land.