228 Lorong 8 Toa Payoh
228 Lorong 8 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 17 live company registrations at this address.
What are the key facts about 228 Lorong 8 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
- 1,247 sqm
- Completed
- 1975 (HDB Property Information)
- Storeys
- 16 (HDB Property Information)
- Submarket
- City Fringe
- Transactions on record
- None recorded
- Live listings
- None
- ACRA registrations
- 17
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 228 Lorong 8 Toa Payoh
228 Lorong 8 Toa Payoh is a mixed-use building in Toa Payoh (District 12). It is located along Lorong 8 Toa Payoh, Singapore 310228.
Under the URA Master Plan it sits on land zoned residential with a gross plot ratio of 3.
It occupies roughly 1,247 sqm of land with about 3,741 sqm of gross floor area.
17 businesses are currently registered at this address with ACRA.
The closest bus stop (Braddell Tech Bldg) is 98 m away (about a 2-minute walk). The Poiz Centre is 1.4 km away.
What is 228 Lorong 8 Toa Payoh zoned as?
- Land-use zone
- RESIDENTIAL
- Gross plot ratio
- 3.0
What does space at 228 Lorong 8 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 228 Lorong 8 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's been approved at 228 Lorong 8 Toa Payoh?
- 22 May 2020ApprovedAdditions & alterations
Proposed new pavilion and barbeque pits in front of blk 228 on lot 10073k mk17 at 228 lorong 8 toa payoh
- 20 Jun 2013ApprovedAdditions & alterations
Proposed construction of new pavilion and bbq pit near existing block 228 lorong 8 toa payoh
- 26 Feb 2003ApprovedAdditions & alterations
Proposed additions and alterations to the existing layout at toa payoh neighbourhood 1 contract 12,13 & 14 ( main upgrading batch 18b)
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$54.50 per unit).
What do commercial rents run near 228 Lorong 8 Toa Payoh?
Indicative area yield — District 12 retail
An INDICATIVE AREA yield for District 12 retail — NOT this building's yield, and not any unit's. Commercial rents are published as a district percentile grid, so both halves describe the district.
Priced on STRATA sales only: rent is quoted per unit of lettable area, and commercial land PSF runs far above strata — mixing them would shift the ratio sharply.
Net deducts the 10% non-residential property tax ONLY — not vacancy, maintenance, agent fees, financing, or the 9% GST on purchase.
Retail rents — District 12 ($ 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 228 Lorong 8 Toa Payoh?
Amenities nearby
Straight-line distances. Source: PropKaki amenities data.
Getting there and parking at 228 Lorong 8 Toa Payoh
no MRT/LRT within 1 km (nearest Braddell, 1.3 km); bus stops within 400 m: 10, about 8,471 taps a weekday; Toa Payoh: 53,749 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 58,000 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.
Bus
10 bus stops within 400 m, with 8,471 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.
Public car parks within 500 m
- Blk 227A Lorong 8 Toa Payoh (HDB)87 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · gantry 2.15 m · 266 car lots
- Blk 233A Lorong 8 Toa Payoh (HDB)103 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · gantry 2.15 m · 266 car lots
- Blk 10A Lorong 7 Toa Payoh (HDB)253 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · gantry 2.15 m
- Blk 11A Lorong 8 Toa Payoh (HDB)285 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · gantry 2.15 m · 835 car lots
- Blk 8 Lorong 7 Toa Payoh (HDB)292 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 21 car lots
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: Sunshine Terrace Area, 1.6 km away, S$90/month.
Public car parks only, by straight-line distance, with the operator's published rates. 228 Lorong 8 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 228 Lorong 8 Toa Payoh?
- Live registrations
- 17
- Registered last 3 years
- 11
- 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 228 Lorong 8 Toa Payoh
Where is 228 Lorong 8 Toa Payoh?⌄
228 Lorong 8 Toa Payoh is at Lorong 8 Toa Payoh, Singapore 310228, in the Toa Payoh planning area.
What is 228 Lorong 8 Toa Payoh zoned as?⌄
228 Lorong 8 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 228 Lorong 8 Toa Payoh?⌄
No caveats have been lodged for 228 Lorong 8 Toa Payoh in the URA records we track. That is common for buildings held by a single owner, which never generate strata transactions.
How many businesses are registered at 228 Lorong 8 Toa Payoh?⌄
17 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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