CommercialRESIDENTIAL WITH COMMERCIAL AT 1ST STOREYDistrict 18 · Tampines

247 Tampines Street 21

Reviewed by Nathan TangUpdated 10 November 2026
Quick Summary

247 Tampines Street 21 is a commercial building in District 18 · Tampines, on land zoned RESIDENTIAL WITH COMMERCIAL AT 1ST STOREY under the URA Master Plan with a gross plot ratio of 2.8. ACRA records 5 live company registrations at this address.

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What are the key facts about 247 Tampines Street 21?

Key takeaway247 Tampines Street 21 is a commercial building in District 18 · Tampines, zoned RESIDENTIAL WITH COMMERCIAL AT 1ST STOREY.
Asset class
Commercial
Land-use zone
RESIDENTIAL WITH COMMERCIAL AT 1ST STOREY
Gross plot ratio
2.8
Tenure
Not on record
District / Area
District 18 · Tampines
Address
—
Land area
2,392 sqm
Completed
1983 (HDB Property Information)
Storeys
11 (HDB Property Information)
Submarket
Tampines Regional Centre
Transactions on record
None recorded
Live listings
None
ACRA registrations
5

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.

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About 247 Tampines Street 21

247 Tampines Street 21 is a commercial building in Tampines (District 18). It is located along Tampines Street 21, Singapore 521247.

Under the URA Master Plan it sits on land zoned residential with commercial at 1st storey with a gross plot ratio of 2.8.

It occupies roughly 2,392 sqm of land with about 122,106 sqm of gross floor area.

5 businesses are currently registered at this address with ACRA.

The nearest MRT is Tampines East MRT, 962 m away (about a 15-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Blk 248) is 63 m away (about a 1-minute walk). Tampines Mall is 248 m away (about a 4-minute walk).

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What is 247 Tampines Street 21 zoned as?

Key takeaway247 Tampines Street 21 sits on land zoned RESIDENTIAL WITH COMMERCIAL AT 1ST STOREY with a gross plot ratio of 2.8.
Land-use zone
RESIDENTIAL WITH COMMERCIAL AT 1ST STOREY
Gross plot ratio
2.8

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What does space at 247 Tampines Street 21 rent for?

Key takeawayNo street- or building-level rent is published here. Across District 18 retail, retail space rented at a median of $18.35 psf a month in 2026Q3, with the middle half of leases between $15.60 and $25.03. That is not this building's own rent, and never a quote for a particular unit.

Retail space — District 18 retail

Region band · 2026Q3
25th pct
$15.60
$167.95 psm
Median
$18.35
$197.55 psm
75th pct
$25.03
$269.47 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 18 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 247 Tampines Street 21

Key takeawayBrokers' retail figures for this part of Singapore — a broker's market figure, not this building's rent.
CBRE, 2Q 2026
  • Suburban: Rent S$32.95 psf/mth
Singapore Figures Q2 2026
Cushman & Wakefield, 2Q 2026
  • Suburban: Rent S$33.36 psf/mth · Vacancy 5.7% (1Q 2026) · Planned / under construction 1.53m 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 247 Tampines Street 21?

Key takeawayURA's planning decisions at 247 Tampines Street 21 since 2000 are below. 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.
  1. 11 Jun 2019Agency works
    Additions & alterations

    Proposed additions & alterations to existing public housing development blocks 239-248 on mk29 lots 00889m, 01005k, 01006n, 01007x, 01014w, 00890l, 01800c and mk28 lots 03346c, 02887t, 02888a, 02889k, 07019t at tampines st 21 (home improvement programme)

  2. 12 Nov 2008Approved
    Additions & alterations

    Proposed construction of covered linkway between blocks 247 to 248

  3. 11 Nov 2008Approved
    Additions & alterations

    Proposed additions & alterations to existing public housing development, blocks 245 to 248 with new lifts/entrance porches at tampines neighbourhood 2 contract 9

  4. 29 Nov 2006Approved
    Additions & alterations

    Proposed additions & alterations to existing public housing development, blocks 245 to 248 with new lifts/entrance porches at tampines neighbourhood 2 contract 9

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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What do commercial rents run near 247 Tampines Street 21?

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

Retail rents — District 18 ($ psm/month, 2026Q3)

Floor level · size band25th pctMedian75th pct
Level 2 & 3 · 30 & Below$288.17$334.04$372.08
B1 & Below · 30 & Below$402.91$419.52$444.18
Level 1 · 30 & Below$338.80$476.56$507.11
Level 2 & 3 · >30 - 100$160.23$185.71$256.74
B1 & Below · >30 - 100$242.12$313.16$407.37
Level 4 & Above · >30 - 100$246.24$280.87$292.97
Level 1 · >30 - 100$145.32$182.85$282.19
Level 1 · >100 - 300$150.78$175.58$214.75

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 247 Tampines Street 21?

Key takeawayThe nearest MRT/LRT is Tampines East MRT, about 962 m away.

Getting around

Amenities nearby

Blk 248 · 63 mCambridge Clinic · 169 mEducational Institution · 214 mTampines MRT Exit B · 246 mNTUC Fairprice Co-operative Ltd · 248 mTampines Mall · 248 mPlace Of Worship · 424 mTampines North Community Club · 566 mTampines Polyclinic · 572 mHawker Centre @ Our Tampines Hub · 729 m

Straight-line distances. Source: PropKaki amenities data.

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Getting there and parking at 247 Tampines Street 21

Key takeawayThe nearest station is Tampines (EW2 / DT32), 246 m away — one of the busiest stations, with about 114,000 taps in and out on an average weekday. 16 public car parks are within 500 m.
Foot traffic: busier than 69% of retail buildings

nearest MRT/LRT Tampines (EW2/DT32) 246 m, about 114,000 taps a weekday; 1 more station within 1 km; bus stops within 400 m: 8, about 19,000 taps a weekday; Tampines: 84,200 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 88,000 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

  • Tampines (EW2 / DT32)246 m · about 114,000 weekday taps
  • Tampines East (DT33)963 m · about 39,000 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 247 Tampines Street 21. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.

Bus

8 bus stops within 400 m, with about 19,000 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.

Public car parks within 500 m

  • Blk 245/248 Tampines Street 21 (HDB)48 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 170 car lots
  • Blk 251/253 Tampines Street 21 (HDB)163 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · gantry 4.5 m · 136 car lots
  • Blk 268-270 Tampines Street 21 (HDB)175 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 193 car lots
  • Blk 156/160 Tampines Street 12 (HDB)184 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 20 car lots
  • Blk 239/244 Tampines Street 21 (HDB)243 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 204 car lots

HDB season (car): Tier 1 $80/month (a resident's or registered HDB shop/industrial tenant's first car); Tier 2 (other cars, non-residents) $90 Rest of Island, $150 Designated Area, $165 Restricted Zone (surface). Which zone this car park is in is not published as data.

Nearest URA season parking: Tampines Industrial Av E 3, 2.2 km away, S$90/month.

Public car parks only, by straight-line distance, with the operator's published rates. 247 Tampines Street 21's own car park, if it has one, and its charges are not in the open data.

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How many companies are registered at 247 Tampines Street 21?

Key takeawayACRA records 5 live company registrations at this address, 3 of them in the last three years.
Live registrations
5
Registered last 3 years
3
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.

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Frequently asked questions about 247 Tampines Street 21

Where is 247 Tampines Street 21?⌄

247 Tampines Street 21 is at Tampines Street 21, Singapore 521247, in the Tampines planning area.

What is 247 Tampines Street 21 zoned as?⌄

247 Tampines Street 21 sits on land zoned residential with commercial at 1st storey under the URA Master Plan, with a gross plot ratio of 2.8.

Have there been any recorded transactions at 247 Tampines Street 21?⌄

No caveats have been lodged for 247 Tampines Street 21 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 247 Tampines Street 21?⌄

Tampines East MRT is the closest, 962 m away (about a 15-minute walk).

How many businesses are registered at 247 Tampines Street 21?⌄

5 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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