CommercialRESIDENTIAL WITH COMMERCIAL AT 1ST STOREYConservationFreeholdDistrict 12 · Kallang

278,278a Lavender Street

Reviewed by Nathan TangUpdated 8 November 2026Data through Sept 2012

Quick Summary

278,278a Lavender Street is a commercial building in District 12 · Kallang, on land zoned RESIDENTIAL WITH COMMERCIAL AT 1ST STOREY under the URA Master Plan with a gross plot ratio of 3.0. It is freehold. 2 transactions are on record since 1995, most recently in Sept 2012. ACRA records 2 live company registrations at this address.

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What are the key facts about 278,278a Lavender Street?

Key takeaway278,278a Lavender Street is a commercial building in District 12 · Kallang, zoned RESIDENTIAL WITH COMMERCIAL AT 1ST STOREY, held freehold.

Asset class: Commercial
Land-use zone: RESIDENTIAL WITH COMMERCIAL AT 1ST STOREY
Gross plot ratio: 3.0
Tenure: Freehold
District / Area: District 12 · Kallang
Address: 278,278a Lavender Street
Land area: —
Completed: Not on record
Storeys: 2 (© OpenStreetMap contributors)
Submarket: City Fringe
Transactions on record: 2 (records start 1995)
Live listings: None
ACRA registrations: 2

About 278,278a Lavender Street

278,278A Lavender Street is a commercial property in Kallang (District 12). It is located along Lavender Street, Singapore 338799.

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.

The site is freehold.

2 transactions have been recorded here, at a median of S$614 psf. The most recent was in September 2012.

2 businesses are currently registered at this address with ACRA.

The nearest MRT is Bendemeer MRT, 295 m away (about a 5-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Opp Arc 380) is 80 m away (about a 1-minute walk).

What is 278,278a Lavender Street zoned as?

Key takeaway278,278a Lavender Street 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: Jalan Besar
Conserved building: Yes

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What has 278,278a Lavender Street sold for?

Key takeaway2 transactions are on record since 1995, most recently in Sept 2012 — too few to support a median, so the deals themselves are listed instead.

Date	Use	Price	Area	PSF
Sept 2012	Shop House	S$1.95M	2,201 sqft	$887
May 2008	Shop House	S$750k	2,201 sqft	$341

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 278,278a Lavender Street rent for?

Key takeawayNo rent is published for 278,278a Lavender Street itself. On its street, Lavender Street, retail space rented at a median of $10.81 psf a month in 2026Q3, with the middle half of leases between $8.05 and $14.19. That is not this building's own rent, and never a quote for a particular unit.

Retail space on Lavender Street

Street level · 2026Q3

25th pct

$8.05

$86.67 psm

Median

$10.81

$116.38 psm

75th pct

$14.19

$152.78 psm

S$ per sq ft per month · median -20.7% on a year earlier

2022Q4 · $131.46 psm2026Q3 · $116.38 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 Lavender Street

Street level · 2026Q3

25th pct

$3.61

$38.83 psm

Median

$4.03

$43.41 psm

75th pct

$4.67

$50.25 psm

S$ per sq ft per month · median -19.4% on a year earlier

2022Q4 · $34.51 psm2026Q3 · $43.41 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 12 retail

Region band · 2026Q3

25th pct

$5.52

$59.42 psm

Median

$6.71

$72.22 psm

75th pct

$8.97

$96.57 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 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 278,278a Lavender Street

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 278,278a Lavender Street?

Key takeawayURA has approved 3 changes of use at 278,278a Lavender Street since 2000, most recently in 2012. 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.

21 Apr 2026Renewed
Continued use as backpackers' hostel
Continued use of three units of 2nd storey residential flats as backpackers' hostel
14 Jul 2025Renewed
Continued use as massage establishment
Continued use of the 1st storey shop as massage establishment
28 Mar 2025Renewed
Continued use as backpackers' hostel
Continued use of three units of 2nd storey residential flats as backpackers' hostel
18 Jan 2024Renewed
Continued use as backpackers' hostel
Continued use of three units of 2nd storey residential flats as backpackers' hostel
23 Mar 2023Renewed
Continued use as massage establishment
Continued use of the 1st storey shop as massage establishment
5 Jan 2023Renewed
Continued use as backpackers' hostel
Continued use of the three units of 2nd storey residential flats as backpackers' hostel
11 Feb 2021Renewed
Continued use as backpackers' hostel
Continued use of the three units of 2nd storey residential flats as backpackers' hostel
13 Dec 2019Renewed
Continued use as backpackers' hostel
Continued use of the three units of 2nd storey residential flats as backpackers' hostel
13 Sept 2019Renewed
Continued use as massage establishment
Continued use of the 1st storey shop as massage establishment
23 Nov 2018Renewed
Continued use as backpackers' hostel
Continued use of the three units of 2nd storey residential flats as backpackers' hostel
14 Sept 2018Renewed
Continued use as massage establishment
Continued use of the 1st storey shop as massage establishment
27 Nov 2017Renewed
Continued use as backpackers' hostel
Continued use of the three units of 2nd storey residential flats as backpackers' hostel at nos. 278a, 280a & 282a lavender street

12 earlier change-of-use and A&A decisions are on record since 2000.

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 Lavender Street price?

Key takeawayAcross 23 strata sales on Lavender Street in the last 5 years, the median is $1,934 psf.

Strata sales on the street (5y)

Street median PSF (strata)

$1,934

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

What do commercial rents run near 278,278a Lavender Street?

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

Indicative area yield — District 12 retail

Gross yield (area)

2.9%

2.6% net of property tax

Rent side (median of bands)

$72.22 psm/mo

2026Q3

Price side (strata, 5y)

$2,767 psf

54 sales

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 278,278a Lavender Street?

Key takeawayThe nearest MRT/LRT is Bendemeer MRT, about 295 m away — and 3 competing retail premisess operate nearby.

Getting around

Bendemeer MRT295 m · ~5 min

Amenities nearby

Opp Arc 380 · 81 mTrinity Mediplus (Lavender) · 105 mHotel · 139 mPlace Of Worship · 236 mBendemeer MRT Exit A · 302 mKallang Polyclinic · 328 mSomme Rd Pg · 404 mKallang Community Club · 465 mEducational Institution · 704 mFarrer Park Hospital · 750 m

Competing premises nearby

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

Amista International Pte. Ltd. · 416 mCity Square Mall · 531 mBlk 29 Bendemeer Road · 616 m

Straight-line distances. Source: PropKaki amenities data.

Getting there and parking at 278,278a Lavender Street

Key takeawayThe nearest station is Bendemeer (DT23), 295 m away — a quiet station, with about 11,000 taps in and out on an average weekday. 36 public car parks are within 500 m; the cheapest URA season parking nearby is S$90 a month.

Foot traffic: busier than 60% of retail buildings

nearest MRT/LRT Bendemeer (DT23) 295 m, about 11,000 taps a weekday; 3 more stations within 1 km; bus stops within 400 m: 12, about 21,000 taps a weekday; Kallang: 63,333 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 42,000 residents within 1 km (June 2026); 2 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

Bendemeer (DT23)295 m · about 11,000 weekday taps
Boon Keng (NE9)399 m · about 51,000 weekday taps
Farrer Park (NE8)551 m · about 57,000 weekday taps
Lavender (EW11)788 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 278,278a Lavender Street. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.

Bus

12 bus stops within 400 m, with about 21,000 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.

Public car parks within 500 m

Bendemeer Rd Hvp (URA)72 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 9 car lots
Beatty Rd Off St (URA)92 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 17 car lots
Kempas Rd (URA)108 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · season S$90/month · 23 car lots
Blk 10 Bendemeer Road (HDB)144 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · gantry 2.15 m · 560 car lots
Jln Besar - Beatty Rd Off St (URA)162 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 37 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.

Public car parks only, by straight-line distance, with the operator's published rates. 278,278a Lavender Street's own car park, if it has one, and its charges are not in the open data.

Who's registered at 278,278a Lavender Street?

Key takeaway2 live companies (and LLPs and branches; sole proprietors are not counted) list 278,278a Lavender Street as their registered address. These are registered businesses, not who occupies the space.

Other services
2
Construction
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.

Frequently asked questions about 278,278a Lavender Street

Where is 278,278A Lavender Street?⌄

278,278A Lavender Street is at 278,278A Lavender Street, Singapore 338799, in the Kallang planning area.

What is 278,278A Lavender Street zoned as?⌄

278,278A Lavender Street sits on land zoned residential with commercial at 1st storey under the URA Master Plan, with a gross plot ratio of 3.

What is the tenure of 278,278A Lavender Street?⌄

278,278A Lavender Street is freehold.

Is 278,278A Lavender Street a conserved property?⌄

Yes. 278,278A Lavender Street falls within a URA conservation area, so external works are subject to conservation guidelines.

What have units at 278,278A Lavender Street sold for?⌄

Across 2 recorded transactions, the median price is S$614 psf. The latest was in September 2012.

What is the nearest MRT station to 278,278A Lavender Street?⌄

Bendemeer MRT is the closest, 295 m away (about a 5-minute walk).

How many businesses are registered at 278,278A Lavender Street?⌄

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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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.