280 Joo Chiat Road
280 Joo Chiat Road 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. It is freehold. 3 transactions are on record since 1995, most recently in May 2013. ACRA records 1 live company registration at this address.
What are the key facts about 280 Joo Chiat Road?
- Asset class
- Commercial
- Land-use zone
- RESIDENTIAL WITH COMMERCIAL AT 1ST STOREY
- Gross plot ratio
- 3.0
- Tenure
- Freehold
- District / Area
- District 15 · Geylang
- Address
- 280 Joo Chiat Road
- Land area
- —
- Completed
- Not on record
- Storeys
- Not on record
- Strata lots (whole development, MCST)
- 9
- Strata formed
- 1979 (MCST 0479)
- Submarket
- City Fringe
- Transactions on record
- 3 (records start 1995)
- Live listings
- None
- ACRA registrations
- 1
About 280 Joo Chiat Road
280 Joo Chiat Road is a commercial property in Geylang (District 15). It is located along Joo Chiat Road, Singapore 427534.
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.
3 transactions have been recorded here, at a median of S$766 psf. The most recent was in May 2013.
1 business is currently registered at this address with ACRA.
The nearest MRT is Marine Parade MRT, 970 m away (about a 15-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Bef Koon Seng Rd) is 54 m away (about a 1-minute walk).
What is 280 Joo Chiat Road zoned as?
- Land-use zone
- RESIDENTIAL WITH COMMERCIAL AT 1ST STOREY
- Gross plot ratio
- 3.0
- Conservation area
- Joo Chiat
What has 280 Joo Chiat Road sold for?
| Date | Use | Price | Area | PSF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2013 | Shop House | S$1.50M | 829 sqft | $1,810 |
| Sept 2007 | Shop House | S$635k | 829 sqft | $766 |
| Oct 2006 | Shop House | S$410k | 829 sqft | $495 |
URA/JTC records from 1995 — that is where the record starts, not when the building was built. Strata and land deals can mix in one building's history; compare like with like. sqm ↔ sq ft converter
What does space at 280 Joo Chiat Road rent for?
Retail space on Joo Chiat Road
Street level · 2026Q3S$ per sq ft per month
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 Joo Chiat Road
Street level · 2026Q3S$ per sq ft per month · median -0.4% on a year earlier
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 15 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 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).
Market context around 280 Joo Chiat Road
- 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 280 Joo Chiat Road?
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.
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$54.50 per unit).
How does Joo Chiat Road price?
Street figures cover strata deals only — land and strata PSF are not comparable.
What do commercial rents run near 280 Joo Chiat Road?
Indicative area yield — District 15 retail
An INDICATIVE AREA yield for District 15 retail — NOT this building's yield, and not any unit's. Commercial rents are published as a district percentile grid, so both halves describe the district.
Priced on STRATA sales only: rent is quoted per unit of lettable area, and commercial land PSF runs far above strata — mixing them would shift the ratio sharply.
Net deducts the 10% non-residential property tax ONLY — not vacancy, maintenance, agent fees, financing, or the 9% GST on purchase.
Retail rents — District 15 ($ psm/month, 2026Q3)
| Floor level · size band | 25th pct | Median | 75th 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.
What is near 280 Joo Chiat Road?
Getting around
- Marine Parade MRT970 m · ~15 min
Amenities nearby
Competing premises nearby
Retail and F&B premises competing for the same footfall — context for an occupier, not a selling point.
Straight-line distances. Source: PropKaki amenities data.
Getting there and parking at 280 Joo Chiat Road
nearest MRT/LRT Marine Parade (TE26) 934 m, about 23,000 taps a weekday; bus stops within 400 m: 8, about 5,795 taps a weekday; Geylang: 116,481 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 37,000 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
- Marine Parade (TE26)934 m · about 23,000 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 280 Joo Chiat Road. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.
Bus
8 bus stops within 400 m, with 5,795 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.
Public car parks within 500 m
- Joo Chiat Rd (Changi R D - East Coast Rd) (URA)32 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 107 car lots
- Backlane (Onan Rd - Jo O Chiat Rd) (URA)72 m
- Onan Rd Off St (URA)83 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 15 car lots
- Ceylon Lane (URA)109 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 6 car lots
- Dunman Rd Food Centre Off St (URA)122 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 8 car lots
Nearest URA season parking: Tanjong Katong Rd Off St, 713 m away, S$90/month.
Public car parks only, by straight-line distance, with the operator's published rates. 280 Joo Chiat Road's own car park, if it has one, and its charges are not in the open data.
How many companies are registered at 280 Joo Chiat Road?
- Live registrations
- 1
- Registered last 3 years
- 1
- 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 280 Joo Chiat Road
Where is 280 Joo Chiat Road?⌄
280 Joo Chiat Road is at 280 Joo Chiat Road, Singapore 427534, in the Geylang planning area.
What is 280 Joo Chiat Road zoned as?⌄
280 Joo Chiat Road 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 280 Joo Chiat Road?⌄
280 Joo Chiat Road is freehold.
Is 280 Joo Chiat Road a conserved property?⌄
Yes. 280 Joo Chiat Road falls within a URA conservation area, so external works are subject to conservation guidelines.
What have units at 280 Joo Chiat Road sold for?⌄
Across 3 recorded transactions, the median price is S$766 psf. The latest was in May 2013.
What is the nearest MRT station to 280 Joo Chiat Road?⌄
Marine Parade MRT is the closest, 970 m away (about a 15-minute walk).
How many businesses are registered at 280 Joo Chiat Road?⌄
1 business is 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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