CommercialRESIDENTIALDistrict 4 · Bukit Merah

42 Telok Blangah Rise

Reviewed by Nathan TangUpdated 10 November 2026
Quick Summary

42 Telok Blangah Rise is a commercial building in District 4 · Bukit Merah, on land zoned RESIDENTIAL under the URA Master Plan with a gross plot ratio of 2.1. ACRA records 15 live company registrations at this address.

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What are the key facts about 42 Telok Blangah Rise?

Key takeaway42 Telok Blangah Rise is a commercial building in District 4 · Bukit Merah, zoned RESIDENTIAL.
Asset class
Commercial
Land-use zone
RESIDENTIAL
Gross plot ratio
2.1
Tenure
Not on record
District / Area
District 4 · Bukit Merah
Address
—
Land area
1,098 sqm
Completed
1975 (HDB Property Information)
Storeys
14 (HDB Property Information)
Submarket
City Fringe
Transactions on record
None recorded
Live listings
None
ACRA registrations
15

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 42 Telok Blangah Rise

42 Telok Blangah Rise is a mixed-use building in Bukit Merah (District 04). It is located along Telok Blangah Rise, Singapore 090042.

Under the URA Master Plan it sits on land zoned residential with a gross plot ratio of 2.1.

It occupies roughly 1,098 sqm of land with about 2,305 sqm of gross floor area.

15 businesses are currently registered at this address with ACRA.

The nearest MRT is Harbourfront MRT, 628 m away (about a 10-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Blk 41) is 56 m away (about a 1-minute walk). VivoCity is 738 m away (about a 12-minute walk).

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What is 42 Telok Blangah Rise zoned as?

Key takeaway42 Telok Blangah Rise sits on land zoned RESIDENTIAL with a gross plot ratio of 2.1.
Land-use zone
RESIDENTIAL
Gross plot ratio
2.1

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What does space at 42 Telok Blangah Rise rent for?

Key takeawayNo street- or building-level rent is published here. Across District 4 retail, retail space rented at a median of $22.45 psf a month in 2026Q3, with the middle half of leases between $17.17 and $27.49. That is not this building's own rent, and never a quote for a particular unit.

Retail space — District 4 retail

Region band · 2026Q3
25th pct
$17.17
$184.86 psm
Median
$22.45
$241.61 psm
75th pct
$27.49
$295.93 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 4 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 42 Telok Blangah Rise

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.

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What do commercial rents run near 42 Telok Blangah Rise?

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

Retail rents — District 4 ($ psm/month, 2026Q3)

Floor level · size band25th pctMedian75th pct
B1 & Below · >30 - 100$327.15$377.29$413.21
Level 2 & 3 · >30 - 100$438.57$460.53$532.53
Level 1 · >30 - 100$210.99$452.85$613.41
B1 & Below · >100 - 300$158.73$202.94$277.38
Level 2 & 3 · >100 - 300$230.89$234.71$285.90
Level 1 · >100 - 300$102.84$248.51$305.96
Level 1 · >300$118.87$146.96$173.51
Level 2 & 3 · >300$126.62$129.06$145.34

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 42 Telok Blangah Rise?

Key takeawayThe nearest MRT/LRT is Harbourfront MRT, about 628 m away.

Getting around

Amenities nearby

Blk 41 · 56 mBlk 36 Telok Blangah Rise · 208 mHealthier GP Clinic · 243 mMount Faber Park · 375 mEducational Institution · 407 mPlace Of Worship · 435 mHotel · 496 mHarbourfront MRT Exit D · 568 mRadin Mas Community Club · 629 mVivoCity · 738 m

Straight-line distances. Source: PropKaki amenities data.

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Getting there and parking at 42 Telok Blangah Rise

Key takeawayThe nearest station is HarbourFront (NE1 / CC29), 568 m away — one of the busiest stations, with about 97,000 taps in and out on an average weekday. 7 public car parks are within 500 m.
Foot traffic: busier than 22% of retail buildings

nearest MRT/LRT HarbourFront (NE1/CC29) 568 m, about 97,000 taps a weekday; 1 more station within 1 km; bus stops within 400 m: 6, about 6,593 taps a weekday; Bukit Merah: 103,575 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 26,000 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

  • HarbourFront (NE1 / CC29)568 m · about 97,000 weekday taps
  • Keppel (CC30)773 m · 304 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 42 Telok Blangah Rise. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.

Bus

6 bus stops within 400 m, with 6,593 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.

Public car parks within 500 m

  • Blk 42/43 Telok Blangah Rise (HDB)100 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · gantry 3.8 m · 154 car lots
  • Blk 38/40 Telok Blangah Rise (HDB)175 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · gantry 5.4 m · 183 car lots
  • Blk 32/35 Telok Blangah Rise (HDB)268 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · gantry 5.4 m · 77 car lots
  • Blk 30/31 Telok Blangah Rise (HDB)288 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · gantry 3.8 m · 85 car lots
  • Blk 29/32 Telok Blangah Rise (HDB)316 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · gantry 3.8 m · 194 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: Seah Im Rd Off St, 650 m away, S$125/month.

Public car parks only, by straight-line distance, with the operator's published rates. 42 Telok Blangah Rise'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 42 Telok Blangah Rise?

Key takeawayACRA records 15 live company registrations at this address, 2 of them in the last three years.
Live registrations
15
Registered last 3 years
2
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 42 Telok Blangah Rise

Where is 42 Telok Blangah Rise?⌄

42 Telok Blangah Rise is at Telok Blangah Rise, Singapore 090042, in the Bukit Merah planning area.

What is 42 Telok Blangah Rise zoned as?⌄

42 Telok Blangah Rise sits on land zoned residential under the URA Master Plan, with a gross plot ratio of 2.1.

Have there been any recorded transactions at 42 Telok Blangah Rise?⌄

No caveats have been lodged for 42 Telok Blangah Rise 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 42 Telok Blangah Rise?⌄

Harbourfront MRT is the closest, 628 m away (about a 10-minute walk).

How many businesses are registered at 42 Telok Blangah Rise?⌄

15 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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