479 Sims Avenue
479 Sims Avenue is a commercial building in District 14 · Geylang, on land zoned RESIDENTIAL under the URA Master Plan with a gross plot ratio of 2.8. It is freehold. 2 transactions are on record since 1995, most recently in Mar 2010. ACRA records 0 live company registrations at this address.
What are the key facts about 479 Sims Avenue?
- Asset class
- Commercial
- Land-use zone
- RESIDENTIAL
- Gross plot ratio
- 2.8
- Tenure
- Freehold
- District / Area
- District 14 · Geylang
- Address
- 479 Sims Avenue
- 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
- 0
About 479 Sims Avenue
479 Sims Avenue is a mixed-use property in Kallang (District 14). It is located along Sims Avenue, Singapore 387551.
Under the URA Master Plan it sits on land zoned residential with a gross plot ratio of 2.8.
The site is freehold.
2 transactions have been recorded here, at a median of S$950 psf. The most recent was in March 2010.
The nearest MRT is Aljunied MRT, 516 m away (about a 8-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Blk 134) is 171 m away (about a 3-minute walk).
What is 479 Sims Avenue zoned as?
- Land-use zone
- RESIDENTIAL
- Gross plot ratio
- 2.8
What has 479 Sims Avenue sold for?
| Date | Use | Price | Area | PSF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2010 | Shop House | S$1.45M | 1,484 sqft | $977 |
| Nov 1995 | Shop House | S$1.37M | 1,484 sqft | $923 |
URA/JTC records from 1995 — that is where the record starts, not when the building was built. Strata and land deals can mix in one building's history; compare like with like. sqm ↔ sq ft converter
What does space at 479 Sims Avenue rent for?
Retail space on Sims Avenue
Street level · 2025Q3S$ per sq ft per month (median only published) · median -3.2% on a year earlier
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 Sims Avenue
Street level · 2026Q2S$ per sq ft per month (median only published)
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 14 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 14 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 479 Sims Avenue
- 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 479 Sims Avenue?
- 11 Jun 2026RenewedContinued use as pet boarding
Continued use of 1st storey premises as pet boarding
- 2 Aug 2023ApprovedChange of use to pet boarding
Proposed change of use of the 1st storey premises to pet boarding
- 5 Oct 2022RenewedContinued use as commercial school
Continued use of the 1st storey of the 2-storey terrace house to commercial school
- 7 Sept 2020ApprovedChange of use to commercial school
Change of use of the 1st storey of the 2-storey terrace house to commercial school
- 16 Aug 2004RenewedContinued use as office
Proposed cu of 1st sty terrace house as office
- 12 Sept 2001ApprovedChange of use to office
Change of use of the 1st storey of the 2-storey terrace house to office
- 7 Aug 2000RefusedChange of use to shop
Change of use of 1st storey of the 2-storey terrace house to shop
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$54.50 per unit).
How does Sims Avenue price?
Street figures cover strata deals only — land and strata PSF are not comparable.
What do commercial rents run near 479 Sims Avenue?
Indicative area yield — District 14 retail
An INDICATIVE AREA yield for District 14 retail — NOT this building's yield, and not any unit's. Commercial rents are published as a district percentile grid, so both halves describe the district.
Priced on STRATA sales only: rent is quoted per unit of lettable area, and commercial land PSF runs far above strata — mixing them would shift the ratio sharply.
Net deducts the 10% non-residential property tax ONLY — not vacancy, maintenance, agent fees, financing, or the 9% GST on purchase.
Retail rents — District 14 ($ psm/month, 2026Q3)
| Floor level · size band | 25th pct | Median | 75th pct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 2 & 3 · 30 & Below | $60.26 | $68.83 | $77.30 |
| B1 & Below · 30 & Below | $52.94 | $76.47 | $130.25 |
| Level 1 · 30 & Below | $85.00 | $125.00 | $205.26 |
| Level 2 & 3 · >30 - 100 | $71.17 | $84.43 | $161.43 |
| Level 1 · >30 - 100 | $80.67 | $127.33 | $161.46 |
| Level 4 & Above · >30 - 100 | $69.97 | $74.47 | $74.91 |
| B1 & Below · >30 - 100 | $104.10 | $206.00 | $256.12 |
| Level 2 & 3 · >100 - 300 | $101.65 | $112.97 | $180.02 |
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 479 Sims Avenue?
Getting around
- Aljunied MRT516 m · ~8 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 479 Sims Avenue
nearest MRT/LRT Paya Lebar (EW8/CC9) 507 m, about 95,000 taps a weekday; 2 more stations within 1 km; bus stops within 400 m: 6, about 15,000 taps a weekday; Geylang: 116,481 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 48,000 residents within 1 km (June 2026); 4 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
- Paya Lebar (EW8 / CC9)507 m · about 95,000 weekday taps
- Aljunied (EW9)516 m · about 47,000 weekday taps
- Dakota (CC8)844 m · about 16,000 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 479 Sims Avenue. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.
Bus
6 bus stops within 400 m, with about 15,000 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.
Public car parks within 500 m
- Blk 129-134 Geylang East Avenue 1/2 (HDB)40 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · gantry 4.5 m · 253 car lots
- Lor 33 Geylang (URA)127 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 12 car lots
- Lor 31 Geylang Off St (URA)134 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 51 car lots
- Lor 35 Geylang (URA)142 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 13 car lots
- Blk 124 To 128 Geylang East Avenue 1 (HDB)146 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 355 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: Geylang Area, 693 m away, S$90/month.
Public car parks only, by straight-line distance, with the operator's published rates. 479 Sims Avenue's own car park, if it has one, and its charges are not in the open data.
How many companies are registered at 479 Sims Avenue?
- Live registrations
- 0
- Registered last 3 years
- 0
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 479 Sims Avenue
Where is 479 Sims Avenue?⌄
479 Sims Avenue is at 479 Sims Avenue, Singapore 387551, in the Kallang planning area.
What is 479 Sims Avenue zoned as?⌄
479 Sims Avenue sits on land zoned residential under the URA Master Plan, with a gross plot ratio of 2.8.
What is the tenure of 479 Sims Avenue?⌄
479 Sims Avenue is freehold.
What have units at 479 Sims Avenue sold for?⌄
Across 2 recorded transactions, the median price is S$950 psf. The latest was in March 2010.
What is the nearest MRT station to 479 Sims Avenue?⌄
Aljunied MRT is the closest, 516 m away (about a 8-minute walk).
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