CommercialRESIDENTIAL WITH COMMERCIAL AT 1ST STOREYDistrict 14 · Geylang

53 Sims Place

Reviewed by Nathan TangUpdated 10 November 2026

Quick Summary

53 Sims Place is a commercial building in District 14 · Geylang, on land zoned RESIDENTIAL WITH COMMERCIAL AT 1ST STOREY under the URA Master Plan with a gross plot ratio of 2.8. 6 units are currently listed for sale. ACRA records 21 live company registrations at this address.

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What are the key facts about 53 Sims Place?

Key takeaway53 Sims Place is a commercial building in District 14 · Geylang, 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 14 · Geylang
Address: —
Land area: 7,056 sqm
Completed: 1976 (HDB Property Information)
Storeys: 13 (HDB Property Information)
Submarket: City Fringe
Listed as: Shop / Shophouse, Other Retail
Transactions on record: None recorded
Live listings: 6
ACRA registrations: 21

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.

About 53 Sims Place

53 Sims Place is a commercial building in Geylang (District 14). It is located along Sims Place, Singapore 380053.

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 7,056 sqm of land with about 48,714 sqm of gross floor area.

48 businesses are currently registered at this address with ACRA.

The nearest MRT is Aljunied MRT, 350 m away (about a 6-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Opp Blk 53) is 82 m away (about a 1-minute walk). Paya Lebar Square is 1.4 km away.

What is 53 Sims Place zoned as?

Key takeaway53 Sims Place 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 53 Sims Place rent for?

Key takeawayNo street- or building-level rent is published here. Across District 14 retail, retail space rented at a median of $10.45 psf a month in 2026Q3, with the middle half of leases between $7.49 and $12.53. That is not this building's own rent, and never a quote for a particular unit.

Retail space — District 14 retail

Region band · 2026Q3

25th pct

$7.49

$80.67 psm

Median

$10.45

$112.50 psm

75th pct

$12.53

$134.91 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 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 53 Sims Place

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.

How fast units move at 53 Sims Place

Key takeawayBased on listings we track, as of our last check on 28 Aug 2026: 6 units for sale.

Sale: between 6 Aug 2026 and 28 Aug 2026, 0 new listings appeared and 0 came off (sold, let or withdrawn). Days on market: not enough history yet — we began tracking on 6 Aug 2026.

One count per unit, however many agents list it. Asking prices are not tracked over time, so price cuts are not shown.

What's been approved at 53 Sims Place?

Key takeawayURA has approved 1 change of use at 53 Sims Place since 2000, most recently in 2017. 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.

16 May 2017ApprovedFloor 1
Change of use to coin-operated laundry services
Proposed change of use of first storey unit #01-XX to coin-operated laundry services at block 53 sims place

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).

What do commercial rents run near 53 Sims Place?

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

Indicative area yield — District 14 retail

Gross yield (area)

5.1%

4.5% net of property tax

Rent side (median of bands)

$112.50 psm/mo

2026Q3

Price side (strata, 5y)

$2,480 psf

106 sales

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 available at 53 Sims Place right now?

Key takeaway6 units are currently listed at 53 Sims Place. One row per unit; several agents often market the same unit.

For sale (6)

53 Sims PlaceS$2.20M · 1,400 sqft
53 sims place2 agentsS$2.20M · 1,485 sqft
53 Sims Place2 agentsS$2.30M · 1,458 sqft
CHEAP High Yield >4% HDB Shophouse in Sims2 agentsS$2.68M · 1,475 sqft

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What is near 53 Sims Place?

Key takeawayThe nearest MRT/LRT is Aljunied MRT, about 350 m away.

Getting around

Aljunied MRT350 m · ~6 min

Amenities nearby

Sims Drive Medical Clinic · 41 mOpp Blk 53 · 83 mPlace Of Worship · 122 mBlk 49 Sims Place · 122 mEducational Institution · 222 mAljunied MRT Exit B · 305 mHotel · 450 mMacPherson Community Club · 807 mGeylang Polyclinic · 810 mPaya Lebar Square · 1.4 km

Straight-line distances. Source: PropKaki amenities data.

Getting there and parking at 53 Sims Place

Key takeawayThe nearest station is Aljunied (EW9), 305 m away — a busy station, with about 47,000 taps in and out on an average weekday. 23 public car parks are within 500 m.

Foot traffic: busier than 64% of retail buildings

nearest MRT/LRT Aljunied (EW9) 305 m, about 47,000 taps a weekday; 1 more station within 1 km; bus stops within 400 m: 12, about 28,000 taps a weekday; Geylang: 116,481 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 46,000 residents within 1 km (June 2026); 0 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

Aljunied (EW9)305 m · about 47,000 weekday taps
Geylang Bahru (DT24)991 m · about 12,000 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 53 Sims Place. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.

Bus

12 bus stops within 400 m, with about 28,000 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.

Public car parks within 500 m

Blk 53 Sims Place (HDB)19 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · gantry 4.5 m · 66 car lots
Blk 46/47/48/49 Sims Place (HDB)107 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · gantry 4.5 m · 91 car lots
Blk 52 Sims Place (HDB)139 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · gantry 4.5 m · 40 car lots
Blk 63 Sims Place (HDB)174 m
no short-term parking · 88 car lots
Blk 45/50/51 Sims Drive (HDB)215 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · gantry 4.5 m · 27 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, 574 m away, S$90/month.

Public car parks only, by straight-line distance, with the operator's published rates. 53 Sims Place's own car park, if it has one, and its charges are not in the open data.

Who's registered at 53 Sims Place?

Key takeaway21 live companies (and LLPs and branches; sole proprietors are not counted) list 53 Sims Place as their registered address on its shop floor. These are registered businesses, not who occupies the space.

Health and social services
5
Wholesale and retail trade
4
Accommodation and food services
3
Professional, scientific and technical services
2
Administrative and support services
2
Education
2
Financial and insurance
1
Real estate
1
Other services
1
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. HDB block: only the shop floor (level 1 and basements) is counted; the flats above are homes. ACRA, as of 2026-09-16.

Frequently asked questions about 53 Sims Place

Where is 53 Sims Place?⌄

53 Sims Place is at Sims Place, Singapore 380053, in the Geylang planning area.

What is 53 Sims Place zoned as?⌄

53 Sims Place 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 53 Sims Place?⌄

No caveats have been lodged for 53 Sims Place 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 53 Sims Place?⌄

Aljunied MRT is the closest, 350 m away (about a 6-minute walk).

How many businesses are registered at 53 Sims Place?⌄

48 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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Completion year: the year HDB records the block as completed (HDB Property Information).

Storeys: the block's highest floor level as HDB records it.

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.

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.

Tenure is not recorded for this building. Commercial tenure coverage is roughly 40% (industrial is far better at ~90%).

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 HDB Property Information, PropKaki's submarket map, URA planning decisions, HDB car park information (data.gov.sg), LTA DataMall passenger volumes, PropKaki's foot-traffic model — see our methodology. Last updated 10 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.