536 Upper Cross Street
536 Upper Cross Street is a commercial building in District 1 · Outram, on land zoned COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL under the URA Master Plan with a gross plot ratio of 3.5. 1 unit is currently listed for rent. ACRA records 9 live company registrations at this address.
What are the key facts about 536 Upper Cross Street?
- Asset class
- Commercial
- Land-use zone
- COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL
- Gross plot ratio
- 3.5
- Tenure
- Not on record
- District / Area
- District 1 · Outram
- Address
- —
- Land area
- 1,176 sqm
- Completed
- 1978 (HDB Property Information)
- Storeys
- 18 (HDB Property Information)
- Submarket
- City Fringe
- Listed as
- Shop / Shophouse
- Transactions on record
- None recorded
- Live listings
- 1
- ACRA registrations
- 9
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 536 Upper Cross Street
536 Upper Cross Street is a commercial building in Outram (District 01). It is located along Upper Cross Street, Singapore 050536.
Under the URA Master Plan it sits on land zoned commercial & residential with a gross plot ratio of 3.5. It lies inside the Central Area.
It occupies roughly 1,176 sqm of land with about 72,672 sqm of gross floor area.
9 businesses are currently registered at this address with ACRA.
The nearest MRT is Chinatown MRT, 98 m away (about a 2-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Opp Chinatown Stn) is 104 m away (about a 2-minute walk). Chinatown Point is 102 m away (about a 2-minute walk).
What is 536 Upper Cross Street zoned as?
- Land-use zone
- COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL
- Gross plot ratio
- 3.5
- Urban design area
- Udga
- Central Area
- Yes
What does space at 536 Upper Cross Street rent for?
Office space on Upper Cross Street
Street level · 2026Q3S$ per sq ft per month · median -11% 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 on Upper Cross Street
Street level · 2026Q3S$ per sq ft per month · median -6.8% 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).
Retail space — District 1 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 1 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 536 Upper Cross Street
- 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.
How fast units move at 536 Upper Cross Street
Rent: 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 536 Upper Cross Street?
- 8 Jan 2020ApprovedAdditions & alterations
1st extension of written permission for proposed additions & alterations to existing public housing development for m/s housing development board for new consumer switch rooms at block 532, 533, 535, 536 & 538
- 20 Jan 2019ApprovedAdditions & alterations
Proposed amendment to approved additions & alterations to existing public housing development for m/s housing development board for new consumer switch rooms at block 532, 533, 535, 536 & 538 on lots 00395t, 00403v, 00404p & 00469k ts 06 upper cross street (precinct b) for housing improvement programme
- 24 Nov 2014Agency worksFloor 5Additions & alterations
Proposed social service centre extension & additions/alterations to unit #05-XX blk 536 lot 00403v ts06 upper cross street singapore 050536
- 13 Jun 2007ApprovedAdditions & alterations
Proposed residents corner at open space, lean-to-shed to abut the existing pedestrian link bridge park shelter and ramp near to blk 536
- 22 Apr 2003ApprovedFloor 5Additions & alterations
Retention of use and proposed extension of existing social service centre at hdb block 536 unit #05-XX
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$54.50 per unit).
How does Upper Cross Street price?
Street figures cover strata deals only — land and strata PSF are not comparable.
What do commercial rents run near 536 Upper Cross Street?
Indicative area yield — District 1 retail
An INDICATIVE AREA yield for District 1 retail — NOT this building's yield, and not any unit's. Commercial rents are published as a district percentile grid, so both halves describe the district.
Priced on STRATA sales only: rent is quoted per unit of lettable area, and commercial land PSF runs far above strata — mixing them would shift the ratio sharply.
Net deducts the 10% non-residential property tax ONLY — not vacancy, maintenance, agent fees, financing, or the 9% GST on purchase.
Retail rents — District 1 ($ psm/month, 2026Q3)
| Floor level · size band | 25th pct | Median | 75th pct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 2 & 3 · 30 & Below | $82.69 | $99.35 | $120.39 |
| Level 1 · 30 & Below | $172.73 | $245.52 | $332.57 |
| B1 & Below · 30 & Below | $87.33 | $172.91 | $321.72 |
| Level 2 & 3 · >30 - 100 | $77.43 | $95.09 | $183.52 |
| Level 1 · >30 - 100 | $106.77 | $168.33 | $217.05 |
| B1 & Below · >30 - 100 | $117.40 | $198.29 | $365.38 |
| Level 1 · >100 - 300 | $115.69 | $148.57 | $187.43 |
| B1 & Below · >100 - 300 | $148.73 | $233.33 | $396.56 |
Office rents — Central Area ($ psm/month, 2026Q3)
| Building class · size band | 25th pct | Median | 75th pct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Category 2 · 100 & Below | $54.65 | $69.39 | $88.80 |
| Category 1 · 100 & Below | $103.62 | $122.24 | $132.43 |
| Category 1 · >100 - 200 | $116.28 | $126.99 | $148.35 |
| Category 2 · >100 - 200 | $65.57 | $82.87 | $97.63 |
| Category 1 · >200 - 500 | $114.67 | $128.09 | $145.77 |
| Category 2 · >200 - 500 | $64.83 | $82.57 | $94.73 |
| Category 1 · >500 - 1000 | $106.56 | $137.78 | $148.23 |
| Category 2 · >500 - 1000 | $85.04 | $89.34 | $109.80 |
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 536 Upper Cross Street right now?
For rent (1)
- 536 Upper Cross Street, 050536S$10k/mo · 1,000 sqft
What is near 536 Upper Cross Street?
Getting around
- Chinatown MRT98 m · ~2 min
Amenities nearby
Straight-line distances. Source: PropKaki amenities data.
Getting there and parking at 536 Upper Cross Street
nearest MRT/LRT Chinatown (NE4/DT19) 78 m, about 97,000 taps a weekday; 9 more stations within 1 km; bus stops within 400 m: 12, about 37,000 taps a weekday; Outram: 38,402 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 18,000 residents within 1 km (June 2026); 9 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
- Chinatown (NE4 / DT19)78 m · about 97,000 weekday taps
- Clarke Quay (NE5)221 m · about 31,000 weekday taps
- Telok Ayer (DT18)327 m · about 37,000 weekday taps
- Maxwell (TE18)457 m · about 23,000 weekday taps
- Raffles Place (EW14 / NS26)652 m · about 133,000 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 536 Upper Cross Street. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.
Bus
12 bus stops within 400 m, with about 37,000 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.
Public car parks within 500 m
- Blk 533A Hong Lim Mscp (HDB)26 mS$1.20 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · gantry 1.9 m · 583 car lots
- Upp Hokien St (URA)76 mS$1.20 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 28 car lots
- Mosque St (URA)159 mS$1.20 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 55 car lots
- Backlane (Upp Cross St - Mosque St) (URA)163 m
- Hong Lim Park Off St (URA)248 mS$1.20 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 23 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.
Nearest URA season parking: Mohd Sultan-River Vall Ey Road Area, 962 m away, S$80/month.
Public car parks only, by straight-line distance, with the operator's published rates. 536 Upper Cross Street's own car park, if it has one, and its charges are not in the open data.
How many companies are registered at 536 Upper Cross Street?
- Live registrations
- 9
- Registered last 3 years
- 6
- 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 536 Upper Cross Street
Where is 536 Upper Cross Street?⌄
536 Upper Cross Street is at Upper Cross Street, Singapore 050536, in the Outram planning area.
What is 536 Upper Cross Street zoned as?⌄
536 Upper Cross Street sits on land zoned commercial & residential under the URA Master Plan, with a gross plot ratio of 3.5.
Have there been any recorded transactions at 536 Upper Cross Street?⌄
No caveats have been lodged for 536 Upper Cross Street 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 536 Upper Cross Street?⌄
Chinatown MRT is the closest, 98 m away (about a 2-minute walk).
How many businesses are registered at 536 Upper Cross Street?⌄
9 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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