CommercialRESIDENTIALDistrict 12 · Novena

78a Lorong Limau

Reviewed by Nathan TangUpdated 10 November 2026
Quick Summary

78a Lorong Limau is a commercial building in District 12 · Novena, on land zoned RESIDENTIAL under the URA Master Plan with a gross plot ratio of 3.5. 1 unit is currently listed for rent. ACRA records 0 live company registrations at this address.

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What are the key facts about 78a Lorong Limau?

Key takeaway78a Lorong Limau is a commercial building in District 12 · Novena, zoned RESIDENTIAL.
Asset class
Commercial
Land-use zone
RESIDENTIAL
Gross plot ratio
3.5
Tenure
Not on record
District / Area
District 12 · Novena
Address
—
Land area
11,589 sqm
Completed
2017 (HDB Property Information)
Storeys
6 (HDB Property Information)
Submarket
City Fringe
Transactions on record
None recorded
Live listings
1
ACRA registrations
0

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 78a Lorong Limau

78A Lorong Limau is a building in Novena (District 12). It is located along Lorong Limau, Singapore 321078.

Under the URA Master Plan it sits on land zoned residential with a gross plot ratio of 3.5.

It occupies roughly 11,589 sqm of land with about 40,563 sqm of gross floor area.

The nearest MRT is Boon Keng MRT, 889 m away (about a 14-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Blk 82) is 149 m away (about a 2-minute walk). Square 2 is 1.3 km away.

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What is 78a Lorong Limau zoned as?

Key takeaway78a Lorong Limau sits on land zoned RESIDENTIAL with a gross plot ratio of 3.5.
Land-use zone
RESIDENTIAL
Gross plot ratio
3.5

Run the full zoning report for this building →

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What does space at 78a Lorong Limau rent for?

Key takeawayNo street- or building-level rent is published here. Across District 12 retail, retail space rented at a median of $6.71 psf a month in 2026Q3, with the middle half of leases between $5.52 and $8.97. That is not this building's own rent, and never a quote for a particular unit.

Retail space — District 12 retail

Region band · 2026Q3
25th pct
$5.52
$59.42 psm
Median
$6.71
$72.22 psm
75th pct
$8.97
$96.57 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 12 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 78a Lorong Limau

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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How fast units move at 78a Lorong Limau

Key takeawayBased on listings we track, as of our last check on 28 Aug 2026: 1 unit for rent; 0 units for sale.

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.

Sale: between 6 Aug 2026 and 28 Aug 2026, 0 new listings appeared and 7 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.

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What's been approved at 78a Lorong Limau?

Key takeawayURA's planning decisions at 78a Lorong Limau since 2000 are below. 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.
  1. 6 Nov 2017Agency works
    Additions & alterations

    Lodgment for proposed addition of family service centre to existing 1st storey of blk 78a (social communal facilities batch 5)

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).

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What do commercial rents run near 78a Lorong Limau?

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

Indicative area yield — District 12 retail

Gross yield (area)
2.9%
2.6% net of property tax
Rent side (median of bands)
$72.22 psm/mo
2026Q3
Price side (strata, 5y)
$2,767 psf
54 sales

An INDICATIVE AREA yield for District 12 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 12 ($ psm/month, 2026Q3)

Floor level · size band25th pctMedian75th pct
Level 1 · 30 & Below$52.08$72.22$91.29
Level 2 & 3 · 30 & Below$101.58$129.23$143.22
Level 2 & 3 · >30 - 100$59.42$63.94$96.57
Level 1 · >30 - 100$74.07$96.87$116.31
Level 1 · >100 - 300$48.14$55.10$60.66

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 available at 78a Lorong Limau right now?

Key takeaway1 unit is currently listed at 78a Lorong Limau. One row per unit; several agents often market the same unit.

For rent (1)

  • Whampoa DewS$10k/mo · 1,539 sqft

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What is near 78a Lorong Limau?

Key takeawayThe nearest MRT/LRT is Boon Keng MRT, about 889 m away.

Getting around

Amenities nearby

NTUC Fairprice Co-operative Ltd · 73 mWinsome Medical & Dental Centre · 121 mBlk 82 · 149 mBlk 90 Whampoa Drive # · 152 mPlace Of Worship · 182 mWhampoa Community Club · 211 mEducational Institution · 306 mHotel · 326 mBoon Keng MRT Exit A · 831 mKallang Polyclinic · 925 m

Straight-line distances. Source: PropKaki amenities data.

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Getting there and parking at 78a Lorong Limau

Key takeawayThe nearest station is Boon Keng (NE9), 832 m away — a busy station, with about 51,000 taps in and out on an average weekday. 22 public car parks are within 500 m; the cheapest URA season parking nearby is S$90 a month.
Foot traffic: busier than 22% of retail buildings

nearest MRT/LRT Boon Keng (NE9) 832 m, about 51,000 taps a weekday; bus stops within 400 m: 6, about 15,000 taps a weekday; Novena: 42,829 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 66,000 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

  • Boon Keng (NE9)832 m · about 51,000 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 78a Lorong Limau. 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 78A Lorong Limau (HDB)3 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · gantry 2.15 m · 355 car lots
  • Blk 81/89 Whampoa Drive (HDB)89 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 321 car lots
  • Blk 76/77 Lorong Limau (HDB)124 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · gantry 3 m · 127 car lots
  • Blk 90 Whampoa Drive (HDB)179 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 59 car lots
  • Blk 85A Whampoa Drive (HDB)200 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · gantry 2.1 m · 168 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.

Public car parks only, by straight-line distance, with the operator's published rates. 78a Lorong Limau'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 78a Lorong Limau?

Key takeawayACRA records 0 live company registrations at this address.
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.

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Frequently asked questions about 78a Lorong Limau

Where is 78A Lorong Limau?⌄

78A Lorong Limau is at Lorong Limau, Singapore 321078, in the Novena planning area.

What is 78A Lorong Limau zoned as?⌄

78A Lorong Limau sits on land zoned residential under the URA Master Plan, with a gross plot ratio of 3.5.

Have there been any recorded transactions at 78A Lorong Limau?⌄

No caveats have been lodged for 78A Lorong Limau 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 78A Lorong Limau?⌄

Boon Keng MRT is the closest, 889 m away (about a 14-minute walk).

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