CommercialCOMMERCIALFreeholdDistrict 2 · Downtown Core

79 Anson Road

Reviewed by Nathan TangUpdated 8 November 2026Data through Dec 2012

Quick Summary

79 Anson Road is a commercial building in District 2 · Downtown Core, on land zoned COMMERCIAL under the URA Master Plan with a gross plot ratio of 8.4. It is freehold. 57 transactions are on record since 1995, at a median S$1,181 psf, most recently in Dec 2012. 4 units are currently listed for sale or rent. ACRA records 31 live company registrations at this address.

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What are the key facts about 79 Anson Road?

Key takeaway79 Anson Road is a commercial building in District 2 · Downtown Core, zoned COMMERCIAL, held freehold.

Asset class: Commercial
Land-use zone: COMMERCIAL
Gross plot ratio: 8.4
Tenure: Freehold
District / Area: District 2 · Downtown Core
Address: 79 Anson Road
Land area: —
Completed: Not on record
Storeys: 23 (per CommercialGuru)
Strata units (MCST): 39
Managing agent: UE SERVICECORP SINGAPORE
Strata formed: 2000 (MCST 2465)
Submarket: Shenton Way / Tanjong Pagar
Units with a recorded sale: At least 57
Listed as: Office
Transactions on record: 57 (records start 1995)
Live listings: 4
ACRA registrations: 31

About 79 Anson Road

79 Anson Road is a commercial property in Downtown Core (District 02). It is located along Anson Road, Singapore 079906.

Under the URA Master Plan it sits on land zoned commercial with a gross plot ratio of 8.4. It lies inside the Central Area.

The site is freehold.

57 transactions have been recorded here, at a median of S$1,181 psf. The most recent was in December 2012.

47 businesses are currently registered at this address with ACRA.

The nearest MRT is Prince Edward Road MRT, 190 m away (about a 3-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Aft Enggor St) is 61 m away (about a 1-minute walk). Icon Village is 177 m away (about a 3-minute walk).

What is 79 Anson Road zoned as?

Key takeaway79 Anson Road sits on land zoned COMMERCIAL with a gross plot ratio of 8.4, inside the Central Area.

Land-use zone: COMMERCIAL
Gross plot ratio: 8.4
Urban design area: Udga
Central Area: Yes

BCA-verified envelope: built 26,866 sqm. This block appears only where BCA has published the actual built floor area — everywhere else, buildable headroom cannot be verified and is deliberately not estimated.

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What has 79 Anson Road sold for?

Key takeawayAcross 57 recorded transactions since 1995, the median price is about S$5.61M, most recently in Dec 2012.

Date	Use	Price	Area	PSF
Dec 2012	Office	S$181.19M	100,008 sqft	$1,812
Dec 2012	Office	S$228.81M	117,424 sqft	$1,949
Dec 2007	Office	S$19.70M	10,764 sqft	$1,830
Dec 2007	Office	S$19.70M	10,764 sqft	$1,830
Dec 2007	Office	S$19.70M	10,764 sqft	$1,830
Dec 2007	Office	S$19.33M	10,559 sqft	$1,830
Dec 2007	Office	S$19.70M	10,764 sqft	$1,830
Dec 2007	Office	S$18.28M	9,989 sqft	$1,830
Dec 2007	Office	S$19.70M	10,764 sqft	$1,830
Dec 2007	Office	S$19.70M	10,764 sqft	$1,830

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 79 Anson Road rent for?

Key takeawayNo rent is published for 79 Anson Road itself. On its street, Anson Road, office space rented at a median of $6.65 psf a month in 2026Q3, with the middle half of leases between $6.30 and $7.79. That is not this building's own rent, and never a quote for a particular unit.

Office space on Anson Road

Street level · 2026Q3

25th pct

$6.30

$67.80 psm

Median

$6.65

$71.59 psm

75th pct

$7.79

$83.87 psm

S$ per sq ft per month · median -4.5% on a year earlier

2023Q4 · $69.97 psm2026Q3 · $71.59 psm median

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 Anson Road

Street level · 2026Q3

25th pct

$8.00

$86.12 psm

Median

$8.80

$94.71 psm

75th pct

$13.99

$150.56 psm

S$ per sq ft per month · median -22.1% on a year earlier

2023Q4 · $91.48 psm2026Q3 · $94.71 psm median

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 2 retail

Region band · 2026Q3

25th pct

$7.84

$84.37 psm

Median

$8.70

$93.65 psm

75th pct

$9.99

$107.51 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 2 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 79 Anson Road

Key takeawayBrokers' office figures for this part of Singapore — a broker's market figure, not this building's rent.

CBRE, 2Q 2026 (island-wide)

Islandwide: Vacancy 5%
Islandwide (Grade B): Rent S$8.35 psf/mth

Singapore Figures Q2 2026

Cushman & Wakefield, 2Q 2026

Shenton Way / Tanjong Pagar: Rent S$11.02 psf/mth · Vacancy 9.6% · Planned / under construction 1.64m sq ft

Singapore Office MarketBeat Q2 2026

Official series (URA, 2026Q3): Office vacancy rate (Whole Island) 10 (-1.2 pp on the year) · Office rental index (Central Region) 203.4 (+1.8% 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 79 Anson Road

Key takeawayBased on listings we track, as of our last check on 28 Aug 2026: 3 units for rent; 1 unit for sale.

Rent: between 6 Aug 2026 and 28 Aug 2026, 2 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, 1 new listing 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 79 Anson Road?

Key takeawayURA has approved 10 changes of use at 79 Anson Road since 2000, most recently in 2022. 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.

10 Jun 2024RenewedFloor 1
Continued use as amusement centre & bar with ancillary live performance
Continued use of unit #01-XX as amusement centre & bar with ancillary live performance
17 Feb 2022ApprovedFloor 21
Change of use: shop → massage establishment
Proposed change of use of part of units #21-XX, #21-XX, #21-XX, #21-XX, #21-XX & #21-XX from shop to massage establishment at 79 anson road
18 Jun 2021RenewedFloor 1
Continued use as amusement centre & bar with ancillary live performance
Continued use of unit #01-XX as amusement centre & bar with ancillary live performance
16 Mar 2020Agency worksFloor 1
Change of use to sports & recreation building
Lodgment for proposed use of unit #01-XX as sports & recreation building
16 Mar 2020Agency worksFloor 21
Change of use to shop
Lodgment for proposed use of units #21-XX as shop
16 Mar 2020Agency worksFloor 22
Change of use to sports & recreation building
Lodgment for proposed use of units #22-XX as sports & recreation building
9 Nov 2018Agency works
Change of use to commercial school
Lodgment for proposed use of 20th storey as commercial school
20 Aug 2018ApprovedFloor 1
Change of use: restaurant → amusement centre & bar with ancillary live performance
Proposed change of use of unit #01-XX from restaurant to amusement centre & bar with ancillary live performance at 79 anson road
6 Sept 2017Agency worksFloors 21, 22
Change of use to sports & recreation building
Lodgment for proposed use of part of units #21-XX and units #22-XX as sports & recreation building
21 Sept 2016Agency worksFloor 1
Change of use to restaurant
Lodgment for proposed use of unit #01-XX as restaurant
18 Dec 2014Agency worksFloor 1
Change of use to restaurant
Lodgement for change of use of unit #01-XX to restaurant on lot 00992x, 00994c ts23 at 79 anson road (downtown core planning area)
19 Dec 2001ApprovedFloor 1
Change of use to commercial school
Proposed change of use of unit #01-XX on the 1st storey to commercial school

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 Anson Road price?

Key takeawayAcross 79 strata sales on Anson Road in the last 5 years, the median is $1,923 psf.

Strata sales on the street (5y)

Street median PSF (strata)

$1,923

Street figures cover strata deals only — land and strata PSF are not comparable.

What do commercial rents run near 79 Anson Road?

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

Indicative area yield — District 2 retail

Gross yield (area)

3.8%

3.4% net of property tax

Rent side (median of bands)

$93.65 psm/mo

2026Q3

Price side (strata, 5y)

$2,752 psf

14 sales

An INDICATIVE AREA yield for District 2 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 2 ($ psm/month, 2026Q3)

Floor level · size band	25th pct	Median	75th pct
Level 2 & 3 · 30 & Below	$92.88	$96.94	$102.26
Level 1 · 30 & Below	$110.68	$117.65	$134.18
Level 1 · >30 - 100	$80.88	$88.43	$172.22
Level 2 & 3 · >30 - 100	$86.12	$91.49	$91.50
B1 & Below · >30 - 100	$247.81	$267.74	$283.87
Level 4 & Above · >30 - 100	$80.14	$84.93	$88.40
Level 2 & 3 · >100 - 300	$82.62	$95.80	$112.75
Level 1 · >100 - 300	$28.40	$52.68	$96.53

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 79 Anson Road right now?

Key takeaway4 units are currently listed at 79 Anson Road — 1 for sale and 3 for rent. One row per unit; several agents often market the same unit.

For sale (1)

79 Anson Road, 079906S$25.65M · 10,118 sqft

For rent (3)

79 Anson Road, 079906S$34k/mo · 2,840 sqft
79 Anson Road, 079906S$2k/mo · 120 sqft
79 Anson Road, 079906S$22k/mo · 2,668 sqft

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What is near 79 Anson Road?

Key takeawayThe nearest MRT/LRT is Tanjong Pagar MRT, about 274 m away.

Getting around

Tanjong Pagar MRT274 m · ~4 min

Amenities nearby

Hotel · 39 mRafflesMedical (Anson Centre) · 53 mAft Enggor St · 61 mCold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd · 161 mTanjong Pagar MRT Exit H · 173 mIcon Village · 177 mTanjong Pagar Pk · 294 mBlk 6 Tanjong Pagar Plaza · 395 mPlace Of Worship · 472 mTanjong Pagar Community Club · 509 m

Straight-line distances. Source: PropKaki amenities data.

Getting there and parking at 79 Anson Road

Key takeawayThe nearest station is Prince Edward Road (CC32), 119 m away — a quiet station, with 3,673 taps in and out on an average weekday. 13 public car parks are within 500 m.

Foot traffic: busier than 45% of office buildings

nearest MRT/LRT Prince Edward Road (CC32) 119 m, about 3,673 taps a weekday; 9 more stations within 1 km; bus stops within 400 m: 9, about 11,000 taps a weekday; Downtown Core: 284,004 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 16,000 residents within 1 km (June 2026). Ranked against 485 office 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), not a count of people.

Stations within 1 km

Prince Edward Road (CC32)119 m · 3,673 weekday taps
Tanjong Pagar (EW15)173 m · about 85,000 weekday taps
Shenton Way (TE19)632 m · about 32,000 weekday taps
Maxwell (TE18)743 m · about 23,000 weekday taps
Cantonment (CC31)800 m · 3,987 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 79 Anson Road. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.

Bus

9 bus stops within 400 m, with about 11,000 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.

Public car parks within 500 m

Mistri Rd (URA)42 m
Prince Edward Rd - She Nton Way Off St (URA)303 m
S$1.50 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 84 car lots
Wallich St (URA)341 m
S$1.20 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 9 car lots
Backlane (Peck Seah St - Tras St) (URA)365 m
Peck Seah St Off St (URA)378 m
S$1.50 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 150 car lots

Nearest URA season parking: Blair Road-Everton Roa D Area, 1.0 km away, S$80/month.

Public car parks only, by straight-line distance, with the operator's published rates. 79 Anson Road's own car park, if it has one, and its charges are not in the open data.

Who's registered at 79 Anson Road?

Key takeaway31 live companies (and LLPs and branches; sole proprietors are not counted) list 79 Anson Road as their registered address. These are registered businesses, not who occupies the space.

Health and social services
9
Professional, scientific and technical services
8
Information and communications
6
Other services
3
Financial and insurance
2
Arts, entertainment and recreation
2
Education
1
Wholesale and retail trade
0
Transportation and storage
0
Manufacturing
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. Most registrations here are dead: this is a registered-office address (corporate secretaries), so the count says nothing about how busy the building is. ACRA, as of 2026-09-16.

What is 79 Anson Road's BCA building profile?

BCA building type: Office
Green Mark: NA (NA)
Energy use intensity: 135 kWh/m²·yr

Frequently asked questions about 79 Anson Road

Where is 79 Anson Road?⌄

79 Anson Road is at 79 Anson Road, Singapore 079906, in the Downtown Core planning area.

What is 79 Anson Road zoned as?⌄

79 Anson Road sits on land zoned commercial under the URA Master Plan, with a gross plot ratio of 8.4.

What is the tenure of 79 Anson Road?⌄

79 Anson Road is freehold.

What have units at 79 Anson Road sold for?⌄

Across 57 recorded transactions, the median price is S$1,181 psf. The latest was in December 2012.

What is the nearest MRT station to 79 Anson Road?⌄

Prince Edward Road MRT is the closest, 190 m away (about a 3-minute walk).

How many businesses are registered at 79 Anson Road?⌄

47 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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Year of completion is not on record for this building. Building age cannot be stated.

Storeys: CommercialGuru's floor count, not checked against an official record.

Total units: the strata units in the building's MCST (BCA's register) — strata lots, not tenancies; a single-owner building can be one lot. Units with a recorded sale (URA caveats) are a separate figure.

Strata lots: the lot count in the development's MCST (BCA's register) — the whole development, homes included where it is mixed; a single-owner mall or tower can be one lot.

Strata formed: the year the MCST was set up (BCA's register). NOT the year the building was completed — an MCST forms after TOP, sometimes years later. Never state it as the building's age.

Managing agent: as BCA's MCST register names it; it can change between register updates.

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.

Approved for a new building: the year URA approved the latest new erection or redevelopment here. An APPROVAL year, not a completion year — never state it as the building's age.

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.

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 CommercialGuru, BCA's MCST register, PropKaki's submarket map, URA planning decisions, URA car park data (URA Data Service), LTA DataMall passenger volumes, PropKaki's foot-traffic model — see our methodology. Last updated 8 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.