79 Kim Yam Road
79 Kim Yam Road is a commercial building in District 9 · River Valley, on land zoned RESIDENTIAL under the URA Master Plan with a gross plot ratio of 2.8. It is leasehold with roughly 70 years remaining. 2 transactions are on record since 1995, most recently in Sept 2026. ACRA records 2 live company registrations at this address.
What are the key facts about 79 Kim Yam Road?
- Asset class
- Commercial
- Land-use zone
- RESIDENTIAL
- Gross plot ratio
- 2.8
- Tenure
- Leasehold
- District / Area
- District 9 · River Valley
- Address
- 79 Kim Yam Road
- 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
- 2
About 79 Kim Yam Road
79 Kim Yam Road is a mixed-use property in River Valley (District 09). It is located along Kim Yam Road, Singapore 239374.
Under the URA Master Plan it sits on land zoned residential with a gross plot ratio of 2.8. The site falls within a conservation area, so external alterations are subject to URA conservation guidelines. It lies inside the Central Area.
The site is leasehold, with about 70 years remaining on the lease.
1 transaction has been recorded here, at a median of S$2,799 psf. The most recent was in December 2010.
2 businesses are currently registered at this address with ACRA.
The nearest MRT is Fort Canning MRT, 420 m away (about a 7-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Opp Mohd Sultan Rd) is 262 m away (about a 4-minute walk).
What is 79 Kim Yam Road zoned as?
- Land-use zone
- RESIDENTIAL
- Gross plot ratio
- 2.8
- Conservation area
- River Valley
- Conserved building
- Yes
- Central Area
- Yes
What has 79 Kim Yam Road sold for?
| Date | Use | Price | Area | PSF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 | Shop House | S$6.22M | 1,744 sqft | $3,567 |
| Dec 2010 | Shop House | S$4.88M | 1,744 sqft | $2,799 |
URA/JTC records from 1995 — that is where the record starts, not when the building was built. Strata and land deals can mix in one building's history; compare like with like. sqm ↔ sq ft converter
What does space at 79 Kim Yam Road rent for?
Retail space — District 9 retail
Region band · 2026Q3S$ 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 9 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 Kim Yam Road
- 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 79 Kim Yam Road?
- 9 Mar 2000ApprovedAdditions & alterations
Proposed amendment to approved additions & alterations to existing 3-storey conservation terrace houses
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$54.50 per unit).
What do commercial rents run near 79 Kim Yam Road?
Indicative area yield — District 9 retail
An INDICATIVE AREA yield for District 9 retail — NOT this building's yield, and not any unit's. Commercial rents are published as a district percentile grid, so both halves describe the district.
Priced on STRATA sales only: rent is quoted per unit of lettable area, and commercial land PSF runs far above strata — mixing them would shift the ratio sharply.
Net deducts the 10% non-residential property tax ONLY — not vacancy, maintenance, agent fees, financing, or the 9% GST on purchase.
Retail rents — District 9 ($ psm/month, 2026Q3)
| Floor level · size band | 25th pct | Median | 75th pct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 4 & Above · 30 & Below | $101.79 | $127.98 | $144.93 |
| B1 & Below · 30 & Below | $231.82 | $392.95 | $544.95 |
| Level 2 & 3 · 30 & Below | $97.06 | $128.26 | $157.50 |
| Level 1 · 30 & Below | $131.15 | $157.04 | $196.05 |
| Level 1 · >30 - 100 | $112.35 | $161.16 | $217.81 |
| Level 2 & 3 · >30 - 100 | $91.89 | $118.41 | $156.35 |
| Level 4 & Above · >30 - 100 | $81.28 | $100.52 | $133.94 |
| B1 & Below · >30 - 100 | $155.98 | $328.55 | $492.13 |
Office rents — Central Area ($ 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 near 79 Kim Yam Road?
Getting around
- Fort Canning MRT420 m · ~7 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 79 Kim Yam Road
nearest MRT/LRT Fort Canning (DT20) 402 m, about 14,000 taps a weekday; 6 more stations within 1 km; bus stops within 400 m: 7, about 12,000 taps a weekday; about 22,000 residents within 1 km (June 2026); 10 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
- Fort Canning (DT20)402 m · about 14,000 weekday taps
- Great World (TE15)744 m · about 21,000 weekday taps
- Clarke Quay (NE5)767 m · about 31,000 weekday taps
- Havelock (TE16)777 m · about 16,000 weekday taps
- Somerset (NS23)858 m · about 66,000 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 79 Kim Yam Road. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.
Bus
7 bus stops within 400 m, with about 12,000 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.
Public car parks within 500 m
- Mohd Sultan Rd (URA)50 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 74 car lots
- Kim Yam Rd (URA)67 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 28 car lots
- Mohd Sultan-River Vall Ey Road Area (URA)105 mseason S$80/month
- Unity St (URA)164 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 10 car lots
- Mohd Sultan Rd - River Valley Rd Off St (URA)211 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 18 car lots
Public car parks only, by straight-line distance, with the operator's published rates. 79 Kim Yam Road's own car park, if it has one, and its charges are not in the open data.
Who's registered at 79 Kim Yam Road?
- Professional, scientific and technical services2
- Wholesale and retail trade0
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. ACRA, as of 2026-09-16.
Frequently asked questions about 79 Kim Yam Road
Where is 79 Kim Yam Road?⌄
79 Kim Yam Road is at 79 Kim Yam Road, Singapore 239374, in the River Valley planning area.
What is 79 Kim Yam Road zoned as?⌄
79 Kim Yam Road sits on land zoned residential under the URA Master Plan, with a gross plot ratio of 2.8.
What is the tenure of 79 Kim Yam Road?⌄
79 Kim Yam Road is leasehold. About 70 years remain on the lease.
Is 79 Kim Yam Road a conserved property?⌄
Yes. 79 Kim Yam Road falls within a URA conservation area, so external works are subject to conservation guidelines.
What have units at 79 Kim Yam Road sold for?⌄
Across 1 recorded transaction, the median price is S$2,799 psf. The latest was in December 2010.
What is the nearest MRT station to 79 Kim Yam Road?⌄
Fort Canning MRT is the closest, 420 m away (about a 7-minute walk).
How many businesses are registered at 79 Kim Yam Road?⌄
2 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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