CommercialDistrict 15 · Geylang

86,88 Joo Chiat Road

Reviewed by Nathan TangUpdated 8 November 2026Data through Apr 1999

Quick Summary

86,88 Joo Chiat Road is a commercial building in District 15 · Geylang. 1 transaction is on record since 1995, most recently in Apr 1999. ACRA records 0 live company registrations at this address.

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What are the key facts about 86,88 Joo Chiat Road?

Key takeaway86,88 Joo Chiat Road is a commercial building in District 15 · Geylang.

Asset class: Commercial
Land-use zone: Not on record
Gross plot ratio: —
Tenure: Not on record
District / Area: District 15 · Geylang
Address: 86,88 Joo Chiat Road
Land area: —
Completed: Not on record
Storeys: Not on record
Transactions on record: 1 (records start 1995)
Live listings: None
ACRA registrations: 0

About 86,88 Joo Chiat Road

86,88 Joo Chiat Road is a commercial property in Geylang (District 15). It is located along Joo Chiat Road.

1 transaction has been recorded here, at a median of S$650 psf. The most recent was in April 1999.

What has 86,88 Joo Chiat Road sold for?

Key takeaway1 transaction is on record since 1995, most recently in Apr 1999 — too few to support a median, so the deals themselves are listed instead.

Date	Use	Price	Area	PSF
Apr 1999	Shop House	S$1.20M	1,845 sqft	$650

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 86,88 Joo Chiat Road rent for?

Key takeawayNo rent is published for 86,88 Joo Chiat Road itself. On its street, Joo Chiat Road, retail space rented at a median of $5.56 psf a month in 2026Q3, with the middle half of leases between $3.85 and $6.47. That is not this building's own rent, and never a quote for a particular unit.

Retail space on Joo Chiat Road

Street level · 2026Q3

25th pct

$3.85

$41.47 psm

Median

$5.56

$59.88 psm

75th pct

$6.47

$69.67 psm

S$ per sq ft per month

2023Q1 · $71.81 psm2026Q3 · $59.88 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).

Office space on Joo Chiat Road

Street level · 2026Q3

25th pct

$5.17

$55.63 psm

Median

$5.52

$59.38 psm

75th pct

$6.19

$66.65 psm

S$ per sq ft per month · median -0.4% on a year earlier

2023Q4 · $68.64 psm2026Q3 · $59.38 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 — District 15 retail

Region band · 2026Q3

25th pct

$7.55

$81.29 psm

Median

$9.14

$98.41 psm

75th pct

$14.01

$150.81 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 15 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 86,88 Joo Chiat Road

Key takeawayBrokers' retail figures for Singapore as a whole — 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 (island-wide)

Singapore total: Rent S$30.38 psf/mth · Vacancy 6.3% (1Q 2026) · Planned / under construction 2.38m 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.

What's been approved at 86,88 Joo Chiat Road?

Key takeawayURA has approved 2 changes of use at 86,88 Joo Chiat Road since 2000, most recently in 2009, and refused 1. 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.

F&B and nightlife here

URA does not approve new eating houses (restaurants, coffee shops, cafes) here; an existing one's permission may be renewed.

Per URA circular DC23-08, Appendix A (2 Oct 2023: no new eating houses in shophouses on listed stretches). A planning guideline for the area, not a decision on any unit; it applies to new eating houses and bars, not to one already approved.

4 Mar 2021Refused
Change of use to residential use
Proposed change of use of 3rd and 4th storey offices to residential use at existing 2-storey conserved building with 4-storey rear extension
13 Jun 2019Renewed
Continued use as bar or pub with ancillary live entertainment
Continued use of 1st storey shops as bar or pub with ancillary live entertainment (open karaoke singing using wireless microphones and tv sets)
30 Jun 2018Renewed
Continued use as bar or pub with ancillary live entertainment
Continued use of 1st storey shops as bar or pub with ancillary live entertainment (open karaoke singing using wireless microphones and tv sets)
23 Jun 2017Renewed
Continued use as bar or pub with ancillary live entertainment
Continued use of 1st storey shops as bar or pub with ancillary live entertainment (open karaoke singing using wireless microphones and tv sets)
22 Jun 2016Renewed
Continued use as bar or pub with ancillary live entertainment
Continued use of 1st storey shops as bar or pub with ancillary live entertainment (open karaoke singing using wireless microphones and tv sets)
11 Jun 2015Renewed
Continued use as bar or pub with ancillary live entertainment
Continued use of 1st storey shops as bar or pub with ancillary live entertainment (open karaoke singing using wireless microphones and tv sets) at 86 & 88 joo chiat road
9 Jul 2014Renewed
Continued use as bar or pub with ancillary live entertainment
Continued use of 1st storey shops as bar or pub with ancillary live entertainment (open karaoke singing using wireless microphones and tv sets) at 86 & 88 joo chiat road
14 Jun 2013Renewed
Continued use as bar or pub with ancillary live entertainment
Continued use of 1st storey shops as bar or pub with ancillary live entertainment (open karaoke singing using wireless microphones and tv sets)
14 Jun 2012Renewed
Continued use as bar or pub with ancillary live entertainment
Continued use of 1st storey shops as bar or pub with ancillary live entertainment(open karaoke singing using wireless microphones and tv sets)
24 Jun 2011Renewed
Continued use as bar or pub with ancillary live entertainment
Continued use of 1st storey shops as bar or pub with ancillary live entertainment(open karaoke singing using wireless microphones and tv sets)
30 Jun 2010Renewed
Continued use as bar or pub with ancillary live entertainment
Continued use of 1st storey shops as bar or pub with ancillary live entertainment(open karaoke singing using wireless microphones and tv sets)
3 Aug 2009Approved
Change of use to bar or pub with ancillary live entertainment
Change of use of 1st storey shops to bar or pub with ancillary live entertainment(open karaoke singing using wireless microphones and tv sets)

5 earlier change-of-use and A&A decisions are on record since 2000.

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 Joo Chiat Road price?

Key takeawayAcross 63 strata sales on Joo Chiat Road in the last 5 years, the median is $1,931 psf.

Strata sales on the street (5y)

Street median PSF (strata)

$1,931

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

What do commercial rents run near 86,88 Joo Chiat 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 15 retail

Gross yield (area)

3.7%

3.3% net of property tax

Rent side (median of bands)

$98.41 psm/mo

2026Q3

Price side (strata, 5y)

$2,956 psf

85 sales

An INDICATIVE AREA yield for District 15 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 15 ($ psm/month, 2026Q3)

Floor level · size band	25th pct	Median	75th pct
B1 & Below · 30 & Below	$121.08	$139.73	$241.82
Level 1 · 30 & Below	$69.23	$85.38	$86.21
Level 2 & 3 · 30 & Below	$47.87	$67.50	$87.18
Level 1 · >30 - 100	$73.94	$87.91	$101.01
Level 2 & 3 · >30 - 100	$57.08	$76.47	$184.13
B1 & Below · >30 - 100	$88.64	$163.41	$259.82
Level 2 & 3 · >100 - 300	$93.30	$107.29	$126.41
Level 1 · >100 - 300	$69.67	$89.53	$113.56

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.

How many companies are registered at 86,88 Joo Chiat Road?

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.

Frequently asked questions about 86,88 Joo Chiat Road

Where is 86,88 Joo Chiat Road?⌄

86,88 Joo Chiat Road is at 86,88 Joo Chiat Road, in the Geylang planning area.

What have units at 86,88 Joo Chiat Road sold for?⌄

Across 1 recorded transaction, the median price is S$650 psf. The latest was in April 1999.

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

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.

F&B / nightlife: per URA circular DC23-08, Appendix A (2 Oct 2023: no new eating houses in shophouses on listed stretches). A planning guideline, not a decision on any unit.

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 URA planning decisions, URA circular DC23-08 (2 Oct 2023) — see our methodology. Last updated 8 November 2026. For general information, not financial advice.

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.