CommercialRESIDENTIALDistrict 18 · Tampines

896 Tampines Street 81

Reviewed by Nathan TangUpdated 10 November 2026
Quick Summary

896 Tampines Street 81 is a commercial building in District 18 · Tampines, on land zoned RESIDENTIAL under the URA Master Plan with a gross plot ratio of 2.8. ACRA records 0 live company registrations at this address.

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What are the key facts about 896 Tampines Street 81?

Key takeaway896 Tampines Street 81 is a commercial building in District 18 · Tampines, zoned RESIDENTIAL.
Asset class
Commercial
Land-use zone
RESIDENTIAL
Gross plot ratio
2.8
Tenure
Not on record
District / Area
District 18 · Tampines
Address
—
Land area
72,325 sqm
Completed
1988 (HDB Property Information)
Storeys
13 (HDB Property Information)
Submarket
Suburban
Transactions on record
None recorded
Live listings
None
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 896 Tampines Street 81

896 Tampines Street 81 is a mixed-use building in Tampines (District 18). It is located along Tampines Street 81, Singapore 520896.

Under the URA Master Plan it sits on land zoned residential with a gross plot ratio of 2.8.

It occupies roughly 72,325 sqm of land with about 202,510 sqm of gross floor area.

6 businesses are currently registered at this address with ACRA.

The nearest MRT is Tampines West MRT, 734 m away (about a 12-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Opp Temasek Poly) is 138 m away (about a 2-minute walk). Century Square is 1.3 km away.

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What is 896 Tampines Street 81 zoned as?

Key takeaway896 Tampines Street 81 sits on land zoned RESIDENTIAL with a gross plot ratio of 2.8.
Land-use zone
RESIDENTIAL
Gross plot ratio
2.8

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What does space at 896 Tampines Street 81 rent for?

Key takeawayNo street- or building-level rent is published here. Across District 18 retail, retail space rented at a median of $18.35 psf a month in 2026Q3, with the middle half of leases between $15.60 and $25.03. That is not this building's own rent, and never a quote for a particular unit.

Retail space — District 18 retail

Region band · 2026Q3
25th pct
$15.60
$167.95 psm
Median
$18.35
$197.55 psm
75th pct
$25.03
$269.47 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 18 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 896 Tampines Street 81

Key takeawayBrokers' retail figures for this part of Singapore — a broker's market figure, not this building's rent.
CBRE, 2Q 2026
  • Suburban: Rent S$32.95 psf/mth
Singapore Figures Q2 2026
Cushman & Wakefield, 2Q 2026
  • Suburban: Rent S$33.36 psf/mth · Vacancy 5.7% (1Q 2026) · Planned / under construction 1.53m 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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What do commercial rents run near 896 Tampines Street 81?

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

Retail rents — District 18 ($ psm/month, 2026Q3)

Floor level · size band25th pctMedian75th pct
Level 2 & 3 · 30 & Below$288.17$334.04$372.08
B1 & Below · 30 & Below$402.91$419.52$444.18
Level 1 · 30 & Below$338.80$476.56$507.11
Level 2 & 3 · >30 - 100$160.23$185.71$256.74
B1 & Below · >30 - 100$242.12$313.16$407.37
Level 4 & Above · >30 - 100$246.24$280.87$292.97
Level 1 · >30 - 100$145.32$182.85$282.19
Level 1 · >100 - 300$150.78$175.58$214.75

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 near 896 Tampines Street 81?

Key takeawayThe nearest MRT/LRT is Tampines West MRT, about 734 m away.

Getting around

Amenities nearby

Educational Institution · 49 mTrue Medical Clinic Tampines West · 90 mOpp Temasek Poly · 138 mPrime Supermarket Limited? · 182 mPlace Of Worship · 321 mTampines West Community Club · 364 mTampines West MRT Exit A · 704 mCentury Square · 1.3 km

Straight-line distances. Source: PropKaki amenities data.

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Getting there and parking at 896 Tampines Street 81

Key takeawayThe nearest station is Tampines West (DT31), 705 m away — a moderately busy station, with about 21,000 taps in and out on an average weekday. 14 public car parks are within 500 m.
Foot traffic: busier than 36% of retail buildings

nearest MRT/LRT Tampines West (DT31) 705 m, about 21,000 taps a weekday; bus stops within 400 m: 12, about 29,000 taps a weekday; Tampines: 84,200 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 68,000 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

  • Tampines West (DT31)705 m · about 21,000 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 896 Tampines Street 81. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.

Bus

12 bus stops within 400 m, with about 29,000 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.

Public car parks within 500 m

  • Blk 894-896 Tampines Street 81 (HDB)97 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 346 car lots
  • Blk 824/827 Tampines Street 81 (HDB)113 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · gantry 4.5 m · 86 car lots
  • Blk 823A Tampines Street 81 (HDB)137 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · gantry 2.15 m · 261 car lots
  • Blk 827A Tampines Street 81 (HDB)203 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday
  • Blk 891B Tampines Avenue 8 (HDB)229 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · gantry 2.15 m · 365 car lots

HDB season (car): Tier 1 $80/month (a resident's or registered HDB shop/industrial tenant's first car); Tier 2 (other cars, non-residents) $90 Rest of Island, $150 Designated Area, $165 Restricted Zone (surface). Which zone this car park is in is not published as data.

Nearest URA season parking: Tampines Industrial Av E 3, 1.3 km away, S$90/month.

Public car parks only, by straight-line distance, with the operator's published rates. 896 Tampines Street 81's own car park, if it has one, and its charges are not in the open data.

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Who's registered at 896 Tampines Street 81?

Key takeaway0 live companies (and LLPs and branches; sole proprietors are not counted) list 896 Tampines Street 81 as their registered address on its shop floor. These are registered businesses, not who occupies the space.
  • Education
    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. HDB block: only the shop floor (level 1 and basements) is counted; the flats above are homes. ACRA, as of 2026-09-16.

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Frequently asked questions about 896 Tampines Street 81

Where is 896 Tampines Street 81?⌄

896 Tampines Street 81 is at Tampines Street 81, Singapore 520896, in the Tampines planning area.

What is 896 Tampines Street 81 zoned as?⌄

896 Tampines Street 81 sits on land zoned residential under the URA Master Plan, with a gross plot ratio of 2.8.

Have there been any recorded transactions at 896 Tampines Street 81?⌄

No caveats have been lodged for 896 Tampines Street 81 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 896 Tampines Street 81?⌄

Tampines West MRT is the closest, 734 m away (about a 12-minute walk).

How many businesses are registered at 896 Tampines Street 81?⌄

6 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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