CommercialCOMMERCIALLeaseholdDistrict 1 · Downtown Core

Afro-Asia Building

Reviewed by Nathan TangUpdated 8 November 2026Data through Jun 2017

Quick Summary

Afro-Asia Building is a commercial building in District 1 · Downtown Core, on land zoned COMMERCIAL under the URA Master Plan with a gross plot ratio of 11.2. It is leasehold with roughly 25 years remaining. 1 transaction is on record since 1995, most recently in Jun 2017. ACRA records 90 live company registrations at this address.

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What are the key facts about Afro-Asia Building?

Key takeawayAfro-Asia Building is a commercial building in District 1 · Downtown Core, zoned COMMERCIAL, held leasehold.

Asset class: Commercial
Land-use zone: COMMERCIAL
Gross plot ratio: 11.2
Tenure: Leasehold
District / Area: District 1 · Downtown Core
Address: 63 Robinson Road
Land area: 1,491 sqm
Completed: Not on record
Storeys: 7 (© OpenStreetMap contributors)
Submarket: Shenton Way / Tanjong Pagar
Transactions on record: 1 (records start 1995)
Live listings: None
ACRA registrations: 90

About Afro-Asia Building

Afro-Asia Building is a commercial building in Downtown Core (District 01). It is located along Robinson Road, Singapore 068894.

Under the URA Master Plan it sits on land zoned commercial with a gross plot ratio of 11.2. It lies inside the Central Area.

The site is leasehold, with about 25 years remaining on the lease. It occupies roughly 1,491 sqm of land with about 16,695 sqm of gross floor area.

1 transaction has been recorded here, at a median of S$10,596 psf. The most recent was in June 2017.

99 businesses are currently registered at this address with ACRA.

The nearest MRT is Shenton Way MRT, 191 m away (about a 3-minute walk). The closest bus stop (UIC Bldg) is 106 m away (about a 2-minute walk). Republic Plaza is 530 m away (about a 8-minute walk).

What is Afro-Asia Building zoned as?

Key takeawayAfro-Asia Building sits on land zoned COMMERCIAL with a gross plot ratio of 11.2, inside the Central Area.

Land-use zone: COMMERCIAL
Gross plot ratio: 11.2
Urban design area: Udga
Central Area: Yes

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What has Afro-Asia Building sold for?

Key takeaway1 transaction is on record since 1995, most recently in Jun 2017 — too few to support a median, so the deals themselves are listed instead.

Date	Use	Price	Area	PSF
Jun 2017	Office	S$170.00M	16,044 sqft	$10,596

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 Afro-Asia Building rent for?

Key takeawayNo rent is published for Afro-Asia Building itself. On its street, Robinson Road, office space rented at a median of $8.80 psf a month in 2026Q3, with the middle half of leases between $7.51 and $10.00. That is not this building's own rent, and never a quote for a particular unit.

Office space on Robinson Road

Street level · 2026Q3

25th pct

$7.51

$80.84 psm

Median

$8.80

$94.77 psm

75th pct

$10.00

$107.65 psm

S$ per sq ft per month · median +4.2% on a year earlier

2023Q4 · $100.59 psm2026Q3 · $94.77 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 Robinson Road

Street level · 2026Q3

25th pct

$7.97

$85.78 psm

Median

$9.68

$104.21 psm

75th pct

$10.67

$114.83 psm

S$ per sq ft per month · median -7.1% on a year earlier

2023Q4 · $128.17 psm2026Q3 · $104.21 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 1 retail

Region band · 2026Q3

25th pct

$8.23

$88.64 psm

Median

$10.02

$107.81 psm

75th pct

$15.92

$171.42 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 1 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 Afro-Asia Building

Key takeawayFlexible workspace: Industrious lists a centre here, per the operator's public location list (10 Oct 2026).Brokers' 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.

What's been approved at Afro-Asia Building?

Key takeawayURA has approved 3 changes of use at Afro-Asia Building since 2000, most recently in 2025. 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.

12 Dec 2025ApprovedFloor 16
Change of use to office
Proposed change of use of unit #16-XX to office at afro-asia
17 Oct 2023Agency worksFloor 16
Change of use to gym/fitness centre
Lodgment for proposed use of unit #16-XX as gym/fitness centre
10 Dec 2021Approved
Additions & alterations
Proposed additions & alternations to the existing 18-storey office building with 2 levels of carparks on lot 99937x ts 30 and 2nd storey link bridge across robinson road on state airspace part lots 00367c ts 30 / 00310a ts 02 at 63 robinson road (downtown core planning area)
5 Jul 2001ApprovedFloor 1
Change of use to careteria
Proposed use of unit #01-XX as careteria

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 Robinson Road price?

Key takeawayAcross 80 strata sales on Robinson Road in the last 5 years, the median is $3,408 psf.

Strata sales on the street (5y)

Street median PSF (strata)

$3,408

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

What do commercial rents run near Afro-Asia Building?

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

Indicative area yield — District 1 retail

Gross yield (area)

3.4%

3.0% net of property tax

Rent side (median of bands)

$107.81 psm/mo

2026Q3

Price side (strata, 5y)

$3,561 psf

90 sales

An INDICATIVE AREA yield for District 1 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 1 ($ psm/month, 2026Q3)

Floor level · size band	25th pct	Median	75th pct
Level 2 & 3 · 30 & Below	$82.69	$99.35	$120.39
Level 1 · 30 & Below	$172.73	$245.52	$332.57
B1 & Below · 30 & Below	$87.33	$172.91	$321.72
Level 2 & 3 · >30 - 100	$77.43	$95.09	$183.52
Level 1 · >30 - 100	$106.77	$168.33	$217.05
B1 & Below · >30 - 100	$117.40	$198.29	$365.38
Level 1 · >100 - 300	$115.69	$148.57	$187.43
B1 & Below · >100 - 300	$148.73	$233.33	$396.56

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 Afro-Asia Building?

Key takeawayThe nearest MRT/LRT is Shenton Way MRT, about 191 m away.

Getting around

Shenton Way MRT191 m · ~3 min

Amenities nearby

Dr Clyde Lane Clinic · 11 mUIC Bldg · 106 mHotel · 107 mShenton Way MRT Exit 6 · 138 mAp House Pte. Ltd. · 200 mPlace Of Worship · 235 mTelok Ayer Pk · 287 mAmoy Street Food Centre · 332 mRepublic Plaza · 530 mKreta Ayer Community Club · 728 m

Straight-line distances. Source: PropKaki amenities data.

Getting there and parking at Afro-Asia Building

Key takeawayThe nearest station is Shenton Way (TE19), 138 m away — a moderately busy station, with about 32,000 taps in and out on an average weekday. 20 public car parks are within 500 m.

Foot traffic: busier than 88% of office buildings

nearest MRT/LRT Shenton Way (TE19) 138 m, about 32,000 taps a weekday; 11 more stations within 1 km; bus stops within 400 m: 8, about 22,000 taps a weekday; Downtown Core: 284,004 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 15,000 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

Shenton Way (TE19)138 m · about 32,000 weekday taps
Tanjong Pagar (EW15)276 m · about 85,000 weekday taps
Telok Ayer (DT18)337 m · about 37,000 weekday taps
Downtown (DT17)375 m · about 51,000 weekday taps
Raffles Place (EW14 / NS26)449 m · about 133,000 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 Afro-Asia Building. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.

Bus

8 bus stops within 400 m, with about 22,000 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.

Public car parks within 500 m

Backlane (Boon Tat St - Mccallum St) (URA)126 m
Stanley St (URA)197 m
S$1.20 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 20 car lots
Mccallum St (URA)209 m
S$1.20 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 11 car lots
Backlane (Mccallum St) (URA)209 m
Telok Ayer St (URA)243 m
S$1.20 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 49 car lots

Nearest URA season parking: Blair Road-Everton Roa D Area, 1.4 km away, S$80/month.

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

Who's registered at Afro-Asia Building?

Key takeaway90 live companies (and LLPs and branches; sole proprietors are not counted) list Afro-Asia Building as their registered address. These are registered businesses, not who occupies the space.

Professional, scientific and technical services
30
Financial and insurance
19
Information and communications
13
Wholesale and retail trade
7
Transportation and storage
3
Real estate
3
Administrative and support services
3
Electricity, gas and air-conditioning supply
3
Manufacturing
2
Other services
2

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.

Frequently asked questions about Afro-Asia Building

Where is Afro-Asia Building?⌄

Afro-Asia Building is at 63 Robinson Road, Singapore 068894, in the Downtown Core planning area.

What is Afro-Asia Building zoned as?⌄

Afro-Asia Building sits on land zoned commercial under the URA Master Plan, with a gross plot ratio of 11.2.

What is the tenure of Afro-Asia Building?⌄

Afro-Asia Building is leasehold. About 25 years remain on the lease.

What have units at Afro-Asia Building sold for?⌄

Across 1 recorded transaction, the median price is S$10,596 psf. The latest was in June 2017.

What is the nearest MRT station to Afro-Asia Building?⌄

Shenton Way MRT is the closest, 191 m away (about a 3-minute walk).

How many businesses are registered at Afro-Asia Building?⌄

99 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.

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.

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.

Storeys: from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), volunteer-mapped, not an official record. Shown only because no official or listed floor count is held for this building.

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 PropKaki's submarket map, URA planning decisions, URA car park data (URA Data Service), LTA DataMall passenger volumes, PropKaki's foot-traffic model, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) — 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.