CommercialCOMMERCIALDistrict 9 · Rochor

Alfa Centre

Reviewed by Nathan TangUpdated 8 November 2026

Quick Summary

Alfa Centre is a commercial building in District 9 · Rochor, on land zoned COMMERCIAL under the URA Master Plan with a gross plot ratio of 4.2. ACRA records 29 live company registrations at this address.

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What are the key facts about Alfa Centre?

Key takeawayAlfa Centre is a commercial building in District 9 · Rochor, zoned COMMERCIAL.

Asset class: Commercial
Land-use zone: COMMERCIAL
Gross plot ratio: 4.2
Tenure: Not on record
District / Area: District 9 · Rochor
Address: 99 Bukit Timah Road
Land area: 2,037 sqm
Completed: Not on record
Storeys: Not on record
Submarket: City Fringe
Transactions on record: None recorded
Live listings: None
ACRA registrations: 29

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.

About Alfa Centre

Alfa Centre is a commercial building in Rochor (District 09). It is located along Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 229835.

Under the URA Master Plan it sits on land zoned commercial with a gross plot ratio of 4.2. It lies inside the Central Area.

It occupies roughly 2,037 sqm of land with about 10,693 sqm of gross floor area.

39 businesses are currently registered at this address with ACRA.

The nearest MRT is Little India MRT, 187 m away (about a 3-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Opp KK Women & Child Hosp) is 191 m away (about a 3-minute walk). Plaza Singapura is 750 m away (about a 12-minute walk).

What is Alfa Centre zoned as?

Key takeawayAlfa Centre sits on land zoned COMMERCIAL with a gross plot ratio of 4.2, inside the Central Area.

Land-use zone: COMMERCIAL
Gross plot ratio: 4.2
Urban design area: Udga
Central Area: Yes

BCA-verified envelope: allowable GFA 8,555 sqm · built 7,526 sqm · headroom 1,029 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 does space at Alfa Centre rent for?

Key takeawayNo rent is published for Alfa Centre itself. On its street, Bukit Timah Road, office space rented at a median of $5.42 psf a month in 2026Q1, with the middle half of leases between $3.75 and $5.74. That is not this building's own rent, and never a quote for a particular unit.

Office space on Bukit Timah Road

Street level · 2026Q1

25th pct

$3.75

$40.35 psm

Median

$5.42

$58.33 psm

75th pct

$5.74

$61.76 psm

S$ per sq ft per month · median -30.3% on a year earlier

2022Q4 · $52.77 psm2026Q1 · $58.33 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 Bukit Timah Road

Street level · 2026Q3

25th pct

$6.76

$72.79 psm

Median

$12.92

$139.10 psm

75th pct

$14.75

$158.77 psm

S$ per sq ft per month · median -10.2% on a year earlier

2023Q4 · $118.46 psm2026Q3 · $139.10 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 9 retail

Region band · 2026Q3

25th pct

$9.24

$99.43 psm

Median

$11.90

$128.12 psm

75th pct

$17.57

$189.09 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 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 Alfa Centre

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

CBRE, 2Q 2026

Decentralised: Vacancy 3.6%

Singapore Figures Q2 2026

Cushman & Wakefield, 2Q 2026

City Fringe (all grades): Rent S$7.83 psf/mth · Vacancy 2.5% · Planned / under construction 1.35m 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 Alfa Centre?

Key takeawayURA has approved 2 changes of use at Alfa Centre 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.

28 Jan 2025Approved
Change of use: office → foreign system school
Proposed change of use of 3rd to 4th storeys from office to foreign system school
14 Nov 2024Approved
Change of use to foreign systems school
Proposed change of use of 6th storey to foreign systems school
15 Jul 2015Approved
Additions & alterations
Proposed new drop-point with entrance canopyto the existing 6-storey building at alfa centre ts 19 on lot 00557m, at 99 bukit timah road, singapore 229835(rochor planning area)

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 Bukit Timah Road price?

Key takeawayAcross 17 strata sales on Bukit Timah Road in the last 5 years, the median is $3,263 psf.

Strata sales on the street (5y)

Street median PSF (strata)

$3,263

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

What do commercial rents run near Alfa Centre?

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

Indicative area yield — District 9 retail

Gross yield (area)

3.2%

2.9% net of property tax

Rent side (median of bands)

$128.12 psm/mo

2026Q3

Price side (strata, 5y)

$4,434 psf

190 sales

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 Alfa Centre?

Key takeawayThe nearest MRT/LRT is Little India MRT, about 187 m away.

Getting around

Little India MRT187 m · ~3 min

Amenities nearby

Healthlink Medical Clinic · 78 mHotel · 114 mLittle India MRT Exit F · 156 mOpp KK Women & Child Hosp · 191 mEducational Institution · 304 mMount Emily Pk · 323 mPlace Of Worship · 354 mKK Women's and Children's Hospital · 365 mTekka Market · 416 mPlaza Singapura · 750 m

Straight-line distances. Source: PropKaki amenities data.

Getting there and parking at Alfa Centre

Key takeawayThe nearest station is Little India (NE7 / DT12), 155 m away — a busy station, with about 55,000 taps in and out on an average weekday. 11 public car parks are within 500 m; the cheapest URA season parking nearby is S$100 a month.

Foot traffic: busier than 34% of office buildings

nearest MRT/LRT Little India (NE7/DT12) 155 m, about 55,000 taps a weekday; 5 more stations within 1 km; bus stops within 400 m: 6, about 18,000 taps a weekday; Rochor: 31,654 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 23,000 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

Little India (NE7 / DT12)155 m · about 55,000 weekday taps
Rochor (DT13)734 m · about 22,000 weekday taps
Farrer Park (NE8)817 m · about 57,000 weekday taps
Dhoby Ghaut (NS24 / NE6 / CC1)839 m · about 64,000 weekday taps
Jalan Besar (DT22)939 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 Alfa Centre. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.

Bus

6 bus stops within 400 m, with about 18,000 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.

Public car parks within 500 m

Mackenzie Rd (URA)111 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 6 car lots
Mackenzie Rd B Off St (URA)164 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 82 car lots
Mackenzie Road Area (URA)196 m
season S$100/month
Mayne Rd (URA)259 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 3 car lots
Mackenzie Rd A Off St (URA)365 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 109 car lots

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

Who's registered at Alfa Centre?

Key takeaway29 live companies (and LLPs and branches; sole proprietors are not counted) list Alfa Centre as their registered address. These are registered businesses, not who occupies the space.

Financial and insurance
14
Real estate
4
Professional, scientific and technical services
3
Education
3
Transportation and storage
2
Wholesale and retail trade
1
Construction
1
Health and social services
1
Manufacturing
0
Information and communications
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. ACRA, as of 2026-09-16.

What is Alfa Centre's BCA building profile?

BCA building type: Office
Green Mark: NA (NA)
Energy use intensity: 255 kWh/m²·yr

Frequently asked questions about Alfa Centre

Where is Alfa Centre?⌄

Alfa Centre is at 99 Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 229835, in the Rochor planning area.

What is Alfa Centre zoned as?⌄

Alfa Centre sits on land zoned commercial under the URA Master Plan, with a gross plot ratio of 4.2.

Have there been any recorded transactions at Alfa Centre?⌄

No caveats have been lodged for Alfa Centre 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 Alfa Centre?⌄

Little India MRT is the closest, 187 m away (about a 3-minute walk).

How many businesses are registered at Alfa Centre?⌄

39 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.

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.

Season parking: the cheapest URA car season rate (commercial ticket) at a public car park within 500 m, per month. HDB's season rates depend on a zone we don't have, so they are shown as HDB's tiers.

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.

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 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.