CommercialRESIDENTIAL WITH COMMERCIAL AT 1ST STOREYFreeholdDistrict 20 · Bishan

Artisan 8

Reviewed by Nathan TangUpdated 8 November 2026Data through Sept 2026

Quick Summary

Artisan 8 is a commercial building in District 20 · Bishan, on land zoned RESIDENTIAL WITH COMMERCIAL AT 1ST STOREY under the URA Master Plan with a gross plot ratio of 3.0. It is freehold. 4 transactions are on record since 1995, most recently in Sept 2026. 5 units are currently listed for sale. ACRA records 3 live company registrations at this address.

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What are the key facts about Artisan 8?

Key takeawayArtisan 8 is a commercial building in District 20 · Bishan, zoned RESIDENTIAL WITH COMMERCIAL AT 1ST STOREY, held freehold.

Asset class: Commercial
Land-use zone: RESIDENTIAL WITH COMMERCIAL AT 1ST STOREY
Gross plot ratio: 3.0
Tenure: Freehold
District / Area: District 20 · Bishan
Address: 8 Sin Ming Road
Land area: 1,433 sqm
Completed: Not on record
Storeys: 4 (© OpenStreetMap contributors)
Submarket: City Fringe
Units with a recorded sale: At least 4
Transactions on record: 4 (records start 1995)
Live listings: 5
ACRA registrations: 3

About Artisan 8

Artisan 8 is a mixed-use building in Bishan (District 20). It is located along Sin Ming Road, Singapore 575628.

Under the URA Master Plan it sits on land zoned residential with commercial at 1st storey with a gross plot ratio of 3.

The site is freehold. It occupies roughly 1,433 sqm of land with about 4,197 sqm of gross floor area.

3 transactions have been recorded here, at a median of S$3,792 psf. The most recent was in May 2026.

4 businesses are currently registered at this address with ACRA.

The nearest MRT is Upper Thomson MRT, 366 m away (about a 6-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Sin Ming Plaza) is 82 m away (about a 1-minute walk).

What is Artisan 8 zoned as?

Key takeawayArtisan 8 sits on land zoned RESIDENTIAL WITH COMMERCIAL AT 1ST STOREY with a gross plot ratio of 3.0.

Land-use zone: RESIDENTIAL WITH COMMERCIAL AT 1ST STOREY
Gross plot ratio: 3.0

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What has Artisan 8 sold for?

Key takeaway4 transactions are on record since 1995, most recently in Sept 2026 — too few to support a median, so the deals themselves are listed instead.

Date	Use	Price	Area	PSF
Sept 2026	Retail	S$1.23M	280 sqft	$4,395
May 2026	Retail	S$3.15M	850 sqft	$3,700
Oct 2025	Retail	S$4.08M	1,076 sqft	$3,792
Oct 2025	Retail	S$1.14M	280 sqft	$4,066

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 Artisan 8 rent for?

Key takeawayNo rent is published for Artisan 8 itself. On its street, Sin Ming Road, retail space rented at a median of $10.60 psf a month in 2026Q3, with the middle half of leases between $9.02 and $15.15. That is not this building's own rent, and never a quote for a particular unit.

Retail space on Sin Ming Road

Street level · 2026Q3

25th pct

$9.02

$97.13 psm

Median

$10.60

$114.10 psm

75th pct

$15.15

$163.05 psm

S$ per sq ft per month · median +55.7% on a year earlier

2023Q4 · $57.97 psm2026Q3 · $114.10 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 20 retail

Region band · 2026Q3

25th pct

$12.24

$131.79 psm

Median

$21.19

$228.09 psm

75th pct

$31.36

$337.60 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 20 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 Artisan 8

Key takeawayBrokers' retail figures for this part of Singapore — 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

Other City Areas: Rent S$21.21 psf/mth · Vacancy 7.4% (1Q 2026) · Planned / under construction 0.73m 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.

How fast units move at Artisan 8

Key takeawayBased on listings we track, as of our last check on 28 Aug 2026: 5 units for sale.

Sale: between 6 Aug 2026 and 28 Aug 2026, 0 new listings appeared and 0 came off (sold, let or withdrawn). Days on market: not enough history yet — we began tracking on 6 Aug 2026.

One count per unit, however many agents list it. Asking prices are not tracked over time, so price cuts are not shown.

What's been approved at Artisan 8?

Key takeawayURA has approved 5 changes of use at Artisan 8 since 2000, most recently in 2023. 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.

18 Jul 2025Approved
Additions & alterations
Proposed regularisation of gfa and amendment to approved additions and alterations to an existing 4-storey building with attic and basement car park comprising shops (4 units), restaurant (3 units) and supermarket (1 unit) at 1st storey & residential flats above (total: 34 units) on lot 14950c mk18 at 8 sin ming road (bishan planning area)
15 Apr 2025Approved
Additions & alterations
Proposed additions and alterations to an existing 4-storey building with attic and basement car park comprising shops (4 units), restaurant (3 units) and supermarket (1 unit) at 1st storey & residential flats above (total: 34 units) on lot 14950c mk18 at 8 sin ming road (bishan planning area)
23 Nov 2023ApprovedFloor 1
Change of use to commercial school
Proposed change of use of shop unit #01-XX to commercial school
16 Aug 2022Refused
Additions & alterations
Outline planning permission for proposed additions & alterations to existing 4-storey building with attic and basement car park and change of use of existing 2nd storey to attic as serviced apartment on lot 14950c mk 18 at 8 sin ming road
2 Oct 2020ApprovedFloor 1
Change of use to commercial school
Proposed change of use of unit #01-XX to commercial school
19 May 2017RenewedFloor 1
Continued use as ice cream cafe
Continued use of the 1st storey unit #01-XX, of the 4-storey building, as an ice cream cafe
30 May 2014RenewedFloor 1
Continued use as ice cream cafe
Continued use of the 1st storey unit #01-XX, of the 4-storey building, as an ice cream cafe at 8 sin ming road
4 Aug 2013RenewedFloor 1
Continued use as restaurant
Continued use of the 1st storey shop unit #01-XX as restaurant
4 May 2011RenewedFloor 1
Continued use as ice cream cafe
Continued use of the 1st storey unit #01-XX of the 4-storey building as an ice cream cafe
23 Sept 2010RenewedFloor 1
Continued use as restaurant
Continued use of the 1st storey premises unit #01-XX as restaurant
8 May 2008RenewedFloor 1
Continued use as ice cream cafe
Continued use of the 1st storey unit #01-XX of the 4-storey building as an ice cream cafe
16 Oct 2007RenewedFloor 1
Continued use as restaurant
Continued use of the 1st storey premises unit #01-XX as restaurant

3 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 Sin Ming Road price?

Key takeawayAcross 11 strata sales on Sin Ming Road in the last 5 years, the median is $3,252 psf.

Strata sales on the street (5y)

Street median PSF (strata)

$3,252

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

What do commercial rents run near Artisan 8?

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

Indicative area yield — District 20 retail

Gross yield (area)

7.3%

6.5% net of property tax

Rent side (median of bands)

$228.09 psm/mo

2026Q3

Price side (strata, 5y)

$3,493 psf

20 sales

An INDICATIVE AREA yield for District 20 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 20 ($ psm/month, 2026Q3)

Floor level · size band	25th pct	Median	75th pct
Level 1 · 30 & Below	$133.15	$188.46	$400.81
B1 & Below · 30 & Below	$619.37	$706.67	$790.91
B1 & Below · >30 - 100	$297.17	$316.52	$350.31
Level 1 · >30 - 100	$70.71	$96.43	$227.01
Level 2 & 3 · >30 - 100	$130.42	$267.72	$324.88
Level 1 · >100 - 300	$68.64	$87.36	$129.01

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 available at Artisan 8 right now?

Key takeaway5 units are currently listed at Artisan 8. One row per unit; several agents often market the same unit.

For sale (5)

Artisan 8S$1.23M · 280 sqft
8 sin ming road9 agentsS$2.73M · 700 sqft
Artisan 82 agentsS$3.15M · 850 sqft
Artisan 88 agentsS$4.31M · 1,195 sqft

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What is near Artisan 8?

Key takeawayThe nearest MRT/LRT is Upper Thomson MRT, about 366 m away — and 3 competing retail premisess operate nearby.

Getting around

Upper Thomson MRT366 m · ~6 min

Amenities nearby

Dr Chen And Partners Medical Clinic · 80 mSin Ming Plaza · 82 mPlace Of Worship · 184 mThomson Pk · 205 mUpper Thomson MRT Exit 3 · 248 mThomson Community Club · 281 mEducational Institution · 626 mMount Alvernia Hospital · 1.3 km

Competing premises nearby

Retail and F&B premises competing for the same footfall — context for an occupier, not a selling point.

Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd · 209 mBlk 320 Shunfu Road · 211 mThomson Plaza · 588 m

Straight-line distances. Source: PropKaki amenities data.

Getting there and parking at Artisan 8

Key takeawayThe nearest station is Upper Thomson (TE8), 248 m away — a moderately busy station, with about 21,000 taps in and out on an average weekday. 8 public car parks are within 500 m.

Foot traffic: busier than 16% of retail buildings

nearest MRT/LRT Upper Thomson (TE8) 248 m, about 21,000 taps a weekday; 1 more station within 1 km; bus stops within 400 m: 10, about 10,000 taps a weekday; Bishan: 28,932 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 25,000 residents within 1 km (June 2026); 1 other mall 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

Upper Thomson (TE8)248 m · about 21,000 weekday taps
Marymount (CC16)622 m · about 17,000 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 Artisan 8. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.

Bus

10 bus stops within 400 m, with about 10,000 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.

Public car parks within 500 m

Blk 23/24 Sin Ming Road (HDB)129 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday
Service Rd (Sin Ming R D) (URA)163 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 9 car lots
Blk 24A Sin Ming Road (HDB)212 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · gantry 2.15 m · 28 car lots
Blk 320 Shunfu Road (HDB)217 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · gantry 2.15 m · 173 car lots
Blk 25 Sin Ming Road (HDB)307 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 149 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: Toa Payoh West, 2.2 km away, S$90/month.

Public car parks only, by straight-line distance, with the operator's published rates. Artisan 8's own car park, if it has one, and its charges are not in the open data.

Who's registered at Artisan 8?

Key takeaway3 live companies (and LLPs and branches; sole proprietors are not counted) list Artisan 8 as their registered address. These are registered businesses, not who occupies the space.

Wholesale and retail trade
2
Other services
1
Financial and insurance
0
Accommodation and food services
0
Professional, scientific and technical services
0
Manufacturing
0
Transportation and storage
0
Real estate
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. Homes share this postal code, so some registrations are home-based. ACRA, as of 2026-09-16.

Frequently asked questions about Artisan 8

Where is Artisan 8?⌄

Artisan 8 is at 8 Sin Ming Road, Singapore 575628, in the Bishan planning area.

What is Artisan 8 zoned as?⌄

Artisan 8 sits on land zoned residential with commercial at 1st storey under the URA Master Plan, with a gross plot ratio of 3.

What is the tenure of Artisan 8?⌄

Artisan 8 is freehold.

What have units at Artisan 8 sold for?⌄

Across 3 recorded transactions, the median price is S$3,792 psf. The latest was in May 2026.

What is the nearest MRT station to Artisan 8?⌄

Upper Thomson MRT is the closest, 366 m away (about a 6-minute walk).

How many businesses are registered at Artisan 8?⌄

4 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.

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, HDB car park information (data.gov.sg), 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.