Beach Road Conservation Area
Beach Road Conservation Area is a commercial building in District 7 · Downtown Core, on land zoned COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL under the URA Master Plan with a gross plot ratio of 4.2. It is 999-year leasehold. 1 transaction is on record since 1995, most recently in Oct 2005. ACRA records 0 live company registrations at this address.
What are the key facts about Beach Road Conservation Area?
- Asset class
- Commercial
- Land-use zone
- COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL
- Gross plot ratio
- 4.2
- Tenure
- 999-year leasehold
- District / Area
- District 7 · Downtown Core
- Address
- 31 Purvis Street
- Land area
- —
- Completed
- Not on record
- Storeys
- Not on record
- Submarket
- City Hall / Bugis
- Listed as
- Food & Beverage
- Transactions on record
- 1 (records start 1995)
- Live listings
- None
- ACRA registrations
- 0
About Beach Road Conservation Area
Beach Road Conservation Area is a commercial conservation area in Downtown Core (District 07). It is located along Purvis Street, Singapore 188608.
Under the URA Master Plan it sits on land zoned commercial & residential with a gross plot ratio of 4.2. The site falls within a conservation area, so external alterations are subject to URA conservation guidelines. It lies inside the Central Area.
The site is 999-year leasehold, with about 800 years remaining on the lease.
1 transaction has been recorded here, at a median of S$1,416 psf. The most recent was in October 2005.
The nearest MRT is Esplanade MRT, 296 m away (about a 5-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Opp Natl Lib) is 88 m away (about a 1-minute walk).
What is Beach Road Conservation Area zoned as?
- Land-use zone
- COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL
- Gross plot ratio
- 4.2
- Conservation area
- Beach Road
- Conserved building
- Yes
- Urban design area
- Udga
- Central Area
- Yes
What has Beach Road Conservation Area sold for?
| Date | Use | Price | Area | PSF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2005 | Shop House | S$2.35M | 1,660 sqft | $1,416 |
URA/JTC records from 1995 — that is where the record starts, not when the building was built. Strata and land deals can mix in one building's history; compare like with like. sqm ↔ sq ft converter
What does space at Beach Road Conservation Area rent for?
Retail space — District 7 retail
Region band · 2026Q3S$ 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 7 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 Beach Road Conservation Area
- Other City Areas: Rent S$21.21 psf/mth · Vacancy 7.4% (1Q 2026) · Planned / under construction 0.73m sq ft
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 Beach Road Conservation Area
Rent: between 6 Aug 2026 and 28 Aug 2026, 0 new listings appeared and 1 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 Beach Road Conservation Area?
- 15 Jan 2024RenewedContinued use as restaurant
Continued use of existing 2-storey building as restaurant
- 20 Jun 2022RefusedChange of use: restaurant → expire on 5 jan 2024
Proposed change of use of existing 2-storey shophouse from restaurant (temporary permission to expire on 5 jan 2024) to restaurant and bar at 31 purvis street
- 21 Dec 2020RenewedContinued use as restaurant
Continued use of existing 2-storey building as restaurant
- 27 Dec 2017RenewedContinued use as restaurant
Continued use of existing 2-storey building as restaurant
- 5 Jan 2015ApprovedChange of use: health centre → restaurant
Proposed change of use of existing 2-storey building from health centre to restaurant at 31 purvis street
- 20 Jun 2014RefusedChange of use: health centre → karaoke lounge
Proposed change of use of the 1st storey and 2nd storey from health centre to karaoke lounge at 1st storey and ancillary office at 2nd storey
- 16 Feb 2007ApprovedAdditions & alterations
Amendment to approved addition/alteration to the existing 2-storey shophouse & change of use from shop at 1st storey and from residential to health centre at 2nd storey
- 2 Nov 2006ApprovedAdditions & alterations
Addition/alteration to the existing 2-storey shophouse & change of use from shop at 1st storey and from residential to health centre at 2nd storey (old lot no 99122t)
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$54.50 per unit).
What do commercial rents run near Beach Road Conservation Area?
Indicative area yield — District 7 retail
An INDICATIVE AREA yield for District 7 retail — NOT this building's yield, and not any unit's. Commercial rents are published as a district percentile grid, so both halves describe the district.
Priced on STRATA sales only: rent is quoted per unit of lettable area, and commercial land PSF runs far above strata — mixing them would shift the ratio sharply.
Net deducts the 10% non-residential property tax ONLY — not vacancy, maintenance, agent fees, financing, or the 9% GST on purchase.
Retail rents — District 7 ($ psm/month, 2026Q3)
| Floor level · size band | 25th pct | Median | 75th pct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 1 · 30 & Below | $93.33 | $113.33 | $165.94 |
| Level 4 & Above · 30 & Below | $69.42 | $79.17 | $140.05 |
| B1 & Below · 30 & Below | $94.66 | $392.16 | $721.70 |
| Level 2 & 3 · 30 & Below | $71.79 | $88.95 | $100.36 |
| Level 1 · >30 - 100 | $84.41 | $129.03 | $192.55 |
| Level 2 & 3 · >30 - 100 | $53.85 | $86.57 | $113.16 |
| B1 & Below · >30 - 100 | $71.03 | $80.88 | $146.17 |
| Level 4 & Above · >30 - 100 | $47.06 | $59.43 | $68.42 |
Office rents — Central Area ($ 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 Beach Road Conservation Area?
Getting around
- Esplanade MRT297 m · ~5 min
Amenities nearby
Competing premises nearby
Retail and F&B premises competing for the same footfall — context for an occupier, not a selling point.
Straight-line distances. Source: PropKaki amenities data.
Getting there and parking at Beach Road Conservation Area
nearest MRT/LRT Esplanade (CC3) 278 m, about 15,000 taps a weekday; 8 more stations within 1 km; bus stops within 400 m: 16, about 27,000 taps a weekday; Downtown Core: 284,004 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 6,776 residents within 1 km (June 2026); 10 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
- Esplanade (CC3)278 m · about 15,000 weekday taps
- Bugis (EW12 / DT14)363 m · about 109,000 weekday taps
- City Hall (NS25 / EW13)416 m · about 91,000 weekday taps
- Bras Basah (CC2)427 m · about 10,000 weekday taps
- Bencoolen (DT21)574 m · about 20,000 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 Beach Road Conservation Area. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.
Bus
16 bus stops within 400 m, with about 27,000 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.
Public car parks within 500 m
- Purvis St (URA)18 mS$1.20 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 43 car lots
- Seah St (URA)55 mS$1.20 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 8 car lots
- Backlane (Purvis St) (URA)62 m
- Backlane (Seah St) (URA)66 m
- Blk 231 Bras Basah Basement Car Park (HDB)165 mS$1.20 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · gantry 1.9 m · 219 car lots
HDB season (car): Tier 1 $110/month (a resident's or registered HDB shop/industrial tenant's first car); Tier 2 (other cars, non-residents) $120 Rest of Island, $170 Designated Area, $190 Restricted Zone (sheltered: multi-storey, basement, deck). Industrial-park multi-storey car parks: $110 / $120. Which zone this car park is in is not published as data.
Nearest URA season parking: Kampong Glam Area, 819 m away, S$125/month.
Public car parks only, by straight-line distance, with the operator's published rates. Beach Road Conservation Area's own car park, if it has one, and its charges are not in the open data.
Who's registered at Beach Road Conservation Area?
- Wholesale and retail trade0
- Arts, entertainment and recreation0
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.
Frequently asked questions about Beach Road Conservation Area
Where is Beach Road Conservation Area?⌄
Beach Road Conservation Area is at 31 Purvis Street, Singapore 188608, in the Downtown Core planning area.
What is Beach Road Conservation Area zoned as?⌄
Beach Road Conservation Area sits on land zoned commercial & residential under the URA Master Plan, with a gross plot ratio of 4.2.
What is the tenure of Beach Road Conservation Area?⌄
Beach Road Conservation Area is 999-year leasehold. About 800 years remain on the lease.
Is Beach Road Conservation Area a conserved property?⌄
Yes. Beach Road Conservation Area falls within a URA conservation area, so external works are subject to conservation guidelines.
What have units at Beach Road Conservation Area sold for?⌄
Across 1 recorded transaction, the median price is S$1,416 psf. The latest was in October 2005.
What is the nearest MRT station to Beach Road Conservation Area?⌄
Esplanade MRT is the closest, 296 m away (about a 5-minute walk).
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