Boat Quay Conservation Area
Boat Quay Conservation Area is a commercial building in District 1 · Singapore River, on land zoned COMMERCIAL under the URA Master Plan. It is 999-year leasehold. 1 transaction is on record since 1995, most recently in Aug 2006. ACRA records 0 live company registrations at this address.
What are the key facts about Boat Quay Conservation Area?
- Asset class
- Commercial
- Land-use zone
- COMMERCIAL
- Gross plot ratio
- Subject to Evaluation
- Tenure
- 999-year leasehold
- District / Area
- District 1 · Singapore River
- Address
- 33 Boat Quay
- Land area
- —
- Completed
- Not on record
- Storeys
- 3 (© OpenStreetMap contributors)
- Submarket
- City Fringe
- Transactions on record
- 1 (records start 1995)
- Live listings
- None
- ACRA registrations
- 0
About Boat Quay Conservation Area
Boat Quay Conservation Area is a commercial conservation area in Singapore River (District 01). It is located along Boat Quay, Singapore 049822.
Under the URA Master Plan it sits on land zoned commercial. 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 799 years remaining on the lease.
1 transaction has been recorded here, at a median of S$2,894 psf. The most recent was in August 2006.
The nearest MRT is Raffles Place MRT, 297 m away (about a 5-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Boat Quay) is 201 m away (about a 3-minute walk).
What is Boat Quay Conservation Area zoned as?
- Land-use zone
- COMMERCIAL
- Gross plot ratio
- Subject to Evaluation
- Conservation area
- Boat Quay
- Conserved building
- Yes
- Urban design area
- Udga
- Central Area
- Yes
URA has not published a fixed plot ratio for this site — the Master Plan records "EVA" (Subject to Evaluation), meaning intensity is decided case by case on application. Do not quote a plot ratio, and do not compute buildable GFA from it.
What has Boat Quay Conservation Area sold for?
| Date | Use | Price | Area | PSF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2006 | Shop House | S$4.15M | 1,434 sqft | $2,894 |
URA/JTC records from 1995 — that is where the record starts, not when the building was built. Strata and land deals can mix in one building's history; compare like with like. sqm ↔ sq ft converter
What does space at Boat Quay Conservation Area rent for?
Retail space — District 1 retail
Region band · 2026Q3S$ 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 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 Boat Quay 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.
What's been approved at Boat Quay Conservation Area?
No new bars, pubs, nightclubs or karaoke lounges (a Historic Conservation Area).
Per URA's Use of Buildings in Conservation Areas. A planning guideline for the area, not a decision on any unit; it applies to new eating houses and bars, not to one already approved.
- 17 Dec 2025RenewedContinued use as restaurant and bar
Continued use at the 1st storey of the 3-storey building as restaurant and bar at 33 and 34 boat quay
- 10 Oct 2024RenewedContinued use as restaurant and bar
Continued use at the 1st storey of the 3-storey building as restaurant and bar at 33 and 34 boat quay
- 27 Aug 2019RenewedContinued use as restaurant with live entertainment
Continued use of the 1st storey of the 3-storey buildings as restaurant with live entertainment at 33 & 34 boat quay
- 6 Mar 2019RenewedContinued use as restaurant with live entertainment
Continued use of the 1st storey of the 3-storey buildings as restaurant with live entertainment at 33 & 34 boat quay
- 13 Mar 2018RenewedContinued use as restaurant with live entertainment
Continued use of the 1st storey of the 3-storey buildings as restaurant with live entertainment at 33 & 34 boat quay
- 29 Oct 2015RenewedContinued use as nightclub
Continued use of the 1st storey of the 3-storey buildings as nightclub at 33 & 34 boat quay
- 23 Dec 2011ApprovedChange of use to nightclub
Continue use of the 1st and 3rd storey as nightclub at 33 & 34 boat quay
- 9 Dec 2011ApprovedAdditions & alterations
Proposed additions and alterations to existing 2 units of 3-storey conserved shophouses (boat quay conservation area)
- 3 Jun 2010ApprovedChange of use to nightclub
Change of use of the 1st and 3rd storey to nightclub
- 3 Jun 2010ApprovedChange of use to restaurant
Change of use of the 1st, 2nd & 3rd storey as restaurant (boat quay conservation area)
- 7 Nov 2008ApprovedChange of use to pub and 3rd storey to night club
Change of use at 1st storey to pub and 3rd storey to night club
- 25 Jan 2007ApprovedChange of use: shop → restaurant and pub
Proposed change of use from shop to restaurant and pub at 1st storey only ts04 on lot 99361-0000 , 99370-0000 33 boat quay, 34 boat quay (boat quay conservation area)
5 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$54.50 per unit).
How does Boat Quay price?
Too few strata sales on this street to support a median — the count is shown without one.
Street figures cover strata deals only — land and strata PSF are not comparable.
What do commercial rents run near Boat Quay Conservation Area?
Indicative area yield — District 1 retail
An INDICATIVE AREA yield for District 1 retail — NOT this building's yield, and not any unit's. Commercial rents are published as a district percentile grid, so both halves describe the district.
Priced on STRATA sales only: rent is quoted per unit of lettable area, and commercial land PSF runs far above strata — mixing them would shift the ratio sharply.
Net deducts the 10% non-residential property tax ONLY — not vacancy, maintenance, agent fees, financing, or the 9% GST on purchase.
Retail rents — District 1 ($ 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 Boat Quay Conservation Area?
Getting around
- Raffles Place 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 Boat Quay Conservation Area
nearest MRT/LRT Raffles Place (EW14/NS26) 232 m, about 133,000 taps a weekday; 10 more stations within 1 km; bus stops within 400 m: 6, about 8,520 taps a weekday; Singapore River: 18,341 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 9,018 residents within 1 km (June 2026); 9 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
- Raffles Place (EW14 / NS26)232 m · about 133,000 weekday taps
- Clarke Quay (NE5)416 m · about 31,000 weekday taps
- Telok Ayer (DT18)422 m · about 37,000 weekday taps
- Chinatown (NE4 / DT19)520 m · about 97,000 weekday taps
- Downtown (DT17)769 m · about 51,000 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 Boat Quay Conservation Area. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.
Bus
6 bus stops within 400 m, with 8,520 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.
Public car parks within 500 m
- Backlane (Lor Telok - Circular Rd) (URA)71 m
- Circular Rd (URA)73 mS$1.20 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 34 car lots
- North Canal Rd (URA)134 mS$1.20 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 24 car lots
- Lor Telok (URA)135 mS$1.20 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 21 car lots
- Backlane (Synagogue St ) (URA)157 m
Nearest URA season parking: Mohd Sultan-River Vall Ey Road Area, 1.2 km away, S$80/month.
Public car parks only, by straight-line distance, with the operator's published rates. Boat Quay Conservation Area's own car park, if it has one, and its charges are not in the open data.
Who's registered at Boat Quay Conservation Area?
- Financial and insurance0
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 Boat Quay Conservation Area
Where is Boat Quay Conservation Area?⌄
Boat Quay Conservation Area is at 33 Boat Quay, Singapore 049822, in the Singapore River planning area.
What is Boat Quay Conservation Area zoned as?⌄
Boat Quay Conservation Area sits on land zoned commercial under the URA Master Plan.
What is the tenure of Boat Quay Conservation Area?⌄
Boat Quay Conservation Area is 999-year leasehold. About 799 years remain on the lease.
Is Boat Quay Conservation Area a conserved property?⌄
Yes. Boat Quay Conservation Area falls within a URA conservation area, so external works are subject to conservation guidelines.
What have units at Boat Quay Conservation Area sold for?⌄
Across 1 recorded transaction, the median price is S$2,894 psf. The latest was in August 2006.
What is the nearest MRT station to Boat Quay Conservation Area?⌄
Raffles Place MRT is the closest, 297 m away (about a 5-minute walk).
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