Chijmes
Chijmes is a commercial building in District 7 · Downtown Core, on land zoned COMMERCIAL under the URA Master Plan. 2 units are currently listed for rent. ACRA records 23 live company registrations at this address.
What are the key facts about Chijmes?
- Asset class
- Commercial
- Land-use zone
- COMMERCIAL
- Gross plot ratio
- Subject to Evaluation
- Tenure
- Not on record
- District / Area
- District 7 · Downtown Core
- Address
- 30 Victoria Street
- Land area
- 14,312 sqm
- Completed
- Not on record
- Storeys
- 2 (© OpenStreetMap contributors)
- Submarket
- City Hall / Bugis
- Listed as
- Food & Beverage, Office
- Transactions on record
- None recorded
- Live listings
- 2
- ACRA registrations
- 23
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.
Who owns Chijmes, and what is it valued at?
- Announced 27 Oct 2011 · completed 20 Jan 2012Suntec REIT sold Chijmes for S$177 million (sale consideration) to PRE 8 Investments Pte. Ltd..At the time: NLA 79,794 sq ft · occupancy 100%
Source: the owners' own filings on SGX — notices of valuation of real assets, acquisition and divestment announcements, and annual reports. Facts only, each with its date; a valuation is not a sale price, and occupancy and WALE are as of the date shown. Only REITs and SGX-listed companies file these: a building with a private owner shows no owner here.
About Chijmes
Chijmes is a commercial building in Downtown Core (District 07). It is located along Victoria Street, Singapore 187996.
Under the URA Master Plan it sits on land zoned commercial. The site falls within a conservation area, so external alterations are subject to URA conservation guidelines. It lies inside the Central Area.
It occupies roughly 14,312 sqm of land with about 14,790 sqm of gross floor area.
24 businesses are currently registered at this address with ACRA.
The nearest MRT is Bras Basah MRT, 218 m away (about a 3-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Cath of The Good Shepherd) is 104 m away (about a 2-minute walk). Chijmes is 95 m away (about a 2-minute walk).
What is Chijmes zoned as?
- Land-use zone
- COMMERCIAL
- Gross plot ratio
- Subject to Evaluation
- Conservation area
- Former Chij
- Urban design area
- Udga
- Central Area
- Yes
URA has not published a fixed plot ratio for this site — the Master Plan records "EVA" (Subject to Evaluation), meaning intensity is decided case by case on application. Do not quote a plot ratio, and do not compute buildable GFA from it.
What does space at Chijmes rent for?
Office space on Victoria Street
Street level · 2026Q3S$ per sq ft per month · median +38.3% on a year earlier
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 Victoria Street
Street level · 2026Q3S$ per sq ft per month · median +6.5% on a year earlier
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 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 Chijmes
- 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 Chijmes
Rent: 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 Chijmes?
- 14 Apr 2026RefusedAdditions & alterations
Proposed outline application for additions and alterations to the existing conservation building at chijmes - monument site (former chij)
- 11 Feb 2026RenewedContinued use as restaurant and bar with ancillary live entertainment
Renewal of use of the b1 storey unit 05 of chijmes to restaurant and bar with ancillary live entertainment
- 10 Oct 2025ApprovedChange of use to karaoke lounge
Change of use at the b1-03/04 of chijmes to karaoke lounge
- 8 Oct 2025ApprovedAdditions & alterations
Proposed replacement of retractable awning at the existing outdoor refreshment area of the conservation building at chijmes - monument site (former chij) on lot 00419v ts11 at 30 victoria street (downtown core planning area)
- 11 Sept 2025ApprovedChange of use to bar/ pub and restaurant
Extension of use of the b1-07/k4 unit and b1-08 unit as bar/ pub and restaurant at 30 victoria street (chijmes)
- 27 Aug 2025RenewedContinued use as nightclub and restaurant
Continued use of b1-06 of chijmes as nightclub and restaurant
- 24 Dec 2024ApprovedChange of use to massage establishment and 02 storey unit 01a of chijmes to massage establishment
Change of use of the 02 storey unit 01 of chijmes to massage establishment and 02 storey unit 01a of chijmes to massage establishment
- 4 Dec 2024RenewedContinued use as restaurant and bar
Change of use of b1-07/k4 of chijmes to restaurant and bar
- 7 Oct 2024ApprovedChange of use to others
Change of use/retention of the b1 storey unit 06 of chijmes to others
- 16 Aug 2024RefusedAdditions & alterations
Proposed outline application for additions & alterations to the existing conservation buildings at chijmes - monument site (former chij)
- 14 Aug 2024ApprovedChange of use to bar / pub
Change of use/retention of the b1 storey unit 08 of chijmes to bar / pub
- 5 Jul 2024RenewedContinued use as nightclub
Continued use of b1-03 and b1-04 of chijmes ts11 on lot 00419v at 30 victoria street as nightclub (former chij)
109 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$54.50 per unit).
How does Victoria Street price?
Street figures cover strata deals only — land and strata PSF are not comparable.
What do commercial rents run near Chijmes?
Indicative area yield — District 7 retail
An INDICATIVE AREA yield for District 7 retail — NOT this building's yield, and not any unit's. Commercial rents are published as a district percentile grid, so both halves describe the district.
Priced on STRATA sales only: rent is quoted per unit of lettable area, and commercial land PSF runs far above strata — mixing them would shift the ratio sharply.
Net deducts the 10% non-residential property tax ONLY — not vacancy, maintenance, agent fees, financing, or the 9% GST on purchase.
Retail rents — District 7 ($ 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 available at Chijmes right now?
For rent (2)
- ChijmesS$37k/mo · 4,359 sqft
- City HallS$50k/mo · 4,000 sqft
What is near Chijmes?
Getting around
- Bras Basah MRT218 m · ~3 min
Amenities nearby
Straight-line distances. Source: PropKaki amenities data.
Getting there and parking at Chijmes
nearest MRT/LRT Bras Basah (CC2) 173 m, about 10,000 taps a weekday; 9 more stations within 1 km; bus stops within 400 m: 18, about 35,000 taps a weekday; Downtown Core: 284,004 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 7,189 residents within 1 km (June 2026); 12 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
- Bras Basah (CC2)173 m · about 10,000 weekday taps
- City Hall (NS25 / EW13)227 m · about 91,000 weekday taps
- Esplanade (CC3)381 m · about 15,000 weekday taps
- Bencoolen (DT21)396 m · about 20,000 weekday taps
- Bugis (EW12 / DT14)645 m · about 109,000 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 Chijmes. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.
Bus
18 bus stops within 400 m, with about 35,000 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.
Public car parks within 500 m
- Blk 231 Bras Basah Basement Car Park (HDB)216 mS$1.20 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · gantry 1.9 m · 219 car lots
- Raffles City (development car park)223 mrates not published as open data
- Backlane (Seah St) (URA)296 m
- Seah St (URA)304 mS$1.20 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 8 car lots
- Purvis St (URA)366 mS$1.20 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 43 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, 1.2 km away, S$125/month.
Public car parks only, by straight-line distance, with the operator's published rates. Chijmes's own car park, if it has one, and its charges are not in the open data.
Who's registered at Chijmes?
- Accommodation and food services16
- Wholesale and retail trade3
- Financial and insurance2
- Arts, entertainment and recreation1
- Administrative and support services1
- Construction0
- Information and communications0
- Real estate0
- Other services0
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 Chijmes's BCA building profile?
- BCA building type
- Retail
- Green Mark
- Certified (2015)
- Energy use intensity
- 520 kWh/m²·yr
Frequently asked questions about Chijmes
Where is Chijmes?⌄
Chijmes is at 30 Victoria Street, Singapore 187996, in the Downtown Core planning area.
What is Chijmes zoned as?⌄
Chijmes sits on land zoned commercial under the URA Master Plan.
Is Chijmes a conserved property?⌄
Yes. Chijmes falls within a URA conservation area, so external works are subject to conservation guidelines.
Have there been any recorded transactions at Chijmes?⌄
No caveats have been lodged for Chijmes 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 Chijmes?⌄
Bras Basah MRT is the closest, 218 m away (about a 3-minute walk).
How many businesses are registered at Chijmes?⌄
24 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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