China Square Central
China Square Central is a commercial building in District 1 · Outram, on land zoned WHITE under the URA Master Plan. ACRA records 0 live company registrations at this address.
What are the key facts about China Square Central?
- Asset class
- Commercial
- Land-use zone
- WHITE
- Gross plot ratio
- Subject to Evaluation
- Tenure
- Not on record
- District / Area
- District 1 · Outram
- Address
- —
- Land area
- 14,006 sqm
- Completed
- Not on record
- Storeys
- Not on record
- Transactions on record
- None recorded
- Live listings
- None
- ACRA registrations
- 0
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 China Square Central
China Square Central is a commercial building in Outram (District 01). It is located along Cross Street.
Under the URA Master Plan it sits on land zoned white. 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 14,006 sqm of land with about 66,681 sqm of gross floor area.
The nearest MRT is Chinatown MRT, 210 m away (about a 3-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Opp Hong Lim Cplx) is 87 m away (about a 1-minute walk). Cross Street Exchange is 30 m away (about a 0-minute walk).
What is China Square Central zoned as?
- Land-use zone
- WHITE
- Gross plot ratio
- Subject to Evaluation
- Conservation area
- China Square
- 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 Do not quote a plot ratio, and do not compute buildable GFA from it.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 China Square Central rent for?
Office space on Cross Street
Street level · 2026Q1S$ per sq ft per month
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 Cross Street
Street level · 2026Q3S$ per sq ft per month (median only published) · median +3.9% 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 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 China Square Central
- Singapore total: Rent S$30.38 psf/mth · Vacancy 6.3% (1Q 2026) · Planned / under construction 2.38m sq ft
Official series (URA, 2026Q3): Retail vacancy rate (Whole Island) 6.5 (-0.4 pp on the year) · Retail rental index (Central Region) 81.2 (+1.4% on the year).
Brokers draw submarkets and grades differently; each figure is the broker's own, for its own area, cited to its report. Rents are per square foot per month.
What do commercial rents run near China Square Central?
Indicative area yield — District 1 retail
An INDICATIVE AREA yield for District 1 retail — NOT this building's yield, and not any unit's. Commercial rents are published as a district percentile grid, so both halves describe the district.
Priced on STRATA sales only: rent is quoted per unit of lettable area, and commercial land PSF runs far above strata — mixing them would shift the ratio sharply.
Net deducts the 10% non-residential property tax ONLY — not vacancy, maintenance, agent fees, financing, or the 9% GST on purchase.
Retail rents — District 1 ($ 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 China Square Central?
Getting around
- Chinatown MRT210 m · ~3 min
Amenities nearby
Straight-line distances. Source: PropKaki amenities data.
Getting there and parking at China Square Central
nearest MRT/LRT Telok Ayer (DT18) 135 m, about 37,000 taps a weekday; 8 more stations within 1 km; bus stops within 400 m: 12, about 27,000 taps a weekday; Outram: 38,402 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 17,000 residents within 1 km (June 2026); 7 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
- Telok Ayer (DT18)135 m · about 37,000 weekday taps
- Chinatown (NE4 / DT19)177 m · about 97,000 weekday taps
- Clarke Quay (NE5)359 m · about 31,000 weekday taps
- Maxwell (TE18)396 m · about 23,000 weekday taps
- Raffles Place (EW14 / NS26)464 m · about 133,000 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 China Square Central. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.
Bus
12 bus stops within 400 m, with about 27,000 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.
Public car parks within 500 m
- Club St (URA)121 mS$1.20 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 27 car lots
- Backlane (Gemmill Lane ) (URA)143 m
- Gemmill Lane (URA)154 mS$1.20 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 7 car lots
- Blk 533A Hong Lim Mscp (HDB)197 mS$1.20 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · gantry 1.9 m · 583 car lots
- Upp Hokien St (URA)212 mS$1.20 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 28 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: 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. China Square Central's own car park, if it has one, and its charges are not in the open data.
How many companies are registered at China Square Central?
- Live registrations
- 0
- Registered last 3 years
- 0
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.
Frequently asked questions about China Square Central
Where is China Square Central?⌄
China Square Central is at Cross Street, in the Outram planning area.
What is China Square Central zoned as?⌄
China Square Central sits on land zoned white under the URA Master Plan.
Is China Square Central a conserved property?⌄
Yes. China Square Central falls within a URA conservation area, so external works are subject to conservation guidelines.
Have there been any recorded transactions at China Square Central?⌄
No caveats have been lodged for China Square Central 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 China Square Central?⌄
Chinatown MRT is the closest, 210 m away (about a 3-minute walk).
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