City House
City House is a commercial building in District 1 · Downtown Core, on land zoned COMMERCIAL under the URA Master Plan with a gross plot ratio of 14.0. 10 units are currently listed for sale or rent. ACRA records 4,158 live company registrations at this address.
What are the key facts about City House?
- Asset class
- Commercial
- Land-use zone
- COMMERCIAL
- Gross plot ratio
- 14.0
- Tenure
- Not on record
- District / Area
- District 1 · Downtown Core
- Address
- 36 Robinson Road
- Land area
- 1,302 sqm
- Completed
- Not on record
- Storeys
- 23 (© OpenStreetMap contributors)
- Submarket
- Raffles Place
- Listed as
- Office, Other Retail
- Transactions on record
- None recorded
- Live listings
- 10
- ACRA registrations
- 4,158
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 City House
City House is a commercial building in Downtown Core (District 01). It is located along Robinson Road, Singapore 068877.
Under the URA Master Plan it sits on land zoned commercial with a gross plot ratio of 14. It lies inside the Central Area.
It occupies roughly 1,302 sqm of land with about 14,584 sqm of gross floor area.
4,218 businesses are currently registered at this address with ACRA.
The nearest MRT is Telok Ayer MRT, 154 m away (about a 2-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Telok Ayer Stn Exit A) is 113 m away (about a 2-minute walk). Republic Plaza is 238 m away (about a 4-minute walk).
What is City House zoned as?
- Land-use zone
- COMMERCIAL
- Gross plot ratio
- 14.0
- Urban design area
- Udga
- Central Area
- Yes
What does space at City House rent for?
Office space on Robinson Road
Street level · 2026Q3S$ per sq ft per month · median +4.2% 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 Robinson Road
Street level · 2026Q3S$ per sq ft per month · median -7.1% 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 City House
- Prime office: Capital value S$3,200 psf · Net yield 3.7%
- Core CBD (Grade A): Rent S$12.50 psf/mth · Vacancy 3.3%
- Core CBD (Grade B): Rent S$9.15 psf/mth
- Core CBD: Rent S$9.40 psf/mth · Vacancy 4.5%
- Raffles Place: Rent S$11.54 psf/mth · Vacancy 4.5% · Planned / under construction 0.36m sq ft
Official series (URA, 2026Q3): Office vacancy rate (Whole Island) 10 (-1.2 pp on the year) · Office rental index (Central Region) 203.4 (+1.8% 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 City House
Rent: between 6 Aug 2026 and 28 Aug 2026, 3 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.
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 City House?
- 25 Sept 2026RenewedFloor 1Continued use as restaurant with live entertainment
Continued use of #01-XX as restaurant with live entertainment at city house
- 24 Oct 2024ApprovedFloor 1Change of use
Proposed change of use of #01-XX for restaurant with live entertainment at city house
- 8 Sept 2023ApprovedFloor 1Change of use to restaurant
Proposed change of use of unit #01-XX to restaurant at city house
- 20 Dec 2022ApprovedFloor 1Change of use to nightclub
Proposed change of use of unit #01-XX to nightclub at city house
- 3 Jun 2019ApprovedFloor B1Change of use to fitness centre
Proposed change of use of unit #B1-XX to fitness centre at city house
- 7 Sept 2015ApprovedFloor 1Change of use: amusement centre cum bar/pub → restaurant cum bar with amusement centre
Proposed change of use of unit #01-XX from amusement centre cum bar/pub to restaurant cum bar with amusement centre at 36 robinson road
- 8 Jan 2010ApprovedFloor 1Change of use: showroom → amusement centre
Proposed change of use of unit #01-XX from showroom to amusement centre (indoor virtual golf) cum bar/pub
- 15 Oct 2009ApprovedFloor 1Change of use: showroom → amusement centre with ancillary refreshment area
Proposed change of use of unit #01-XX from showroom to amusement centre with ancillary refreshment area (indoor virtual golf)
- 17 Dec 2004ApprovedAdditions & alterations
Proposed additions & alterations to the existing 24-storey commercial building with a basement
- 5 Oct 2004ApprovedAdditions & alterations
Proposed additions/alteration with provision of a new service lift to the existing 24-storey commercial building with a basement
- 15 Mar 2002ApprovedAdditions & alterations
Proposed addition/alteration works to 1st storey & 1st storey mezzanine of existing 24-storey commercial building with basement
- 3 Mar 2001ApprovedChange of use to cafeteria
Proposed use of part of the 1st storey as cafeteria
1 earlier change-of-use and A&A decision is 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$54.50 per unit).
How does Robinson Road price?
Street figures cover strata deals only — land and strata PSF are not comparable.
What do commercial rents run near City House?
Indicative area yield — District 1 retail
An INDICATIVE AREA yield for District 1 retail — NOT this building's yield, and not any unit's. Commercial rents are published as a district percentile grid, so both halves describe the district.
Priced on STRATA sales only: rent is quoted per unit of lettable area, and commercial land PSF runs far above strata — mixing them would shift the ratio sharply.
Net deducts the 10% non-residential property tax ONLY — not vacancy, maintenance, agent fees, financing, or the 9% GST on purchase.
Retail rents — District 1 ($ 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 available at City House right now?
For sale (1)
- City HouseS$120k · 861 sqft
For rent (9)
- City HouseS$3k/mo · 150 sqft
- City HouseS$17k/mo · 1,916 sqft
- City House2 agentsS$13k/mo · 1,500 sqft
- City HouseS$10k/mo · 1,200 sqft
What is near City House?
Getting around
- Telok Ayer MRT154 m · ~2 min
Amenities nearby
Straight-line distances. Source: PropKaki amenities data.
Getting there and parking at City House
nearest MRT/LRT Telok Ayer (DT18) 146 m, about 37,000 taps a weekday; 12 more stations within 1 km; bus stops within 400 m: 10, about 22,000 taps a weekday; Downtown Core: 284,004 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 13,000 residents within 1 km (June 2026). Ranked against 485 office 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), not a count of people.
Stations within 1 km
- Telok Ayer (DT18)146 m · about 37,000 weekday taps
- Raffles Place (EW14 / NS26)170 m · about 133,000 weekday taps
- Downtown (DT17)337 m · about 51,000 weekday taps
- Shenton Way (TE19)392 m · about 32,000 weekday taps
- Tanjong Pagar (EW15)522 m · about 85,000 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 City House. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.
Bus
10 bus stops within 400 m, with about 22,000 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.
Public car parks within 500 m
- Backlane (Cecil St - M Arket St) (URA)160 m
- Backlane (Boon Tat St - Mccallum St) (URA)178 m
- Backlane (Boon Tat St) (URA)181 m
- Boon Tat St (URA)199 mS$1.20 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 17 car lots
- Backlane (Boon Tat St - Amoy St) (URA)227 m
Nearest URA season parking: Blair Road-Everton Roa D Area, 1.5 km away, S$80/month.
Public car parks only, by straight-line distance, with the operator's published rates. City House's own car park, if it has one, and its charges are not in the open data.
Who's registered at City House?
- Wholesale and retail trade1,157
- Financial and insurance998
- Professional, scientific and technical services842
- Information and communications586
- Transportation and storage180
- Administrative and support services109
- Manufacturing99
- Other services31
- Real estate30
- Education28
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 City House's BCA building profile?
- BCA building type
- Office
- Green Mark
- Platinum (2013)
- Energy use intensity
- 114 kWh/m²·yr
Frequently asked questions about City House
Where is City House?⌄
City House is at 36 Robinson Road, Singapore 068877, in the Downtown Core planning area.
What is City House zoned as?⌄
City House sits on land zoned commercial under the URA Master Plan, with a gross plot ratio of 14.
Have there been any recorded transactions at City House?⌄
No caveats have been lodged for City House 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 City House?⌄
Telok Ayer MRT is the closest, 154 m away (about a 2-minute walk).
How many businesses are registered at City House?⌄
4,218 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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