CommercialCOMMERCIALFreeholdDistrict 21 · Bukit Timah

Da Vinci

Reviewed by Nathan TangUpdated 8 November 2026Data through Sept 2014

Quick Summary

Da Vinci is a commercial building in District 21 · Bukit Timah, on land zoned COMMERCIAL under the URA Master Plan with a gross plot ratio of 1.4. It is freehold. 1 transaction is on record since 1995, most recently in Sept 2014. 1 unit is currently listed for rent. ACRA records 1 live company registration at this address.

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What are the key facts about Da Vinci?

Key takeawayDa Vinci is a commercial building in District 21 · Bukit Timah, zoned COMMERCIAL, held freehold.

Asset class: Commercial
Land-use zone: COMMERCIAL
Gross plot ratio: 1.4
Tenure: Freehold
District / Area: District 21 · Bukit Timah
Address: 191 Upper Bukit Timah Road
Land area: 1,918 sqm
Completed: Not on record
Storeys: 4 (© OpenStreetMap contributors)
Submarket: City Fringe
Listed as: Office
Transactions on record: 1 (records start 1995)
Live listings: 1
ACRA registrations: 1

About Da Vinci

Da Vinci is a commercial building in Bukit Timah (District 21). It is located along Upper Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 588180.

Under the URA Master Plan it sits on land zoned commercial with a gross plot ratio of 1.4.

The site is freehold. It occupies roughly 1,918 sqm of land with about 2,791 sqm of gross floor area.

1 transaction has been recorded here, at a median of S$2,708 psf. The most recent was in September 2014.

The nearest MRT is Beauty World MRT, 343 m away (about a 5-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Beauty World Stn Exit B) is 166 m away (about a 3-minute walk).

What is Da Vinci zoned as?

Key takeawayDa Vinci sits on land zoned COMMERCIAL with a gross plot ratio of 1.4.

Land-use zone: COMMERCIAL
Gross plot ratio: 1.4
Urban design area: Beauty World Ud Area

BCA-verified envelope: allowable GFA 2,685 sqm · built 2,781 sqm · headroom -96 sqm. This block appears only where BCA has published the actual built floor area — everywhere else, buildable headroom cannot be verified and is deliberately not estimated.

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What has Da Vinci sold for?

Key takeaway1 transaction is on record since 1995, most recently in Sept 2014 — too few to support a median, so the deals themselves are listed instead.

Date	Use	Price	Area	PSF
Sept 2014	Retail	S$58.00M	21,415 sqft	$2,708

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 Da Vinci rent for?

Key takeawayNo rent is published for Da Vinci itself. On its street, Upper Bukit Timah Road, retail space rented at a median of $9.33 psf a month in 2026Q3, with the middle half of leases between $6.09 and $13.40. That is not this building's own rent, and never a quote for a particular unit.

Retail space on Upper Bukit Timah Road

Street level · 2026Q3

25th pct

$6.09

$65.52 psm

Median

$9.33

$100.48 psm

75th pct

$13.40

$144.29 psm

S$ per sq ft per month · median +7.2% on a year earlier

2023Q4 · $100.00 psm2026Q3 · $100.48 psm median

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).

Office space on Upper Bukit Timah Road

Street level · 2026Q3

25th pct

$5.69

$61.30 psm

Median

$8.96

$96.43 psm

75th pct

$11.97

$128.86 psm

S$ per sq ft per month · median +1.4% on a year earlier

2023Q4 · $102.14 psm2026Q3 · $96.43 psm median

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 — District 21 retail

Region band · 2026Q3

25th pct

$6.85

$73.69 psm

Median

$9.06

$97.54 psm

75th pct

$12.39

$133.41 psm

S$ 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 21 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 Da Vinci

Key takeawayBrokers' retail figures for this part of Singapore — a broker's market figure, not this building's rent.

CBRE, 2Q 2026 (island-wide)

Islandwide: Rent S$28.15 psf/mth

Singapore Figures Q2 2026

Cushman & Wakefield, 2Q 2026

Other City Areas: Rent S$21.21 psf/mth · Vacancy 7.4% (1Q 2026) · Planned / under construction 0.73m sq ft

Singapore Retail MarketBeat Q2 2026

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 Da Vinci

Key takeawayBased on listings we track, as of our last check on 28 Aug 2026: 1 unit for rent.

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 Da Vinci?

Key takeawayURA's planning decisions at Da Vinci since 2000 are below. This is the building's planning history, not today's approved use of any unit: confirm a unit's approved use with URA before signing.

19 Oct 2020Approved
Additions & alterations
Proposed additions & alterations to existing 4-storey buildng with basement carpark and change of use from shop to commercial school

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 Upper Bukit Timah Road price?

Key takeawayAcross 45 strata sales on Upper Bukit Timah Road in the last 5 years, the median is $3,067 psf.

Strata sales on the street (5y)

Street median PSF (strata)

$3,067

Street figures cover strata deals only — land and strata PSF are not comparable.

What do commercial rents run near Da Vinci?

Key takeawayURA publishes contracted-rent percentile grids quarterly (latest: 2026Q3) — the benchmark evidence an asking rent should be weighed against.

Indicative area yield — District 21 retail

Gross yield (area)

3.4%

3.1% net of property tax

Rent side (median of bands)

$97.54 psm/mo

2026Q3

Price side (strata, 5y)

$3,167 psf

78 sales

An INDICATIVE AREA yield for District 21 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 21 ($ psm/month, 2026Q3)

Floor level · size band	25th pct	Median	75th pct
Level 4 & Above · 30 & Below	$75.00	$95.93	$296.05
B1 & Below · 30 & Below	$129.54	$130.87	$131.18
Level 2 & 3 · 30 & Below	$72.37	$91.30	$135.64
Level 1 · 30 & Below	$116.15	$117.71	$140.36
Level 2 & 3 · >30 - 100	$81.25	$90.65	$96.86
Level 1 · >30 - 100	$71.20	$99.14	$117.50
B1 & Below · >30 - 100	$69.66	$112.84	$146.06
Level 1 · >100 - 300	$71.86	$89.37	$105.73

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 Da Vinci right now?

Key takeaway1 unit is currently listed at Da Vinci. One row per unit; several agents often market the same unit.

For rent (1)

191 Upper Bukit Timah RoadS$160k/mo · 30,000 sqft

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What is near Da Vinci?

Key takeawayThe nearest MRT/LRT is Beauty World MRT, about 343 m away — and 3 competing retail premisess operate nearby.

Getting around

Beauty World MRT343 m · ~5 min

Amenities nearby

Place Of Worship · 103 mBeauty World Stn Exit B · 166 mHoover Park (Lor Pisang Hijau Playground) · 186 mSilver Cross Medical · 205 mBeauty World MRT Exit B · 293 mBukit Timah Community Club · 523 mEducational Institution · 588 m

Competing premises nearby

Retail and F&B premises competing for the same footfall — context for an occupier, not a selling point.

Zac Meat & Poultry Pte Ltd · 235 mBukit Timah Market · 373 mKap Mall · 958 m

Straight-line distances. Source: PropKaki amenities data.

Getting there and parking at Da Vinci

Key takeawayThe nearest station is Beauty World (DT5), 293 m away — a moderately busy station, with about 33,000 taps in and out on an average weekday. 5 public car parks are within 500 m.

Foot traffic: busier than 11% of retail buildings

nearest MRT/LRT Beauty World (DT5) 293 m, about 33,000 taps a weekday; bus stops within 400 m: 5, about 11,000 taps a weekday; Bukit Timah: 21,362 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 16,000 residents within 1 km (June 2026); 1 other mall 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

Beauty World (DT5)293 m · about 33,000 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 Da Vinci. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.

Bus

5 bus stops within 400 m, with about 11,000 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.

Public car parks within 500 m

Cheong Chin Nam Rd (URA)73 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 63 car lots
Service Rd (Upp Bukit Timah Rd) (URA)124 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 27 car lots
Jln Seh Chuan Off St (URA)279 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 179 car lots
Jln Seh Chuan - Lor Ki Lat Off St (URA)359 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 7 car lots
Lor Kilat (URA)373 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 28 car lots

Nearest URA season parking: Hillview Terrace, 2.1 km away, S$90/month.

Public car parks only, by straight-line distance, with the operator's published rates. Da Vinci's own car park, if it has one, and its charges are not in the open data.

Who's registered at Da Vinci?

Key takeaway1 live company (and LLPs and branches; sole proprietors are not counted) list Da Vinci as their registered address. These are registered businesses, not who occupies the space.

Education
1
Wholesale and retail trade
0
Information and communications
0
Administrative and support services
0

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 Da Vinci's BCA building profile?

BCA building type: Retail
Green Mark: NA (NA)
Energy use intensity: 255 kWh/m²·yr

Frequently asked questions about Da Vinci

Where is Da Vinci?⌄

Da Vinci is at 191 Upper Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 588180, in the Bukit Timah planning area.

What is Da Vinci zoned as?⌄

Da Vinci sits on land zoned commercial under the URA Master Plan, with a gross plot ratio of 1.4.

What is the tenure of Da Vinci?⌄

Da Vinci is freehold.

What have units at Da Vinci sold for?⌄

Across 1 recorded transaction, the median price is S$2,708 psf. The latest was in September 2014.

What is the nearest MRT station to Da Vinci?⌄

Beauty World MRT is the closest, 343 m away (about a 5-minute walk).

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Year of completion is not on record for this building. Building age cannot be stated.

Submarket: PropKaki's own map from URA's planning subzones (CBD core, City Hall / Bugis, Orchard, city fringe, regional centres, suburban). Brokers draw these lines differently.

Approved for a new building: the year URA approved the latest new erection or redevelopment here. An APPROVAL year, not a completion year — never state it as the building's age.

Station taps: average weekday fare-card taps in and out at the nearest MRT/LRT station (LTA DataMall). People passing the station's gates, not people visiting this building.

Foot-traffic score: PropKaki's relative score from nearby MRT and bus taps, workers and residents around (and, for retail, competing malls), ranked against buildings of the same kind. A percentile, not a count of people.

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.

Storeys: from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), volunteer-mapped, not an official record. Shown only because no official or listed floor count is held for this building.

Reviewed by Nathan Tang

Nathan Tang has over 10 years of property experience across condominiums, HDB flats and commercial property, specialising in property research and finance.

Figures draw on URA and JTC records, URA Master Plan zoning, ACRA registrations and live commercial-portal listings; building facts from PropKaki's submarket map, URA car park data (URA Data Service), LTA DataMall passenger volumes, PropKaki's foot-traffic model, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) — see our methodology. Last updated 8 November 2026. For general information, not financial advice.

Getting there and parking: LTA DataMall passenger volumes and car parks, URA Data Service car park rates, HDB and JTC car park information (data.gov.sg) and HDB's published parking charges, Census of Population 2020 and the Singapore Department of Statistics' June 2026 resident population (Singapore Open Data Licence). The foot-traffic score is PropKaki's own relative model, not a count.

Market context: figures cited from CBRE Research (Singapore Figures) and Cushman & Wakefield (Singapore MarketBeat), each with its quarter and report; flexible-workspace centres from the operators' public location lists; collective sales from marketing agents' announcements and news reports, each linked.

Rents: URA rental statistics for office and retail space by street (IRAS-stamped contracts), JTC J-SPACE rentals by building and by street, JTC price tenders, and URA REALIS rental grids. SLA tender results and JTC posted land rents are held for state and JTC land.