Desker Road Conservation Area
Desker Road Conservation Area is a commercial building in District 8 · Kallang, on land zoned COMMERCIAL under the URA Master Plan with a gross plot ratio of 3.0. 2 transactions are on record since 1995, most recently in Jul 2008. 3 units are currently listed for rent. ACRA records 3 live company registrations at this address.
What are the key facts about Desker Road Conservation Area?
- Asset class
- Commercial
- Land-use zone
- COMMERCIAL
- Gross plot ratio
- 3.0
- Tenure
- Not on record
- District / Area
- District 8 · Kallang
- Address
- 79 Maude Road
- Land area
- —
- Completed
- Not on record
- Storeys
- 2 (© OpenStreetMap contributors)
- Submarket
- City Fringe
- Listed as
- Office, Shop / Shophouse
- Transactions on record
- 2 (records start 1995)
- Live listings
- 3
- ACRA registrations
- 3
About Desker Road Conservation Area
Desker Road Conservation Area is a commercial conservation area in Kallang (District 08). It is located along Maude Road, Singapore 208354.
Under the URA Master Plan it sits on land zoned commercial with a gross plot ratio of 3. The site falls within a conservation area, so external alterations are subject to URA conservation guidelines.
2 transactions have been recorded here, at a median of S$1,284 psf. The most recent was in July 2008.
3 businesses are currently registered at this address with ACRA.
The nearest MRT is Jalan Besar MRT, 441 m away (about a 7-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Aft King George's Ave) is 116 m away (about a 2-minute walk).
What is Desker Road Conservation Area zoned as?
- Land-use zone
- COMMERCIAL
- Gross plot ratio
- 3.0
- Conservation area
- Jalan Besar
- Conserved building
- Yes
What has Desker Road Conservation Area sold for?
| Date | Use | Price | Area | PSF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2008 | Shop House | S$2.33M | 1,413 sqft | $1,649 |
| Sept 1999 | Shop House | S$1.30M | 1,413 sqft | $920 |
URA/JTC records from 1995 — that is where the record starts, not when the building was built. Strata and land deals can mix in one building's history; compare like with like. sqm ↔ sq ft converter
What does space at Desker Road Conservation Area rent for?
Retail space — District 8 retail
Region band · 2026Q3S$ 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 8 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 Desker Road 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.
How fast units move at Desker Road Conservation Area
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 Desker Road Conservation Area?
- 25 Sept 2026ApprovedFloor 2Change of use to office
Proposed change of use of 2nd storey unit (#02-XX) to office
- 22 Oct 2024ApprovedFloor 2Change of use to association
Proposed change of use of office unit #02-XX to association
- 9 May 2023RefusedChange of use to student hostel
Proposed change of use of 2nd storey office to student hostel
- 17 Dec 2007ApprovedAdditions & alterations
Proposed regularisation of gfa and amendment to approved additions & alterations to the existing 3 storey conserved building and 4 storey rear extension
- 31 Jan 2007ApprovedAdditions & alterations
Proposed additions and alterations to the existing 3-storey conserved building and a 4-storey rear extension (jalan besar conservation area)
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$54.50 per unit).
What do commercial rents run near Desker Road Conservation Area?
Indicative area yield — District 8 retail
An INDICATIVE AREA yield for District 8 retail — NOT this building's yield, and not any unit's. Commercial rents are published as a district percentile grid, so both halves describe the district.
Priced on STRATA sales only: rent is quoted per unit of lettable area, and commercial land PSF runs far above strata — mixing them would shift the ratio sharply.
Net deducts the 10% non-residential property tax ONLY — not vacancy, maintenance, agent fees, financing, or the 9% GST on purchase.
Retail rents — District 8 ($ psm/month, 2026Q3)
| Floor level · size band | 25th pct | Median | 75th pct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 2 & 3 · 30 & Below | $67.76 | $96.11 | $143.21 |
| Level 1 · 30 & Below | $76.14 | $92.59 | $171.04 |
| B1 & Below · 30 & Below | $90.68 | $93.21 | $137.37 |
| Level 2 & 3 · >30 - 100 | $46.15 | $61.63 | $86.96 |
| Level 1 · >30 - 100 | $73.94 | $90.91 | $97.19 |
| B1 & Below · >30 - 100 | $82.17 | $88.77 | $163.62 |
| Level 1 · >100 - 300 | $59.57 | $69.55 | $95.87 |
| Level 2 & 3 · >100 - 300 | $43.92 | $47.03 | $64.17 |
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 Desker Road Conservation Area right now?
For rent (3)
- Jalan Besar Maude Road shophouseS$5k/mo · 1,334 sqft
- Shophouse office space near central Singapore2 agentsS$5k/mo · 1,350 sqft
- Jalan Besar Shophouse Office3 agentsS$4k/mo · 1,330 sqft
What is near Desker Road Conservation Area?
Getting around
- Jalan Besar MRT441 m · ~7 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 Desker Road Conservation Area
nearest MRT/LRT Jalan Besar (DT22) 420 m, about 21,000 taps a weekday; 6 more stations within 1 km; bus stops within 400 m: 4, about 11,000 taps a weekday; Kallang: 63,333 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 34,000 residents within 1 km (June 2026); 2 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
- Jalan Besar (DT22)420 m · about 21,000 weekday taps
- Farrer Park (NE8)455 m · about 57,000 weekday taps
- Lavender (EW11)536 m · about 39,000 weekday taps
- Rochor (DT13)690 m · about 22,000 weekday taps
- Bugis (EW12 / DT14)807 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 Desker Road Conservation Area. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.
Bus
4 bus stops within 400 m, with about 11,000 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.
Public car parks within 500 m
- Backlane (Townshend Rd - Jln Besar) (URA)34 m
- Maude Rd (URA)52 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 31 car lots
- Townshend Rd (URA)77 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 18 car lots
- Jln Berseh (URA)108 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 34 car lots
- Syed Alwi Rd(Jln Besar - Rochor Canal Rd) (URA)110 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 43 car lots
Public car parks only, by straight-line distance, with the operator's published rates. Desker Road Conservation Area's own car park, if it has one, and its charges are not in the open data.
Who's registered at Desker Road Conservation Area?
- Other services1
- Wholesale and retail trade1
- Accommodation and food services1
- Manufacturing0
- Professional, scientific and technical services0
- Health and social services0
- Information and communications0
- Financial and insurance0
- Real estate0
- Administrative and support 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.
Frequently asked questions about Desker Road Conservation Area
Where is Desker Road Conservation Area?⌄
Desker Road Conservation Area is at 79 Maude Road, Singapore 208354, in the Kallang planning area.
What is Desker Road Conservation Area zoned as?⌄
Desker Road Conservation Area sits on land zoned commercial under the URA Master Plan, with a gross plot ratio of 3.
Is Desker Road Conservation Area a conserved property?⌄
Yes. Desker Road Conservation Area falls within a URA conservation area, so external works are subject to conservation guidelines.
What have units at Desker Road Conservation Area sold for?⌄
Across 2 recorded transactions, the median price is S$1,284 psf. The latest was in July 2008.
What is the nearest MRT station to Desker Road Conservation Area?⌄
Jalan Besar MRT is the closest, 441 m away (about a 7-minute walk).
How many businesses are registered at Desker Road Conservation Area?⌄
3 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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