CommercialCOMMERCIALConservationFreeholdDistrict 8 · Kallang

Desker Road Conservation Area

Reviewed by Nathan TangUpdated 8 November 2026Data through Apr 2023

Quick Summary

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. It is freehold. 1 transaction is on record since 1995, most recently in Apr 2023. 2 units are currently listed for sale or rent. ACRA records 2 live company registrations at this address.

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What are the key facts about Desker Road Conservation Area?

Key takeawayDesker Road Conservation Area is a commercial building in District 8 · Kallang, zoned COMMERCIAL, held freehold.

Asset class: Commercial
Land-use zone: COMMERCIAL
Gross plot ratio: 3.0
Tenure: Freehold
District / Area: District 8 · Kallang
Address: 91 Maude Road
Land area: —
Completed: Not on record
Storeys: 2 (© OpenStreetMap contributors)
Submarket: City Fringe
Listed as: Shop / Shophouse
Transactions on record: 1 (records start 1995)
Live listings: 2
ACRA registrations: 2

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 208360.

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.

The site is freehold.

1 transaction has been recorded here, at a median of S$5,889 psf. The most recent was in April 2023.

4 businesses are currently registered at this address with ACRA.

The nearest MRT is Jalan Besar MRT, 443 m away (about a 7-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Aft King George's Ave) is 138 m away (about a 2-minute walk).

What is Desker Road Conservation Area zoned as?

Key takeawayDesker Road Conservation Area sits on land zoned COMMERCIAL with a gross plot ratio of 3.0, with conservation status.

Land-use zone: COMMERCIAL
Gross plot ratio: 3.0
Conservation area: Jalan Besar
Conserved building: Yes

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What has Desker Road Conservation Area sold for?

Key takeaway1 transaction is on record since 1995, most recently in Apr 2023 — too few to support a median, so the deals themselves are listed instead.

Date	Use	Price	Area	PSF
Apr 2023	Shop House	S$7.62M	1,294 sqft	$5,889

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?

Key takeawayNo street- or building-level rent is published here. Across District 8 retail, retail space rented at a median of $8.25 psf a month in 2026Q3, with the middle half of leases between $6.30 and $9.03. That is not this building's own rent, and never a quote for a particular unit.

Retail space — District 8 retail

Region band · 2026Q3

25th pct

$6.30

$67.76 psm

Median

$8.25

$88.77 psm

75th pct

$9.03

$97.19 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 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

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 Desker Road Conservation Area

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

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.

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 Desker Road Conservation Area?

Key takeawayURA has approved 2 changes of use at Desker Road Conservation Area since 2000, most recently in 2023, and refused 1. 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.

24 Jun 2026Renewed
Continued use as residential
Continued use of 3rd storey premises as residential
22 Jun 2026Renewed
Continued use as nightclub cum karaoke lounge
Continued use of 1st storey premises as nightclub cum karaoke lounge
14 Oct 2025Refused
Change of use to residential unit
Proposed change of use of 2nd storey premises to residential unit at desker road conservation area
16 Aug 2023Approved
Change of use to residential
Proposed change of use of 3rd storey premises to residential
25 Jul 2023Renewed
Continued use as nightclub cum karaoke lounge
Continued use of 1st storey premises as nightclub cum karaoke lounge
11 Aug 2020Renewed
Continued use as nightclub cum karaoke lounge
Continued use of 1st storey premises as nightclub cum karaoke lounge
28 Aug 2019Renewed
Continued use as nightclub cum karaoke lounge
Continued use of 1st storey premises as nightclub cum karaoke lounge
30 Aug 2018Renewed
Continued use as nightclub cum karaoke lounge
Continued use of the 1st storey premises as nightclub cum karaoke lounge
2 Nov 2017Renewed
Continued use as nightclub cum karaoke lounge
Continued use of the 1st storey premises as nightclub cum karaoke lounge
12 Aug 2016Renewed
Continued use as nightclub cum karaoke lounge
Continued use of the existing 3-storey building as nightclub cum karaoke lounge
7 Jul 2015Renewed
Continued use as nightclub cum karaoke lounge
Continued use of the existing 3-storey building as nightclub cum karaoke lounge
10 Oct 2014Renewed
Continued use as nightclub cum karaoke lounge
Continued use of the existing 3-storey building as nightclub cum karaoke lounge

2 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).

What do commercial rents run near Desker Road Conservation Area?

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

Indicative area yield — District 8 retail

Gross yield (area)

3.6%

3.3% net of property tax

Rent side (median of bands)

$88.77 psm/mo

2026Q3

Price side (strata, 5y)

$2,744 psf

59 sales

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?

Key takeaway2 units are currently listed at Desker Road Conservation Area — 1 for sale and 1 for rent. One row per unit; several agents often market the same unit.

For sale (1)

Three storey heritage Shophouse2 agentsS$20.00M · 4,898 sqft

For rent (1)

Desker Road Conservation AreaS$26k/mo · 1,294 sqft

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What is near Desker Road Conservation Area?

Key takeawayThe nearest MRT/LRT is Jalan Besar MRT, about 443 m away — and 3 competing retail premisess operate nearby.

Getting around

Jalan Besar MRT443 m · ~7 min

Amenities nearby

Han's Clinic · 61 mPlace Of Worship · 77 mHotel · 104 mAft King George's Ave · 138 mRowell Rd Os · 315 mEducational Institution · 358 mJalan Besar MRT Exit B · 421 mJalan Besar Community Club · 459 mFarrer Park Hospital · 648 mKallang Polyclinic · 944 m

Competing premises nearby

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

Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd · 118 mBerseh Food Centre · 144 mCity Square Mall · 359 m

Straight-line distances. Source: PropKaki amenities data.

Getting there and parking at Desker Road Conservation Area

Key takeawayThe nearest station is Jalan Besar (DT22), 421 m away — a moderately busy station, with about 21,000 taps in and out on an average weekday. 62 public car parks are within 500 m; the cheapest URA season parking nearby is S$100 a month.

Foot traffic: busier than 47% of retail buildings

nearest MRT/LRT Jalan Besar (DT22) 421 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)421 m · about 21,000 weekday taps
Farrer Park (NE8)429 m · about 57,000 weekday taps
Lavender (EW11)559 m · about 39,000 weekday taps
Rochor (DT13)687 m · about 22,000 weekday taps
Bugis (EW12 / DT14)820 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)7 m
Maude Rd (URA)79 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 31 car lots
Townshend Rd (URA)106 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 18 car lots
Backlane (Sam Leong Rd ) (URA)107 m
Jln Berseh (URA)117 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 34 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?

Key takeaway2 live companies (and LLPs and branches; sole proprietors are not counted) list Desker Road Conservation Area as their registered address. These are registered businesses, not who occupies the space.

Arts, entertainment and recreation
2

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 91 Maude Road, Singapore 208360, 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.

What is the tenure of Desker Road Conservation Area?⌄

Desker Road Conservation Area is freehold.

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 1 recorded transaction, the median price is S$5,889 psf. The latest was in April 2023.

What is the nearest MRT station to Desker Road Conservation Area?⌄

Jalan Besar MRT is the closest, 443 m away (about a 7-minute walk).

How many businesses are registered at Desker Road Conservation Area?⌄

4 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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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.

Changes of use: URA planning approvals recorded at this building since 2000 (any unit; renewals of a temporary permission not counted). History only — Past approvals are not today's approved use; check with URA's approved-use enquiry before signing. Never say a use is allowed, permitted or approved for a unit, and never say a use would be approved.

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.

Season parking: the cheapest URA car season rate (commercial ticket) at a public car park within 500 m, per month. HDB's season rates depend on a zone we don't have, so they are shown as HDB's tiers.

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.

Unbuilt GFA cannot be computed here — it needs BCA built-GFA, which covers about 5% of commercial buildings and no industrial ones. Zoning and plot ratio are on record; headroom is not.

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 planning decisions, 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.