CommercialRESIDENTIAL WITH COMMERCIAL AT 1ST STOREYDistrict 9 · River Valley

Devonshire Building

Reviewed by Nathan TangUpdated 8 November 2026

Quick Summary

Devonshire Building is a commercial building in District 9 · River Valley, on land zoned RESIDENTIAL WITH COMMERCIAL AT 1ST STOREY under the URA Master Plan with a gross plot ratio of 2.8. 1 unit is currently listed for sale. ACRA records 3 live company registrations at this address.

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What are the key facts about Devonshire Building?

Key takeawayDevonshire Building is a commercial building in District 9 · River Valley, zoned RESIDENTIAL WITH COMMERCIAL AT 1ST STOREY.

Asset class: Commercial
Land-use zone: RESIDENTIAL WITH COMMERCIAL AT 1ST STOREY
Gross plot ratio: 2.8
Tenure: Not on record
District / Area: District 9 · River Valley
Address: 20 Devonshire Road
Land area: 777 sqm
Completed: Not on record
Storeys: 6 (© OpenStreetMap contributors)
Submarket: City Fringe
Transactions on record: None recorded
Live listings: 1
ACRA registrations: 3

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 Devonshire Building

Devonshire Building is a mixed-use building in River Valley (District 09). It is located along Devonshire Road, Singapore 239850.

Under the URA Master Plan it sits on land zoned residential with commercial at 1st storey with a gross plot ratio of 2.8. It lies inside the Central Area.

It occupies roughly 777 sqm of land with about 2,175 sqm of gross floor area.

4 businesses are currently registered at this address with ACRA.

The nearest MRT is Somerset MRT, 278 m away (about a 4-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Aft Kim Yam Rd) is 250 m away (about a 4-minute walk). 111 Somerset is 279 m away (about a 4-minute walk).

What is Devonshire Building zoned as?

Key takeawayDevonshire Building sits on land zoned RESIDENTIAL WITH COMMERCIAL AT 1ST STOREY with a gross plot ratio of 2.8, inside the Central Area.

Land-use zone: RESIDENTIAL WITH COMMERCIAL AT 1ST STOREY
Gross plot ratio: 2.8
Urban design area: Udga
Central Area: Yes

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What does space at Devonshire Building rent for?

Key takeawayNo street- or building-level rent is published here. Across District 9 retail, retail space rented at a median of $11.90 psf a month in 2026Q3, with the middle half of leases between $9.24 and $17.57. That is not this building's own rent, and never a quote for a particular unit.

Retail space — District 9 retail

Region band · 2026Q3

25th pct

$9.24

$99.43 psm

Median

$11.90

$128.12 psm

75th pct

$17.57

$189.09 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 9 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 Devonshire Building

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 Devonshire Building

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

Sale: between 6 Aug 2026 and 28 Aug 2026, 1 new listing appeared and 1 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 Devonshire Building?

Key takeawayURA has approved 4 changes of use at Devonshire Building since 2000, most recently in 2018. 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.

26 Jan 2024RenewedFloor 1
Continued use as kindergarten
Continued use of units #01-XX and #01-XX as kindergarten
7 Jan 2021RenewedFloor 1
Continued use as kindergarten
Continued use of units #01-XX and #01-XX as kindergarten
27 Feb 2018ApprovedFloor 1
Change of use to kindergarten
Proposed change of use of units #01-XX and #01-XX to kindergarten on lot 00782a ts21 at 20 devonshire road (river valley planning area)
7 Jan 2016ApprovedFloor 1
Change of use to gym/fitness centre
Proposed change of use of unit #01-XX to gym/fitness centre on lot 00782a ts21 at 20 devonshire road (river valley planning area)
1 Apr 2008ApprovedFloor 1
Change of use to office
Change of use of the 1st sty shop cum showroom (#01-XX) to office
24 Feb 2000ApprovedFloor 1
Change of use to ancillary karaoke lounge
Use of part of the restaurant (unit #01-XX) as ancillary karaoke lounge

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 Devonshire Building?

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

Indicative area yield — District 9 retail

Gross yield (area)

3.2%

2.9% net of property tax

Rent side (median of bands)

$128.12 psm/mo

2026Q3

Price side (strata, 5y)

$4,434 psf

190 sales

An INDICATIVE AREA yield for District 9 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 9 ($ psm/month, 2026Q3)

Floor level · size band	25th pct	Median	75th pct
Level 4 & Above · 30 & Below	$101.79	$127.98	$144.93
B1 & Below · 30 & Below	$231.82	$392.95	$544.95
Level 2 & 3 · 30 & Below	$97.06	$128.26	$157.50
Level 1 · 30 & Below	$131.15	$157.04	$196.05
Level 1 · >30 - 100	$112.35	$161.16	$217.81
Level 2 & 3 · >30 - 100	$91.89	$118.41	$156.35
Level 4 & Above · >30 - 100	$81.28	$100.52	$133.94
B1 & Below · >30 - 100	$155.98	$328.55	$492.13

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 Devonshire Building right now?

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

For sale (1)

Rare freehold Hotel Land for sale in OrchardS$53.00M

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What is near Devonshire Building?

Key takeawayThe nearest MRT/LRT is Somerset MRT, about 278 m away.

Getting around

Somerset MRT278 m · ~4 min

Amenities nearby

Hotel · 4 mDoctor Jay Medical Centre · 46 mNTUC Fairprice Co-operative Ltd · 70 mSomerset MRT Exit A · 238 mAft Kim Yam Rd · 250 m111 Somerset · 279 mPlace Of Worship · 352 mOrchard Fountain Corner · 417 mEducational Institution · 418 mMount Elizabeth Hospital · 892 m

Straight-line distances. Source: PropKaki amenities data.

Getting there and parking at Devonshire Building

Key takeawayThe nearest station is Somerset (NS23), 237 m away — a busy station, with about 66,000 taps in and out on an average weekday. 13 public car parks are within 500 m; the cheapest URA season parking nearby is S$80 a month.

Foot traffic: busier than 60% of retail buildings

nearest MRT/LRT Somerset (NS23) 237 m, about 66,000 taps a weekday; 5 more stations within 1 km; bus stops within 400 m: 7, about 21,000 taps a weekday; about 20,000 residents within 1 km (June 2026); 15 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

Somerset (NS23)237 m · about 66,000 weekday taps
Great World (TE15)563 m · about 21,000 weekday taps
Dhoby Ghaut (NS24 / NE6 / CC1)744 m · about 64,000 weekday taps
Orchard (TE14 / NS22)843 m · about 122,000 weekday taps
Fort Canning (DT20)885 m · about 14,000 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 Devonshire Building. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.

Bus

7 bus stops within 400 m, with about 21,000 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.

Public car parks within 500 m

Killiney Rd (URA)71 m
S$1.20 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 24 car lots
Devonshire Rd (URA)71 m
S$1.20 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 9 car lots
Dublin Rd (URA)169 m
S$1.20 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 9 car lots
Lloyd Rd (URA)180 m
S$1.20 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 14 car lots
Orchard Gateway (development car park)309 m
rates not published as open data

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

Who's registered at Devonshire Building?

Key takeaway3 live companies (and LLPs and branches; sole proprietors are not counted) list Devonshire Building as their registered address. These are registered businesses, not who occupies the space.

Professional, scientific and technical services
2
Education
1
Accommodation and food 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. Homes share this postal code, so some registrations are home-based. ACRA, as of 2026-09-16.

Frequently asked questions about Devonshire Building

Where is Devonshire Building?⌄

Devonshire Building is at 20 Devonshire Road, Singapore 239850, in the River Valley planning area.

What is Devonshire Building zoned as?⌄

Devonshire Building sits on land zoned residential with commercial at 1st storey under the URA Master Plan, with a gross plot ratio of 2.8.

Have there been any recorded transactions at Devonshire Building?⌄

No caveats have been lodged for Devonshire Building 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 Devonshire Building?⌄

Somerset MRT is the closest, 278 m away (about a 4-minute walk).

How many businesses are registered at Devonshire Building?⌄

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.

Tenure is not recorded for this building. Commercial tenure coverage is roughly 40% (industrial is far better at ~90%).

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.