CommercialCOMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIALFreeholdDistrict 9 · Orchard

Far East Plaza

Reviewed by Nathan TangUpdated 8 November 2026Data through Oct 2026

Quick Summary

Far East Plaza is a commercial building in District 9 · Orchard, on land zoned COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL under the URA Master Plan with a gross plot ratio of 4.9. It is freehold. 442 transactions are on record since 1995, at a median S$3,232 psf, most recently in Oct 2026. 76 units are currently listed for sale or rent. ACRA records 515 live company registrations at this address.

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What are the key facts about Far East Plaza?

Key takeawayFar East Plaza is a commercial building in District 9 · Orchard, zoned COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL, held freehold.

Asset class: Commercial
Land-use zone: COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL
Gross plot ratio: 4.9
Tenure: Freehold
District / Area: District 9 · Orchard
Address: 14 Scotts Road
Land area: 13,332 sqm
Completed: 1982 (per EdgeProp listings)
Storeys: 28 (© OpenStreetMap contributors)
Developer: Far East Organization (per CommercialGuru)
Submarket: Orchard
Units with a recorded sale: At least 248
Transactions on record: 442 (records start 1995)
Live listings: 76
ACRA registrations: 515

What are the specs at Far East Plaza?

Key takeawayThe building's specs as its sources state them — the listing agent or the management can confirm a unit's own.

Facilities: car park, 24-hour security; Source: CommercialGuru

About Far East Plaza

Far East Plaza is a mixed-use building in Orchard (District 09). It is located along Scotts Road, Singapore 228213.

Under the URA Master Plan it sits on land zoned commercial & residential with a gross plot ratio of 4.9. It lies inside the Central Area.

The site is freehold. It occupies roughly 13,332 sqm of land with about 63,413 sqm of gross floor area.

441 transactions have been recorded here, at a median of S$3,227 psf. The most recent was in July 2026.

855 businesses are currently registered at this address with ACRA.

The nearest MRT is Newton MRT, 861 m away (about a 13-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Far East Plaza) is 73 m away (about a 1-minute walk).

What is Far East Plaza zoned as?

Key takeawayFar East Plaza sits on land zoned COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL with a gross plot ratio of 4.9, inside the Central Area.

Land-use zone: COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL
Gross plot ratio: 4.9
Urban design area: Udga
Central Area: Yes

BCA-verified envelope: allowable GFA 65,327 sqm · built 40,749 sqm · headroom 24,578 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 Far East Plaza sold for?

Key takeawayAcross 442 recorded transactions since 1995, the median price is about S$1.03M, most recently in Oct 2026.

Date	Use	Price	Area	PSF
Oct 2026	Retail	S$1.55M	388 sqft	$3,995
Jul 2026	Retail	S$2.20M	377 sqft	$5,840
Jul 2026	Retail	S$1.37M	237 sqft	$5,777
Jul 2026	Retail	S$1.95M	248 sqft	$7,876
May 2026	Retail	S$2.73M	420 sqft	$6,491
May 2026	Retail	S$2.70M	506 sqft	$5,337
Apr 2026	Retail	S$2.45M	355 sqft	$6,897
Apr 2026	Retail	S$2.50M	334 sqft	$7,492
Apr 2026	Retail	S$1.35M	237 sqft	$5,701
Dec 2025	Retail	S$2.43M	452 sqft	$5,375

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 Far East Plaza rent for?

Key takeawayNo rent is published for Far East Plaza itself. On its street, Scotts Road, office space rented at a median of $8.35 psf a month in 2026Q3, with the middle half of leases between $7.87 and $8.85. That is not this building's own rent, and never a quote for a particular unit.

Office space on Scotts Road

Street level · 2026Q3

25th pct

$7.87

$84.69 psm

Median

$8.35

$89.87 psm

75th pct

$8.85

$95.23 psm

S$ per sq ft per month · median +3.1% on a year earlier

2023Q4 · $83.25 psm2026Q3 · $89.87 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 on Scotts Road

Street level · 2026Q3

25th pct

$10.12

$108.92 psm

Median

$12.24

$131.74 psm

75th pct

$15.07

$162.19 psm

S$ per sq ft per month · median +3.4% on a year earlier

2023Q4 · $106.67 psm2026Q3 · $131.74 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).

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 Far East Plaza

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

CBRE, 2Q 2026

Prime retail (Orchard): Capital value S$8,200 psf · Net yield 4.8%
Orchard Road: Rent S$38.90 psf/mth

Singapore Figures Q2 2026

Cushman & Wakefield, 2Q 2026

Orchard: Rent S$36.58 psf/mth · Vacancy 7.1% (1Q 2026) · Planned / under construction 0.13m 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 Far East Plaza

Key takeawayBased on listings we track, as of our last check on 28 Aug 2026: 40 units for rent; 36 units for sale.

Rent: between 6 Aug 2026 and 28 Aug 2026, 13 new listings appeared and 3 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, 2 new listings appeared and 5 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 Far East Plaza?

Key takeawayURA has approved 90 changes of use at Far East Plaza since 2000, most recently in 2026, and refused 3. 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.

15 May 2026ApprovedFloor 1
Change of use to restaurant
Proposed change of use of unit #01-XX to restaurant
3 Mar 2026ApprovedFloor 4
Change of use to massage establishment
Proposed change of use of unit #04-XX to massage establishment
2 Mar 2026ApprovedFloor 5
Change of use to restaurant
Proposed change of use of unit #05-XX to restaurant
25 Nov 2025ApprovedFloor 1
Change of use to shop
Proposed change of use of units #01-XX, #01-XX & #01-XX to shop
27 Oct 2025RenewedFloor 3
Continued use as massage establishment
Continued use of use unit #03-XX as massage establishment
27 Aug 2025ApprovedFloor 5
Change of use to restaurant
Proposed change of use of units #05-XX & #05-XX to restaurant
13 Nov 2024ApprovedFloor 2
Change of use to shop
Proposed change of use of unit #02-XX to shop
1 Nov 2024ApprovedFloor 5
Change of use to restaurant
Proposed change of use of unit #05-XX to restaurant
16 Oct 2024ApprovedFloor 1
Change of use to restaurant
Proposed change of use of unit #01-XX to restaurant
1 Oct 2024RefusedFloor 1
Change of use to nightclub
Proposed change of use of units #01-XX, #01-XX, #01-XX, #01-XX, #01-XX, #01-XX & #01-XX to nightclub
12 Sept 2024ApprovedFloor 5
Change of use to gym / fitness centre
Proposed change of use of units #05-XX, #05-XX & #05-XX to gym / fitness centre
1 Aug 2024ApprovedFloor 1
Change of use to existing restaurant
Proposed addition of live entertainment to existing restaurant at units #01-XX & #01-XX

106 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).

How does Scotts Road price?

Key takeawayAcross 58 strata sales on Scotts Road in the last 5 years, the median is $4,998 psf.

Strata sales on the street (5y)

Street median PSF (strata)

$4,998

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

What do commercial rents run near Far East Plaza?

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 Far East Plaza right now?

Key takeaway76 units are currently listed at Far East Plaza — 36 for sale and 40 for rent. One row per unit; several agents often market the same unit.

For sale (36)

Far East PlazaS$2.58M · 366 sqft
Far East PlazaS$2.59M · 388 sqft
Far East PlazaS$2.30M · 340 sqft
Far East PlazaS$1.68M · 235 sqft

For rent (40)

Far East PlazaS$7k/mo · 936 sqft
Far East PlazaS$3k/mo · 400 sqft
Far East PlazaS$3k/mo · 312 sqft
Far East PlazaS$2k/mo · 200 sqft

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What is near Far East Plaza?

Key takeawayThe nearest MRT/LRT is Newton MRT, about 861 m away — and 2 competing retail premisess operate nearby.

Getting around

Newton MRT861 m · ~13 min

Amenities nearby

Hotel · 46 mFar East Plaza · 73 mHealthwerkz Medical Centre @ Orchard · 208 mMount Elizabeth Hospital · 280 mOrchard MRT Exit 1 · 304 mEducational Institution · 483 mCairnhill Community Club · 659 mPlace Of Worship · 818 m

Competing premises nearby

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

NTUC Fairprice Co-operative Ltd · 187 mNewton Food Centre · 820 m

Straight-line distances. Source: PropKaki amenities data.

Getting there and parking at Far East Plaza

Key takeawayThe nearest station is Orchard (TE14 / NS22), 304 m away — one of the busiest stations, with about 122,000 taps in and out on an average weekday. 10 public car parks are within 500 m; the cheapest URA season parking nearby is S$80 a month.

Foot traffic: busier than 85% of retail buildings

nearest MRT/LRT Orchard (TE14/NS22) 304 m, about 122,000 taps a weekday; 2 more stations within 1 km; bus stops within 400 m: 5, about 30,000 taps a weekday; Orchard: 44,871 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 16,000 residents within 1 km (June 2026); 18 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

Orchard (TE14 / NS22)304 m · about 122,000 weekday taps
Newton (NS21 / DT11)722 m · about 116,000 weekday taps
Somerset (NS23)892 m · about 66,000 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 Far East Plaza. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.

Bus

5 bus stops within 400 m, with about 30,000 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.

Public car parks within 500 m

Far East Plaza (development car park)34 m
rates not published as open data
Claymore Hill (URA)251 m
S$1.20 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 10 car lots
Tang Plaza (development car park)277 m
rates not published as open data
Cairnhill Rd Service R D (URA)379 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · season S$80/month · 12 car lots
Claymore Rd (URA)389 m
S$1.20 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 4 car lots

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

Who's registered at Far East Plaza?

Key takeaway515 live companies (and LLPs and branches; sole proprietors are not counted) list Far East Plaza as their registered address. These are registered businesses, not who occupies the space.

Wholesale and retail trade
153
Other services
120
Real estate
102
Financial and insurance
55
Accommodation and food services
22
Professional, scientific and technical services
18
Administrative and support services
9
Education
8
Health and social services
7
Manufacturing
6

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 Far East Plaza's BCA building profile?

BCA building type: Retail
Green Mark: GoldPlus (2014)
Energy use intensity: 334 kWh/m²·yr

Frequently asked questions about Far East Plaza

Where is Far East Plaza?⌄

Far East Plaza is at 14 Scotts Road, Singapore 228213, in the Orchard planning area.

What is Far East Plaza zoned as?⌄

Far East Plaza sits on land zoned commercial & residential under the URA Master Plan, with a gross plot ratio of 4.9.

What is the tenure of Far East Plaza?⌄

Far East Plaza is freehold.

What have units at Far East Plaza sold for?⌄

Across 441 recorded transactions, the median price is S$3,227 psf. The latest was in July 2026.

What is the nearest MRT station to Far East Plaza?⌄

Newton MRT is the closest, 861 m away (about a 13-minute walk).

How many businesses are registered at Far East Plaza?⌄

855 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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Completion year: as EdgeProp listings states it, not checked against an official record. Sales records start in 1995, which says nothing about when a building was built.

Developer: as CommercialGuru names it, not checked against an official record.

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.

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.

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.

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 EdgeProp listings, CommercialGuru, PropKaki's submarket map, URA planning decisions, LTA DataMall car parks, 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.