CommercialCOMMERCIAL999-year leaseholdDistrict 9 · Orchard

Far East Shopping Centre

Reviewed by Nathan TangUpdated 8 November 2026Data through Aug 2026

Quick Summary

Far East Shopping Centre is a commercial building in District 9 · Orchard, on land zoned COMMERCIAL under the URA Master Plan with a gross plot ratio of 4.9. It is 999-year leasehold. 157 transactions are on record since 1995, at a median S$2,149 psf, most recently in Aug 2026. 34 units are currently listed for sale or rent. ACRA records 371 live company registrations at this address.

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What are the key facts about Far East Shopping Centre?

Key takeawayFar East Shopping Centre is a commercial building in District 9 · Orchard, zoned COMMERCIAL, held 999-year leasehold.

Asset class: Commercial
Land-use zone: COMMERCIAL
Gross plot ratio: 4.9
Tenure: 999-year leasehold
District / Area: District 9 · Orchard
Address: 545 Orchard Road
Land area: 3,346 sqm
Completed: Not on record
Storeys: 24 (© OpenStreetMap contributors)
Strata units (MCST): 290
Managing agent: SMART PROPERTY MANAGEMENT (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD
Strata formed: 1978 (MCST 0397)
Submarket: Orchard
Units with a recorded sale: At least 105
Listed as: Other Retail, Shop / Shophouse, Mall Shop
Transactions on record: 157 (records start 1995)
Live listings: 34
ACRA registrations: 371

About Far East Shopping Centre

Far East Shopping Centre is a commercial building in Orchard (District 09). It is located along Orchard Road, Singapore 238882.

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

The site is 999-year leasehold, with about 844 years remaining on the lease. It occupies roughly 3,346 sqm of land with about 16,396 sqm of gross floor area.

157 transactions have been recorded here, at a median of S$2,149 psf. The most recent was in August 2026.

475 businesses are currently registered at this address with ACRA.

The nearest MRT is Orchard Boulevard MRT, 762 m away (about a 12-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Royal Thai Embassy) is 70 m away (about a 1-minute walk).

What is Far East Shopping Centre zoned as?

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

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

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What has Far East Shopping Centre sold for?

Key takeawayAcross 157 recorded transactions since 1995, the median price is about S$770k, most recently in Aug 2026.

Date	Use	Price	Area	PSF
Aug 2026	Office	S$850k	205 sqft	$4,156
Mar 2026	Retail	S$950k	161 sqft	$5,884
Mar 2026	Retail	S$765k	161 sqft	$4,738
Feb 2026	Retail	S$1.90M	452 sqft	$4,203
Oct 2025	Retail	S$3.30M	883 sqft	$3,739
Sept 2025	Office	S$1.28M	334 sqft	$3,836
Aug 2025	Office	S$1.68M	355 sqft	$4,730
Aug 2025	Office	S$1.22M	355 sqft	$3,429
Jul 2025	Retail	S$1.15M	269 sqft	$4,274
Jun 2025	Retail	S$1.29M	291 sqft	$4,439

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 Shopping Centre rent for?

Key takeawayNo rent is published for Far East Shopping Centre itself. On its street, Orchard Road, office space rented at a median of $8.30 psf a month in 2026Q3, with the middle half of leases between $6.42 and $10.56. That is not this building's own rent, and never a quote for a particular unit.

Office space on Orchard Road

Street level · 2026Q3

25th pct

$6.42

$69.10 psm

Median

$8.30

$89.36 psm

75th pct

$10.56

$113.72 psm

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

2023Q4 · $83.64 psm2026Q3 · $89.36 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 Orchard Road

Street level · 2026Q3

25th pct

$9.58

$103.15 psm

Median

$14.21

$152.94 psm

75th pct

$22.45

$241.70 psm

S$ per sq ft per month · median -1.5% on a year earlier

2023Q4 · $157.56 psm2026Q3 · $152.94 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 Shopping Centre

Key takeawayCollective sale: A collective sale attempt launched Apr 2024 at a guide price of S$928 million did not go through. EdgeProp Singapore A collective sale needs the owners' consent and may still fail.Brokers' 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).

Earlier: A collective sale attempt launched Jul 2023 did not go through. EdgeProp Singapore

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 Shopping Centre

Key takeawayBased on listings we track, as of our last check on 28 Aug 2026: 20 units for rent; 14 units for sale.

Rent: between 6 Aug 2026 and 28 Aug 2026, 5 new listings appeared and 8 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, 1 new listing 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 Far East Shopping Centre?

Key takeawayURA has approved 95 changes of use at Far East Shopping Centre since 2000, most recently in 2026, and refused 4. 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.

25 Sept 2026Agency worksFloor 11
Change of use to commercial school
Lodgment for propsoed use of unit #11-XX as commercial school
25 Sept 2026RenewedFloor 3
Continued use as karaoke lounge
Continued use of unit #03-XX as karaoke lounge
19 Aug 2026RenewedFloor 5
Continued use as nightclub
Continued use of unit #05-XX as nightclub
29 Jul 2026RenewedFloor 3
Continued use as karaoke lounge
Continued use of unit #03-XX as karaoke lounge
13 Jul 2026RenewedFloor 1
Continued use as restaurant and bar with live entertainment
Continued use of unit #01-XX as restaurant and bar with live entertainment
10 Jul 2026Agency worksFloor 3
Change of use to gym/fitness centre
Lodgment for proposed use of units #03-XX and #03-XX as gym/fitness centre
9 Jul 2026RenewedFloor 2
Continued use as restaurant and bar with live entertainment
Continued use of unit #02-XX as restaurant and bar with live entertainment
16 Jun 2026ApprovedFloor 1
Change of use to commercial school
Proposed change of use of unit #01-XX to commercial school
20 May 2026RenewedFloor 2
Continued use as nightclub
Continued use of #02-XX at far east shopping centre as nightclub
20 May 2026RenewedFloor 2
Continued use as nightclub
Continued use of #02-XX at far east shopping centre as nightclub
17 Apr 2026Agency worksFloor 15
Change of use to commercial school
Lodgment for proposed use of units 15-02 and #15-XX as commercial school
10 Apr 2026RenewedFloor B1
Continued use as nightclub
Continued use of unit #B1-XX as nightclub at far east shopping centre

122 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 Orchard Road price?

Key takeawayAcross 142 strata sales on Orchard Road in the last 5 years, the median is $3,784 psf.

Strata sales on the street (5y)

142

Street median PSF (strata)

$3,784

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

What do commercial rents run near Far East Shopping Centre?

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 Shopping Centre right now?

Key takeaway34 units are currently listed at Far East Shopping Centre — 14 for sale and 20 for rent. One row per unit; several agents often market the same unit.

For sale (14)

Far East Shopping CentreS$1.63M · 280 sqft
Far East Shopping Centre2 agentsS$988k · 161 sqft
Far East Shopping CentreS$1.36M · 280 sqft
Far East Shopping Centre2 agentsS$3.20M · 667 sqft

For rent (20)

Far East Shopping CentreS$5k/mo · 355 sqft
Far East Shopping CentreS$3k/mo · 323 sqft
Far East Shopping Centre6 agentsS$5k/mo · 388 sqft
Far East Shopping Centre2 agentsS$2k/mo · 185 sqft

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What is near Far East Shopping Centre?

Key takeawayThe nearest MRT/LRT is Orchard Boulevard MRT, about 762 m away — and 2 competing retail premisess operate nearby.

Getting around

Orchard Boulevard MRT762 m · ~12 min

Amenities nearby

Orchard Group Clinic · 12 mHotel · 33 mRoyal Thai Embassy · 70 mOrchard MRT Exit 11 · 154 mEducational Institution · 536 mMount Elizabeth Hospital · 610 mPlace Of Worship · 895 m

Competing premises nearby

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

Wheelock Place · 118 mSupernature Pte Ltd · 159 m

Straight-line distances. Source: PropKaki amenities data.

Getting there and parking at Far East Shopping Centre

Key takeawayThe nearest station is Orchard (TE14 / NS22), 154 m away — one of the busiest stations, with about 122,000 taps in and out on an average weekday. 8 public car parks are within 500 m.

Foot traffic: busier than 87% of retail buildings

nearest MRT/LRT Orchard (TE14/NS22) 154 m, about 122,000 taps a weekday; 1 more station within 1 km; bus stops within 400 m: 9, about 28,000 taps a weekday; Orchard: 44,871 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 18,000 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

Orchard (TE14 / NS22)154 m · about 122,000 weekday taps
Orchard Boulevard (TE13)736 m · 9,605 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 Shopping Centre. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.

Bus

9 bus stops within 400 m, with about 28,000 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.

Public car parks within 500 m

Angullia Park Off St (URA)50 m
S$1.50 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 268 car lots
Wheelock Place (development car park)106 m
rates not published as open data
Claymore Rd (URA)240 m
S$1.20 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 4 car lots
ION Orchard (development car park)283 m
rates not published as open data
Tang Plaza (development car park)355 m
rates not published as open data

Nearest URA season parking: Cairnhill Rd Service R D, 846 m away, S$80/month.

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

Who's registered at Far East Shopping Centre?

Key takeaway371 live companies (and LLPs and branches; sole proprietors are not counted) list Far East Shopping Centre as their registered address. These are registered businesses, not who occupies the space.

Wholesale and retail trade
78
Professional, scientific and technical services
64
Administrative and support services
39
Education
30
Real estate
29
Financial and insurance
26
Information and communications
21
Health and social services
21
Arts, entertainment and recreation
18
Other services
14

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. Most registrations here are dead: this is a registered-office address (corporate secretaries), so the count says nothing about how busy the building is. ACRA, as of 2026-09-16.

Frequently asked questions about Far East Shopping Centre

Where is Far East Shopping Centre?⌄

Far East Shopping Centre is at 545 Orchard Road, Singapore 238882, in the Orchard planning area.

What is Far East Shopping Centre zoned as?⌄

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

What is the tenure of Far East Shopping Centre?⌄

Far East Shopping Centre is 999-year leasehold. About 844 years remain on the lease.

What have units at Far East Shopping Centre sold for?⌄

Across 157 recorded transactions, the median price is S$2,149 psf. The latest was in August 2026.

What is the nearest MRT station to Far East Shopping Centre?⌄

Orchard Boulevard MRT is the closest, 762 m away (about a 12-minute walk).

How many businesses are registered at Far East Shopping Centre?⌄

475 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.

Total units: the strata units in the building's MCST (BCA's register) — strata lots, not tenancies; a single-owner building can be one lot. Units with a recorded sale (URA caveats) are a separate figure.

Strata lots: the lot count in the development's MCST (BCA's register) — the whole development, homes included where it is mixed; a single-owner mall or tower can be one lot.

Strata formed: the year the MCST was set up (BCA's register). NOT the year the building was completed — an MCST forms after TOP, sometimes years later. Never state it as the building's age.

Managing agent: as BCA's MCST register names it; it can change between register updates.

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.

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 BCA's MCST register, 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.