CommercialCOMMERCIALConservationDistrict 8 · Rochor

Fragrance Hostel

Reviewed by Nathan TangUpdated 8 November 2026Data through Aug 2004

Quick Summary

Fragrance Hostel is a commercial building in District 8 · Rochor, on land zoned COMMERCIAL under the URA Master Plan. 1 transaction is on record since 1995, most recently in Aug 2004. ACRA records 1 live company registration at this address.

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What are the key facts about Fragrance Hostel?

Key takeawayFragrance Hostel is a commercial building in District 8 · Rochor, zoned COMMERCIAL.

Asset class: Commercial
Land-use zone: COMMERCIAL
Gross plot ratio: Subject to Evaluation
Tenure: Not on record
District / Area: District 8 · Rochor
Address: 63 Dunlop Street
Land area: 237 sqm
Completed: Not on record
Storeys: 3 (© OpenStreetMap contributors)
Submarket: City Fringe
Listed as: Land
Transactions on record: 1 (records start 1995)
Live listings: None
ACRA registrations: 1

About Fragrance Hostel

Fragrance Hostel is a commercial building in Rochor (District 08). It is located along Dunlop Street, Singapore 209391.

Under the URA Master Plan it sits on land zoned commercial. The site falls within a conservation area, so external alterations are subject to URA conservation guidelines. It lies inside the Central Area.

It occupies roughly 237 sqm of land.

1 transaction has been recorded here, at a median of S$391 psf. The most recent was in August 2004.

1 business is currently registered at this address with ACRA.

The nearest MRT is Rochor MRT, 141 m away (about a 2-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Jln Besar Stn Exit A) is 167 m away (about a 3-minute walk).

What is Fragrance Hostel zoned as?

Key takeawayFragrance Hostel sits on land zoned COMMERCIAL, with conservation status, inside the Central Area.

Land-use zone: COMMERCIAL
Gross plot ratio: Subject to Evaluation
Conservation area: Little India
Urban design area: Udga
Central Area: Yes

URA has not published a fixed plot ratio for this site — the Master Plan records "EVA" (Subject to Evaluation), meaning intensity is decided case by case on application. Do not quote a plot ratio, and do not compute buildable GFA from it.

BCA-verified envelope: built 793 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 Fragrance Hostel sold for?

Key takeaway1 transaction is on record since 1995, most recently in Aug 2004 — too few to support a median, so the deals themselves are listed instead.

Date	Use	Price	Area	PSF
Aug 2004	Shop House	S$1.00M	2,556 sqft	$391

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 Fragrance Hostel 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 Fragrance Hostel

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 Fragrance Hostel

Key takeawayBased on listings we track, as of our last check on 28 Aug 2026: 0 units for sale.

Sale: between 6 Aug 2026 and 28 Aug 2026, 0 new listings 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 Fragrance Hostel?

Key takeawayURA has approved 3 changes of use at Fragrance Hostel since 2000, most recently in 2023. 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.

F&B and nightlife here

No new bars, pubs, nightclubs or karaoke lounges (a Historic Conservation Area).

Per URA's Use of Buildings in Conservation Areas. A planning guideline for the area, not a decision on any unit; it applies to new eating houses and bars, not to one already approved.

13 Mar 2026Renewed
Continued use as restaurant
Continued use of part of 1st storey premises as restaurant
21 Mar 2023Approved
Change of use to restaurant
Proposed change of use of part of 1st storey premises to restaurant
13 Nov 2020Approved
Change of use to restaurant
Proposed change of use of part of 1st storey premises to restaurant
24 Jun 2013Refused
Additions & alterations
Proposed additions & alterations and change of use of existing rc flat roof slab to roof terrace with ora
21 Apr 2011Approved
Additions & alterations
Amendments to approved proposed addition & alteration to the existing 2-storey backpackers' hostel with attic and basement into hotel with 31 guest rooms
30 Dec 2010Approved
Additions & alterations
Proposed addition & alteration to the existing 2-storey backpackers' hostel with attic and basement into hotel with 34 guest rooms
14 Nov 2007Refused
Additions & alterations
Outline application for proposed additions & alterations and change of use of existing 2-storey backpackers' hostel (17 rooms = 108 beds) with attic and basement to hotel (total: 43 rooms)
24 Nov 2006Approved
Change of use: refreshment area → cafe/ pub use
Proposed change of use of part of 1st storey premises of the 2-storey backpackers' hostel with attic [temporary permission shall lapse on 21-06-2008 vide es20040806r0186] from refreshment area to cafe/ pub use

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 Fragrance Hostel?

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

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 near Fragrance Hostel?

Key takeawayThe nearest MRT/LRT is Rochor MRT, about 141 m away — and 3 competing retail premisess operate nearby.

Getting around

Rochor MRT141 m · ~2 min

Amenities nearby

Place Of Worship · 11 mRochor MRT Exit B · 86 mTeleo Pte Ltd · 150 mEducational Institution · 163 mJln Besar Stn Exit A · 167 mHotel · 222 mRowell Rd Os · 425 mRaffles Hospital · 590 mPek Kio Community Centre · 950 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 · 242 mTekka Market · 368 mBugis+ · 583 m

Straight-line distances. Source: PropKaki amenities data.

Getting there and parking at Fragrance Hostel

Key takeawayThe nearest station is Rochor (DT13), 85 m away — a moderately busy station, with about 22,000 taps in and out on an average weekday. 58 public car parks are within 500 m; the cheapest URA season parking nearby is S$100 a month.

Foot traffic: busier than 89% of retail buildings

nearest MRT/LRT Rochor (DT13) 85 m, about 22,000 taps a weekday; 6 more stations within 1 km; bus stops within 400 m: 9, about 27,000 taps a weekday; Rochor: 31,654 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 27,000 residents within 1 km (June 2026); 4 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

Rochor (DT13)85 m · about 22,000 weekday taps
Jalan Besar (DT22)189 m · about 21,000 weekday taps
Little India (NE7 / DT12)465 m · about 55,000 weekday taps
Bugis (EW12 / DT14)477 m · about 109,000 weekday taps
Bencoolen (DT21)695 m · about 20,000 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 Fragrance Hostel. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.

Bus

9 bus stops within 400 m, with about 27,000 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.

Public car parks within 500 m

Dunlop St (URA)50 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 55 car lots
Backlane (Perak Rd - M Adras St) (URA)58 m
Perak Rd (URA)69 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 11 car lots
Mayo St (URA)74 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 35 car lots
Dickson Rd (URA)83 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 48 car lots

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

Who's registered at Fragrance Hostel?

Key takeaway1 live company (and LLPs and branches; sole proprietors are not counted) list Fragrance Hostel as their registered address. These are registered businesses, not who occupies the space.

Professional, scientific and technical services
1

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 Fragrance Hostel's BCA building profile?

BCA building type: Hotel
Green Mark: NA (NA)
Energy use intensity: 190 kWh/m²·yr

Frequently asked questions about Fragrance Hostel

Where is Fragrance Hostel?⌄

Fragrance Hostel is at 63 Dunlop Street, Singapore 209391, in the Rochor planning area.

What is Fragrance Hostel zoned as?⌄

Fragrance Hostel sits on land zoned commercial under the URA Master Plan.

Is Fragrance Hostel a conserved property?⌄

Yes. Fragrance Hostel falls within a URA conservation area, so external works are subject to conservation guidelines.

What have units at Fragrance Hostel sold for?⌄

Across 1 recorded transaction, the median price is S$391 psf. The latest was in August 2004.

What is the nearest MRT station to Fragrance Hostel?⌄

Rochor MRT is the closest, 141 m away (about a 2-minute walk).

How many businesses are registered at Fragrance Hostel?⌄

1 business is 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.

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.

F&B / nightlife: per URA's Use of Buildings in Conservation Areas. A planning guideline, not a decision on any unit.

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.

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's rules for conservation areas, 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.