CommercialCOMMERCIALConservationLeaseholdDistrict 8 · Rochor

Geo Building

Reviewed by Nathan TangUpdated 8 November 2026Data through Dec 2010

Quick Summary

Geo Building is a commercial building in District 8 · Rochor, on land zoned COMMERCIAL under the URA Master Plan. It is leasehold with roughly 67 years remaining. 4 transactions are on record since 1995, most recently in Dec 2010. ACRA records 0 live company registrations at this address.

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What are the key facts about Geo Building?

Key takeawayGeo Building is a commercial building in District 8 · Rochor, zoned COMMERCIAL, held leasehold.

Asset class: Commercial
Land-use zone: COMMERCIAL
Gross plot ratio: Subject to Evaluation
Tenure: Leasehold
District / Area: District 8 · Rochor
Address: 16,16a Madras Street
Land area: 293 sqm
Completed: Not on record
Storeys: Not on record
Submarket: City Fringe
Transactions on record: 4 (records start 1995)
Live listings: None
ACRA registrations: 0

About Geo Building

Geo Building is a commercial building in Rochor (District 08). It is located along Madras Street, Singapore 208413.

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.

The site is leasehold, with about 67 years remaining on the lease. It occupies roughly 293 sqm of land.

4 transactions have been recorded here, at a median of S$854 psf. The most recent was in December 2010.

The nearest MRT is Rochor MRT, 100 m away (about a 2-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Bef Rochor Stn Exit B) is 96 m away (about a 2-minute walk).

What is Geo Building zoned as?

Key takeawayGeo Building 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
Conserved building: Yes
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 Do not quote a plot ratio, and do not compute buildable GFA from it.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 519 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 Geo Building sold for?

Key takeaway4 transactions are on record since 1995, most recently in Dec 2010 — too few to support a median, so the deals themselves are listed instead.

Date	Use	Price	Area	PSF
Dec 2010	Shop House	S$3.00M	3,150 sqft	$953
Jul 2007	Shop House	S$2.78M	3,150 sqft	$883
May 2007	Shop House	S$2.60M	3,150 sqft	$826
Jun 2001	Shop House	S$1.50M	3,150 sqft	$476

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 Geo Building 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 Geo 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.

What's been approved at Geo Building?

Key takeawayURA has approved 1 change of use at Geo Building since 2000, most recently in 2022. 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.

28 Mar 2023Renewed
Continued use as restaurant of the 3-storey conserved shophouse
Continue use of part of 1st storey from hotel to restaurant of the 3-storey conserved shophouse
28 Mar 2022Approved
Change of use: hotel → restaurant of the 3-storey conserved shophouse
Proposed change use for part of 1st storey from hotel to restaurant of the 3-storey conserved shophouse at 16 madras street on lot 99935k, 00917w ts16 (little india conservation area)
3 Sept 2013Approved
Additions & alterations
Amendment to approved plans for additions & alterations to existing 3-storey conserved shophouse with new roof mezzanine on lot 00917w ts16 (ura parcel land 264) at 16 madras street (little india conservation area)
15 Dec 2011Approved
Additions & alterations
Proposed additions & alterations to existing 3-storey conserved shophouse with new roof mezzanine at no. 16 madras street on lot 00917w ts16 (ura parcel land 264) - (little india conservation area)

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 Geo 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 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 Geo Building?

Key takeawayThe nearest MRT/LRT is Rochor MRT, about 100 m away — and 3 competing retail premisess operate nearby.

Getting around

Rochor MRT100 m · ~2 min

Amenities nearby

Rochor MRT Exit B · 66 mPlace Of Worship · 70 mBef Rochor Stn Exit B · 96 mEducational Institution · 127 mHotel · 146 mWinstedt Clinic · 180 mRowell Rd Os · 465 mRaffles Hospital · 648 mPek Kio Community Centre · 938 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 · 163 mTekka Market · 299 mBugis+ · 593 m

Straight-line distances. Source: PropKaki amenities data.

Getting there and parking at Geo Building

Key takeawayThe nearest station is Rochor (DT13), 65 m away — a moderately busy station, with about 22,000 taps in and out on an average weekday. 57 public car parks are within 500 m; the cheapest URA season parking nearby is S$100 a month.

Foot traffic: busier than 83% of retail buildings

nearest MRT/LRT Rochor (DT13) 65 m, about 22,000 taps a weekday; 7 more stations within 1 km; bus stops within 400 m: 8, about 24,000 taps a weekday; Rochor: 31,654 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 25,000 residents within 1 km (June 2026); 5 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)65 m · about 22,000 weekday taps
Jalan Besar (DT22)272 m · about 21,000 weekday taps
Little India (NE7 / DT12)393 m · about 55,000 weekday taps
Bugis (EW12 / DT14)522 m · about 109,000 weekday taps
Bencoolen (DT21)657 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 Geo Building. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.

Bus

8 bus stops within 400 m, with about 24,000 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.

Public car parks within 500 m

Backlane (Perak Rd - M Adras St) (URA)43 m
Backlane (Clive St - M Adras St) (URA)55 m
Campbell Lane (URA)57 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 8 car lots
Dalhousie Lane (URA)70 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 4 car lots
Dunlop St (URA)71 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 55 car lots

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

Who's registered at Geo Building?

Key takeaway0 live companies (and LLPs and branches; sole proprietors are not counted) list Geo Building as their registered address. These are registered businesses, not who occupies the space.

Accommodation and food services
0
Wholesale and retail trade
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. ACRA, as of 2026-09-16.

What is Geo Building's BCA building profile?

BCA building type: Hotel
Green Mark: NA (NA)
Energy use intensity: 319 kWh/m²·yr

Frequently asked questions about Geo Building

Where is Geo Building?⌄

Geo Building is at 16,16A Madras Street, Singapore 208413, in the Rochor planning area.

What is Geo Building zoned as?⌄

Geo Building sits on land zoned commercial under the URA Master Plan.

What is the tenure of Geo Building?⌄

Geo Building is leasehold. About 67 years remain on the lease.

Is Geo Building a conserved property?⌄

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

What have units at Geo Building sold for?⌄

Across 4 recorded transactions, the median price is S$854 psf. The latest was in December 2010.

What is the nearest MRT station to Geo Building?⌄

Rochor MRT is the closest, 100 m away (about a 2-minute walk).

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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.

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.

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 — 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.