CommercialCOMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIALDistrict 9 · Singapore River

Great World City

Reviewed by Nathan TangUpdated 10 November 2026

Quick Summary

Great World City is a commercial building in District 9 · Singapore River, on land zoned COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL under the URA Master Plan with a gross plot ratio of 3.7. 2 units are currently listed for rent. ACRA records 554 live company registrations at this address.

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What are the key facts about Great World City?

Key takeawayGreat World City is a commercial building in District 9 · Singapore River, zoned COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL.

Asset class: Commercial
Land-use zone: COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL
Gross plot ratio: 3.7
Tenure: Not on record
District / Area: District 9 · Singapore River
Address: 1 Kim Seng Promenade
Land area: 31,770 sqm
Completed: Not on record
Storeys: 6 (per CommercialGuru)
Submarket: City Fringe
Transactions on record: None recorded
Live listings: 2
ACRA registrations: 554

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 Great World City

Great World City is a mixed-use building in Singapore River (District 09). It is located along Kim Seng Promenade, Singapore 237994.

Under the URA Master Plan it sits on land zoned commercial & residential with a gross plot ratio of 3.7. It lies inside the Central Area.

It occupies roughly 31,770 sqm of land with about 117,549 sqm of gross floor area.

590 businesses are currently registered at this address with ACRA.

The nearest MRT is Great World MRT, 198 m away (about a 3-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Aft Blk 87) is 130 m away (about a 2-minute walk). Great World is 100 m away (about a 2-minute walk).

What is Great World City zoned as?

Key takeawayGreat World City sits on land zoned COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL with a gross plot ratio of 3.7, inside the Central Area.

Land-use zone: COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL
Gross plot ratio: 3.7
Urban design area: Udga
Central Area: Yes

BCA-verified envelope: allowable GFA 117,549 sqm · built 135,183 sqm · headroom -17,634 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 does space at Great World City 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 Great World City

Key takeawayFlexible workspace: The Work Project lists a centre here, per the operator's public location list (10 Oct 2026).Brokers' 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 Great World City

Key takeawayBased on listings we track, as of our last check on 28 Aug 2026: 2 units for rent.

Rent: 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 Great World City?

Key takeawayURA has approved 66 changes of use at Great World City since 2000, most recently in 2026, and refused 1. 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.

9 Sept 2026Approved
Additions & alterations
Proposed additions and alterations to 3rd storey at existing great world city retail podium involving reconfiguration of interiors works on lots 01717k & 02290v ts24 at 1 kim seng promenade (singapore river planning area)
20 Jul 2026Approved
Change of use to restaurant
Proposed change of use of units #02-XX and #02-XX to restaurant
14 Jul 2026ApprovedFloor 1
Change of use to restaurant
Proposed change of use of unit #01-XX to restaurant
26 May 2026ApprovedFloor 3
Change of use to indoor playground with restaurant
Proposed change of use of unit #03-XX to indoor playground with restaurant
21 May 2026Renewed
Continued use as car polishing & waxing
Continued use of 4 car park lots in basement 2 as car polishing & waxing
8 May 2026Approved
Change of use to restaurant
Proposed change of use of units #B2-XX and #B2-XX to restaurant
20 Feb 2026ApprovedFloor 3
Change of use to massage establishment
Proposed change of use of unit #03-XX to massage establishment
4 Feb 2026ApprovedFloor 1
Change of use to shop
Proposed change of use of unit #01-XX to shop
26 Aug 2025ApprovedFloor B1
Change of use to shop
Proposed change of use of unit #B1-XX to shop
29 Jul 2025Approved
Additions & alterations
Proposed amendment to approved minor addition & alteration works to existing external landscape of great world office on lot 02290v & 01717k ts 24 at 1 kim seng promenade (singapore river planning area)
22 Jan 2025Approved
Additions & alterations
Proposed minor addition & alteration works to existing external landscape of great world office on lot 02290v & 01717k ts 24 at 1 kim seng promenade (singapore river planning area)
9 Jan 2025Approved
Additions & alterations
Proposed amendment to approved additions & alterations to existing great world city retail podium involving reconfiguration of interiors and facade works on lot 01717k & 02290v ts 24 at 1 kim seng promenade

98 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).

What do commercial rents run near Great World City?

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 Great World City right now?

Key takeaway2 units are currently listed at Great World City. One row per unit; several agents often market the same unit.

For rent (2)

Great World CityS$35k/mo · 3,907 sqft
Great World CityS$11k/mo · 190 sqft

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What is near Great World City?

Key takeawayThe nearest MRT/LRT is Great World MRT, about 198 m away.

Getting around

Great World MRT198 m · ~3 min

Amenities nearby

Great World MRT Exit 2 · 27 mFour Seasons Organic Market Pte. Ltd. · 100 mMinmed Clinic (Orchard) · 100 mGreat World · 100 mEducational Institution · 110 mAft Blk 87 · 130 mZion Riverside Food Centre · 149 mKim Seng Pk · 196 mPlace Of Worship · 288 mHotel · 332 m

Straight-line distances. Source: PropKaki amenities data.

Getting there and parking at Great World City

Key takeawayThe nearest station is Great World (TE15), 27 m away — a moderately busy station, with about 21,000 taps in and out on an average weekday. 10 public car parks are within 500 m; the cheapest URA season parking nearby is S$90 a month.

Foot traffic: busier than 41% of retail buildings

nearest MRT/LRT Great World (TE15) 27 m, about 21,000 taps a weekday; 2 more stations within 1 km; bus stops within 400 m: 9, about 9,674 taps a weekday; Singapore River: 18,341 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 44,000 residents within 1 km (June 2026); 3 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

Great World (TE15)27 m · about 21,000 weekday taps
Havelock (TE16)324 m · about 16,000 weekday taps
Tiong Bahru (EW17)895 m · about 52,000 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 Great World City. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.

Bus

9 bus stops within 400 m, with 9,674 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.

Public car parks within 500 m

Ganges Ave Off St (URA)132 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · season S$90/month · 39 car lots
Blk 87 Zion Road (HDB)184 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · gantry 2.4 m · 66 car lots
Zion Rd Off St (URA)195 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 12 car lots
Zion Rd (URA)225 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 26 car lots
Service Rd (Zion Rd) (URA)231 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 21 car lots

HDB season (car): Tier 1 $80/month (a resident's or registered HDB shop/industrial tenant's first car); Tier 2 (other cars, non-residents) $90 Rest of Island, $150 Designated Area, $165 Restricted Zone (surface). Which zone this car park is in is not published as data.

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

Who's registered at Great World City?

Key takeaway554 live companies (and LLPs and branches; sole proprietors are not counted) list Great World City as their registered address. These are registered businesses, not who occupies the space.

Financial and insurance
250
Transportation and storage
101
Wholesale and retail trade
41
Professional, scientific and technical services
39
Real estate
31
Information and communications
26
Accommodation and food services
16
Administrative and support services
11
Manufacturing
11
Education
7

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 Great World City's BCA building profile?

BCA building type: Mixed Development
Green Mark: NA (NA)
Energy use intensity: 212 kWh/m²·yr

Frequently asked questions about Great World City

Where is Great World City?⌄

Great World City is at 1 Kim Seng Promenade, Singapore 237994, in the Singapore River planning area.

What is Great World City zoned as?⌄

Great World City sits on land zoned commercial & residential under the URA Master Plan, with a gross plot ratio of 3.7.

Have there been any recorded transactions at Great World City?⌄

No caveats have been lodged for Great World City 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 Great World City?⌄

Great World MRT is the closest, 198 m away (about a 3-minute walk).

How many businesses are registered at Great World City?⌄

590 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.

Storeys: CommercialGuru's floor count, 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.

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%).

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 CommercialGuru, PropKaki's submarket map, URA planning decisions, URA car park data (URA Data Service), LTA DataMall passenger volumes, PropKaki's foot-traffic model — see our methodology. Last updated 10 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.