Hotel Kai
Hotel Kai is a commercial building in District 7 · Downtown Core, on land zoned HOTEL under the URA Master Plan with a gross plot ratio of 4.2. It is 999-year leasehold. 2 transactions are on record since 1995, most recently in Jan 2022. 3 units are currently listed for sale or rent. ACRA records 0 live company registrations at this address.
What are the key facts about Hotel Kai?
- Asset class
- Commercial
- Land-use zone
- HOTEL
- Gross plot ratio
- 4.2
- Tenure
- 999-year leasehold
- District / Area
- District 7 · Downtown Core
- Address
- 14 Purvis Street
- Land area
- 187 sqm
- Completed
- Not on record
- Storeys
- Not on record
- Submarket
- City Hall / Bugis
- Listed as
- Food & Beverage, Shop / Shophouse
- Transactions on record
- 2 (records start 1995)
- Live listings
- 3
- ACRA registrations
- 0
About Hotel Kai
Hotel Kai is a commercial building in Downtown Core (District 07). It is located along Purvis Street, Singapore 188593.
Under the URA Master Plan it sits on land zoned hotel with a gross plot ratio of 4.2. 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 999-year leasehold, with about 808 years remaining on the lease. It occupies roughly 187 sqm of land with about 787 sqm of gross floor area.
2 transactions have been recorded here, at a median of S$7,914 psf. The most recent was in January 2022.
The nearest MRT is Esplanade MRT, 320 m away (about a 5-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Aft Beach Rd) is 64 m away (about a 1-minute walk).
What is Hotel Kai zoned as?
- Land-use zone
- HOTEL
- Gross plot ratio
- 4.2
- Conservation area
- Beach Road
- Conserved building
- Yes
- Urban design area
- Udga
- Central Area
- Yes
What has Hotel Kai sold for?
| Date | Use | Price | Area | PSF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2022 | Shop House | S$28.00M | 2,017 sqft | $13,881 |
| Jun 2009 | Shop House | S$4.00M | 2,056 sqft | $1,946 |
URA/JTC records from 1995 — that is where the record starts, not when the building was built. Strata and land deals can mix in one building's history; compare like with like. sqm ↔ sq ft converter
What does space at Hotel Kai rent for?
Retail space — District 7 retail
Region band · 2026Q3S$ 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 7 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 Hotel Kai
- Other City Areas: Rent S$21.21 psf/mth · Vacancy 7.4% (1Q 2026) · Planned / under construction 0.73m sq ft
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 Hotel Kai
Rent: between 6 Aug 2026 and 28 Aug 2026, 0 new listings appeared and 0 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 Hotel Kai?
- 10 Dec 2012ApprovedAdditions & alterations
Proposed amendment to approved addition & alteration to existing 2-storey conservation blk with attic, and addition of a new 5-storey rear extension with attic for boutique hotel (32 hotel rooms)
- 2 Oct 2012ApprovedAdditions & alterations
Extension of written permission to approved additions and alterations to exising 2-storey conservations block with attic and addition of new 5-storey rear extension with attic for boutique hotel ts11 on lots 00215t & 00218n 14 purvis street (downtown core)
- 9 May 2012ApprovedAdditions & alterations
Proposed regularisation and amendment to approved addition & alteration to existing 2-storey conservation blk with attic, and addition of a new 5-storey rear extension with attic for boutique hotel (32 hotel rooms)
- 7 Jul 2010ApprovedAdditions & alterations
Proposed addition & alteration to the existing 2-storey conservation blk with attic, and addition of a new 5-storey rear extension with attic for boutique hotel 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$54.50 per unit).
What do commercial rents run near Hotel Kai?
Indicative area yield — District 7 retail
An INDICATIVE AREA yield for District 7 retail — NOT this building's yield, and not any unit's. Commercial rents are published as a district percentile grid, so both halves describe the district.
Priced on STRATA sales only: rent is quoted per unit of lettable area, and commercial land PSF runs far above strata — mixing them would shift the ratio sharply.
Net deducts the 10% non-residential property tax ONLY — not vacancy, maintenance, agent fees, financing, or the 9% GST on purchase.
Retail rents — District 7 ($ psm/month, 2026Q3)
| Floor level · size band | 25th pct | Median | 75th pct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 1 · 30 & Below | $93.33 | $113.33 | $165.94 |
| Level 4 & Above · 30 & Below | $69.42 | $79.17 | $140.05 |
| B1 & Below · 30 & Below | $94.66 | $392.16 | $721.70 |
| Level 2 & 3 · 30 & Below | $71.79 | $88.95 | $100.36 |
| Level 1 · >30 - 100 | $84.41 | $129.03 | $192.55 |
| Level 2 & 3 · >30 - 100 | $53.85 | $86.57 | $113.16 |
| B1 & Below · >30 - 100 | $71.03 | $80.88 | $146.17 |
| Level 4 & Above · >30 - 100 | $47.06 | $59.43 | $68.42 |
Office rents — Central Area ($ 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 Hotel Kai right now?
For sale (1)
- Beach Road Conservation AreaS$5.00M · 2,000 sqft
For rent (2)
- Beach Road Conservation AreaS$9k/mo · 1,722 sqft
- 14 Purvis StreetS$6k/mo · 600 sqft
What is near Hotel Kai?
Getting around
- Esplanade MRT321 m · ~5 min
Amenities nearby
Competing premises nearby
Retail and F&B premises competing for the same footfall — context for an occupier, not a selling point.
Straight-line distances. Source: PropKaki amenities data.
Getting there and parking at Hotel Kai
nearest MRT/LRT Esplanade (CC3) 302 m, about 15,000 taps a weekday; 9 more stations within 1 km; bus stops within 400 m: 17, about 35,000 taps a weekday; Downtown Core: 284,004 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 7,107 residents within 1 km (June 2026); 10 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
- Esplanade (CC3)302 m · about 15,000 weekday taps
- Bugis (EW12 / DT14)328 m · about 109,000 weekday taps
- City Hall (NS25 / EW13)452 m · about 91,000 weekday taps
- Bras Basah (CC2)455 m · about 10,000 weekday taps
- Bencoolen (DT21)588 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 Hotel Kai. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.
Bus
17 bus stops within 400 m, with about 35,000 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.
Public car parks within 500 m
- Purvis St (URA)23 mS$1.20 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 43 car lots
- Backlane (Purvis St) (URA)27 m
- Seah St (URA)92 mS$1.20 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 8 car lots
- Backlane (Seah St) (URA)96 m
- Blk 231 Bras Basah Basement Car Park (HDB)193 mS$1.20 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · gantry 1.9 m · 219 car lots
HDB season (car): Tier 1 $110/month (a resident's or registered HDB shop/industrial tenant's first car); Tier 2 (other cars, non-residents) $120 Rest of Island, $170 Designated Area, $190 Restricted Zone (sheltered: multi-storey, basement, deck). Industrial-park multi-storey car parks: $110 / $120. Which zone this car park is in is not published as data.
Nearest URA season parking: Kampong Glam Area, 781 m away, S$125/month.
Public car parks only, by straight-line distance, with the operator's published rates. Hotel Kai's own car park, if it has one, and its charges are not in the open data.
Who's registered at Hotel Kai?
- Professional, scientific and technical services0
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.
Frequently asked questions about Hotel Kai
Where is Hotel Kai?⌄
Hotel Kai is at 14 Purvis Street, Singapore 188593, in the Downtown Core planning area.
What is Hotel Kai zoned as?⌄
Hotel Kai sits on land zoned hotel under the URA Master Plan, with a gross plot ratio of 4.2.
What is the tenure of Hotel Kai?⌄
Hotel Kai is 999-year leasehold. About 808 years remain on the lease.
Is Hotel Kai a conserved property?⌄
Yes. Hotel Kai falls within a URA conservation area, so external works are subject to conservation guidelines.
What have units at Hotel Kai sold for?⌄
Across 2 recorded transactions, the median price is S$7,914 psf. The latest was in January 2022.
What is the nearest MRT station to Hotel Kai?⌄
Esplanade MRT is the closest, 320 m away (about a 5-minute walk).
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