CommercialCOMMERCIALConservationDistrict 1 · Singapore River

Juta Building

Reviewed by Nathan TangUpdated 8 November 2026

Quick Summary

Juta Building is a commercial building in District 1 · Singapore River, on land zoned COMMERCIAL under the URA Master Plan with a gross plot ratio of 4.2. 1 unit is currently listed for rent. ACRA records 13 live company registrations at this address.

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What are the key facts about Juta Building?

Key takeawayJuta Building is a commercial building in District 1 · Singapore River, zoned COMMERCIAL.

Asset class: Commercial
Land-use zone: COMMERCIAL
Gross plot ratio: 4.2
Tenure: Not on record
District / Area: District 1 · Singapore River
Address: 17 Upper Circular Road
Land area: 170 sqm
Completed: Not on record
Storeys: 4 (© OpenStreetMap contributors)
Submarket: City Fringe
Listed as: Shop / Shophouse
Transactions on record: None recorded
Live listings: 1
ACRA registrations: 13

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 Juta Building

Juta Building is a commercial building in Singapore River (District 01). It is located along Upper Circular Road, Singapore 058415.

Under the URA Master Plan it sits on land zoned commercial 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.

It occupies roughly 170 sqm of land with about 712 sqm of gross floor area.

13 businesses are currently registered at this address with ACRA.

The nearest MRT is Clarke Quay MRT, 129 m away (about a 2-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Opp Clarke Quay Stn) is 45 m away (about a 1-minute walk). Clarke Quay Central is 134 m away (about a 2-minute walk).

What is Juta Building zoned as?

Key takeawayJuta Building sits on land zoned COMMERCIAL with a gross plot ratio of 4.2, with conservation status, inside the Central Area.

Land-use zone: COMMERCIAL
Gross plot ratio: 4.2
Conservation area: Upper Circular Road
Urban design area: Udga
Central Area: Yes

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What does space at Juta Building rent for?

Key takeawayNo rent is published for Juta Building itself. On its street, Upper Circular Road, office space rented at a median of $5.91 psf a month in 2026Q3, with the middle half of leases between $5.71 and $6.17. That is not this building's own rent, and never a quote for a particular unit.

Office space on Upper Circular Road

Street level · 2026Q3

25th pct

$5.71

$61.42 psm

Median

$5.91

$63.58 psm

75th pct

$6.17

$66.43 psm

S$ per sq ft per month

2021Q4 · $62.43 psm2026Q3 · $63.58 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 Upper Circular Road

Street level · 2026Q2

25th pct

$5.20

$56.00 psm

Median

$7.27

$78.22 psm

75th pct

$7.96

$85.71 psm

S$ per sq ft per month · median +19.4% on a year earlier

2022Q3 · $64.00 psm2026Q2 · $78.22 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 1 retail

Region band · 2026Q3

25th pct

$8.23

$88.64 psm

Median

$10.02

$107.81 psm

75th pct

$15.92

$171.42 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 1 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 Juta 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.

How fast units move at Juta Building

Key takeawayBased on listings we track, as of our last check on 28 Aug 2026: 1 unit for rent.

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.

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 Juta Building?

Key takeawayURA has approved 2 changes of use at Juta Building since 2000, most recently in 2026. 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.

29 May 2026Approved
Change of use to commercial school
Proposed change of use of 3rd storey premises to commercial school
20 Feb 2004ApprovedFloor 2
Change of use to health centre
Proposed change of use of the 2nd storey office unit #02-XX to health centre

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 Juta 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 1 retail

Gross yield (area)

3.4%

3.0% net of property tax

Rent side (median of bands)

$107.81 psm/mo

2026Q3

Price side (strata, 5y)

$3,561 psf

90 sales

An INDICATIVE AREA yield for District 1 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 1 ($ psm/month, 2026Q3)

Floor level · size band	25th pct	Median	75th pct
Level 2 & 3 · 30 & Below	$82.69	$99.35	$120.39
Level 1 · 30 & Below	$172.73	$245.52	$332.57
B1 & Below · 30 & Below	$87.33	$172.91	$321.72
Level 2 & 3 · >30 - 100	$77.43	$95.09	$183.52
Level 1 · >30 - 100	$106.77	$168.33	$217.05
B1 & Below · >30 - 100	$117.40	$198.29	$365.38
Level 1 · >100 - 300	$115.69	$148.57	$187.43
B1 & Below · >100 - 300	$148.73	$233.33	$396.56

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 Juta Building right now?

Key takeaway1 unit is currently listed at Juta Building. One row per unit; several agents often market the same unit.

For rent (1)

☑️Clarke Quay Shophouse Directly Opposite MRT StationS$4k/mo · 619 sqft

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What is near Juta Building?

Key takeawayThe nearest MRT/LRT is Clarke Quay MRT, about 129 m away.

Getting around

Clarke Quay MRT129 m · ~2 min

Amenities nearby

Hotel · 15 mOpp Clarke Quay Stn · 45 mClarke Quay MRT Exit E · 95 mJade Medical Clinic · 129 mClarke Quay Central · 134 mHong Lim Pk · 250 mPlace Of Worship · 360 mCold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd · 379 mHong Lim Market & Food Centre · 412 mEducational Institution · 619 m

Straight-line distances. Source: PropKaki amenities data.

Getting there and parking at Juta Building

Key takeawayThe nearest station is Clarke Quay (NE5), 95 m away — a moderately busy station, with about 31,000 taps in and out on an average weekday. 20 public car parks are within 500 m.

Foot traffic: busier than 78% of retail buildings

nearest MRT/LRT Clarke Quay (NE5) 95 m, about 31,000 taps a weekday; 8 more stations within 1 km; bus stops within 400 m: 13, about 23,000 taps a weekday; Singapore River: 18,341 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 11,000 residents within 1 km (June 2026); 12 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

Clarke Quay (NE5)95 m · about 31,000 weekday taps
Chinatown (NE4 / DT19)529 m · about 97,000 weekday taps
Raffles Place (EW14 / NS26)564 m · about 133,000 weekday taps
Fort Canning (DT20)582 m · about 14,000 weekday taps
Telok Ayer (DT18)644 m · about 37,000 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 Juta Building. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.

Bus

13 bus stops within 400 m, with about 23,000 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.

Public car parks within 500 m

Backlane (Carpenter - Upp Circular Rd) (URA)17 m
Carpenter St (URA)41 m
S$1.20 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 35 car lots
Carpenter St Off St (URA)57 m
S$1.50 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 69 car lots
Upp Circular Rd (URA)60 m
S$1.20 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 22 car lots
Backlane (Hongkong St - Carpenter St) (URA)94 m

Nearest URA season parking: Mohd Sultan-River Vall Ey Road Area, 909 m away, S$80/month.

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

Who's registered at Juta Building?

Key takeaway13 live companies (and LLPs and branches; sole proprietors are not counted) list Juta Building as their registered address. These are registered businesses, not who occupies the space.

Financial and insurance
7
Wholesale and retail trade
2
Information and communications
1
Real estate
1
Construction
1
Arts, entertainment and recreation
1
Professional, scientific and technical services
0
Manufacturing
0
Accommodation and food services
0
Other services
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. 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 Juta Building

Where is Juta Building?⌄

Juta Building is at 17 Upper Circular Road, Singapore 058415, in the Singapore River planning area.

What is Juta Building zoned as?⌄

Juta Building sits on land zoned commercial under the URA Master Plan, with a gross plot ratio of 4.2.

Is Juta Building a conserved property?⌄

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

Have there been any recorded transactions at Juta Building?⌄

No caveats have been lodged for Juta Building 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 Juta Building?⌄

Clarke Quay MRT is the closest, 129 m away (about a 2-minute walk).

How many businesses are registered at Juta Building?⌄

13 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.

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.

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 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.