Kheng Chiu Building
Kheng Chiu Building is a commercial building in District 7 · Downtown Core, on land zoned COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL under the URA Master Plan with a gross plot ratio of 4.2. 2 units are currently listed for rent. ACRA records 21 live company registrations at this address.
What are the key facts about Kheng Chiu Building?
- Asset class
- Commercial
- Land-use zone
- COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL
- Gross plot ratio
- 4.2
- Tenure
- Not on record
- District / Area
- District 7 · Downtown Core
- Address
- 47 Beach Road
- Land area
- 798 sqm
- Completed
- Not on record
- Storeys
- Not on record
- Submarket
- City Hall / Bugis
- Listed as
- Office
- Transactions on record
- None recorded
- Live listings
- 2
- ACRA registrations
- 21
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 Kheng Chiu Building
Kheng Chiu Building is a commercial building in Downtown Core (District 07). It is located along Beach Road, Singapore 189683.
Under the URA Master Plan it sits on land zoned commercial & residential with a gross plot ratio of 4.2. It lies inside the Central Area.
It occupies roughly 798 sqm of land with about 3,352 sqm of gross floor area.
27 businesses are currently registered at this address with ACRA.
The nearest MRT is Esplanade MRT, 337 m away (about a 5-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Aft Beach Rd) is 37 m away (about a 1-minute walk). Bugis Junction is 278 m away (about a 4-minute walk).
What is Kheng Chiu Building zoned as?
- Land-use zone
- COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL
- Gross plot ratio
- 4.2
- Urban design area
- Udga
- Central Area
- Yes
What does space at Kheng Chiu Building rent for?
Office space on Beach Road
Street level · 2026Q3S$ per sq ft per month · median +5.2% on a year earlier
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 Beach Road
Street level · 2026Q3S$ per sq ft per month · median -5.1% on a year earlier
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 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 Kheng Chiu Building
- City Hall / Marina Centre: Rent S$11.36 psf/mth · Vacancy 3.2% · Planned / under construction 0.00m sq ft
- Bugis: Rent S$12.12 psf/mth · Vacancy 11.9% · Planned / under construction 0.56m sq ft
Official series (URA, 2026Q3): Office vacancy rate (Whole Island) 10 (-1.2 pp on the year) · Office rental index (Central Region) 203.4 (+1.8% 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 Kheng Chiu Building
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 Kheng Chiu Building?
- 21 Apr 2025Agency worksFloor 5Change of use to gym / fitness centre
Lodgment for proposed use of unit #05-XX as gym / fitness centre
- 21 Mar 2025Agency worksFloor 5Change of use to commercial school
Lodgment for proposed use of units #05-XX, #05-XX, #05-XX and #05-XX as commercial school
- 14 Mar 2025ApprovedFloor 1Change of use to restaurant and change of use of #01-xx to dining area
Proposed change of use of #01-XX to restaurant and change of use of #01-XX to dining area at kheng chiu building
- 15 Aug 2024Lodgement ReturnFloor 7Change of use to commercial school
Lodgment for proposed use of units #07-XX-3, #07-XX and #07-XX as commercial school
- 8 Aug 2024Agency worksFloor 7Change of use to commercial school
Lodgment for proposed use of units #07-XX-3, #07-XX and #07-XX as commercial school
- 11 Mar 2021ApprovedFloor 1Change of use to cafe and shop
Proposed change of use of unit #01-XX to cafe and shop at kheng chiu building
- 19 Feb 2020Agency worksFloor 3Change of use to commercial school
Lodgment for proposed use of unit #03-XX as commercial school
- 23 May 2019Agency worksFloor 3Change of use to sports & recreation building
Lodgment for proposed use of units #03-XX, #03-XX, #03-XX, #03-XX, #03-XX & #03-XX as sports & recreation building
- 4 Apr 2019ApprovedChange of use: office → commercial school
Proposed change of use of the 4th storey from office to commercial school at kheng chiu building
- 2 Jul 2004ApprovedAdditions & alterations
Proposed a/a to 1st sty and cladding to the exsiting 7-sty of kheng chiu tin bldg
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$54.50 per unit).
How does Beach Road price?
Street figures cover strata deals only — land and strata PSF are not comparable.
What do commercial rents run near Kheng Chiu Building?
Indicative area yield — District 7 retail
An INDICATIVE AREA yield for District 7 retail — NOT this building's yield, and not any unit's. Commercial rents are published as a district percentile grid, so both halves describe the district.
Priced on STRATA sales only: rent is quoted per unit of lettable area, and commercial land PSF runs far above strata — mixing them would shift the ratio sharply.
Net deducts the 10% non-residential property tax ONLY — not vacancy, maintenance, agent fees, financing, or the 9% GST on purchase.
Retail rents — District 7 ($ 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 Kheng Chiu Building right now?
For rent (2)
- Kheng Chiu Building2 agentsS$4k/mo · 546 sqft
- Kheng Chiu Building4 agentsS$4k/mo · 530 sqft
What is near Kheng Chiu Building?
Getting around
- Esplanade MRT337 m · ~5 min
Amenities nearby
Straight-line distances. Source: PropKaki amenities data.
Getting there and parking at Kheng Chiu Building
nearest MRT/LRT Bugis (EW12/DT14) 301 m, about 109,000 taps a weekday; 8 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 7,358 residents within 1 km (June 2026). Ranked against 485 office 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), not a count of people.
Stations within 1 km
- Bugis (EW12 / DT14)301 m · about 109,000 weekday taps
- Esplanade (CC3)319 m · about 15,000 weekday taps
- City Hall (NS25 / EW13)480 m · about 91,000 weekday taps
- Bras Basah (CC2)485 m · about 10,000 weekday taps
- Promenade (CC4 / DT15)579 m · about 45,000 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 Kheng Chiu Building. 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
- Backlane (Purvis St) (URA)11 m
- Purvis St (URA)56 mS$1.20 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 43 car lots
- Seah St (URA)125 mS$1.20 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 8 car lots
- Backlane (Seah St) (URA)128 m
- Liang Seah St (URA)178 mS$1.20 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 45 car lots
Nearest URA season parking: Kampong Glam Area, 750 m away, S$125/month.
Public car parks only, by straight-line distance, with the operator's published rates. Kheng Chiu Building's own car park, if it has one, and its charges are not in the open data.
Who's registered at Kheng Chiu Building?
- Wholesale and retail trade5
- Education5
- Professional, scientific and technical services3
- Information and communications3
- Administrative and support services2
- Manufacturing1
- Accommodation and food services1
- Other services1
- Construction0
- Financial and insurance0
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 Kheng Chiu Building's BCA building profile?
- BCA building type
- Office
- Green Mark
- NA (NA)
- Energy use intensity
- 56 kWh/m²·yr
Frequently asked questions about Kheng Chiu Building
Where is Kheng Chiu Building?⌄
Kheng Chiu Building is at 47 Beach Road, Singapore 189683, in the Downtown Core planning area.
What is Kheng Chiu Building zoned as?⌄
Kheng Chiu Building sits on land zoned commercial & residential under the URA Master Plan, with a gross plot ratio of 4.2.
Have there been any recorded transactions at Kheng Chiu Building?⌄
No caveats have been lodged for Kheng Chiu 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 Kheng Chiu Building?⌄
Esplanade MRT is the closest, 337 m away (about a 5-minute walk).
How many businesses are registered at Kheng Chiu Building?⌄
27 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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