CommercialRESIDENTIALFreeholdDistrict 9 · Singapore River

Kim Seng Plaza

Reviewed by Nathan TangUpdated 8 November 2026Data through Nov 2006

Quick Summary

Kim Seng Plaza is a commercial building in District 9 · Singapore River, on land zoned RESIDENTIAL under the URA Master Plan with a gross plot ratio of 2.8. It is freehold. 28 transactions are on record since 1995, at a median S$896 psf, most recently in Nov 2006. ACRA records 13 live company registrations at this address.

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What are the key facts about Kim Seng Plaza?

Key takeawayKim Seng Plaza is a commercial building in District 9 · Singapore River, zoned RESIDENTIAL, held freehold.

Asset class: Commercial
Land-use zone: RESIDENTIAL
Gross plot ratio: 2.8
Tenure: Freehold
District / Area: District 9 · Singapore River
Address: 100 Kim Seng Road
Land area: 5,232 sqm
Completed: Not on record
Storeys: 38 (© OpenStreetMap contributors)
Submarket: City Fringe
Units with a recorded sale: At least 24
Transactions on record: 28 (records start 1995)
Live listings: None
ACRA registrations: 13

About Kim Seng Plaza

Kim Seng Plaza is a mixed-use building in Singapore River (District 09). It is located along Kim Seng Road, Singapore 239427.

Under the URA Master Plan it sits on land zoned residential with a gross plot ratio of 2.8. It lies inside the Central Area.

The site is freehold. It occupies roughly 5,232 sqm of land with about 17,213 sqm of gross floor area.

28 transactions have been recorded here, at a median of S$896 psf. The most recent was in November 2006.

16 businesses are currently registered at this address with ACRA.

The nearest MRT is Great World MRT, 114 m away (about a 2-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Great World Stn Exit 3) is 190 m away (about a 3-minute walk).

What is Kim Seng Plaza zoned as?

Key takeawayKim Seng Plaza sits on land zoned RESIDENTIAL with a gross plot ratio of 2.8, inside the Central Area.

Land-use zone: RESIDENTIAL
Gross plot ratio: 2.8
Urban design area: Udga
Central Area: Yes

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What has Kim Seng Plaza sold for?

Key takeawayAcross 28 recorded transactions since 1995, the median price is about S$373k, most recently in Nov 2006.

Date	Use	Price	Area	PSF
Nov 2006	Retail	S$132.02M	118,673 sqft	$1,112
Mar 2006	Retail	S$260k	398 sqft	$653
Mar 2006	Retail	S$240k	323 sqft	$743
Mar 2006	Retail	S$220k	377 sqft	$584
Jan 2004	Retail	S$269k	398 sqft	$675
Jun 2003	Retail	S$260k	377 sqft	$690
Feb 2002	Office	S$347k	463 sqft	$750
Mar 2001	Retail	S$659k	732 sqft	$900
Jan 2001	Retail	S$350k	420 sqft	$834
Sept 2000	Retail	S$235k	280 sqft	$840

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 Kim Seng Plaza 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 Kim Seng Plaza

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 Kim Seng Plaza?

Key takeawayURA has approved 1 change of use at Kim Seng Plaza since 2000, most recently in 2000. 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 Oct 2018Approved
Additions & alterations
Proposed addition and alteration to existing centennia suites involving new covering over existing private roof terrace at unit 36-03 on lot 01579l ts 21 at 100 kim seng road singapore 239427
25 Aug 2014Approved
Additions & alterations
Proposed a&a to drop off point canopies and communal pavilions on 1st storey of the existing condominium housing development comprising 1 block of 36-storey residential flats (total 97 units) with basement carparks, swimming pool and communal facilities on lot 759 ts 21 100 kim seng road
20 Jan 2014Approved
Additions & alterations
Proposed a&a to approved erection of a condominium housing development comprising 1 block of 36 storey residential flats (total 97 units) with basement carparks, swimming pool and communal facilities on lot 759 ts 21 100 kim seng road
18 Feb 2000ApprovedFloor 1
Change of use to shops
Retention of use of units #01-XX, #01-XX & #01-XX as shops

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 Kim Seng Plaza?

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 near Kim Seng Plaza?

Key takeawayThe nearest MRT/LRT is Great World MRT, about 114 m away — and 3 competing retail premisess operate nearby.

Getting around

Great World MRT114 m · ~2 min

Amenities nearby

Great World MRT Exit 1 · 56 mKim Seng Pk · 82 mMinmed Clinic (Orchard) · 183 mGreat World Stn Exit 3 · 190 mEducational Institution · 222 mHotel · 262 mPlace Of Worship · 356 mKim Seng Community Centre · 483 mSingapore General Hospital · 1.2 kmBusiness Park · 1.3 km

Competing premises nearby

Retail and F&B premises competing for the same footfall — context for an occupier, not a selling point.

Great World · 183 mFour Seasons Organic Market Pte. Ltd. · 183 mZion Riverside Food Centre · 275 m

Straight-line distances. Source: PropKaki amenities data.

Getting there and parking at Kim Seng Plaza

Key takeawayThe nearest station is Great World (TE15), 55 m away — a moderately busy station, with about 21,000 taps in and out on an average weekday. 8 public car parks are within 500 m; the cheapest URA season parking nearby is S$90 a month.

Foot traffic: busier than 42% of retail buildings

nearest MRT/LRT Great World (TE15) 55 m, about 21,000 taps a weekday; 3 more stations within 1 km; bus stops within 400 m: 10, about 11,000 taps a weekday; Singapore River: 18,341 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 41,000 residents within 1 km (June 2026); 4 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)55 m · about 21,000 weekday taps
Havelock (TE16)311 m · about 16,000 weekday taps
Somerset (NS23)954 m · about 66,000 weekday taps
Tiong Bahru (EW17)997 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 Kim Seng Plaza. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.

Bus

10 bus stops within 400 m, with about 11,000 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.

Public car parks within 500 m

Ganges Ave Off St (URA)243 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · season S$90/month · 39 car lots
Blk 87 Zion Road (HDB)245 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · gantry 2.4 m · 66 car lots
Zion Rd Off St (URA)320 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 12 car lots
Service Rd (Zion Rd) (URA)330 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 21 car lots
Zion Rd (URA)350 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 26 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. Kim Seng Plaza's own car park, if it has one, and its charges are not in the open data.

Who's registered at Kim Seng Plaza?

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

Arts, entertainment and recreation
4
Wholesale and retail trade
3
Financial and insurance
3
Professional, scientific and technical services
2
Real estate
1
Construction
0
Administrative and support services
0
Transportation and storage
0
Information and communications
0
Manufacturing
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. Homes share this postal code, so some registrations are home-based. ACRA, as of 2026-09-16.

Frequently asked questions about Kim Seng Plaza

Where is Kim Seng Plaza?⌄

Kim Seng Plaza is at 100 Kim Seng Road, Singapore 239427, in the Singapore River planning area.

What is Kim Seng Plaza zoned as?⌄

Kim Seng Plaza sits on land zoned residential under the URA Master Plan, with a gross plot ratio of 2.8.

What is the tenure of Kim Seng Plaza?⌄

Kim Seng Plaza is freehold.

What have units at Kim Seng Plaza sold for?⌄

Across 28 recorded transactions, the median price is S$896 psf. The latest was in November 2006.

What is the nearest MRT station to Kim Seng Plaza?⌄

Great World MRT is the closest, 114 m away (about a 2-minute walk).

How many businesses are registered at Kim Seng Plaza?⌄

16 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.

Approved for a new building: the year URA approved the latest new erection or redevelopment here. An APPROVAL year, not a completion year — never state it as the building's age.

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.

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.

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.