CommercialRESIDENTIAL WITH COMMERCIAL AT 1ST STOREYDistrict 3 · Bukit Merah

Kim Tian Vista

Reviewed by Nathan TangUpdated 8 November 2026

Quick Summary

Kim Tian Vista is a commercial building in District 3 · Bukit Merah, on land zoned RESIDENTIAL WITH COMMERCIAL AT 1ST STOREY under the URA Master Plan with a gross plot ratio of 2.8. ACRA records 17 live company registrations at this address.

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What are the key facts about Kim Tian Vista?

Key takeawayKim Tian Vista is a commercial building in District 3 · Bukit Merah, zoned RESIDENTIAL WITH COMMERCIAL AT 1ST STOREY.

Asset class: Commercial
Land-use zone: RESIDENTIAL WITH COMMERCIAL AT 1ST STOREY
Gross plot ratio: 2.8
Tenure: Not on record
District / Area: District 3 · Bukit Merah
Address: —
Land area: 1,759 sqm
Completed: 1975 (HDB Property Information)
Storeys: 16 (HDB Property Information)
Submarket: City Fringe
Transactions on record: None recorded
Live listings: None
ACRA registrations: 17

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 Kim Tian Vista

Kim Tian Vista is a commercial building in Bukit Merah (District 03). It is located along Kim Tian Road, Singapore 160129.

Under the URA Master Plan it sits on land zoned residential with commercial at 1st storey with a gross plot ratio of 2.8.

It occupies roughly 1,759 sqm of land with about 4,925 sqm of gross floor area.

27 businesses are currently registered at this address with ACRA.

The nearest MRT is Tiong Bahru MRT, 572 m away (about a 9-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Blk 121) is 134 m away (about a 2-minute walk). Tiong Bahru Plaza is 624 m away (about a 10-minute walk).

What is Kim Tian Vista zoned as?

Key takeawayKim Tian Vista sits on land zoned RESIDENTIAL WITH COMMERCIAL AT 1ST STOREY with a gross plot ratio of 2.8.

Land-use zone: RESIDENTIAL WITH COMMERCIAL AT 1ST STOREY
Gross plot ratio: 2.8

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What does space at Kim Tian Vista rent for?

Key takeawayNo rent is published for Kim Tian Vista itself. On its street, Kim Tian Road, retail space rented at a median of $8.75 psf a month in 2021Q3. That is not this building's own rent, and never a quote for a particular unit.

Retail space on Kim Tian Road

Street level · 2021Q3

25th pct

—

— psm

Median

$8.75

$94.14 psm

75th pct

—

— psm

S$ per sq ft per month (median only published)

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).

Office space on Kim Tian Road

Street level · 2026Q2

25th pct

—

— psm

Median

$4.94

$53.19 psm

75th pct

—

— psm

S$ per sq ft per month (median only published)

2021Q4 · $62.86 psm2026Q2 · $53.19 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 — District 3 retail

Region band · 2026Q3

25th pct

$7.49

$80.65 psm

Median

$10.49

$112.95 psm

75th pct

$14.10

$151.72 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 3 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 Tian Vista

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 Tian Vista?

Key takeawayURA has approved 2 changes of use at Kim Tian Vista since 2000, most recently in 2015. 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.

21 Jun 2017RenewedFloor 1
Continued use as coin-operated laundry
Continued use of part unit #01-XX as coin-operated laundry
27 Dec 2015ApprovedFloor 1
Change of use to coin-operated laundry
Proposed change of use of part unit #01-XX to coin-operated laundry on lot 03028a mk18 at 129 kim tian road (bukit merah planning area)
8 Feb 2011Agency worksFloor 1
Change of use
Proposed use: office or commercial school - unit #01-XX
9 Jul 2002Approved
Additions & alterations
Proposed addition of covered linkways from hdb blocks 128 to 129 to 131b & 131b to 131

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 Kim Tian Road price?

Strata sales on the street (5y)

Too few strata sales on this street to support a median — the count is shown without one.

Street figures cover strata deals only — land and strata PSF are not comparable.

What do commercial rents run near Kim Tian Vista?

Key takeawayURA publishes contracted-rent percentile grids quarterly (latest: 2026Q3) — the benchmark evidence an asking rent should be weighed against.

Indicative area yield — District 3 retail

Gross yield (area)

3.8%

3.4% net of property tax

Rent side (median of bands)

$112.95 psm/mo

2026Q3

Price side (strata, 5y)

$3,294 psf

38 sales

An INDICATIVE AREA yield for District 3 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 3 ($ psm/month, 2026Q3)

Floor level · size band	25th pct	Median	75th pct
Level 2 & 3 · 30 & Below	$78.10	$94.74	$116.67
Level 1 · 30 & Below	$73.20	$92.12	$107.33
Level 1 · >30 - 100	$83.20	$164.15	$200.48
Level 2 & 3 · >30 - 100	$58.43	$67.44	$75.00
Level 1 · >100 - 300	$226.54	$240.67	$264.22
Level 2 & 3 · >100 - 300	$83.56	$131.15	$186.77

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 Tian Vista?

Key takeawayThe nearest MRT/LRT is Tiong Bahru MRT, about 572 m away.

Getting around

Tiong Bahru MRT572 m · ~9 min

Amenities nearby

Novo Vita Clinic and Surgery · 128 mBlk 121 · 134 mPlace Of Worship · 200 mBusiness Park · 203 mKim Pong Park · 288 mBlk 112 Jalan Bukit Merah · 341 mEducational Institution · 366 mCold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd · 398 mTiong Bahru Community Centre · 427 mTiong Bahru MRT Exit A · 553 m

Straight-line distances. Source: PropKaki amenities data.

Getting there and parking at Kim Tian Vista

Key takeawayThe nearest station is Tiong Bahru (EW17), 553 m away — a busy station, with about 52,000 taps in and out on an average weekday. 25 public car parks are within 500 m.

Foot traffic: busier than 36% of retail buildings

nearest MRT/LRT Tiong Bahru (EW17) 553 m, about 52,000 taps a weekday; 1 more station within 1 km; bus stops within 400 m: 7, about 17,000 taps a weekday; Bukit Merah: 103,575 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 62,000 residents within 1 km (June 2026); 1 other mall 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

Tiong Bahru (EW17)553 m · about 52,000 weekday taps
Havelock (TE16)825 m · about 16,000 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 Tian Vista. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.

Bus

7 bus stops within 400 m, with about 17,000 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.

Public car parks within 500 m

Blk 131A Kim Tian Road (HDB)61 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · gantry 2.15 m · 465 car lots
Blk 127 Kim Tian Road (HDB)89 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · gantry 2.15 m
Blk 126 Kim Tian Road (HDB)167 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · gantry 2.15 m · 512 car lots
Blk 119A Kim Tian Road (HDB)177 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · gantry 2.15 m · 380 car lots
Blk 125A Kim Tian Road (HDB)214 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · gantry 1.9 m · 259 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: Blair Road-Everton Roa D Area, 1.0 km away, S$80/month.

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

Who's registered at Kim Tian Vista?

Key takeaway17 live companies (and LLPs and branches; sole proprietors are not counted) list Kim Tian Vista as their registered address on its shop floor. These are registered businesses, not who occupies the space.

Wholesale and retail trade
4
Financial and insurance
4
Manufacturing
2
Health and social services
2
Other services
2
Professional, scientific and technical services
1
Education
1
Construction
1
Administrative and support services
0
Transportation and storage
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. HDB block: only the shop floor (level 1 and basements) is counted; the flats above are homes. ACRA, as of 2026-09-16.

Frequently asked questions about Kim Tian Vista

Where is Kim Tian Vista?⌄

Kim Tian Vista is at Kim Tian Road, Singapore 160129, in the Bukit Merah planning area.

What is Kim Tian Vista zoned as?⌄

Kim Tian Vista sits on land zoned residential with commercial at 1st storey under the URA Master Plan, with a gross plot ratio of 2.8.

Have there been any recorded transactions at Kim Tian Vista?⌄

No caveats have been lodged for Kim Tian Vista 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 Kim Tian Vista?⌄

Tiong Bahru MRT is the closest, 572 m away (about a 9-minute walk).

How many businesses are registered at Kim Tian Vista?⌄

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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Completion year: the year HDB records the block as completed (HDB Property Information).

Storeys: the block's highest floor level as HDB records it.

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%).

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 HDB Property Information, PropKaki's submarket map, URA planning decisions, HDB car park information (data.gov.sg), LTA DataMall passenger volumes, PropKaki's foot-traffic model — 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.