Lex Loci
Lex Loci is a commercial building in District 1 · Singapore River, on land zoned COMMERCIAL under the URA Master Plan. It is 999-year leasehold. 1 transaction is on record since 1995, most recently in Jul 2012. 6 units are currently listed for sale or rent. ACRA records 2 live company registrations at this address.
What are the key facts about Lex Loci?
- Asset class
- Commercial
- Land-use zone
- COMMERCIAL
- Gross plot ratio
- Subject to Evaluation
- Tenure
- 999-year leasehold
- District / Area
- District 1 · Singapore River
- Address
- 9,9a,9b,9c Circular Road
- Land area
- 105 sqm
- Completed
- Not on record
- Storeys
- Not on record
- Submarket
- City Fringe
- Listed as
- Shop / Shophouse, Food & Beverage, Office
- Transactions on record
- 1 (records start 1995)
- Live listings
- 6
- ACRA registrations
- 2
About Lex Loci
Lex Loci is a commercial building in Singapore River (District 01). It is located along Circular Road, Singapore 049365.
Under the URA Master Plan it sits on land zoned commercial. 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 799 years remaining on the lease. It occupies roughly 105 sqm of land.
1 transaction has been recorded here, at a median of S$5,631 psf. The most recent was in July 2012.
2 businesses are currently registered at this address with ACRA.
The nearest MRT is Clarke Quay MRT, 280 m away (about a 4-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Boat Quay) is 119 m away (about a 2-minute walk).
What is Lex Loci zoned as?
- Land-use zone
- COMMERCIAL
- Gross plot ratio
- Subject to Evaluation
- Conservation area
- Boat Quay
- Conserved building
- Yes
- Urban design area
- Udga
- Central Area
- Yes
URA has not published a fixed plot ratio for this site — the Master Plan records "EVA" (Subject to Evaluation), meaning intensity is decided case by case on application. Do not quote a plot ratio, and do not compute buildable GFA from it.
What has Lex Loci sold for?
| Date | Use | Price | Area | PSF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2012 | Shop House | S$6.37M | 1,131 sqft | $5,631 |
URA/JTC records from 1995 — that is where the record starts, not when the building was built. Strata and land deals can mix in one building's history; compare like with like. sqm ↔ sq ft converter
What does space at Lex Loci rent for?
Retail space — District 1 retail
Region band · 2026Q3S$ 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 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 Lex Loci
- 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 Lex Loci
Rent: 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.
Sale: between 6 Aug 2026 and 28 Aug 2026, 0 new listings appeared and 1 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 Lex Loci?
No new bars, pubs, nightclubs or karaoke lounges (a Historic Conservation Area).
Per URA's Use of Buildings in Conservation Areas. A planning guideline for the area, not a decision on any unit; it applies to new eating houses and bars, not to one already approved.
- 30 Jul 2025RenewedContinued use as backpackers' hostel
Continued use of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th storey of the existing 4-storey building as backpackers' hostel (26 beds) at 9 circular road
- 31 Jul 2024RenewedContinued use as restaurant
Continued use at the 1st storey of the 4-storey building as restaurant at 9 circular road
- 15 Sept 2023ApprovedChange of use: shop → restaurant
Proposed change of use at the 1st storey of the 4-storey building from shop to restaurant at 9 circular road
- 21 Sept 2022RenewedContinued use as backpackers' hostel
Continued use of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th storey of the existing 4-storey building as backpackers' hostel (26 beds) at 9 circular road
- 13 May 2020RenewedContinued use as restaurant
Continued use of the 1st storey of the 4-storey building as restaurant at 9 circular road
- 15 Aug 2019RenewedContinued use as backpackers' hostel
Continued use of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th storey of the existing 4-storey building as backpackers' hostel (26 beds) at 9 circular road
- 3 Sept 2018ApprovedChange of use to backpackers' hostel
Change of use of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th storey of the existing 4-storey building to backpackers' hostel (26 beds) at 9 circular road
- 20 Jun 2018ApprovedChange of use to restaurant
Proposed change of use of the 1st storey of the 4-storey building to restaurant at 9 circular road
- 16 Dec 2015ApprovedChange of use: shop → restaurant
Proposed change of use of the 1st storey of the 4-storey building from shop to restaurant at 9 circular road ts04 on lot 99452a (boat quay conservation area)
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$54.50 per unit).
What do commercial rents run near Lex Loci?
Indicative area yield — District 1 retail
An INDICATIVE AREA yield for District 1 retail — NOT this building's yield, and not any unit's. Commercial rents are published as a district percentile grid, so both halves describe the district.
Priced on STRATA sales only: rent is quoted per unit of lettable area, and commercial land PSF runs far above strata — mixing them would shift the ratio sharply.
Net deducts the 10% non-residential property tax ONLY — not vacancy, maintenance, agent fees, financing, or the 9% GST on purchase.
Retail rents — District 1 ($ 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 Lex Loci right now?
For sale (1)
- The Bake It Yourself StoreS$30.52M · 4,402 sqft
For rent (5)
- The Bake It Yourself StoreS$12k/mo · 1,050 sqft
- The Bake It Yourself StoreS$8k/mo · 1,087 sqft
- The Bake It Yourself StoreS$7k/mo · 1,074 sqft
- 9A Circular Road, 049365S$7k/mo · 1,313 sqft
What is near Lex Loci?
Getting around
- Clarke Quay MRT280 m · ~4 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 Lex Loci
nearest MRT/LRT Clarke Quay (NE5) 256 m, about 31,000 taps a weekday; 9 more stations within 1 km; bus stops within 400 m: 12, about 22,000 taps a weekday; Singapore River: 18,341 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 9,099 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)256 m · about 31,000 weekday taps
- Raffles Place (EW14 / NS26)407 m · about 133,000 weekday taps
- Chinatown (NE4 / DT19)558 m · about 97,000 weekday taps
- Telok Ayer (DT18)589 m · about 37,000 weekday taps
- City Hall (NS25 / EW13)673 m · about 91,000 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 Lex Loci. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.
Bus
12 bus stops within 400 m, with about 22,000 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.
Public car parks within 500 m
- Backlane (Hongkong St - Carpenter St) (URA)102 m
- Carpenter St Off St (URA)104 mS$1.50 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 69 car lots
- Lor Telok (URA)132 mS$1.20 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 21 car lots
- Carpenter St (URA)137 mS$1.20 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 35 car lots
- Upp Circular Rd (URA)144 mS$1.20 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 22 car lots
Nearest URA season parking: Mohd Sultan-River Vall Ey Road Area, 1.1 km away, S$80/month.
Public car parks only, by straight-line distance, with the operator's published rates. Lex Loci's own car park, if it has one, and its charges are not in the open data.
Who's registered at Lex Loci?
- Accommodation and food services2
- Wholesale and retail trade0
- Financial and insurance0
- Professional, scientific and technical services0
- Construction0
- Real estate0
- Transportation and storage0
- Other 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 Lex Loci
Where is Lex Loci?⌄
Lex Loci is at 9,9A,9B,9C Circular Road, Singapore 049365, in the Singapore River planning area.
What is Lex Loci zoned as?⌄
Lex Loci sits on land zoned commercial under the URA Master Plan.
What is the tenure of Lex Loci?⌄
Lex Loci is 999-year leasehold. About 799 years remain on the lease.
Is Lex Loci a conserved property?⌄
Yes. Lex Loci falls within a URA conservation area, so external works are subject to conservation guidelines.
What have units at Lex Loci sold for?⌄
Across 1 recorded transaction, the median price is S$5,631 psf. The latest was in July 2012.
What is the nearest MRT station to Lex Loci?⌄
Clarke Quay MRT is the closest, 280 m away (about a 4-minute walk).
How many businesses are registered at Lex Loci?⌄
2 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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