Madras Hotel
Madras Hotel is a commercial building in District 8 · Rochor, on land zoned COMMERCIAL under the URA Master Plan. It is leasehold with roughly 67 years remaining. 2 transactions are on record since 1995, most recently in Sept 2015. 1 unit is currently listed for sale. ACRA records 3 live company registrations at this address.
What are the key facts about Madras Hotel?
- Asset class
- Commercial
- Land-use zone
- COMMERCIAL
- Gross plot ratio
- Subject to Evaluation
- Tenure
- Leasehold
- District / Area
- District 8 · Rochor
- Address
- 28,30,32 Madras Street
- Land area
- 425 sqm
- Completed
- Not on record
- Storeys
- Not on record
- Submarket
- City Fringe
- Listed as
- Shop / Shophouse
- Transactions on record
- 2 (records start 1995)
- Live listings
- 1
- ACRA registrations
- 3
About Madras Hotel
Madras Hotel is a commercial building in Rochor (District 08). It is located along Madras Street, Singapore 208422.
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 leasehold, with about 67 years remaining on the lease. It occupies roughly 425 sqm of land.
2 transactions have been recorded here, at a median of S$2,052 psf. The most recent was in September 2015.
2 businesses are currently registered at this address with ACRA.
The nearest MRT is Rochor MRT, 123 m away (about a 2-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Bef Rochor Stn Exit B) is 118 m away (about a 2-minute walk).
What is Madras Hotel zoned as?
- Land-use zone
- COMMERCIAL
- Gross plot ratio
- Subject to Evaluation
- Conservation area
- Little India
- 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 Do not quote a plot ratio, and do not compute buildable GFA from it.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 Madras Hotel sold for?
| Date | Use | Price | Area | PSF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2015 | Shop House | S$12.48M | 4,574 sqft | $2,728 |
| Jul 2009 | Shop House | S$6.30M | 4,574 sqft | $1,377 |
URA/JTC records from 1995 — that is where the record starts, not when the building was built. Strata and land deals can mix in one building's history; compare like with like. sqm ↔ sq ft converter
What does space at Madras Hotel rent for?
Retail space — District 8 retail
Region band · 2026Q3S$ 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 8 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 Madras Hotel
- 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 Madras Hotel
Sale: 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 Madras Hotel?
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.
- 8 Oct 2019ApprovedChange of use to ancillary cafe
Continue use of part 1st storey of the 3-storey conserved shophouse as ancillary cafe at 28 madras street on lot 00921v pt ts16 (little india conservation area)
- 20 Sept 2018RenewedContinued use as ancillary cafe
Continue use of part 1st storey of the 3-storey conserved shophouse as ancillary cafe at 28 madras street on lot 00921v pt ts16 (little india conservation area)
- 14 Feb 2018RenewedContinued use as ancillary cafe
Continued use of part 1st storey of the 3-storey conserved shophouse as ancillary cafe at 28 madras street on lot 00921v pt ts 16 (little india conservation area)
- 16 Aug 2017ApprovedAdditions & alterations
Proposed amendment to approved additions and alterations to an integrated development comprising 3 existing 3-storey conserved shophouses and use as hotel (27 hotel rooms and 2 backpacker hostel type rooms) with ancillary cafe (part 1st storey of unit 28) at 28, 30 and 32 madras street (madras hotel) on lot 00921v ts16 (little india conservation area)
- 16 Sept 2016ApprovedAdditions & alterations
Proposed additions and alterations to an integrated development comprising 3 existing 3-storey conserved shophouses with new roof terrace and use as hotel (26 hotel rooms and 2 backpacker hostel type rooms) with ancillary cafe (part 1st storey of unit 28) at 28, 30 and 32 madras street (madras hotel) on lot 00921v ts16 (little india 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$54.50 per unit).
What do commercial rents run near Madras Hotel?
Indicative area yield — District 8 retail
An INDICATIVE AREA yield for District 8 retail — NOT this building's yield, and not any unit's. Commercial rents are published as a district percentile grid, so both halves describe the district.
Priced on STRATA sales only: rent is quoted per unit of lettable area, and commercial land PSF runs far above strata — mixing them would shift the ratio sharply.
Net deducts the 10% non-residential property tax ONLY — not vacancy, maintenance, agent fees, financing, or the 9% GST on purchase.
Retail rents — District 8 ($ psm/month, 2026Q3)
| Floor level · size band | 25th pct | Median | 75th pct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 2 & 3 · 30 & Below | $67.76 | $96.11 | $143.21 |
| Level 1 · 30 & Below | $76.14 | $92.59 | $171.04 |
| B1 & Below · 30 & Below | $90.68 | $93.21 | $137.37 |
| Level 2 & 3 · >30 - 100 | $46.15 | $61.63 | $86.96 |
| Level 1 · >30 - 100 | $73.94 | $90.91 | $97.19 |
| B1 & Below · >30 - 100 | $82.17 | $88.77 | $163.62 |
| Level 1 · >100 - 300 | $59.57 | $69.55 | $95.87 |
| Level 2 & 3 · >100 - 300 | $43.92 | $47.03 | $64.17 |
Office rents — Central Area ($ 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 Madras Hotel right now?
For sale (1)
- 🌟 Madras street shophouse | ❤️ of Little India | full commercial shophouse2 agentsS$3.80M · 882 sqft
What is near Madras Hotel?
Getting around
- Rochor MRT123 m · ~2 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 Madras Hotel
nearest MRT/LRT Rochor (DT13) 80 m, about 22,000 taps a weekday; 7 more stations within 1 km; bus stops within 400 m: 9, about 29,000 taps a weekday; Rochor: 31,654 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 26,000 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
- Rochor (DT13)80 m · about 22,000 weekday taps
- Jalan Besar (DT22)254 m · about 21,000 weekday taps
- Little India (NE7 / DT12)400 m · about 55,000 weekday taps
- Bugis (EW12 / DT14)526 m · about 109,000 weekday taps
- Bencoolen (DT21)682 m · about 20,000 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 Madras Hotel. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.
Bus
9 bus stops within 400 m, with about 29,000 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.
Public car parks within 500 m
- Backlane (Perak Rd - M Adras St) (URA)16 m
- Dunlop St (URA)45 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 55 car lots
- Campbell Lane (URA)53 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 8 car lots
- Backlane (Clive St - M Adras St) (URA)63 m
- Dalhousie Lane (URA)85 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 4 car lots
Public car parks only, by straight-line distance, with the operator's published rates. Madras Hotel's own car park, if it has one, and its charges are not in the open data.
Who's registered at Madras Hotel?
- Accommodation and food services2
- Other services1
- Administrative and support 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 Madras Hotel
Where is Madras Hotel?⌄
Madras Hotel is at 28,30,32 Madras Street, Singapore 208422, in the Rochor planning area.
What is Madras Hotel zoned as?⌄
Madras Hotel sits on land zoned commercial under the URA Master Plan.
What is the tenure of Madras Hotel?⌄
Madras Hotel is leasehold. About 67 years remain on the lease.
Is Madras Hotel a conserved property?⌄
Yes. Madras Hotel falls within a URA conservation area, so external works are subject to conservation guidelines.
What have units at Madras Hotel sold for?⌄
Across 2 recorded transactions, the median price is S$2,052 psf. The latest was in September 2015.
What is the nearest MRT station to Madras Hotel?⌄
Rochor MRT is the closest, 123 m away (about a 2-minute walk).
How many businesses are registered at Madras Hotel?⌄
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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