Manhattan House
Manhattan House is a commercial building in District 3 · Outram, on land zoned COMMERCIAL under the URA Master Plan with a gross plot ratio of 4.7. It is leasehold with roughly 42 years remaining. 207 transactions are on record since 1995, at a median S$784 psf, most recently in Aug 2026. 29 units are currently listed for sale or rent. ACRA records 1,383 live company registrations at this address.
What are the key facts about Manhattan House?
- Asset class
- Commercial
- Land-use zone
- COMMERCIAL
- Gross plot ratio
- 4.7
- Tenure
- Leasehold
- District / Area
- District 3 · Outram
- Address
- 151 Chin Swee Road
- Land area
- 4,168 sqm
- Completed
- Not on record
- Storeys
- 14 (© OpenStreetMap contributors)
- Strata units (MCST)
- 265
- Managing agent
- SMART PROPERTY MANAGEMENT (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD
- Strata formed
- 1984 (MCST 0746)
- Submarket
- City Fringe
- Units with a recorded sale
- At least 157
- Listed as
- Office, Other Retail, Shop / Shophouse
- Transactions on record
- 207 (records start 1995)
- Live listings
- 29
- ACRA registrations
- 1,383
About Manhattan House
Manhattan House is a commercial building in Outram (District 03). It is located along Chin Swee Road, Singapore 169876.
Under the URA Master Plan it sits on land zoned commercial with a gross plot ratio of 4.7. It lies inside the Central Area.
The site is leasehold, with about 42 years remaining on the lease. It occupies roughly 4,168 sqm of land with about 19,589 sqm of gross floor area.
205 transactions have been recorded here, at a median of S$783 psf. The most recent was in August 2026.
1,524 businesses are currently registered at this address with ACRA.
The nearest MRT is Chinatown MRT, 576 m away (about a 9-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Blk 8) is 131 m away (about a 2-minute walk).
What is Manhattan House zoned as?
- Land-use zone
- COMMERCIAL
- Gross plot ratio
- 4.7
- Urban design area
- Udga
- Central Area
- Yes
What has Manhattan House sold for?
| Date | Use | Price | Area | PSF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | Office | S$915k | 818 sqft | $1,118 |
| Jun 2026 | Office | S$414k | 517 sqft | $801 |
| Jun 2026 | Office | S$439k | 549 sqft | $800 |
| Jan 2026 | Office | S$517k | 463 sqft | $1,117 |
| Jul 2025 | Office | S$472k | 603 sqft | $783 |
| Jul 2025 | Office | S$405k | 517 sqft | $784 |
| Jul 2025 | Office | S$522k | 667 sqft | $782 |
| Jul 2025 | Office | S$480k | 614 sqft | $782 |
| Jul 2025 | Office | S$405k | 517 sqft | $784 |
| Jul 2025 | Office | S$505k | 646 sqft | $782 |
URA/JTC records from 1995 — that is where the record starts, not when the building was built. Strata and land deals can mix in one building's history; compare like with like. sqm ↔ sq ft converter
What does space at Manhattan House rent for?
Office space on Chin Swee Road
Street level · 2026Q3S$ per sq ft per month · median +5.4% 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 Chin Swee Road
Street level · 2025Q3S$ per sq ft per month (median only published) · median -33.4% 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 3 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 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 Manhattan House
- City Fringe (all grades): Rent S$7.83 psf/mth · Vacancy 2.5% · Planned / under construction 1.35m 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 Manhattan House
Rent: between 6 Aug 2026 and 28 Aug 2026, 2 new listings appeared and 4 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 2 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 Manhattan House?
- 22 May 2026RenewedFloor 1Continued use as karaoke lounge
Continued use of units #01-XX & #01-XX as karaoke lounge
- 4 May 2026RenewedFloor 1Continued use as bar with live entertainment
Continued use of unit #01-XX as bar with live entertainment
- 4 May 2026RenewedFloor 1Continued use as bar with live entertainment
Continued use of unit #01-XX as bar with live entertainment (manhattan house)
- 20 Feb 2026RenewedFloor 1Continued use as karaoke lounge
Continued use of units #01-XX & #01-XX as karaoke lounge
- 1 Oct 2025RenewedFloor 1Continued use as karaoke lounge
Continued use of units #01-XX & #01-XX as karaoke lounge
- 17 Jun 2025Agency worksFloor 9Change of use to gym / fitness centre
Lodgment for proposed use of unit #09-XX as gym / fitness centre
- 17 Jun 2025Agency worksFloor 9Change of use to gym / fitness centre
Lodgment for proposed use of unit #09-XX as gym / fitness centre
- 2 Jun 2025RefusedFloor 1Change of use to bar
Proposed change of use of units #01-XX & #01-XX to bar
- 30 Apr 2025ApprovedFloor 4Change of use to function hall
Proposed change of use of unit #04-XX to function hall
- 11 Apr 2025RenewedFloor 1Continued use as karaoke lounge
Continued use of unit #01-XX as karaoke lounge
- 1 Apr 2025RenewedFloor 1Continued use as nightclub
Continued use of unit #01-XX as nightclub
- 26 Mar 2025ApprovedFloor 1Change of use to karaoke lounge
Proposed change of use of units #01-XX, #01-XX, #01-XX, #01-XX, #01-XX & #01-XX to karaoke lounge
39 earlier change-of-use and A&A decisions are on record since 2000.
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$54.50 per unit).
How does Chin Swee Road price?
Street figures cover strata deals only — land and strata PSF are not comparable.
What do commercial rents run near Manhattan House?
Indicative area yield — District 3 retail
An INDICATIVE AREA yield for District 3 retail — NOT this building's yield, and not any unit's. Commercial rents are published as a district percentile grid, so both halves describe the district.
Priced on STRATA sales only: rent is quoted per unit of lettable area, and commercial land PSF runs far above strata — mixing them would shift the ratio sharply.
Net deducts the 10% non-residential property tax ONLY — not vacancy, maintenance, agent fees, financing, or the 9% GST on purchase.
Retail rents — District 3 ($ 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 | $186.77 |
Office rents — Central Area ($ 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 Manhattan House right now?
For sale (15)
- Manhattan HouseS$1.00M · 818 sqft
- Manhattan House2 agentsS$530k · 441 sqft
- Manhattan House3 agentsS$1.58M · 1,324 sqft
- Manhattan House2 agentsS$3.00M · 2,551 sqft
For rent (14)
- Manhattan HouseS$4k/mo · 939 sqft
- Manhattan HouseS$6k/mo · 560 sqft
- Manhattan HouseS$2k/mo · 441 sqft
- Manhattan House2 agentsS$3k/mo · 1,000 sqft
What is near Manhattan House?
Getting around
- Chinatown MRT576 m · ~9 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 Manhattan House
nearest MRT/LRT Chinatown (NE4/DT19) 346 m, about 97,000 taps a weekday; 6 more stations within 1 km; bus stops within 400 m: 6, about 7,127 taps a weekday; Outram: 38,402 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 29,000 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
- Chinatown (NE4 / DT19)346 m · about 97,000 weekday taps
- Clarke Quay (NE5)573 m · about 31,000 weekday taps
- Outram Park (EW16 / NE3 / TE17)605 m · about 78,000 weekday taps
- Fort Canning (DT20)703 m · about 14,000 weekday taps
- Maxwell (TE18)767 m · about 23,000 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 Manhattan House. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.
Bus
6 bus stops within 400 m, with 7,127 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.
Public car parks within 500 m
- Blk 54 Chin Swee Road Mscp (HDB)58 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · gantry 1.9 m · 260 car lots
- Blk 34 Upper Cross Street Car Park (HDB)124 mS$1.20 per half-hour at midday on a weekday
- Blk 1 Jalan Kukoh Car Park (HDB)179 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 42 car lots
- Blk 8A Jalan Kukoh Mscp (HDB)204 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · gantry 1.98 m · 360 car lots
- Blk 33 Park Crescent Mscp (HDB)241 mS$1.20 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · gantry 2.15 m · 576 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: Mohd Sultan-River Vall Ey Road Area, 521 m away, S$80/month.
Public car parks only, by straight-line distance, with the operator's published rates. Manhattan House's own car park, if it has one, and its charges are not in the open data.
Who's registered at Manhattan House?
- Professional, scientific and technical services308
- Wholesale and retail trade261
- Financial and insurance261
- Information and communications167
- Accommodation and food services103
- Administrative and support services71
- Transportation and storage35
- Manufacturing34
- Construction31
- Education30
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 Manhattan House's BCA building profile?
- BCA building type
- Office
- Green Mark
- NA (NA)
- Energy use intensity
- 163 kWh/m²·yr
Frequently asked questions about Manhattan House
Where is Manhattan House?⌄
Manhattan House is at 151 Chin Swee Road, Singapore 169876, in the Outram planning area.
What is Manhattan House zoned as?⌄
Manhattan House sits on land zoned commercial under the URA Master Plan, with a gross plot ratio of 4.7.
What is the tenure of Manhattan House?⌄
Manhattan House is leasehold. About 42 years remain on the lease.
What have units at Manhattan House sold for?⌄
Across 205 recorded transactions, the median price is S$783 psf. The latest was in August 2026.
What is the nearest MRT station to Manhattan House?⌄
Chinatown MRT is the closest, 576 m away (about a 9-minute walk).
How many businesses are registered at Manhattan House?⌄
1,524 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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