CommercialCOMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIALFreeholdDistrict 9 · Orchard

Orchard Towers

Reviewed by Nathan TangUpdated 8 November 2026

Quick Summary

Orchard Towers is a commercial building in District 9 · Orchard, on land zoned COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL under the URA Master Plan with a gross plot ratio of 4.9. It is freehold. 2 units are currently listed for rent. ACRA records 670 live company registrations at this address.

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What are the key facts about Orchard Towers?

Key takeawayOrchard Towers is a commercial building in District 9 · Orchard, zoned COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL, held freehold.

Asset class: Commercial
Land-use zone: COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL
Gross plot ratio: 4.9
Tenure: Freehold
District / Area: District 9 · Orchard
Address: —
Land area: 2,689 sqm
Completed: 1973 (per EdgeProp)
Storeys: 24 (© OpenStreetMap contributors)
Submarket: Orchard
Transactions on record: None recorded
Live listings: 2
ACRA registrations: 670

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 Orchard Towers

Orchard Towers is a mixed-use building in Orchard (District 09). It is located along Orchard Road, Singapore 229594.

Under the URA Master Plan it sits on land zoned commercial & residential with a gross plot ratio of 4.9. It lies inside the Central Area.

The site is freehold. It occupies roughly 2,689 sqm of land with about 21,673 sqm of gross floor area.

79 businesses are currently registered at this address with ACRA.

The nearest MRT is Orchard Boulevard MRT, 843 m away (about a 13-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Delfi Orchard) is 136 m away (about a 2-minute walk). Palais Renaissance is 100 m away (about a 2-minute walk).

What is Orchard Towers zoned as?

Key takeawayOrchard Towers sits on land zoned COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL with a gross plot ratio of 4.9, inside the Central Area.

Land-use zone: COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL
Gross plot ratio: 4.9
Urban design area: Udga
Central Area: Yes

BCA-verified envelope: allowable GFA 13,176 sqm · built 42,809 sqm · headroom -29,633 sqm. This block appears only where BCA has published the actual built floor area — everywhere else, buildable headroom cannot be verified and is deliberately not estimated.

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What does space at Orchard Towers rent for?

Key takeawayNo rent is published for Orchard Towers itself. On its street, Orchard Road, office space rented at a median of $8.30 psf a month in 2026Q3, with the middle half of leases between $6.42 and $10.56. That is not this building's own rent, and never a quote for a particular unit.

Office space on Orchard Road

Street level · 2026Q3

25th pct

$6.42

$69.10 psm

Median

$8.30

$89.36 psm

75th pct

$10.56

$113.72 psm

S$ per sq ft per month · median +7.2% on a year earlier

2023Q4 · $83.64 psm2026Q3 · $89.36 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 on Orchard Road

Street level · 2026Q3

25th pct

$9.58

$103.15 psm

Median

$14.21

$152.94 psm

75th pct

$22.45

$241.70 psm

S$ per sq ft per month · median -1.5% on a year earlier

2023Q4 · $157.56 psm2026Q3 · $152.94 psm median

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 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 Orchard Towers

Key takeawayBrokers' office figures for this part of Singapore — a broker's market figure, not this building's rent.

CBRE, 2Q 2026 (island-wide)

Islandwide: Vacancy 5%
Islandwide (Grade B): Rent S$8.35 psf/mth

Singapore Figures Q2 2026

Cushman & Wakefield, 2Q 2026

Orchard Road: Rent S$10.18 psf/mth · Vacancy 1.8% · Planned / under construction 1.00m sq ft

Singapore Office MarketBeat Q2 2026

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 Orchard Towers

Key takeawayBased on listings we track, as of our last check on 28 Aug 2026: 2 units for rent.

Rent: 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 Orchard Towers?

Key takeawayURA has approved 15 changes of use at Orchard Towers since 2000, most recently in 2026, and refused 4. 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.

8 Apr 2026RenewedFloors 1, 2
Continued use as restaurant
Continued use of units #01-XX, #02-XX & #02-XX as restaurant
9 Feb 2026Agency worksFloor 8
Change of use to commercial school
Lodgment for proposed use of unit #08-XX as commercial school
9 Feb 2026Agency worksFloor 8
Change of use to commercial school
Lodgment for proposed use of units #08-XX and #08-XX as commercial school
18 Dec 2025Renewed
Change of use
Continued use of the 3 parking lots on the 3rd storey of the 25-storey shopping/residential complex with basement, for car polishing and waxing at orchard tower
8 Dec 2025ApprovedFloor 2
Change of use to restaurant
Proposed change of use of unit #02-XX to restaurant
14 Aug 2025Agency worksFloor 8
Change of use to commercial school
Lodgment for proposed use of units #08-XX, #08-XX, #08-XX, #08-XX, #08-XX as commercial school
25 Jul 2025Agency worksFloor B1
Change of use to commercial school
Lodgment for proposed use of units #B1-XX & #B1-XX as commercial school
18 Jul 2025Agency worksFloors 8, B1
Change of use to commercial school
Lodgment for proposed use of units #08-XX, #08-XX, #08-XX, #08-XX, #08-XX, #08-XX & #B1-XX as commercial school
19 Jun 2025ApprovedFloor 2
Change of use to commercial school
Proposed change of use of unit #02-XX to commercial school
23 Apr 2025Agency worksFloors 9, 10
Change of use to office
Lodgment for proposed use of #09-XX & #10-XX as office
11 Dec 2023ApprovedFloors 1, 2
Change of use to restaurant
Proposed change of use of units #01-XX, #02-XX & #02-XX to restaurant
20 Sept 2023RenewedFloor 2
Continued use as multiple food stalls with off-site delivery
Continued use of unit #02-XX as multiple food stalls with off-site delivery - orchard towers rear block apartment

27 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 Orchard Road price?

Key takeawayAcross 142 strata sales on Orchard Road in the last 5 years, the median is $3,784 psf.

Strata sales on the street (5y)

142

Street median PSF (strata)

$3,784

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

What do commercial rents run near Orchard Towers?

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 available at Orchard Towers right now?

Key takeaway2 units are currently listed at Orchard Towers. One row per unit; several agents often market the same unit.

For rent (2)

Orchard TowersS$6k/mo · 1,283 sqft
Orchard TowersS$3k/mo · 210 sqft

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What is near Orchard Towers?

Key takeawayThe nearest MRT/LRT is Orchard Boulevard MRT, about 843 m away.

Getting around

Orchard Boulevard MRT843 m · ~13 min

Amenities nearby

Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd · 5 mHotel · 25 mPrivé Clinic · 100 mPalais Renaissance · 100 mDelfi Orchard · 136 mEducational Institution · 330 mOrchard MRT Exit 11 · 388 mMount Elizabeth Hospital · 710 m

Straight-line distances. Source: PropKaki amenities data.

Getting there and parking at Orchard Towers

Key takeawayThe nearest station is Orchard (TE14 / NS22), 388 m away — one of the busiest stations, with about 122,000 taps in and out on an average weekday. 6 public car parks are within 500 m.

Foot traffic: busier than 28% of office buildings

nearest MRT/LRT Orchard (TE14/NS22) 388 m, about 122,000 taps a weekday; 1 more station within 1 km; bus stops within 400 m: 4, about 15,000 taps a weekday; Orchard: 44,871 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 16,000 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

Orchard (TE14 / NS22)388 m · about 122,000 weekday taps
Orchard Boulevard (TE13)780 m · 9,605 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 Orchard Towers. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.

Bus

4 bus stops within 400 m, with about 15,000 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.

Public car parks within 500 m

Claymore Rd (URA)98 m
S$1.20 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 4 car lots
Angullia Park Off St (URA)247 m
S$1.50 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 268 car lots
Claymore Hill (URA)280 m
S$1.20 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 10 car lots
Wheelock Place (development car park)332 m
rates not published as open data
Far East Plaza (development car park)462 m
rates not published as open data

Nearest URA season parking: Cairnhill Rd Service R D, 856 m away, S$80/month.

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

Who's registered at Orchard Towers?

Key takeaway670 live companies (and LLPs and branches; sole proprietors are not counted) list Orchard Towers as their registered address. These are registered businesses, not who occupies the space.

Wholesale and retail trade
130
Financial and insurance
121
Professional, scientific and technical services
114
Information and communications
76
Administrative and support services
42
Accommodation and food services
32
Transportation and storage
32
Education
25
Other services
20
Arts, entertainment and recreation
17

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. Most registrations here are dead: this is a registered-office address (corporate secretaries), so the count says nothing about how busy the building is. Homes share this postal code, so some registrations are home-based. ACRA, as of 2026-09-16.

What is Orchard Towers's BCA building profile?

BCA building type: Mixed Development
Green Mark: Certified (2016)
Energy use intensity: 173 kWh/m²·yr

Frequently asked questions about Orchard Towers

Where is Orchard Towers?⌄

Orchard Towers is at Orchard Road, Singapore 229594, in the Orchard planning area.

What is Orchard Towers zoned as?⌄

Orchard Towers sits on land zoned commercial & residential under the URA Master Plan, with a gross plot ratio of 4.9.

What is the tenure of Orchard Towers?⌄

Orchard Towers is freehold.

Have there been any recorded transactions at Orchard Towers?⌄

No caveats have been lodged for Orchard Towers 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 Orchard Towers?⌄

Orchard Boulevard MRT is the closest, 843 m away (about a 13-minute walk).

How many businesses are registered at Orchard Towers?⌄

79 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: as EdgeProp states it, not checked against an official record. Sales records start in 1995, which says nothing about when a building was built.

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.

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 EdgeProp, 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.