Porcelain Hotel
Porcelain Hotel is a commercial building in District 1 · Outram, on land zoned COMMERCIAL under the URA Master Plan. It is leasehold with roughly 75 years remaining. 5 transactions are on record since 1995, most recently in Nov 2021. 1 unit is currently listed for rent. ACRA records 0 live company registrations at this address.
What are the key facts about Porcelain Hotel?
- Asset class
- Commercial
- Land-use zone
- COMMERCIAL
- Gross plot ratio
- Subject to Evaluation
- Tenure
- Leasehold
- District / Area
- District 1 · Outram
- Address
- 48,49,50 Mosque Street
- Land area
- —
- Completed
- Not on record
- Storeys
- 4 (© OpenStreetMap contributors)
- Submarket
- City Fringe
- Listed as
- Shop / Shophouse
- Transactions on record
- 5 (records start 1995)
- Live listings
- 1
- ACRA registrations
- 0
About Porcelain Hotel
Porcelain Hotel is a commercial building in Outram (District 01). It is located along Mosque Street, Singapore 059526.
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 75 years remaining on the lease.
5 transactions have been recorded here, at a median of S$4,111 psf. The most recent was in November 2021.
The nearest MRT is Chinatown MRT, 93 m away (about a 2-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Opp Chinatown Stn) is 116 m away (about a 2-minute walk).
What is Porcelain Hotel zoned as?
- Land-use zone
- COMMERCIAL
- Gross plot ratio
- Subject to Evaluation
- Conservation area
- Chinatown (Kreta Ayer)
- 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 Do not quote a plot ratio, and do not compute buildable GFA from it.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 Porcelain Hotel sold for?
| Date | Use | Price | Area | PSF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2021 | Shop House | S$53.53M | 6,033 sqft | $8,872 |
| Mar 2018 | Shop House | S$64.80M | 6,033 sqft | $10,741 |
| Oct 2009 | Shop House | S$20.00M | 6,033 sqft | $3,315 |
| Oct 2007 | Shop House | S$24.80M | 6,033 sqft | $4,111 |
| Apr 2007 | Shop House | S$15.50M | 6,033 sqft | $2,569 |
URA/JTC records from 1995 — that is where the record starts, not when the building was built. Strata and land deals can mix in one building's history; compare like with like. sqm ↔ sq ft converter
What does space at Porcelain Hotel rent for?
Retail space — District 1 retail
Region band · 2026Q3S$ 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 Porcelain 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 Porcelain Hotel
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.
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 Porcelain 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.
- 16 Oct 2023RenewedContinued use as restaurant
Continued use at the 1st storey unit of the conserved 4-storey integrated shophouse ts 06 on lot 00492l at 48, 49 & 50 mosque street as restaurant (chinatown (kreta ayer) conservation area)
- 5 Dec 2022ApprovedChange of use to restaurant
Proposed change of use to restaurant at the 1st storey units of the 4-storey integrated building ts06 on lot 00492l at 48, 49 & 50 mosque street (chinatown (kreta ayer) conservation area)
- 29 Oct 2021ApprovedChange of use: massage establishment → restaurant
Proposed change of use from massage establishment to restaurant at the 1st storey units of the 4-storey integrated building ts06 on lot 00492l at 48, 49 & 50 mosque street (chinatown (kreta ayer) conservation area)
- 15 Jul 2021RenewedContinued use as spa
Continued use at the 1st storey unit of the 4-storey building ts06 on lot 00492l at 48, 49 & 50 mosque street as spa (category i massage establishment) (chinatown (kreta ayer) conservation area)
- 21 Jul 2020RenewedContinued use as spa
Continued use at the 1st storey unit of the 4-storey building ts06 on lot 00492l at 48, 49 & 50 mosque street as spa (category i massage establishment) (chinatown (kreta ayer) conservation area)
- 22 May 2019RenewedContinued use as spa
Continued use at the 1st storey unit of the 4-storey building ts06 on lot 00492l at 48, 49 & 50 mosque street as spa (category i massage establishment) (chinatown (kreta ayer) conservation area)
- 18 Jun 2018RenewedContinued use as spa
Continued use at the 1st storey unit of the 4-storey building ts06 on lot 00492l at 48, 49 & 50 mosque street as spa (category i massage establishment) (chinatown (kreta ayer) conservation area)
- 22 Jun 2017RenewedContinued use as spa
Continued use at the 1st storey unit of the 4-storey building ts06 on lot 00492l at 48, 49 & 50 mosque street as spa (category i massage establishment) (chinatown (kreta ayer) conservation area)
- 24 Jul 2016RenewedContinued use as spa
Continued use at the 1st storey unit of the 4-storey building ts06 on lot 00492l at 48, 49 & 50 mosque street as spa (category i massage establishment) (chinatown (kreta ayer) conservation area)
- 21 May 2012RenewedContinued use as spa
Continued use at the 1st storey unit of the 4-storey building ts06 on lot 00492l at 48, 49 & 50 mosque street as spa (category i massage establishment) (chinatown (kreta ayer) conservation area)
- 1 Nov 2010ApprovedAdditions & alterations
Proposed amendment to the approved additions & alterations to existing 4-storey conserved shophouses for hotel (84 rooms) and change of use of the 1st storey from cafe to spa (only cat 1 me licence) on lot 00492l ts06 at 48, 49 & 50 mosque street
- 13 Jul 2010ApprovedAdditions & alterations
Proposed additions and alterations to existing 4-storey conserved shophouses and change of use from shop to hotel (89 units) & cafe on lot 00492l ts06 at 48, 49 & 50 mosque street (outram planning area)
5 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$54.50 per unit).
What do commercial rents run near Porcelain Hotel?
Indicative area yield — District 1 retail
An INDICATIVE AREA yield for District 1 retail — NOT this building's yield, and not any unit's. Commercial rents are published as a district percentile grid, so both halves describe the district.
Priced on STRATA sales only: rent is quoted per unit of lettable area, and commercial land PSF runs far above strata — mixing them would shift the ratio sharply.
Net deducts the 10% non-residential property tax ONLY — not vacancy, maintenance, agent fees, financing, or the 9% GST on purchase.
Retail rents — District 1 ($ 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 Porcelain Hotel right now?
For rent (1)
- Boutique Space @ Mosque Street2 agentsS$3k/mo · 155 sqft
What is near Porcelain Hotel?
Getting around
- Chinatown MRT93 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 Porcelain Hotel
nearest MRT/LRT Chinatown (NE4/DT19) 56 m, about 97,000 taps a weekday; 8 more stations within 1 km; bus stops within 400 m: 12, about 44,000 taps a weekday; Outram: 38,402 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 21,000 residents within 1 km (June 2026); 8 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
- Chinatown (NE4 / DT19)56 m · about 97,000 weekday taps
- Clarke Quay (NE5)353 m · about 31,000 weekday taps
- Maxwell (TE18)358 m · about 23,000 weekday taps
- Telok Ayer (DT18)395 m · about 37,000 weekday taps
- Outram Park (EW16 / NE3 / TE17)619 m · about 78,000 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 Porcelain Hotel. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.
Bus
12 bus stops within 400 m, with about 44,000 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.
Public car parks within 500 m
- Backlane (Upp Cross St - Mosque St) (URA)28 m
- Mosque St (URA)67 mS$1.20 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 55 car lots
- Backlane (Temple St - Pagoda St) (URA)130 m
- Blk 533A Hong Lim Mscp (HDB)143 mS$1.20 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · gantry 1.9 m · 583 car lots
- Temple St (URA)154 mS$1.20 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 61 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, 946 m away, S$80/month.
Public car parks only, by straight-line distance, with the operator's published rates. Porcelain Hotel's own car park, if it has one, and its charges are not in the open data.
Who's registered at Porcelain Hotel?
- Wholesale and retail trade0
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 Porcelain Hotel's BCA building profile?
- BCA building type
- Hotel
- Green Mark
- NA (NA)
- Energy use intensity
- 205 kWh/m²·yr
Frequently asked questions about Porcelain Hotel
Where is Porcelain Hotel?⌄
Porcelain Hotel is at 48,49,50 Mosque Street, Singapore 059526, in the Outram planning area.
What is Porcelain Hotel zoned as?⌄
Porcelain Hotel sits on land zoned commercial under the URA Master Plan.
What is the tenure of Porcelain Hotel?⌄
Porcelain Hotel is leasehold. About 75 years remain on the lease.
Is Porcelain Hotel a conserved property?⌄
Yes. Porcelain Hotel falls within a URA conservation area, so external works are subject to conservation guidelines.
What have units at Porcelain Hotel sold for?⌄
Across 5 recorded transactions, the median price is S$4,111 psf. The latest was in November 2021.
What is the nearest MRT station to Porcelain Hotel?⌄
Chinatown MRT is the closest, 93 m away (about a 2-minute walk).
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