Republic Plaza
Republic Plaza is a commercial building in District 1 · Downtown Core, on land zoned COMMERCIAL under the URA Master Plan with a gross plot ratio of 14.0. 83 units are currently listed for sale or rent. ACRA records 5,170 live company registrations at this address.
What are the key facts about Republic Plaza?
- Asset class
- Commercial
- Land-use zone
- COMMERCIAL
- Gross plot ratio
- 14.0
- Tenure
- Not on record
- District / Area
- District 1 · Downtown Core
- Address
- 9 Raffles Place
- Land area
- 820 sqm
- Completed
- 1998 (per Wikipedia)
- Storeys
- 66 (per Wikipedia)
- Submarket
- Raffles Place
- Listed as
- Office, Food & Beverage, Shop / Shophouse
- Transactions on record
- None recorded
- Live listings
- 83
- ACRA registrations
- 5,170
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 Republic Plaza
Republic Plaza is a commercial building in Downtown Core (District 01). It is located along Raffles Place, Singapore 048619.
Under the URA Master Plan it sits on land zoned commercial with a gross plot ratio of 14. It lies inside the Central Area.
It occupies roughly 820 sqm of land with about 102,875 sqm of gross floor area.
5,389 businesses are currently registered at this address with ACRA.
The nearest MRT is Raffles Place MRT, 169 m away (about a 3-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Raffles Pl Stn Exit F) is 80 m away (about a 1-minute walk). Republic Plaza is 128 m away (about a 2-minute walk).
What is Republic Plaza zoned as?
- Land-use zone
- COMMERCIAL
- Gross plot ratio
- 14.0
- Urban design area
- Udga
- Central Area
- Yes
What does space at Republic Plaza rent for?
Office space on Raffles Place
Street level · 2026Q3S$ per sq ft per month · median +7.4% 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 Raffles Place
Street level · 2026Q3S$ per sq ft per month · median +8.7% 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 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 Republic Plaza
- Prime office: Capital value S$3,200 psf · Net yield 3.7%
- Core CBD (Grade A): Rent S$12.50 psf/mth · Vacancy 3.3%
- Core CBD (Grade B): Rent S$9.15 psf/mth
- Core CBD: Rent S$9.40 psf/mth · Vacancy 4.5%
- Raffles Place: Rent S$11.54 psf/mth · Vacancy 4.5% · Planned / under construction 0.36m 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 Republic Plaza
Rent: between 6 Aug 2026 and 28 Aug 2026, 8 new listings appeared and 11 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, 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 Republic Plaza?
- 9 Jul 2026ApprovedFloor 1Change of use to restaurant and bar with live entertainment
Proposed change of use of unit #01-XX to restaurant and bar with live entertainment at republic plaza
- 19 May 2026RenewedContinued use as bar/pub
Continued use of part of 64th storey lounge as bar/pub
- 14 May 2026RenewedFloor 2Continued use as restaurant and bar with live entertainment
Continued use of unit #02-XX and #02-XX from restaurant to restaurant and bar with live entertainment at republic plaza
- 17 Nov 2025ApprovedFloor 9Change of use to office
Proposed change of use of units #09-XX, #09-XX, #09-XX and #09-XX to office at republic plaza
- 24 Jul 2024ApprovedFloor 2Change of use: restaurant → restaurant and bar with live entertainment
Proposed change of use of unit #02-XX and #02-XX from restaurant to restaurant and bar with live entertainment at republic plaza
- 5 Feb 2024ApprovedAdditions & alterations
Proposed additions & alterations works to existing republic plaza involving new perforated screening at rooftop on lot 00596a ts01 at 9, raffles place
- 14 Jul 2023RenewedContinued use as bar/pub
Continued use of part of 64th storey lounge as bar/pub
- 29 May 2023ApprovedFloor 6Change of use: office → office with ancillary cafe
Proposed change of use of 6th storey (unit #06-XX) from office to office with ancillary cafe at republic plaza
- 20 Sept 2022ApprovedFloor 2Change of use to medical clinic
Proposed change of use of unit #02-XX and circulation corridor at part 2nd storey to medical clinic at republic plaza
- 29 Apr 2022ApprovedAdditions & alterations
Proposed addition and alteration works involving removal of inter-tenancy staircase and new slab at 25th and 26th storey of republic plaza at 9 raffles place on lot 00194t, 00200m, 00292c, 00376x, 00378c, 00380l, 00382m, 00596a, 00597k, 99252x, 99255m, 99257v, 99260v, 99262t, 99263a, 99268c, 99270l, 99271c, 99272m, 99438a ts01 at 9 raffles place
- 19 Jun 2020RenewedContinued use as bar/pub
Continued use of part of 64th storey lounge as bar/pub
- 27 Apr 2020ApprovedAdditions & alterations
Proposed additions and alterations to 63rd storey & decanment of gfa of m&e rooms of existing republic plaza on lots 292c, 380l, 382m, 99252x, 99255m, 99257v, 99260v, 99262t, 99263a, 99268c, 99270l, 99271c, 99272m, 99438a, 376x, 378c, 596a, 597k, 200m, 194t ts 01 at 9 raffles place (downtown core planning area)
17 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$54.50 per unit).
What do commercial rents run near Republic Plaza?
Indicative area yield — District 1 retail
An INDICATIVE AREA yield for District 1 retail — NOT this building's yield, and not any unit's. Commercial rents are published as a district percentile grid, so both halves describe the district.
Priced on STRATA sales only: rent is quoted per unit of lettable area, and commercial land PSF runs far above strata — mixing them would shift the ratio sharply.
Net deducts the 10% non-residential property tax ONLY — not vacancy, maintenance, agent fees, financing, or the 9% GST on purchase.
Retail rents — District 1 ($ 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 Republic Plaza right now?
For sale (2)
- Republic PlazaS$28.00M · 5,260 sqft
- CBD Shophouse I Many Unit I Restaurant & Co-living I 1 call view 6unitS$28.00M · 4,400 sqft
For rent (81)
- Republic PlazaS$18k/mo · 1,706 sqft
- Republic PlazaS$17k/mo · 1,507 sqft
- Republic PlazaS$11k/mo · 947 sqft
- Republic PlazaS$18k/mo · 1,582 sqft
What is near Republic Plaza?
Getting around
- Raffles Place MRT169 m · ~3 min
Amenities nearby
Straight-line distances. Source: PropKaki amenities data.
Getting there and parking at Republic Plaza
nearest MRT/LRT Raffles Place (EW14/NS26) 4 m, about 133,000 taps a weekday; 11 more stations within 1 km; bus stops within 400 m: 9, about 18,000 taps a weekday; Downtown Core: 284,004 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 9,768 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
- Raffles Place (EW14 / NS26)4 m · about 133,000 weekday taps
- Telok Ayer (DT18)280 m · about 37,000 weekday taps
- Downtown (DT17)336 m · about 51,000 weekday taps
- Shenton Way (TE19)545 m · about 32,000 weekday taps
- Chinatown (NE4 / DT19)679 m · about 97,000 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 Republic Plaza. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.
Bus
9 bus stops within 400 m, with about 18,000 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.
Public car parks within 500 m
- Backlane (Cecil St - M Arket St) (URA)50 m
- Backlane (Synagogue St - Church St) (URA)332 m
- Backlane (Boon Tat St) (URA)374 m
- Backlane (Boon Tat St - Mccallum St) (URA)378 m
- Boon Tat St (URA)385 mS$1.20 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 17 car lots
Nearest URA season parking: Mohd Sultan-River Vall Ey Road Area, 1.6 km away, S$80/month.
Public car parks only, by straight-line distance, with the operator's published rates. Republic Plaza's own car park, if it has one, and its charges are not in the open data.
Who's registered at Republic Plaza?
- Financial and insurance2,164
- Professional, scientific and technical services887
- Wholesale and retail trade693
- Information and communications560
- Transportation and storage195
- Administrative and support services195
- Real estate128
- Manufacturing111
- Accommodation and food services45
- Education41
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 Republic Plaza's BCA building profile?
- BCA building type
- Office
- Green Mark
- Platinum (2018)
- Energy use intensity
- 183 kWh/m²·yr
Frequently asked questions about Republic Plaza
Where is Republic Plaza?⌄
Republic Plaza is at 9 Raffles Place, Singapore 048619, in the Downtown Core planning area.
What is Republic Plaza zoned as?⌄
Republic Plaza sits on land zoned commercial under the URA Master Plan, with a gross plot ratio of 14.
Have there been any recorded transactions at Republic Plaza?⌄
No caveats have been lodged for Republic Plaza 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 Republic Plaza?⌄
Raffles Place MRT is the closest, 169 m away (about a 3-minute walk).
How many businesses are registered at Republic Plaza?⌄
5,389 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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