CommercialCOMMERCIALConservationFreeholdDistrict 1 · Outram

Royal At Chinatown

Reviewed by Nathan TangUpdated 10 August 2026Data through May 2007
Quick Summary

Royal At Chinatown is a commercial building in District 1 · Outram, on land zoned COMMERCIAL under the URA Master Plan. It is freehold. 1 transaction is on record since 1995, most recently in May 2007. 3 units are currently listed for sale or rent. ACRA records 8 live company registrations at this address.

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What are the key facts about Royal At Chinatown?

Key takeawayRoyal At Chinatown is a commercial building in District 1 · Outram, zoned COMMERCIAL, held freehold.
Asset class
Commercial
Land-use zone
COMMERCIAL
Gross plot ratio
Subject to Evaluation
Tenure
Freehold
District / Area
District 1 · Outram
Address
20 Trengganu Street
Land area
94 sqm
Transactions on record
1 (records start 1995)
Live listings
3
ACRA registrations
8
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About Royal At Chinatown

Royal At Chinatown is a commercial building in Outram (District 01). It is located along Trengganu Street, Singapore 058479.

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 freehold. It occupies roughly 94 sqm of land.

1 transaction has been recorded here, at a median of S$1,723 psf. The most recent was in May 2007.

8 businesses are currently registered at this address with ACRA.

The nearest MRT is Chinatown MRT, 198 m away (about a 3-minute walk). The closest bus stop (New Bridge Ctr) is 157 m away (about a 2-minute walk).

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What is Royal At Chinatown zoned as?

Key takeawayRoyal At Chinatown sits on land zoned COMMERCIAL, with conservation status, inside the Central Area.
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 Do not quote a plot ratio, and do not compute buildable GFA from it.

BCA-verified envelope: built 2,633 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 has Royal At Chinatown sold for?

Key takeaway1 transaction is on record since 1995, most recently in May 2007 — too few to support a median, so the deals themselves are listed instead.
DateUsePriceAreaPSF
May 2007Shop HouseS$18.00M10,444 sqft$1,723

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.

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What do commercial rents run near Royal At Chinatown?

Key takeawayURA publishes contracted-rent percentile grids quarterly (latest: 2026Q2) — the benchmark evidence an asking rent should be weighed against.

Indicative area yield — District 1 retail

Gross yield (area)
4.0%
3.6% net of property tax
Rent side (median of bands)
$128.98 psm/mo
2026Q2
Price side (strata, 5y)
$3,561 psf
90 sales

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, 2026Q2)

Floor level · size band25th pctMedian75th pct
Level 2 & 3 · 30 & Below$86.02$123.08$167.78
B1 & Below · 30 & Below$69.95$306.07$392.13
Level 1 · 30 & Below$142.92$214.69$372.85
Level 1 · >30 - 100$117.46$187.50$219.19
B1 & Below · >30 - 100$116.28$142.89$228.69
Level 4 & Above · >30 - 100$71.98$75.86$192.95
Level 2 & 3 · >30 - 100$73.23$95.24$167.06
Level 2 & 3 · >100 - 300$83.43$129.13$158.54

Office rents — Central Area ($ psm/month, 2026Q2)

Building class · size band25th pctMedian75th pct
Category 1 · 100 & Below$91.40$96.39$119.48
Category 2 · 100 & Below$57.98$71.59$86.82
Category 1 · >100 - 200$113.24$120.54$144.36
Category 2 · >100 - 200$59.40$77.88$96.88
Category 2 · >200 - 500$69.97$89.34$97.94
Category 1 · >200 - 500$112.64$129.70$148.82
Category 1 · >500 - 1000$119.97$136.70$147.13
Category 2 · >500 - 1000$55.42$82.91$92.66

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.

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What is available at Royal At Chinatown right now?

Key takeaway3 units are currently listed at Royal At Chinatown2 for sale and 1 for rent. One row per unit; several agents often market the same unit.

For sale (2)

  • Prime Excellent Footfall Chinatown Pagoda Vicinity Shophouse Restaurant next to MRTS$10.88M · 2,650 sqft
  • Prime Excellent Visibility Chinatown Shophouse Restaurant next to MRTS$18.00M · 4,200 sqft

For rent (1)

  • Temple Street 2.5 Sty Restaurant For RentS$25k/mo · 2,900 sqft

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What is near Royal At Chinatown?

Key takeawayThe nearest MRT/LRT is Chinatown MRT, about 199 m away — and 3 competing retail premisess operate nearby.

Getting around

Amenities nearby

Place Of Worship · 83 mFullerton Health @ OFC · 85 mChinatown MRT Exit A · 93 mNew Bridge Ctr · 157 mKreta Ayer Community Club · 214 mHotel · 228 mAnn Siang Hill Pk · 315 mOutram Polyclinic · 723 mEducational Institution · 764 mSingapore General Hospital · 885 m

Competing premises nearby

Retail and F&B premises competing for the same footfall — context for an occupier, not a selling point.

Chinatown Complex Market & Hawker Centre · 105 mWan Siew Yoong · 168 mChinatown Point · 248 m

Straight-line distances. Source: PropKaki amenities data.

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How many companies are registered at Royal At Chinatown?

Key takeawayACRA records 8 live company registrations at this address, 2 of them in the last three years.
Live registrations
8
Registered last 3 years
2
Most common type
Sole Proprietorship/ Partnership

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.

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What is Royal At Chinatown's BCA building profile?

BCA building type
Hotel
Green Mark
NA (NA)
Energy use intensity
411 kWh/m²·yr
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Frequently asked questions about Royal At Chinatown

Where is Royal At Chinatown?

Royal At Chinatown is at 20 Trengganu Street, Singapore 058479, in the Outram planning area.

What is Royal At Chinatown zoned as?

Royal At Chinatown sits on land zoned commercial under the URA Master Plan.

What is the tenure of Royal At Chinatown?

Royal At Chinatown is freehold.

Is Royal At Chinatown a conserved property?

Yes. Royal At Chinatown falls within a URA conservation area, so external works are subject to conservation guidelines.

What have units at Royal At Chinatown sold for?

Across 1 recorded transaction, the median price is S$1,723 psf. The latest was in May 2007.

What is the nearest MRT station to Royal At Chinatown?

Chinatown MRT is the closest, 198 m away (about a 3-minute walk).

How many businesses are registered at Royal At Chinatown?

8 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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