Royal At Chinatown
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 3 live company registrations at this address.
What are the key facts about Royal At Chinatown?
- 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
- Completed
- Not on record
- Storeys
- 3 (© OpenStreetMap contributors)
- Submarket
- City Fringe
- Listed as
- Food & Beverage, Shop / Shophouse
- Transactions on record
- 1 (records start 1995)
- Live listings
- 3
- ACRA registrations
- 3
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).
What is Royal At Chinatown 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 Do not quote a plot ratio, and do not compute buildable GFA from it.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 Royal At Chinatown sold for?
| Date | Use | Price | Area | PSF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2007 | Shop House | S$18.00M | 10,444 sqft | $1,723 |
URA/JTC records from 1995 — that is where the record starts, not when the building was built. Strata and land deals can mix in one building's history; compare like with like. sqm ↔ sq ft converter
What does space at Royal At Chinatown rent for?
Retail space — District 1 retail
Region band · 2026Q3S$ 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 Royal At Chinatown
- 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 Royal At Chinatown
Rent: between 6 Aug 2026 and 28 Aug 2026, 0 new listings appeared and 0 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 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 Royal At Chinatown?
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.
- 13 Sept 2019ApprovedAdditions & alterations
Proposed additions and alterations to the approved hotel at 3rd storey on lots 99298p pt, 99300k pt, 99384m pt, 99385w pt, 99386v pt, 99387p pt, 99388t pt & 99391t pt ts 06 at 20 trengganu street (formerly known as 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30 trengganu street) (chinatown (kreta ayer) conservation area)
- 23 Nov 2016ApprovedFloor 1Additions & alterations
Proposed addition and alteration works at the 1st storey units (#01-XX & #01-XX) of the 3-storey building ts06 on lot 99384m, 99385w-pt & 99388t-pt at 20 trengganu street (formerly known as 24 & 26 trengganu street) (chinatown (kreta ayer) conservation area)
- 21 Dec 2012ApprovedFloor 1Change of use to cafe
Change of use at the 1st storey unit #01-XX(2) of the 3-storey building ts06 on lot 99386v, 99391t at 20 trengganu street to cafe (chinatown (kreta ayer) conservation area)
- 25 Feb 2010ApprovedFloor 3Additions & alterations
Proposed a/a to the approved hotel (unit #03-XX) with new hotel concierge at part ist sty of unit 18 of the existing 3-storey conservation building on lot 99298p pt, 99300k pt, 99384m pt, 99385w pt, 99386v pt, 99387p pt, 99388t pt, 99391t pt ts06 at 20 trengganu street -former hse no. as 18 to 30 (even no) trengganu street (chinatown (kreta ayer))
- 3 Dec 2009ApprovedFloor 3Change of use: restaurant → hotel
Proposed change of use at 3rd storey (unit #03-XX) of the 3-storey conservation building from restaurant to hotel
- 19 Oct 2007ApprovedChange of use: musuem → restaurant ts06
Proposed change of use the 3rd storey from musuem to restaurant ts06 on lot 99387p pt 20 trengganu street (chinatown (kreta ayer))
- 8 Jun 2005ApprovedChange of use: office → museum
Proposed change of use of 3rd storey from office to museum
- 10 Dec 2004ApprovedChange of use: billiard saloon → office
Proposed change of use of 3rd sty from billiard saloon to office
- 9 Oct 2000ApprovedChange of use: shop → billiard saloon
Proposed change of use at 3rd storey from shop to billiard saloon
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$54.50 per unit).
What do commercial rents run near Royal At Chinatown?
Indicative area yield — District 1 retail
An INDICATIVE AREA yield for District 1 retail — NOT this building's yield, and not any unit's. Commercial rents are published as a district percentile grid, so both halves describe the district.
Priced on STRATA sales only: rent is quoted per unit of lettable area, and commercial land PSF runs far above strata — mixing them would shift the ratio sharply.
Net deducts the 10% non-residential property tax ONLY — not vacancy, maintenance, agent fees, financing, or the 9% GST on purchase.
Retail rents — District 1 ($ 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 Royal At Chinatown right now?
For sale (2)
- Chinatown Prime Excellent Visibility Shophouse Restaurant next to MRTS$18.00M · 4,200 sqft
- Chinatown Pagoda Vicinity Prime Excellent Footfall Shophouse Restaurant next to MRTS$10.88M · 2,650 sqft
For rent (1)
- Temple Street 2.5 Sty Restaurant For RentS$25k/mo · 2,900 sqft
What is near Royal At Chinatown?
Getting around
- Chinatown MRT199 m · ~3 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 Royal At Chinatown
nearest MRT/LRT Chinatown (NE4/DT19) 93 m, about 97,000 taps a weekday; 7 more stations within 1 km; bus stops within 400 m: 14, about 45,000 taps a weekday; Outram: 38,402 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 22,000 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)93 m · about 97,000 weekday taps
- Maxwell (TE18)208 m · about 23,000 weekday taps
- Telok Ayer (DT18)395 m · about 37,000 weekday taps
- Outram Park (EW16 / NE3 / TE17)496 m · about 78,000 weekday taps
- Clarke Quay (NE5)504 m · about 31,000 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 Royal At Chinatown. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.
Bus
14 bus stops within 400 m, with about 45,000 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.
Public car parks within 500 m
- Temple St (URA)22 mS$1.20 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 61 car lots
- Backlane (Temple St - Pagoda St) (URA)26 m
- Blk 335 Kreta Ayer (Lub) (HDB)99 mno short-term parking · gantry 1.9 m · 5 car lots
- Backlane (Smith St) (URA)100 m
- Backlane (Temple St - Smith St) (URA)126 m
HDB season (car): Tier 1 $80/month (a resident's or registered HDB shop/industrial tenant's first car); Tier 2 (other cars, non-residents) $90 Rest of Island, $150 Designated Area, $165 Restricted Zone (surface). Which zone this car park is in is not published as data.
Nearest URA season parking: Blair Road-Everton Roa D Area, 1.1 km away, S$80/month.
Public car parks only, by straight-line distance, with the operator's published rates. Royal At Chinatown's own car park, if it has one, and its charges are not in the open data.
Who's registered at Royal At Chinatown?
- Accommodation and food services2
- Wholesale and retail trade1
- Information and communications0
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 Royal At Chinatown's BCA building profile?
- BCA building type
- Hotel
- Green Mark
- NA (NA)
- Energy use intensity
- 411 kWh/m²·yr
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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