CommercialCOMMERCIALDistrict 9 · Orchard

Shaw Centre

Reviewed by Nathan TangUpdated 8 November 2026

Quick Summary

Shaw Centre is a commercial building in District 9 · Orchard, on land zoned COMMERCIAL under the URA Master Plan with a gross plot ratio of 6.3. 3 units are currently listed for rent. ACRA records 1,039 live company registrations at this address.

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What are the key facts about Shaw Centre?

Key takeawayShaw Centre is a commercial building in District 9 · Orchard, zoned COMMERCIAL.

Asset class: Commercial
Land-use zone: COMMERCIAL
Gross plot ratio: 6.3
Tenure: Not on record
District / Area: District 9 · Orchard
Address: 1 Scotts Road
Land area: 4,469 sqm
Completed: Not on record
Storeys: Not on record
Strata units (MCST): 25
Strata formed: 1982 (MCST 0617)
Submarket: Orchard
Listed as: Office
Transactions on record: None recorded
Live listings: 3
ACRA registrations: 1,039

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.

What are the specs at Shaw Centre?

Key takeawayThe building's specs as its sources state them — the listing agent or the management can confirm a unit's own.

Facilities: car park, 24-hour security; Source: CommercialGuru

About Shaw Centre

Shaw Centre is a commercial building in Orchard (District 09). It is located along Scotts Road, Singapore 228208.

Under the URA Master Plan it sits on land zoned commercial with a gross plot ratio of 6.3. It lies inside the Central Area.

It occupies roughly 4,469 sqm of land with about 43,848 sqm of gross floor area.

1,199 businesses are currently registered at this address with ACRA.

The nearest MRT is Orchard MRT Exit 1, 135 m away (about a 2-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Royal Plaza On Scotts) is 125 m away (about a 2-minute walk). Pacific Plaza is 57 m away (about a 1-minute walk).

What is Shaw Centre zoned as?

Key takeawayShaw Centre sits on land zoned COMMERCIAL with a gross plot ratio of 6.3, inside the Central Area.

Land-use zone: COMMERCIAL
Gross plot ratio: 6.3
Urban design area: Udga
Central Area: Yes

BCA-verified envelope: allowable GFA 28,155 sqm · built 40,939 sqm · headroom -12,784 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 Shaw Centre rent for?

Key takeawayNo rent is published for Shaw Centre itself. On its street, Scotts Road, office space rented at a median of $8.35 psf a month in 2026Q3, with the middle half of leases between $7.87 and $8.85. That is not this building's own rent, and never a quote for a particular unit.

Office space on Scotts Road

Street level · 2026Q3

25th pct

$7.87

$84.69 psm

Median

$8.35

$89.87 psm

75th pct

$8.85

$95.23 psm

S$ per sq ft per month · median +3.1% on a year earlier

2023Q4 · $83.25 psm2026Q3 · $89.87 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 Scotts Road

Street level · 2026Q3

25th pct

$10.12

$108.92 psm

Median

$12.24

$131.74 psm

75th pct

$15.07

$162.19 psm

S$ per sq ft per month · median +3.4% on a year earlier

2023Q4 · $106.67 psm2026Q3 · $131.74 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 Shaw Centre

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 Shaw Centre

Key takeawayBased on listings we track, as of our last check on 28 Aug 2026: 3 units for rent.

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 Shaw Centre?

Key takeawayURA has approved 40 changes of use at Shaw Centre since 2000, most recently in 2026. 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.

24 Aug 2026RenewedFloor 1
Continued use as restaurant with live entertainment
Continued use of unit #01-XX as restaurant with live entertainment
29 Jul 2026ApprovedFloors 1, 2
Change of use to restaurant with live entertainment
Proposed change of use of units #01-XX, #01-XX & #02-XX to restaurant with live entertainment
17 Jun 2026ApprovedFloors 1, 2
Change of use to restaurant with live entertainment
Proposed change of use of units #01-XX, #01-XX, #01-XX, #02-XX, #02-XX & #02-XX to restaurant with live entertainment
3 Jun 2026ApprovedFloor 1
Change of use to restaurant with live entertainment
Proposed change of use of units #01-XX, #01-XX, #01-XX, #01-XX & #01-XX to restaurant with live entertainment
23 Jan 2026ApprovedFloor 3
Change of use to restaurant with live entertainment
Proposed change of use of units #03-XX, #03-XX & #03-XX to restaurant with live entertainment
26 Dec 2025Agency worksFloor 3
Change of use to commercial school
Lodgment for proposed use of units #03-XX and #03-XX as commercial school
28 Jul 2025Renewed
Continued use as restaurant and bar with live entertainment
Continued use of existing commercial area at 27th & part 28th storey, existing store and part corridor at gridline d1-e1/3-4 at 28th storey as restaurant and bar with live entertainment
13 May 2025ApprovedFloor 2
Change of use to restaurant with live entertainment
Proposed change of use of units #02-XX, #02-XX, #02-XX & #02-XX to restaurant with live entertainment
5 Nov 2024ApprovedFloor 1
Change of use to restaurant with live entertainment
Proposed change of use of unit #01-XX to restaurant with live entertainment
1 Nov 2024ApprovedFloor 3
Change of use to gym / fitness centre
Proposed change of use of unit #03-XX to gym / fitness centre
2 Aug 2024ApprovedFloors 1, 2
Change of use to restaurant
Proposed change of use of units #01-XX, #01-XX & #02-XX to restaurant
29 Jul 2024ApprovedFloor 4
Change of use to commercial school
Proposed change of use of unit #04-XX to commercial school

47 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 Scotts Road price?

Key takeawayAcross 58 strata sales on Scotts Road in the last 5 years, the median is $4,998 psf.

Strata sales on the street (5y)

Street median PSF (strata)

$4,998

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

What do commercial rents run near Shaw Centre?

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 Shaw Centre right now?

Key takeaway3 units are currently listed at Shaw Centre. One row per unit; several agents often market the same unit.

For rent (3)

Shaw Centre2 agentsS$5k/mo · 616 sqft
Shaw CentreS$5k/mo · 555 sqft
Shaw Centre2 agentsS$8k/mo · 500 sqft

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What is near Shaw Centre?

Amenities nearby

RafflesMedical (Shaw Centre) · 33 mHotel · 62 mIsetan (Singapore) Limited? · 72 mRoyal Plaza On Scotts · 125 mOrchard MRT Exit 1 · 135 mMount Elizabeth Hospital · 380 mEducational Institution · 500 mCairnhill Community Club · 895 mPlace Of Worship · 928 m

Straight-line distances. Source: PropKaki amenities data.

Getting there and parking at Shaw Centre

Key takeawayThe nearest station is Orchard (TE14 / NS22), 135 m away — one of the busiest stations, with about 122,000 taps in and out on an average weekday. 9 public car parks are within 500 m.

Foot traffic: busier than 72% of office buildings

nearest MRT/LRT Orchard (TE14/NS22) 135 m, about 122,000 taps a weekday; 3 more stations within 1 km; bus stops within 400 m: 9, about 44,000 taps a weekday; Orchard: 44,871 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 18,000 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)135 m · about 122,000 weekday taps
Somerset (NS23)918 m · about 66,000 weekday taps
Newton (NS21 / DT11)956 m · about 116,000 weekday taps
Orchard Boulevard (TE13)980 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 Shaw Centre. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.

Bus

9 bus stops within 400 m, with about 44,000 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.

Public car parks within 500 m

Tang Plaza (development car park)168 m
rates not published as open data
Far East Plaza (development car park)202 m
rates not published as open data
Wheelock Place (development car park)214 m
rates not published as open data
ION Orchard (development car park)223 m
rates not published as open data
Claymore Hill (URA)262 m
S$1.20 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 10 car lots

Nearest URA season parking: Cairnhill Rd Service R D, 604 m away, S$80/month.

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

Who's registered at Shaw Centre?

Key takeaway1,039 live companies (and LLPs and branches; sole proprietors are not counted) list Shaw Centre as their registered address. These are registered businesses, not who occupies the space.

Professional, scientific and technical services
256
Wholesale and retail trade
215
Financial and insurance
171
Information and communications
142
Administrative and support services
47
Health and social services
41
Transportation and storage
35
Education
31
Accommodation and food services
22
Manufacturing
19

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 Shaw Centre's BCA building profile?

BCA building type: Office
Green Mark: Gold (2012)
Energy use intensity: 362 kWh/m²·yr

Frequently asked questions about Shaw Centre

Where is Shaw Centre?⌄

Shaw Centre is at 1 Scotts Road, Singapore 228208, in the Orchard planning area.

What is Shaw Centre zoned as?⌄

Shaw Centre sits on land zoned commercial under the URA Master Plan, with a gross plot ratio of 6.3.

Have there been any recorded transactions at Shaw Centre?⌄

No caveats have been lodged for Shaw Centre 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 Shaw Centre?⌄

Orchard MRT Exit 1 is the closest, 135 m away (about a 2-minute walk).

How many businesses are registered at Shaw Centre?⌄

1,199 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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Year of completion is not on record for this building. Building age cannot be stated.

Total units: the strata units in the building's MCST (BCA's register) — strata lots, not tenancies; a single-owner building can be one lot. Units with a recorded sale (URA caveats) are a separate figure.

Strata lots: the lot count in the development's MCST (BCA's register) — the whole development, homes included where it is mixed; a single-owner mall or tower can be one lot.

Strata formed: the year the MCST was set up (BCA's register). NOT the year the building was completed — an MCST forms after TOP, sometimes years later. Never state it as the building's age.

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.

Tenure is not recorded for this building. Commercial tenure coverage is roughly 40% (industrial is far better at ~90%).

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 BCA's MCST register, PropKaki's submarket map, URA planning decisions, LTA DataMall car parks, LTA DataMall passenger volumes, PropKaki's foot-traffic model, CommercialGuru — 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.