CommercialCOMMERCIAL999-year leaseholdDistrict 21 · Bukit Timah

Sime Darby Centre

Reviewed by Nathan TangUpdated 8 November 2026Data through Apr 2017

Quick Summary

Sime Darby Centre is a commercial building in District 21 · Bukit Timah, on land zoned COMMERCIAL under the URA Master Plan with a gross plot ratio of 1.8. It is 999-year leasehold. 1 transaction is on record since 1995, most recently in Apr 2017. 16 units are currently listed for rent. ACRA records 25 live company registrations at this address.

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What are the key facts about Sime Darby Centre?

Key takeawaySime Darby Centre is a commercial building in District 21 · Bukit Timah, zoned COMMERCIAL, held 999-year leasehold.

Asset class: Commercial
Land-use zone: COMMERCIAL
Gross plot ratio: 1.8
Tenure: 999-year leasehold
District / Area: District 21 · Bukit Timah
Address: 896 Dunearn Road
Land area: 7,720 sqm
Completed: Not on record
Storeys: 6 (© OpenStreetMap contributors)
Owner: Tuan Sing Holdings (SGX filings)
Submarket: City Fringe
Listed as: Food & Beverage, Mall Shop, Shop / Shophouse
Transactions on record: 1 (records start 1995)
Live listings: 16
ACRA registrations: 25

Who owns Sime Darby Centre, and what is it valued at?

Key takeawaySime Darby Centre is owned by Tuan Sing Holdings, listed on SGX. The figures below come from its own SGX filings, each with its date. A valuation is an independent valuer's opinion for the owner's accounts, not a sale price.

Dunearn Village (formerly known as Link@896)

Valued at S$500 million as at 31 Dec 2025, by Edmund Tie & Company (SEA) Pte Ltd.

per Tuan Sing Holdings's SGX filing, 27 Feb 2026

Link@896

Valued at S$410 million as at 31 Dec 2024, by Savills Valuation and Professional Services (S) Pte Ltd.

per Tuan Sing Holdings's SGX filing, 27 Feb 2025

Earlier: S$396 million (31 Dec 2023)

Source: the owners' own filings on SGX — notices of valuation of real assets, acquisition and divestment announcements, and annual reports. Facts only, each with its date; a valuation is not a sale price, and occupancy and WALE are as of the date shown. Only REITs and SGX-listed companies file these: a building with a private owner shows no owner here.

What are the specs at Sime Darby 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; Source: CommercialGuru

About Sime Darby Centre

Sime Darby Centre is a commercial building in Bukit Timah (District 21). It is located along Dunearn Road, Singapore 589472.

Under the URA Master Plan it sits on land zoned commercial with a gross plot ratio of 1.8.

The site is 999-year leasehold, with about 852 years remaining on the lease. It occupies roughly 7,720 sqm of land with about 16,647 sqm of gross floor area.

1 transaction has been recorded here, at a median of S$2,591 psf. The most recent was in April 2017.

31 businesses are currently registered at this address with ACRA.

The nearest MRT is King Albert Park MRT, 115 m away (about a 2-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Hua Guan Gdns) is 131 m away (about a 2-minute walk). Kap Mall is 498 m away (about a 8-minute walk).

What is Sime Darby Centre zoned as?

Key takeawaySime Darby Centre sits on land zoned COMMERCIAL with a gross plot ratio of 1.8.

Land-use zone: COMMERCIAL
Gross plot ratio: 1.8

BCA-verified envelope: allowable GFA 13,896 sqm · built 23,533 sqm · headroom -9,637 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 Sime Darby Centre sold for?

Key takeaway1 transaction is on record since 1995, most recently in Apr 2017 — too few to support a median, so the deals themselves are listed instead.

Date	Use	Price	Area	PSF
Apr 2017	Office	S$365.00M	140,888 sqft	$2,591

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 Sime Darby Centre rent for?

Key takeawayNo street- or building-level rent is published here. Across District 21 retail, retail space rented at a median of $9.06 psf a month in 2026Q3, with the middle half of leases between $6.85 and $12.39. That is not this building's own rent, and never a quote for a particular unit.

Retail space — District 21 retail

Region band · 2026Q3

25th pct

$6.85

$73.69 psm

Median

$9.06

$97.54 psm

75th pct

$12.39

$133.41 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 21 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 Sime Darby Centre

Key takeawayBrokers' office figures for this part of Singapore — a broker's market figure, not this building's rent.

CBRE, 2Q 2026

Decentralised: Vacancy 3.6%

Singapore Figures Q2 2026

Cushman & Wakefield, 2Q 2026

City Fringe (all grades): Rent S$7.83 psf/mth · Vacancy 2.5% · Planned / under construction 1.35m 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 Sime Darby Centre

Key takeawayBased on listings we track, as of our last check on 28 Aug 2026: 16 units for rent.

Rent: between 6 Aug 2026 and 28 Aug 2026, 4 new listings appeared and 2 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 Sime Darby Centre?

Key takeawayURA has approved 81 changes of use at Sime Darby Centre since 2000, most recently in 2026, and refused 2. 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.

2 Oct 2026ApprovedFloor 1
Change of use: shop → common area and reconfiguration of units #01-xx
Proposed change of use of units #01-XX, #01-XX & #01-XX from shop to common area and reconfiguration of units #01-XX, #01-XX and #01-XX
2 Oct 2026ApprovedFloor 1
Change of use
Proposed reconfiguration and change of use of units #01-XX & #01-XX for shop use and #01-XX & #01-XX for medical clinic use
9 Sept 2026Approved
Additions & alterations
Proposed addition and alteration works involving extension of existing entrance canopy, reconstruction of sprinkler tank with trellis fence, installation of perforated panel on existing retaining wall and installation of new outdoor signage on level 5 of the existing part 4/ part 5-storey commercial building on lots 01182k, 01185l, 99891x, 99907p, 00829n mk 16 at 896 dunearn road (bukit timah planning area)
27 Jul 2026ApprovedFloor 1
Change of use to medical clinic & common area
Proposed change of use of unit #01-XX to medical clinic & common area
22 Jul 2026ApprovedFloor 1
Change of use to shop
Proposed change of use of units #01-XX & #01-XX to shop and units #01-XX, #01-XX, #01-XX & #01-XX to restaurant
22 May 2026ApprovedFloor 3
Change of use to indoor playground
Proposed change of use of units #03-XX & #03-XX to indoor playground
10 Mar 2026ApprovedFloor 2
Change of use to gym / fitness centre
Proposed change of use of unit #02-XX to gym / fitness centre
6 Jan 2026ApprovedFloor 3
Change of use to gym / fitness centre
Proposed change of use of unit #03-XX to gym / fitness centre and unit #03-XX to medical clinic
29 Dec 2025ApprovedFloor 1
Change of use to restaurant
Proposed change of use of unit #01-XX to restaurant, #01-XX to shop, #01-XX to restaurant and #01-XX to shop
24 Nov 2025RefusedFloor 2
Change of use to commercial school
Proposed change of use of unit #02-XX to commercial school
25 Sept 2025ApprovedFloor 3
Change of use: medical centre/clinic → active ageing centre / senior care centre
Proposed change of use of unit #03-XX from medical centre/clinic to active ageing centre / senior care centre
17 Jul 2025ApprovedFloor 3
Change of use: medical centre/clinic → gym/fitness centre
Proposed change of use of unit #03-XX from medical centre/clinic to gym/fitness centre

87 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 Sime Darby 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 21 retail

Gross yield (area)

3.4%

3.1% net of property tax

Rent side (median of bands)

$97.54 psm/mo

2026Q3

Price side (strata, 5y)

$3,167 psf

78 sales

An INDICATIVE AREA yield for District 21 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 21 ($ psm/month, 2026Q3)

Floor level · size band	25th pct	Median	75th pct
Level 4 & Above · 30 & Below	$75.00	$95.93	$296.05
B1 & Below · 30 & Below	$129.54	$130.87	$131.18
Level 2 & 3 · 30 & Below	$72.37	$91.30	$135.64
Level 1 · 30 & Below	$116.15	$117.71	$140.36
Level 2 & 3 · >30 - 100	$81.25	$90.65	$96.86
Level 1 · >30 - 100	$71.20	$99.14	$117.50
B1 & Below · >30 - 100	$69.66	$112.84	$146.06
Level 1 · >100 - 300	$71.86	$89.37	$105.73

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 Sime Darby Centre right now?

Key takeaway16 units are currently listed at Sime Darby Centre. One row per unit; several agents often market the same unit.

For rent (16)

Link@896S$13k/mo · 3,200 sqft
896 Dunearn Road, 589472S$18k/mo · 892 sqft
Link@896S$9k/mo · 1,055 sqft
⭐️CHEAP & NEW F&B @ Dunearn Rd | Near MRT | Prominent Road Facing2 agentsS$19k/mo · 1,062 sqft

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What is near Sime Darby Centre?

Key takeawayThe nearest MRT/LRT is King Albert Park MRT, about 115 m away.

Getting around

King Albert Park MRT115 m · ~2 min

Amenities nearby

Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd · 10 mKing Albert Park MRT Exit B · 112 mHua Guan Gdns · 131 mHua Guan Crescent Pg · 148 mEducational Institution · 277 mC.M.C. Wong Binjai Clinic · 359 mKap Mall · 498 m

Straight-line distances. Source: PropKaki amenities data.

Getting there and parking at Sime Darby Centre

Key takeawayThe nearest station is King Albert Park (DT6), 112 m away — a moderately busy station, with about 16,000 taps in and out on an average weekday. No public car park we hold is within 500 m; the nearest is Blk 1A Toh Yi Drive (HDB), 1.1 km away; the nearest URA season parking is Coronation Road Area, 3.2 km away (S$90/month).

Foot traffic: busier than 7% of office buildings

nearest MRT/LRT King Albert Park (DT6) 112 m, about 16,000 taps a weekday; 1 more station within 1 km; bus stops within 400 m: 4, about 14,000 taps a weekday; Bukit Timah: 21,362 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 10,000 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

King Albert Park (DT6)112 m · about 16,000 weekday taps
Beauty World (DT5)968 m · about 33,000 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 Sime Darby Centre. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.

Bus

4 bus stops within 400 m, with about 14,000 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.

Who's registered at Sime Darby Centre?

Key takeaway25 live companies (and LLPs and branches; sole proprietors are not counted) list Sime Darby Centre as their registered address. These are registered businesses, not who occupies the space.

Education
5
Health and social services
4
Wholesale and retail trade
3
Financial and insurance
3
Information and communications
2
Administrative and support services
2
Arts, entertainment and recreation
2
Accommodation and food services
2
Professional, scientific and technical services
1
Other services
1

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. Most registrations here are dead: this is a registered-office address (corporate secretaries), so the count says nothing about how busy the building is. ACRA, as of 2026-09-16.

What is Sime Darby Centre's BCA building profile?

BCA building type: Office
Green Mark: NA (NA)
Energy use intensity: 178 kWh/m²·yr

Frequently asked questions about Sime Darby Centre

Where is Sime Darby Centre?⌄

Sime Darby Centre is at 896 Dunearn Road, Singapore 589472, in the Bukit Timah planning area.

What is Sime Darby Centre zoned as?⌄

Sime Darby Centre sits on land zoned commercial under the URA Master Plan, with a gross plot ratio of 1.8.

What is the tenure of Sime Darby Centre?⌄

Sime Darby Centre is 999-year leasehold. About 852 years remain on the lease.

What have units at Sime Darby Centre sold for?⌄

Across 1 recorded transaction, the median price is S$2,591 psf. The latest was in April 2017.

What is the nearest MRT station to Sime Darby Centre?⌄

King Albert Park MRT is the closest, 115 m away (about a 2-minute walk).

How many businesses are registered at Sime Darby Centre?⌄

31 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.

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.

Owner: the REIT or SGX-listed company whose latest valuation notice or annual report lists this building (a later divestment removes it). '(N% interest)' or '(part of the strata)' when it holds less than the whole. A building with no listed owner shows none — a private owner is never named.

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.

Storeys: from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), volunteer-mapped, not an official record. Shown only because no official or listed floor count is held for this building.

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 PropKaki's submarket map, URA planning decisions, the owner's SGX filings, LTA DataMall passenger volumes, PropKaki's foot-traffic model, CommercialGuru, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) — see our methodology. Last updated 8 November 2026. For general information, not financial advice.

Owners, valuations and deals: the owners' own filings on SGX (notices of valuation of real assets, acquisition and divestment announcements, annual reports), facts only, each with its date.

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.