CommercialCOMMERCIALDistrict 1 · Downtown Core

Singapore Business Federation Center

Reviewed by Nathan TangUpdated 10 November 2026

Quick Summary

Singapore Business Federation Center is a commercial building in District 1 · Downtown Core, on land zoned COMMERCIAL under the URA Master Plan with a gross plot ratio of 11.2. ACRA records 9,173 live company registrations at this address.

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What are the key facts about Singapore Business Federation Center?

Key takeawaySingapore Business Federation Center is a commercial building in District 1 · Downtown Core, zoned COMMERCIAL.

Asset class: Commercial
Land-use zone: COMMERCIAL
Gross plot ratio: 11.2
Tenure: Not on record
District / Area: District 1 · Downtown Core
Address: —
Land area: 2,933 sqm
Completed: Not on record
Storeys: 31 (© OpenStreetMap contributors)
Strata units (MCST): 254
Managing agent: CBRE PTE LTD
Strata formed: 2017 (MCST 4554)
Submarket: Shenton Way / Tanjong Pagar
Transactions on record: None recorded
Live listings: None
ACRA registrations: 9,173

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 Singapore Business Federation Center

Singapore Business Federation Center is a commercial building in Downtown Core (District 01). It is located along Robinson Road, Singapore 068914.

Under the URA Master Plan it sits on land zoned commercial with a gross plot ratio of 11.2. It lies inside the Central Area.

It occupies roughly 2,933 sqm of land with about 34,839 sqm of gross floor area.

9,196 businesses are currently registered at this address with ACRA.

The nearest MRT is Tanjong Pagar MRT, 287 m away (about a 4-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Aft Capital Twr) is 53 m away (about a 1-minute walk). Icon Village is 492 m away (about a 8-minute walk).

What is Singapore Business Federation Center zoned as?

Key takeawaySingapore Business Federation Center sits on land zoned COMMERCIAL with a gross plot ratio of 11.2, inside the Central Area.

Land-use zone: COMMERCIAL
Gross plot ratio: 11.2
Urban design area: Udga
Central Area: Yes

BCA-verified envelope: allowable GFA 32,850 sqm · built 28,189 sqm · headroom 4,661 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 Singapore Business Federation Center rent for?

Key takeawayNo rent is published for Singapore Business Federation Center itself. On its street, Robinson Road, office space rented at a median of $8.80 psf a month in 2026Q3, with the middle half of leases between $7.51 and $10.00. That is not this building's own rent, and never a quote for a particular unit.

Office space on Robinson Road

Street level · 2026Q3

25th pct

$7.51

$80.84 psm

Median

$8.80

$94.77 psm

75th pct

$10.00

$107.65 psm

S$ per sq ft per month · median +4.2% on a year earlier

2023Q4 · $100.59 psm2026Q3 · $94.77 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 Robinson Road

Street level · 2026Q3

25th pct

$7.97

$85.78 psm

Median

$9.68

$104.21 psm

75th pct

$10.67

$114.83 psm

S$ per sq ft per month · median -7.1% on a year earlier

2023Q4 · $128.17 psm2026Q3 · $104.21 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 1 retail

Region band · 2026Q3

25th pct

$8.23

$88.64 psm

Median

$10.02

$107.81 psm

75th pct

$15.92

$171.42 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 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 Singapore Business Federation Center

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

Shenton Way / Tanjong Pagar: Rent S$11.02 psf/mth · Vacancy 9.6% · Planned / under construction 1.64m 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.

What's been approved at Singapore Business Federation Center?

Key takeawayURA has approved 30 changes of use at Singapore Business Federation Center since 2000, most recently in 2024. 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.

9 Oct 2024ApprovedFloor 5
Change of use: office → medical clinic
Proposed change of use of #05-XX from office to medical clinic at singapore business federation center (sbf center)
9 Jul 2024ApprovedFloor 4
Change of use: office → medical clinic
Proposed change of use of unit #04-XX from office to medical clinic at singapore business federation center
11 Mar 2024ApprovedFloor 4
Change of use: office → medical clinic
Proposed change of use of unit #04-XX from office to medical clinic at singapore business federation center
5 Mar 2024ApprovedFloor 5
Change of use: office → medical clinic
Proposed change of use of unit #05-XX from office to medical clinic at singapore business federation center
11 Sept 2023ApprovedFloor 5
Change of use: medical clinic → office
Proposed change of use of unit #05-XX from medical clinic to office at singapore business federation center
28 Jul 2023ApprovedFloor 4
Change of use: office → clinic
Proposed change of use of unit #04-XX from office to clinic at singapore business federation center
28 Apr 2023ApprovedFloor 3
Change of use: office → shop
Proposed change of use of unit #03-XX from office to shop at singapore business federation center
28 Jun 2022ApprovedFloor 5
Change of use: medical clinic → office
Proposed change of use of unit #05-XX from medical clinic to office at singapore business federation center (sbfc)
28 Jun 2022ApprovedFloor 4
Change of use: office → medical clinic
Proposed change of use of unit #04-XX from office to medical clinic at singapore business federation center (sbfc)
30 May 2022ApprovedFloor 5
Change of use: office → medical clinic
Proposed change of use of unit #05-XX from office to medical clinic at singapore business federation center (sbfc)
11 Apr 2022ApprovedFloor 4
Change of use: office → medical clinic
Proposed change of use of unit #04-XX from office to medical clinic at singapore business federation center (sbfc)
24 Jan 2022ApprovedFloor 3
Change of use: medical clinic → office
Proposed change of use of unit #03-XX from medical clinic to office at singapore business federation center (sbfc)

18 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 Robinson Road price?

Key takeawayAcross 80 strata sales on Robinson Road in the last 5 years, the median is $3,408 psf.

Strata sales on the street (5y)

Street median PSF (strata)

$3,408

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

What do commercial rents run near Singapore Business Federation Center?

Key takeawayURA publishes contracted-rent percentile grids quarterly (latest: 2026Q3) — the benchmark evidence an asking rent should be weighed against.

Indicative area yield — District 1 retail

Gross yield (area)

3.4%

3.0% net of property tax

Rent side (median of bands)

$107.81 psm/mo

2026Q3

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, 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 near Singapore Business Federation Center?

Key takeawayThe nearest MRT/LRT is Tanjong Pagar MRT, about 287 m away.

Getting around

Tanjong Pagar MRT287 m · ~5 min

Amenities nearby

Dore Medical Clinic · 29 mAft Capital Twr · 53 mPlace Of Worship · 83 mTanjong Pagar MRT Exit G · 99 mTelok Ayer Pk · 119 mAmoy Street Food Centre · 219 mHotel · 270 mAp House Pte. Ltd. · 340 mIcon Village · 492 mKreta Ayer Community Club · 627 m

Straight-line distances. Source: PropKaki amenities data.

Getting there and parking at Singapore Business Federation Center

Key takeawayThe nearest station is Tanjong Pagar (EW15), 98 m away — one of the busiest stations, with about 85,000 taps in and out on an average weekday. 29 public car parks are within 500 m.

Foot traffic: busier than 83% of office buildings

nearest MRT/LRT Tanjong Pagar (EW15) 98 m, about 85,000 taps a weekday; 11 more stations within 1 km; bus stops within 400 m: 8, about 16,000 taps a weekday; Downtown Core: 284,004 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 17,000 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

Tanjong Pagar (EW15)98 m · about 85,000 weekday taps
Shenton Way (TE19)238 m · about 32,000 weekday taps
Telok Ayer (DT18)423 m · about 37,000 weekday taps
Maxwell (TE18)442 m · about 23,000 weekday taps
Prince Edward Road (CC32)535 m · 3,673 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 Singapore Business Federation Center. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.

Bus

8 bus stops within 400 m, with about 16,000 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.

Public car parks within 500 m

Telok Ayer St (URA)165 m
S$1.20 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 49 car lots
Mccallum St (URA)167 m
S$1.20 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 11 car lots
Backlane (Mccallum St) (URA)180 m
Stanley St (URA)250 m
S$1.20 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 20 car lots
Backlane (Boon Tat St - Mccallum St) (URA)258 m

Nearest URA season parking: Blair Road-Everton Roa D Area, 1.2 km away, S$80/month.

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

Who's registered at Singapore Business Federation Center?

Key takeaway9,173 live companies (and LLPs and branches; sole proprietors are not counted) list Singapore Business Federation Center as their registered address. These are registered businesses, not who occupies the space.

Professional, scientific and technical services
2,739
Information and communications
2,661
Financial and insurance
1,254
Wholesale and retail trade
1,233
Administrative and support services
236
Education
234
Transportation and storage
195
Manufacturing
123
Accommodation and food services
117
Health and social services
93

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 Singapore Business Federation Center's BCA building profile?

BCA building type: Office
Green Mark: Platinum (2014)
Energy use intensity: 148 kWh/m²·yr

Frequently asked questions about Singapore Business Federation Center

Where is Singapore Business Federation Center?⌄

Singapore Business Federation Center is at Robinson Road, Singapore 068914, in the Downtown Core planning area.

What is Singapore Business Federation Center zoned as?⌄

Singapore Business Federation Center sits on land zoned commercial under the URA Master Plan, with a gross plot ratio of 11.2.

Have there been any recorded transactions at Singapore Business Federation Center?⌄

No caveats have been lodged for Singapore Business Federation Center 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 Singapore Business Federation Center?⌄

Tanjong Pagar MRT is the closest, 287 m away (about a 4-minute walk).

How many businesses are registered at Singapore Business Federation Center?⌄

9,196 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.

Managing agent: as BCA's MCST register names it; it can change between register updates.

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%).

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 BCA's MCST register, PropKaki's submarket map, URA planning decisions, URA car park data (URA Data Service), LTA DataMall passenger volumes, PropKaki's foot-traffic model, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) — see our methodology. Last updated 10 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.