CommercialCOMMERCIALDistrict 9 · Orchard

Singapore Power Building

Reviewed by Nathan TangUpdated 8 November 2026

Quick Summary

Singapore Power Building is a commercial building in District 9 · Orchard, on land zoned COMMERCIAL under the URA Master Plan with a gross plot ratio of 5.6. ACRA records 1,945 live company registrations at this address.

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What are the key facts about Singapore Power Building?

Key takeawaySingapore Power Building is a commercial building in District 9 · Orchard, zoned COMMERCIAL.

Asset class: Commercial
Land-use zone: COMMERCIAL
Gross plot ratio: 5.6
Tenure: Not on record
District / Area: District 9 · Orchard
Address: —
Land area: 9,425 sqm
Completed: Not on record
Storeys: 17 (© OpenStreetMap contributors)
Submarket: Orchard
Transactions on record: None recorded
Live listings: None
ACRA registrations: 1,945

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 Power Building

Singapore Power Building is a commercial building in Orchard (District 09). It is located along Somerset Road, Singapore 238164.

Under the URA Master Plan it sits on land zoned commercial with a gross plot ratio of 5.6. It lies inside the Central Area.

It occupies roughly 9,425 sqm of land with about 71,214 sqm of gross floor area.

2,043 businesses are currently registered at this address with ACRA.

The nearest MRT is Somerset MRT, 192 m away (about a 3-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Somerset Youth Pk) is 128 m away (about a 2-minute walk). 111 Somerset is 5 m away (about a 0-minute walk).

What is Singapore Power Building zoned as?

Key takeawaySingapore Power Building sits on land zoned COMMERCIAL with a gross plot ratio of 5.6, inside the Central Area.

Land-use zone: COMMERCIAL
Gross plot ratio: 5.6
Urban design area: Udga
Central Area: Yes

BCA-verified envelope: allowable GFA 52,780 sqm · built 68,836 sqm · headroom -16,056 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 Power Building rent for?

Key takeawayNo rent is published for Singapore Power Building itself. On its street, Somerset Road, office space rented at a median of $8.50 psf a month in 2026Q3, with the middle half of leases between $8.43 and $8.80. That is not this building's own rent, and never a quote for a particular unit.

Office space on Somerset Road

Street level · 2026Q3

25th pct

$8.43

$90.79 psm

Median

$8.50

$91.49 psm

75th pct

$8.80

$94.72 psm

S$ per sq ft per month · median +0% on a year earlier

2023Q4 · $90.42 psm2026Q3 · $91.49 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 Somerset Road

Street level · 2026Q3

25th pct

$10.12

$108.95 psm

Median

$11.65

$125.40 psm

75th pct

$14.82

$159.50 psm

S$ per sq ft per month · median +5.9% on a year earlier

2023Q4 · $128.02 psm2026Q3 · $125.40 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 Singapore Power Building

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

CBRE, 2Q 2026

Prime retail (Orchard): Capital value S$8,200 psf · Net yield 4.8%
Orchard Road: Rent S$38.90 psf/mth

Singapore Figures Q2 2026

Cushman & Wakefield, 2Q 2026

Orchard: Rent S$36.58 psf/mth · Vacancy 7.1% (1Q 2026) · Planned / under construction 0.13m sq ft

Singapore Retail MarketBeat Q2 2026

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.

What's been approved at Singapore Power Building?

Key takeawayURA has approved 71 changes of use at Singapore Power Building 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.

29 Sept 2026ApprovedFloor 3
Change of use to massage establishment
Proposed change of use of unit #03-XX to massage establishment
25 Sept 2026Agency worksFloor 14
Change of use to commercial school
Lodgment for proposed use of unit #14-XX as commercial school
11 Aug 2026ApprovedFloor 12
Change of use to shop
Proposed change of use of unit #12-XX to shop
27 Jul 2026ApprovedFloor 8
Change of use to massage establishment
Proposed change of use of unit #08-XX to massage establishment
22 Jul 2026ApprovedFloor 15
Change of use to shop
Proposed change of use of unit #15-XX to shop
3 Jul 2026Agency worksFloor 11
Change of use to commercial school
Lodgment for proposed use of units #11-XX and #11-XX as commercial school
13 Jun 2026ApprovedFloor 11
Change of use to shop
Proposed change of use of unit #11-XX to shop
18 Mar 2026ApprovedFloor 12
Change of use to shop
Proposed change of use of units #12-XX & #12-XX to shop
9 Mar 2026ApprovedFloor 8
Change of use to shop
Proposed change of use of unit #08-XX to shop
25 Feb 2026ApprovedFloor 13
Change of use to shop
Proposed change of use of unit #13-XX to shop
9 Feb 2026Agency worksFloor 13
Change of use to commercial school
Lodgment for proposed use of units #13-XX, #13-XX and #13-XX as commercial school
5 Feb 2026ApprovedFloor 7
Change of use to shop
Proposed change of use of unit #07-XX to shop

84 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 Somerset Road price?

Key takeawayAcross 27 strata sales on Somerset Road in the last 5 years, the median is $2,826 psf.

Strata sales on the street (5y)

Street median PSF (strata)

$2,826

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

What do commercial rents run near Singapore Power Building?

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 near Singapore Power Building?

Key takeawayThe nearest MRT/LRT is Somerset MRT, about 192 m away.

Getting around

Somerset MRT192 m · ~3 min

Amenities nearby

Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd · 5 m111 Somerset · 5 mHealthway International Medical Clinic · 8 mSomerset MRT Exit A · 117 mSomerset Youth Pk · 128 mHotel · 139 mOrchard Fountain Corner · 158 mPlace Of Worship · 443 mEducational Institution · 588 mMount Elizabeth Hospital · 617 m

Straight-line distances. Source: PropKaki amenities data.

Getting there and parking at Singapore Power Building

Key takeawayThe nearest station is Somerset (NS23), 116 m away — a busy station, with about 66,000 taps in and out on an average weekday. 20 public car parks are within 500 m; the cheapest URA season parking nearby is S$80 a month.

Foot traffic: busier than 85% of retail buildings

nearest MRT/LRT Somerset (NS23) 116 m, about 66,000 taps a weekday; 3 more stations within 1 km; bus stops within 400 m: 5, about 25,000 taps a weekday; Orchard: 44,871 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 19,000 residents within 1 km (June 2026); 17 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

Somerset (NS23)116 m · about 66,000 weekday taps
Great World (TE15)598 m · about 21,000 weekday taps
Orchard (TE14 / NS22)628 m · about 122,000 weekday taps
Dhoby Ghaut (NS24 / NE6 / CC1)824 m · about 64,000 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 Singapore Power Building. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.

Bus

5 bus stops within 400 m, with about 25,000 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.

Public car parks within 500 m

313@Somerset (development car park)167 m
rates not published as open data
Cineleisure (development car park)180 m
rates not published as open data
Devonshire Rd (URA)213 m
S$1.20 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 9 car lots
Orchard Gateway (development car park)219 m
rates not published as open data
Emerald Hill Estate (URA)241 m
season S$80/month

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

Who's registered at Singapore Power Building?

Key takeaway1,945 live companies (and LLPs and branches; sole proprietors are not counted) list Singapore Power Building as their registered address. These are registered businesses, not who occupies the space.

Wholesale and retail trade
549
Professional, scientific and technical services
384
Financial and insurance
329
Information and communications
305
Education
67
Transportation and storage
60
Manufacturing
49
Health and social services
49
Accommodation and food services
34
Administrative and support services
34

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 Power Building's BCA building profile?

BCA building type: Office
Green Mark: GoldPlus (2012)
Energy use intensity: 109 kWh/m²·yr

Frequently asked questions about Singapore Power Building

Where is Singapore Power Building?⌄

Singapore Power Building is at Somerset Road, Singapore 238164, in the Orchard planning area.

What is Singapore Power Building zoned as?⌄

Singapore Power Building sits on land zoned commercial under the URA Master Plan, with a gross plot ratio of 5.6.

Have there been any recorded transactions at Singapore Power Building?⌄

No caveats have been lodged for Singapore Power Building 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 Power Building?⌄

Somerset MRT is the closest, 192 m away (about a 3-minute walk).

How many businesses are registered at Singapore Power Building?⌄

2,043 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.

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.

Season parking: the cheapest URA car season rate (commercial ticket) at a public car park within 500 m, per month. HDB's season rates depend on a zone we don't have, so they are shown as HDB's tiers.

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 PropKaki's submarket map, URA planning decisions, LTA DataMall car parks, URA car park data (URA Data Service), LTA DataMall passenger volumes, PropKaki's foot-traffic model, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) — 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.