CommercialCOMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIALFreeholdDistrict 8 · Rochor

Song Lin Building

Reviewed by Nathan TangUpdated 10 November 2026

Quick Summary

Song Lin Building is a commercial building in District 8 · Rochor, on land zoned COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL under the URA Master Plan with a gross plot ratio of 3.0. It is freehold. 9 units are currently listed for sale or rent. ACRA records 58 live company registrations at this address.

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What are the key facts about Song Lin Building?

Key takeawaySong Lin Building is a commercial building in District 8 · Rochor, zoned COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL, held freehold.

Asset class: Commercial
Land-use zone: COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL
Gross plot ratio: 3.0
Tenure: Freehold
District / Area: District 8 · Rochor
Address: 1 Syed Alwi Road
Land area: 2,423 sqm
Completed: Not on record
Storeys: 6 (© OpenStreetMap contributors)
Strata units (MCST): 29
Managing agent: LANDSFIELD PROPERTY CONSULTANTS PTE LTD
Strata formed: 1984 (MCST 0752)
Submarket: City Fringe
Listed as: Light Industrial (B1), Office
Transactions on record: None recorded
Live listings: 9
ACRA registrations: 58

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 Song Lin Building

Song Lin Building is a commercial building in Rochor (District 08). It is located along Syed Alwi Road, Singapore 207628.

Under the URA Master Plan it sits on land zoned commercial & residential with a gross plot ratio of 3. It lies inside the Central Area.

The site is freehold. It occupies roughly 2,423 sqm of land with about 7,269 sqm of gross floor area.

83 businesses are currently registered at this address with ACRA.

The nearest MRT is Jalan Besar MRT, 405 m away (about a 6-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Aft King George's Ave) is 213 m away (about a 3-minute walk). City Square Mall is 612 m away (about a 10-minute walk).

What is Song Lin Building zoned as?

Key takeawaySong Lin Building sits on land zoned COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL with a gross plot ratio of 3.0, inside the Central Area.

Land-use zone: COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL
Gross plot ratio: 3.0
Urban design area: Udga
Central Area: Yes

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What does space at Song Lin Building rent for?

Key takeawayNo street- or building-level rent is published here. Across District 8 retail, retail space rented at a median of $8.25 psf a month in 2026Q3, with the middle half of leases between $6.30 and $9.03. That is not this building's own rent, and never a quote for a particular unit.

Retail space — District 8 retail

Region band · 2026Q3

25th pct

$6.30

$67.76 psm

Median

$8.25

$88.77 psm

75th pct

$9.03

$97.19 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 8 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 Song Lin Building

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

CBRE, 2Q 2026 (island-wide)

Islandwide: Rent S$28.15 psf/mth

Singapore Figures Q2 2026

Cushman & Wakefield, 2Q 2026

Other City Areas: Rent S$21.21 psf/mth · Vacancy 7.4% (1Q 2026) · Planned / under construction 0.73m 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.

How fast units move at Song Lin Building

Key takeawayBased on listings we track, as of our last check on 28 Aug 2026: 6 units for rent; 3 units for sale.

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 Song Lin Building?

Key takeawayURA has approved 4 changes of use at Song Lin Building since 2000, most recently in 2020. 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.

16 Jun 2021Renewed
Continued use as restaurant
Continue use of the 2nd storey of the 2-storey conserved shophouse as restaurant at 216-1 syed alwi road on lot 99188p ts17 (little india conservation area)
16 Jun 2020Approved
Change of use: office → restaurant
Proposed change of use of the 2nd storey of the 2-storey conserved shophouse from office to restaurant at 216-1 syed alwi road on lot 99188p ts17 (little india conservation area)
5 Feb 2018Approved
Change of use to cafe
Continue of use of the 1st storey of the 2-storey conserved shophouse as cafe at 200-1 syed alwi road on lots 00017n pt ts17 (little india conservation area)
21 Jul 2016Approved
Change of use to cafe
Continue use of the 1st storey of a 2-storey conserved building as cafe at 200-1 syed alwi road on lots 00017n pt ts17
4 May 2015Approved
Change of use: shop → cafe
Proposed change of use for the 1st storey level from shop to cafe at 200-1 syed alwi road on lots 00017n pt ts17
4 Feb 2009Approved
Additions & alterations
Proposed amendment to the approved conservation and additions & alterations to the existing 2-storey buildings
7 Mar 2008Approved
Additions & alterations
Proposed conservation and additions & alterations to the existing 2-storey buildings
6 Mar 2003RefusedFloor 1
Additions & alterations
Proposed retention of additions and alterations works to existing mezzanine level at unit #01-XX of the existing 6 storey factory

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 Song Lin 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 8 retail

Gross yield (area)

3.6%

3.3% net of property tax

Rent side (median of bands)

$88.77 psm/mo

2026Q3

Price side (strata, 5y)

$2,744 psf

59 sales

An INDICATIVE AREA yield for District 8 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 8 ($ psm/month, 2026Q3)

Floor level · size band	25th pct	Median	75th pct
Level 2 & 3 · 30 & Below	$67.76	$96.11	$143.21
Level 1 · 30 & Below	$76.14	$92.59	$171.04
B1 & Below · 30 & Below	$90.68	$93.21	$137.37
Level 2 & 3 · >30 - 100	$46.15	$61.63	$86.96
Level 1 · >30 - 100	$73.94	$90.91	$97.19
B1 & Below · >30 - 100	$82.17	$88.77	$163.62
Level 1 · >100 - 300	$59.57	$69.55	$95.87
Level 2 & 3 · >100 - 300	$43.92	$47.03	$64.17

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 Song Lin Building right now?

Key takeaway9 units are currently listed at Song Lin Building — 3 for sale and 6 for rent. One row per unit; several agents often market the same unit.

For sale (3)

Song Lin BuildingS$7.05M · 3,400 sqft
Song Lin BuildingS$2.80M · 3,369 sqft
Syed Alwi Road | Freehold | B1 Industrial | Enbloc Potential2 agentsS$7.05M · 3,369 sqft

For rent (6)

Song Lin BuildingS$6k/mo · 2,300 sqft
Song Lin BuildingS$5k/mo · 1,600 sqft
Song Lin Building2 agentsS$4k/mo · 1,300 sqft
Song Lin BuildingS$8k/mo · 1,980 sqft

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What is near Song Lin Building?

Key takeawayThe nearest MRT/LRT is Jalan Besar MRT, about 405 m away.

Getting around

Jalan Besar MRT405 m · ~6 min

Amenities nearby

United Medical Clinic · 71 mHotel · 95 mSheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd · 157 mPlace Of Worship · 160 mEducational Institution · 190 mAft King George's Ave · 213 mBerseh Food Centre · 235 mJalan Besar Community Club · 385 mJalan Besar MRT Exit B · 401 mNorth Bridge Garden · 452 m

Straight-line distances. Source: PropKaki amenities data.

Getting there and parking at Song Lin Building

Key takeawayThe nearest station is Jalan Besar (DT22), 401 m away — a moderately busy station, with about 21,000 taps in and out on an average weekday. 55 public car parks are within 500 m; the cheapest URA season parking nearby is S$100 a month.

Foot traffic: busier than 75% of retail buildings

nearest MRT/LRT Jalan Besar (DT22) 401 m, about 21,000 taps a weekday; 7 more stations within 1 km; bus stops within 400 m: 10, about 25,000 taps a weekday; Rochor: 31,654 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 30,000 residents within 1 km (June 2026); 4 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

Jalan Besar (DT22)401 m · about 21,000 weekday taps
Lavender (EW11)457 m · about 39,000 weekday taps
Bugis (EW12 / DT14)652 m · about 109,000 weekday taps
Rochor (DT13)671 m · about 22,000 weekday taps
Farrer Park (NE8)683 m · about 57,000 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 Song Lin Building. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.

Bus

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

Public car parks within 500 m

Syed Alwi Rd(Jln Besar - Rochor Canal Rd) (URA)118 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 43 car lots
Jalan Berseh Area (URA)144 m
season S$100/month
Blk 1/2 Maude Road (HDB)155 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday
Townshend Rd (URA)155 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 18 car lots
Jln Kubor (Victoria St - Rochor Canal Rd) (URA)164 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · season S$125/month · 19 car lots

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.

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

Who's registered at Song Lin Building?

Key takeaway58 live companies (and LLPs and branches; sole proprietors are not counted) list Song Lin Building as their registered address. These are registered businesses, not who occupies the space.

Wholesale and retail trade
16
Professional, scientific and technical services
12
Information and communications
9
Construction
6
Manufacturing
4
Transportation and storage
4
Financial and insurance
3
Education
3
Accommodation and food services
1
Administrative and support services
0

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.

Frequently asked questions about Song Lin Building

Where is Song Lin Building?⌄

Song Lin Building is at 1 Syed Alwi Road, Singapore 207628, in the Rochor planning area.

What is Song Lin Building zoned as?⌄

Song Lin Building sits on land zoned commercial & residential under the URA Master Plan, with a gross plot ratio of 3.

What is the tenure of Song Lin Building?⌄

Song Lin Building is freehold.

Have there been any recorded transactions at Song Lin Building?⌄

No caveats have been lodged for Song Lin 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 Song Lin Building?⌄

Jalan Besar MRT is the closest, 405 m away (about a 6-minute walk).

How many businesses are registered at Song Lin Building?⌄

83 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.

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.

Unbuilt GFA cannot be computed here — it needs BCA built-GFA, which covers about 5% of commercial buildings and no industrial ones. Zoning and plot ratio are on record; headroom is not.

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.