South Beach
South Beach is a commercial building in District 7 · Downtown Core, on land zoned COMMERCIAL under the URA Master Plan with a gross plot ratio of 4.2. 13 units are currently listed for rent. ACRA records 53 live company registrations at this address.
What are the key facts about South Beach?
- Asset class
- Commercial
- Land-use zone
- COMMERCIAL
- Gross plot ratio
- 4.2
- Tenure
- Not on record
- District / Area
- District 7 · Downtown Core
- Address
- 36 Beach Road
- Land area
- 34,959 sqm
- Completed
- 2015 (per Wikipedia)
- Storeys
- 45 (per Wikipedia)
- Submarket
- City Hall / Bugis
- Listed as
- Office, Food & Beverage, Other Retail
- Transactions on record
- None recorded
- Live listings
- 13
- ACRA registrations
- 53
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 South Beach
South Beach is a commercial building in Downtown Core (District 07). It is located along South Beach Road, Singapore 189766.
Under the URA Master Plan it sits on land zoned commercial with a gross plot ratio of 4.2. It lies inside the Central Area.
It occupies roughly 34,959 sqm of land with about 153,066 sqm of gross floor area.
53 businesses are currently registered at this address with ACRA.
The nearest MRT is Esplanade MRT, 178 m away (about a 3-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Aft Raffles Hotel) is 100 m away (about a 2-minute walk). Raffles City is 324 m away (about a 5-minute walk).
What is South Beach zoned as?
- Land-use zone
- COMMERCIAL
- Gross plot ratio
- 4.2
- Urban design area
- Udga
- Central Area
- Yes
What does space at South Beach rent for?
Retail space — District 7 retail
Region band · 2026Q3S$ 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 7 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 South Beach
- Other City Areas: Rent S$21.21 psf/mth · Vacancy 7.4% (1Q 2026) · Planned / under construction 0.73m sq ft
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 South Beach
Rent: between 6 Aug 2026 and 28 Aug 2026, 1 new listing appeared and 1 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 South Beach?
- 5 Mar 2024ApprovedFloor 2Change of use: retail with commercial gym → office
Proposed change of use from retail with commercial gym to office at unit #02-XX and #02-XX at south beach quarter
- 14 Apr 2021ApprovedFloor 2Change of use to gym/fitness centre
Proposed change of use of units #02-XX and #02-XX to gym/fitness centre at 36 beach road
- 30 Nov 2018RenewedContinued use as night club
Proposed continued use of existing 2nd storey of 2-storey conservation block 1 as night club on lot 00858k (pt) ts11 at 36 beach road (downtown core planning area)
- 7 Jun 2018ApprovedFloor 1Change of use: bar use → bar/pub with live entertainment
Proposed change of use of unit #01-XX of conserved block 1 from bar use (cafe use by day) to bar/pub with live entertainment (restaurant use by day)
- 15 Apr 2015RenewedContinued use as nightclub
Continued use of the 2nd storey, of 2-storey conservation block 1, as nightclub at 36 beach road
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$54.50 per unit).
What do commercial rents run near South Beach?
Indicative area yield — District 7 retail
An INDICATIVE AREA yield for District 7 retail — NOT this building's yield, and not any unit's. Commercial rents are published as a district percentile grid, so both halves describe the district.
Priced on STRATA sales only: rent is quoted per unit of lettable area, and commercial land PSF runs far above strata — mixing them would shift the ratio sharply.
Net deducts the 10% non-residential property tax ONLY — not vacancy, maintenance, agent fees, financing, or the 9% GST on purchase.
Retail rents — District 7 ($ psm/month, 2026Q3)
| Floor level · size band | 25th pct | Median | 75th pct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 1 · 30 & Below | $93.33 | $113.33 | $165.94 |
| Level 4 & Above · 30 & Below | $69.42 | $79.17 | $140.05 |
| B1 & Below · 30 & Below | $94.66 | $392.16 | $721.70 |
| Level 2 & 3 · 30 & Below | $71.79 | $88.95 | $100.36 |
| Level 1 · >30 - 100 | $84.41 | $129.03 | $192.55 |
| Level 2 & 3 · >30 - 100 | $53.85 | $86.57 | $113.16 |
| B1 & Below · >30 - 100 | $71.03 | $80.88 | $146.17 |
| Level 4 & Above · >30 - 100 | $47.06 | $59.43 | $68.42 |
Office rents — Central Area ($ 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 South Beach right now?
For rent (13)
- 36 Beach Road, 189766S$18k/mo · 1,280 sqft
- South BeachS$33k/mo · 2,529 sqft
- South BeachS$21k/mo · 1,593 sqft
- South BeachS$23k/mo · 1,636 sqft
What is near South Beach?
Getting around
- Esplanade MRT178 m · ~3 min
Amenities nearby
Straight-line distances. Source: PropKaki amenities data.
Getting there and parking at South Beach
nearest MRT/LRT Esplanade (CC3) 163 m, about 15,000 taps a weekday; 6 more stations within 1 km; bus stops within 400 m: 16, about 23,000 taps a weekday; Downtown Core: 284,004 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 4,568 residents within 1 km (June 2026); 9 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
- Esplanade (CC3)163 m · about 15,000 weekday taps
- City Hall (NS25 / EW13)392 m · about 91,000 weekday taps
- Promenade (CC4 / DT15)458 m · about 45,000 weekday taps
- Bugis (EW12 / DT14)467 m · about 109,000 weekday taps
- Bras Basah (CC2)580 m · about 10,000 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 South Beach. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.
Bus
16 bus stops within 400 m, with about 23,000 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.
Public car parks within 500 m
- Suntec City (development car park)169 mrates not published as open data
- Backlane (Purvis St) (URA)193 m
- Seah St (URA)200 mS$1.20 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 8 car lots
- Purvis St (URA)207 mS$1.20 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 43 car lots
- Backlane (Seah St) (URA)250 m
Nearest URA season parking: Kampong Glam Area, 854 m away, S$125/month.
Public car parks only, by straight-line distance, with the operator's published rates. South Beach's own car park, if it has one, and its charges are not in the open data.
Who's registered at South Beach?
- Financial and insurance50
- Arts, entertainment and recreation3
- Accommodation and food services0
- Wholesale and retail trade0
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 South Beach
Where is South Beach?⌄
South Beach is at 36 Beach Road, Singapore 189766, in the Downtown Core planning area.
What is South Beach zoned as?⌄
South Beach sits on land zoned commercial under the URA Master Plan, with a gross plot ratio of 4.2.
Have there been any recorded transactions at South Beach?⌄
No caveats have been lodged for South Beach 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 South Beach?⌄
Esplanade MRT is the closest, 178 m away (about a 3-minute walk).
How many businesses are registered at South Beach?⌄
53 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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