Straits Trading Building
Straits Trading Building is a commercial building in District 1 · Downtown Core, on land zoned COMMERCIAL under the URA Master Plan with a gross plot ratio of 15.0. It is 999-year leasehold. 2 transactions are on record since 1995, most recently in Jun 2016. 22 units are currently listed for rent. ACRA records 78 live company registrations at this address.
What are the key facts about Straits Trading Building?
- Asset class
- Commercial
- Land-use zone
- COMMERCIAL
- Gross plot ratio
- 15.0
- Tenure
- 999-year leasehold
- District / Area
- District 1 · Downtown Core
- Address
- 9 Battery Road
- Land area
- 439 sqm
- Completed
- 2010 (per Wikipedia)
- Storeys
- 29 (per Wikipedia)
- Submarket
- Raffles Place
- Listed as
- Office
- Transactions on record
- 2 (records start 1995)
- Live listings
- 22
- ACRA registrations
- 78
About Straits Trading Building
Straits Trading Building is a commercial building in Downtown Core (District 01). It is located along Battery Road, Singapore 049910.
Under the URA Master Plan it sits on land zoned commercial with a gross plot ratio of 15. It lies inside the Central Area.
The site is 999-year leasehold, with about 836 years remaining on the lease. It occupies roughly 439 sqm of land with about 6,585 sqm of gross floor area.
2 transactions have been recorded here, at a median of S$35,169 psf. The most recent was in June 2016.
91 businesses are currently registered at this address with ACRA.
The nearest MRT is Raffles Place MRT, 147 m away (about a 2-minute walk). The closest bus stop (OUE Bayfront) is 132 m away (about a 2-minute walk). One Raffles Place is 163 m away (about a 3-minute walk).
What is Straits Trading Building zoned as?
- Land-use zone
- COMMERCIAL
- Gross plot ratio
- 15.0
- Urban design area
- Udga
- Central Area
- Yes
What has Straits Trading Building sold for?
| Date | Use | Price | Area | PSF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2016 | Office | S$560.00M | 14,359 sqft | $38,999 |
| Sept 2014 | Office | S$450.00M | 14,359 sqft | $31,339 |
URA/JTC records from 1995 — that is where the record starts, not when the building was built. Strata and land deals can mix in one building's history; compare like with like. sqm ↔ sq ft converter
What does space at Straits Trading Building rent for?
Office space on Battery Road
Street level · 2026Q3S$ per sq ft per month · median +0.1% on a year earlier
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 Battery Road
Street level · 2024Q2S$ per sq ft per month (median only published)
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 · 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 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 Straits Trading Building
- Prime office: Capital value S$3,200 psf · Net yield 3.7%
- Core CBD (Grade A): Rent S$12.50 psf/mth · Vacancy 3.3%
- Core CBD (Grade B): Rent S$9.15 psf/mth
- Core CBD: Rent S$9.40 psf/mth · Vacancy 4.5%
- Raffles Place: Rent S$11.54 psf/mth · Vacancy 4.5% · Planned / under construction 0.36m sq ft
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 Straits Trading Building
Rent: between 6 Aug 2026 and 28 Aug 2026, 0 new listings 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 Straits Trading Building?
- 15 Apr 2026ApprovedFloor 1Change of use to restaurant
Proposed change of use of part unit #01-XX to restaurant at myp centre
- 19 May 2022ApprovedFloor 1Change of use to restaurant
Proposed change of use of unit #01-XX to restaurant at myp centre
- 20 Jul 2017ApprovedFloor 28Change of use: office → restaurant cum bar
Proposed change of use of unit #28-XX from office to restaurant cum bar at myp centre
- 7 May 2013Agency worksFloor 1Change of use to office or commercial school
Lodgment for proposed use of unit #01-XX as office or commercial school at 9 battery road
- 29 Jun 2010ApprovedAdditions & alterations
Proposed addition & alteration to 11th & 12th storey office space
- 26 Apr 2000ApprovedFloor 1Change of use to cafeteria
Proposed use of units #01-XX & #01-XX as cafeteria
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$54.50 per unit).
What do commercial rents run near Straits Trading Building?
Indicative area yield — District 1 retail
An INDICATIVE AREA yield for District 1 retail — NOT this building's yield, and not any unit's. Commercial rents are published as a district percentile grid, so both halves describe the district.
Priced on STRATA sales only: rent is quoted per unit of lettable area, and commercial land PSF runs far above strata — mixing them would shift the ratio sharply.
Net deducts the 10% non-residential property tax ONLY — not vacancy, maintenance, agent fees, financing, or the 9% GST on purchase.
Retail rents — District 1 ($ 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 available at Straits Trading Building right now?
For rent (22)
- Straits Trading BuildingS$27k/mo · 2,000 sqft
- Straits Trading BuildingS$18k/mo · 1,396 sqft
- Straits Trading Building2 agentsS$27k/mo · 2,227 sqft
- Straits Trading BuildingS$17k/mo · 1,396 sqft
What is near Straits Trading Building?
Getting around
- Raffles Place MRT147 m · ~2 min
Amenities nearby
Straight-line distances. Source: PropKaki amenities data.
Getting there and parking at Straits Trading Building
nearest MRT/LRT Raffles Place (EW14/NS26) 78 m, about 133,000 taps a weekday; 12 more stations within 1 km; bus stops within 400 m: 6, about 13,000 taps a weekday; Downtown Core: 284,004 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 6,248 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
- Raffles Place (EW14 / NS26)78 m · about 133,000 weekday taps
- Telok Ayer (DT18)491 m · about 37,000 weekday taps
- Downtown (DT17)594 m · about 51,000 weekday taps
- Clarke Quay (NE5)722 m · about 31,000 weekday taps
- Chinatown (NE4 / DT19)768 m · about 97,000 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 Straits Trading Building. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.
Bus
6 bus stops within 400 m, with about 13,000 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.
Public car parks within 500 m
- Backlane (Cecil St - M Arket St) (URA)334 m
- Backlane (Synagogue St - Church St) (URA)359 m
- Backlane (Lor Telok - Circular Rd) (URA)375 m
- Circular Rd (URA)382 mS$1.20 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 34 car lots
- Backlane (Synagogue St ) (URA)436 m
Nearest URA season parking: Mohd Sultan-River Vall Ey Road Area, 1.5 km away, S$80/month.
Public car parks only, by straight-line distance, with the operator's published rates. Straits Trading Building's own car park, if it has one, and its charges are not in the open data.
Who's registered at Straits Trading Building?
- Financial and insurance26
- Information and communications25
- Professional, scientific and technical services11
- Wholesale and retail trade7
- Administrative and support services3
- Transportation and storage2
- Real estate2
- Education2
- Manufacturing0
- Other services0
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 Straits Trading Building's BCA building profile?
- BCA building type
- Office
- Green Mark
- Gold (2016)
- Energy use intensity
- 194 kWh/m²·yr
Frequently asked questions about Straits Trading Building
Where is Straits Trading Building?⌄
Straits Trading Building is at 9 Battery Road, Singapore 049910, in the Downtown Core planning area.
What is Straits Trading Building zoned as?⌄
Straits Trading Building sits on land zoned commercial under the URA Master Plan, with a gross plot ratio of 15.
What is the tenure of Straits Trading Building?⌄
Straits Trading Building is 999-year leasehold. About 836 years remain on the lease.
What have units at Straits Trading Building sold for?⌄
Across 2 recorded transactions, the median price is S$35,169 psf. The latest was in June 2016.
What is the nearest MRT station to Straits Trading Building?⌄
Raffles Place MRT is the closest, 147 m away (about a 2-minute walk).
How many businesses are registered at Straits Trading Building?⌄
91 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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