CommercialCOMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIALDistrict 7 · Downtown Core

Talib Centre

Reviewed by Nathan TangUpdated 8 November 2026

Quick Summary

Talib Centre is a commercial building in District 7 · Downtown Core, on land zoned COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL under the URA Master Plan with a gross plot ratio of 4.2. 1 unit is currently listed for rent. ACRA records 53 live company registrations at this address.

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What are the key facts about Talib Centre?

Key takeawayTalib Centre is a commercial building in District 7 · Downtown Core, zoned COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL.

Asset class: Commercial
Land-use zone: COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL
Gross plot ratio: 4.2
Tenure: Not on record
District / Area: District 7 · Downtown Core
Address: 36 Purvis Street
Land area: 1,455 sqm
Completed: Not on record
Storeys: Not on record
Submarket: City Hall / Bugis
Transactions on record: None recorded
Live listings: 1
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 Talib Centre

Talib Centre is a mixed-use building in Downtown Core (District 07). It is located along Purvis Street, Singapore 188613.

Under the URA Master Plan it sits on land zoned commercial & residential with a gross plot ratio of 4.2. It lies inside the Central Area.

It occupies roughly 1,455 sqm of land with about 6,111 sqm of gross floor area.

59 businesses are currently registered at this address with ACRA.

The nearest MRT is Esplanade MRT, 337 m away (about a 5-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Aft Beach Rd) is 37 m away (about a 1-minute walk). Bugis Junction is 278 m away (about a 4-minute walk).

What is Talib Centre zoned as?

Key takeawayTalib Centre sits on land zoned COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL with a gross plot ratio of 4.2, inside the Central Area.

Land-use zone: COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL
Gross plot ratio: 4.2
Urban design area: Udga
Central Area: Yes

BCA-verified envelope: allowable GFA 6,111 sqm · built 2,018 sqm · headroom 4,093 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 Talib Centre rent for?

Key takeawayNo street- or building-level rent is published here. Across District 7 retail, retail space rented at a median of $9.31 psf a month in 2026Q3, with the middle half of leases between $7.09 and $13.31. That is not this building's own rent, and never a quote for a particular unit.

Retail space — District 7 retail

Region band · 2026Q3

25th pct

$7.09

$76.30 psm

Median

$9.31

$100.25 psm

75th pct

$13.31

$143.24 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 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 Talib Centre

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 Talib Centre

Key takeawayBased on listings we track, as of our last check on 28 Aug 2026: 1 unit for rent.

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.

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 Talib Centre?

Key takeawayURA has approved 1 change of use at Talib Centre since 2000, most recently in 2000. 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.

18 Sept 2000ApprovedFloor 1
Change of use: restaurant → nightclub
Change of use of unit #01-XX from restaurant to nightclub

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 Talib Centre?

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

Indicative area yield — District 7 retail

Gross yield (area)

4.8%

4.3% net of property tax

Rent side (median of bands)

$100.25 psm/mo

2026Q3

Price side (strata, 5y)

$2,348 psf

241 sales

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 Talib Centre right now?

Key takeaway1 unit is currently listed at Talib Centre. One row per unit; several agents often market the same unit.

For rent (1)

Talib CentreS$11k/mo · 2,025 sqft

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What is near Talib Centre?

Key takeawayThe nearest MRT/LRT is Esplanade MRT, about 337 m away.

Getting around

Esplanade MRT337 m · ~5 min

Amenities nearby

Hotel · 4 mAft Beach Rd · 37 mShalom Medical Group · 241 mBugis Junction · 278 mPlace Of Worship · 296 mBugis MRT Exit D · 304 mEducational Institution · 351 mCold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd · 355 mWar Memorial Pk · 434 mAlbert Centre Market & Food Centre · 527 m

Straight-line distances. Source: PropKaki amenities data.

Getting there and parking at Talib Centre

Key takeawayThe nearest station is Bugis (EW12 / DT14), 301 m away — one of the busiest stations, with about 109,000 taps in and out on an average weekday. 17 public car parks are within 500 m.

Foot traffic: busier than 94% of retail buildings

nearest MRT/LRT Bugis (EW12/DT14) 301 m, about 109,000 taps a weekday; 8 more stations within 1 km; bus stops within 400 m: 17, about 35,000 taps a weekday; Downtown Core: 284,004 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 7,358 residents within 1 km (June 2026); 10 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

Bugis (EW12 / DT14)301 m · about 109,000 weekday taps
Esplanade (CC3)319 m · about 15,000 weekday taps
City Hall (NS25 / EW13)480 m · about 91,000 weekday taps
Bras Basah (CC2)485 m · about 10,000 weekday taps
Promenade (CC4 / DT15)579 m · about 45,000 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 Talib Centre. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.

Bus

17 bus stops within 400 m, with about 35,000 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.

Public car parks within 500 m

Backlane (Purvis St) (URA)11 m
Purvis St (URA)56 m
S$1.20 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 43 car lots
Seah St (URA)125 m
S$1.20 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 8 car lots
Backlane (Seah St) (URA)128 m
Liang Seah St (URA)178 m
S$1.20 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 45 car lots

Nearest URA season parking: Kampong Glam Area, 750 m away, S$125/month.

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

Who's registered at Talib Centre?

Key takeaway53 live companies (and LLPs and branches; sole proprietors are not counted) list Talib Centre as their registered address. These are registered businesses, not who occupies the space.

Professional, scientific and technical services
15
Wholesale and retail trade
9
Financial and insurance
7
Information and communications
5
Accommodation and food services
4
Education
4
Transportation and storage
3
Administrative and support services
2
Other services
2
Electricity, gas and air-conditioning supply
1

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 Talib Centre's BCA building profile?

BCA building type: Mixed Development
Green Mark: NA (NA)
Energy use intensity: 537 kWh/m²·yr

Frequently asked questions about Talib Centre

Where is Talib Centre?⌄

Talib Centre is at 36 Purvis Street, Singapore 188613, in the Downtown Core planning area.

What is Talib Centre zoned as?⌄

Talib Centre sits on land zoned commercial & residential under the URA Master Plan, with a gross plot ratio of 4.2.

Have there been any recorded transactions at Talib Centre?⌄

No caveats have been lodged for Talib Centre 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 Talib Centre?⌄

Esplanade MRT is the closest, 337 m away (about a 5-minute walk).

How many businesses are registered at Talib Centre?⌄

59 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.

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%).

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, URA car park data (URA Data Service), LTA DataMall passenger volumes, PropKaki's foot-traffic model — 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.