Telok Ayer Conservation Area
Telok Ayer Conservation Area is a commercial building in District 1 · Outram, on land zoned COMMERCIAL under the URA Master Plan. It is 999-year leasehold. 3 transactions are on record since 1995, most recently in Jan 2025. 4 units are currently listed for sale or rent. ACRA records 1 live company registration at this address.
What are the key facts about Telok Ayer Conservation Area?
- Asset class
- Commercial
- Land-use zone
- COMMERCIAL
- Gross plot ratio
- Subject to Evaluation
- Tenure
- 999-year leasehold
- District / Area
- District 1 · Outram
- Address
- 176 Telok Ayer Street
- Land area
- —
- Completed
- Not on record
- Storeys
- 3 (© OpenStreetMap contributors)
- Submarket
- City Fringe
- Listed as
- Shop / Shophouse, Food & Beverage
- Transactions on record
- 3 (records start 1995)
- Live listings
- 4
- ACRA registrations
- 1
About Telok Ayer Conservation Area
Telok Ayer Conservation Area is a commercial conservation area in Outram (District 01). It is located along Telok Ayer Street, Singapore 068624.
Under the URA Master Plan it sits on land zoned commercial. The site falls within a conservation area, so external alterations are subject to URA conservation guidelines. It lies inside the Central Area.
The site is 999-year leasehold, with about 801 years remaining on the lease.
3 transactions have been recorded here, at a median of S$5,611 psf. The most recent was in January 2025.
The nearest MRT is Telok Ayer MRT, 210 m away (about a 3-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Aft Telok Ayer St) is 199 m away (about a 3-minute walk).
What is Telok Ayer Conservation Area zoned as?
- Land-use zone
- COMMERCIAL
- Gross plot ratio
- Subject to Evaluation
- Conservation area
- Chinatown (Telok Ayer)
- Conserved building
- Yes
- Urban design area
- Udga
- Central Area
- Yes
URA has not published a fixed plot ratio for this site — the Master Plan records "EVA" (Subject to Evaluation), meaning intensity is decided case by case on application. Do not quote a plot ratio, and do not compute buildable GFA from it.
What has Telok Ayer Conservation Area sold for?
| Date | Use | Price | Area | PSF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2025 | Shop House | S$14.80M | 1,185 sqft | $12,488 |
| Mar 2012 | Shop House | S$6.65M | 1,185 sqft | $5,611 |
| Aug 2007 | Shop House | S$3.73M | 1,185 sqft | $3,147 |
URA/JTC records from 1995 — that is where the record starts, not when the building was built. Strata and land deals can mix in one building's history; compare like with like. sqm ↔ sq ft converter
What does space at Telok Ayer Conservation Area rent for?
Retail space on Telok Ayer Street
Street level · 2024Q2S$ 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).
Office space on Telok Ayer Street
Street level · 2026Q2S$ per sq ft per month · median +4.9% 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 — 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 Telok Ayer Conservation Area
- 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 Telok Ayer Conservation Area
Rent: between 6 Aug 2026 and 28 Aug 2026, 0 new listings appeared and 2 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 Telok Ayer Conservation Area?
No new bars, pubs, nightclubs or karaoke lounges (a Historic Conservation Area).
Per URA's Use of Buildings in Conservation Areas. A planning guideline for the area, not a decision on any unit; it applies to new eating houses and bars, not to one already approved.
- 3 Sept 2026RenewedContinued use as restaurant
Continued use at the 1st storey, 1st storey mezzanine , 2nd storey and 3rd storey unit of the 3-storey building ts03 on lot 98853k at 176 telok ayer street as restaurant (chinatown (telok ayer) conservation area)
- 30 May 2024ApprovedChange of use to restaurant
Change of use at the 1st storey, 1st storey mezzanine , 2nd storey and 3rd storey unit of the 3-storey building ts03 on lot 98853k at 176 telok ayer street to restaurant (chinatown (telok ayer) conservation area)
- 21 Jan 2020ApprovedChange of use to restaurant
Change of use at the 1st and 3rd storey units and roof mezzanine level of the 3-storey building ts03 on lot 98853k at 176 telok ayer street to restaurant (chinatown (telok ayer) conservation area)
- 21 Jan 2020ApprovedChange of use to shop
Change of use at the 2nd storey unit of the 3-storey building ts03 on lot 98853k at 176 telok ayer street to shop (chinatown (telok ayer) conservation area)
- 8 Nov 2019ApprovedChange of use to restaurant
Change of use at the 1st, 2nd, 3rd storey units and roof mezzanine level of the 3-storey building ts03 on lot 98853k at 176 telok ayer street to restaurant (chinatown (telok ayer) conservation area)
- 7 May 2009ApprovedAdditions & alterations
Proposed amendment to approved a&a to an existing 3-storey with attic conservation shophouse and change of use on 1st storey and 1st storey mezzanine from shop to office and use on 2nd, 3rd and attic as office
- 5 Nov 2008ApprovedAdditions & alterations
Proposed addition and alterations to an existing 3-storey with attic conservation shophouse and change of use on 1st storey and 1st storey mezzanine from shop to office and use on 2nd, 3rd and attic as office on lot 98853k ts03 at 176 telok ayer street (chinatown (telok ayer))
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$54.50 per unit).
What do commercial rents run near Telok Ayer Conservation Area?
Indicative area yield — District 1 retail
An INDICATIVE AREA yield for District 1 retail — NOT this building's yield, and not any unit's. Commercial rents are published as a district percentile grid, so both halves describe the district.
Priced on STRATA sales only: rent is quoted per unit of lettable area, and commercial land PSF runs far above strata — mixing them would shift the ratio sharply.
Net deducts the 10% non-residential property tax ONLY — not vacancy, maintenance, agent fees, financing, or the 9% GST on purchase.
Retail rents — District 1 ($ 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 Telok Ayer Conservation Area right now?
For sale (1)
- Telok Ayer Boon Tat Full F&B Freehold ShophouseS$18.89M · 4,080 sqft
For rent (3)
- Telok Ayer Conservation AreaS$7k/mo · 997 sqft
- Telok Ayer Conservation AreaS$20k/mo · 1,816 sqft
- Telok Ayer Conservation AreaS$11k/mo · 1,597 sqft
What is near Telok Ayer Conservation Area?
Getting around
- Telok Ayer MRT210 m · ~3 min
Amenities nearby
Competing premises nearby
Retail and F&B premises competing for the same footfall — context for an occupier, not a selling point.
Straight-line distances. Source: PropKaki amenities data.
Getting there and parking at Telok Ayer Conservation Area
nearest MRT/LRT Telok Ayer (DT18) 184 m, about 37,000 taps a weekday; 11 more stations within 1 km; bus stops within 400 m: 8, about 18,000 taps a weekday; Outram: 38,402 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 18,000 residents within 1 km (June 2026); 7 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
- Telok Ayer (DT18)184 m · about 37,000 weekday taps
- Maxwell (TE18)278 m · about 23,000 weekday taps
- Tanjong Pagar (EW15)324 m · about 85,000 weekday taps
- Shenton Way (TE19)413 m · about 32,000 weekday taps
- Raffles Place (EW14 / NS26)448 m · about 133,000 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 Telok Ayer Conservation Area. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.
Bus
8 bus stops within 400 m, with about 18,000 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.
Public car parks within 500 m
- Amoy St Off St (URA)26 mS$1.50 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 16 car lots
- Backlane (Amoy St) (URA)33 m
- Amoy St (URA)59 mS$1.20 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 81 car lots
- Stanley St (URA)88 mS$1.20 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 20 car lots
- Backlane (Mccallum St) (URA)103 m
Nearest URA season parking: Blair Road-Everton Roa D Area, 1.3 km away, S$80/month.
Public car parks only, by straight-line distance, with the operator's published rates. Telok Ayer Conservation Area's own car park, if it has one, and its charges are not in the open data.
Who's registered at Telok Ayer Conservation Area?
- Accommodation and food services1
- Wholesale and retail trade0
- Information and communications0
- Professional, scientific and technical services0
- Administrative and support services0
- Financial and insurance0
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 Telok Ayer Conservation Area
Where is Telok Ayer Conservation Area?⌄
Telok Ayer Conservation Area is at 176 Telok Ayer Street, Singapore 068624, in the Outram planning area.
What is Telok Ayer Conservation Area zoned as?⌄
Telok Ayer Conservation Area sits on land zoned commercial under the URA Master Plan.
What is the tenure of Telok Ayer Conservation Area?⌄
Telok Ayer Conservation Area is 999-year leasehold. About 801 years remain on the lease.
Is Telok Ayer Conservation Area a conserved property?⌄
Yes. Telok Ayer Conservation Area falls within a URA conservation area, so external works are subject to conservation guidelines.
What have units at Telok Ayer Conservation Area sold for?⌄
Across 3 recorded transactions, the median price is S$5,611 psf. The latest was in January 2025.
What is the nearest MRT station to Telok Ayer Conservation Area?⌄
Telok Ayer MRT is the closest, 210 m away (about a 3-minute walk).
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