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. 2 transactions are on record since 1995, most recently in Aug 2010. ACRA records 0 live company registrations 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
- 49 Club Street
- Land area
- —
- Completed
- Not on record
- Storeys
- 3 (© OpenStreetMap contributors)
- Submarket
- City Fringe
- Transactions on record
- 2 (records start 1995)
- Live listings
- None
- ACRA registrations
- 0
About Telok Ayer Conservation Area
Telok Ayer Conservation Area is a commercial conservation area in Outram (District 01). It is located along Club Street, Singapore 069426.
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 800 years remaining on the lease.
2 transactions have been recorded here, at a median of S$2,050 psf. The most recent was in August 2010.
The nearest MRT is Chinatown MRT, 263 m away (about a 4-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Opp Sri Mariamman Tp) is 90 m away (about a 1-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 Do not quote a plot ratio, and do not compute buildable GFA from it.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2010 | Shop House | S$2.98M | 2,068 sqft | $1,439 |
| Jul 2009 | Shop House | S$5.50M | 2,068 sqft | $2,660 |
URA/JTC records from 1995 — that is where the record starts, not when the building was built. Strata and land deals can mix in one building's history; compare like with like. sqm ↔ sq ft converter
What does space at Telok Ayer Conservation Area rent for?
Retail space — District 1 retail
Region band · 2026Q3S$ 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.
What's been approved at Telok Ayer Conservation Area?
No new bars, pubs, nightclubs or karaoke lounges (a Historic Conservation Area). URA does not approve new eating houses (restaurants, coffee shops, cafes) here; an existing one's permission may be renewed.
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.
- 27 Apr 2026RenewedContinued use as restaurant and bar
Continued use at the 1st storey unit of the 4-storey building ts03 on lot 00091k and 00090a at 47 and 49 club street as restaurant and bar (chinatown (telok ayer) conservation area)
- 21 Oct 2024ApprovedAdditions & alterations
Proposed amendment to approved additions & alterations to an integrated development compromising of 1 unit of 4-storey conserved shophouse with new attic level and 1 unit of 3-storey conserved shophouse with new attic level and change of use to backpackers' hostel (9 rooms 146 beds) at 2nd, 3rd, 4th & attic level on lots 00091k and 00090a ts03
- 11 Apr 2024ApprovedChange of use to restaurant and bar
Change of use at the 1st storey unit of the 3-storey building ts03 on lot 00090a at 49 club street to restaurant and bar (chinatown (telok ayer) conservation area)
- 9 Jun 2021RenewedContinued use as restaurant and bar
Continued use as restaurant and bar at 1st storey unit and backpackers' hostel (10 rooms 140 beds) at 2nd, 3rd, 4th storey units and roof mezzanine level on lots 00091k and 00090a ts03 at 47 club street and 49 club street (chinatown (telok ayer) conservation area)
- 8 Apr 2020ApprovedAdditions & alterations
Proposed additions & alterations to an integrated development comprising of 1 unit of 4-storey conserved shophouse and 1 unit of 3-storey conserved shophouse, retention of end gable wall opening at 1st storey (no. 47), continued use as restaurant and bar at 1st storey and change of use to backpackers' hostel (10 rooms 140 beds) at 2nd, 3rd, 4th storeys and roof mezzanine level on lots 00091k and 00090a ts03 at 47 club street and 49 club street (chinatown (telok ayer) conservation area)
- 12 Apr 2018RenewedContinued use as restaurant and bar
Continued use at the 1st storey unit of the 3-storey building ts03 on lot 00090a at 49 club street as restaurant and bar (chinatown (telok ayer) conservation area)
- 30 Nov 2017ApprovedChange of use to restaurant and bar
Change of use at the 1st storey unit of the 3-storey building ts03 on lot 00090a at 49 club street to restaurant and bar (chinatown (telok ayer) conservation area)
- 7 Mar 2017RefusedChange of use to bar/pub
Change of use at the 1st storey unit of the 3-storey building ts03 on lot 00090a at 49 club street to bar/pub (chinatown (telok ayer) conservation area)
- 29 Jun 2009ApprovedChange of use: pub → restaurant
Change of use of the 1st storey of the 3-storey building from pub to restaurant
- 30 Oct 2001ApprovedAdditions & alterations
Proposed amendments to approved additions/alterations to existing 3-storey building and the use at 1st storey as bar, 2nd storey as restaurant and 3rd storey as office (decision no. 180899-05d2 dated 27/11/99)
- 30 Oct 2001ApprovedAdditions & alterations
Prop amendments to appd a/a to existing 3-sty bldg and the use at 1st sty as bar, 2nd sty as restaurant and 2rd sty as office (decision no 180899-05d2 dated 27.11.99)
- 10 Jul 2000RenewedContinued use as bar and 2nd storey as restaurant
Use of 1st storey as bar and 2nd storey as restaurant
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$54.50 per unit).
How does Club Street price?
Too few strata sales on this street to support a median — the count is shown without one.
Street figures cover strata deals only — land and strata PSF are not comparable.
What do commercial rents run near Telok Ayer Conservation Area?
Indicative area yield — District 1 retail
An INDICATIVE AREA yield for District 1 retail — NOT this building's yield, and not any unit's. Commercial rents are published as a district percentile grid, so both halves describe the district.
Priced on STRATA sales only: rent is quoted per unit of lettable area, and commercial land PSF runs far above strata — mixing them would shift the ratio sharply.
Net deducts the 10% non-residential property tax ONLY — not vacancy, maintenance, agent fees, financing, or the 9% GST on purchase.
Retail rents — District 1 ($ 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 near Telok Ayer Conservation Area?
Getting around
- Chinatown MRT263 m · ~4 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) 172 m, about 37,000 taps a weekday; 9 more stations within 1 km; bus stops within 400 m: 7, about 10,000 taps a weekday; Outram: 38,402 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 19,000 residents within 1 km (June 2026); 8 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)172 m · about 37,000 weekday taps
- Maxwell (TE18)183 m · about 23,000 weekday taps
- Chinatown (NE4 / DT19)256 m · about 97,000 weekday taps
- Tanjong Pagar (EW15)485 m · about 85,000 weekday taps
- Clarke Quay (NE5)538 m · about 31,000 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
7 bus stops within 400 m, with about 10,000 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.
Public car parks within 500 m
- Backlane (Mohd Ali Lan E - Ann Siang Hill) (URA)89 m
- Gemmill Lane (URA)122 mS$1.20 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 7 car lots
- Backlane (Ann Siang Rd - Erskine Rd) (URA)125 m
- Ann Siang Rd (URA)133 mS$1.20 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 26 car lots
- Club St (URA)134 mS$1.20 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 27 car lots
Nearest URA season parking: Blair Road-Everton Roa D Area, 1.2 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?
- Professional, scientific and technical services0
- Wholesale and retail trade0
- Information and communications0
- 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. 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 49 Club Street, Singapore 069426, 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 800 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 2 recorded transactions, the median price is S$2,050 psf. The latest was in August 2010.
What is the nearest MRT station to Telok Ayer Conservation Area?⌄
Chinatown MRT is the closest, 263 m away (about a 4-minute walk).
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