The Central
The Central is a commercial building in District 1 · Singapore River, on land zoned WHITE under the URA Master Plan with a gross plot ratio of 5.6. It is leasehold with roughly 74 years remaining. 144 transactions are on record since 1995, at a median S$1,528 psf, most recently in Sept 2026. 115 units are currently listed for sale or rent. ACRA records 122 live company registrations at this address.
What are the key facts about The Central?
- Asset class
- Commercial
- Land-use zone
- WHITE
- Gross plot ratio
- 5.6
- Tenure
- Leasehold
- District / Area
- District 1 · Singapore River
- Address
- 12 Eu Tong Sen Street
- Land area
- —
- Completed
- Not on record
- Storeys
- 25 (© OpenStreetMap contributors)
- Strata lots (whole development, MCST)
- 791
- Managing agent
- CBRE PTE LTD
- Strata formed
- 2009 (MCST 3515)
- Submarket
- City Fringe
- Units with a recorded sale
- At least 58
- Transactions on record
- 144 (records start 1995)
- Live listings
- 115
- ACRA registrations
- 122
About The Central
The Central is a mixed-use building in Singapore River (District 01). It is located along Eu Tong Sen Street, Singapore 059819.
Under the URA Master Plan it sits on land zoned white with a gross plot ratio of 5.6. It lies inside the Central Area.
The site is leasehold, with about 74 years remaining on the lease.
143 transactions have been recorded here, at a median of S$1,512 psf. The most recent was in May 2026.
139 businesses are currently registered at this address with ACRA.
The nearest MRT is Clarke Quay MRT, 50 m away (about a 1-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Clarke Quay Stn Exit E) is 62 m away (about a 1-minute walk).
What is The Central zoned as?
- Land-use zone
- WHITE
- Gross plot ratio
- 5.6
- Urban design area
- Udga
- Central Area
- Yes
What has The Central sold for?
| Date | Use | Price | Area | PSF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 | Office | S$3.88M | 1,378 sqft | $2,812 |
| May 2026 | Office | S$1.78M | 635 sqft | $2,803 |
| Apr 2026 | Office | S$1.91M | 624 sqft | $3,056 |
| Apr 2026 | Retail | S$1.50M | 635 sqft | $2,362 |
| Feb 2025 | Retail | S$1.48M | 635 sqft | $2,330 |
| Jan 2025 | Office | S$1.88M | 624 sqft | $3,011 |
| Mar 2024 | Office | S$1.46M | 635 sqft | $2,299 |
| Nov 2023 | Office | S$1.50M | 635 sqft | $2,362 |
| Jun 2023 | Office | S$1.48M | 635 sqft | $2,330 |
| Oct 2022 | Office | S$1.40M | 635 sqft | $2,204 |
URA/JTC records from 1995 — that is where the record starts, not when the building was built. Strata and land deals can mix in one building's history; compare like with like. sqm ↔ sq ft converter
What does space at The Central rent for?
Office space on Eu Tong Sen Street
Street level · 2026Q3S$ per sq ft per month · median +0.7% 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 Eu Tong Sen Street
Street level · 2026Q3S$ per sq ft per month · median +32.3% on a year earlier
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 The Central
- 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 The Central
Rent: between 6 Aug 2026 and 28 Aug 2026, 10 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.
Sale: between 6 Aug 2026 and 28 Aug 2026, 7 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 The Central?
- 27 Feb 2025ApprovedFloor 6Change of use to beauty salon
Proposed change of use of #06-XX (the central) to beauty salon
- 26 Sept 2023ApprovedFloor 7Change of use to massage establishment
Proposed change of use of unit #07-XX to massage establishment
- 25 Nov 2021ApprovedFloor 8Change of use to shop
Proposed change of use of unit #08-XX to shop
- 23 Dec 2020ApprovedFloor 6Change of use to medical clinic
Proposed change of use of unit #06-XX to medical clinic - the central
- 4 Aug 2015ApprovedFloor 7Change of use: office → physiotherapy services
Proposed change of use of unit #07-XX from office to physiotherapy services on lot 00278x ts07 at 12 eu tong sen street - the central (singapore river planning area)
- 8 May 2012ApprovedFloor 5Change of use to health centre
Change of use of part of the unit #05-XX to health centre at the central
- 9 Apr 2009ApprovedAdditions & alterations
Proposed amendment to approved additions and alterations to the central (basement to 4th storey
- 20 Aug 2008ApprovedAdditions & alterations
Proposed additions and alterations at basement to 5th storey of the central (shopping centre
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$54.50 per unit).
How does Eu Tong Sen Street price?
Street figures cover strata deals only — land and strata PSF are not comparable.
What do commercial rents run near The Central?
Indicative area yield — District 1 retail
An INDICATIVE AREA yield for District 1 retail — NOT this building's yield, and not any unit's. Commercial rents are published as a district percentile grid, so both halves describe the district.
Priced on STRATA sales only: rent is quoted per unit of lettable area, and commercial land PSF runs far above strata — mixing them would shift the ratio sharply.
Net deducts the 10% non-residential property tax ONLY — not vacancy, maintenance, agent fees, financing, or the 9% GST on purchase.
Retail rents — District 1 ($ 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 The Central right now?
For sale (62)
- The CentralS$1.68M · 624 sqft
- The CentralS$1.59M · 624 sqft
- The CentralS$1.75M · 614 sqft
- The CentralS$2.57M · 872 sqft
For rent (53)
- The Central2 agentsS$12k/mo · 1,216 sqft
- The CentralS$6k/mo · 900 sqft
- The CentralS$10k/mo · 1,141 sqft
- The CentralS$5k/mo · 646 sqft
What is near The Central?
Getting around
- Clarke Quay MRT50 m · ~1 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 The Central
nearest MRT/LRT Clarke Quay (NE5) 40 m, about 31,000 taps a weekday; 7 more stations within 1 km; bus stops within 400 m: 13, about 21,000 taps a weekday; Singapore River: 18,341 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 13,000 residents within 1 km (June 2026); 11 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
- Clarke Quay (NE5)40 m · about 31,000 weekday taps
- Fort Canning (DT20)475 m · about 14,000 weekday taps
- Chinatown (NE4 / DT19)484 m · about 97,000 weekday taps
- Raffles Place (EW14 / NS26)690 m · about 133,000 weekday taps
- Telok Ayer (DT18)691 m · about 37,000 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 The Central. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.
Bus
13 bus stops within 400 m, with about 21,000 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.
Public car parks within 500 m
- Backlane (Carpenter - Upp Circular Rd) (URA)133 m
- Carpenter St (URA)161 mS$1.20 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 35 car lots
- Hong Kong St (URA)174 mS$1.20 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 32 car lots
- Upp Circular Rd (URA)177 mS$1.20 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 22 car lots
- Carpenter St Off St (URA)191 mS$1.50 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 69 car lots
Nearest URA season parking: Mohd Sultan-River Vall Ey Road Area, 776 m away, S$80/month.
Public car parks only, by straight-line distance, with the operator's published rates. The Central's own car park, if it has one, and its charges are not in the open data.
Who's registered at The Central?
- Professional, scientific and technical services34
- Information and communications29
- Wholesale and retail trade18
- Financial and insurance18
- Administrative and support services4
- Health and social services4
- Real estate4
- Other services3
- Manufacturing3
- Education2
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 The Central's BCA building profile?
- BCA building type
- Mixed Development
- Green Mark
- NA (NA)
- Energy use intensity
- 327 kWh/m²·yr
Frequently asked questions about The Central
Where is The Central?⌄
The Central is at 12 Eu Tong Sen Street, Singapore 059819, in the Singapore River planning area.
What is The Central zoned as?⌄
The Central sits on land zoned white under the URA Master Plan, with a gross plot ratio of 5.6.
What is the tenure of The Central?⌄
The Central is leasehold. About 74 years remain on the lease.
What have units at The Central sold for?⌄
Across 143 recorded transactions, the median price is S$1,512 psf. The latest was in May 2026.
What is the nearest MRT station to The Central?⌄
Clarke Quay MRT is the closest, 50 m away (about a 1-minute walk).
How many businesses are registered at The Central?⌄
139 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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