CommercialWHITELeaseholdDistrict 5 · Queenstown

The Star

Reviewed by Nathan TangUpdated 8 November 2026Data through Nov 2019

Quick Summary

The Star is a commercial building in District 5 · Queenstown, on land zoned WHITE under the URA Master Plan with a gross plot ratio of 3.2. It is leasehold with roughly 41 years remaining. 1 transaction is on record since 1995, most recently in Nov 2019. 1 unit is currently listed for rent. ACRA records 29 live company registrations at this address.

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What are the key facts about The Star?

Key takeawayThe Star is a commercial building in District 5 · Queenstown, zoned WHITE, held leasehold.

Asset class: Commercial
Land-use zone: WHITE
Gross plot ratio: 3.2
Tenure: Leasehold
District / Area: District 5 · Queenstown
Address: 1 Vista Exchange Green
Land area: 19,268 sqm
Completed: 2012 (per CommercialGuru)
Storeys: 15 (per CommercialGuru)
Strata units (MCST): 4
Strata formed: 2017 (MCST 4548)
Estate (JTC): One-North
Submarket: one-north
Transactions on record: 1 (records start 1995)
Live listings: 1
ACRA registrations: 29

What are the specs at The Star?

Key takeawayThe building's specs as its sources state them — the listing agent or the management can confirm a unit's own.

Facilities: car park; Source: CommercialGuru

About The Star

The Star is a commercial building in Queenstown (District 05). It is located along Vista Exchange Green, Singapore 138617.

Under the URA Master Plan it sits on land zoned white with a gross plot ratio of 3.2.

The site is leasehold, with about 41 years remaining on the lease. It occupies roughly 19,268 sqm of land with about 61,662 sqm of gross floor area.

1 transaction has been recorded here, at a median of S$1,377 psf. The most recent was in November 2019.

30 businesses are currently registered at this address with ACRA.

The nearest MRT is Buona Vista MRT, 272 m away (about a 4-minute walk). The closest bus stop (The Star Vista) is 119 m away (about a 2-minute walk).

What is The Star zoned as?

Key takeawayThe Star sits on land zoned WHITE with a gross plot ratio of 3.2.

Land-use zone: WHITE
Gross plot ratio: 3.2
Urban design area: One North Ud Area

BCA-verified envelope: allowable GFA 61,658 sqm · built 62,000 sqm · headroom -342 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 has The Star sold for?

Key takeaway1 transaction is on record since 1995, most recently in Nov 2019 — too few to support a median, so the deals themselves are listed instead.

Date	Use	Price	Area	PSF
Nov 2019	Retail	S$296.00M	215,022 sqft	$1,377

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 Star rent for?

Key takeawayNo street- or building-level rent is published here. Across District 5 retail, retail space rented at a median of $11.04 psf a month in 2026Q3, with the middle half of leases between $7.45 and $15.35. That is not this building's own rent, and never a quote for a particular unit.

Retail space — District 5 retail

Region band · 2026Q3

25th pct

$7.45

$80.17 psm

Median

$11.04

$118.89 psm

75th pct

$15.35

$165.18 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 5 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 Star

Key takeawayBrokers' retail figures for this part of Singapore — a broker's market figure, not this building's rent.

CBRE, 2Q 2026

Suburban: Rent S$32.95 psf/mth

Singapore Figures Q2 2026

Cushman & Wakefield, 2Q 2026

Suburban: Rent S$33.36 psf/mth · Vacancy 5.7% (1Q 2026) · Planned / under construction 1.53m 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 The Star

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 The Star?

Key takeawayURA has approved 50 changes of use at The Star since 2000, most recently in 2026. 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.

13 May 2026RenewedFloor B1
Continued use as massage establishment on basement 1
Proposed continued use of #B1-XX as massage establishment on basement 1 of the existing civic, cultural and commercial building (the star) on lot 04467l mukim 03 at 1 vista exchange green (queenstown planning area)
8 Apr 2026Approved
Additions & alterations
Proposed additions and alterations at 3rd storey of the existing civic, cultural and commercial building (the star) on lot 04467l mukim 03 at 1 vista exchange green (queenstown planning area)
6 Mar 2026ApprovedFloor 1
Change of use: shop unit #01-xx → restaurant
Proposed change of use from shop unit #01-XX to restaurant at the existing civic, cultural and commercial building (the star)
18 Sept 2025Approved
Additions & alterations
Proposed addition and alterations on basement 1 of the existing civic, cultural and commercial building
14 Aug 2025RenewedFloor 2
Change of use
Continued use of restaurant with live entertainment to unit #02-XX on 2nd storey at the existing civic, cultural and commercial building (the star) on lot 04467l mukim 03 at 1 vista exchange green (queenstown planning area)
8 Jul 2025ApprovedFloor 1
Change of use: shop → restaurant to existing unit #01-xx & 30
Amalgamation and change of use from shop to restaurant to existing unit #01-XX & 30 at 1st storey of the existing civic, cultural and commercial building (the star)
20 Jun 2025ApprovedFloor B1
Change of use: medical clinic → massage establishment to existing unit #b1-xx
Proposed change of use from medical clinic to massage establishment to existing unit #B1-XX at basement 1 of the existing civic, cultural and commercial building (the star)
16 Jun 2025ApprovedFloor 2
Change of use: bank with cafe → bank with cafe and ancillary medical clinic to existing unit #02-xx on 2nd store
Change of use from bank with cafe to bank with cafe and ancillary medical clinic to existing unit #02-XX on 2nd storey at the existing civic, cultural and commercial building (the star)
5 May 2025RenewedFloor 1
Change of use
Continued use of pet shop with pet boarding to unit #01-XX on 1st storey at the existing civic, cultural and commercial building (the star)
10 Mar 2025ApprovedFloor 1
Additions & alterations
Proposed additions and alterations to existing #01-XX, 24, 25, 26, 27 & 28 at 1st storey at the existing civic, cultural and commercial building (the star)
10 Jan 2025ApprovedFloor 1
Change of use: fitness centre → night club to existing unit #01-xx on 1st storey
Change of use from fitness centre to night club to existing unit #01-XX on 1st storey at the existing civic, cultural and commercial building (the star)
26 Jul 2024ApprovedFloor 2
Change of use: restaurant → bank with cafe to existing unit #02-xx on 2nd storey
Change of use from restaurant to bank with cafe to existing unit #02-XX on 2nd storey at the existing civic, cultural and commercial building (the star)

51 earlier change-of-use and A&A decisions are on record since 2000.

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 The Star?

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

Indicative area yield — District 5 retail

Gross yield (area)

5.9%

5.3% net of property tax

Rent side (median of bands)

$118.89 psm/mo

2026Q3

Price side (strata, 5y)

$2,263 psf

32 sales

An INDICATIVE AREA yield for District 5 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 5 ($ psm/month, 2026Q3)

Floor level · size band	25th pct	Median	75th pct
B1 & Below · 30 & Below	$50.00	$57.14	$376.27
Level 1 · 30 & Below	$56.83	$66.67	$120.03
Level 2 & 3 · >30 - 100	$90.07	$125.08	$160.38
Level 1 · >30 - 100	$70.27	$112.69	$126.27
Level 1 · >100 - 300	$108.14	$129.44	$203.65
Level 2 & 3 · >100 - 300	$116.31	$143.20	$169.97

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 Star right now?

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

For rent (1)

The Star VistaS$33k/mo · 1,926 sqft

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What is near The Star?

Key takeawayThe nearest MRT/LRT is Buona Vista MRT, about 272 m away — and 3 competing retail premisess operate nearby.

Getting around

Buona Vista MRT272 m · ~4 min

Amenities nearby

Osler Health International @ Star Vista · 23 mBusiness Park - White · 85 mThe Star Vista · 119 mBuona Vista MRT Exit A · 244 mEducational Institution · 363 mOne-North Park · 377 mBuona Vista Community Club · 544 mPlace Of Worship · 595 m

Competing premises nearby

Retail and F&B premises competing for the same footfall — context for an occupier, not a selling point.

The Star Vista · 23 mCold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd · 23 mBlk 20 Ghim Moh Road · 450 m

Straight-line distances. Source: PropKaki amenities data.

Getting there and parking at The Star

Key takeawayThe nearest station is Buona Vista (EW21 / CC22), 243 m away — a busy station, with about 64,000 taps in and out on an average weekday. 10 public car parks are within 500 m.

Foot traffic: busier than 61% of retail buildings

nearest MRT/LRT Buona Vista (EW21/CC22) 243 m, about 64,000 taps a weekday; 2 more stations within 1 km; bus stops within 400 m: 7, about 23,000 taps a weekday; Queenstown: 131,782 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 34,000 residents within 1 km (June 2026); 0 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

Buona Vista (EW21 / CC22)243 m · about 64,000 weekday taps
one-north (CC23)734 m · about 35,000 weekday taps
Holland Village (CC21)930 m · about 22,000 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 Star. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.

Bus

7 bus stops within 400 m, with about 23,000 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.

Public car parks within 500 m

Blk 13A Ghim Moh Road (HDB)287 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · gantry 2.15 m · 167 car lots
Blk 16A Ghim Moh Road (HDB)304 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · gantry 2.15 m · 232 car lots
12 To 14 Dover Close East (HDB)325 m
no short-term parking · 4 car lots
Blk 24 Ghim Moh Link (HDB)338 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · gantry 2.15 m
Blk 21 Ghim Moh Road (HDB)382 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · gantry 9.99 m · 118 car lots

HDB season (car): Tier 1 $110/month (a resident's or registered HDB shop/industrial tenant's first car); Tier 2 (other cars, non-residents) $120 Rest of Island, $170 Designated Area, $190 Restricted Zone (sheltered: multi-storey, basement, deck). Industrial-park multi-storey car parks: $110 / $120. Which zone this car park is in is not published as data.

Nearest URA season parking: Tanglin Halt Close, 751 m away, S$90/month.

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

Who's registered at The Star?

Key takeaway29 live companies (and LLPs and branches; sole proprietors are not counted) list The Star as their registered address. These are registered businesses, not who occupies the space.

Accommodation and food services
9
Other services
4
Professional, scientific and technical services
4
Wholesale and retail trade
3
Health and social services
3
Manufacturing
2
Financial and insurance
1
Information and communications
1
Real estate
1
Administrative and support services
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 The Star's BCA building profile?

BCA building type: Retail
Green Mark: Gold (2009)
Energy use intensity: 340 kWh/m²·yr

Frequently asked questions about The Star

Where is The Star?⌄

The Star is at 1 Vista Exchange Green, Singapore 138617, in the Queenstown planning area.

What is The Star zoned as?⌄

The Star sits on land zoned white under the URA Master Plan, with a gross plot ratio of 3.2.

What is the tenure of The Star?⌄

The Star is leasehold. About 41 years remain on the lease.

What have units at The Star sold for?⌄

Across 1 recorded transaction, the median price is S$1,377 psf. The latest was in November 2019.

What is the nearest MRT station to The Star?⌄

Buona Vista MRT is the closest, 272 m away (about a 4-minute walk).

How many businesses are registered at The Star?⌄

30 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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Completion year: as CommercialGuru states it, not checked against an official record. Sales records start in 1995, which says nothing about when a building was built.

Storeys: CommercialGuru's floor count, not checked against an official record.

Total units: the strata units in the building's MCST (BCA's register) — strata lots, not tenancies; a single-owner building can be one lot. Units with a recorded sale (URA caveats) are a separate figure.

Strata lots: the lot count in the development's MCST (BCA's register) — the whole development, homes included where it is mixed; a single-owner mall or tower can be one lot.

Strata formed: the year the MCST was set up (BCA's register). NOT the year the building was completed — an MCST forms after TOP, sometimes years later. Never state it as the building's age.

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.

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 CommercialGuru, BCA's MCST register, JTC estate boundaries, PropKaki's submarket map, URA planning decisions, HDB car park information (data.gov.sg), 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.