CommercialCIVIC & COMMUNITY INSTITUTIONDistrict 3 · Outram

Thong Chai Building

Reviewed by Nathan TangUpdated 10 November 2026

Quick Summary

Thong Chai Building is a commercial building in District 3 · Outram, on land zoned CIVIC & COMMUNITY INSTITUTION under the URA Master Plan. 1 unit is currently listed for rent. ACRA records 401 live company registrations at this address.

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What are the key facts about Thong Chai Building?

Key takeawayThong Chai Building is a commercial building in District 3 · Outram, zoned CIVIC & COMMUNITY INSTITUTION.

Asset class: Commercial
Land-use zone: CIVIC & COMMUNITY INSTITUTION
Gross plot ratio: Subject to Evaluation
Tenure: Not on record
District / Area: District 3 · Outram
Address: 50 Chin Swee Road
Land area: 1,638 sqm
Completed: Not on record
Storeys: 10 (© OpenStreetMap contributors)
Submarket: City Fringe
Transactions on record: None recorded
Live listings: 1
ACRA registrations: 401

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 Thong Chai Building

Thong Chai Building is a mixed-use building in Outram (District 03). It is located along Chin Swee Road, Singapore 169874.

Under the URA Master Plan it sits on land zoned civic & community institution. It lies inside the Central Area.

It occupies roughly 1,638 sqm of land.

491 businesses are currently registered at this address with ACRA.

The nearest MRT is Chinatown MRT, 661 m away (about a 10-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Blk 8) is 100 m away (about a 2-minute walk). Robertson Walk is 494 m away (about a 8-minute walk).

What is Thong Chai Building zoned as?

Key takeawayThong Chai Building sits on land zoned CIVIC & COMMUNITY INSTITUTION, inside the Central Area.

Land-use zone: CIVIC & COMMUNITY INSTITUTION
Gross plot ratio: Subject to Evaluation
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 Do not quote a plot ratio, and do not compute buildable GFA from it.

BCA-verified envelope: built 5,232 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 Thong Chai Building rent for?

Key takeawayNo rent is published for Thong Chai Building itself. On its street, Chin Swee Road, office space rented at a median of $3.80 psf a month in 2026Q3, with the middle half of leases between $3.66 and $4.00. That is not this building's own rent, and never a quote for a particular unit.

Office space on Chin Swee Road

Street level · 2026Q3

25th pct

$3.66

$39.37 psm

Median

$3.80

$40.91 psm

75th pct

$4.00

$43.03 psm

S$ per sq ft per month · median +5.4% on a year earlier

2023Q4 · $39.18 psm2026Q3 · $40.91 psm median

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 Chin Swee Road

Street level · 2025Q3

25th pct

—

— psm

Median

$5.84

$62.86 psm

75th pct

—

— psm

S$ per sq ft per month (median only published) · median -33.4% on a year earlier

2021Q3 · $83.33 psm2025Q3 · $62.86 psm median

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 3 retail

Region band · 2026Q3

25th pct

$7.49

$80.65 psm

Median

$10.49

$112.95 psm

75th pct

$14.10

$151.72 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 3 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 Thong Chai Building

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 Thong Chai Building

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 Thong Chai Building?

Key takeawayURA has approved 1 change of use at Thong Chai Building since 2000, most recently in 2017. 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.

5 Oct 2017ApprovedFloor 5
Change of use: office → commercial school
Proposed change of use of unit #05-XX from office to commercial school on lot 00282c ts22 at 50 chin swee road, thong chai building (outram planning area)
18 Nov 2011Approved
Additions & alterations
Proposed additions and alterations to the existing 10-storey building (singapore thong chai medical institution)
5 Dec 2007Approved
Additions & alterations
Proposed additions and alteration to the existing 10-storey commercial building, involving new equipment on ext'g r.c. flat roof & roof top abve life motor roof
22 Aug 2002Approved
Additions & alterations
Proposed additions/ alterations involving addition of a new waiting area and entrance canopy at 1st storey to a balcony of 10 storey offices & clinic building

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 Chin Swee Road price?

Key takeawayAcross 63 strata sales on Chin Swee Road in the last 5 years, the median is $783 psf.

Strata sales on the street (5y)

Street median PSF (strata)

$783

Street figures cover strata deals only — land and strata PSF are not comparable.

What do commercial rents run near Thong Chai Building?

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

Indicative area yield — District 3 retail

Gross yield (area)

3.8%

3.4% net of property tax

Rent side (median of bands)

$112.95 psm/mo

2026Q3

Price side (strata, 5y)

$3,294 psf

38 sales

An INDICATIVE AREA yield for District 3 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 3 ($ psm/month, 2026Q3)

Floor level · size band	25th pct	Median	75th pct
Level 2 & 3 · 30 & Below	$78.10	$94.74	$116.67
Level 1 · 30 & Below	$73.20	$92.12	$107.33
Level 1 · >30 - 100	$83.20	$164.15	$200.48
Level 2 & 3 · >30 - 100	$58.43	$67.44	$75.00
Level 1 · >100 - 300	$226.54	$240.67	$264.22
Level 2 & 3 · >100 - 300	$83.56	$131.15	$186.77

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 Thong Chai Building right now?

Key takeaway1 unit is currently listed at Thong Chai Building. One row per unit; several agents often market the same unit.

For rent (1)

Thong Chai BuildingS$480/mo · 150 sqft

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What is near Thong Chai Building?

Key takeawayThe nearest MRT/LRT is Chinatown MRT, about 661 m away.

Getting around

Chinatown MRT661 m · ~10 min

Amenities nearby

Blk 1 Jalan Kukoh · 75 mManhattan Medical Centre · 89 mBlk 8 · 100 mSheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd · 157 mHotel · 180 mPlace Of Worship · 317 mEducational Institution · 319 mPearl'S Hill City Pk · 391 mChinatown MRT Exit D · 433 mRobertson Walk · 494 m

Straight-line distances. Source: PropKaki amenities data.

Getting there and parking at Thong Chai Building

Key takeawayThe nearest station is Chinatown (NE4 / DT19), 433 m away — one of the busiest stations, with about 97,000 taps in and out on an average weekday. 10 public car parks are within 500 m; the cheapest URA season parking nearby is S$80 a month.

Foot traffic: busier than 52% of retail buildings

nearest MRT/LRT Chinatown (NE4/DT19) 433 m, about 97,000 taps a weekday; 7 more stations within 1 km; bus stops within 400 m: 7, about 8,121 taps a weekday; Outram: 38,402 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 30,000 residents within 1 km (June 2026); 6 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

Chinatown (NE4 / DT19)433 m · about 97,000 weekday taps
Clarke Quay (NE5)624 m · about 31,000 weekday taps
Outram Park (EW16 / NE3 / TE17)641 m · about 78,000 weekday taps
Fort Canning (DT20)682 m · about 14,000 weekday taps
Havelock (TE16)726 m · about 16,000 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 Thong Chai Building. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.

Bus

7 bus stops within 400 m, with 8,121 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.

Public car parks within 500 m

Blk 1 Jalan Kukoh Car Park (HDB)92 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 42 car lots
Blk 54 Chin Swee Road Mscp (HDB)100 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · gantry 1.9 m · 260 car lots
Blk 8A Jalan Kukoh Mscp (HDB)153 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · gantry 1.98 m · 360 car lots
Blk 4/5/6 Jalan Minyak Car Park (HDB)171 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday
Blk 34 Upper Cross Street Car Park (HDB)206 m
S$1.20 per half-hour at midday on a weekday

HDB season (car): Tier 1 $80/month (a resident's or registered HDB shop/industrial tenant's first car); Tier 2 (other cars, non-residents) $90 Rest of Island, $150 Designated Area, $165 Restricted Zone (surface). Which zone this car park is in is not published as data.

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

Who's registered at Thong Chai Building?

Key takeaway401 live companies (and LLPs and branches; sole proprietors are not counted) list Thong Chai Building as their registered address. These are registered businesses, not who occupies the space.

Wholesale and retail trade
113
Professional, scientific and technical services
97
Information and communications
47
Financial and insurance
34
Construction
29
Transportation and storage
24
Administrative and support services
16
Manufacturing
14
Accommodation and food services
7
Real estate
7

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 Thong Chai Building's BCA building profile?

BCA building type: Private Clinic
Green Mark: NA (NA)
Energy use intensity: 193 kWh/m²·yr

Frequently asked questions about Thong Chai Building

Where is Thong Chai Building?⌄

Thong Chai Building is at 50 Chin Swee Road, Singapore 169874, in the Outram planning area.

What is Thong Chai Building zoned as?⌄

Thong Chai Building sits on land zoned civic & community institution under the URA Master Plan.

Have there been any recorded transactions at Thong Chai Building?⌄

No caveats have been lodged for Thong Chai Building 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 Thong Chai Building?⌄

Chinatown MRT is the closest, 661 m away (about a 10-minute walk).

How many businesses are registered at Thong Chai Building?⌄

491 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.

Season parking: the cheapest URA car season rate (commercial ticket) at a public car park within 500 m, per month. HDB's season rates depend on a zone we don't have, so they are shown as HDB's tiers.

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%).

Storeys: from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), volunteer-mapped, not an official record. Shown only because no official or listed floor count is held for this building.

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, HDB car park information (data.gov.sg), URA car park data (URA Data Service), LTA DataMall passenger volumes, PropKaki's foot-traffic model, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) — see our methodology. Last updated 10 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.