CommercialCOMMERCIALFreeholdDistrict 9 · Orchard

Tong Building

Reviewed by Nathan TangUpdated 8 November 2026Data through Sept 2024

Quick Summary

Tong Building is a commercial building in District 9 · Orchard, on land zoned COMMERCIAL under the URA Master Plan with a gross plot ratio of 4.9. It is freehold. 18 transactions are on record since 1995, at a median S$2,366 psf, most recently in Sept 2024. ACRA records 86 live company registrations at this address.

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What are the key facts about Tong Building?

Key takeawayTong Building is a commercial building in District 9 · Orchard, zoned COMMERCIAL, held freehold.

Asset class: Commercial
Land-use zone: COMMERCIAL
Gross plot ratio: 4.9
Tenure: Freehold
District / Area: District 9 · Orchard
Address: 302 Orchard Road
Land area: 2,264 sqm
Completed: Not on record
Storeys: 19 (© OpenStreetMap contributors)
Strata units (MCST): 23
Managing agent: SAVILLS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT PTE LTD
Strata formed: 1987 (MCST 1215)
Submarket: Orchard
Units with a recorded sale: At least 25
Transactions on record: 18 (records start 1995)
Live listings: None
ACRA registrations: 86

About Tong Building

Tong Building is a commercial building in Orchard (District 09). It is located along Orchard Road, Singapore 238862.

Under the URA Master Plan it sits on land zoned commercial with a gross plot ratio of 4.9. It lies inside the Central Area.

The site is freehold. It occupies roughly 2,264 sqm of land with about 11,096 sqm of gross floor area.

18 transactions have been recorded here, at a median of S$2,366 psf. The most recent was in September 2024.

102 businesses are currently registered at this address with ACRA.

The nearest MRT is Somerset MRT, 626 m away (about a 10-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Orchard Stn/Lucky Plaza) is 74 m away (about a 1-minute walk).

What is Tong Building zoned as?

Key takeawayTong Building sits on land zoned COMMERCIAL with a gross plot ratio of 4.9, inside the Central Area.

Land-use zone: COMMERCIAL
Gross plot ratio: 4.9
Urban design area: Udga
Central Area: Yes

BCA-verified envelope: allowable GFA 11,094 sqm · built 15,153 sqm · headroom -4,059 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 Tong Building sold for?

Key takeawayAcross 18 recorded transactions since 1995, the median price is about S$13.38M, most recently in Sept 2024.

Date	Use	Price	Area	PSF
Sept 2024	Office	S$33.50M	6,867 sqft	$4,878
Sept 2024	Office	S$35.00M	6,867 sqft	$5,097
Sept 2024	Office	S$31.33M	6,867 sqft	$4,562
Aug 2024	Retail	S$13.97M	3,423 sqft	$4,080
Oct 2017	Office	S$23.30M	7,083 sqft	$3,290
Apr 2016	Office	S$25.50M	6,867 sqft	$3,713
Dec 2010	Office	S$24.00M	7,083 sqft	$3,389
Aug 2008	Office	S$17.00M	6,867 sqft	$2,475
Jul 2008	Office	S$17.00M	5,813 sqft	$2,925
Oct 2007	Office	S$10.63M	6,867 sqft	$1,547

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 Tong Building rent for?

Key takeawayNo rent is published for Tong Building itself. On its street, Orchard Road, office space rented at a median of $8.30 psf a month in 2026Q3, with the middle half of leases between $6.42 and $10.56. That is not this building's own rent, and never a quote for a particular unit.

Office space on Orchard Road

Street level · 2026Q3

25th pct

$6.42

$69.10 psm

Median

$8.30

$89.36 psm

75th pct

$10.56

$113.72 psm

S$ per sq ft per month · median +7.2% on a year earlier

2023Q4 · $83.64 psm2026Q3 · $89.36 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 Orchard Road

Street level · 2026Q3

25th pct

$9.58

$103.15 psm

Median

$14.21

$152.94 psm

75th pct

$22.45

$241.70 psm

S$ per sq ft per month · median -1.5% on a year earlier

2023Q4 · $157.56 psm2026Q3 · $152.94 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 9 retail

Region band · 2026Q3

25th pct

$9.24

$99.43 psm

Median

$11.90

$128.12 psm

75th pct

$17.57

$189.09 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 9 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 Tong Building

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

CBRE, 2Q 2026 (island-wide)

Islandwide: Vacancy 5%
Islandwide (Grade B): Rent S$8.35 psf/mth

Singapore Figures Q2 2026

Cushman & Wakefield, 2Q 2026

Orchard Road: Rent S$10.18 psf/mth · Vacancy 1.8% · Planned / under construction 1.00m sq ft

Singapore Office MarketBeat Q2 2026

Official series (URA, 2026Q3): Office vacancy rate (Whole Island) 10 (-1.2 pp on the year) · Office rental index (Central Region) 203.4 (+1.8% 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 Tong Building?

Key takeawayURA has approved 19 changes of use at Tong Building since 2000, most recently in 2025. 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.

26 Dec 2025ApprovedFloor 5
Change of use to medical clinic & unit #05-xx to shop
Proposed change of use of unit #05-XX to medical clinic & unit #05-XX to shop
16 Sept 2024ApprovedFloor 10
Change of use to medical clinic
Proposed change of use of units #10-XX, #10-XX, #10-XX, #10-XX & #10-XX to medical clinic
27 Aug 2024ApprovedFloor 9
Change of use to medical clinic
Proposed change of use of units #09-XX, #09-XX, #09-XX & #09-XX to medical clinic
14 Aug 2024ApprovedFloor 6
Change of use to medical clinic
Proposed change of use of units #06-XX, #06-XX, #06-XX & #06-XX to medical clinic
29 Jul 2024ApprovedFloor 17
Change of use to medical clinic
Proposed change of use of unit #17-XX to medical clinic
3 Feb 2022ApprovedFloor 15
Change of use to medical clinic
Proposed change of use of unit #15-XX to medical clinic
17 Sept 2021ApprovedFloor 15
Change of use to medical clinic
Proposed change of use of unit #15-XX to medical clinic
3 Sept 2021Agency worksFloor 6
Change of use to shop
Lodgment for proposed use of unit #06-XX as shop
3 Sept 2021Agency worksFloor 9
Change of use to shop
Lodgmene for proposed use of unit #09-XX as shop
2 Sept 2021Agency worksFloor 9
Change of use to shop
Lodgmene for proposed use of unit #09-XX as shop
13 Oct 2020Agency worksFloor 6
Change of use to shop
Lodgment for proposed use of unit #06-XX as shop
4 Sept 2019ApprovedFloor 5
Change of use to staff lounge
Proposed change of use of office unit #05-XX to staff lounge - tong building

7 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).

How does Orchard Road price?

Key takeawayAcross 142 strata sales on Orchard Road in the last 5 years, the median is $3,784 psf.

Strata sales on the street (5y)

142

Street median PSF (strata)

$3,784

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

What do commercial rents run near Tong 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 9 retail

Gross yield (area)

3.2%

2.9% net of property tax

Rent side (median of bands)

$128.12 psm/mo

2026Q3

Price side (strata, 5y)

$4,434 psf

190 sales

An INDICATIVE AREA yield for District 9 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 9 ($ psm/month, 2026Q3)

Floor level · size band	25th pct	Median	75th pct
Level 4 & Above · 30 & Below	$101.79	$127.98	$144.93
B1 & Below · 30 & Below	$231.82	$392.95	$544.95
Level 2 & 3 · 30 & Below	$97.06	$128.26	$157.50
Level 1 · 30 & Below	$131.15	$157.04	$196.05
Level 1 · >30 - 100	$112.35	$161.16	$217.81
Level 2 & 3 · >30 - 100	$91.89	$118.41	$156.35
Level 4 & Above · >30 - 100	$81.28	$100.52	$133.94
B1 & Below · >30 - 100	$155.98	$328.55	$492.13

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 Tong Building?

Key takeawayThe nearest MRT/LRT is Somerset MRT, about 626 m away — and 2 competing retail premisess operate nearby.

Getting around

Somerset MRT626 m · ~10 min

Amenities nearby

Orchard Stn/Lucky Plaza · 74 mDB Medical · 90 mHotel · 167 mMount Elizabeth Hospital · 178 mOrchard MRT Exit 3 · 230 mOrchard Fountain Corner · 406 mPlace Of Worship · 579 mEducational Institution · 843 mCairnhill Community Club · 846 m

Competing premises nearby

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

Paragon · 115 mCold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd · 115 m

Straight-line distances. Source: PropKaki amenities data.

Getting there and parking at Tong Building

Key takeawayThe nearest station is Orchard (TE14 / NS22), 230 m away — one of the busiest stations, with about 122,000 taps in and out on an average weekday. 15 public car parks are within 500 m; the cheapest URA season parking nearby is S$80 a month.

Foot traffic: busier than 60% of office buildings

nearest MRT/LRT Orchard (TE14/NS22) 230 m, about 122,000 taps a weekday; 3 more stations within 1 km; bus stops within 400 m: 6, about 31,000 taps a weekday; Orchard: 44,871 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 18,000 residents within 1 km (June 2026). Ranked against 485 office 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), not a count of people.

Stations within 1 km

Orchard (TE14 / NS22)230 m · about 122,000 weekday taps
Somerset (NS23)537 m · about 66,000 weekday taps
Great World (TE15)838 m · about 21,000 weekday taps
Newton (NS21 / DT11)980 m · about 116,000 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 Tong Building. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.

Bus

6 bus stops within 400 m, with about 31,000 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.

Public car parks within 500 m

Paragon (development car park)115 m
rates not published as open data
Wisma Atria (development car park)176 m
rates not published as open data
Ngee Ann City (development car park)176 m
rates not published as open data
Tang Plaza (development car park)218 m
rates not published as open data
Hilton Orchard (development car park)238 m
rates not published as open data

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

Who's registered at Tong Building?

Key takeaway86 live companies (and LLPs and branches; sole proprietors are not counted) list Tong Building as their registered address. These are registered businesses, not who occupies the space.

Transportation and storage
32
Financial and insurance
26
Wholesale and retail trade
12
Health and social services
6
Real estate
5
Other services
3
Professional, scientific and technical services
1
Administrative and support services
1
Accommodation and food services
0
Information and communications
0

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 Tong Building's BCA building profile?

BCA building type: Office
Green Mark: NA (NA)
Energy use intensity: 151 kWh/m²·yr

Frequently asked questions about Tong Building

Where is Tong Building?⌄

Tong Building is at 302 Orchard Road, Singapore 238862, in the Orchard planning area.

What is Tong Building zoned as?⌄

Tong Building sits on land zoned commercial under the URA Master Plan, with a gross plot ratio of 4.9.

What is the tenure of Tong Building?⌄

Tong Building is freehold.

What have units at Tong Building sold for?⌄

Across 18 recorded transactions, the median price is S$2,366 psf. The latest was in September 2024.

What is the nearest MRT station to Tong Building?⌄

Somerset MRT is the closest, 626 m away (about a 10-minute walk).

How many businesses are registered at Tong Building?⌄

102 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.

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.

Managing agent: as BCA's MCST register names it; it can change between register updates.

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.

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 BCA's MCST register, PropKaki's submarket map, URA planning decisions, LTA DataMall car parks, URA car park data (URA Data Service), LTA DataMall passenger volumes, PropKaki's foot-traffic model, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) — 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.