CommercialCOMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIALFreeholdDistrict 8 · Kallang

Townshend Building

Reviewed by Nathan TangUpdated 8 November 2026Data through Jul 2020

Quick Summary

Townshend Building is a commercial building in District 8 · Kallang, on land zoned COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL under the URA Master Plan with a gross plot ratio of 3.0. It is freehold. 23 transactions are on record since 1995, at a median S$850 psf, most recently in Jul 2020. 2 units are currently listed for sale or rent. ACRA records 103 live company registrations at this address.

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What are the key facts about Townshend Building?

Key takeawayTownshend Building is a commercial building in District 8 · Kallang, zoned COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL, held freehold.

Asset class: Commercial
Land-use zone: COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL
Gross plot ratio: 3.0
Tenure: Freehold
District / Area: District 8 · Kallang
Address: 54 Maude Road
Land area: 657 sqm
Completed: Not on record
Storeys: 3 (© OpenStreetMap contributors)
Strata units (MCST): 20
Managing agent: PHILIP MOTHA PROPERTY MANAGEMENT PTE LTD
Strata formed: 1984 (MCST 0780)
Submarket: City Fringe
Units with a recorded sale: At least 13
Listed as: Office
Transactions on record: 23 (records start 1995)
Live listings: 2
ACRA registrations: 103

About Townshend Building

Townshend Building is a commercial building in Kallang (District 08). It is located along Maude Road, Singapore 208346.

Under the URA Master Plan it sits on land zoned commercial & residential with a gross plot ratio of 3.

The site is freehold. It occupies roughly 657 sqm of land with about 1,972 sqm of gross floor area.

23 transactions have been recorded here, at a median of S$850 psf. The most recent was in July 2020.

123 businesses are currently registered at this address with ACRA.

The nearest MRT is Jalan Besar MRT, 483 m away (about a 8-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Aft King George's Ave) is 53 m away (about a 1-minute walk).

What is Townshend Building zoned as?

Key takeawayTownshend Building sits on land zoned COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL with a gross plot ratio of 3.0.

Land-use zone: COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL
Gross plot ratio: 3.0

BCA-verified envelope: allowable GFA 1,971 sqm · built 1,440 sqm · headroom 531 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 Townshend Building sold for?

Key takeawayAcross 23 recorded transactions since 1995, the median price is about S$390k, most recently in Jul 2020.

Date	Use	Price	Area	PSF
Jul 2020	Office	S$828k	484 sqft	$1,709
May 2018	Retail	S$2.15M	861 sqft	$2,497
Oct 2016	Office	S$600k	431 sqft	$1,394
Jan 2013	Office	S$1.02M	850 sqft	$1,199
Dec 2012	Office	S$600k	484 sqft	$1,239
Apr 2011	Retail	S$410k	463 sqft	$886
Dec 2010	Office	S$428k	484 sqft	$884
Dec 2010	Office	S$744k	850 sqft	$875
Aug 2010	Office	S$368k	420 sqft	$875
Feb 2007	Office	S$280k	431 sqft	$649

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 Townshend Building rent for?

Key takeawayNo street- or building-level rent is published here. Across District 8 retail, retail space rented at a median of $8.25 psf a month in 2026Q3, with the middle half of leases between $6.30 and $9.03. That is not this building's own rent, and never a quote for a particular unit.

Retail space — District 8 retail

Region band · 2026Q3

25th pct

$6.30

$67.76 psm

Median

$8.25

$88.77 psm

75th pct

$9.03

$97.19 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 8 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 Townshend Building

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

CBRE, 2Q 2026

Decentralised: Vacancy 3.6%

Singapore Figures Q2 2026

Cushman & Wakefield, 2Q 2026

City Fringe (all grades): Rent S$7.83 psf/mth · Vacancy 2.5% · Planned / under construction 1.35m 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.

How fast units move at Townshend Building

Key takeawayBased on listings we track, as of our last check on 28 Aug 2026: 1 unit for rent; 1 unit for sale.

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.

Sale: between 6 Aug 2026 and 28 Aug 2026, 0 new listings appeared and 1 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 Townshend Building?

Key takeawayURA has approved 2 changes of use at Townshend Building since 2000, most recently in 2021. 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.

11 Jun 2021ApprovedFloor 2
Change of use to office
Proposed change of use of showroom unit #02-XX to office at townshend building
2 Oct 2003Approved
Change of use: karaoke lounge → church office
Change of use from karaoke lounge to church office
6 Nov 2000RenewedFloor 1
Continued use as bar
Continued use of the 1st storey shop (#01-XX) as bar

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 Townshend 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 8 retail

Gross yield (area)

3.6%

3.3% net of property tax

Rent side (median of bands)

$88.77 psm/mo

2026Q3

Price side (strata, 5y)

$2,744 psf

59 sales

An INDICATIVE AREA yield for District 8 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 8 ($ psm/month, 2026Q3)

Floor level · size band	25th pct	Median	75th pct
Level 2 & 3 · 30 & Below	$67.76	$96.11	$143.21
Level 1 · 30 & Below	$76.14	$92.59	$171.04
B1 & Below · 30 & Below	$90.68	$93.21	$137.37
Level 2 & 3 · >30 - 100	$46.15	$61.63	$86.96
Level 1 · >30 - 100	$73.94	$90.91	$97.19
B1 & Below · >30 - 100	$82.17	$88.77	$163.62
Level 1 · >100 - 300	$59.57	$69.55	$95.87
Level 2 & 3 · >100 - 300	$43.92	$47.03	$64.17

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 Townshend Building right now?

Key takeaway2 units are currently listed at Townshend Building — 1 for sale and 1 for rent. One row per unit; several agents often market the same unit.

For sale (1)

Townshend BuildingS$2.30M · 850 sqft

For rent (1)

Townshend BuildingS$2k/mo · 506 sqft

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What is near Townshend Building?

Key takeawayThe nearest MRT/LRT is Jalan Besar MRT, about 483 m away — and 3 competing retail premisess operate nearby.

Getting around

Jalan Besar MRT483 m · ~8 min

Amenities nearby

Place Of Worship · 13 mHotel · 42 mAft King George's Ave · 53 mHan's Clinic · 66 mEducational Institution · 351 mSomme Rd Pg · 370 mJalan Besar Community Club · 373 mJalan Besar MRT Exit B · 465 mFarrer Park Hospital · 722 mKallang Polyclinic · 958 m

Competing premises nearby

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

Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd · 126 mBerseh Food Centre · 195 mCity Square Mall · 414 m

Straight-line distances. Source: PropKaki amenities data.

Getting there and parking at Townshend Building

Key takeawayThe nearest station is Jalan Besar (DT22), 465 m away — a moderately busy station, with about 21,000 taps in and out on an average weekday. 64 public car parks are within 500 m; the cheapest URA season parking nearby is S$100 a month.

Foot traffic: busier than 22% of office buildings

nearest MRT/LRT Jalan Besar (DT22) 465 m, about 21,000 taps a weekday; 6 more stations within 1 km; bus stops within 400 m: 5, about 15,000 taps a weekday; Kallang: 63,333 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 33,000 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

Jalan Besar (DT22)465 m · about 21,000 weekday taps
Lavender (EW11)473 m · about 39,000 weekday taps
Farrer Park (NE8)488 m · about 57,000 weekday taps
Rochor (DT13)739 m · about 22,000 weekday taps
Bendemeer (DT23)793 m · about 11,000 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 Townshend Building. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.

Bus

5 bus stops within 400 m, with about 15,000 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.

Public car parks within 500 m

Maude Rd (URA)21 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 31 car lots
Townshend Rd (URA)55 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 18 car lots
Kitchener Rd (URA)66 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 12 car lots
Blk 1/2 Maude Road (HDB)90 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday
Backlane (Townshend Rd - Jln Besar) (URA)94 m

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. Townshend Building's own car park, if it has one, and its charges are not in the open data.

Who's registered at Townshend Building?

Key takeaway103 live companies (and LLPs and branches; sole proprietors are not counted) list Townshend Building as their registered address. These are registered businesses, not who occupies the space.

Wholesale and retail trade
22
Professional, scientific and technical services
19
Construction
17
Administrative and support services
13
Information and communications
8
Accommodation and food services
7
Other services
5
Transportation and storage
4
Manufacturing
3
Education
2

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 Townshend Building's BCA building profile?

BCA building type: Office
Green Mark: NA (NA)
Energy use intensity: 141 kWh/m²·yr

Frequently asked questions about Townshend Building

Where is Townshend Building?⌄

Townshend Building is at 54 Maude Road, Singapore 208346, in the Kallang planning area.

What is Townshend Building zoned as?⌄

Townshend Building sits on land zoned commercial & residential under the URA Master Plan, with a gross plot ratio of 3.

What is the tenure of Townshend Building?⌄

Townshend Building is freehold.

What have units at Townshend Building sold for?⌄

Across 23 recorded transactions, the median price is S$850 psf. The latest was in July 2020.

What is the nearest MRT station to Townshend Building?⌄

Jalan Besar MRT is the closest, 483 m away (about a 8-minute walk).

How many businesses are registered at Townshend Building?⌄

123 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, 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.