CommercialCOMMERCIALDistrict 7 · Downtown Core

Uweei Building

Reviewed by Nathan TangUpdated 8 November 2026Data through Dec 2001

Quick Summary

Uweei Building is a commercial building in District 7 · Downtown Core, on land zoned COMMERCIAL under the URA Master Plan with a gross plot ratio of 4.2. 2 transactions are on record since 1995, most recently in Dec 2001. ACRA records 9 live company registrations at this address.

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What are the key facts about Uweei Building?

Key takeawayUweei Building is a commercial building in District 7 · Downtown Core, zoned COMMERCIAL.

Asset class: Commercial
Land-use zone: COMMERCIAL
Gross plot ratio: 4.2
Tenure: Not on record
District / Area: District 7 · Downtown Core
Address: 37,39 Middle Road
Land area: 344 sqm
Completed: Not on record
Storeys: Not on record
Submarket: City Hall / Bugis
Transactions on record: 2 (records start 1995)
Live listings: None
ACRA registrations: 9

About Uweei Building

Uweei Building is a commercial property in Downtown Core (District 07). It is located along Middle Road, Singapore 188946.

Under the URA Master Plan it sits on land zoned commercial with a gross plot ratio of 4.2. It lies inside the Central Area.

It occupies roughly 344 sqm of land with about 1,445 sqm of gross floor area.

2 transactions have been recorded here, at a median of S$1,852 psf. The most recent was in December 2001.

10 businesses are currently registered at this address with ACRA.

The nearest MRT is Esplanade MRT, 372 m away (about a 6-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Aft Beach Rd) is 36 m away (about a 1-minute walk).

What is Uweei Building zoned as?

Key takeawayUweei Building sits on land zoned COMMERCIAL with a gross plot ratio of 4.2, inside the Central Area.

Land-use zone: COMMERCIAL
Gross plot ratio: 4.2
Urban design area: Udga
Central Area: Yes

BCA-verified envelope: allowable GFA 1,445 sqm · built 1,238 sqm · headroom 207 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 Uweei Building sold for?

Key takeaway2 transactions are on record since 1995, most recently in Dec 2001 — too few to support a median, so the deals themselves are listed instead.

Date	Use	Price	Area	PSF
Dec 2001	Shop House	S$8.06M	4,041 sqft	$1,996
Jul 2001	Shop House	S$6.90M	4,041 sqft	$1,708

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 Uweei Building rent for?

Key takeawayNo rent is published for Uweei Building itself. On its street, Middle Road, retail space rented at a median of $11.52 psf a month in 2026Q3, with the middle half of leases between $7.90 and $12.22. That is not this building's own rent, and never a quote for a particular unit.

Retail space on Middle Road

Street level · 2026Q3

25th pct

$7.90

$85.00 psm

Median

$11.52

$124.03 psm

75th pct

$12.22

$131.58 psm

S$ per sq ft per month · median +12.1% on a year earlier

2023Q4 · $93.10 psm2026Q3 · $124.03 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).

Office space on Middle Road

Street level · 2026Q3

25th pct

$5.00

$53.87 psm

Median

$5.42

$58.38 psm

75th pct

$5.61

$60.37 psm

S$ per sq ft per month · median -4.9% on a year earlier

2023Q4 · $55.98 psm2026Q3 · $58.38 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 — District 7 retail

Region band · 2026Q3

25th pct

$7.09

$76.30 psm

Median

$9.31

$100.25 psm

75th pct

$13.31

$143.24 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 7 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 Uweei 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.

What's been approved at Uweei Building?

Key takeawayURA has approved 7 changes of use at Uweei Building since 2000, most recently in 2023. 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.

20 Jul 2023ApprovedFloors 2, 3
Change of use to commercial school
Proposed change of use of units #02-XX & #03-XX to commercial school at uweei building
29 Sept 2020ApprovedFloors 2, 3
Change of use to commercial school
Proposed change of use of units #02-XX & #03-XX to commercial school at uweei building
25 Sept 2019Approved
Change of use: commercial school → fitness centre
Proposed change of use of 4th storey from commercial school to fitness centre at 37 middle road - uweei building
2 Sept 2019Approved
Change of use: office → gym/fitness centre
Proposed change of use of 3rd storey from office to gym/fitness centre at uweei building
21 Feb 2019Approved
Change of use: office → commercial school
Propose change of use of 2nd & 4th storey from office to commercial school at uweei building
22 Oct 2018ApprovedFloor 5
Change of use to commercial school
Proposed change of use of office unit #05-XX to commercial school at uweei building
26 Sept 2017ApprovedFloor 6
Change of use to commercial school
Proposed change of use of unit #06-XX to commercial school at uweei 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 Middle Road price?

Key takeawayAcross 63 strata sales on Middle Road in the last 5 years, the median is $1,924 psf.

Strata sales on the street (5y)

Street median PSF (strata)

$1,924

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

What do commercial rents run near Uweei 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 7 retail

Gross yield (area)

4.8%

4.3% net of property tax

Rent side (median of bands)

$100.25 psm/mo

2026Q3

Price side (strata, 5y)

$2,348 psf

241 sales

An INDICATIVE AREA yield for District 7 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 7 ($ psm/month, 2026Q3)

Floor level · size band	25th pct	Median	75th pct
Level 1 · 30 & Below	$93.33	$113.33	$165.94
Level 4 & Above · 30 & Below	$69.42	$79.17	$140.05
B1 & Below · 30 & Below	$94.66	$392.16	$721.70
Level 2 & 3 · 30 & Below	$71.79	$88.95	$100.36
Level 1 · >30 - 100	$84.41	$129.03	$192.55
Level 2 & 3 · >30 - 100	$53.85	$86.57	$113.16
B1 & Below · >30 - 100	$71.03	$80.88	$146.17
Level 4 & Above · >30 - 100	$47.06	$59.43	$68.42

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 Uweei Building?

Key takeawayThe nearest MRT/LRT is Esplanade MRT, about 372 m away — and 3 competing retail premisess operate nearby.

Getting around

Esplanade MRT372 m · ~6 min

Amenities nearby

Hotel · 27 mAft Beach Rd · 37 mShalom Medical Group · 218 mPlace Of Worship · 254 mBugis MRT Exit D · 281 mEducational Institution · 327 mWar Memorial Pk · 468 mRaffles Hospital · 517 m

Competing premises nearby

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

Bugis Junction · 237 mCold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd · 319 mAlbert Centre Market & Food Centre · 483 m

Straight-line distances. Source: PropKaki amenities data.

Getting there and parking at Uweei Building

Key takeawayThe nearest station is Bugis (EW12 / DT14), 281 m away — one of the busiest stations, with about 109,000 taps in and out on an average weekday. 19 public car parks are within 500 m.

Foot traffic: busier than 95% of retail buildings

nearest MRT/LRT Bugis (EW12/DT14) 281 m, about 109,000 taps a weekday; 9 more stations within 1 km; bus stops within 400 m: 18, about 36,000 taps a weekday; Downtown Core: 284,004 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 8,165 residents within 1 km (June 2026); 10 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

Bugis (EW12 / DT14)281 m · about 109,000 weekday taps
Esplanade (CC3)354 m · about 15,000 weekday taps
Bras Basah (CC2)462 m · about 10,000 weekday taps
City Hall (NS25 / EW13)499 m · about 91,000 weekday taps
Bencoolen (DT21)571 m · about 20,000 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 Uweei Building. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.

Bus

18 bus stops within 400 m, with about 36,000 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.

Public car parks within 500 m

Backlane (Purvis St) (URA)54 m
Purvis St (URA)64 m
S$1.20 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 43 car lots
Backlane (Seah St) (URA)120 m
Seah St (URA)135 m
S$1.20 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 8 car lots
Liang Seah St (URA)156 m
S$1.20 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 45 car lots

Nearest URA season parking: Kampong Glam Area, 744 m away, S$125/month.

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

Who's registered at Uweei Building?

Key takeaway9 live companies (and LLPs and branches; sole proprietors are not counted) list Uweei Building as their registered address. These are registered businesses, not who occupies the space.

Education
6
Professional, scientific and technical services
2
Health and social services
1
Other services
0
Administrative and support services
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 Uweei Building's BCA building profile?

BCA building type: Private School
Green Mark: NA (NA)
Energy use intensity: 118 kWh/m²·yr

Frequently asked questions about Uweei Building

Where is Uweei Building?⌄

Uweei Building is at 37,39 Middle Road, Singapore 188946, in the Downtown Core planning area.

What is Uweei Building zoned as?⌄

Uweei Building sits on land zoned commercial under the URA Master Plan, with a gross plot ratio of 4.2.

What have units at Uweei Building sold for?⌄

Across 2 recorded transactions, the median price is S$1,852 psf. The latest was in December 2001.

What is the nearest MRT station to Uweei Building?⌄

Esplanade MRT is the closest, 372 m away (about a 6-minute walk).

How many businesses are registered at Uweei Building?⌄

10 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.

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%).

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, URA car park data (URA Data Service), 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.