CommercialCIVIC & COMMUNITY INSTITUTIONDistrict 9 · Museum

Ymca International House Singapore

Reviewed by Nathan TangUpdated 8 November 2026

Quick Summary

Ymca International House Singapore is a commercial building in District 9 · Museum, on land zoned CIVIC & COMMUNITY INSTITUTION under the URA Master Plan. ACRA records 5 live company registrations at this address.

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What are the key facts about Ymca International House Singapore?

Key takeawayYmca International House Singapore is a commercial building in District 9 · Museum, 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 9 · Museum
Address: 1 Orchard Road
Land area: —
Completed: Not on record
Storeys: 7 (© OpenStreetMap contributors)
Submarket: City Hall / Bugis
Transactions on record: None recorded
Live listings: None
ACRA registrations: 5

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 Ymca International House Singapore

Ymca International House Singapore is a mixed-use building in Museum (District 09). It is located along Orchard Road, Singapore 238824.

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

6 businesses are currently registered at this address with ACRA.

The nearest MRT is Dhoby Ghaut MRT, 247 m away (about a 4-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Ymca) is 62 m away (about a 1-minute walk). The Cathay is 176 m away (about a 3-minute walk).

What is Ymca International House Singapore zoned as?

Key takeawayYmca International House Singapore 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 Do not quote a plot ratio, and do not compute buildable GFA from it.

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What does space at Ymca International House Singapore rent for?

Key takeawayNo rent is published for Ymca International House Singapore 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 Ymca International House Singapore

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 Ymca International House Singapore?

Key takeawayURA has approved 5 changes of use at Ymca International House Singapore 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.

2 May 2024RenewedFloor 2
Continued use as commercial school with ancillary office
Continued use of units #02-XX, #02-XX, #02-XX, #02-XX, #02-XX, #02-XX, #02-XX & #02-XX as commercial school with ancillary office at ymca
9 Apr 2021ApprovedFloor 2
Change of use to commercial school with ancillary office
Proposed change of use of units #02-XX, #02-XX, #02-XX, #02-XX, #02-XX, #02-XX, #02-XX & #02-XX to commercial school with ancillary office at ymca
17 Sept 2020Approved
Change of use to ancillary training room
Proposed change of use of part of 1st storey premises to ancillary training room
21 Nov 2017ApprovedFloor 1
Change of use to shop
Proposed change of use of unit #01-XX to shop
3 Oct 2008Approved
Additions & alterations
Proposed additions & alterations to existing 9-storey ymca building
13 Jul 2007Approved
Change of use: office → ancillary training rooms
Change of use of part of the 2nd storey from office to ancillary training rooms
5 Aug 2005Approved
Change of use to �student education services centre�
Proposed change of use of part of the restaurant at 1st storey to �student education services centre�
13 Dec 2004Approved
Additions & alterations
Extension of written permission for the approved addition/alteration to the existing 9-storey ymca building
13 Dec 2002Approved
Additions & alterations
Prop additions and aterations to the existing 9-storey ymca building
30 Apr 2001Refused
Additions & alterations
Proposed additions and alterations to the existing 9-storey ymca building
18 Feb 2000Refused
Additions & alterations
Proposed sidewalk cafe to existing ymca complex

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 Ymca International House Singapore?

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 Ymca International House Singapore?

Key takeawayThe nearest MRT/LRT is Dhoby Ghaut MRT, about 247 m away.

Getting around

Dhoby Ghaut MRT247 m · ~4 min

Amenities nearby

Place Of Worship · 27 mEducational Institution · 35 mYmca · 62 mBencoolen MRT Exit C · 129 mHotel · 135 mCanning Rise (Fcp) · 140 mThe Cathay · 176 mSingapura Clinic · 236 mJewish Welfare Board, Singapore · 293 mAlbert Centre Market & Food Centre · 770 m

Straight-line distances. Source: PropKaki amenities data.

Getting there and parking at Ymca International House Singapore

Key takeawayThe nearest station is Bencoolen (DT21), 128 m away — a moderately busy station, with about 20,000 taps in and out on an average weekday. 12 public car parks are within 500 m.

Foot traffic: busier than 90% of retail buildings

nearest MRT/LRT Bencoolen (DT21) 128 m, about 20,000 taps a weekday; 10 more stations within 1 km; bus stops within 400 m: 10, about 41,000 taps a weekday; Museum: 12,672 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 11,000 residents within 1 km (June 2026); 12 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

Bencoolen (DT21)128 m · about 20,000 weekday taps
Dhoby Ghaut (NS24 / NE6 / CC1)172 m · about 64,000 weekday taps
Bras Basah (CC2)227 m · about 10,000 weekday taps
City Hall (NS25 / EW13)621 m · about 91,000 weekday taps
Fort Canning (DT20)675 m · about 14,000 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 Ymca International House Singapore. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.

Bus

10 bus stops within 400 m, with about 41,000 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.

Public car parks within 500 m

Fort Canning Park A Of F St (URA)150 m
S$1.20 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 46 car lots
The Cathay (development car park)213 m
rates not published as open data
Fort Canning Park B Of F St (URA)223 m
S$1.20 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 36 car lots
Fort Canning Park C Of F St (URA)366 m
S$1.20 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 48 car lots
The Atrium@Orchard (development car park)373 m
rates not published as open data

Nearest URA season parking: Mackenzie Road Area, 904 m away, S$100/month.

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

Who's registered at Ymca International House Singapore?

Key takeaway5 live companies (and LLPs and branches; sole proprietors are not counted) list Ymca International House Singapore as their registered address. These are registered businesses, not who occupies the space.

Education
4
Accommodation and food services
1
Arts, entertainment and recreation
0
Other services
0
Real estate
0
Professional, scientific and technical services
0
Health and social 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.

Frequently asked questions about Ymca International House Singapore

Where is Ymca International House Singapore?⌄

Ymca International House Singapore is at 1 Orchard Road, Singapore 238824, in the Museum planning area.

What is Ymca International House Singapore zoned as?⌄

Ymca International House Singapore sits on land zoned civic & community institution under the URA Master Plan.

Have there been any recorded transactions at Ymca International House Singapore?⌄

No caveats have been lodged for Ymca International House Singapore 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 Ymca International House Singapore?⌄

Dhoby Ghaut MRT is the closest, 247 m away (about a 4-minute walk).

How many businesses are registered at Ymca International House Singapore?⌄

6 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.

Unbuilt GFA cannot be computed here — it needs BCA built-GFA, which covers about 5% of commercial buildings and no industrial ones. Zoning and plot ratio are on record; headroom is not.

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, 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.