IndustrialBUSINESS 1LeaseholdDistrict 13 · Toa Payoh

138 Joo Seng Road

Reviewed by Nathan TangUpdated 8 November 2026Data through Jun 2006
Quick Summary

138 Joo Seng Road is a industrial building in District 13 · Toa Payoh, on land zoned BUSINESS 1 under the URA Master Plan with a gross plot ratio of 2.5. It is leasehold. 2 transactions are on record since 1995, most recently in Jun 2006. 6 units are currently listed for rent. ACRA records 21 live company registrations at this address.

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What are the key facts about 138 Joo Seng Road?

Key takeaway138 Joo Seng Road is a industrial building in District 13 · Toa Payoh, zoned BUSINESS 1, held leasehold.
Asset class
Industrial
Land-use zone
BUSINESS 1
Gross plot ratio
2.5
Tenure
Leasehold
District / Area
District 13 · Toa Payoh
Address
138 Joo Seng Road
Land area
—
Completed
Not on record
Storeys
6 (© OpenStreetMap contributors)
Owner
Mapletree Logistics Trust (SGX filings)
Net lettable area
94,346 sq ft (the owner's annual report (as filed on SGX))
Estate (JTC)
Joo Seng Industrial Estate
Listed as
Light Industrial (B1)
Transactions on record
2 (records start 1995)
Live listings
6
ACRA registrations
21
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Who owns 138 Joo Seng Road, and what is it valued at?

Key takeaway138 Joo Seng Road is owned by Mapletree Logistics Trust, a REIT listed on SGX. The figures below come from its own SGX filings, each with its date. A valuation is an independent valuer's opinion for the owner's accounts, not a sale price.
Valued at S$19.8 million as at 31 Mar 2026, by Savills Valuation and Professional Services (S) Pte Ltd.
138 Joo Seng Road: Mapletree Logistics Trust's annual report (2025)
Occupancy
100% (as of 31 Mar 2026)
Land tenure
30+30 years

Source: the owners' own filings on SGX — notices of valuation of real assets, acquisition and divestment announcements, and annual reports. Facts only, each with its date; a valuation is not a sale price, and occupancy and WALE are as of the date shown. Only REITs and SGX-listed companies file these: a building with a private owner shows no owner here.

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About 138 Joo Seng Road

138 Joo Seng Road is an industrial property in Toa Payoh (District 13). It is located along Joo Seng Road, Singapore 368361.

Under the URA Master Plan the site is zoned Business 1 with a gross plot ratio of 2.5. Business 1 zoning covers clean and light industry with a nuisance buffer of 50 m.

The site is leasehold, with about 0 years left to run. A tail that short materially narrows the pool of banks willing to finance a purchase.

2 transactions have been recorded here, at a median of S$174 psf. The most recent was in June 2006.

Across JTC's rental returns for Joo Seng Road, the median rent for industrial space on this street works out to about S$1.47 psf per month over 103 observations. Observed medians on the street span S$0.66 to S$2.21 psf per month. These are street-level figures from undated JTC snapshots, not a rent quoted for this property.

The nearest port or airport land is about 7.7 km away. The closest business-park zone is about 289 m away. The nearest MRT is Tai Seng MRT, 509 m away (about a 8-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Aft Paya Lebar St) is 243 m away (about a 4-minute walk).

22 businesses are currently registered at this address with ACRA.

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What is 138 Joo Seng Road zoned as?

Key takeaway138 Joo Seng Road sits on land zoned BUSINESS 1 with a gross plot ratio of 2.5.
Land-use zone
BUSINESS 1
Gross plot ratio
2.5

Run the full zoning report for this building →

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What has 138 Joo Seng Road sold for?

Key takeaway2 transactions are on record since 1995, most recently in Jun 2006 — too few to support a median, so the deals themselves are listed instead.
DateUsePriceAreaPSF
Jun 2006Single-user FactoryS$13.00M48,223 sqft$270
Aug 2005Single-user FactoryS$3.80M48,223 sqft$79

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

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What does space at 138 Joo Seng Road rent for?

Key takeawayNo rent is published for 138 Joo Seng Road itself. On its street, Joo Seng Road, strata factory space rented at a median of $1.95 psf a month in 2026Q3. That is not this building's own rent, and never a quote for a particular unit.

Strata factory space on Joo Seng Road

Street level · 2026Q3
25th pct
—
— psm
Median
$1.95
$21.01 psm
75th pct
—
— psm

S$ per sq ft per month (median only published) · median +6.8% on a year earlier

2023Q4 · $22.07 psm2026Q3 · $21.01 psm median

This is the MEDIAN of JTC-published rents across leases on this street in the stated quarter, not the asking or contracted rent of any particular unit. Streets with too few leases are suppressed by JTC and appear as no value -- suppressed is not zero.

Source: JTC J-SPACE, rental of industrial space by street.

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Market context around 138 Joo Seng Road

Key takeawayBrokers' industrial figures for Singapore as a whole — a broker's market figure, not this building's rent.
CBRE, 2Q 2026 (island-wide)
  • Factory (ground floor): Rent S$1.81 psf/mth
  • Factory (upper floor): Rent S$1.41 psf/mth
  • Prime logistics: Rent S$1.87 psf/mth · Capital value S$245 psf · Net yield 6.5%
  • Warehouse (ground floor): Rent S$1.91 psf/mth
  • Warehouse (upper floor): Rent S$1.39 psf/mth
Singapore Figures Q2 2026
Cushman & Wakefield, 2Q 2026 (island-wide)
  • Factory - Ground Floor: Rent S$1.79 psf/mth
  • Factory - Upper Floor: Rent S$1.57 psf/mth
  • High-Tech: Rent S$3.56 psf/mth
  • Prime Logistics - Ground Floor: Rent S$1.92 psf/mth
  • Prime Logistics - Upper Floor: Rent S$1.74 psf/mth
  • Warehouse - Ground Floor: Rent S$1.81 psf/mth
  • Warehouse - Upper Floor: Rent S$1.49 psf/mth
Singapore Industrial MarketBeat Q2 2026

Official series (JTC, 2026Q3): Multiple-User Factory occupancy (island-wide) 90.3% (-0.7 pp on the year) · Single-User Factory occupancy (island-wide) 89.1% (0 pp on the year) · Warehouse occupancy (island-wide) 89.7% (+0.1 pp 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.

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How fast units move at 138 Joo Seng Road

Key takeawayBased on listings we track, as of our last check on 28 Aug 2026: 6 units for rent.

Rent: 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.

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How does Joo Seng Road price?

Key takeawayJoo Seng Road's current JTC street rent is S$21.01 psm/month (2026Q3), which against the street's strata sale median works out to an indicative gross yield of 3.2% (2.9% net of property tax).
Strata sales on the street (5y)
20
Street median PSF (strata)
$733
Indicative street yield
3.2% gross
2.9% net of property tax

An INDICATIVE street-level yield, not a yield for any particular unit: the current-quarter JTC street rent divided by the street's strata sale PSF median.

Net deducts the 10% non-residential property tax ONLY — not vacancy, maintenance, agent fees, financing, or the 9% GST on purchase.

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

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What is available at 138 Joo Seng Road right now?

Key takeaway6 units are currently listed at 138 Joo Seng Road. One row per unit; several agents often market the same unit.

For rent (6)

  • 138 Joo Seng Road, 368361S$26k/mo · 12,821 sqft
  • 🌟 Joo seng | Ground floor factory warehouse | direct loading bays | MRTS$20k/mo · 5,570 sqft
  • Affordable light industrial near Tai Seng MRT2 agentsS$25k/mo · 13,671 sqft
  • D13 B1 Industrial unit Ground Floor near TaiSeng MRTS$20k/mo · 12,821 sqft

Browse every listing at this building →

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What is near 138 Joo Seng Road?

Key takeawayThe nearest MRT/LRT is Tai Seng MRT, about 509 m away.

Getting around

Amenities nearby

Tai Seng Clinic · 212 mAft Paya Lebar St · 243 mEducational Institution · 260 mBusiness Park · 289 mTai Seng MRT Exit A · 391 m

Straight-line distances. Source: PropKaki amenities data.

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Getting there and parking at 138 Joo Seng Road

Key takeawayThe nearest station is Tai Seng (CC11), 391 m away — a busy station, with about 45,000 taps in and out on an average weekday. 13 public car parks are within 500 m; the cheapest URA season parking nearby is S$90 a month.
Foot traffic: busier than 93% of industrial buildings

nearest MRT/LRT Tai Seng (CC11) 391 m, about 45,000 taps a weekday; 1 more station within 1 km; bus stops within 400 m: 4, about 6,845 taps a weekday; Toa Payoh: 53,749 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 37,000 residents within 1 km (June 2026). Ranked against 8,225 industrial 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

  • Tai Seng (CC11)391 m · about 45,000 weekday taps
  • Bartley (CC12)697 m · about 19,000 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 138 Joo Seng Road. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.

Bus

4 bus stops within 400 m, with 6,845 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.

Public car parks within 500 m

  • Little Rd (URA)81 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 6 car lots
  • Shaw Rd (URA)114 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 15 car lots
  • Joo Seng Rd (URA)124 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 20 car lots
  • Harrison Rd (URA)259 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 4 car lots
  • Irving Place (URA)291 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 11 car lots

Public car parks only, by straight-line distance, with the operator's published rates. 138 Joo Seng Road's own car park, if it has one, and its charges are not in the open data.

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Who's registered at 138 Joo Seng Road?

Key takeaway21 live companies (and LLPs and branches; sole proprietors are not counted) list 138 Joo Seng Road as their registered address. These are registered businesses, not who occupies the space.
  • Wholesale and retail trade
    13
  • Construction
    4
  • Transportation and storage
    1
  • Financial and insurance
    1
  • Professional, scientific and technical services
    1
  • Other services
    1
  • Administrative and support services
    0
  • Manufacturing
    0
  • Information and communications
    0
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation
    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.

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What does industrial space rent for on this street?

Key takeawayJTC's street-level record shows a median of S$15.87 psm/month — an all-time median from 2000 onwards, not a current rent.
Street rent, median
S$15.87 psm/mo
Observed range
S$7.15 – S$23.81

JTC street medians span 2000 to today and are an all-time level, not today's asking rent; the forward pipeline is a forecast, not committed completions.

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Frequently asked questions about 138 Joo Seng Road

Where is 138 Joo Seng Road?⌄

138 Joo Seng Road is at 138 Joo Seng Road, Singapore 368361, in the Toa Payoh planning area.

What is 138 Joo Seng Road zoned as?⌄

138 Joo Seng Road is zoned Business 1 under the URA Master Plan, with a gross plot ratio of 2.5. Business 1 zoning covers clean and light industry with a nuisance buffer of 50 m.

What kind of business can operate at 138 Joo Seng Road?⌄

Business 1 zoning covers clean and light industry with a nuisance buffer of 50 m. The specific trade still has to be approved, so check the permissible-use list for your activity.

What is the tenure of 138 Joo Seng Road?⌄

138 Joo Seng Road is leasehold. About 0 years remain on the lease. Financing gets harder below roughly 30 years, so factor that into any purchase.

What have units at 138 Joo Seng Road sold for?⌄

Across 2 recorded transactions, the median is S$174 psf. The latest was in June 2006.

What does industrial space near 138 Joo Seng Road rent for?⌄

JTC's rental returns for Joo Seng Road put the median at about S$1.47 psf per month. That is a street-level figure from undated snapshots covering all industrial space on Joo Seng Road, not a rent quoted for 138 Joo Seng Road itself.

What is the nearest MRT station to 138 Joo Seng Road?⌄

Tai Seng MRT is the closest, 509 m away (about a 8-minute walk).

How many businesses are registered at 138 Joo Seng Road?⌄

22 businesses are currently registered at this address with ACRA. That counts registered addresses, not physical occupiers.

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