IndustrialBUSINESS 2LeaseholdDistrict 19 · Hougang

21 Tai Seng Drive

Reviewed by Nathan TangUpdated 8 November 2026Data through May 2010
Quick Summary

21 Tai Seng Drive is a industrial building in District 19 · Hougang, on land zoned BUSINESS 2 under the URA Master Plan with a gross plot ratio of 2.5. It is leasehold. 3 transactions are on record since 1995, most recently in May 2010. ACRA records 14 live company registrations at this address.

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What are the key facts about 21 Tai Seng Drive?

Key takeaway21 Tai Seng Drive is a industrial building in District 19 · Hougang, zoned BUSINESS 2, held leasehold.
Asset class
Industrial
Land-use zone
BUSINESS 2
Gross plot ratio
2.5
Tenure
Leasehold
District / Area
District 19 · Hougang
Address
21 Tai Seng Drive
Land area
—
Completed
Not on record
Storeys
6 (© OpenStreetMap contributors)
Estate (JTC)
Tai Seng Industrial Estate
Transactions on record
3 (records start 1995)
Live listings
None
ACRA registrations
14
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About 21 Tai Seng Drive

21 Tai Seng Drive is an industrial property in Hougang (District 19). It is located along Tai Seng Drive, Singapore 535223.

Under the URA Master Plan the site is zoned Business 2 with a gross plot ratio of 2.5. Business 2 zoning covers general industry with a nuisance buffer of 100 m, including heavier trades.

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.

3 transactions have been recorded here, at a median of S$316 psf. The most recent was in May 2010.

Across JTC's rental returns for Tai Seng Drive, the median rent for industrial space on this street works out to about S$1.50 psf per month over 38 observations. Observed medians on the street span S$0.46 to S$3.00 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 8.0 km away. The closest business-park zone is about 557 m away. The nearest MRT is Tai Seng MRT, 621 m away (about a 10-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Opp Comfort Test Ctr) is 157 m away (about a 2-minute walk).

14 businesses are currently registered at this address with ACRA.

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What is 21 Tai Seng Drive zoned as?

Key takeaway21 Tai Seng Drive sits on land zoned BUSINESS 2 with a gross plot ratio of 2.5.
Land-use zone
BUSINESS 2
Gross plot ratio
2.5

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What has 21 Tai Seng Drive sold for?

Key takeaway3 transactions are on record since 1995, most recently in May 2010 — too few to support a median, so the deals themselves are listed instead.
DateUsePriceAreaPSF
May 2010Single-user FactoryS$12.00M32,869 sqft$365
Aug 2007Single-user FactoryS$10.38M32,869 sqft$316
Oct 2006Single-user FactoryS$4.80M32,869 sqft$146

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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Market context around 21 Tai Seng Drive

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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What's been approved at 21 Tai Seng Drive?

Key takeawayURA has approved 2 changes of use at 21 Tai Seng Drive since 2000, most recently in 2019. 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.
  1. 4 Jun 2019Approved
    Change of use: staff pantry → industrial canteen

    Proposed change of use from staff pantry to industrial canteen at 1st storey of the existing 6-storey single-user factory building

  2. 6 Dec 2018Approved
    Additions & alterations

    Proposed additions and alterations to level 1 of existing 6-storey single-user factory building on lot 04625w mk 23 at 21 tai seng drive

  3. 4 Jan 2018Approved
    Change of use to ancillary training facility

    Proposed change of use of 1st storey training room to ancillary training facility at the existing 6-storey single-user factory building

  4. 19 Nov 2014Approved
    Additions & alterations

    Proposed amendment to approved additions and alterations and conversion of of the existing roof to new 6th storey level to existing 5-storey factory building

  5. 3 Oct 2013Approved
    Additions & alterations

    Proposed amendment to approved additions and alterations and conversion of the existing roof to new 6th storey level to existing 5-storey factory building on lot 04625w mk 23 at 21 tai seng drive

  6. 28 May 2013Approved
    Additions & alterations

    Extension of written permission for proposed additions and alterations and conversion of the existing roof to new 6th storey level to existing 5-storey factory building on lot 04625w mk 23 at 21 tai seng drive

  7. 11 May 2011Approved
    Additions & alterations

    Proposed additions & alterations and conversion of the existing roof to new 6th storey level to existing 5-storey single-user factory building with ancillary office

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).

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What is near 21 Tai Seng Drive?

Key takeawayThe nearest MRT/LRT is Tai Seng MRT, about 621 m away.

Getting around

Amenities nearby

Opp Comfort Test Ctr · 157 mThe Clinic @ Tai Seng · 531 mBusiness Park · 557 mTai Seng MRT Exit B · 663 mEducational Institution · 843 m

Straight-line distances. Source: PropKaki amenities data.

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Getting there and parking at 21 Tai Seng Drive

Key takeawayThe nearest station is Tai Seng (CC11), 611 m away — a busy station, with about 45,000 taps in and out on an average weekday. 7 public car parks are within 500 m.
Foot traffic: busier than 75% of industrial buildings

nearest MRT/LRT Tai Seng (CC11) 611 m, about 45,000 taps a weekday; bus stops within 400 m: 5, about 3,279 taps a weekday; Hougang: 43,772 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 22,000 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)611 m · about 45,000 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 21 Tai Seng Drive. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.

Bus

5 bus stops within 400 m, with 3,279 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.

Public car parks within 500 m

  • Tai Seng Drive (URA)60 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 8 car lots
  • Ubi Avenue 4 (JTC)343 m
  • Tai Seng Ave (URA)383 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 47 car lots
  • Ubi Ave 4 (URA)384 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 10 car lots
  • Defu Lane 12 (JTC)418 m

Nearest URA season parking: Kaki Bukit Rd 2, 536 m away, S$90/month.

Public car parks only, by straight-line distance, with the operator's published rates. 21 Tai Seng Drive'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 21 Tai Seng Drive?

Key takeaway14 live companies (and LLPs and branches; sole proprietors are not counted) list 21 Tai Seng Drive as their registered address. These are registered businesses, not who occupies the space.
  • Information and communications
    4
  • Financial and insurance
    3
  • Wholesale and retail trade
    2
  • Health and social services
    2
  • Real estate
    1
  • Professional, scientific and technical services
    1
  • Manufacturing
    1
  • Accommodation and food 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.

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What does industrial space rent for on this street?

Key takeawayJTC's street-level record shows a median of S$16.15 psm/month — an all-time median from 2000 onwards, not a current rent.
Street rent, median
S$16.15 psm/mo
Observed range
S$4.91 – S$32.25

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 21 Tai Seng Drive

Where is 21 Tai Seng Drive?⌄

21 Tai Seng Drive is at 21 Tai Seng Drive, Singapore 535223, in the Hougang planning area.

What is 21 Tai Seng Drive zoned as?⌄

21 Tai Seng Drive is zoned Business 2 under the URA Master Plan, with a gross plot ratio of 2.5. Business 2 zoning covers general industry with a nuisance buffer of 100 m, including heavier trades.

What kind of business can operate at 21 Tai Seng Drive?⌄

Business 2 zoning covers general industry with a nuisance buffer of 100 m, including heavier trades. The specific trade still has to be approved, so check the permissible-use list for your activity.

What is the tenure of 21 Tai Seng Drive?⌄

21 Tai Seng Drive 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 21 Tai Seng Drive sold for?⌄

Across 3 recorded transactions, the median is S$316 psf. The latest was in May 2010.

What does industrial space near 21 Tai Seng Drive rent for?⌄

JTC's rental returns for Tai Seng Drive put the median at about S$1.50 psf per month. That is a street-level figure from undated snapshots covering all industrial space on Tai Seng Drive, not a rent quoted for 21 Tai Seng Drive itself.

What is the nearest MRT station to 21 Tai Seng Drive?⌄

Tai Seng MRT is the closest, 621 m away (about a 10-minute walk).

How many businesses are registered at 21 Tai Seng Drive?⌄

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

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