IndustrialBUSINESS 2LeaseholdDistrict 19 · Hougang

Da Vinci Building

Reviewed by Nathan TangUpdated 8 November 2026Data through Feb 2005
Quick Summary

Da Vinci Building 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 with roughly 59 years remaining. 2 transactions are on record since 1995, most recently in Feb 2005. 8 units are currently listed for rent. ACRA records 8 live company registrations at this address.

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What are the key facts about Da Vinci Building?

Key takeawayDa Vinci Building 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
3 Tai Seng Drive
Land area
6,046 sqm
Completed
Not on record
Storeys
6 (© OpenStreetMap contributors)
Owner
CapitaLand Ascendas REIT (SGX filings)
Net lettable area
126,185 sq ft (the owner's annual report (as filed on SGX))
Estate (JTC)
Tai Seng Industrial Estate
Listed as
Factory / Workshop (B2), Light Industrial (B1), Business / Science Park
Transactions on record
2 (records start 1995)
Live listings
8
ACRA registrations
8
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Who owns Da Vinci Building, and what is it valued at?

Key takeawayDa Vinci Building is owned by CapitaLand Ascendas REIT, 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.
3 Tai Seng Drive
Valued at S$21 million as at 31 Dec 2025, by C&W.
3 Tai Seng Drive: CapitaLand Ascendas REIT's annual report (2025)
Occupancy
100% (as of 31 Dec 2025)

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 Da Vinci Building

Da Vinci Building is an industrial building in Hougang (District 19). It is located along Tai Seng Drive, Singapore 535216.

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 59 years left to run. It sits on about 6,046 sqm of land with roughly 15,116 sqm of gross floor area.

2 transactions have been recorded here, at a median of S$202 psf. The most recent was in February 2005.

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 472 m away. The nearest MRT is Tai Seng MRT, 560 m away (about a 9-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Opp Comfort Test Ctr) is 267 m away (about a 4-minute walk).

8 businesses are currently registered at this address with ACRA.

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What is Da Vinci Building zoned as?

Key takeawayDa Vinci Building 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 Da Vinci Building sold for?

Key takeaway2 transactions are on record since 1995, most recently in Feb 2005 — too few to support a median, so the deals themselves are listed instead.
DateUsePriceAreaPSF
Feb 2005Single-user FactoryS$19.50M65,092 sqft$300
Nov 2002Single-user FactoryS$6.80M65,092 sqft$104

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 Da Vinci Building

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 Da Vinci Building

Key takeawayBased on listings we track, as of our last check on 28 Aug 2026: 8 units for rent.

Rent: between 6 Aug 2026 and 28 Aug 2026, 1 new listing appeared and 0 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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What is available at Da Vinci Building right now?

Key takeaway8 units are currently listed at Da Vinci Building. One row per unit; several agents often market the same unit.

For rent (8)

  • Da Vinci BuildingS$16k/mo · 5,300 sqft
  • Da Vinci BuildingS$36k/mo · 12,000 sqft
  • Da Vinci BuildingS$18k/mo · 6,000 sqft
  • Da Vinci BuildingS$8k/mo · 3,767 sqft

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What is near Da Vinci Building?

Key takeawayThe nearest MRT/LRT is Tai Seng MRT, about 560 m away.

Getting around

Amenities nearby

Opp Comfort Test Ctr · 267 mThe Clinic @ Tai Seng · 452 mBusiness Park · 472 mTai Seng MRT Exit A · 597 mEducational Institution · 826 m

Straight-line distances. Source: PropKaki amenities data.

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Getting there and parking at Da Vinci Building

Key takeawayThe nearest station is Tai Seng (CC11), 539 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 78% of industrial buildings

nearest MRT/LRT Tai Seng (CC11) 539 m, about 45,000 taps a weekday; bus stops within 400 m: 6, about 3,871 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)539 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 Da Vinci Building. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.

Bus

6 bus stops within 400 m, with 3,871 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.

Public car parks within 500 m

  • Tai Seng Drive (URA)65 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 8 car lots
  • Tai Seng Ave (URA)281 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 47 car lots
  • Tai Seng St (URA)403 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 8 car lots
  • Defu Lane 12 (JTC)437 m
  • Ubi Avenue 4 (JTC)453 m

Nearest URA season parking: Kaki Bukit Rd 2, 623 m away, S$90/month.

Public car parks only, by straight-line distance, with the operator's published rates. Da Vinci Building'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 Da Vinci Building?

Key takeaway8 live companies (and LLPs and branches; sole proprietors are not counted) list Da Vinci Building as their registered address. These are registered businesses, not who occupies the space.
  • Wholesale and retail trade
    5
  • Information and communications
    2
  • Administrative and support services
    1
  • Other services
    0
  • Manufacturing
    0
  • Accommodation and food services
    0
  • Professional, scientific and technical services
    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$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 Da Vinci Building

Where is Da Vinci Building?⌄

Da Vinci Building is at 3 Tai Seng Drive, Singapore 535216, in the Hougang planning area.

What is Da Vinci Building zoned as?⌄

Da Vinci Building 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 Da Vinci Building?⌄

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 Da Vinci Building?⌄

Da Vinci Building is leasehold. About 59 years remain on the lease.

What have units at Da Vinci Building sold for?⌄

Across 2 recorded transactions, the median is S$202 psf. The latest was in February 2005.

What does industrial space near Da Vinci Building 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 Da Vinci Building itself.

What is the nearest MRT station to Da Vinci Building?⌄

Tai Seng MRT is the closest, 560 m away (about a 9-minute walk).

How many businesses are registered at Da Vinci Building?⌄

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

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