IndustrialBUSINESS 1LeaseholdDistrict 12 · Kallang

International Press Building

Reviewed by Nathan TangUpdated 8 November 2026Data through Mar 2020

Quick Summary

International Press Building is a industrial building in District 12 · Kallang, on land zoned BUSINESS 1 under the URA Master Plan with a gross plot ratio of 2.5. It is leasehold with roughly 24 years remaining. 1 transaction is on record since 1995, most recently in Mar 2020. ACRA records 0 live company registrations at this address.

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What are the key facts about International Press Building?

Key takeawayInternational Press Building is a industrial building in District 12 · Kallang, zoned BUSINESS 1, held leasehold.

Asset class: Industrial
Land-use zone: BUSINESS 1
Gross plot ratio: 2.5
Tenure: Leasehold
District / Area: District 12 · Kallang
Address: 26 Kallang Avenue
Land area: 4,998 sqm
Completed: Not on record
Storeys: 6 (© OpenStreetMap contributors)
Estate (JTC): Kallang Basin Industrial Estate
Transactions on record: 1 (records start 1995)
Live listings: None
ACRA registrations: 0

What are the specs at International Press Building?

Key takeawayThe building's specs as its sources state them — the listing agent or the management can confirm a unit's own.

Facilities: car park; Source: CommercialGuru

About International Press Building

International Press Building is an industrial building in Kallang (District 12). It is located along Kallang Avenue, Singapore 339417.

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 24 years left to run. A tail that short materially narrows the pool of banks willing to finance a purchase. It sits on about 4,998 sqm of land with roughly 12,500 sqm of gross floor area.

1 transaction has been recorded here, at a median of S$483 psf. The most recent was in March 2020.

Across JTC's rental returns for Kallang Avenue, the median rent for industrial space on this street works out to about S$1.99 psf per month over 106 observations. Observed medians on the street span S$1.00 to S$3.69 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 4.3 km away. The closest business-park zone is about 3.9 km away. The nearest MRT is Kallang MRT, 468 m away (about a 7-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Aft Padang Jeringau) is 55 m away (about a 1-minute walk).

1 business is currently registered at this address with ACRA.

What is International Press Building zoned as?

Key takeawayInternational Press Building sits on land zoned BUSINESS 1 with a gross plot ratio of 2.5.

Land-use zone: BUSINESS 1
Gross plot ratio: 2.5

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What has International Press Building sold for?

Key takeaway1 transaction is on record since 1995, most recently in Mar 2020 — too few to support a median, so the deals themselves are listed instead.

Date	Use	Price	Area	PSF
Mar 2020	Single-user Factory	S$26.00M	53,804 sqft	$483

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 International Press Building rent for?

Key takeawayNo rent is published for International Press Building itself. On its street, Kallang Avenue, strata factory space rented at a median of $3.38 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 Kallang Avenue

Street level · 2026Q3

25th pct

—

— psm

Median

$3.38

$36.40 psm

75th pct

—

— psm

S$ per sq ft per month (median only published) · median -0.5% on a year earlier

2023Q4 · $31.12 psm2026Q3 · $36.40 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.

Market context around International Press 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.

What's been approved at International Press Building?

Key takeawayURA has approved 1 change of use at International Press Building since 2000, most recently in 2015. 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.

19 Oct 2023Approved
Additions & alterations
Proposed additions & alterations and change of use of 2nd to 5th storey of the existing part 5/part 6-storey single-user light industrial factory development, from factory to warehouse (self-storage space) and addition of sprinkler water tank and pump room on 6th storey
8 Oct 2021Approved
Additions & alterations
Proposed additions & alterations and change of use of 1st and 6th storey of the existing part 5/part 6-storey single-user light industrial factory development, from factory to warehouse
6 Feb 2015ApprovedFloor 4
Change of use: lunch room → warehouse
Proposed change of use of unit #04-XX from lunch room to warehouse

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 Kallang Avenue price?

Key takeawayKallang Avenue's current JTC street rent is S$36.40 psm/month (2026Q3), which against the street's strata sale median works out to an indicative gross yield of 4.1% (3.7% net of property tax).

Strata sales on the street (5y)

Street median PSF (strata)

$950

Indicative street yield

4.1% gross

3.7% 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.

What is near International Press Building?

Key takeawayThe nearest MRT/LRT is Kallang MRT, about 468 m away.

Getting around

Kallang MRT468 m · ~7 min

Amenities nearby

Aft Padang Jeringau · 55 mThe Clinic @ Aperia · 361 mKallang MRT Exit B · 500 mNorth Bridge Road Market & Food Centre · 639 mEducational Institution · 745 mRaffles Hospital · 1.5 km

Straight-line distances. Source: PropKaki amenities data.

Getting there and parking at International Press Building

Key takeawayThe nearest station is Kallang (EW10), 468 m away — a moderately busy station, with about 24,000 taps in and out on an average weekday. 4 public car parks are within 500 m; the cheapest URA season parking nearby is S$90 a month.

Foot traffic: busier than 87% of industrial buildings

nearest MRT/LRT Kallang (EW10) 468 m, about 24,000 taps a weekday; 2 more stations within 1 km; bus stops within 400 m: 2, about 2,500 taps a weekday; Kallang: 63,333 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 29,000 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

Kallang (EW10)468 m · about 24,000 weekday taps
Bendemeer (DT23)587 m · about 11,000 weekday taps
Lavender (EW11)589 m · about 39,000 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 International Press Building. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.

Bus

2 bus stops within 400 m, with 2,500 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.

Public car parks within 500 m

Kallang Ave (URA)59 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 80 car lots
Kampong Bugis (URA)323 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 16 car lots
Kampong Bugis Off St (URA)462 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · season S$90/month · 29 car lots
Blk 8 Upper Boon Keng Road (HDB)464 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · gantry 2.15 m · 485 car lots

HDB season (car): Tier 1 $110/month (a resident's or registered HDB shop/industrial tenant's first car); Tier 2 (other cars, non-residents) $120 Rest of Island, $170 Designated Area, $190 Restricted Zone (sheltered: multi-storey, basement, deck). Industrial-park multi-storey car parks: $110 / $120. Which zone this car park is in is not published as data.

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

Who's registered at International Press Building?

Key takeaway0 live companies (and LLPs and branches; sole proprietors are not counted) list International Press Building as their registered address. These are registered businesses, not who occupies the space.

Manufacturing
0
Information and communications
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 does industrial space rent for on this street?

Key takeawayJTC's street-level record shows a median of S$21.41 psm/month — an all-time median from 2000 onwards, not a current rent.

Street rent, median: S$21.41 psm/mo
Observed range: S$10.77 – S$39.74

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.

Frequently asked questions about International Press Building

Where is International Press Building?⌄

International Press Building is at 26 Kallang Avenue, Singapore 339417, in the Kallang planning area.

What is International Press Building zoned as?⌄

International Press Building 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 International Press Building?⌄

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 International Press Building?⌄

International Press Building is leasehold. About 24 years remain on the lease. Financing gets harder below roughly 30 years, so factor that into any purchase.

What have units at International Press Building sold for?⌄

Across 1 recorded transaction, the median is S$483 psf. The latest was in March 2020.

What does industrial space near International Press Building rent for?⌄

JTC's rental returns for Kallang Avenue put the median at about S$1.99 psf per month. That is a street-level figure from undated snapshots covering all industrial space on Kallang Avenue, not a rent quoted for International Press Building itself.

What is the nearest MRT station to International Press Building?⌄

Kallang MRT is the closest, 468 m away (about a 7-minute walk).

How many businesses are registered at International Press Building?⌄

1 business is currently registered at this address with ACRA. That counts registered addresses, not physical occupiers.

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Year of completion is not on record for this building. Building age cannot be stated.

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.

Season parking: the cheapest URA car season rate (commercial ticket) at a public car park within 500 m, per month. HDB's season rates depend on a zone we don't have, so they are shown as HDB's tiers.

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.

Median across 2000Q1-2026Q2 — an all-time level, NOT a current rent. Quote the latest quarter for "what does it rent for now".

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 JTC estate boundaries, URA planning decisions, URA car park data (URA Data Service), LTA DataMall passenger volumes, PropKaki's foot-traffic model, CommercialGuru, 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.