Ka Place
Ka Place 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 with roughly 32 years remaining. 1 transaction is on record since 1995, most recently in Apr 2023. 1 unit is currently listed for rent. ACRA records 15 live company registrations at this address.
What are the key facts about Ka Place?
- Asset class
- Industrial
- Land-use zone
- BUSINESS 1
- Gross plot ratio
- 2.5
- Tenure
- Leasehold
- District / Area
- District 13 · Toa Payoh
- Address
- 159 Kampong Ampat
- Land area
- 3,817 sqm
- Completed
- Not on record
- Storeys
- Not on record
- Listed as
- Light Industrial (B1)
- Transactions on record
- 1 (records start 1995)
- Live listings
- 1
- ACRA registrations
- 15
Who owns Ka Place, and what is it valued at?
- Announced 20 Apr 2023 · completed 24 May 2023HSBC Institutional Trust Services (Singapore) Limited, in its capacity as trustee of CLAR sold KA Place for S$35.4 million (sale consideration) to KA Place SPV 1 Pte. Ltd..
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.
About Ka Place
Ka Place is an industrial building in Toa Payoh (District 13). It is located along Kampong Ampat, Singapore 368328.
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 32 years left to run. It sits on about 3,817 sqm of land with roughly 9,542 sqm of gross floor area.
1 transaction has been recorded here, at a median of S$861 psf. The most recent was in April 2023.
Across JTC's rental returns for Kampong Ampat, the median rent for industrial space on this street works out to about S$2.95 psf per month over 86 observations. Observed medians on the street span S$0.53 to S$3.65 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 7.3 km away. The closest business-park zone is about 654 m away. The nearest MRT is Tai Seng MRT, 605 m away (about a 10-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Aft Jln Belangkas) is 299 m away (about a 5-minute walk).
18 businesses are currently registered at this address with ACRA.
What is Ka Place zoned as?
- Land-use zone
- BUSINESS 1
- Gross plot ratio
- 2.5
What has Ka Place sold for?
| Date | Use | Price | Area | PSF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2023 | Multiple-user Factory | S$35.38M | 41,082 sqft | $861 |
URA/JTC records from 1995 — that is where the record starts, not when the building was built. Strata and land deals can mix in one building's history; compare like with like. sqm ↔ sq ft converter
What does space at Ka Place rent for?
Strata factory space on Kampong Ampat
Street level · 2026Q3S$ per sq ft per month (median only published) · median +1.7% on a year earlier
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 Ka Place
- 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
- 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
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.
How fast units move at Ka Place
Rent: between 6 Aug 2026 and 28 Aug 2026, 0 new listings 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.
How does Kampong Ampat price?
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 available at Ka Place right now?
For rent (1)
- KA PlaceS$6k/mo · 1,979 sqft
What is near Ka Place?
Getting around
- Tai Seng MRT605 m · ~10 min
Amenities nearby
Straight-line distances. Source: PropKaki amenities data.
Getting there and parking at Ka Place
nearest MRT/LRT Tai Seng (CC11) 533 m, about 45,000 taps a weekday; 2 more stations within 1 km; bus stops within 400 m: 3, about 3,781 taps a weekday; Toa Payoh: 53,749 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 42,000 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)533 m · about 45,000 weekday taps
- Mattar (DT25)845 m · 9,848 weekday taps
- Bartley (CC12)876 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 Ka Place. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.
Bus
3 bus stops within 400 m, with 3,781 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.
Public car parks within 500 m
- Kampong Ampat (URA)38 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 14 car lots
- Upp Aljunied Link Off St (URA)71 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 15 car lots
- Mactaggart Rd (URA)165 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 10 car lots
- Jln Mesin (URA)195 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 8 car lots
- Harrison Rd (URA)213 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 4 car lots
Public car parks only, by straight-line distance, with the operator's published rates. Ka Place's own car park, if it has one, and its charges are not in the open data.
Who's registered at Ka Place?
- Wholesale and retail trade5
- Professional, scientific and technical services5
- Financial and insurance3
- Manufacturing1
- Information and communications1
- Other services0
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?
- Street rent, median
- S$31.77 psm/mo
- Observed range
- S$5.69 – S$39.29
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 Ka Place
Where is Ka Place?⌄
Ka Place is at 159 Kampong Ampat, Singapore 368328, in the Toa Payoh planning area.
What is Ka Place zoned as?⌄
Ka Place 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 Ka Place?⌄
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 Ka Place?⌄
Ka Place is leasehold. About 32 years remain on the lease.
What have units at Ka Place sold for?⌄
Across 1 recorded transaction, the median is S$861 psf. The latest was in April 2023.
What does industrial space near Ka Place rent for?⌄
JTC's rental returns for Kampong Ampat put the median at about S$2.95 psf per month. That is a street-level figure from undated snapshots covering all industrial space on Kampong Ampat, not a rent quoted for Ka Place itself.
What is the nearest MRT station to Ka Place?⌄
Tai Seng MRT is the closest, 605 m away (about a 10-minute walk).
How many businesses are registered at Ka Place?⌄
18 businesses are currently registered at this address with ACRA. That counts registered addresses, not physical occupiers.
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