King Building
King Building is a industrial building in District 20 · Bishan, on land zoned BUSINESS 1 under the URA Master Plan with a gross plot ratio of 2.5. It is 999-year leasehold. 1 transaction is on record since 1995, most recently in Dec 2006. ACRA records 0 live company registrations at this address.
What are the key facts about King Building?
- Asset class
- Industrial
- Land-use zone
- BUSINESS 1
- Gross plot ratio
- 2.5
- Tenure
- 999-year leasehold
- District / Area
- District 20 · Bishan
- Address
- 55 Jalan Pemimpin
- Land area
- 3,818 sqm
- Completed
- Not on record
- Storeys
- Not on record
- Transactions on record
- 1 (records start 1995)
- Live listings
- None
- ACRA registrations
- 0
About King Building
King Building is an industrial building in Bishan (District 20). It is located along Jalan Pemimpin, Singapore 577211.
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 999-year leasehold, with about 858 years left to run. It sits on about 3,818 sqm of land with roughly 7,470 sqm of gross floor area.
1 transaction has been recorded here, at a median of S$257 psf. The most recent was in December 2006.
Across JTC's rental returns for Jalan Pemimpin, the median rent for industrial space on this street works out to about S$1.80 psf per month over 106 observations. Observed medians on the street span S$0.88 to S$2.67 psf per month. These are street-level figures from undated JTC snapshots, not a rent quoted for this property.
1 industrial project is still uncompleted on this street, adding about 9,880 sqm of gross floor area, the earliest due around 2027.
The nearest port or airport land is about 7.5 km away. The closest business-park zone is about 415 m away. The nearest MRT is Tai Seng MRT, 529 m away (about a 8-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Asiawide Ind Bldg) is 360 m away (about a 6-minute walk).
What is King Building zoned as?
- Land-use zone
- BUSINESS 1
- Gross plot ratio
- 2.5
What has King Building sold for?
| Date | Use | Price | Area | PSF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2006 | Single-user Factory | S$8.60M | 33,519 sqft | $257 |
URA/JTC records from 1995 — that is where the record starts, not when the building was built. Strata and land deals can mix in one building's history; compare like with like. sqm ↔ sq ft converter
What does space at King Building rent for?
Strata factory space on Jalan Pemimpin
Street level · 2026Q3S$ per sq ft per month (median only published) · median +6% 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 King Building
- 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.
What's been approved at King Building?
- 26 Jul 2000RefusedChange of use to motor vechicle service centre
Proposed change of use of the 1st storey light industrial factory to motor vechicle service centre
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 Jalan Pemimpin 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 near King Building?
Getting around
- Tai Seng MRT529 m · ~8 min
Amenities nearby
Straight-line distances. Source: PropKaki amenities data.
Getting there and parking at King Building
nearest MRT/LRT Tai Seng (CC11) 422 m, about 45,000 taps a weekday; 1 more station within 1 km; bus stops within 400 m: 2, about 3,291 taps a weekday; Toa Payoh: 53,749 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 40,000 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)422 m · about 45,000 weekday taps
- Bartley (CC12)728 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 King Building. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.
Bus
2 bus stops within 400 m, with 3,291 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.
Public car parks within 500 m
- Shaw Rd (URA)75 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 15 car lots
- Joo Seng Rd (URA)131 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 20 car lots
- Harrison Rd (URA)181 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 4 car lots
- Little Rd (URA)209 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 6 car lots
- Burn Rd (URA)250 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 20 car lots
Public car parks only, by straight-line distance, with the operator's published rates. King Building's own car park, if it has one, and its charges are not in the open data.
Who's registered at King Building?
- Wholesale and retail trade0
- Other services0
- Professional, scientific and technical 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$19.34 psm/mo
- Observed range
- S$9.46 – S$28.70
- Pipeline on this street
- 1 project · earliest TOP 2027
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 King Building
Where is King Building?⌄
King Building is at 55 Jalan Pemimpin, Singapore 577211, in the Bishan planning area.
What is King Building zoned as?⌄
King 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 King 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 King Building?⌄
King Building is 999-year leasehold. About 858 years remain on the lease.
What have units at King Building sold for?⌄
Across 1 recorded transaction, the median is S$257 psf. The latest was in December 2006.
What does industrial space near King Building rent for?⌄
JTC's rental returns for Jalan Pemimpin put the median at about S$1.80 psf per month. That is a street-level figure from undated snapshots covering all industrial space on Jalan Pemimpin, not a rent quoted for King Building itself.
What is the nearest MRT station to King Building?⌄
Tai Seng MRT is the closest, 529 m away (about a 8-minute walk).
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