IndustrialBUSINESS 1LeaseholdDistrict 3 · Bukit Merah

Koh Chay Industrial Complex

Reviewed by Nathan TangUpdated 8 November 2026Data through Aug 2000
Quick Summary

Koh Chay Industrial Complex is a industrial building in District 3 · Bukit Merah, on land zoned BUSINESS 1 under the URA Master Plan with a gross plot ratio of 2.5. It is leasehold with roughly 34 years remaining. 1 transaction is on record since 1995, most recently in Aug 2000. ACRA records 0 live company registrations at this address.

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What are the key facts about Koh Chay Industrial Complex?

Key takeawayKoh Chay Industrial Complex is a industrial building in District 3 · Bukit Merah, zoned BUSINESS 1, held leasehold.
Asset class
Industrial
Land-use zone
BUSINESS 1
Gross plot ratio
2.5
Tenure
Leasehold
District / Area
District 3 · Bukit Merah
Address
18 Jalan Kilang Timor
Land area
1,371 sqm
Completed
Not on record
Storeys
8 (© OpenStreetMap contributors)
Transactions on record
1 (records start 1995)
Live listings
None
ACRA registrations
0
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About Koh Chay Industrial Complex

Koh Chay Industrial Complex is an industrial building in Bukit Merah (District 03). It is located along Jalan Kilang Timor, Singapore 159309.

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 34 years left to run. It sits on about 1,371 sqm of land with roughly 3,427 sqm of gross floor area.

1 transaction has been recorded here, at a median of S$366 psf. The most recent was in August 2000.

Across JTC's rental returns for Jalan Kilang Timor, the median rent for industrial space on this street works out to about S$2.04 psf per month over 98 observations. Observed medians on the street span S$0.80 to S$3.20 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 2.3 km away. The closest business-park zone is about 1.5 km away. The nearest MRT is Redhill MRT, 832 m away (about a 13-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Opp Pacific Tech Ctr) is 214 m away (about a 3-minute walk).

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What is Koh Chay Industrial Complex zoned as?

Key takeawayKoh Chay Industrial Complex sits on land zoned BUSINESS 1 with a gross plot ratio of 2.5.
Land-use zone
BUSINESS 1
Gross plot ratio
2.5

Run the full zoning report for this building →

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What has Koh Chay Industrial Complex sold for?

Key takeaway1 transaction is on record since 1995, most recently in Aug 2000 — too few to support a median, so the deals themselves are listed instead.
DateUsePriceAreaPSF
Aug 2000Single-user FactoryS$5.40M14,752 sqft$366

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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What does space at Koh Chay Industrial Complex rent for?

Key takeawayNo rent is published for Koh Chay Industrial Complex itself. On its street, Jalan Kilang Timor, strata factory space rented at a median of $2.38 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 Jalan Kilang Timor

Street level · 2026Q3
25th pct
—
— psm
Median
$2.38
$25.65 psm
75th pct
—
— psm

S$ per sq ft per month (median only published) · median -1.3% on a year earlier

2023Q4 · $25.54 psm2026Q3 · $25.65 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.

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Market context around Koh Chay Industrial Complex

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 Koh Chay Industrial Complex?

Key takeawayURA's planning decisions at Koh Chay Industrial Complex since 2000 are below. 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. 14 Jan 2013Approved
    Additions & alterations

    Proposed addition of one temporary container store to existing 8-storey light industrial building

  2. 20 Mar 2001Approved
    Additions & alterations

    Prroposed additions and alterations to existing 8-storey light industrial building

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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How does Jalan Kilang Timor price?

Key takeawayJalan Kilang Timor's current JTC street rent is S$25.65 psm/month (2026Q3), which against the street's strata sale median works out to an indicative gross yield of 5.7% (5.1% net of property tax).
Strata sales on the street (5y)
13
Street median PSF (strata)
$502
Indicative street yield
5.7% gross
5.1% 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.

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What is near Koh Chay Industrial Complex?

Key takeawayThe nearest MRT/LRT is Redhill MRT, about 832 m away.

Getting around

Amenities nearby

Educational Institution · 190 mOpp Pacific Tech Ctr · 214 mMeridian Medical Centre · 358 mABC Brickworks Market & Food Centre · 501 mRedhill MRT Exit A · 830 mAlexandra Hospital · 1.3 kmBusiness Park · 1.5 km

Straight-line distances. Source: PropKaki amenities data.

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Getting there and parking at Koh Chay Industrial Complex

Key takeawayThe nearest station is Redhill (EW18), 830 m away — a moderately busy station, with about 39,000 taps in and out on an average weekday. 15 public car parks are within 500 m.
Foot traffic: busier than 88% of industrial buildings

nearest MRT/LRT Redhill (EW18) 830 m, about 39,000 taps a weekday; bus stops within 400 m: 11, about 16,000 taps a weekday; Bukit Merah: 103,575 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 45,000 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

  • Redhill (EW18)830 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 Koh Chay Industrial Complex. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.

Bus

11 bus stops within 400 m, with about 16,000 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.

Public car parks within 500 m

  • Blk 4001-4008 Depot Lane (JTC)244 m
  • Blk 44/47 Lengkok Bahru (HDB)314 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 143 car lots
  • Blk 28 Jalan Bukit Merah (HDB)338 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 60 car lots
  • Blk 115/116 Bukit Merah Central (HDB)344 m
    no short-term parking · gantry 4.5 m
  • Blk 28 Hoy Fatt Road (HDB)360 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · gantry 2.1 m · 53 car lots

HDB season (car): Tier 1 $80/month (a resident's or registered HDB shop/industrial tenant's first car); Tier 2 (other cars, non-residents) $90 Rest of Island, $150 Designated Area, $165 Restricted Zone (surface). Which zone this car park is in is not published as data.

Nearest URA season parking: Seah Im Rd Off St, 1.9 km away, S$125/month.

Public car parks only, by straight-line distance, with the operator's published rates. Koh Chay Industrial Complex'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 Koh Chay Industrial Complex?

Key takeaway0 live companies (and LLPs and branches; sole proprietors are not counted) list Koh Chay Industrial Complex as their registered address. These are registered businesses, not who occupies the space.
  • Wholesale and retail trade
    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$21.97 psm/month — an all-time median from 2000 onwards, not a current rent.
Street rent, median
S$21.97 psm/mo
Observed range
S$8.65 – S$34.40

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 Koh Chay Industrial Complex

Where is Koh Chay Industrial Complex?⌄

Koh Chay Industrial Complex is at 18 Jalan Kilang Timor, Singapore 159309, in the Bukit Merah planning area.

What is Koh Chay Industrial Complex zoned as?⌄

Koh Chay Industrial Complex 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 Koh Chay Industrial Complex?⌄

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 Koh Chay Industrial Complex?⌄

Koh Chay Industrial Complex is leasehold. About 34 years remain on the lease.

What have units at Koh Chay Industrial Complex sold for?⌄

Across 1 recorded transaction, the median is S$366 psf. The latest was in August 2000.

What does industrial space near Koh Chay Industrial Complex rent for?⌄

JTC's rental returns for Jalan Kilang Timor put the median at about S$2.04 psf per month. That is a street-level figure from undated snapshots covering all industrial space on Jalan Kilang Timor, not a rent quoted for Koh Chay Industrial Complex itself.

What is the nearest MRT station to Koh Chay Industrial Complex?⌄

Redhill MRT is the closest, 832 m away (about a 13-minute walk).

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