Macpherson Industrial Complex
Macpherson Industrial Complex is a industrial building in District 13 · Geylang, on land zoned BUSINESS 1 under the URA Master Plan with a gross plot ratio of 2.5. It is freehold. 17 transactions are on record since 1995, at a median S$336 psf, most recently in Jul 2022. 12 units are currently listed for sale or rent. ACRA records 7 live company registrations at this address.
What are the key facts about Macpherson Industrial Complex?
- Asset class
- Industrial
- Land-use zone
- BUSINESS 1
- Gross plot ratio
- 2.5
- Tenure
- Freehold
- District / Area
- District 13 · Geylang
- Address
- 5 Lorong Bakar Batu
- Land area
- —
- Completed
- Not on record
- Storeys
- 8 (© OpenStreetMap contributors)
- Developer
- Chiu Teng Group (per CommercialGuru)
- Total units (CommercialGuru's count)
- 66
- Units with a recorded sale
- At least 14
- Listed as
- Light Industrial (B1), Food & Beverage
- Transactions on record
- 17 (records start 1995)
- Live listings
- 12
- ACRA registrations
- 7
What are the specs at Macpherson Industrial Complex?
- Facilities
- car park
- Source: CommercialGuru
About Macpherson Industrial Complex
Macpherson Industrial Complex is an industrial building in Geylang (District 13). It is located along Lorong Bakar Batu, Singapore 348742.
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 freehold.
17 transactions have been recorded here, at a median of S$336 psf. The most recent was in July 2022.
Across JTC's rental returns for Lorong Bakar Batu, the median rent for industrial space on this street works out to about S$1.70 psf per month over 99 observations. Observed medians on the street span S$0.90 to S$2.30 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 11,610 sqm of gross floor area, the earliest due around 2029.
The nearest port or airport land is about 6.3 km away. The closest business-park zone is about 2.0 km away. The nearest MRT is Potong Pasir MRT, 575 m away (about a 9-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Aft Kallang Sector) is 43 m away (about a 1-minute walk).
16 businesses are currently registered at this address with ACRA.
What is Macpherson Industrial Complex zoned as?
- Land-use zone
- BUSINESS 1
- Gross plot ratio
- 2.5
What has Macpherson Industrial Complex sold for?
| Date | Use | Price | Area | PSF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2022 | Multiple-user Factory | S$828k | 1,335 sqft | $620 |
| Jun 2019 | Multiple-user Factory | S$728k | 1,335 sqft | $545 |
| May 2014 | Warehouse | S$1.02M | 1,216 sqft | $840 |
| Dec 2013 | Multiple-user Factory | S$1.50M | 2,304 sqft | $650 |
| Jul 2013 | Warehouse | S$1.60M | 3,100 sqft | $516 |
| Apr 2013 | Multiple-user Factory | S$1.53M | 2,680 sqft | $571 |
| Oct 2012 | Multiple-user Factory | S$1.00M | 2,304 sqft | $434 |
| Jan 2008 | Multiple-user Factory | S$630k | 2,713 sqft | $232 |
| Jun 2007 | Multiple-user Factory | S$325k | 1,335 sqft | $243 |
| Aug 2006 | Warehouse | S$560k | 3,100 sqft | $181 |
URA/JTC records from 1995 — that is where the record starts, not when the building was built. Strata and land deals can mix in one building's history; compare like with like. sqm ↔ sq ft converter
What does space at Macpherson Industrial Complex rent for?
Strata factory space in this building
This building · 2025Q2S$ per sq ft per month
JTC's percentiles of the gross rent declared to IRAS for strata factory units leased in THIS building in the stated quarter (J-SPACE). It is the building's figure across its leases, not any one unit's rent; a unit's floor, size and fit-out move it. '*' quarters (too few leases) are absent, not zero.
Source: JTC J-SPACE, rentals of strata-titled multiple-user factories.
Strata factory space on Lorong Bakar Batu
Street level · 2026Q3S$ per sq ft per month (median only published) · median +10.2% 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 Macpherson Industrial Complex
- 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 Macpherson Industrial Complex
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.
Sale: between 6 Aug 2026 and 28 Aug 2026, 1 new listing appeared and 2 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.
What's been approved at Macpherson Industrial Complex?
- 24 Jan 2025ApprovedFloor 1Change of use to industrial canteen
Change of use of the 1st storey warehouse unit #01-XX to industrial canteen
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 Lorong Bakar Batu price?
Too few strata sales on this street to support a median — the count is shown without one.
Street figures cover strata deals only — land and strata PSF are not comparable.
What is available at Macpherson Industrial Complex right now?
For sale (11)
- Ct Gold @ MacphersonS$3.50M · 1,927 sqft
- Ct Gold @ MacphersonS$2.80M · 1,625 sqft
- Ct Gold @ MacphersonS$2.90M · 1,733 sqft
- Ct Gold @ MacphersonS$2.50M · 1,615 sqft
For rent (1)
- CT Gold @ MacphersonS$5k/mo · 2,133 sqft
What is near Macpherson Industrial Complex?
Getting around
- Potong Pasir MRT575 m · ~9 min
Amenities nearby
Straight-line distances. Source: PropKaki amenities data.
Getting there and parking at Macpherson Industrial Complex
nearest MRT/LRT Potong Pasir (NE10) 535 m, about 35,000 taps a weekday; 1 more station within 1 km; bus stops within 400 m: 10, about 16,000 taps a weekday; Geylang: 116,481 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
- Potong Pasir (NE10)535 m · about 35,000 weekday taps
- Geylang Bahru (DT24)721 m · about 12,000 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 Macpherson Industrial Complex. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.
Bus
10 bus stops within 400 m, with about 16,000 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.
Public car parks within 500 m
- Lor Bakar Batu (URA)115 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 50 car lots
- Genting Link (URA)177 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 2 car lots
- Siang Kuang Ave (URA)216 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 12 car lots
- Sennett Estate (URA)234 mseason S$80/month
- Genting Rd (URA)243 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. Macpherson Industrial Complex's own car park, if it has one, and its charges are not in the open data.
Who's registered at Macpherson Industrial Complex?
- Construction3
- Wholesale and retail trade1
- Information and communications1
- Professional, scientific and technical services1
- Other services1
- Manufacturing0
- Education0
- Accommodation and food services0
- Water supply, sewerage and waste management0
- Transportation and storage0
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$18.30 psm/mo
- Observed range
- S$9.69 – S$24.75
- Pipeline on this street
- 1 project · earliest TOP 2029
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 Macpherson Industrial Complex
Where is Macpherson Industrial Complex?⌄
Macpherson Industrial Complex is at 5 Lorong Bakar Batu, Singapore 348742, in the Geylang planning area.
What is Macpherson Industrial Complex zoned as?⌄
Macpherson 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 Macpherson 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 Macpherson Industrial Complex?⌄
Macpherson Industrial Complex is freehold.
What have units at Macpherson Industrial Complex sold for?⌄
Across 17 recorded transactions, the median is S$336 psf. The latest was in July 2022.
What does industrial space near Macpherson Industrial Complex rent for?⌄
JTC's rental returns for Lorong Bakar Batu put the median at about S$1.70 psf per month. That is a street-level figure from undated snapshots covering all industrial space on Lorong Bakar Batu, not a rent quoted for Macpherson Industrial Complex itself.
What is the nearest MRT station to Macpherson Industrial Complex?⌄
Potong Pasir MRT is the closest, 575 m away (about a 9-minute walk).
How many businesses are registered at Macpherson Industrial Complex?⌄
16 businesses are currently registered at this address with ACRA. That counts registered addresses, not physical occupiers.
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