IndustrialBUSINESS 1FreeholdDistrict 13 · Geylang

Macpherson Industrial Complex

Reviewed by Nathan TangUpdated 8 November 2026Data through Jul 2022
Quick Summary

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.

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What are the key facts about Macpherson Industrial Complex?

Key takeawayMacpherson Industrial Complex is a industrial building in District 13 · Geylang, zoned BUSINESS 1, held freehold.
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
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What are the specs at Macpherson Industrial Complex?

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
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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.

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What is Macpherson Industrial Complex zoned as?

Key takeawayMacpherson 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 Macpherson Industrial Complex sold for?

Key takeawayAcross 17 recorded transactions since 1995, the median price is about S$828k, most recently in Jul 2022.
DateUsePriceAreaPSF
Jul 2022Multiple-user FactoryS$828k1,335 sqft$620
Jun 2019Multiple-user FactoryS$728k1,335 sqft$545
May 2014WarehouseS$1.02M1,216 sqft$840
Dec 2013Multiple-user FactoryS$1.50M2,304 sqft$650
Jul 2013WarehouseS$1.60M3,100 sqft$516
Apr 2013Multiple-user FactoryS$1.53M2,680 sqft$571
Oct 2012Multiple-user FactoryS$1.00M2,304 sqft$434
Jan 2008Multiple-user FactoryS$630k2,713 sqft$232
Jun 2007Multiple-user FactoryS$325k1,335 sqft$243
Aug 2006WarehouseS$560k3,100 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

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What does space at Macpherson Industrial Complex rent for?

Key takeawayJTC publishes leases at Macpherson Industrial Complex itself: strata factory space leased at a median of $1.27 psf a month in 2025Q2, with the middle half of leases between $1.20 and $1.55. That is the building's figure across its leases, and never a quote for a particular unit.

Strata factory space in this building

This building · 2025Q2
25th pct
$1.20
$12.95 psm
Median
$1.27
$13.63 psm
75th pct
$1.55
$16.67 psm

S$ per sq ft per month

2021Q3 · $18.07 psm2025Q2 · $13.63 psm median

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 · 2026Q3
25th pct
—
— psm
Median
$2.15
$23.14 psm
75th pct
—
— psm

S$ per sq ft per month (median only published) · median +10.2% on a year earlier

2023Q4 · $20.45 psm2026Q3 · $23.14 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 Macpherson Industrial Complex

Key takeawayCollective sale: Sold by collective sale for S$104 million (23 May 2025), against a guide price of S$89 million. EdgeProp Singapore A collective sale needs the owners' consent and may still fail.Brokers' 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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How fast units move at Macpherson Industrial Complex

Key takeawayBased on listings we track, as of our last check on 28 Aug 2026: 1 unit for rent; 11 units for sale.

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.

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What's been approved at Macpherson Industrial Complex?

Key takeawayURA has approved 1 change of use at Macpherson Industrial Complex since 2000, most recently in 2025. 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. 24 Jan 2025ApprovedFloor 1
    Change 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).

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How does Lorong Bakar Batu price?

Strata sales on the street (5y)
1

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.

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What is available at Macpherson Industrial Complex right now?

Key takeaway12 units are currently listed at Macpherson Industrial Complex — 11 for sale and 1 for rent. One row per unit; several agents often market the same unit.

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

Browse every listing at this building →

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What is near Macpherson Industrial Complex?

Key takeawayThe nearest MRT/LRT is Potong Pasir MRT, about 575 m away.

Getting around

Amenities nearby

Aft Kallang Sector · 43 mRuby Medical Centre · 303 mPotong Pasir MRT Exit B · 535 mEducational Institution · 641 mBlk 69 Geylang Bahru · 785 m

Straight-line distances. Source: PropKaki amenities data.

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Getting there and parking at Macpherson Industrial Complex

Key takeawayThe nearest station is Potong Pasir (NE10), 535 m away — a moderately busy station, with about 35,000 taps in and out on an average weekday. 15 public car parks are within 500 m; the cheapest URA season parking nearby is S$80 a month.
Foot traffic: busier than 94% of industrial buildings

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 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 50 car lots
  • Genting Link (URA)177 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 2 car lots
  • Siang Kuang Ave (URA)216 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 12 car lots
  • Sennett Estate (URA)234 m
    season S$80/month
  • Genting Rd (URA)243 m
    S$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.

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Who's registered at Macpherson Industrial Complex?

Key takeaway7 live companies (and LLPs and branches; sole proprietors are not counted) list Macpherson Industrial Complex as their registered address. These are registered businesses, not who occupies the space.
  • Construction
    3
  • Wholesale and retail trade
    1
  • Information and communications
    1
  • Professional, scientific and technical services
    1
  • Other services
    1
  • Manufacturing
    0
  • Education
    0
  • Accommodation and food services
    0
  • Water supply, sewerage and waste management
    0
  • Transportation and storage
    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$18.30 psm/month — an all-time median from 2000 onwards, not a current rent.
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.

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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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