Nucleus Connect Building
Nucleus Connect Building is a industrial building in District 19 · Hougang, on land zoned BUSINESS 2 under the URA Master Plan with a gross plot ratio of 2.5. It is leasehold. 1 transaction is on record since 1995, most recently in Mar 2018. ACRA records 0 live company registrations at this address.
What are the key facts about Nucleus Connect Building?
- Asset class
- Industrial
- Land-use zone
- BUSINESS 2
- Gross plot ratio
- 2.5
- Tenure
- Leasehold
- District / Area
- District 19 · Hougang
- Address
- 13 Tai Seng Drive
- Land area
- 4,150 sqm
- Completed
- Not on record
- Storeys
- 6 (© OpenStreetMap contributors)
- Estate (JTC)
- Tai Seng Industrial Estate
- Transactions on record
- 1 (records start 1995)
- Live listings
- None
- ACRA registrations
- 0
About Nucleus Connect Building
Nucleus Connect Building is an industrial building in Hougang (District 19). It is located along Tai Seng Drive, Singapore 535219.
Under the URA Master Plan the site is zoned Business 2 with a gross plot ratio of 2.5. Business 2 zoning covers general industry with a nuisance buffer of 100 m, including heavier trades.
The site is leasehold, with about 0 years left to run. A tail that short materially narrows the pool of banks willing to finance a purchase. It sits on about 4,150 sqm of land with roughly 10,186 sqm of gross floor area.
1 transaction has been recorded here, at a median of S$687 psf. The most recent was in March 2018.
Across JTC's rental returns for Tai Seng Drive, the median rent for industrial space on this street works out to about S$1.50 psf per month over 38 observations. Observed medians on the street span S$0.46 to S$3.00 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 8.1 km away. The closest business-park zone is about 550 m away. The nearest MRT is Tai Seng MRT, 786 m away (about a 12-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Aft Airport Rd) is 52 m away (about a 1-minute walk).
What is Nucleus Connect Building zoned as?
- Land-use zone
- BUSINESS 2
- Gross plot ratio
- 2.5
What has Nucleus Connect Building sold for?
| Date | Use | Price | Area | PSF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2018 | Single-user Factory | S$30.70M | 44,675 sqft | $687 |
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
Market context around Nucleus Connect 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 Nucleus Connect Building?
- 27 Apr 2018ApprovedAdditions & alterations
Proposed addition & alteration works to existing 6-storey factory building (data centre) involving erection of new guardhouse and new brc weldmesh c/w security razor fencing replacing the existing guardhouse & existing fencing along the boundary line on lot 04881m mukim 23 at 13 tai seng drive (hougang planning area)
- 1 Apr 2011ApprovedAdditions & alterations
Proposed additions & alterations and change of use to data centre at 4th storey of the existing 6-storey single-user warehouse with basement carpark
- 10 Feb 2010ApprovedAdditions & alterations
Proposed additions & alterations and change of use to a data centre to the approved basement, 1st, 2nd, 3rd & roof level of the existing 6-storey single-user warehouse with basement carpark
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).
What is near Nucleus Connect Building?
Getting around
- Tai Seng MRT786 m · ~12 min
Amenities nearby
Straight-line distances. Source: PropKaki amenities data.
Getting there and parking at Nucleus Connect Building
nearest MRT/LRT Tai Seng (CC11) 771 m, about 45,000 taps a weekday; bus stops within 400 m: 5, about 3,323 taps a weekday; Hougang: 43,772 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 19,000 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)771 m · about 45,000 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 Nucleus Connect Building. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.
Bus
5 bus stops within 400 m, with 3,323 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.
Public car parks within 500 m
- Tai Seng Drive (URA)173 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 8 car lots
- Defu Lane 12 (JTC)270 m
- Ubi Avenue 4 (JTC)320 m
- Kaki Bukit Rd 2 (URA)388 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · season S$90/month · 38 car lots
- Ubi Ave 4 (URA)402 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 10 car lots
Public car parks only, by straight-line distance, with the operator's published rates. Nucleus Connect Building's own car park, if it has one, and its charges are not in the open data.
Who's registered at Nucleus Connect Building?
- Wholesale and retail trade0
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$16.15 psm/mo
- Observed range
- S$4.91 – S$32.25
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 Nucleus Connect Building
Where is Nucleus Connect Building?⌄
Nucleus Connect Building is at 13 Tai Seng Drive, Singapore 535219, in the Hougang planning area.
What is Nucleus Connect Building zoned as?⌄
Nucleus Connect Building is zoned Business 2 under the URA Master Plan, with a gross plot ratio of 2.5. Business 2 zoning covers general industry with a nuisance buffer of 100 m, including heavier trades.
What kind of business can operate at Nucleus Connect Building?⌄
Business 2 zoning covers general industry with a nuisance buffer of 100 m, including heavier trades. The specific trade still has to be approved, so check the permissible-use list for your activity.
What is the tenure of Nucleus Connect Building?⌄
Nucleus Connect Building is leasehold. About 0 years remain on the lease. Financing gets harder below roughly 30 years, so factor that into any purchase.
What have units at Nucleus Connect Building sold for?⌄
Across 1 recorded transaction, the median is S$687 psf. The latest was in March 2018.
What does industrial space near Nucleus Connect Building rent for?⌄
JTC's rental returns for Tai Seng Drive put the median at about S$1.50 psf per month. That is a street-level figure from undated snapshots covering all industrial space on Tai Seng Drive, not a rent quoted for Nucleus Connect Building itself.
What is the nearest MRT station to Nucleus Connect Building?⌄
Tai Seng MRT is the closest, 786 m away (about a 12-minute walk).
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