IndustrialBUSINESS 1LeaseholdDistrict 3 · Bukit Merah

Singapore Gems Building

Reviewed by Nathan TangUpdated 8 November 2026Data through Sept 2017
Quick Summary

Singapore Gems Building 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 31 years remaining. 1 transaction is on record since 1995, most recently in Sept 2017. ACRA records 16 live company registrations at this address.

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What are the key facts about Singapore Gems Building?

Key takeawaySingapore Gems Building 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
7 Kung Chong Road
Land area
812 sqm
Completed
2023 (JTC industrial completions)
Storeys
Not on record
Developer
Regal Haus Pte Ltd (JTC industrial completions)
Estate (JTC)
Alexandra Village Industrial Estate
Transactions on record
1 (records start 1995)
Live listings
None
ACRA registrations
16
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About Singapore Gems Building

Singapore Gems Building is an industrial building in Bukit Merah (District 03). It is located along Kung Chong Road, Singapore 159144.

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 31 years left to run. It sits on about 812 sqm of land with roughly 4,051 sqm of gross floor area.

1 transaction has been recorded here, at a median of S$773 psf. The most recent was in September 2017.

Across JTC's rental returns for Kung Chong Road, the median rent for industrial space on this street works out to about S$3.00 psf per month over 3 observations. Observed medians on the street span S$3.00 to S$3.07 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 2.7 km away. The closest business-park zone is about 1.9 km away. The nearest MRT is Redhill MRT, 528 m away (about a 8-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Opp Blk 53) is 106 m away (about a 2-minute walk).

17 businesses are currently registered at this address with ACRA.

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What is Singapore Gems Building zoned as?

Key takeawaySingapore Gems Building sits on land zoned BUSINESS 1 with a gross plot ratio of 2.5.
Land-use zone
BUSINESS 1
Gross plot ratio
2.5

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What has Singapore Gems Building sold for?

Key takeaway1 transaction is on record since 1995, most recently in Sept 2017 — too few to support a median, so the deals themselves are listed instead.
DateUsePriceAreaPSF
Sept 2017Single-user FactoryS$13.50M17,474 sqft$773

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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Market context around Singapore Gems Building

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 Singapore Gems Building?

Key takeawayURA has approved 1 change of use at Singapore Gems Building since 2000, most recently in 2023. 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. 7 Aug 2026Renewed
    Continued use as car showroom

    Continued use of part 1st storey warehouse as car showroom

  2. 25 Jul 2023Approved
    Change of use to car showroom, part 3rd storey warehouse to ancillary use and part 4th to 7th sto

    Proposed change of use of part 1st storey warehouse to car showroom, part 3rd storey warehouse to ancillary use and part 4th to 7th storey ancillary uses to production use

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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What is near Singapore Gems Building?

Key takeawayThe nearest MRT/LRT is Redhill MRT, about 528 m away.

Getting around

Amenities nearby

Opp Blk 53 · 106 mEducational Institution · 169 mL & H Polyclinic And Surgery · 274 mABC Brickworks Market & Food Centre · 526 mRedhill MRT Exit A · 557 mAlexandra Hospital · 1.4 km

Straight-line distances. Source: PropKaki amenities data.

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Getting there and parking at Singapore Gems Building

Key takeawayThe nearest station is Redhill (EW18), 528 m away — a moderately busy station, with about 39,000 taps in and out on an average weekday. 22 public car parks are within 500 m.
Foot traffic: busier than 95% of industrial buildings

nearest MRT/LRT Redhill (EW18) 528 m, about 39,000 taps a weekday; 1 more station within 1 km; bus stops within 400 m: 18, about 18,000 taps a weekday; Bukit Merah: 103,575 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 51,000 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)528 m · about 39,000 weekday taps
  • Queenstown (EW19)821 m · about 36,000 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 Singapore Gems Building. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.

Bus

18 bus stops within 400 m, with about 18,000 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.

Public car parks within 500 m

  • Kung Chong Rd (URA)29 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 27 car lots
  • Chang Charn Rd (URA)96 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 11 car lots
  • Leng Kee Rd (URA)128 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 24 car lots
  • Blk 37A Jalan Rumah Tinggi (HDB)187 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · gantry 2.15 m · 428 car lots
  • Blk 61 Lengkok Bahru (HDB)197 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 26 car lots

HDB season (car): Tier 1 $110/month (a resident's or registered HDB shop/industrial tenant's first car); Tier 2 (other cars, non-residents) $120 Rest of Island, $170 Designated Area, $190 Restricted Zone (sheltered: multi-storey, basement, deck). Industrial-park multi-storey car parks: $110 / $120. Which zone this car park is in is not published as data.

Nearest URA season parking: Queensway Off St (Ride Out Tea Garden), 2.0 km away, S$90/month.

Public car parks only, by straight-line distance, with the operator's published rates. Singapore Gems Building'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 Singapore Gems Building?

Key takeaway16 live companies (and LLPs and branches; sole proprietors are not counted) list Singapore Gems Building as their registered address. These are registered businesses, not who occupies the space.
  • Construction
    5
  • Financial and insurance
    5
  • Real estate
    3
  • Wholesale and retail trade
    2
  • Professional, scientific and technical services
    1

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$32.29 psm/month — an all-time median from 2000 onwards, not a current rent.
Street rent, median
S$32.29 psm/mo
Observed range
S$32.29 – S$33.06

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 Singapore Gems Building

Where is Singapore Gems Building?⌄

Singapore Gems Building is at 7 Kung Chong Road, Singapore 159144, in the Bukit Merah planning area.

What is Singapore Gems Building zoned as?⌄

Singapore Gems 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 Singapore Gems 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 Singapore Gems Building?⌄

Singapore Gems Building is leasehold. About 31 years remain on the lease.

What have units at Singapore Gems Building sold for?⌄

Across 1 recorded transaction, the median is S$773 psf. The latest was in September 2017.

What does industrial space near Singapore Gems Building rent for?⌄

JTC's rental returns for Kung Chong Road put the median at about S$3.00 psf per month. That is a street-level figure from undated snapshots covering all industrial space on Kung Chong Road, not a rent quoted for Singapore Gems Building itself.

What is the nearest MRT station to Singapore Gems Building?⌄

Redhill MRT is the closest, 528 m away (about a 8-minute walk).

How many businesses are registered at Singapore Gems Building?⌄

17 businesses are currently registered at this address with ACRA. That counts registered addresses, not physical occupiers.

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