Tai Kim Industrial Estate
Tai Kim Industrial Estate 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 freehold. 1 transaction is on record since 1995, most recently in Nov 2003. 30 units are currently listed for sale or rent. ACRA records 8 live company registrations at this address.
What are the key facts about Tai Kim Industrial Estate?
- Asset class
- Industrial
- Land-use zone
- BUSINESS 2
- Gross plot ratio
- 2.5
- Tenure
- Freehold
- District / Area
- District 19 · Hougang
- Address
- 18 Kim Chuan Terrace
- Land area
- 1,904 sqm
- Completed
- 2024 (JTC industrial completions)
- Storeys
- 8 (© OpenStreetMap contributors)
- Developer
- Kc Industries Pte Ltd (JTC industrial completions)
- Listed as
- Factory / Workshop (B2), Light Industrial (B1)
- Transactions on record
- 1 (records start 1995)
- Live listings
- 30
- ACRA registrations
- 8
About Tai Kim Industrial Estate
Tai Kim Industrial Estate is an industrial estate in Hougang (District 19). It is located along Kim Chuan Terrace, Singapore 537040.
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 freehold. It sits on about 1,904 sqm of land with roughly 4,761 sqm of gross floor area.
1 transaction has been recorded here, at a median of S$224 psf. The most recent was in November 2003.
Across JTC's rental returns for Kim Chuan Terrace, the median rent for industrial space on this street works out to about S$2.56 psf per month over 3 observations. Observed medians on the street span S$0.93 to S$3.61 psf per month. These are street-level figures from undated JTC snapshots, not a rent quoted for this property.
2 industrial projects are still uncompleted on this street, adding about 3,690 sqm of gross floor area, the earliest due around 2028.
The nearest port or airport land is about 7.6 km away. The closest business-park zone is about 59 m away. The nearest MRT is Tai Seng MRT, 656 m away (about a 10-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Bef Kim Chuan Rd) is 255 m away (about a 4-minute walk).
7 businesses are currently registered at this address with ACRA.
What is Tai Kim Industrial Estate zoned as?
- Land-use zone
- BUSINESS 2
- Gross plot ratio
- 2.5
What has Tai Kim Industrial Estate sold for?
| Date | Use | Price | Area | PSF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2003 | Single-user Factory | S$1.98M | 8,848 sqft | $224 |
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 Tai Kim Industrial Estate
- 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 Tai Kim Industrial Estate
Rent: 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.
Sale: between 6 Aug 2026 and 28 Aug 2026, 2 new listings 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 Tai Kim Industrial Estate?
- 19 Mar 2025ApprovedFloor 2Change of use to warehouse
Proposed change of use of unit #02-XX to warehouse
- 30 Nov 2005ApprovedAdditions & alterations
Proposed additions & alterations and change of use of existing 2-storey factory to new shed at 1st storey and new worker dormitory on lot 3456 mk 23 at no.18 kim chuan terrace
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 available at Tai Kim Industrial Estate right now?
For sale (12)
- Apex FoodworksS$3.60M · 2,840 sqft
- Apex FoodworksS$3.50M · 2,659 sqft
- Apex Foodworks4 agentsS$2.50M · 2,841 sqft
- Apex Foodworks2 agentsS$3.65M · 2,045 sqft
For rent (18)
- Apex FoodworksS$7k/mo · 2,840 sqft
- Apex FoodworksS$6k/mo · 1,712 sqft
- Apex FoodworksS$8k/mo · 2,131 sqft
- Apex Foodworks2 agentsS$9k/mo · 2,099 sqft
What is near Tai Kim Industrial Estate?
Getting around
- Tai Seng MRT656 m · ~10 min
Amenities nearby
Straight-line distances. Source: PropKaki amenities data.
Getting there and parking at Tai Kim Industrial Estate
nearest MRT/LRT Tai Seng (CC11) 591 m, about 45,000 taps a weekday; bus stops within 400 m: 4, about 3,405 taps a weekday; Hougang: 43,772 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 21,000 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)591 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 Tai Kim Industrial Estate. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.
Bus
4 bus stops within 400 m, with 3,405 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.
Public car parks within 500 m
- Kim Chuan Rd (URA)118 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 25 car lots
- Tai Seng Ave (URA)330 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 47 car lots
- Defu Lane 11 (JTC)384 m
Nearest URA season parking: Kampong Ampat Industri Al Estate, 876 m away, S$90/month.
Public car parks only, by straight-line distance, with the operator's published rates. Tai Kim Industrial Estate's own car park, if it has one, and its charges are not in the open data.
Who's registered at Tai Kim Industrial Estate?
- Manufacturing3
- Accommodation and food services3
- Wholesale and retail trade1
- Construction1
- Financial and insurance0
- Administrative and support services0
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$27.59 psm/mo
- Observed range
- S$9.99 – S$38.84
- Pipeline on this street
- 2 projects · earliest TOP 2028
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 Tai Kim Industrial Estate
Where is Tai Kim Industrial Estate?⌄
Tai Kim Industrial Estate is at 18 Kim Chuan Terrace, Singapore 537040, in the Hougang planning area.
What is Tai Kim Industrial Estate zoned as?⌄
Tai Kim Industrial Estate 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 Tai Kim Industrial Estate?⌄
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 Tai Kim Industrial Estate?⌄
Tai Kim Industrial Estate is freehold.
What have units at Tai Kim Industrial Estate sold for?⌄
Across 1 recorded transaction, the median is S$224 psf. The latest was in November 2003.
What does industrial space near Tai Kim Industrial Estate rent for?⌄
JTC's rental returns for Kim Chuan Terrace put the median at about S$2.56 psf per month. That is a street-level figure from undated snapshots covering all industrial space on Kim Chuan Terrace, not a rent quoted for Tai Kim Industrial Estate itself.
What is the nearest MRT station to Tai Kim Industrial Estate?⌄
Tai Seng MRT is the closest, 656 m away (about a 10-minute walk).
How many businesses are registered at Tai Kim Industrial Estate?⌄
7 businesses are currently registered at this address with ACRA. That counts registered addresses, not physical occupiers.
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