IndustrialBUSINESS 2FreeholdDistrict 19 · Hougang

Tai Kim Industrial Estate

Reviewed by Nathan TangUpdated 8 November 2026Data through Jun 2011
Quick Summary

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 Jun 2011. ACRA records 0 live company registrations at this address.

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What are the key facts about Tai Kim Industrial Estate?

Key takeawayTai Kim Industrial Estate is a industrial building in District 19 · Hougang, zoned BUSINESS 2, held freehold.
Asset class
Industrial
Land-use zone
BUSINESS 2
Gross plot ratio
2.5
Tenure
Freehold
District / Area
District 19 · Hougang
Address
11 Kim Chuan Terrace
Land area
—
Completed
2015 (JTC industrial completions)
Storeys
6 (© OpenStreetMap contributors)
Developer
Kuan Aik Hong Construction Pte Ltd (JTC industrial completions)
Transactions on record
1 (records start 1995)
Live listings
None
ACRA registrations
0
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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 537034.

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.

1 transaction has been recorded here, at a median of S$1,051 psf. The most recent was in June 2011.

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 7.8 km away. The closest business-park zone is about 212 m away. The nearest MRT is Tai Seng MRT, 540 m away (about a 8-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Bef Kim Chuan Rd) is 222 m away (about a 4-minute walk).

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What is Tai Kim Industrial Estate zoned as?

Key takeawayTai Kim Industrial Estate sits on land zoned BUSINESS 2 with a gross plot ratio of 2.5.
Land-use zone
BUSINESS 2
Gross plot ratio
2.5

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What has Tai Kim Industrial Estate sold for?

Key takeaway1 transaction is on record since 1995, most recently in Jun 2011 — too few to support a median, so the deals themselves are listed instead.
DateUsePriceAreaPSF
Jun 2011Single-user FactoryS$8.68M8,260 sqft$1,051

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 Tai Kim Industrial Estate

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 Tai Kim Industrial Estate?

Key takeawayURA has approved 1 change of use at Tai Kim Industrial Estate since 2000, most recently in 2001. 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. 17 Jul 2024Renewed
    Change of use

    Proposed continued use of temporary ancillary workers dormitory (for 101 workers) at existing 7-storey single user light industrial factory development on lot 04713m mk23 at 11 kim chuan terrace singapore 537034 (hougang planning area)

  2. 4 Oct 2019Renewed
    Change of use

    Proposed continued use of the temporary ancillary workers dormitory (for 101 workers) in the existing block of 7-storey single user light industrial factory

  3. 29 Mar 2008Approved
    Additions & alterations

    Proposed additions & alterations to the existing 2 storey corner terrace warehouse building

  4. 9 Jun 2004Approved
    Additions & alterations

    Retention of a/a to the existing 2 storey terrace warehouse

  5. 1 Jun 2001Approved
    Change of use to warehouse

    Change of use of the existing 2-storey corner terrace factory to warehouse

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 Tai Kim Industrial Estate?

Key takeawayThe nearest MRT/LRT is Tai Seng MRT, about 540 m away.

Getting around

Amenities nearby

Business Park · 212 mBef Kim Chuan Rd · 222 mThe Clinic @ Tai Seng · 393 mTai Seng MRT Exit A · 506 mEducational Institution · 642 m

Straight-line distances. Source: PropKaki amenities data.

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Getting there and parking at Tai Kim Industrial Estate

Key takeawayThe nearest station is Tai Seng (CC11), 483 m away — a busy station, with about 45,000 taps in and out on an average weekday. 5 public car parks are within 500 m.
Foot traffic: busier than 78% of industrial buildings

nearest MRT/LRT Tai Seng (CC11) 483 m, about 45,000 taps a weekday; bus stops within 400 m: 3, about 2,987 taps a weekday; Hougang: 43,772 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 22,000 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)483 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

3 bus stops within 400 m, with 2,987 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.

Public car parks within 500 m

  • Tai Seng Ave (URA)186 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 47 car lots
  • Kim Chuan Rd (URA)235 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 25 car lots
  • Tai Seng Drive (URA)389 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 8 car lots
  • Defu Lane 11 (JTC)413 m
  • Tai Seng St (URA)428 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 8 car lots

Nearest URA season parking: Kampong Ampat Industri Al Estate, 814 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.

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Who's registered at Tai Kim Industrial Estate?

Key takeaway0 live companies (and LLPs and branches; sole proprietors are not counted) list Tai Kim Industrial Estate as their registered address. These are registered businesses, not who occupies the space.
  • Construction
    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$27.59 psm/month — an all-time median from 2000 onwards, not a current rent.
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.

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Frequently asked questions about Tai Kim Industrial Estate

Where is Tai Kim Industrial Estate?⌄

Tai Kim Industrial Estate is at 11 Kim Chuan Terrace, Singapore 537034, 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$1,051 psf. The latest was in June 2011.

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, 540 m away (about a 8-minute walk).

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