IndustrialBUSINESS 2FreeholdDistrict 19 · Hougang

Tai Kim Industrial Estate

Reviewed by Nathan TangUpdated 8 November 2026Data through Sept 2014
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. 2 transactions are on record since 1995, most recently in Sept 2014. ACRA records 2 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
43 Kim Chuan Drive
Land area
—
Completed
2017 (JTC industrial completions)
Storeys
13 (© OpenStreetMap contributors)
Developer
ALG Global Private Limited (JTC industrial completions)
Transactions on record
2 (records start 1995)
Live listings
None
ACRA registrations
2
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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 Drive, Singapore 537092.

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.

2 transactions have been recorded here, at a median of S$846 psf. The most recent was in September 2014.

Across JTC's rental returns for Kim Chuan Drive, the median rent for industrial space on this street works out to about S$1.81 psf per month over 42 observations. Observed medians on the street span S$1.00 to S$3.40 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 9,640 sqm of gross floor area, the earliest due around 2027.

The nearest port or airport land is about 7.8 km away. The closest business-park zone is about 145 m away. The nearest MRT is Tai Seng MRT, 687 m away (about a 11-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Bef Kim Chuan Rd) is 61 m away (about a 1-minute walk).

2 businesses are currently registered at this address with ACRA.

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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 takeaway2 transactions are on record since 1995, most recently in Sept 2014 — too few to support a median, so the deals themselves are listed instead.
DateUsePriceAreaPSF
Sept 2014Single-user FactoryS$8.80M6,015 sqft$1,463
Mar 2005Single-user FactoryS$1.38M6,015 sqft$229

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 Tai Kim Industrial Estate rent for?

Key takeawayNo rent is published for Tai Kim Industrial Estate itself. On its street, Kim Chuan Drive, strata factory space rented at a median of $2.67 psf a month in 2026Q3. That is not this building's own rent, and never a quote for a particular unit.

Strata factory space on Kim Chuan Drive

Street level · 2026Q3
25th pct
—
— psm
Median
$2.67
$28.73 psm
75th pct
—
— psm

S$ per sq ft per month (median only published) · median -1.1% on a year earlier

2023Q1 · $20.04 psm2026Q3 · $28.73 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 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 2 changes of use at Tai Kim Industrial Estate since 2000, most recently in 2009. 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. 23 Jan 2013Renewed
    Continued use as ancillary workers' dormitory

    Continued use of the 2nd storey of the existing 2-storey single-user terrace factory as ancillary workers' dormitory (for 42 workers)

  2. 30 Sept 2009Approved
    Change of use to ancillary workers' dormitory

    Continued of use of part of the 2nd storey of the existing 2-storey single-user terrace factory as ancillary workers' dormitory

  3. 24 Aug 2005Approved
    Change of use to ancillary workers' dormitory

    Change of use of part of the 2nd storey of the existing 2-storey single-user terrace factory to ancillary workers' dormitory

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 Kim Chuan Drive price?

Key takeawayKim Chuan Drive's current JTC street rent is S$28.73 psm/month (2026Q3), which against the street's strata sale median works out to an indicative gross yield of 3.0% (2.7% net of property tax).
Strata sales on the street (5y)
16
Street median PSF (strata)
$1,056
Indicative street yield
3.0% gross
2.7% net of property tax

An INDICATIVE street-level yield, not a yield for any particular unit: the current-quarter JTC street rent divided by the street's strata sale PSF median.

Net deducts the 10% non-residential property tax ONLY — not vacancy, maintenance, agent fees, financing, or the 9% GST on purchase.

Street figures cover strata deals only — land and strata PSF are not comparable.

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What is near Tai Kim Industrial Estate?

Key takeawayThe nearest MRT/LRT is Tai Seng MRT, about 687 m away.

Getting around

Amenities nearby

Bef Kim Chuan Rd · 61 mBusiness Park · 145 mThe Clinic @ Tai Seng · 542 mEducational Institution · 605 mTai Seng MRT Exit A · 664 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), 634 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 69% of industrial buildings

nearest MRT/LRT Tai Seng (CC11) 634 m, about 45,000 taps a weekday; bus stops within 400 m: 2, about 1,124 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)634 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

2 bus stops within 400 m, with 1,124 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.

Public car parks within 500 m

  • Defu Lane 11 (JTC)252 m
  • Kim Chuan Rd (URA)317 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 25 car lots
  • Tai Seng Ave (URA)319 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 47 car lots
  • Tai Seng Drive (URA)362 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 8 car lots
  • Defu Lane 12 (JTC)447 m

Nearest URA season parking: Kaki Bukit Rd 2, 791 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 takeaway2 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.
  • Wholesale and retail trade
    1
  • Financial and insurance
    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$19.43 psm/month — an all-time median from 2000 onwards, not a current rent.
Street rent, median
S$19.43 psm/mo
Observed range
S$10.76 – S$36.59
Pipeline on this street
2 projects · earliest TOP 2027

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 43 Kim Chuan Drive, Singapore 537092, 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 2 recorded transactions, the median is S$846 psf. The latest was in September 2014.

What does industrial space near Tai Kim Industrial Estate rent for?⌄

JTC's rental returns for Kim Chuan Drive put the median at about S$1.81 psf per month. That is a street-level figure from undated snapshots covering all industrial space on Kim Chuan Drive, 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, 687 m away (about a 11-minute walk).

How many businesses are registered at Tai Kim Industrial Estate?⌄

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

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