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 Dec 2018. 4 units are currently listed for sale or rent. ACRA records 16 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
- 31,33 Kim Chuan Drive
- Land area
- —
- Completed
- 2023 (JTC industrial completions)
- Storeys
- 9 (per CommercialGuru)
- Developer
- Goodland Citrine Pte Ltd (JTC industrial completions)
- Strata units (MCST)
- 16
- Managing agent
- SMART PROPERTY MANAGEMENT (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD
- Strata formed
- 2024 (MCST 4893)
- Transactions on record
- 1 (records start 1995)
- Live listings
- 4
- ACRA registrations
- 16
What are the specs at Tai Kim Industrial Estate?
- Facilities
- car park, 24-hour security
- Source: CommercialGuru
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 537087.
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$1,239 psf. The most recent was in December 2018.
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 7.7 km away. The closest business-park zone is about 56 m away. The nearest MRT is Tai Seng MRT, 740 m away (about a 12-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Aft Kim Chuan Rd) is 99 m away (about a 2-minute walk).
17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2018 | Single-user Factory | S$18.88M | 15,234 sqft | $1,239 |
URA/JTC records from 1995 — that is where the record starts, not when the building was built. Strata and land deals can mix in one building's history; compare like with like. sqm ↔ sq ft converter
What does space at Tai Kim Industrial Estate rent for?
Strata factory space in this building
This building · 2024Q4S$ per sq ft per month
JTC's percentiles of the gross rent declared to IRAS for strata factory units leased in THIS building in the stated quarter (J-SPACE). It is the building's figure across its leases, not any one unit's rent; a unit's floor, size and fit-out move it. '*' quarters (too few leases) are absent, not zero.
Source: JTC J-SPACE, rentals of strata-titled multiple-user factories.
Strata factory space on Kim Chuan Drive
Street level · 2026Q3S$ per sq ft per month (median only published) · median -1.1% on a year earlier
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.
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 1 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, 0 new listings appeared and 0 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?
- 2 Sept 2026ApprovedFloor 1Change of use: ancillary industrial canteen → temporary secondary workers' dormitory
Proposed change of use of unit #01-XX (1st storey mezzanine and 2nd storey premises) from ancillary industrial canteen to temporary secondary workers' dormitory (16 workers)
- 10 Nov 2025RenewedFloor 1Continued use as ancillary industrial canteen
Continued use of unit #01-XX as ancillary industrial canteen within a 9-storey multiple-user industrial development
- 8 Oct 2021ApprovedAdditions & alterations
Regularization of gfa and amendment to the approved erection of a 9-storey multiple-users industrial development for food production comprising of 6 factory units with mezzanine, 9 factory units, and ancillary industrial canteen with two levels of basement car parks on lots 03444m & 03445w mk 23 a
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).
How does Kim Chuan Drive price?
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.
What is available at Tai Kim Industrial Estate right now?
For sale (2)
- Citrine FoodlandS$2.90M · 1,748 sqft
- Citrine FoodlandS$3.30M · 1,765 sqft
For rent (2)
- Kim ChuanS$650/mo · 500 sqft
- Kim Chuan Drive2 agentsS$110k/mo · 322,917 sqft
What is near Tai Kim Industrial Estate?
Getting around
- Tai Seng MRT740 m · ~12 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) 683 m, about 45,000 taps a weekday; bus stops within 400 m: 3, about 1,714 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)683 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 1,714 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.
Public car parks within 500 m
- Defu Lane 11 (JTC)230 m
- Kim Chuan Rd (URA)273 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 25 car lots
- Tai Seng Ave (URA)379 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 47 car lots
- Tai Seng Drive (URA)453 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 8 car lots
- Defu Lane 12 (JTC)494 m
Nearest URA season parking: Kaki Bukit Rd 2, 857 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?
- Accommodation and food services9
- Manufacturing4
- Wholesale and retail trade1
- Financial and insurance1
- Professional, scientific and technical services1
- Construction0
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$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.
Frequently asked questions about Tai Kim Industrial Estate
Where is Tai Kim Industrial Estate?⌄
Tai Kim Industrial Estate is at 31,33 Kim Chuan Drive, Singapore 537087, 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$1,239 psf. The latest was in December 2018.
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, 740 m away (about a 12-minute walk).
How many businesses are registered at Tai Kim Industrial Estate?⌄
17 businesses are currently registered at this address with ACRA. That counts registered addresses, not physical occupiers.
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