IndustrialFreeholdDistrict 19 · Hougang

Tai Kim Industrial Estate

Reviewed by Nathan TangUpdated 8 November 2026Data through Nov 2010
Quick Summary

Tai Kim Industrial Estate is a industrial building in District 19 · Hougang. It is freehold. 1 transaction is on record since 1995, most recently in Nov 2010. ACRA records 1 live company registration 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, held freehold.
Asset class
Industrial
Land-use zone
Not on record
Gross plot ratio
—
Tenure
Freehold
District / Area
District 19 · Hougang
Address
31 Kim Chuan Drive
Land area
—
Completed
Not on record
Storeys
Not on record
Transactions on record
1 (records start 1995)
Live listings
None
ACRA registrations
1
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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 537086.

The site is freehold.

1 transaction has been recorded here, at a median of S$722 psf. The most recent was in November 2010.

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.

1 business is currently registered at this address with ACRA.

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What has Tai Kim Industrial Estate sold for?

Key takeaway1 transaction is on record since 1995, most recently in Nov 2010 — too few to support a median, so the deals themselves are listed instead.
DateUsePriceAreaPSF
Nov 2010Single-user FactoryS$6.65M9,214 sqft$722

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's planning decisions at Tai Kim Industrial Estate since 2000 are below. 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. 8 Oct 2021Approved
    Additions & 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).

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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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Who's registered at Tai Kim Industrial Estate?

Key takeaway1 live company (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.
  • Transportation and storage
    1
  • Wholesale and retail trade
    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$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 31 Kim Chuan Drive, Singapore 537086, in the Hougang planning area.

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$722 psf. The latest was in November 2010.

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.

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

1 business is currently registered at this address with ACRA. That counts registered addresses, not physical occupiers.

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