IndustrialBUSINESS 2FreeholdDistrict 19 · Hougang

Tai Kim Industrial Estate

Reviewed by Nathan TangUpdated 8 November 2026Data through Dec 2004
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 Dec 2004. 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
21 Kim Chuan Terrace
Land area
—
Completed
Not on record
Storeys
Not on record
Transactions on record
2 (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 537042.

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$518 psf. The most recent was in December 2004.

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 7.7 km away. The closest business-park zone is about 147 m away. The nearest MRT is Tai Seng MRT, 576 m away (about a 9-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Bef Kim Chuan Rd) is 243 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 takeaway2 transactions are on record since 1995, most recently in Dec 2004 — too few to support a median, so the deals themselves are listed instead.
DateUsePriceAreaPSF
Dec 2004Single-user FactoryS$1.60M5,985 sqft$267
May 1997Single-user FactoryS$4.60M5,985 sqft$769

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 2 changes of use at Tai Kim Industrial Estate since 2000, most recently in 2023. 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. 21 Nov 2023Approved
    Change of use

    Proposed increase in no. of workers (11 workers) to the existing 2nd storey temporary secondary workers’ dormitory (previously approved for 25 workers) at the existing 2-storey single user terrace factory mk23 on lot 03469x at 21 kim chuan terrace singapore 537042 (hougang planning area)

  2. 16 Mar 2023Renewed
    Continued use as secondary workers' dormitory

    Continued use of part 2nd storey production area as secondary workers' dormitory (for 25 workers)

  3. 14 Feb 2022Renewed
    Continued use as secondary workers' dormitory

    Continued use of part 2nd storey production area as secondary workers' dormitory (for 25 workers)

  4. 4 Jan 2021Renewed
    Continued use as secondary workers' dormitory

    Continued use of part 2nd storey production area as secondary workers' dormitory (for 25 workers)

  5. 16 Oct 2017Approved
    Change of use to secondary workers' dormitory

    Proposed change of use of part 2nd storey to secondary workers' dormitory (for 25 workers) at the existing 2-storey terrace factory at 21 kim chuan terrace (hougang planning area)

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 576 m away.

Getting around

Amenities nearby

Business Park · 147 mBef Kim Chuan Rd · 243 mTai Seng Clinic · 425 mTai Seng MRT Exit A · 528 mEducational Institution · 572 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), 514 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 79% of industrial buildings

nearest MRT/LRT Tai Seng (CC11) 514 m, about 45,000 taps a weekday; bus stops within 400 m: 4, about 4,678 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)514 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 4,678 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.

Public car parks within 500 m

  • Kim Chuan Rd (URA)167 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 25 car lots
  • Tai Seng Ave (URA)242 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 47 car lots
  • Defu Lane 11 (JTC)412 m
  • Tai Seng Drive (URA)456 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 8 car lots
  • Tai Seng St (URA)477 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 8 car lots

Nearest URA season parking: Kampong Ampat Industri Al Estate, 821 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.
  • Manufacturing
    0
  • 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 21 Kim Chuan Terrace, Singapore 537042, 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$518 psf. The latest was in December 2004.

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, 576 m away (about a 9-minute walk).

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