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No GSTCat-1 spa licence~4.6% gross yield
Kallang · HDB Shophouse · Corner Cat-1 Spa

18 Upper Boon Keng Road

A corner HDB shophouse with a rare Cat-1 spa licence and a signed tenancy — income from day one, no GST, in a Kallang catchment of ~101,000 residents.

S$2,588,000≈ S$1,956 psf · 1,323 sqft · corner unit
Leasehold
Tenure
1,323 sqft
Size
Spa / massage
Use
S$10,000/mo
Rent
~4.6%
Gross yield
None
GST
S$2,588,00018 Upper Boon Keng Road
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The building & location

General views of the building and location via Google Maps (Street View / satellite) — illustrative only; they show the property and its surroundings, not a staged interior. Real photos to follow.
The shophouse row on Upper Boon Keng Road — via Google Maps, illustrative
The shophouse row on Upper Boon Keng Road — via Google Maps, illustrative
Aerial context — via Google Maps, illustrative
Aerial context — via Google Maps, illustrative
The numbers that matter

What you'll actually pay

Guide price
S$2,588,000
GSTHDB shophouse — none
None
Buyer's Stamp Duty (indicative)
~S$96,600
ABSD (indicative)20% on the residential living-quarters slice only (~68 sqm, valued ~S$770k from same-size HDB resales within 200m) — the commercial ground floor carries none. A residential home at this price would pay 20% on the whole sum. Indicative — confirm apportionment with lawyer / IRAS.
~S$154,000
Indicative all-in + legal/valuation
≈ S$2.69M + duties

Indicative only — confirm stamp duty, GST & apportionment with your lawyer / IRAS.

Income & outgoings

What it earns — and what it costs to hold

Passing rentS$10,000 / month (S$120,000 / yr)
Gross yield (on guide price)~4.6%
Property tax (commercial, 10% of AV)~S$10,581 / yr
Net yield (after property tax)~4.2% (indicative)
LeaseSigned Jun 2026 – Jun 2029

Passing rent on a signed lease (Jun 2026–Jun 2029). Gross yield on the guide price; net is after property tax (~S$10,581/yr) and any outgoings. Confirm the lease and licence terms in due diligence.

Yield basis (CEA): gross yield = annual rent as stated above (passing or projected, per the stated basis) ÷ the stated asking price; net yield is after property tax (a flat 10% of Annual Value), MCST/service charge and outgoings. These are historical/indicative, not a forecast or a guarantee of return — verify the tenancy and the IRAS Annual Value independently before relying on them.

What makes it rare

Why this one, not another

Hard to replicate
A Cat-1 spa / massage licence

Cat-1 licences are tightly controlled and rarely available — the unit comes with one in place, with a tenant already operating on a signed lease.

Corner unit
Dual frontage on a busy Kallang stretch

A corner shophouse with two faces to the street — more visibility and footfall than a mid-terrace unit, in a catchment of ~101,000 residents.

Clean entry
No GST, income from completion

An HDB shophouse, so no GST on the purchase; the signed tenancy means it earns from day one rather than needing to be leased up.

Location & upside

What is planned around this address

Published government plans near this property — the facts, with sources. What they mean for value is a question worth asking.

Footfall at the door
≈15,170 weekday commuters pass within 400 m (7 bus stops · LTA passenger volume 202606)
Street-level demand a retail or F&B tenant pays for — so where does that put the rent this unit can command?
📈 Why this area’s potential is rising
Kampong Bugis · 2020s onwards
A new car-lite waterfront housing precinct along the Kallang River, around 4,000 homes.
Source: URA
Kallang Alive · 2020s onwards
Redevelopment around the Sports Hub — a new indoor arena plus sports & lifestyle uses.
Source: URA / SportSG
Thomson-East Coast Line (East) · Stages through 2026
New rail along the eastern corridor — Marine Parade, Marine Terrace, Siglap, Bayshore and Bedok South.
Source: LTA
Health City Novena · Rolling build beyond 2030
A 17-ha integrated healthcare campus around Tan Tock Seng Hospital. Already open: the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (2019), the Centre for Healthcare Innovation (2019), the National Skin Centre expansion (2023) and the 608-bed Integrated Care Hub (2023). Next: the TTSH Medical Tower (~600 acute beds), launched Sep 2025 and completing after 2030 — a large, appointment-driven daytime catchment of clinicians, students, patients and visitors that a hospital campus cannot fully absorb on-site.
Source: MOH / TTSH (Sep 2025)
Sourced from URA / LTA / HDB plans — not a price forecast. Ask Andrea what it means for this address.

General market information on this page was last updated on 29 Jul 2026.

Price evidence

Recent comparable sales

Actual caveats near the subject — verify on URA REALIS.
Recent HDB-shophouse sales · vicinitySoldTenurePricepsf
Upper Boon Keng Rd 1,367 sfMar 2025HDB LHS$1.95MS$1,426
Upper Boon Keng Rd 1,485 sfAug 2023HDB LHS$1.80MS$1,212
Lorong 1 Toa Payoh 1,410 sfMar 2026HDB LHS$1.865MS$1,323
Race Course Rd 936 sfJul 2024HDB LHS$1.95MS$2,082

Actual HDB-shophouse sale caveats on Upper Boon Keng Rd and nearby (HDB.sgshophouses.com — verify). Treat these as a REFERENCE, not a like-for-like valuation: shophouses vary widely by exact location, frontage and footfall — a corner, dual-frontage unit on a busy stretch (as here) commands more than a mid-terrace one, even on the same road. Same-street sales have transacted around S$1.8–1.95M; the guide here carries a premium for the corner position, the footfall, and the signed lease + Cat-1 licence — an income play that leans back toward these on non-renewal.

A few questions worth asking

Here's the data. The conclusion is yours.

Income
4.6% gross from completion, no GST

A signed lease and a hard-to-replicate licence carry the income. What would it take to build that from a vacant unit — and how long?

Scarcity
Corner + Cat-1 licence together

A corner HDB shophouse is uncommon; one with an in-place Cat-1 spa licence more so. When does the next comparable one come to market?

Indicative figures for general information — not a valuation or forecast. Yield, tax and licence terms to be confirmed in due diligence.

Straight answers

The questions buyers actually ask

Including the trade-offs — buy with eyes open.
Is the price a premium to sale comps?
Yes — it's priced on income. Nearby HDB-shophouse sale comps have transacted around S$1.75–1.95M; the premium here reflects the signed lease and the Cat-1 licence. On non-renewal it leans back toward those sale comps — so it's an income play, not a pure land play.
How long is the licence and lease secure?
The tenant's HDB change-of-use for the spa runs to Feb 2028 (renewable) — ahead of the 2029 lease end. Confirm both the licence renewal path and the tenancy terms in due diligence.
What about the lease tenure?
Leasehold 80 years from 1994, so about 48 years balance — commercial financing tends to be more conservative on a shorter lease, so speak to a banker early on loan quantum and tenor.
Is there ABSD?
Only on the small residential living-quarters portion (~68 sqm), not the commercial part — a mixed HDB shophouse. We'd value that slice from residential comps to estimate it; confirm with your lawyer / IRAS.

Straight answers, including the trade-offs — buy with eyes open. Verify tenure, licence, lease and tax in due diligence.

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Your agent

Andrea Goh

This is an income-and-licence story, not a land play — I'll set out the passing rent, the licence and lease runway, and the honest premium-to-sale-comps so you buy with eyes open.

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How this listing was prepared

Priced and checked against official data

Transacted compsBenchmarked to real caveats.
Use verified per levelEvery storey checked on URA SPACE.
Stamp duty modelledBSD, ABSD & GST set out up front.
Official public dataURA Master Plan, LTA, OneMap & data.gov.sg.
The buying roadmap

What happens — and what you pay, when

For buyers who haven't transacted before: the resale journey, stage by stage.

1
Option to Purchase (OTP)
Day 0
1%option fee
2
Exercise the OTP
Within ~14–21 days
+4%deposit to 5%
3
Stamp duty (BSD + ABSD)
Within 14 days of exercising
BSD + ABSDsee estimator
4
Completion
~8–12 weeks
~90–95%loan + CPF/cash
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Indicative for a resale purchase — commercial adds GST timing. Confirm with your lawyer.

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