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An owner who sells with a tenant still in place is offering a working lease arrangement as well as a strata title. That is the shape of the Binjai Park offer reported by EdgeProp on 13 October 2026: a strata-titled commercial unit in a Bukit Timah shophouse row, marketed by expression of interest with a deadline of 3 pm on 2 November 2026, and sold together with its existing tenancy.
Stacked Homes, writing on 14 October 2026, named the occupier as a tuition centre on the ground floor. For a seller, keeping the lease in the deal widens the field beyond buyers who need the space for themselves. The marketing agent expects interest from three directions: investors, family offices and owner-occupiers such as boutique operators and wellness or education businesses. Both outlets put the strata area at about 1,388 sq ft.
The unit is on a 999-year leasehold. According to Stacked Homes, the marketing agent said most other commercial units in the area carry shorter leases and that commercial ownership in the estate stays tightly held. Both outlets quoted the agent as saying about 16 shop units sit in the row. A smaller unit of about 1,334 sq ft on the same stretch changed hands in November 2024, so nearly two years separate the two offers the reports cited. For a landlord, that scarcity cuts both ways: a buyer has few alternatives within the row, and an owner who sells may find it hard to buy back in. The row is within walking distance of King Albert Park station on the Downtown Line, which Stacked Homes notes becomes an interchange when Cross Island Line Phase 2 opens in 2032.
Stacked Homes reported that shophouse buying eased during 2026, a pattern market watchers attribute to a difficult macroeconomic climate that has left investors and family offices more careful. Rents held up better: the outlet found shophouse rents broadly unchanged in 3Q2026 compared with a year earlier, and it pointed to more food and beverage openings as tourism rises. Some deals never show in the records because no caveat is lodged. A data analyst quoted by both outlets expects shophouse valuations to remain well supported over the long term on limited supply, and EdgeProp listed favourable interest rates and foreign-ownership restrictions elsewhere in the market as further reasons. For a landlord, the pairing the two outlets describe is income that held steady while buying activity slowed.
Owner-occupiers looking beyond the shop segment can consider KeyStone @ Mandai, a freehold B2 ramp-up industrial development at 2C Mandai Estate in District 26 by Bayswood Pte Ltd, part of the Unitedland Development group. Its 10 storeys hold 69 units, 68 factory units and one canteen, of about 1,647 to 2,045 sqft each, with column-free layouts and ramp-up access to every floor. Estimated TOP is 31 December 2028 and legal completion 31 December 2031. Units are on sale, and the project details page sets out the specifications.
Owners comparing layouts can ask the Sales Concierge for the unit schedule through this enquiry page.
Source: EdgeProp (13 October 2026) and Stacked Homes (14 October 2026).
General information only, not financial or legal advice.
Source: EdgeProp and Stacked Homes. This article is independent commentary; KeyStone @ Mandai is not affiliated with the parties mentioned.