Project Overview

Location & Connectivity

Braddell House sits directly opposite Braddell MRT station on Lorong 2 Toa Payoh, in the northern fringe of Toa Payoh New Town within District 12. The immediate surrounds are a mix of established HDB housing, Toa Payoh’s civic and commercial core, and a scattering of older strata-titled B1 blocks that have historically served small and mid-sized businesses needing an out-of-CBD, cost-efficient base. The site benefits from decades of built-up infrastructure — mature bus networks, town-centre amenities and a well-established residential catchment that supplies a steady pool of local staff.

Connectivity is the building’s clearest strength. Braddell station on the North-South Line is essentially at the doorstep, while Toa Payoh and Caldecott stations are both within a short ride, giving occupiers three MRT interchanges within easy reach. By road, the Central Expressway is a few minutes’ drive away and links north to Yishun/Sembawang and south into the city, while the Pan-Island Expressway connects east–west across the island. For businesses that need to move staff, clients or light goods around Singapore quickly, this is a genuinely central, well-served address rather than a peripheral industrial estate.

Within walking distance are HDB Hub, Toa Payoh Central’s retail and F&B cluster, coffeeshops, supermarkets and banks — practical, everyday conveniences that support a working office population rather than a purely industrial one. This blend of residential-estate amenities with expressway and rail access is characteristic of Toa Payoh’s older B1 stock, and it is a large part of why buildings like Braddell House have remained occupied over a long operating life.

Building & Facilities

Braddell House is a single 10-storey B1 building completed in 1985 and understood to have undergone refurbishment works since. It was previously branded the Yellow Pages Building, reflecting its long-standing office/directory-publishing tenant, and the block continues to trade under that legacy identity in some listings today. The floor plates are described as efficiently shaped, with an average size of around 17,000 sq ft per storey, which allows for straightforward subdivision into smaller strata or leased units without excessive wastage from lift lobbies or unusable corners.

On-site car parking is available, a genuine advantage for an older B1 building in a dense residential precinct where public parking is often constrained. Vertical transport is served by passenger lifts sized for an office-type population rather than heavy cargo, which is consistent with the building’s current profile as a light-industrial/business-park space used predominantly for office, back-office, trading and light assembly functions rather than heavy manufacturing or warehousing. Air-conditioning at the common areas and flexible VRV systems within units have been noted in recent leasing collateral, suggesting the building has kept pace with baseline tenant expectations even as it approaches its fifth decade.

As with any strata-titled industrial building of this age, prospective buyers and tenants should independently verify current fire safety certification, lift maintenance records, common-area upkeep standards and any planned or completed Building and Construction Authority (BCA) mandatory upgrading works before committing. A physical inspection alongside a review of the Management Corporation Strata Title (MCST) minutes and sinking-fund position is strongly advisable given the building’s age.

Unit Types & Floor Plan Notes

Strata units at Braddell House are typically carved from the larger ≈17,000 sq ft floor plates, giving buyers and tenants a spread of sizes from compact single offices up to combined multi-unit floors for larger occupiers. The mix below reflects the range most commonly seen in current listings and directory records for the building.

Investment Case

Braddell House occupies a genuinely rare position for a B1 building of its vintage: a direct-opposite-MRT address in a mature, amenity-rich residential town, at price and rent levels well below comparable CBD or business-park office space. That combination underpins the case for owner-occupiers and yield-focused investors alike, though the building’s age and B1 use restrictions mean the opportunity comes with real caveats that deserve careful weighing.

Who This Suits

Braddell House is best suited to owner-occupier SMEs that genuinely need or benefit from B1 zoning — trading companies, light-assembly operations, IT and technical services firms, and regional back-office or supply-chain functions that value proximity to an MRT interchange over a marquee CBD address. It also appeals to smaller consultancies, education-related operators and professional services firms drawn by the relatively low entry cost and workable floor-plate sizes. Investors comfortable with an older, strata-titled industrial asset — and who have done their homework on remaining lease tenure, MCST reserves and realistic exit timelines — may find the rental yield profile attractive relative to capital outlay, though this is a hold-for-income proposition rather than a short-term flip. It is less suited to businesses requiring heavy manufacturing floor loading, large continuous warehouse floorplates, or a brand-defining Grade-A address.

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