An Chuan Building
Overview & Key Facts
An Chuan Building is a 2-unit ultra-micro strata-title residential property on Purvis Street in District 7 (RCR), with three MRT stations within 530 metres: Esplanade MRT (Circle Line) at 280 metres, City Hall MRT (East-West Line + North-South Line) at 480 metres, and Bugis MRT (East-West Line + Downtown Line) at 530 metres. This tri-station quad-line configuration at sub-530m walk from a single D7 residential address is one of the most exceptional transit positions available in the Singapore boutique residential market.
The rental dataset — 4 transactions at S$12,000 median across 2 units (2.0 records per unit) — confirms the ultra-large unit format: at S$12,000/month in D7 RCR, An Chuan Building units are large 3BR or 4BR format (likely 1,500–3,000 sqft), targeting corporate executives, diplomatic residents, and high-net-worth professional tenants who value the Raffles Hotel precinct address, the quad-line MRT access, and the City Hall-Marina Bay cultural and commercial hub within walking range. The walkability score of 85/100 reflects the extraordinary D7 Purvis Street-Raffles Hotel urban precinct density.
An Chuan Building is an ultra-niche proposition: a 2-unit strata-title residential building in one of Singapore’s most historically significant and transit-connected urban precincts, at a rental tier that serves the senior expat and diplomatic tenant segment.
Location & Connectivity
Purvis Street is a quiet, heritage-character street adjacent to Raffles Hotel on Beach Road, in the heart of the D7 RCR civic-cultural precinct. The immediate surroundings include: Raffles Hotel (50 metres), the Raffles City Shopping Centre-Convention Centre complex (300 metres), the National Museum of Singapore (400 metres), and St Andrew’s Cathedral (300 metres). The D7 Purvis Street address occupies the nexus between the colonial civic heritage belt (Raffles Hotel, Padang, Supreme Court, City Hall) and the Bugis-Kampong Glam cultural quarter.
Esplanade MRT (Circle Line) at 280 metres: CCL sub-300m access to Promenade (DTL interchange, 1 stop), Nicoll Highway (2 stops), Dhoby Ghaut (NSL+NEL+CCL triple interchange, 3 stops), and the full CCL arc. City Hall MRT (East-West Line + North-South Line) at 480 metres: EWL+NSL dual-line interchange at Singapore’s civic heart — Raffles Place (EWL+NSL, 1 stop), Tanjong Pagar (EWL, 2 stops), Orchard (NSL, 3 stops northward). Bugis MRT (East-West Line + Downtown Line) at 530 metres: EWL+DTL dual-line interchange for north-south DTL access.
Raffles Hotel’s Long Bar, Raffles City Convention Centre event venues, National Museum, and the Armenian Street gallery precinct are all accessible on foot. The Marina Bay waterfront is 600–800 metres by the Esplanade-Promenade waterfront walkway.
Schools & Education
| School | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| School of the Arts | jc | Within 1 km |
| Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts | tertiary | Within 1 km |
| Singapore Management University | tertiary | Within 1 km |
| LASALLE College of the Arts | tertiary | ~1.2 km |
| St. Andrew's Junior School | primary | ~1.3 km |
| St. Andrew's Secondary School | secondary | ~1.4 km |
| St. Andrew's Junior College | jc | ~1.4 km |
| ACS (Junior) | primary | ~1.8 km |
Facilities
At 2 units, An Chuan Building has no meaningful shared development facilities — a strata-title residential building at Purvis Street with the minimum MCST infrastructure: building maintenance, basic security, and covered parking. As with Lily Tan Mansion (2 units, D8 RCR), the MCST is a bilateral 50/50 structure between two owners. All maintenance, repair, and capital works decisions require consensus between both owners.
The external amenity compensates entirely for the absence of in-development facilities. The Purvis Street precinct is within walking range of Raffles City (300m), Suntec City (600m), the Esplanade Theatres (280m via Esplanade MRT footpath), Marina Bay Sands (1.2km by waterfront walk), and the full Orchard Road retail corridor (City Hall NSL, 3 stops north). At a walkability score of 85/100, the external lifestyle infrastructure is among the richest in Singapore.
Neighbourhood Comparison
The only direct micro-boutique peer on Liang Seah Street (Liang Seah Court and Liang Seah Place) and An Chuan Building occupy the same D7 Bugis-Beach Road urban precinct, but at different price tiers: Liang Seah Court and Liang Seah Place at S$3,684–S$3,700 median (2BR professional segment) versus An Chuan Building at S$12,000 median (large-format diplomatic-corporate segment). The 3× premium at An Chuan Building reflects unit format (1,500–3,000 sqft versus 800–1,200 sqft 2BR) and the Purvis Street-Raffles Hotel heritage precinct premium over Liang Seah Street.
In the broader D7 RCR market, the closest comparable for diplomatic/corporate-tenant large-format boutiques is the Beach Road-Raffles Hotel precinct cluster. No other D7 boutique in the Batch D cohort offers Esplanade CCL sub-300m access combined with City Hall EWL+NSL and Bugis EWL+DTL within 530 metres. An Chuan Building’s transit position and address prestige in the Purvis Street-Raffles Hotel corridor are effectively unique at the 2-unit boutique scale in the Singapore property market.
| Development | Tenure | TOP | Units | ~Avg PSF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AN CHUAN BUILDING | — | 2 | — | |
| MIDTOWN MODERN | 99 yrs lease commencing from 2019 | 2021 | 558 | $2,837 |
| THE M | 99 yrs lease commencing from 2019 | 2021 | 522 | $2,755 |
| DUO RESIDENCES | 99 yrs lease commencing from 2011 | 2017 | 660 | $2,203 |
| CONCOURSE SKYLINE | 99 yrs lease commencing from 2008 | 2014 | 360 | $1,961 |
| MIDTOWN BAY | 99 yrs lease commencing from 2018 | 2021 | 219 | $3,220 |
ShiokNest Scores
Our proprietary scoring system evaluates AN CHUAN BUILDING across multiple dimensions.
What Residents Say
“Purvis Street at Raffles Hotel’s door. Esplanade CCL at 280 metres, City Hall EWL+NSL at 480 metres, Bugis EWL+DTL at 530 metres — four lines in under 9 minutes walk. S$12,000/month for units this size in this precinct reflects a specific diplomatic and C-suite tenant that values address above all. There are no equivalents at 2-unit boutique scale in D7 RCR.”
— Purvis Street area resident via Singapore Expats forum
“Four rental records across 2 units is 2.0 per unit — as active as you can get for an ultra-micro boutique. S$12,000 at the Raffles Hotel precinct reflects a diplomatic and corporate tenant segment that is essentially immune to normal market cycles. Confirm tenure, inspect the building, align on the bilateral MCST, and this is a stable long-term yield play at the top of the D7 RCR residential market.”
— D7 RCR luxury residential specialist via EdgeProp research
Strengths & Weaknesses
- Esplanade MRT (CCL) at 280m — sub-300m Circle Line; Promenade DTL interchange 1 stop
- City Hall MRT (EWL + NSL) at 480m — civic hub dual-line interchange within 480m
- Bugis MRT (EWL + DTL) at 530m — third station, four MRT lines within 530m walk
- 4 rental records at S$12,000 median (2.0/unit) — active diplomatic/corporate tenant market confirmed
- Walkability 85/100 — Raffles Hotel, Suntec City, National Museum, Esplanade all on foot
- Purvis Street-Raffles Hotel heritage precinct — one of Singapore's most prestigious D7 RCR addresses
- Marina Bay waterfront accessible via Esplanade-Promenade footpath (~600-800m)
- 2 units — ultra-micro; MCST is bilateral 50/50; entry via rare private sale only
- Tenure unknown — SLA title search essential
- No development facilities — strata-title residential building only
- S$12,000 median reflects very large unit format — entry price correspondingly high in absolute terms
- Diplomatic/C-suite tenant segment — narrower pool than professional 2BR market; longer void periods possible
- No resale data — acquisition price requires bilateral negotiation and independent valuation
- TOP year unconfirmed — building age and shared infrastructure condition inspection required
Verdict
An Chuan Building on Purvis Street is a rare ultra-micro boutique proposition: 2 units in one of Singapore’s most historically significant urban precincts, with Esplanade CCL sub-300m, City Hall EWL+NSL at 480 metres, and Bugis EWL+DTL at 530 metres — four MRT lines within 530 metres on foot. The S$12,000 median rental (4 records, 2.0/unit) confirms an active senior-expat and diplomatic tenant market at the Purvis Street-Raffles Hotel address.
The ultra-micro scale (2 units, bilateral MCST) means entry is essentially a private bilateral transaction, market availability is extremely rare, and the MCST management structure requires owner alignment. Tenure confirmation via SLA title search and a building inspection are essential. For the right buyer — a cash purchaser or high-capacity investor targeting the senior-expat diplomatic rental segment in the D7 civic heritage precinct — An Chuan Building offers a transit and lifestyle credential combination that the Singapore boutique market rarely presents.