ARC 380: A Rare Freehold Commercial Icon on the City Fringe

If you are advising clients or investors who want a commercial address on Singapore's city fringe, ARC 380 is worth knowing. It is one of the rare freehold strata-subdivided commercial developments in the area, sitting at the busy junction of Jalan Besar and Lavender Street in District 12. The 16-storey building combines strata-titled offices, ground-floor retail and F&B in a single address.

The headline appeal is tenure. Freehold commercial space on the city fringe is genuinely scarce, and because the development is zoned commercial there is no Additional Buyer's Stamp Duty and no Seller's Stamp Duty, with no restrictions on foreign buyers. Completed in 2018 by Tong Eng Group, the curved-glass tower won recognition at the 2019 FIABCI Singapore and Asia Property Awards.

Office units run from roughly 700 sqft up to a full floor of about 9,500 sqft, each fitted with a private bathroom and a generous 4.9-metre floor-to-floor height that allows a loft deck. A 4th-storey Sky Terrace and a 17th-storey Roof Terrace — the latter with a 25-metre pool, gym and function room — round out the lifestyle offering.