As per title. I guess main concern should be fire safety. If that is settled, is it possible to convert office to hostel? Appreciate any advice

office building already have sprinklers system.

You need to have approval from relevant bodies to make such a transition.

Don't think you can easily do that kinda conversion from office to hostel.

if the title is non-HDA then u can't convert to hostel or in summary you can't stay overnight (for long term). mayb you can try to apply for the permit

the different of HDA and non-HDA is keyword: "stay"

usually propety that compliance to HDA: terrace, bungalow, condo, apartment of certain SOHO

non-HDA: office lot, retail lot, SOFO, SOLO, SOVO, and some SOHO

as you can see, you yourself wont stay in office or retail for long term

some prop agent very bad, especially when you ask them this prop can do AirBnb or hostel business, the agent told u "Yes, overnight"

but mind the word "overnight" mean thou you can stay overnight in ur office/retail as you might need to rush for work but definitely you aint going to stay for week or month.

“The office blocks are not meant to cater to such a large number of dwellers. It is dangerous in the event of fire."

Those mamak restaurants, take the whole units right and left and up and make their own. Upper stairs are their foreign workers hostel.

This post has been edited by sonypshomer: Sep 30 2017, 09:08 AM