Any idea guys? The masterplan is rather similar to CapSquare..and the roads in the rendering are pretty wide too
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Our firm is part of a multi-disciplinary consortium looking at overall planning, infrastructure and development strategies for a proposed International Business Centre on a 22 acre site in downtown Kuala Lumpur. The overall development program 'is for 5-6 million square feet of floor area in a mix of office, retail, hotel, residential and community service uses. The site provides a connecting link between the Central Business District and the Golden Triangle (new office, hotel and retail district). The proposal is led by AK2 Runding Sdn, a local architectural firm.

The proposal takes a comprehensive look at traffic and infrastructure issues, tying into a transportation strategy for greater Kuala Lumpur. It proposes a new transit system for downtown road improvements, and a new street pattern to respect the surrounding neighbourhood and reintegrate the site into the neighbourhood. It studies various options for office and retail space, plus convention and hotel facilities, using the site as a southern anchor for the Golden Triangle. It also provides much needed open space and a mix of affordable housing to serve the community. Finally, it offers a new mosque to serve area residents and office workers.

Client: Urban Development Authority (UDA) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

From this site
http://www.mbharchitects.com/plan_projects/kuala_lumpur.htm

http://www.mbharchitects.com/plan_projects/images/b_kuala.jpg

Our firm is part of a multi-disciplinary consortium looking at overall planning, infrastructure and development strategies for a proposed International Business Centre on a 22 acre site in downtown Kuala Lumpur. The overall development program 'is for 5-6 million square feet of floor area in a mix of office, retail, hotel, residential and community service uses. The site provides a connecting link between the Central Business District and the Golden Triangle (new office, hotel and retail district).

This is damn great and I love the rendering of the building. Honestly I don't think this is CapitalSquare. The reason :

1. Capital Square is being develop by a different developer
2. The rendering and area of Capital Square have an oval shape at one point at this one does seem to have one at all
3. Capital Square is not located at the southern part of Bukit Bintang. Am I correct on this?
4. Capital Square does not have mosque as one of its building.
5. Do you notice alongside Jalan Tun Razak, nearby the Bulatan Kampung Pandan, there is a huge area that recently been cleared? Can that be one of the possible site?

This is damn great and I love the rendering of the building. Honestly I don't think this is CapitalSquare. The reason :

1. Capital Square is being develop by a different developer
2. The rendering and area of Capital Square have an oval shape at one point at this one does seem to have one at all
3. Capital Square is not located at the southern part of Bukit Bintang. Am I correct on this?
4. Capital Square does not have mosque as one of its building.
5. Do you notice alongside Jalan Tun Razak, nearby the Bulatan Kampung Pandan, there is a huge area that recently been cleared? Can that be one of the possible site?

Bulatan Kampung Pandan is..where? ;)

Wou!Another great project coming up!Looks similar to Cap SQ

Bulatan Kampung Pandan is..where? ;)

Where? Hmm..I thought you knew. If you use Jalan Tun Razak from Empire Tower, head up, then you will pass RHB Headquarter and you will see Bulatan Kampung Pandan bout 100 metres in front. Famous la that roundbout.

Another possible location for the construction?
..can it be the side of "Plaza Merdeka"?
..or the "Penjara Pudu" side?

Where? Hmm..I thought you knew. If you use Jalan Tun Razak from Empire Tower, head up, then you will pass RHB Headquarter and you will see Bulatan Kampung Pandan bout 100 metres in front. Famous la that roundbout.

Another possible location for the construction?
..can it be the side of "Plaza Merdeka"?
..or the "Penjara Pudu" side?


I think the largest possibility is the Pudu Jail site! :D .......in fact just rite after seeing the rendering, before reading the text and knowing it is developed by UDA ........the first thing that pop to my mind is the Pudu Jail site. ;)

The clues:

1) Pudu is at the southern corridor of the Golden Triangle. Plaza Merdeka is to the east while the Imbi area next to Bulatan Kg. Pandan is to the west.

2) The 'squareness' of the site is similar in shape and the rendering scale is identical visually to the current Pudu Jail site.

3) The bluish building to the right side looks similar to the WP Police HQ which is just opposite the Pudu Jail.

4) And the most important clue of all: Pudu Jail site are CONFIMRED owned by UDA! :happy:

Bulatan Kampung Pandan is..where? ;)


You know the bulatan which is now under heavy construction because of the SMART tunnel project? The 'entrance' of the SMART tunnel is at the Bulatan Kampung Pandan. ;)

This is damn great and I love the rendering of the building. Honestly I don't think this is CapitalSquare. The reason :

1. Capital Square is being develop by a different developer
2. The rendering and area of Capital Square have an oval shape at one point at this one does seem to have one at all
3. Capital Square is not located at the southern part of Bukit Bintang. Am I correct on this?
4. Capital Square does not have mosque as one of its building.
5. Do you notice alongside Jalan Tun Razak, nearby the Bulatan Kampung Pandan, there is a huge area that recently been cleared? Can that be one of the possible site?


Baqthier din say it is CapSq lah! :bash: .....he just says it looks similar :D :D :D

You know the bulatan which is now under heavy construction because of the SMART tunnel project? The 'entrance' of the SMART tunnel is at the Bulatan Kampung Pandan. ;)
Oh thanks..so it's not this project as it is mentioned that it is to link CBD and Golden Triangle..hmmm..where is it? We still have some land patches in KL tho hehe

Baqthier din say it is CapSq lah! :bash: .....he just says it looks similar :D :D :D

Did I said something wrong :? Confused la like this :D

I think the largest possibility is the Pudu Jail site! :D .......in fact just rite after seeing the rendering, before reading the text and knowing it is developed by UDA ........the first thing that pop to my mind is the Pudu Jail site. ;)

The clues:

1) Pudu is at the southern corridor of the Golden Triangle. Plaza Merdeka is to the east while the Imbi area next to Bulatan Kg. Pandan is to the west.

2) The 'squareness' of the site is similar in shape and the rendering scale is identical visually to the current Pudu Jail site.

3) The bluish building to the right side looks similar to the WP Police HQ which is just opposite the Pudu Jail.

4) And the most important clue of all: Pudu Jail site are CONFIMRED owned by UDA! :happy:

Hope you are right. It will make a great impact to that area. Hopefully it will materialise soon :D

Hope you are right. It will make a great impact to that area. Hopefully it will materialise soon :D


I could be wrong also ....but not too sure lah cos all clues seems to be pointing at that direction. :D

The only thing that contradicts is this statement:

"The site provides a connecting link between the Central Business District and the Golden Triangle"

I would presume the CBD is the Chinatown/Masjid Jamek area ......but there isn't any huge piece of land that I could have tot of that could accommodate this project except for:

- the Renong City/Plaza Merdeka site
- Plaza Rakyat site
- and the large piece of land next to the WP Police HQ (next to the Hang Tuah Monorail station and SRJK Davidson)

And I am not aware of any landbanks within that area owned by UDA except for the Pudu Jail site ;)

Hope you are right. It will make a great impact to that area. Hopefully it will materialise soon :D


I really hope they preserve that Pudu Jail entrance! :okay:

I really hope they preserve that Pudu Jail entrance! :okay:

Why? you want it to look like A Famosa then ;)

Why? you want it to look like A Famosa then ;)

wah.....preserved some historical landmark mah......at least the gateway......you want the entire perimeter wall as well? :D

BTW it was built in 1890 and surely it is one of the oldest structure built in KL that are still surviving (almost the same age as Sultan Abdul Samad Building!) :eek:

Wow, huge development there...

If it's at pudu jail, thats a great location (but should also keep the arch at the jail entrance lah)! A neat complement to the existing Bukit Bintang shopping precinct... Furthermore, the IBC will have excellent transport networks (Monorail and Starline at its doorstep)...

When is construction expected to commence?

Btw, how tall are the tower blocks?

From the look of it, i guess that the tallest seem to be around 50-something storeys...

Wow, huge development there...

If it's at pudu jail, thats a great location (but should also keep the arch at the jail entrance lah)! A neat complement to the existing Bukit Bintang shopping precinct... Furthermore, the IBC will have excellent transport networks (Monorail and Starline at its doorstep)...

When is construction expected to commence?


Dunno.......there are plans to developed that site before the crisis......but when the crisis hit, the plan got delayed as well......and the jail is still there :D

mana tu golden triangle??

mana tu golden triangle??


It is located in the nothern region of Laos, Thailand and Myanmar. This region produces the largest amount drugs and poppies plants are cultivated here in large scale. Drug lords rulez da place! :D

Okaylah.....that is the real Golden Triangle......KL's is the Bukit Bintang & Jalan Sultan Ismail area ;)

Dunno.......there are plans to developed that site before the crisis......but when the crisis hit, the plan got delayed as well......and the jail is still there :D

But...then the crisis already over mah...they should start the construction soon as possible to get rid of the ugly Pudu Jail :D

Okaylah.....that is the real Golden Triangle......KL's is the Bukit Bintang & Jalan Sultan Ismail area ;)

Who came out with the name Golden Triangle ah :? Why not Golden Square or Golden Circle :D

Beside I cannot see any gold there..actually this is a stupid question...but for the sake of argument only :)

maybe the road are in triangle form :D

maybe the road are in triangle form :D

No la...I don't think so. If not, driving around Golden Triangle will be such an easy task ;)

huge project. i like those buildings, will be great in the pudu jail area:okay:

hope to hear some more news about it

Who came out with the name Golden Triangle ah :? Why not Golden Square or Golden Circle :D

Beside I cannot see any gold there..actually this is a stupid question...but for the sake of argument only :)


Beibg the 'Golden Triangle' doesn't mean that there has to be 'gold' there. It could be a substitute of gold like drugs. And the area originally called (and still is) the Golden Triangle is the northern region of Myanmar, Thailand and Laos which is almost a triangular shape. ;)

That goes the same with KL's golden triiangle.....almost triangular shaped and it is the center of commerce and trade. The land there are also very expensive (and like the Cantonese said: wong kum tei....meaning precious/golden land) so they nicked named KL's CBD, Jalan Sultan Ismail and Jalan Bukit Bintang the golden triangle ;)

And Marina Mahathir came out with Pink Triangle :laugh:

And Marina Mahathir came out with Pink Triangle :laugh:

Marina Mahathir is the patron lah.....I dun think she's the founder ;)

And why they called it "PINK TRIANGLE" :?

And why they called it "PINK TRIANGLE" :?

http://www.thepinktriangle.com/
http://www.wordiq.com/definition/Pink_triangle
Maybe these sites can help :D

Anyone want to make a wild guess where this project will be built? :?

hmmmm....my final guess is Pudu jail...so square/rectangle

Any idea guys? The masterplan is rather similar to CapSquare..and the roads in the rendering are pretty wide too
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Our firm is part of a multi-disciplinary consortium looking at overall planning, infrastructure and development strategies for a proposed International Business Centre on a 22 acre site in downtown Kuala Lumpur. The overall development program 'is for 5-6 million square feet of floor area in a mix of office, retail, hotel, residential and community service uses. The site provides a connecting link between the Central Business District and the Golden Triangle (new office, hotel and retail district). The proposal is led by AK2 Runding Sdn, a local architectural firm.

The proposal takes a comprehensive look at traffic and infrastructure issues, tying into a transportation strategy for greater Kuala Lumpur. It proposes a new transit system for downtown road improvements, and a new street pattern to respect the surrounding neighbourhood and reintegrate the site into the neighbourhood. It studies various options for office and retail space, plus convention and hotel facilities, using the site as a southern anchor for the Golden Triangle. It also provides much needed open space and a mix of affordable housing to serve the community. Finally, it offers a new mosque to serve area residents and office workers.

Client: Urban Development Authority (UDA) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

UDA to unlock potential of Pudu jail area
By Adeline Paul Raj
October 15 2007
BusinessTimes

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The project, currently referred to as the Bukit Bintang Commercial Centre, will have a gross development value of RM2 billion, says UDA general manager of urban development division

PROPERTY developer UDA Holdings Bhd will begin transforming the Pudu Prison area in Kuala Lumpur into a commercial hub next year.

"We have plans to turn the area into a commercial development, which will include retail centres, offices, residences and parks," UDA general manager of urban development division, Nooraini Mohamad Rashidi, told Business Times in an interview.

The development is currently referred to as the Bukit Bintang Commercial Centre, but there will be a name change once it has been completed.

The project, expected to stretch over eight to 10 years, will have a gross development value of RM2 billion, she said.

UDA had agreed to buy the 8.1ha land housing the prison from the government in May 1999.

It was offered the development rights and first right of purchase of the land in exchange for having built the Sungai Buloh Prison.

The group is still in the midst of finalising ownership details.

UDA expects to kick off the project with a residential development comprising affordable apartments.

This will be followed by retail centres and later, offices.

It plans to include some iconic structures as part of the development.

The Pudu Prison, Malaysia's oldest remand centre and built by the British in 1895, closed down in 1996 and was briefly turned into a tourist attraction.

Today, it serves as a detention centre for drug addicts in the city. This is, however, temporary as the Kuala Lumpur City Hall is expected to build new facilities to re-house the addicts next year, Nooraini said.

"We will look at commencing work on the commercial project in 2008," she said, adding that this would begin with demolition works.

Despite the area's prime location, UDA may have an uphill task persuading superstitious Malaysians to buy property on a former prison site where some of the country's most notorious criminals, like Botak Chin, were executed.

UDA, however, is counting on people to have short memories once they see how attractive the area can look and feel once work on it is completed.

"It could be a marketing nightmare. But as in all places, after a while, people will forget," Nooraini said.

UDA has had previous experience in developing prison sites. It has, for example, built the Jerejak Resort & Spa on Penang's Jerejak Island, which used to be a prison.

Nooraini said the plan to develop the Pudu Prison area is part and parcel of UDA's mandate to increase Bumiputera property ownership in urban areas.

UDA to develop Pudu Prison
Monday October 22, 2007


SEGAMAT: The Urban Development Authority (UDA) is developing the site of the Pudu Prison in Kuala Lumpur into a commercial-cum-residential centre.

UDA chairman Datuk Baharum Mohamad said the site had been handed over to UDA in exchange for the construction of a new prison at Sungai Buloh.

He said the Federal Territory land administrator had imposed a RM150mil premium before UDA was allowed to develop the site for commercial purpose.

“We will negotiate with the Federal Territory Land and Mines Department for the premium to be reduced,” he told reporters after hosting a Hari Raya open house at Kampung Pogoh yesterday.

Baharum said UDA was allocating RM15mil to repair the food stalls at the Angsana Plaza Shopping Complex, near Tampoi in Johor Baru to make them more convenient for customers.

He said the food stalls at the shopping complex were popular among visitors, including those from Singapore. – Bernama

Condo plan for Pudu Pudu prison site
2007/10/22 NST Online » Local News
By : Julia Chan

KUALA LUMPUR: The Urban Development Authority is developing the site of the Pudu Prison into a commercial centre and condominium.

UDA chairman Datuk Baharum Mohamad said the site had been handed over to UDA in exchange for the construction of a new prison at Sungai Buloh, Selangor.

He said the Federal Territory Land Administrator had imposed a RM150 million premium to develop the site for commercial purpose.

"We will negotiate with the Federal Territory Land and Mines Department for the premium to be reduced."

Bukit Bintang City Centre (BGCC), Kuala Lumpur
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I believe this is the plan for Pudu Jail Redevelopment....

When you believe, you can achieve!..
by sherrieberrie

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I believe this is the plan for Pudu Jail Redevelopment....

No need to believe lah.....no confidence in my conclusion ar? :lol:

The site plan is pretty obvious :yes:

Looks very promising. But wouldn't there be too many retail shops in that area already?Look at the half occupied BTS.

The Site?
As well as Tamansari project tot!

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by Ariffin

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Can keep the pudu jail, transform it into museum. and build the commercial building ON TOP of it...

by Ariffin

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^^ gambar ni nampak pudu jail mcm airport laa :lol:

Yalah Xneo it reminds me of the bangkok new airport!!!

Uproar over looming demolition of historic WWII jail in Malaysia
Channelnewsasia
29 May 2008 1654 hrs


KUALA LUMPUR : Plans to demolish Malaysia's historic Pudu Jail, where allied prisoners were imprisoned and executed during the brutal Japanese Occupation, have Second World War veterans up in arms.

The site of prisoner-of-war tortures, interrogations and modern-day infamous hangings is set to be torn down later this year, to be replaced by a commercial centre and condominium complex on the prime downtown location.

"Pudu Jail should be preserved," said Charles Edwards, 89, who was a private in the Australian 8th Division, part of Commonwealth forces that defended Malaya, as it was then known, at the outset of the 1939-1945 war.

"So many Australians and allied soldiers died in places like Pudu, defending democracy and the lives of the people of Malaya," Edwards said from his home outside Melbourne.

"They made the ultimate sacrifice and Pudu is a reminder of that sacrifice which led to the freedom we enjoy now," he told AFP.

Japanese forces swept down the peninsula within days of the December 8, 1941 landings on the beaches of Singora and Pattani in southern Thailand and in Kota Bharu in Malaysia's northern Kelantan state.

By January 11, they had taken Kuala Lumpur which had been abandoned by the retreating British and pushed further south, capturing Singapore on February 15, 1942 and bringing the Malayan Campaign to an end in just 70 days.

With just 30,000 soldiers, the Japanese captured 150,000 British and Commonwealth troops in what wartime British prime minister Winston Churchill called "the worst disaster and greatest capitulation of British history."

"I was one of the first 30 Australians taken prisoner by the Japanese in World War II," said Edwards, who was captured in Johor state which lies next to Singapore.

Along with 1,000 other men, Edwards spent nine months in Pudu, which had been built to house just 600 prisoners.

The cells were horrific, he said, each with a window the size of a shoebox.

"The conditions were shocking with wounded men, the cookhouse and the hastily dug benjos (latrine pits) all within metres of each other," he said.

"Men were milling around with no leadership, filthy dirty, lice-filled and surviving on a half a cup of water per day.

"More men were brought in as the days went by until there were about 600 men in this small area of about 20 by 20 metres."

At great danger to himself, Edwards helped six men escape but they were caught and brought back to the jail where they were executed.

Edwards was one of many POWs who were sent on to Changi Prison in Singapore and then to Thailand to build the the infamous Siam-Burma death railway, from which most never returned.

After the end of the war, Pudu continued to be used as a prison. In July 1986, Briton Kevin Barlow and Australian Brian Chambers were hanged there, the first Westerners to lose their lives under Malaysia's tough anti-narcotics laws.

The two were convicted of drug trafficking in an internationally publicised trial, and an appeal for clemency by the Australian prime minister was turned down.

A decade later, Pudu was closed to make way for a prison museum but poor visitor numbers spelt a quick end to the venture and since 2005 it has been used as a holding centre for prisoners undergoing trial.

The Urban Development Authority is now preparing to tear down the jail. Its chairman Baharum Mohamad says the site was handed over in exchange for the construction of a new prison on the outskirts of the capital.

But the decision to demolish Pudu has upset many.

"It is a historic building and there should be some trace of it," said Ahmad Sarji, chairman of the Malaysian Heritage Board.

"Even if you could keep the facade, about 20 feet (6 metres) to the left and right of the main gate which shows the date of its founding, that would be good," he said.

Historians say Pudu's fate reflects a lack of interest in heritage in Malaysia, where significant buildings continue to be torn down, including the charming century-old Bok House in downtown Kuala Lumpur.

An early example of the fusion between European and local architecture, it was nevertheless demolished in 2007 after only a brief outcry.

Military historian Brian Farrell, who has written extensively on the Malayan Campaign, said the authorities should consider preserving part of the building, one of the few intact 19th century prisons in the region.

"The real significance of Pudu is that it is right in the heart of the city and yet it has survived intact and undamaged," he said. "If nothing else, at least preserve some of the walls, the gate and have a small museum." - AFP/ir

^^ pudu jail banyak hantu maaa.....kene sembahyang banyak-banyak :lol::nuts:

26 areas in the city to undergo regeneration


THE Draft Kuala Lumpur City Plan 2020 has identified 26 areas in the city for regeneration purposes. It aims to re-develop the city's older areas in order for the city to improve socially, economically and environmentally.

The 26 sites span a total area of 548 hectares in various parts of Kuala Lumpur.

This rejuvenation exercise called Brownfield development aims to regenerate older areas in the city as well as redevelop older housing and industrial areas, under-utilised land to improve the social, economic and environmental health of the city.

According to town planner Norliza Hashim, due to a shortage of vacant land in the city centre, it is increasingly difficult to look for alternative land for development and hence may stifle the capital city's ambition in becoming a world-class city by 2020.

Norliza is the main consultant engaged by the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) to draft the city plan.

Norliza said, however, that the Draft Kuala Lumpur City Plan 2020 had identified suitable Brownfield sites for regeneration and rejuvenation purposes.

The term “Brownfield” refers to abandoned or under-utilised industrial and commercial facilities which are no longer economically viable.

The city plan has identified areas like Sang Peng, Loke Yew, the former Pudu Jail, old shop houses along Jalan Bukit Bintang, former government quarters at Jalan Davis and many more that have been marked for redevelopment.

“Different sites have different rejuvenation plans. For instance, areas with old overcrowded PPR units (public housing schemes) will be upgraded to bigger units balanced with public amenities to provide residents a more quality lifestyle while blighted housing, industrial areas and old shop houses in the city will be more commercial while the open space in front of the 113-year-old Pudu Jail has been earmarked for mixed use commercial,” Norliza said.

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Facelift soon: The sites of the San Peng flats (above) and the former Pudu Jail (below) are among the 26 areas identified for rejuvenation.

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She said this project would provide the city with a more cleaner and orderly image.

According to Norliza, the draft plan promotes redevelopment of dilapidated sites, blighted buildings, development on infill sites, and also the regeneration of abandoned projects in the city.

By recycling land, cleaning up contaminated sites it is also encouraging a more sustainable lifestyle in the city and in turn reduces the pressure to develop on Greenfield land (green areas and open spaces).

Norliza said that the areas to be redeveloped would incorporate mixed-use development and high to medium density residential and will include public facilities, infrastructure, and urban parks with pedestrian friendly environment.

The KL branch of the Real Estate and Housing Developers Associa-tion (Rehda) has endorsed the move by issuing a statement saying that the draft plan’s redevelopment and regeneration of Brownfield sites in KL is a positive step.


Rehda said that this was in line with more cosmopolitan and mature global cities, where changing trends, shifting population and sophisticated urbanites necessitate city authorities and planners to initiate regeneration strategies to prevent slums and cities from decaying.

“With the move of the administrative offices to Putrajaya and abandoned project sites can be used for redevelopment or create more green space,” Rehda KL branch secretary Tan Ching Meng said.

“In Singapore, if a building is old and if one could get most of the owners to consent, the government can buy it back for redevelopment purposes,'' he said.

A beautiful and modern building like the Petronas Twin Towers has far reaching effects to the entire area.

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“Purchasers are willing to pay big bucks just for a unit facing the KLCC and such buildings enhances the property value around the city,” Tan said.

He said that this is what KL should move towards in order to achieve world-class status.

...where is no2? tiong nam area....sound familiar...no6,7,9,10,11 and 12 sound interesting..:banana::banana:

Pudu Prison a prominent landmark in the city


THE 113-year-old Pudu Prison in Jalan Hang Tuah, Kuala Lumpur, is a prominent landmark in the nation’s capital city.

The prison, which was built in 1895 by the British colonial administration, had stood the test of time and gone through the crucial eras of the English, Japanese and Emergency in the country.

The prison was built at the then princely sum of $138,000. Its first governor was Lt-Kol J.A.B. Ellen.

Also known as Pudoh Gaol, most of its building materials were imported from India and Britain.

Its design of an X (cruciform) was copied from the Kandy Prison in Bogambia, Africa. It originally had 240 cells on three floors, but more cells were added over the years.

Its mass kitchen, bathrooms, administrative office, hospital and training centre are located outside the main X-building structure.

The prison’s gruesome condemned cell is located at block D where those on death row were prepped before being hanged at the execution room in the same block. Between 1960 and 1993, 180 convicts were hanged there.

One of the infamous prisoners who served his time at the prison was armed gang leader Botak Chin who was executed by hanging in June 1981.

Convicted Australian drug traffickers Brian Chambers and Kevin Barlow were also sent to the gallows there in July 1986.

A famous saga that took place at the prison was when inmate Jimmy Chua and six other inmates took hostage of Dr Radzi Jaffar and Dr Abdul Aziz in 1985.

When the prison was first opened in 1895, it could only accommodate 600 prisoners but, since 1960, the number has increased gradually.

More prisons cells were added but the number was still insufficient.

In 1985, the prison recorded its highest number of inmates at any one time with 6,550.

This forced the prison authorities to arrange sleeping shifts for the prisoners.

A prominent feature of the prison is the mural painting on its outer walls done by former inmate Khong Yen Chong in the early 1980s.

Stretching out to more than 260m long, the mural used up nearly 2,000 litres of paint.

The painting earned Khong the Guinness Stout Effort Award for “outstanding achievement in his world record work of art”.

The historical prison was closed on Nov 1, 1996, and the land taken over by the Urban Planning Authority (UDA) for development.

All the inmates were then moved to the new Sungai Buloh prison built by the UDA.

In 1997, the Pudu prison was then opened for a short while for public tours of its cells and viewing of its facilities.

Today, a section of the prison building is used as the Jalan Hang Tuah police station.

It is also a detention centre for remanded suspects in the Cheras, Sentul, Dang Wangi and Brickfield districts.

The prison is also used to conduct counselling programmes for problem children with co-operation from the prisons department and the education department.

Mega development plan proposed for Pudu Prison land
Stories by JAYAGANDI JAYARAJ

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THE land on which the 113- year-old Pudu Prison is located has been identified as one of the major sites for mega development in the Draft KL City Plan 2020.

The colonial era prison was taken over by the Urban Development Authority (UDA) in November 1996 after it was officially closed.

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First sight: The arch leading to the inner sanctum of the prison's X-shaped main block.

The land on which the prison structure stands has been earmarked for mixed development in the draft plan.

That means 70% of the land will be used for a commercial hub and 30% for residential development.

There are five plots involved in the proposed plan submitted by the UDA to the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) in July 2005.

Plots 1, 2 and 5 are proposed for commercial buildings, including a 33-storey office tower, a shopping complex, a 43-storey hotel tower and a 44-storey serviced apartment tower.

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Familiar site: A look at the famous Pudu Prison mural and some of the buildings within the compound.

The old prison mosque will be maintained while plots 3 and 4 will feature two blocks of 44-storey condominiums on each plot. There is also a 1.2ha park proposed in the plan.

The proposal also involves the widening of Jalan Pudu and making a new traffic way at Jalan Changkat Thamby Abdullah to create a dedicated entrance to the development site.

The Hang Tuah monorail station will also be integrated with the proposed development site to create easy accessibility for the public.

According to DBKL town planning director Mahadi Che Ngah, the proposed plan has been discussed by the town planning committee and examined by former mayor Datuk Ruslin Hasan when UDA submitted it in 2005.

However, due to the proposal’s high density, the UDA was told to scale down the development.

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Infamous resident: A file picture of Botak Chin who served time and was executed at Pudu Prison.



“At present, the traffic condition along Jalan Hang Tuah is already bad. The developers have to find a good solution to tackle the traffic problems,” Mahadi said.


“They can perhaps employ consultants to do traffic impact studies and make proposals on improving flow,” he said.

Mahadi said a major development with such a magnitude in Kuala Lumpur would enhance the confidence of local and foreign investors to invest in the city.

“In a way, if we do not propose this site for redevelopment, we are not encouraging other dilapidated properties in the city to be redeveloped by its owner. That kind of approach is not good for the city,” he said.

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Mahadi: UDA submitted a proposal to develop the area in 2005 but was told to scale it down...........what?

“If Kuala Lumpur is not booming who will want to come to the city?” Mahadi told StarMetro during an interview last week.

Mahadi said although the Pudu Prison was a well-known historical landmark in the city centre, its large area of 8.8ha should logically be capitalised in the city’s land development usage.

He said city development planning was always about striking a balance and there would always be a conflict in ideals and perception among various interest groups.

“But, as a city maker, we have to decide what is best for Kuala Lumpur by looking at benefits it has to offer,” Mahadi said.

“If there was a strong need to maintain part of the structure of the old prison building, then we would preserve it but probably not the entire site,” he said.

Mahadi said the UDA application status had lapsed since it was rejected for revision by City Hall.

“UDA was supposed to have come back to us within 30 days but it has been three years and there is no feedback from it on the plans. Based on our standard practice, the proposal is considered lapsed,” Mahadi said.


cool!!!!!5block towers, 1 33storey, 1 43storey and 3 44storey and more to come...cool...i bet the earlier proposal much more taller than this........

i would propose them to retain the tower and the wall, turning it into another pedestrian mall entrance similar to the pavillion KL, then get the Prison Break stars to officiate the launching. Sure hit. Hahaha.

i would propose them to retain the tower and the wall, turning it into another pedestrian mall entrance similar to the pavillion KL, then get the Prison Break stars to officiate the launching. Sure hit. Hahaha.


Its a good idea but i think people will walk away the moment they see the entrance.hehehehe

mall, mall, mall until i gonna puke...!! macam takder idea lain dah nak buat. apa salahnya kekalkan sebagai museum? takkan nak suroh singapore buat dulu baru kita nak terhegeh-hegeh ikut? kalo buat musem, ramai orang2 kita termasuk mat-mat rempit, penyamun boleh ambik iktibar....termasuk kanak-kanak sekolah. akal takder punya orang....tak pikir panjang dah nak buat planning. berlambak lagi tanah kat KL ni boleh buat mall.

bodoh punya mangkuk. may the deads curse those who involves in the project!!:sleepy:

Where can!!!Must be another MALL malaysian very the kaya what!!!!

actually compared to other asian countries, kita dah ketinggalan.....even the vietnam pun dah catching up!!!

Bukit Bintang City Centre (BGCC), Kuala Lumpur

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From Kumpulan Senireka
Masterpaln : Bukit Bintang City Centre, Ex Pudu Prison Land
various options
http://www.senireka.com.my/index.cfm?ar=339&sc=188&pr=true

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I can assure you i won't buy a unit of condo there. Try to imagine you back and nite and you alone in a lift and this is a place where many ppl perished. Have all of you watch The Eye movie.Imagine that. Happy belated Halloween. Hehe

come on lah...at least u have to retain the prison gate. why we need to demolish our own history? i realy cant understand malaysian developers+architects. :ohno:

tak kreatif langsung!

the senireka plan loooks new...

I can assure you i won't buy a unit of condo there. Try to imagine you back and nite and you alone in a lift and this is a place where many ppl perished. Have all of you watch The Eye movie.Imagine that. Happy belated Halloween. Hehe

haha...spooky indeed.

Design should be better to entice investors, given that the history is a little shady.

Personally, I prefer lots and lots of 30 to 60 storey structures rather than the supertalls in Dubai. Seems like they have some sort of small phallic complex to compensate for all huge erections.

The Site?
As well as Tamansari project tot!

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From The Malaysian Insider
Wednesday October 14 2009

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Another piece of KL’s past disappears... Aerial view of today’s demolition of 114 year old Pudu Jail, one of the oldest remaining buildings in the city. Selangor state engineer Charles Edwin Spooner oversaw the construction beginning in 1891, to completion in 1895. — Picture by Jack Ooi

Hammer finally falls on Pudu Jail
Wednesday October 14 2009 By Shazwan Mustafa Kamal
http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/malaysia/40275-hammer-finally-falls-on-pudu-jail

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Over a century old, Pudu jail is finally being demolished.
— Picture by Jack Ooi

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 — Work has started on the demolition of part of the landmark Pudu Jail, to make way for a road expansion and tunnel project.

The new tunnel road will allow motorists to bypass the crossroads next to the old prison, now closed for several years.

“We started demolishing the prison last Thursday. We will be building a tunnel that will end just before the traffic lights turning into Puduraya,” said Syahrul Nizam, a technical assistant for Kuala Lumpur’s City Hall (DBKL).

According to Syahrul, the project is expected to cost RM83 million and will be completed by September 2011.

When asked who owned the rights to the prison land and what would happen to the remainder of the land that was not used, Syahrul was tight-lipped.

The Malaysian Insider understands, however, that UDA Holdings Sdn Bhd had bought over the land from the government and are planning to build a shopping mall on the location.

“Pudu Jail belongs to UDA. UDA bought over the land from the government. A small part will be used to build a road/tunnel to lessen the traffic flow of the heavily congested area.

“The remainder of the jail site will be used by UDA to construct a mix-development shopping mall/residential buildings, something similar to Berjaya Times Square,” said Sudirman Kamal, an engineer from Khairi Consult Sdn Bhd, an engineering consultancy firm.

The firm was appointed by DBKL to oversee, design and supervise the road development project.

Pudu Jail was built in 1895 by state engineer Charles Edwin Spooner as a prison to house criminals, including drug offenders.

The estimated cost of the prison at the time was RM327,627.

After operating for more than 90 years, it was closed following the 1986 execution of Kevin Barlow and Brian Chambers, both Australian nationals. They were convicted for trafficking in heroin and were sentenced to death.

It was reopened in 1997-1998 as a museum and briefly in 2004.

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...where is no2? tiong nam area....sound familiar...no6,7,9,10,11 and 12 sound interesting..:banana:

Tiba2 demolished dengan keadaan tak khabar!!! btw..way to go KL! :cheers:

YEAAAAAAAYYYY!!!!!:banana::banana::banana::lol:

tempat penuh ngan hantu

Hantu Pontianak :::Harum Sundal Malam::: :lol:

why want to build tunnel there???

the green padang next to Pudu Jail soo biggg

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From their plan..they need to recover land which include pudu jail?

High impact complex developments around Klang Valley!
- Mid Valley City (still got upcoming project)
- KL Sentral (U/C)
- Bangsar South City (U/C)
- Platinum Park (U/C)
- Damansara City (U/C)
- The Paradigm (U/C)
- Tropicana City (U/C)
- PJ Trade Centre (U/C)
- One City USJ (APP)
- Tamansari (APP)
- Glomac Damansara (APP)
- Sunway South Quay (APP)
- Damansara Uptown (PRO)
- Eco City (PRO)
- D'Rapport (PRO)
- PNB development @ Merdeka Stadium (PRO)
- UDA development @ Pudu Jail (PRO)

Part of Pudu Jail comes down
Historic landmark to make way for road expansion
Reena Raj
Friday, October 16th, 2009 13:00:00

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A PORTION of the 114-year-old Pudu Jail was demolished last Thursday by City Hall to make way for a road expansion and tunnel project on Jalan Pudu.

Despite public objection to the city’s historic landmark being destroyed, demolition work continued for the project, aimed at easing traffic congestion in the area.

The road expansion project costing about RM83 million will enable motorists to bypass the crossroads next to the old prison. The tunnel will end before the traffic light junction into Puduraya. The project is expected to be completed in 2011.

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Malay Mail paid a visit to the site yesterday and discovered that a small portion of a cell block near the road had been knocked down and flattened.

Meanwhile, UDA Holdings Sdn Bhd, the company that is said to have acquired the prison land and the empty plot next to it, indicated that there were no plans to develop the area anytime soon.

“We have yet to complete the planning stages and have not applied for any building permits. So far, we don’t plan to do anything, definitely not this year or early next year” said a spokesperson, declining to elaborate further.

The spokesperson said the acquisition of both land parcels has not been completed and UDA does not fully own the land.

“The part of the land that City Hall is using for the road expansion project belongs to them and not us,” added the spokesperson.

In previous reports, UDA revealed plans to turn the 8.1-hectare prison ground into a commercial hub consisting of retail centres, offices, residences and parks. There were also plans to include a residential development comprising affordable apartments.

Kuala Lumpur Mayor Datuk Ahmad Fuad Ismail said that City Hall contractors have been assigned to demolish approximately 25 metres of the prison building to make way for the project.

He said the contractors would also build a 300 metre-long wall with a height of 2.7 metres around the prison ground. Afterwards, the current wall surrounding the prison will be demolished.

“This is to enable the five-lane underpass to be built outside the prison area,” he said.

Ahmad Fuad said the road expansion and underpass was part of the Ninth Malaysia plan and discussions had been held with the Director-General of the Land and Mines Department (JKPTG) before the demolition work was started.

Pudu Jail was built in 1895 and used to house criminals and drug offenders. The prison was closed in 1996 and reopened in 1997 as a museum for a short period before being closed again. Currently, it serves as a day-holding facility for prisoners attending court hearings.

Part of Pudu Jail comes down
Historic landmark to make way for road expansion
Reena Raj
Friday, October 16th, 2009 13:00:00

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A PORTION of the 114-year-old Pudu Jail was demolished last Thursday by City Hall to make way for a road expansion and tunnel project on Jalan Pudu.

Despite public objection to the city’s historic landmark being destroyed, demolition work continued for the project, aimed at easing traffic congestion in the area.

The road expansion project costing about RM83 million will enable motorists to bypass the crossroads next to the old prison. The tunnel will end before the traffic light junction into Puduraya. The project is expected to be completed in 2011.

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Malay Mail paid a visit to the site yesterday and discovered that a small portion of a cell block near the road had been knocked down and flattened.

Meanwhile, UDA Holdings Sdn Bhd, the company that is said to have acquired the prison land and the empty plot next to it, indicated that there were no plans to develop the area anytime soon.

“We have yet to complete the planning stages and have not applied for any building permits. So far, we don’t plan to do anything, definitely not this year or early next year” said a spokesperson, declining to elaborate further.

The spokesperson said the acquisition of both land parcels has not been completed and UDA does not fully own the land.

“The part of the land that City Hall is using for the road expansion project belongs to them and not us,” added the spokesperson.

In previous reports, UDA revealed plans to turn the 8.1-hectare prison ground into a commercial hub consisting of retail centres, offices, residences and parks. There were also plans to include a residential development comprising affordable apartments.

Kuala Lumpur Mayor Datuk Ahmad Fuad Ismail said that City Hall contractors have been assigned to demolish approximately 25 metres of the prison building to make way for the project.

He said the contractors would also build a 300 metre-long wall with a height of 2.7 metres around the prison ground. Afterwards, the current wall surrounding the prison will be demolished.

“This is to enable the five-lane underpass to be built outside the prison area,” he said.

Ahmad Fuad said the road expansion and underpass was part of the Ninth Malaysia plan and discussions had been held with the Director-General of the Land and Mines Department (JKPTG) before the demolition work was started.

Pudu Jail was built in 1895 and used to house criminals and drug offenders. The prison was closed in 1996 and reopened in 1997 as a museum for a short period before being closed again. Currently, it serves as a day-holding facility for prisoners attending court hearings.

Akhirnya jatuh macam tembok berlin!! :banana:

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Last time when the Berlin Wall fall, they give part of the wall brick to world leaders including our late Raja Perlis..Why not Malaysia follow this action to give piece of Pudu Jail wall as a souvenir. Malaysia boleh maa...:lol:

Last time when the Berlin Wall fall, they give part of the wall brick to world leaders including our late Raja Perlis..Why not Malaysia follow this action to give piece of Pudu Jail wall as a souvenir. Malaysia boleh maa...:lol:

haha..give it to bush

Pudu Prison partly demolished, redevelopment next year
TheEdge Property 15 Oct 2009

KUALA LUMPUR: Parts of the century-old Pudu Prison is being demolished sparking fresh speculations that the redevelopment plans for the former prison site will begin soon.

Developer UDA Holdings Bhd however said the redevelopment of the landmark 20-acre site located near the Bukit Bintang/Jln Imbi shopping and entertainment hub might only take place sometime next year depending on the economic environment then.

Pudu Prison was built in 1895 by the British and is perhaps one of the oldest iconic landmarks in the city.

According to the company official familiar with the project, the developer has handed over the portion currently being demolished to Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) for a road widening and tunnel project to ease traffic congestion in the area.

The road expansion works costing some RM83 million and slated for completion by September 2011 apparently began late last week.

Earlier in June this year, UDA’s managing director Datuk Jaafar Abu Hassan told The Edge’s City & Country section that the former prison site will consist of a mixed development, and construction are expected to commence in 2Q2010 or 3Q2010, subject to market conditions. He was unable to reveal detailed information of the proposed development plans then. The project was referred to earlier as the Bukit Bintang Commercial Centre.

However, he said then that soil investigations and site studies have been carried out and plans submitted to DBKL. Jaafar also mentioned that he has been approached numerous times for joint-ventures to develop the site,

Among projects currently being developed by UDA are condominiums including Sinaran TTDI in Taman Tun Dr Ismail and Gaya Bangsar in Bangsar as well as upgrading works on the Puduraya bus terminal in Kuala Lumpur.

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Ongoing demolition of a section of Pudu Prison - picture taken Oct 14, 2009 by Kenny Yap/theedgeproperty.com

the "stain" finally washed off.i hope they wont take too long to clear every thing.

I hope the entrance gate of Pudu Jail can be preserved.

Historic prison comes down
By LIM CHIA YING


A CONTRACTOR appointed by Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) has begun carrying out demolition works on some structures inside the 114-year-old Pudu Jail complex.

The partial demolition is to facilitate the future construction of an underpass at Jalan Pudu costing about RM80mil, part of which encroaches on the land at the historic jail site.

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Imposing structure: The entrance to the former prison will not be demolished in an effort to preserve the historical value of the site.

Kuala Lumpur mayor Datuk Ahmad Fuad Ismail said the DBKL had already discussed the project and its Right of Way, which is the road reserve for widening works, with Urban Development Authority (UDA) and the Land Office.

“This is a Federal Government project that was approved under the Ninth Malaysian Plan and City Hall is just the implementing agent,” Ahmad Fuad said.

“This underpass is a five-lane tunnel that will be in alignment with Jalan Pudu, while a slip road to access Jalan Changkat Thambi Dollah is also part of this package.

“Sooner or later, the structures inside the site will have to be demolished too. We will be building a 2.7m-high wall inside and, when that is ready, the existing wall along Jalan Pudu will be torn down,” he added.

In fact, construction works were supposed to have started in March this year but were delayed as the project design had to be modified due to the TNB high voltage cables that Ahmad Fuad said City Hall could not risk relocating.

“This is because we wanted to minimise power interruption to the nearby offices, hotels and shopping malls.”

The underpass is one of the three projects for traffic dispersal in the area carried out by the Federal Government.

The other two are the Dewan Bahasa-Hang Tuah flyover that is nearing completion and the former missing link from Imbi to the Kg Pandan roundabout that was completed about two years ago.

Ahmad Fuad said UDA will have to settle premiums to be paid to the Director-General of the Lands and Mines Department (Federal) since the land there had not been fully acquired and was still under the government’s jurisdiction.

Ahmad Fuad said that once the inner wall was built and the existing wall demolished, the main road would be wider.

“The inside wall is needed as we don’t want vagrants to turn the place into their spot.

“However, the prison’s entrance gate at Jalan Hang Tuah will be left as it is and not demolished,” said Ahmad Fuad, adding that this would retain some of the historical values associated with the prison.

According to Ahmad Fuad, the surrounding land parcels are occupied by buildings and it was not easy to acquire the land.

The underpass project is expected to be completed by Sept 2011.

Pudu Prison makes way for traffic
2009/10/18

By Teresa Yong and Natasha Ilyas

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KUALA LUMPUR: Demolition of parts of Pudu Prison began earlier this month for a road expansion and tunnel project to ease traffic congestion in the area.

A check at the site along Jalan Pudu a few days ago showed piles of rubble at certain sections of the prison compound.

According to a worker, the structure that had been demolished was the area where prisoners were executed in the past.

The project is aimed at easing the traffic congestion along Jalan Pudu and Jalan Hang Tuah. Once the tunnel road is completed, motorists will be able to bypass the busy crossroads next to the prison.


The project is estimated to cost RM83 million and is scheduled for completion in September, 2011.

According to a report, Uda Holdings had bought over the prime piece of property at the junction of Jalan Hang Tuah and Jalan Pudu, to build a shopping/residential complex similar to Berjaya Times Square.

The 10ha prison complex, also formerly known as Pudu Gaol, was built in 1895.

Construction of the wall began in February, 1891, and was completed in 1895. The date is prominently placed above the gateway.

C.E. Spooner, the then state engineer of the Public Works Department, had designed the complex, which was based on the Bogamata Jail in Sri Lanka.

Built at a cost of RM327,627, the main building is unique as an aerial view shows it is X-shaped, three-storey high with 240 cells.

At the time it was built, the prison was surrounded by jungle and located far from Kuala Lumpur so that prisoners could not escape easily.

Originally, the prison was built for 600 inmates, but additional cells were added later to accommodate up to 2,000 inmates. The facilities included a hospital, a female ward and workshops.

Pudu Prison was in the limelight in 1986, when two Australians, Kevin Barlow and Henry Chambers, who were convicted of drug trafficking, were hanged.



Botak Chin, the notorious gangster, was also executed here. However, the prison had its last hanging in 1993.



The mural painting on the prison walls that measured 384 metres by 4.5 metres was named the first, largest and longest in the world, according to the Guinness Book of Records.

A century after it was built, the prison was moved to Sungai Buloh and the landmark prison was turned into a prison museum.

Historic prison comes down
By LIM CHIA YING


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Imposing structure: The entrance to the former prison will not be demolished in an effort to preserve the historical value of the site.

“However, the prison’s entrance gate at Jalan Hang Tuah will be left as it is and not demolished,” said Ahmad Fuad, adding that this would retain some of the historical values associated with the prison.


Glad to hear that :)

Option 1
- 5 blocks of 45-storey condos, 1 block of 30-storey office, a very large mall (with connection mall to BTS), a retail centre
http://www.senireka.com.my/_repository/seni/projects/Masterplan/4-BBCC/4-MP-BBCC-04.jpg

Option 2
- 5 blocks of 45-storey condos, 1 block of 30-storey office, a 9-storey mall, a retail podium, a 4-star hotel
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Option 3
- 5 blocks of 45-storey condos, 1 block of 30-storey office, a 5-storey mall, a 4-star hotel
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Option 4
- 6 blocks of 45-storey condos, 2 blocks of 30-storey office, a mall
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Option 5
- 4 blocks of condos, 3 blocks of serviced apartment, 2 blocks of office, a mall
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option 4 plss.. + a connection link to the BTS :cheers:

Historic prison comes down
By LIM CHIA YING


A CONTRACTOR appointed by Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) has begun carrying out demolition works on some structures inside the 114-year-old Pudu Jail complex.

The partial demolition is to facilitate the future construction of an underpass at Jalan Pudu costing about RM80mil, part of which encroaches on the land at the historic jail site.

http://thestar.com.my/archives/2009/10/19/central/m_03jail.jpg
Imposing structure: The entrance to the former prison will not be demolished in an effort to preserve the historical value of the site.

Kuala Lumpur mayor Datuk Ahmad Fuad Ismail said the DBKL had already discussed the project and its Right of Way, which is the road reserve for widening works, with Urban Development Authority (UDA) and the Land Office.

“This is a Federal Government project that was approved under the Ninth Malaysian Plan and City Hall is just the implementing agent,” Ahmad Fuad said.

“This underpass is a five-lane tunnel that will be in alignment with Jalan Pudu, while a slip road to access Jalan Changkat Thambi Dollah is also part of this package.

“Sooner or later, the structures inside the site will have to be demolished too. We will be building a 2.7m-high wall inside and, when that is ready, the existing wall along Jalan Pudu will be torn down,” he added.

In fact, construction works were supposed to have started in March this year but were delayed as the project design had to be modified due to the TNB high voltage cables that Ahmad Fuad said City Hall could not risk relocating.

“This is because we wanted to minimise power interruption to the nearby offices, hotels and shopping malls.”

The underpass is one of the three projects for traffic dispersal in the area carried out by the Federal Government.

The other two are the Dewan Bahasa-Hang Tuah flyover that is nearing completion and the former missing link from Imbi to the Kg Pandan roundabout that was completed about two years ago.

Ahmad Fuad said UDA will have to settle premiums to be paid to the Director-General of the Lands and Mines Department (Federal) since the land there had not been fully acquired and was still under the government’s jurisdiction.

Ahmad Fuad said that once the inner wall was built and the existing wall demolished, the main road would be wider.

“The inside wall is needed as we don’t want vagrants to turn the place into their spot.

“However, the prison’s entrance gate at Jalan Hang Tuah will be left as it is and not demolished,” said Ahmad Fuad, adding that this would retain some of the historical values associated with the prison.

According to Ahmad Fuad, the surrounding land parcels are occupied by buildings and it was not easy to acquire the land.

The underpass project is expected to be completed by Sept 2011.

Eventhough that we are happy because of the Pudu Jail being demolished for developments which includes many modern proposed infrastructures but we must be thankfull and lucky to see this historic structure before it was teared down in our lifetime :)

And im glad to hear that the Prison Entrance Gate is preserved :)

From monorail 26/10/2009.

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plz change dis thread to Bukit Bintang City Centre (BBCC)

plz change dis thread to Bukit Bintang City Centre (BBCC)

perhaps even include Pudu Jail

probably dis project?? already email the architect....hopefully he will reply back

Mix development, Malaysia.
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hang tuah LRT station??? :nuts::nuts::nuts:

probably dis project?? already email the architect....hopefully he will reply back
hang tuah LRT station??? :nuts::nuts::nuts:

omg... this project is soooo nice and futuristic.....

amazing rendering...but how many phases are there in the project? ^^

From flickr

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pls build this A.S.A.P..huhu

pls build this A.S.A.P..huhu

yalah why don't they use explosive to demolish that ugly building.

expensive kot..^^

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From what hear,all the bijak pandai at DBKL will rebuild the wall that they planning to teardown!along jalan pudu!go figure

From what hear,all the bijak pandai at DBKL will rebuild the wall that they planning to teardown!along jalan pudu!go figure

ha?!what wall?the same jail wall?

Yes at least thats what i hear lah!!!As far as i am concern they might as well tear the whole thing down long ago ,may be for sentimental reason the main entrance can be savelah.I would turn the site into a huge playing field and parking lot until they can make up their minds with the preposed project

yalah why don't they use explosive to demolish that ugly building.

They cant,see the surroundings,especially pedestrians and traffic nearby,explosives sometimes can cause major damages to other properties surrounding it and injuries where nearby people normally walk passes that area,when a explosion occurs,they can blow out tiny stones or anything dangerous like sharp splinters or nails which is already inside the site or the structure of the Pudu Jail,explosion method is commonly used in towns and less populated areas,which is less dense.

Imagine if they blow up some portions of the Pudu Jail and small things being flown out by the blast hitting some buildings nearby like BTS's facade,or the cars that passes by that area,or even worse,people...

If they had started using plain old hammer ,it would have been gone long time ago!!!It could have been a very interesting place to visit but the clowns were charging like $20RM if not more for a unguided tour i remember going some years ago!From the recent photos
posted here i see the place where they hang botak chin is no longer there!!I wonder if the eurasian club is going to be demolish too???

^^ Well said!,if they ever started earlier for sure today its just a empty plot of land!,about the eurasian club,no idea about it yet whether it is going to be demolish or not...

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CONFIRM!
Projek ni bukan di sini...it's in PJ (Gapurna - Mix development in PJ)
Again from LKMD Architecture > click project #14
http://www.lkmd.com.my/projects.html

really..hmm...so kat kawasan ne nanti diorg nk bt pe?...

gapurna projek kat mutiara damansara.... ini probably 2nd proposal.other proposal pun hebat.... i did postd it b4....i know they proposed a huge projek kat area ikea....dis will be their 2nd big projek(if confirm) after 348sentral

really..hmm...so kat kawasan ne nanti diorg nk bt pe?...

harap2 project yg sama dasat dgn yg kita tersilap ni...

gapurna projek kat mutiara damansara.... ini probably 2nd proposal.other proposal pun hebat.... i did postd it b4....i know they proposed a huge projek kat area ikea....dis will be their 2nd big projek(if confirm) after 348sentral

mutiara damansara ada tempat ke? sebab nucleus dah ambik site paling besar... yg tinggal cuma site tak berapa besar utk glomac, dialog dan mudajaya

ye lah. i tgk dia punya 3D render pun terkejut. terkejut sebab tak percaya UDA can do this. no way man...

so, there's still hope for the jail to be retained and turned into a museum..:banana:

If they had level the place down years ago and turned it into a big huge playing field or sports center ,at least until they decide what to do with it it would have made a lot of cityfolks happylah.

^^
tak boleh sebab malaysian mengada ngada, kalau buat tapak sukan sampai time nak buat building nanti aderler yg keluar sepanduk, baring depan kren dll...

Maka melepaslah satu lagi peluang untuk wargakota beriadah!Every inch of the city is for somekind of preposed skyscraper but sometimes the city planners will have to give something back to the people!Yeah there are many private gyms but not all can afford it.Even back then we had a public pool in the golden triangle.I know its wishfull thinking on my partlah but if we let it happen and not demand for it sampai bila pun tak jadi apalah.DBKL rather spend billions for flyovers and underpasses.

kat cheras ada public gym..bayar seringgit jer..kat bangsar ada public pool,tak ingat byr berapa..sepatutnya pusat sukan kena ada kat setiap kawasan penduduk..kat golden triangle atau pusat bandar tak perlu kot...sebab pusat bandar tempat org bekerja..dan rata2 gaji sederhana besar..so depa mampu nak guna private gym(actually tak mahal sgt pun)..kalau nak recreational park,kl dah ada tmn tasik perdana & titiwangsa.
tapak pudu jail patut di develop supaya standard KL boleh di levelkan dgn bandar2 maju lain.jgn risau,malaysia masih negara kampung & hutan..KL kena dibangunkan lebih pesat..bukan disekat. :)

kat kg pandan pun ada public sport facilities..nak gym nak belari nak melompat semua ada....

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^^ aik?belum roboh lagi?

I think they are building the underpass for the jalan hang tuah and imbi junction.The same thing is going on the other side IPT.

Taken from Berita Harian.

Penjara Pudu bakal jadi BBCC
Oleh Shamsul Kamal Amarudin
bhnews@bharian.com.my
2010/05/10

Kerajaan bersetuju dengan cadangan Uda Holdings Berhad (Uda) merobohkan keseluruhan kompleks Penjara Pudu tahun ini untuk dibangunkan sebagai projek pembangunan bercampur dikenali sebagai Bukit Bintang City Centre (BBCC).Menteri Kewangan Kedua, Datuk Seri Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah, berkata pembangunan di kawasan seluas 7.6 hektar itu akan membabitkan pembinaan 1,100 unit kondominium, hotel, ruang pejabat dan pusat komersial dengan anggaran kos RM5 bilion. “Projek itu akan dilaksanakan dalam enam fasa dengan keseluruhan kawasan ruang niaga 540,000 meter persegi dan dijangka siap dalam tempoh hingga lapan tahun atau pada 2015, ” katanya pada sidang media selepas majlis penyerahan van jenazah kepada Masjid Hajah Puteh Mahami Kariah Perpaduan Taman Bercham Raya di sini, semalam.

Van Kia Pregio bernilai RM 100,000 itu hasil sumbangan Uda. Hadir sama, Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri (Adun) Manjoi, Datuk Nadzri Ismail; Adun Hulu Kinta, Datuk Rusnah Kassim dan Pengarah Urusan Uda, Datuk Jaafar Abu Hassan.

Ahmad Husni berkata, apabila siap nanti, Uda sebagai agensi yang menjalankan tanggungjawab sosial akan memastikan 60 peratus pemilikannya oleh Bumiputera manakala baki 40 peratus lagi dibuka kepada awam.

Katanya, pemilikan 60 peratus itu akan dilaksanakan dalam pelbagai bentuk seperti penjualan terus kepada individu dan institusi seperti Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB), Lembaga Tabung Angkatan Tentera (LTAT) dan Yayasan Pembangunan Bumiputera (YPB).

“Sebelum ini, Uda sudah memasukkan pelan induk pembangunan kawasan itu kepada Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL) tetapi selepas perbincangan tempoh hari, agensi itu membuat keputusan menyediakan pelan pembangunan baru sesuai dengan kehendak pasaran semasa serta perubahan persekitaran.

“Pelan baru yang diubahsuai daripada pelan asal itu akan diserah semula kepada DBKL dalam tempoh sebulan daripada sekarang,” katanya.

Beliau berkata, Uda juga ketika ini sedang melihat beberapa pilihan sama ada membangunkan projek itu bersendirian atau secara usaha sama berdasarkan permohonan beberapa pihak kepada agensi berkenaan untuk berbuat demikian.

Ditanya sama ada Uda akan meninggalkan sedikit kesan peninggalan penjara itu, Ahmad Husni berkata: “Tidak ada, ia (bangunan itu) tidak termasuk dalam senarai bangunan warisan oleh Organisasi Pelajaran, Sains dan Kebudayaan Pertubuhan Bangsa-Bangsa Bersatu (Unesco)”.

Katanya, keseluruhan bangunan penjara (Pudu) itu akan dirobohkan, dari segi (peninggalan) penjara itu akan dilupakan.

The whole jail will be brought down. Historical site no more.

The place will be mostly Bumiputeras. In any way, the Chinese wont dare to step inside since its well known haunted amongst Pudu folks.

UDA Invest RM5 Billion Develop City Centre, Bukit Bintang


IPOH, 9 Mei (Bernama) - UDA Holdings will invest RM5 billion to develop the Town Centre Bukit Bintang at the site the former Pudu Prison in Kuala Lumpur development program in 2017, said Minister of Finance II, Datuk Seri Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah.

He said the UDA was the redevelopment plan area of 8.6 hectares as a mixed-use development in six phases include building condominiums, hotels and commercial buildings.

"A major development plan is being prepared to make Kuala Lumpur as the leading city in Asia," he told reporters here on Sunday.

Ahmad Husni said the UDA will give priority ownership units, shops, condominiums and buildings to the natives.

He said 60 percent ownership, while remaining dedicated to indigenous ownership will be permitted for non-indigenous.

Meanwhile, Ahmad Husni said the UDA has not decided whether the implementation of development independently or in collaboration.

-- BERNAMA - BERNAMA

mentaliti mcm ini tidak bagus
mana konsep 1Malaysia?

Uda diminta utama Bumiputera
Oleh Sharifah Salwa Syed Akil
inasalwa@bharian.com.my
http://www.bharian.com.my/bharian/articles/UdadimintautamaBumiputera/Article
2010/05/11

Pengusaha Melayu mahu pemilikan 70 peratus di Bukit Bintang City Centre

KUALA LUMPUR: Uda Holdings Berhad (Uda) diminta supaya memberikan pemilikan lebih 70 peratus kepada Bumiputera untuk membeli projek pembangunan bercampur dikenali sebagai Bukit Bintang City Centre (BBCC) yang akan dibangunkan agensi itu tidak lama lagi.

Yang Dipertua Persatuan Penjaja dan Pekedai Bumiputera Wilayah Persekutuan, Mithlan Samijoo, berkata Uda bukan saja perlu memberi peluang kepada pengusaha Bumiputera yang berkemampuan, malah memberi keutamaan kepada mereka yang layak membeli hartanah di kawasan berkenaan.

“Apa yang kita tahu ada di kalangan ahli persatuan memiliki aset yang banyak, tetapi kebanyakan mereka mengeluh tidak mempunyai tapak niaga yang strategik seperti yang dimiliki peniaga Cina di sekitar Bukit Bintang. Jika ada pun, kita tidak mampu untuk bersaing dengan mereka berikutan sewa yang terlalu tinggi.

“Justeru, apabila Uda memperuntukkan pemilikan sebanyak 60 peratus kepada Bumiputera, kita anggap itu satu bonus kepada peniaga Melayu. Namun, pada masa sama, kita berharap Uda meningkatkan pemilikan sehingga 70 peratus bagi memberi lebih ramai peniaga Bumiputera memiliki hartanah di kawasan berkenaan,” katanya ketika dihubungi di sini, semalam.

Semalam, kerajaan bersetuju dengan cadangan Uda meroboh keseluruhan Kompleks Penjara Pudu tahun ini untuk dibangunkan sebagai projek pembangunan bercampur dikenali sebagai Bukit Bintang City Centre.

Menteri Kewangan Kedua, Datuk Seri Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah, berkata pembangunan di kawasan seluas 7.6 hektar itu akan membabitkan pembinaan 1,100 unit kondominium, hotel, ruang pejabat dan pusat komersial dengan anggaran kos RM5 bilion.
Mithlan berkata, pihaknya yakin ramai di kalangan peniaga Melayu mempunyai kemampuan untuk memiliki hartanah di kawasan berprestij itu cuma yang menjadi kekangan kepada mereka adalah dari segi kekurangan tapak sesuai untuk dijadikan premis perniagaan.

Beliau berkata, ada antara ahli persatuan menyewa premis di Jalan Masjid India dengan kadar harga tinggi sehingga RM30,000 sebulan untuk tapak niaga berukuran 20x70 kaki.

Sehubungan itu, pihaknya berharap cadangan pembinaan hartanah bercampur itu akan memberi satu khabar gembira kepada peniaga Bumiputera.

“Jika tidak diberikan 100 peratus kepada peniaga Bumiputera, memadailah memberi keutamaan sehingga 80 peratus kepada peniaga Melayu untuk bertapak di BBCC apabila ia siap kelak. Kita mahu menjadikan kawasan ini sebagai tempat pemborong Bumiputera.

“Kebanyakan ahli mampu untuk membelinya... cuma apa yang perlu Uda sebagai agensi yang menjaga kepentingan orang Melayu perlu memikirkan sesuatu, termasuk menawarkan harga berpatutan bagi membolehkan mereka membeli ruang niaga di BBCC, sekali gus bersaing dengan peniaga bukan Melayu,” katanya.

UDA is quite savvy, they know the Chinese will not buy the properties on a prison site with so many death rate, give bumiputeras 100% the Chinese wont bat an eyelid....

BREAKING NEWS: RM5 billion Pudu Prison redevelopment to kick off this year
By Rosalynn Poh of theedgeproperty.com
Wednesday, 12 May 2010 14:09


KUALA LUMPUR: The redevelopment of the Pudu Prison site along Jalan Pudu in Kuala Lumpur is expected to commence construction by year-end.

UDA Holdings Bhd managing director Datuk Jaafar Abu Hassan told theedgeproperty.com recently, that the developer is “at the tail end of finalising plans for the project and hopes to start building within this year”.

The proposed development plan includes a mall, residential and commercial components, as well as first grade offices.

Sources familiar with the development say the mega project will cover almost 22 acres made up of the Pudu Prison site as well as the adjacent field. It was reported that the developer would set aside RM5 billion for the project.

Parts of Pudu Prison were demolished after the developer handed over a portion of the site for a road expansion and tunnel project to ease traffic congestion in the area. The road expansion is slated for completion by September next year.

UDA Holdings is currently involved in upgrading works of the Puduraya bus terminal in the heart of Kuala Lumpur. Jaafar said the upgrading is scheduled for completion by year-end, but expects 80% completion by mid August for Hari Raya.

“Public safety is paramount to us. It is a huge investment for us but the new layout will definitely be better. We are under pressure to perform but we hope the public would appreciate the new fully air-conditioned waiting area,” Jaafar said about the new Puduraya. The budget for the upgrading works of Puduraya is RM52 million. Currently, all bus operations in Puduraya have been redirected to Bukit Jalil.

Among the other projects currently being carried out by UDA Holdings are high-end condominiums Sinaran TTDI in Taman Tun Dr Ismail and Gaya Bangsar, both in Kuala Lumpur, as well as it’s on-going township Bandar Tun Hussein Onn in Cheras and pockets of residential developments in Penang.

YES!...so does this mean that the Pudu Prison will be completely demolished?...

this area is haunted....banyak hantu...bad fengshui...not juz the chinese even the malaypun takut mau beli....

kene cari bomoh bagus halau itu hantu2 haha!!!

The hot spots are where they hang botak chin and rakan rakan its no longer there, they demolished that part to make way for the underpass,The open bath area during the japanese era they bury a lot of guys underneath it!Put that aside i rather UDA not get involved with this project, i cannot think of any of their projects here in KL that we all can be proud oflah.May be if they start printing money now they can come up with the $5 billion !!!!

http://www.kosmo.com.my/kosmo/pix/2010/0514/Kosmo/Negara/ne_09.1.jpg

pembinaan sebuah taman rekreasi, masjid, pusat beli-belah seluas lebih 92,903 meter persegi, hotel bertaraf empat atau lima bintang serta unit kediaman.

"Nilai semasa pasaran tanah di kawasan sekitar dianggarkan tidak kurang RM700 sehingga RM750 setiap kaki persegi (0.092 meter persegi).

cek out kosmo newspaper today....dis projek manyak hebat ooo!!!

kat area situ bukan dah ada masjid ker?

yeap depan tu....masjid baru lagi

^^masjid al bukhary kalau x silap..

kalau jadi ni mmg perh hebat giler!!!

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hopefully they build tall building ...
50 ++

well, by counting the floors on the tower in front it, the tower could reach 50++

cool projek but the developer boleh caya ker? Dis projek mcm di china n korea la.... Simple but really cool

Guysss... do you like BB Plaza by UDA??? Another one owned by UDA is Pertama Complex.

I want some involvement by YTL... integrate with the centre of Bukit Bintang, and we're on our way to challenge Orchard / Bangkok for the shopping-tourism crown (for foreigners)........

^^ kinda 80's shops there. not a stylish and high-end shopping complex.

suddenly many planned for shopping complex/malls.

everywhere got shopping complex- capsquare ada...in future- lot 185/186 klcc...bangsar south...vision city..etc.


laku ke nanti.

Guysss... do you like BB Plaza by UDA??? Another one owned by UDA is Pertama Complex.

I want some involvement by YTL... integrate with the centre of Bukit Bintang, and we're on our way to challenge Orchard / Bangkok for the shopping-tourism crown (for foreigners)........
I agree with you! If done well, that can help revitalise the area and also attract some traffic from the core Bukit Bintang area towards this project and Berjaya Times Square.

The Star Online > Central
Friday June 18, 2010

Pudu Jail wall to be demolished

Stories by LIM CHIA YING
chiaying@thestar.com.my Photos by P.NATHAN

http://thestar.com.my/archives/2010/6/18/central/pudu.jpg

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The wall of Pudu Jail fronting Jalan Pudu will be demolished on Sunday night for the construction of an underpass which is part of a road-widening project to ease congestion in the area.

The project consists of a five-lane tunnel that will be in alignment with Jalan Pudu, while a slip road to access Jalan Changkat Thambi Dollah is also part of the package.

The whole project, to be completed in December 2012, will be carried out in stages and will involve traffic diversions.

It would take three days to demolish about 300m of the wall.

Kuala Lumpur mayor Datuk Seri Ahmad Fuad Ismail said the Commissioner of Heritage Malaysia said there had been no objection from them after understanding why the demolition was needed.

“This Pudu Jail area was also not gazetted as heritage,” said Ahmad Fuad during a site visit.

“Of course, there is always the dilemma when it comes to a heritage structure like this,” he said.

Ahmad Fuad said the the underpass was necessary because the congestion in the area had become acute.
Well-laid out: An artist’s impression of how Jalan Pudu and its surrounding areas will look after the roadwidening project is completed.

Also present at the Pudu Jail site visit were Bukit Bintang MP Fong Kui Lun, UDA officials and Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) officers.

Ahmad Fuad said he hoped, however, that the developer would retain the main gate of the prison.

“We are only using a small part of the wall for the road project and this issue must not be sensationalised,” he said.

He added that Jalan Imbi had become an important area because of another development coming up in Jalan Davis.

Ahmad Fuad said UDA had submitted a mixed development proposal before the road project was planned.

“Although the land is being given to UDA, we have not received any new plan from them,” he added.

Bore piling work will start after the wall is demolished.

A temporary wall has already been built inside the prison area to prevent encroachment and vandalism.

Ahmad Fuad said the project had been delayed for more than a year and its original completion date is March next year.

“Since it involves an underpass, a lot of digging has to be made and utilities removed, coupled with problems over land acquisition. But with the new date being set, I want the contractor and developer to fulfil their promise,” he said.

Guysss... do you like BB Plaza by UDA??? Another one owned by UDA is Pertama Complex.

I want some involvement by YTL... integrate with the centre of Bukit Bintang, and we're on our way to challenge Orchard / Bangkok for the shopping-tourism crown (for foreigners)........

according to dad, the prospect of YTL involvement is dismal and racial issues the crux of the issue. Bukit Bintang was owned primarily by YTL during the heyday of Mahathir era. Pertaining to cronyism, most of B.Bintang assets were in Francis Yeoh hands from Westin to LOT 10. Francis Yeoh being cash rich wanted to acquire Pavilion but got rejected by the authorities. Same goes for Pudu Jail redevelopment,he didnt get it due to racial issues.

^^^
I couldnt see this is a racial issue at all...just cronyism.:ohno:

according to dad, the prospect of YTL involvement is dismal and racial issues the crux of the issue. Bukit Bintang was owned primarily by YTL during the heyday of Mahathir era. Pertaining to cronyism, most of B.Bintang assets were in Francis Yeoh hands from Westin to LOT 10. Francis Yeoh being cash rich wanted to acquire Pavilion but got rejected by the authorities. Same goes for Pudu Jail redevelopment,he didnt get it due to racial issues.

i wonder if cities/business districts/outlets in malaysia are dominate by the malays , surely you said it is also racial issues.
:)..but the reality?.


francis yeoh already very rich even he can't get the project.....or ur dad crony of YTL?.
why make such remarks?.
:ohno:

i wonder if cities/business districts/outlets in malaysia are dominate by the malays , surely you said it is also racial issues.
:)..but the reality?.


francis yeoh already very rich even he can't get the project.....or ur dad crony of YTL?.
why make such remarks?.
:ohno:

my dad's not in the business scene. well cronies like daim zainuddin who had the biggest chunks don't even appear on malaysia's rich list. Magnum and many lottery units are his by proxy. of course there are people the likes of Krishnan who profited from the construction of KLCC/Astro. but surely, ex-mr finance minister and 'boss' takes the cake. can't divulge much.

Whatever money he and his 'boss' earned has been laundered in Swiss/the London Stock Exchange previously. BNM RM12 billion loss, bank bumiputra scandal and other unsurmountable scandals semuanya angkara siape?

it's about who-is-connected to who..... long time ago during Dr M's era the govt's first priority has alwas been a not-yet-tycoon that is close to them or personally close to Dr M and family, it can be a malay, chinese or indian... reminds me of AK becoming in-law with Dr M and VT becoming buddy buddy

then oni second priority is the race (for the sake of showing to the majority in Umno party)....... but even then, it was someone Malay that is close to the govt, or the top ppl in Umno and definitely not a commoner or rakyat biasa of Malay from PAS etc....

But anyhow, i'm wondering how this project will look like....

agreed. very much is derived from cronyism. but there are vestiges of racism haunting the banking scene as well. For one, public bank's Teh Hong Piow. Its market value to the tune of tens of billions, he wanted his son to continue his legacy. but efforts to install him on the panel was rejected by BNM for undisclosed reasons.

this project is now the talk of town...... :nuts:

The Star Online > Nation
Monday June 21, 2010

An iconic wall will fall at 10 tonight

http://www.thestar.com.my/archives/2010/6/21/nation/n_p1puduJail.jpg

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KUALA LUMPUR: When the clock strikes 10 tonight, the 394-metre long wall of Pudu Prison fronting Jalan Pudu will be demolished after having served its purpose for the past 100 years.

Construction on the wall, also known as Pudu Gaol, started in 1891 in Jalan Hang Tuah and it was fully completed in 1895 at a cost of RM15,360.90.

The 4.5m high wall had once set a record for the longest mural in the world (384m). It will be torn down to make way for a road-widening project, including the construction of an underpass.
A section of Pudu Prison wall fronting Jalan Pudu in Kuala Lumpur is expected to be demolished tonight. The 394m wall of the prison, built in 1895 and closed in 1996, was once famous for having the longest mural in the world at 384m. The wall will make way for a road-widening project to ease traffic congestion in the city centre. - BRIAN MOH / The Star

The prison stopped operating in 1996 when the building could no longer cater to the high volume of up to 6,550 people at a time since 1985.

The prisoners were subsequently shifted to the Sungai Buloh Prison, 36km from here.

The rest of the prison, which sits amid flourishing development in the Bukit Bintang’s Golden Triangle, will remain for now, but the site has been earmarked for a mega development project.
A passer-by taking pictures of the wall with death sentence warning to drug traffickers. - BRIAN MOH / The Star

Last night, a group of activists gathered in front of the city’s iconic building to say “goodbye”. Some even performed Chinese funeral rites including breaking ceramic bowls and burning paper offerings.

A participant, who only wanted to be identified as Min Lik, said the group was not there to protest against the demolition but to mourn its “passing”.

“Pudu Jail is part of Kuala Lumpur’s landscape and it is a major heritage building for the city,” she said.
End of an era: A pile of paper money is burnt as a symbolic gesture to the ‘death’ of Pudu Jail by a few Malaysians who are calling for the preservation of the historical landmark.

A Pudu resident, however, said the jail should go. He said a promoter tried to open up the prison for tourists but stopped because the response was poor. “It’s a waste for an unused prison to sit in middle of the city,” he said, adding that he did not see any heritage value.

Businessman Lim Beng Tat, 47, drove from Kajang to take some photographs with his family at the front of the building.

“It’s sad to see this iconic building go,” he said.

Prabu Munusamy, 32, who was met near the area, expressed disappointment over the pending demolition, saying the prison complex could be a valuable tourist attraction.

“This prison had housed several prominent convicts,” he said.

Chew Chong Huai, 52, said he was saddened that a building with such historical value would be demolished instead of being preserved as a heritage site. “In other countries, like China for example, historical buildings would be preserved as tourist attractions,” he said.

Irwan Hashim, 32, also disagreed with the move to demolish the prison complex and wall, saying the city was already congested with development.

The Star Online > Nation
Published: Monday June 21, 2010 MYT 11:39:00 AM
Updated: Monday June 21, 2010 MYT 1:20:48 PM

Pudu jail to be redeveloped over 10 years

KUALA LUMPUR: The Pudu jail, which 394m wall will be demolished tonight, will be re-developed in stages ove a period of 10 years beginning next year.

Deputy Finance Minister Senator Datuk Awang Adek Hussein.

He said UDA (Urban Development AUthority) will carry out the re-development, comprising 40% residential area and 60% commercial units, including hotels.

The Star Online > Nation
Published: Monday June 21, 2010 MYT 11:30:00 PM
Updated: Monday June 21, 2010 MYT 11:43:44 PM

Pudu jail wall torn down

By SEREAN LAU AND LEE YEN MUN

KUALA LUMPUR: Demolition work on part of the Pudu Jail wall finally began Monday night when an excavator started tearing down the ancient structure.

The tearing down of the wall began from inside the prison area at about 10.20pm and onlookers who had gathered started taking photographs to capture the historic moment.

A City Hall worker said the demolition would end on Thursday.

Plastic barriers will be put up along the demolition site while Jalan Pudu would be closed from 10pm until 5am during the four days.

The 4.5m high wall had once set a record for the longest mural in the world (384m). It is being torn down to make way for a road-widening project, including the construction of an underpass.

The prison stopped operating in 1996 when the building could no longer cater to the high volume of up to 6,550 people at a time since 1985 and prisoners were subsequently shifted to the Sungai Buloh Prison, 36km from here.

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anyone knows who's the commissioned architect? besides UDA holdings berhad.
it's heart breaking to see the proposed development has little regards to its site context, and it's really indifferent, capitalist driven and uninteresting. it would be really good if they can learn from daniel libeskind's jewish museum in berlin. please don't be disappointing!

dont be surprised they demolished a 115-year old architecture and replaced it with a 1990s boxy-concrete architecture in the sky...... how ironic!

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Pudu Jail’s final curtain
By Boo Su-Lyn | June 22, 2010
The Malaysian Insider
http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/pudu-jails-final-curtain/


KUALA LUMPUR, June 22 – The mural wall of the 115-year-old Pudu Jail was demolished last night amid protesting honks of cars along Jalan Pudu.

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The wall came down last night at 10.10pm, June 21, 2010. - Picture by Choo Choy May

Demolition of the 394-metre Pudu Jail wall fronting Jalan Pudu started at 10.10pm as hundreds of onlookers shouted their dismay while snapping last photographs of the historic wall.

However, work halted about 20 minutes later as a large crowd ignoring the moving excavator walked through the gap in the wall and casually strolled on the wide path between the decaying mural and a newly-constructed wall near the deserted prison building.

Boasting notorious former inmates like armed robber Botak Chin, Singaporean gang boss Jimmy Chua and bomoh Mona Fandey, Pudu Jail was first used as an army command centre by the British but became the central prisoner of war camp during the Japanese Occupation from 1941 till 1945.

“They should not destroy (the wall) as it is a reminder to people…although it had a grim history,” said 30-year-old IT trainer Sharifah Sharina who had come here after work at Ulu Kelang to take a picture of the historic wall at about 9.30pm yesterday.

The mural featuring peaceful scenes of nature was painted by prisoner Khong Yen Chong and other inmates as community service in the early 1980s.

It entered the Guinness Book of Records as the longest mural in the world at 394 metres completed in one year using 2,000 litres of paint.

Unlike many others posing in front of the wall, part-time photographer Garry Lin had set up his mini tripod and camera a few feet away from the Pudu Jail entrance where the Berjaya Sompo building loomed against the night sky in the background.


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The cameras flashed to store pictures of a past no more. - Picture by Choo Choy May


“It (Pudu Jail) should be a tourist attraction rather than to have (the wall) taken down,” 23-year-old Garry told The Malaysian Insider yesterday, while adding that he was taking shots from this angle to indicate the location of the wall, compared to mere shots of the wall.

Although Garry was aware that the actual demolition was targeted at the wall facing Jalan Pudu, Sharifah and a few others were not.

In fact, there were about 100 people last night taking pictures of the wall facing Jalan Hang Tuah compared to the 10 people snapping shots of the actual wall that would be demolished outside Jalan Pudu.

“I am not sure,” said administrative assistant Mazliza Muhamad Yusof aged 28 when asked if she knew which part of the wall would be demolished.

“However, they should preserve history,” she added, saying that the government could restore and beautify the prison.

The government had decided that the 115-year-old Pudu Jail was “not something to be proud of” and hence should not be turned into a heritage site, said Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Awang Adek Hussin yesterday.

Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) public works director Siti Saffur Mansor said that the demolition of the wall had been scheduled at 10pm because heavy traffic on Jalan Pudu would have ebbed by then.

“It (the demolition) will be done on three nights…tonight, Tuesday and Wednesday night,” said Siti, adding that they would continue in the wee hours of the morning once the crowd dispersed.

“There are many people going out at night on Saturdays, especially during school holidays,” she added when asked why the demolition was scheduled on a Monday instead of on a weekend.

While the wall makes way for an underpass project aimed at reducing traffic congestion at the Jalan Hang Tuah and Jalan Pudu interchange, the 7.6ha Pudu Jail will be turned into a mixed development project where 40 per cent of the development would house residential properties and the remaining 60 per cent would be for commercial purposes.

The development project which will be spread over 10 years beginning the first quarter of next year is to include a transit centre, serviced apartments, office spaces, recreational areas, hotel and commercial spaces, which will be developed by UDA Holdings Berhad.

toying an excavator to torn down is too silly and disrespectful to all onlookers. has anyone in the dbkl or uda heard of basic tools like diamond cutter machine? if the wall must make way and be saved, they could just slice it off into panels and permanently store it at somewhere. if you guys hv never see how it is done; click on the video posted in the webpage link:

http://www.hengsum.com/services-02.htm

there r load of demolition specialist contractors around, and the cutting method is so common in construction practice. but still our cash rich UDA and dbkl could only comes up with such a primitive cheap method in the modern times..

Even made the London UK, Metro newspaper.

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Yea....typical of a Malaysian comment of "something we are not proud of". :ohno: Another proud and wonderful comment from our politician that are being highlighted around the world - making us famous for the wrong reason.

A prison is one of the main criteria of a successful urban centre and although it is not a desired place to be but it is still a crucial element in our society. Moreover the Pudu Gaol is one of KL's oldest building.

So this explains why our toilets here are so wonderful. A toilet is usually "something we are not proud of" but it is extremely necessary. Hence the level of maintenance and priority level of attention. :ohno:

If one Googled "Prison Hotels" or something, one would find that wonderful boutique hotels being housed in historical prisons. There could be many uses like a shopping mall or something.

according to dad, the prospect of YTL involvement is dismal and racial issues the crux of the issue.

If you have no concrete facts, try not to post such comments. We could all speculate and talk cock when it is not backed by facts.



Bukit Bintang was owned primarily by YTL during the heyday of Mahathir era.

Only Yeoh Tiong Lay Plaza, Starhill and Lot 10 are owned by YTL. Bukit Bintang is certainly more than that.



Pertaining to cronyism, most of B.Bintang assets were in Francis Yeoh hands from Westin to LOT 10.

Again....what is your definition of "most"? Westin? It wasn't owned by YTL. Nor is KL Plaza and Wisma Peladang. Even if it is, the stretch from Westin to Lot10 isn't "most of B.Bintang".




Francis Yeoh being cash rich wanted to acquire Pavilion but got rejected by the authorities.

Then how did the "ethnic-Chinese bosses" got behind building Pavillion?




Same goes for Pudu Jail redevelopment,he didnt get it due to racial issues.

Please lah......I dun think any ethnic-Chinese businessmen would want this piece of real-estate.

my dad's not in the business scene. well cronies like daim zainuddin who had the biggest chunks don't even appear on malaysia's rich list. Magnum and many lottery units are his by proxy. of course there are people the likes of Krishnan who profited from the construction of KLCC/Astro. but surely, ex-mr finance minister and 'boss' takes the cake. can't divulge much.

Whatever money he and his 'boss' earned has been laundered in Swiss/the London Stock Exchange previously. BNM RM12 billion loss, bank bumiputra scandal and other unsurmountable scandals semuanya angkara siape?

agreed. very much is derived from cronyism. but there are vestiges of racism haunting the banking scene as well. For one, public bank's Teh Hong Piow. Its market value to the tune of tens of billions, he wanted his son to continue his legacy. but efforts to install him on the panel was rejected by BNM for undisclosed reasons.



So many scandals.......if you can't divulge much then dun say. And please stick to the topic..... :yes:

Trust me,after tearing down this jail,there will be a curse that this project wont fare on well,its 115 years old and its no joke,how dare the govt just say that its nothing to be proud off...

They should preserve the entrance of the Pudu Jail or some parts of its walls,not by removing it completely...

^^Well the latest update on this, but look at his absurd comments on this:
Sourced from: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/6/24/nation/6537115&sec=nation

KUALA LUMPUR: Only the arched gate of Pudu Prison will stand as a memorial once the area is redeveloped, said Information, Communications and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim.

Dr Rais said the prison was not a building that was under the ministry’s heritage list.

“Pudu Prison is not something that should be made a national heritage.

“It’s a prison. You can commemorate it with an artefact and the entrance is good enough,” Dr Rais told reporters on Wednes*day.

He said that for a historical building to pass ‘the heritage test,’ it must have significance and contributed to the welfare of society.

“A prison is hardly that,” Dr Rais added. Dr Rais said that the redevelopment of the Pudu area by the Urban Development Agency would be good for the people of Kuala Lumpur.

He added that the drawings on the outer wall demolished on Monday night were not significant.

“I’ve asked Balai Seni Lukis (National Art Gallery), they said it’s graffiti with lots of scenery.

“It’s not something that is artistic in the real sense,” he said.

How on Earth can he be the "Culture Minister"? :ohno:

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PINTU gerbang Penjara Pudu dan dua lukisan mural yang akan dikekalkan menjadi tinggalan sejarah untuk disaksikan oleh generasi akan datang.

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LAKARAN artis mengenai projek pembangunan Pusat Bandar Bukit Bintang ihsan Kumpulan Senireka Sdn. Bhd.

wow!!!...better than xpected....dis is so cool!!

old proposal
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kalau jadi ni mmg perh hebat giler!!!

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LAKARAN artis mengenai projek pembangunan Pusat Bandar Bukit Bintang ihsan Kumpulan Senireka Sdn. Bhd.

wow!!!...better than xpected....dis is so cool!!


Awesome design indeed...

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^^nice. I hope they are not forget to build d pedestrian/bridge to ease people to cross the road from berjaya to d new develpment. from that pic i can't see anything for pedestrian:).

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Thank you nazrey!!!There just like that its gone forever:ohno:A few meters from the the excavator is where they used to hang themlah:)So in the future if u guys go by the new road late a night if u see a botak man u know who he really islah:nuts:

Thank you nazrey!!!There just like that its gone forever:ohno:A few meters from the the excavator is where they used to hang themlah:)So in the future if u guys go by the new road late a night if u see a botak man u know who he really islah:nuts:


Actually Botak Chin isn't really botak. The word "BOTAK" is actually an acronym for "Bantu Orang Tak Ada Kerja". Yea......he is full of hair! If you are at the columbarium at the KL Guangdong Cemetery, you would find his urn there. :yes:

OKlah if u see a man holding a urn crying by the road side ,whatever u do ,do not stop:nuts::lol:Unless u want to ask him for nomborlah:banana:

Correction! If you happen to see any suspicious character within or around the vicinity of Pudu Jail.......I think you should avoid lah........if you ask for nombor also have to be careful! :D

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Thank you so much bro!

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Jaafar Abu Hassan bersama ilustrasi artis bangunan
Bukit Bintang City Centre di belakangnya.

BBCC merupakan projek yang dicadangkan oleh Uda Holding Berhad (UDA) yang kemudiannya mendapat persetujuan kerajaan. Dengan pelaburan bernilai kira-kira RM5 bilion, projek pembangunan komersial yang kini sedang menunggu kelulusan pelan daripada Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL), dijangka dimulakan penghujung tahun ini.

Dibina dalam enam fasa, BBCC yang akan menempatkan hub pengangkutan awam, unit kediaman, hotel dan ruang niaga serta ruang pejabat dijangka siap pada 2017. Ia bakal menjadi mercu tanda baru ibu kota terutamanya di kawasan Bukit Bintang yang akan merubah landskap bandar raya Kuala Lumpur.

Dari sudut jangka panjang, pembinaan BBCC yang menggabungkan segala kemudahan di bawah satu bumbung tidak syak lagi mampu menyediakan sebuah lagi kemudahan untuk orang ramai. Namun apa yang menjadi kebimbangan ialah sejauh mana kemampuan bumiputera untuk turut serta dalam projek yang boleh disifatkan sebagai high class ini.

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^^nice. I hope they are not forget to build d pedestrian/bridge to ease people to cross the road from berjaya to d new develpment. from that pic i can't see anything for pedestrian:).

Taken from http://www.bluestonegroup.com.my/photo/index.php?tbl=puteri_kl

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are those set in walls built permanently???

Bukit Bintang City Centre
by UDA Holdings Bhd

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Redevelopment review of Pudu Jail site
Bernama Tuesday, August 17th, 2010 23:57:00
http://www.mmail.com.my/content/46664-redevelopment-review-pudu-jail-site

KUALA LUMPUR: The development plan for the Pudu Jail site here will be reviewed among others to ensure Bumiputera interests are also taken care of, said UDA Holdings Bhd chairman Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohammed.

He said other factors also had to be considered like marketing and UDA's own capabilities.

"This project might take 10 to 15 years and it is a mega project. As such, besides looking after Bumiputera interests other aspects of it also need to be fine tuned further," he told reporters after a breaking of the fast function hosted by UDA Holdings for 80 orphans from the Muassasah Darul Fuqaha and Baitu Saidati Khadijah orphanages here tonight. Also present was UDA Holdings managing director, Datuk Jaafar Abu Hassan.

Prior to this, UDA Holdings was reported to want to develop the 7.76ha site into an iconic commercial hub to be known as Bukit Bintang City Centre at a cost of RM5 billion.

kesian pulak.
the historical building became a victim of development
we lose something and get something though.

keep wondering why this redevelopment plan to be a racial issue?
was it because the boss behind this is melayu?
haih..malaysian, please remove your ting-tong and mediocre mindset!

kesian pulak.
the historical building became a victim of development
we lose something and get something though.

keep wondering why this redevelopment plan to be a racial issue?
was it because the boss behind this is melayu?
haih..malaysian, please remove your ting-tong and mediocre mindset!


That's why lah in Malaysia we wasting time and money for coming up with something that spells racism.

I don't think Chinese will dare to invest here in a big way, so why UDA is so scared?

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those old Pudu Jail walls really remind me of Berlin wall..

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New wall also got vandalized...:bash:

Development of former Pudu Jail site to cost RM5bil
BY THEAN LEE CHENG
leecheng@thestar.com.my


UDA in talks with Pudu JV partners. It will remain the sole master developer

KUALA LUMPUR: UDA Holdings Bhd is talking to a few joint-venture partners to develop the former Pudu jail site and the 22-acre land next to it, but UDA will remain the sole master developer. The project is estimated to cost about RM5bil.

UDA chairman Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed said: “We will try to keep it at RM5bil.

“This is a project for the country. If we target the product well, we will be able to have a good price for the residential portion of it, even if a large portion of it will be bumiputra-owned. The Pudu Prison site will be our social responsibility.

“We must have a mix in terms of bumiputra and non-bumiputra ownership to do justice to the land value. There must be a mix. (I) don’t put a figure to it but there must be a mix.

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The proposed project is part of the Kuala Lumpur development master plan. UDA took over the site in November 1996 when the prison was officially closed. The development was first unveiled by Second Finance Minister Datuk Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah in May.

“I want to stress that at UDA, we are clear; we take care of the bumi interest and we balance our commercial interest against our social responsibility. That applies to all our projects. We have to make money first before we can distribute.”

He said there had been a lot of speculation on who the JV partners were. There was also a lot of speculation that there would be a joint master developer, he added.

“There will be no joint master developer. We will be the sole master developer but we are talking to a few developers to be our joint-venture partners.

“So far, many developers have shown their interest but there is no decision yet,” Nur Jazlan said.


»Do we want to rely on spillover traffic, that is, take the easy way out and just develop the place, or do we want to create a new destination?

He said the joint ventures could be at the plot level, where JV partners take up one of the six plots, or it could be a joint venture to construct the buildings on the different plots.

He said it really depended on the final layout of the master plan and that he was tweaking that at the moment.

Nur Jazlan said he was making adjustment to the latest round of plans because he was taking into consideration Permodalan Nasional Bhd’s proposed plan to build a 100-storey project at the Stadium Merdeka site, which is not far from UDA’s site, as well as the 34.4ha development at Dataran Perdana, to be known as Kuala Lumpur International Financial District in Jalan Sultan Ismail near Berjaya Times Square.

New plans will be submitted by the end of the year by UDA, a government developer. “The property that is being developed around us will define our final plan,” he said.

While Nur Jazlan agrees that it should be a mixed development comprising serviced offices, residential, retail and a hotel or two, he has his own views about the form, positioning and configuration of the various components.

“We will submit new plans by the end of the year. The final project depends on market conditions as well as other properties that are being developed around us,” he said.

“Depending on the buildings and their density, the price premium that UDA has to pay the Government will vary. I want to stress the fact that the land is not given to us. Because it has a commercial title, the price of the premium will be higher.

“The first and most important question we are asking ourselves is: Do we want to rely on spillover traffic, that is, take the easy way out and just develop the place, or do we want to create a new destination? KLCC, for example, is a new destination,” he said.

The proposed project is part of the Kuala Lumpur development master plan. UDA (then known as the Urban Development Authority) took over the site in November 1996 when the prison was officially closed.

The development of the former Pudu Prison was first unveiled by Second Finance Minister Datuk Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah in May.

Husni said then that the mixed development project, to be known as Bukit Bintang Commercial Centre, will comprise a 33-storey office tower, a shopping complex, 43-storey hotel and a 44-storey serviced apartment.

The proposed development drew various comments from developers and property consultants. They ranged from the challenges of marketing a site where executions have taken place to the number of projects being spearheaded by the Government.

Questions have also been asked about who will occupy these various premises, which so far number about five, that the Government and government-linked companies are going to be involved in. These include the development of Sg Buloh, the Matrade development by the Naza group, the redevelopment of Kampung Baru, the Stadium Negara project, 1MDB’s works in Sg Besi and Dataran Perdana.

Some of UDA’s projects include condominiums Sinaran TTDI in Taman Tun Dr Ismail and Gaya Bangsar in Bangsar, both in Kuala Lumpur. UDA is also tasked with the RM52mil upgrading works of Puduraya bus terminal in Kuala Lumpur. The Puduraya terminal would resume operations in January next year.

Nur Jazlan said while Puduraya would remain the main terminal, as the city grew it was better to have mini transport hubs in various places like Gombak, Bandar Utama, Titiwangsa Selatan and other places.

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Questions have also been asked about who will occupy these various premises, which so far number about five, that the Government and government-linked companies are going to be involved in. These include the development of Sg Buloh, the Matrade development by the Naza group, the redevelopment of Kampung Baru, the Stadium Negara project, 1MDB’s works in Sg Besi and Dataran Perdana.



So many projects here !!!

only 3 highrises for such a big project???

that's a BIG land in prime area....
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Farewell to Pudu Jail....

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Pudu Prison partly demolished, redevelopment next year
By Rosalynn Poh of theedgeproperty.com
Thursday, 15 October 2009 18:26
http://www.theedgeproperty.com/news-a-views/381-pudu-prison-site-redevelopment-sometime-next-year-.html

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Ongoing demolition of a section of Pudu Prison
- picture taken Oct 14, 2009 by Kenny Yap/theedgeproperty.com

KUALA LUMPUR: Parts of the century-old Pudu Prison is being demolished sparking fresh speculations that the redevelopment plans for the former prison site will begin soon.

Developer UDA Holdings Bhd however said the redevelopment of the landmark 20-acre site located near the Bukit Bintang/Jln Imbi shopping and entertainment hub might only take place sometime next year depending on the economic environment then.

Pudu Prison was built in 1895 by the British and is perhaps one of the oldest iconic landmarks in the city.

According to the company official familiar with the project, the developer has handed over the portion currently being demolished to Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) for a road widening and tunnel project to ease traffic congestion in the area.

The road expansion works costing some RM83 million and slated for completion by September 2011 apparently began late last week.

Earlier in June this year, UDA’s managing director Datuk Jaafar Abu Hassan told The Edge’s City & Country section that the former prison site will consist of a mixed development, and construction are expected to commence in 2Q2010 or 3Q2010, subject to market conditions. He was unable to reveal detailed information of the proposed development plans then. The project was referred to earlier as the Bukit Bintang Commercial Centre.

However, he said then that soil investigations and site studies have been carried out and plans submitted to DBKL. Jaafar also mentioned that he has been approached numerous times for joint-ventures to develop the site,
Among projects currently being developed by UDA are condominiums including Sinaran TTDI in Taman Tun Dr Ismail and Gaya Bangsar in Bangsar as well as upgrading works on the Puduraya bus terminal in Kuala Lumpur.

Transforming existing landmarks

Existing heritage sites and city landmarks will soon be redeveloped, and are set to redefine the city skyline.

One of the first being the Pudu Jail, where the 7.9ha site will be transformed into a mixed development of residential, office and retail premises.

A modern art museum, concert halls or an open-air amphitheatre will be developed on the site. Portions of the Pudu Jail building, like the gate, will be preserved.

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A landmark: Pudu Jail where its iconic gate will be preserved, is the site for mixed development comprising residential, office and retail components.

this project is interesting indeed..only iconic gate will be preserved kerrr! just imagine how it's gonna looke like once the whole project is complete !

love that idea..!

City & Country: New strategies to retain and attract office tenants
Written by Wong King Wai Monday, 27 September 2010 00:00
http://www.theedgemalaysia.com/property/176100-city-a-country-new-strategies-to-retain-and-attract-office-tenants.html

Developments beyond 2014
Although a slowdown in the office building supply is forecast, several large-scale developments that will add additional office buildings to the current mix will commence after 2014.

These include the Kampung Baru redevelopment plan covering 233 acres. If the plot ratio is six, CH Williams Talhar & Wong (WTW) managing director Foo Gee Jen estimates that more than 11 million sq ft office developments may be built.

"The development period is difficult to estimate due to problems relating to land fragmentation and relocation of the existing occupants," he says. "However, assuming a 25-year development period, the impact on annual supply will be about 500,000 sq ft per year."

The Merdeka Park redevelopment by Permodalan National Bhd will cover an area of 17.8 acres, located at the existing stadium complex at Jalan Hang Tuah.

"If the plot ratio is seven, then over two million sq ft of office development may be constructed, and over a five to 10-year development period the impact on annual supply will be 300,000 sq ft year," says Foo.

The Bukit Bintang City Centre development by the Urban Development Authority of Malaysia will cover an area of about 20 acres located at the former Pudu Jail complex. A plot ratio of seven will garner more than two million sq ft of developments. Again assuming a five to 10-year development period, the impact on annual supply will be about 300,000 sq ft per year.

The Matrade development, located at the previous government office complex at Jalan Duta, will cover an area of 65 acres.

"About 13.1 acres will be set aside to develop Malaysia's largest exhibition and convention centre at a cost of RM628 million, leaving 51.9 acres for commercial and residential developments," Foo says.

Applying an average plot ratio of six, more than 6.7 million sq ft of commercial and residential developments could be constructed, of which about 3.4 million sq ft could be office developments, which is 50% of the total, Foo reveals.

"Assuming a five to 10-year development period, the impact on annual supply will be about 500,000 sq ft per year,"he adds.

Two other projects in the pipeline are the planned new 85-acre financial district located not far from the Bukit Bintang area and the Sungei Besi Airport development that covers 495 acres. Both projects are in the planning stages.

Full page latest news in The Edge today.

The time has come for the announcement of the project and the winning bidder.

new from sir norman foster, his latest in singapore

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can we xpect sumtin like dis from him???

See how Singapore preserves their heritage... South Beach @ Singapore

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i dont see why must Pudu Jail is considered as a valuable heritage...and a 'monument' need to be preserved.
unless lah the pejuang kemerdekaan malaysia was jailed there before. :).

and i dont think u guys who 'love' this pudu jail had ever visited this place..at least once.
and even pudu jail monument was presrved..will ppl go there to see it? -
NO.


just demolish it.its nothing.

i dont see why must Pudu Jail is considered as a valuable heritage...and a 'monument' need to be preserved.
unless lah the pejuang kemerdekaan malaysia was jailed there before. :).

and i dont think u guys who 'love' this pudu jail had ever visited this place..at least once.
and even pudu jail monument was presrved..will ppl go there to see it? -
NO.


just demolish it.its nothing.

hehe..mcm upin n ipin ckp..betol betol betol!!! propa jer lebih!!!

UDA chief says ready to reveal all bidders for Pudu Jail project

KUALA LUMPUR, May 24 — Accused of lying over Bumiputera involvement in the Pudu Jail redevelopment project, UDA Holdings Berhad chairman Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed (picture) said today that he is ready to release the names of the companies currently bidding to be part of the project.
The Pulai MP had said that only one of the 11 companies bidding to be part of the 7.76 hectare Bukit Bintang City Centre (BBCC) project was a fully-owned Bumiputera company.
But deputy Penang Umno chief Datuk Musa Sheikh Fadzir said today that there are five qualified Bumiputera companies that have placed bids with the government-owned property developer.
“I am ready to reveal the names of all companies involved in tabling proposals to redevelop Pudu Jail if the board of directors gives its permission,” Nur Jazlan said in a statement today.
He added that he did not want “to expose the companies that are involved as no deal has been made with any party yet. UDA is still getting views and information from the relevant ministries and government departments.”
Nur Jazlan added that Musa, as a fellow Umno division leader, should have sought a clarification personally.
“I am very curious as to how Datuk Musa can be so sure that there are five Bumiputera companies that have entered bids. The information is still being discussed by the board and is confidential,” he said.
Nur Jazlan has been accused by Musa and Umno’s Utusan Malaysia of ignoring Bumiputera interests in handling the project.
A similar charge against Kuala Lumpur’s Mass Rapid Transit project this month forced the project owners to adjust its pre-qualifying conditions to allow Bumiputeras to participate in the country’s largest infrastructure project.

http://my.news.yahoo.com/uda-chief-says-ready-to-reveal-all-bidders-073349414.html

^^ some of the bidders were mentioned in TheEdge weekend edition a few weeks ago........... give a good guess who were there? got parties from Middle East and China sumore...

patchay - LOL... that list... not accurate. =)

Govt waits for report on agency sidelining bumiputra firms

GEORGE TOWN: The Government will get a full report on a claim that UDA Holdings Bhd is sidelining bumiputra companies in the development of Bukit Bintang City Centre at the Pudu Prison site.

Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the Government would have to be transparent in the matter as UDA was a government agency while the project involved high costs.

“We have to see if the selection of the companies was done according to regulations,” he said.

UDA chairman Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed was taken to task recently over the project where a China-based contractor was reported to be the likely developer based on merit.

Penang Umno deputy chairman Datuk Musa Sheikh Fadzir had said he was not convinced that bumiputra companies were not being sidelined in the project.

Musa had also challenged Nur Jazlan to reveal the names of the 11 companies interested in the project.

BTW, I don see any things wrong to award to China-based contractor since they have a good reputation then Malaysian Ali Baba company, just a piece of me

UDA picks Pudu Jail main developer, to get final nod

UDA Holdings Bhd will submit the name of its preferred joint-venture partner for the Bukit Bintang City Centre (BBCC) development to the Finance Ministry by this week for final approval, chairman Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed said last night.
He declined to reveal the name of the company or the number of candidates considered but stressed that the board’s unanimous decision, made yesterday afternoon, was based on commercial considerations.

It was important that the BBCC project be implemented perfectly as this was likely UDA’s last chance to secure a steady source of income and avoid “severe negative consequences” that could threaten the company’s long-term future, Nur Jazlan said.

“There is no other piece of land that UDA can develop and deliver the kind of recurring income that we need,” he told The Malaysian Insider.

He said it was an “enormous strain” on UDA to be running down the assets inherited before the company’s listing in 1986 and pointed out that there have been no additions its 400-hectare land bank since then.

Nur Jazlan said it was crucial to get UDA past this crunch period or it would “run into trouble” and put the Bumiputera agenda in jeopardy.

“UDA itself is under threat so by keeping UDA alive, we can continue to help Bumis in the longer term,” he said.

But Nur Jazlan emphasised that Bumiputera interests would be protected in the BBCC as its development would not cost UDA or see the company relinquish ownership of prime land in the heart of Kuala Lumpur’s Golden Triangle.

He said UDA would receive all due assets before the joint-venture partner sold the balance to pay off its loan.

The joint-venture partner will also have to put up a bank guarantee to cover the cost of developing UDA’s share of assets, which make up 20 to 30 per cent of the RM3-4 billion development cost, he added.

Nur Jazlan said in a statement yesterday that UDA had no choice but be competitive to survive as it no longer received any direct assistance from the government.

“Most people don’t know that UDA Holdings no longer receives any form of special treatment from the government, whether in the form of grants or cash injections or sale of land at nominal prices,” he had said.

The corporatised government agency, whose assets are estimated to be worth RM2 billion, is over RM900 million in debt and has only about RM90 million in free cash flow now.

TPM arah UDA Holding sediakan laporan Projek BBCC
29/05/2011 2:42pm
http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2011&dt=0529&pub=utusan_malaysia&sec=Terkini&pg=bt_15.htm&arc=hive

GEORGE TOWN, 29 Mei (Bernama) — Timbalan Perdana Menteri, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin meminta Uda Holdings Bhd. menyediakan laporan mengenai kedudukan sebenar isu projek pembangunan semula kawasan Penjara Pudu yang dikenali sebagai Bukit Bintang City Centre (BBCC).

Katanya, laporan itu akan dimaklumkan kepada kabinet mengenai kedudukan sebenar memandangkan telah berlaku polemik antara syarikat milik Kementerian Kewangan itu dengan beberapa pemimpin politik yang mendakwa kononnya UDA tidak ikhlas dalam memantu Bumiputera.

"Kita harus bersikap telus lebih lagi UDA sebagai satu agensi kerajaan (yang diberi projek) membangunkan tanah dan tapak yang disediakan di Pudu itu,”, katanya kepada pemberita selepas merasmikan Mesyuarat Perwakilan UMNO Bahagian Bayan Baru di sini hari ini.

Jelas beliau, UDA yang dimiliki Kementerian Kewangan itu perlu menyediakan laporan lengkap agar kerajaan dapat mencari satu penyelesaian dan menamatkan polemik itu daripada berterusan. — Bernama

UDA jual tanah, bayar premium bekas Penjara Pudu
01/06/2011 9:04pm
http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2011&dt=0601&pub=utusan_malaysia&sec=Terkini&pg=bt_37.htm&arc=hive

KUALA LUMPUR 1 Jun — UDA Holdings Bhd (UDA Holdings) memutuskan untuk menjual tanah seluas 1.15 hektar di Jalan Sultan Ismail kepada Mutiara Goodyear Bhd. pada harga RM215.5 juta bagi membayar baki premium tapak bekas Penjara Pudu berjumlah RM104 juta, yang masih tertunggak, sebelum September ini.

Pengerusinya, Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed berkata, penjualan tanah itu, selain boleh membiayai projek tergendala, juga mampu mengukuhkan semula aliran tunai kewangan UDA Holdings yang kini berjumlah RM90 juta.

"Atas pertimbangan itu, UDA Holdings perlu menjual tanah berkenaan terus kepada Mutiara Goodyear yang menawarkan harga terbaik iaitu lebih RM1,400 kaki persegi berbanding harga pasaran iaitu sekitar RM800 kaki persegi.

"Selain itu, pihak UDA Holdings juga sudah menjalankan kajian terhadap syarikat Mutiara Goodyear Bhd, dan mendapati statusnya adalah sebagai sebuah syarikat bumiputera,” katanya dalam satu kenyataan hari ini. - Bernama

UDA says land sale to benefit Bumiputera agenda
The Malaysian Insider – Thu, Jun 2, 2011 By Shannon Teoh
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KUALA LUMPUR, June 1 — UDA Holdings defended today the sale of prime land in downtown Kuala Lumpur, insisting that the RM215.5 million recouped was needed to shore up its depleting cash reserves.

The agency tasked with ensuring Malays have a bigger stake in urban economy activity said that Bumiputeras would not lose out from the sale to Mutiara Goodyear which is needed to boost UDA’s coffers that stands at just RM90 million.

Chairman Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed said the sale was approved by the board so that it could channel funds to develop new townships in the Klang Valley.

He said this in response to claims by right-wing Umno Youth leaders who accused UDA — formed after race riots in 1969 — of selling out Malay land by agreeing to the sale of the 1.15 hectares on Jalan Sultan Ismail.

“The sale will benefit Bumiputeras by allowing UDA to continue to be competitive with a solid financial position.

“Mutiara Goodyear offered the best price of RM1,400 per square foot as compared to the market value of RM800. Also, Mutiara Goodyear is a Bumiputera company,” the Pulai MP said.

UDA has come under fire recently from Malay hardliners in Umno and Perkasa as well as Utusan Malaysia for allegedly abandoning the Bumiputera agenda after it chose not to appoint Bumiputera joint-venture turnkey investors for the proposed Bukit Bintang City Centre (BBCC), located on prime land in the heart of Kuala Lumpur’s Golden Triangle.

Umno Youth information chief Datuk Seri Reezal Merican Naina Merican and exco member Tengku Azman Tengku Zainol Abidin also said yesterday that the Jalan Sultan Ismail deal would hurt Bumiputera interests.

Nur Jazlan has denied these accusations, saying UDA has no choice but to be competitive as it no longer received any direct assistance from the government.

The corporatised government agency, whose assets are estimated to be worth RM2 billion, is over RM900 million in debt.

He also added today that the Jalan Sultan Ismail sale would in fact pay for the outstanding RM104 million owed for the former Pudu Jail site that is to be developed into the BBCC.

The sale to Mutiara Goodyear is currently awaiting approval from the finance ministry.

Pudu Jail the last lifeline for UDA
Written by Chua Sue-Ann Monday, 06 June 2011 11:45
http://www.theedgemalaysia.com/highlights/187678-pudu-jail-the-last-lifeline-for-uda.html

KUALA LUMPUR: UDA Holdings Bhd, burdened with the bumiputera social economic agenda, is banking on the redevelopment of the former Pudu Jail site as its saviour for the long-term survival of the company in the face of its depleting land bank and weak cash position.

UDA chairman Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed said the Pudu Jail redevelopment project would bring in new sources of recurring rental income to UDA, estimated at RM200 million to RM300 million a year, and more importantly, a more secure future.

“Without new income sources UDA will not have the financial means to acquire new landbank to continue development and have a future. Pudu Jail is the last major asset that we have. If we don’t do something, UDA will be in deep trouble,” Nur Jazlan told The Edge Financial Daily in a recent interview.

“Our cash has now come down to about RM90 million, from about RM100 million last year and RM125 million in 2009. I don’t even dare to start any project,” he added.

According to UDA’s 2010 annual report, its annual operating cash flow was about RM60 million for the year.

UDA was established in 1971 as the Urban Development Authority to promote planned urban development. It was eventually privatised in 1996 and listed on Bursa Malaysia three years later.

Once UDA was privatised, it stopped receiving government assistance in the form of cheap land and hundreds of millions of ringgit in annual grants. However, Nur Jazlan said UDA is still expected to further the bumiputera agenda.

UDA was delisted in 2007, becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of Khazanah Nasional Bhd. But this doesn’t mean that its problems were solved, as the company was meant to stand on its own.

On UDA’s current options, Nur Jazlan said he is doubtful of further financial assistance from the government given that the government itself has to contend with managing its budget deficit and rising subsidy bills.

While the last big “break” from the government is the award of the 8ha Pudu Jail site to UDA, the company still has to seek a joint venture partner to foot the development bill. Even the search for a JV partner was not smooth sailing, with accusations that UDA was sidelining bumiputeras in the project.

UDA’s JV model for Pudu
After deliberating on about 10 proposals, Nur Jazlan said UDA’s board unanimously decided last week on one company to be its JV partner to redevelop the former prison site.

The final decision on the winning bid now rests with the Ministry of Finance

(MoF) which has the option of rejecting UDA’s recommendation for the JV partner or inserting additional conditions, Nur Jazlan said.

Nur Jazlan remained tight-lipped as to which company was chosen but industry observers said a possible front runner is a foreign construction player with the financial muscle and strong balance sheet to accommodate UDA’s stringent terms of reference.

The JV partner would have to first construct, at an estimated cost of RM600 million, a huge complex comprising several floors of parking spaces, a retail mall and a public transport hub that can house 180 buses.

The RM600 million cost is to be borne entirely by the partner but the ownership of the complex goes to UDA, as consideration for the “land rights”.

Such terms would require the partner to have strong balance sheet and heavy financial commitment on the project, as it would need to sink in RM600 million while not seeing any returns during the construction tenure of four years. Most important of all, the partner cannot charge the “land rights” to secure financing for the project and would still have to produce a bank guarantee amounting to RM600 million.

It is only after completing the complex for UDA that the JV partner is free to construct, on top of the UDA’s complex, high rise buildings such as offices, residential and hotel for sale or leasing purposes, which proceeds would go to the JV partner.

Nur Jazlan admitted that the terms were strict but said: “There were still many keen takers for the project”.

Tentatively, the Pudu Jail redevelopment project has an estimated gross development value (GDV) of over RM6 billion. While the complex that would go to UDA would cost RM600 million to construct, the property’s market value could at least worth RM1.5 billion, or 25% of the total project GDV.

Located at the crossroads of Jalan Pudu and Jalan Hang Tuah, the project’s strategic location as an integrated public transport hub is expected to be the crucial selling point.

The 8ha Pudu Jail site is located near light rail transit (LRT) and monorail stations with a proposed mass rapid transit (MRT) station to be built about 500m away.

Nur Jazlan is hopeful that the bus terminal can bring in an estimated 100,000 to 120,000 people daily, which would in turn boost UDA’s income via the retail space rentals and car park operations at the new complex.

Selling assets
To make the Pudu Jail redevelopment project a reality, UDA had no choice but to propose last week to dispose of a 1.5ha plot of prime land on Jalan Sultan Ismail to raise RM215.5 million cash.

While the disposal of the plot is subject to the government’s approval, it drew heavy fire from bumiputera rights groups and Umno Youth members, who allege that UDA is sidelining bumiputera interest in owning a piece of prime land in the city centre.

But Nur Jazlan said the sale of the Sultan Ismail land was necessary to raise cash to pay to the government an outstanding premium of RM104 million for the Pudu Jail land due this September, failing which the government could revise the Pudu Jail land premium up to its current market value of about RM600 million.

“We also need the money now to restart our other projects which are hampered by our poor capital situation,” said Nur Jazlan, who is Umno Pulai division head and Pulai member of parliament.

Recounting some of his previous work experience, Nur Jazlan, a trained accountant, said he started off his career with a brief stint at IGB Corp Bhd where he was involved in trying to raise capital to build the group’s flagship Mid Valley Megamall.

Nur Jazlan drew some parallels with the task he now has with UDA, noting that IGB Corp had to dispose of various assets before finally mustering enough bridging capital to obtain a loan to build Mid Valley Megamall in 1994.

“To develop our assets, we have to be smart about it. For UDA, there has to be the profit motive first and the bumiputera agenda second,” Nur Jazlan said, adding that bumiputera contractors could still benefit from the Pudu Jail project.

UDA had not purchased any new land since 1996 because the company was not generating enough earnings to replenish its landbank, a cycle which exacerbates the conundrum UDA faces.

UDA currently has about 450ha in its landbank but Nur Jazlan conceded that not all of its land was in viable areas. The most prized pieces of land include parcels in Bandar Tun Hussein Onn in Cheras (81ha remaining), Bandar UDA Utama in Johor (121ha) and the Pudu Jail site (8ha).

Last lifeline for UDA
By Zurinna Raja Adam
Published: 2011/07/05

Kuala Lumpur: UDA Holdings Bhd’s survival now rests on the Ministry of Finance’s (MOF) final decision on the joint-venture partner for UDA’s RM6 billion Pudu Jail redevelopment project.

Under fire over the last few weeks, UDA’s chairman Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed stressed that the Pudu Jail development is the last lifeline of the group that has RM900 million debt and RM90 million in cash.

“I proposed three solutions to the government. To pardon UDA’s debt, to close down this company altogether or to allow us to work with a reliable partner because we cannot afford to fail in this project,” he said in an interview last week.

The company has appealed to the government to waive its RM414.3 million loan to Khazanah Nasional Bhd and reschedule payment of another RM385.2 million Treasury Loan.

“Even if the loan is pardoned, it still does not solve our problems. We need money to sustain the group and to further expand,” said Jazlan.

Although UDA has assets worth RM2 billion, its annual operating cash flow is about RM60 million a year. Its cash reserve is also falling from RM125 million in 2009 to about RM90 million now.

UDA has come under attack for allegedly abandoning the Bumiputera agenda after it chose not to appoint local joint-venture turnkey investors for the proposed project.

But Jazlan rebutted that there are no Bumiputera companies that are financially capable to take on the project in the first place.

“Even if there is, like AZRB, it did not bid for the project knowing well the financial risk involved. If UDA is financially capable, we would have undertaken the project on our own,” he added.

The proposed joint-venture partner would have to spend an estimated RM600 million to construct a retail mall complex and a public transportation hub that can house 180 buses.

The proposed bus terminal is estimated to bring in between 100,000 and 120,000 people daily. This would help boost UDA’s income via retail space rentals and car-park operations at the new complex.

While the ownership of the complex belongs to UDA, the cost to build it will be borne entirely by the partner.
Under the joint-venture term, the partner is only free to build offices, residential and hotel after it has completed the main retail mall, after which it can sell or lease the building.

“The MOF needs to make a decision on what is best for UDA. Once the retail mall is completed, it can give a recurring income of about RM300 million that can definitely help UDA pay its debt and move forward,” he urged.

“UDA is banking on the Pudu Jail redevelopment to stabilise the company. I hope the government won’t give in to the pressure groups and make a sound decision with UDA’s interest at heart,” he said.

“In this case, the Bumiputera contractor issue is secondary. UDA’s long-term sustainability is foremost,” he reiterated.

Renamed the Bukit Bintang City Centre (BBCC) development, UDA submitted the names of its preferred joint-venture partner to MOF last month.

It was earlier reported hat only one out of 11 foreign and local companies bidding for the BBCC project was a fully-owned Bumiputera company.

MoF to decide on UDA partner

KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Finance (MoF) is soon due to make yet another crucial decision which could be a defining moment for UDA Holdings Bhd, which is caught between its own survival and its social responsibility to the bumiputera agenda.

A source from the ministry said UDA has been asked to make a submission on the shortlisted potential developers and their plans. It is also learnt that UDA’s board of directors has been asked to convene a meeting to shortlist the potential developers.

This comes after UDA was said to have submitted a list consisting of five companies, and this initial list was said to have gone to the tender committee at the ministry.

In the next few months, the MoF is to choose a partner to develop one of UDA’s last remaining crown jewels — the 8ha site on the former Pudu Jail.

According to another source, the five companies listed were China-based Everbright International Construction Ltd, a joint venture (JV) between Crest Builder Holdings Bhd and Detik Utuh Sdn Bhd; Asian Pac Holdings Bhd; a JV between Kumpulan Jetson Bhd and a China-based company; and a Sarawak-based company.

The initial list of 11 companies that submitted proposals was said to include big names such as Malaysian Resources Corp Bhd, Bolton Bhd, Naza TTDI Sdn Bhd and UEM Land Bhd.

This would be the second involvement of the MoF in UDA.

To recap, the MoF last week had rejected UDA’s proposed sale of 3.56 acres of prime land in Jalan Sultan Ismail in Kuala Lumpur to Nadayu Properties Bhd.

That sale would have put RM215.5 million into UDA’s coffers. Although the ministry did not provide any reason for its decision, it is learnt that Nadayu, formerly known as Mutiara Goodyear Development Bhd, does not have the appropriate level of bumiputera shareholding.

Nadayu’s largest shareholder is listed Atis Corp Bhd, which owns 60.8% of the property developer. Atis Corp, in turn, is 42.88% directly and indirectly-owned by its managing director, Chen Khai Voon, according to its annual report for 2010.

UDA and its chairman Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed had earlier come under fire from bumiputera rights groups and Umno Youth members when the sale of the land was first announced. They had alleged that UDA was sidelining bumiputera interests in owning a piece of prime land in the city centre.

While this issue has simmered down with the abortion of the sale, the key decision involving the Pudu Jail land is coming up soon.

And the Pudu Jail redevelopment project is vital to UDA.

It would bring in new sources of recurring rental income, estimated at RM200 million to RM300 million a year, and more importantly, a more secure future for the company, said Nur Jazlan in an interview with The Edge Financial Daily last month.

Several questions have arisen from this episode.

For a start the MoF-owned UDA appears not to have the powers to make decision on huge projects such as the Pudu Jail project, despite having a board of directors made up of professionals.

Market observers say this does not bode well for UDA as it comes across as merely an intermediary between potential business partners and the government.

That being the case, why not revert to its old status as an authority body instead of being a private entity which is expected to be profitable and yet at the same time be tasked with carrying out its social responsibility for the bumiputera agenda? That’s the question asked by many observers, noting that it is difficult to balance between the two objectives.

Nur Jazlan had also said previously that in the light of UDA’s dire financial status (with debts of about RM900 million and cash of RM90 million), UDA must be smart when developing its assets.

“For UDA, there has to be the profit motive first and the bumiputera agenda second,” he said.

Nur Jazlan had also reassured the bumiputera community that UDA’s participation in the Pudu Jail project is assured. Even if a bumiputera company was not appointed the developer, he said that there are plenty of opportunities in the project.

For the Pudu Jail land project, it is understood that the JV partnership would have to first construct, at an estimated cost of RM600 million, a huge complex comprising several floors of parking spaces, a retail mall and a public transport hub that can house 180 buses.

The RM600 million cost is to be borne entirely by the partner, but ownership of the complex goes to UDA, as consideration for the “land rights”.

With such stringent terms which UDA is not about to compromise on, a strong balance sheet and heavy financial commitment on the project from the JV partner are needed, as it will need to sink in RM600 million while not seeing any returns during the construction tenure of four years.

Most important of all, the partner cannot charge the “land rights” to secure financing for the project, and will still have to produce a bank guarantee amounting to RM600 million. It was learnt that it was the “no charging of land rights” clause that resulted in some of the big local names not making the cut.

According to an industry source, there is preference to go with a foreign partner in developing the Pudu Jail land, as it will have the strong financial backing needed for the project.

“The main fear of having a local partner is the possibility of flipping the project to a third party. What happens if the third party is financially strapped halfway through the project? It will be very messy with many parties involved,” he said.

Whether UDA can put profit first and the bumiputera agenda second will be another question that MoF needs to answer looking at both the financial health of the company and also the political scenario of the country, especially with snap general election looming.

Already there are talk in the industry that the project’s forerunner China-based Everbright is no longer in the running due to the non-bumiputera and non-local factor.

It appears that MoF needs to strike a delicate balance of UDA receiving income (since it no longer receives injection from the government) for it to continue to survive and develop projects, while ensuring the bumiputera that the bumiputera agenda has not been sidelined.


This article appeared in The Edge Financial Daily, July 26, 2011.

^^boss ur co also involved huh??? cool..mind 2 show us ur proposal or not hehe...

i would love to, but now not so convenient worr... =(

Everbright maju Penjara Pudu
Oleh Zuraidah Mohamed
zmohamed@bharian.com.my
2011/08/04

Syarikat GLC China antara 5 disenarai pendek UDA projek usaha sama

EVERBRIGHT International Engineering Construction, sebuah syarikat berkaitan kerajaan (GLC) dari China, dijangka dipilih sebagai rakan usaha sama UDA Holdings Bhd bagi melaksanakan projek pembangunan semula kawasan Penjara Pudu yang dianggarkan bernilai RM6.7 bilion. Ia berdasarkan pengalaman, keupayaan, kepakaran serta rekod baiknya dalam sektor hartanah di China dan peringkat antarabangsa, sekali gus meletakkannya sebagai calon paling layak memajukan projek yang dikenali Bukit Bintang City Centre (BBCC) itu. Ketika ini, jumlah projek hartanah yang diuruskan Everbright bernilai AS$15 bilion kebanyakannya di kawasan Asia Tengah.

Sumber berkata, Everbright adalah antara lima syarikat yang disenarai pendek oleh UDA Holdings bagi melaksanakan projek ikonik berkenaan, selain tiga syarikat yang mempunyai usaha sama dengan China dan sebuah syarikat hartanah tempatan sepenuhnya.

“Setakat ini, Lembaga Pengarah UDA Holdings sudah menyenarai pendek lima syarikat yang dilihat berpotensi memajukan kawasan Penjara Pudu. Bagaimanapun, UDA Holdings lebih memihak kepada GLC dari China iaitu Everbright untuk dilantik sebagai rakan usaha samanya bagi projek itu,” kata sumber itu kepada Berita Harian di Kuala Lumpur, semalam.

Berita Baik! in a few months ago.. dah berkhabar pasal KLIFD, Bandar Malaysia, River Of Life, Tamansari dan BBCC...tpi apa dah jadi bagi projek Warisan Merdeka!!!

maybe after election..sbb projek ni dpt tentangan..

Pudu Jail wall to be demolished
Friday June 18, 2010 Stories by LIM CHIA YING
chiaying@thestar.com.my Photos by P.NATHAN

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The wall of Pudu Jail fronting Jalan Pudu will be demolished on Sunday night for the construction of an underpass which is part of a road-widening project to ease congestion in the area.

The project consists of a five-lane tunnel that will be in alignment with Jalan Pudu, while a slip road to access Jalan Changkat Thambi Dollah is also part of the package.

The whole project, to be completed in December 2012, will be carried out in stages and will involve traffic diversions.

It would take three days to demolish about 300m of the wall.

Kuala Lumpur mayor Datuk Seri Ahmad Fuad Ismail said the Commissioner of Heritage Malaysia said there had been no objection from them after understanding why the demolition was needed.

“This Pudu Jail area was also not gazetted as heritage,” said Ahmad Fuad during a site visit.

“Of course, there is always the dilemma when it comes to a heritage structure like this,” he said.

Ahmad Fuad said the the underpass was necessary because the congestion in the area had become acute.
Well-laid out: An artist’s impression of how Jalan Pudu and its surrounding areas will look after the roadwidening project is completed.

Also present at the Pudu Jail site visit were Bukit Bintang MP Fong Kui Lun, UDA officials and Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) officers.

Ahmad Fuad said he hoped, however, that the developer would retain the main gate of the prison.

“We are only using a small part of the wall for the road project and this issue must not be sensationalised,” he said.

He added that Jalan Imbi had become an important area because of another development coming up in Jalan Davis.

Ahmad Fuad said UDA had submitted a mixed development proposal before the road project was planned.

“Although the land is being given to UDA, we have not received any new plan from them,” he added.

Bore piling work will start after the wall is demolished.

A temporary wall has already been built inside the prison area to prevent encroachment and vandalism.

Ahmad Fuad said the project had been delayed for more than a year and its original completion date is March next year.

“Since it involves an underpass, a lot of digging has to be made and utilities removed, coupled with problems over land acquisition. But with the new date being set, I want the contractor and developer to fulfil their promise,” he said.

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just oh my god,look at that,its the most hated road in kl cbd rite now....
is this actually happen in other developing city or we're dealing with the stupid brainless
bla bla bla here????

I think macam delay je projek underpass which is part of a road-widening project to ease congestion in the area..

The traffic really looks crazy!! I get stressed out just looking at it!

just oh my god,look at that,its the most hated road in kl cbd rite now....
is this actually happen in other developing city or we're dealing with the stupid brainless
bla bla bla here????

we r dealing with the imbeciles who get to decide how to shape up the city and the rude impatient drivers.

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Putrajaya to name Pudu jail developer soon, says PM
http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/putrajaya-to-name-pudu-jail-developer-soon-says-pm/

China-based Everbright was chosen by UDA as UDA's partner.

Not sure whether MoF would agree. :nuts:

Putrajaya ditches Chinese US$1b Pudu Jail plan for local developers

http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/putrajaya-ditches-chinese-us1b-pudu-jail-plan-for-local-developers

good.....anyway UDA shud JV with SP Setia, Sunrise,IJM or Mahsing for dis project...priority shud be given to our local co.....

:ohno::ohno:
UDA asked to redraw masterplan for Pudu Jail site redevelopment

KUALA LUMPUR: The government has directed UDA Holdings Bhd (UDA), to redraw the masterplan for the redevelopment of the former Pudu Jail site here, to enable the participation of more Bumiputeras in the real estate sector in Malaysia. Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Dr Awang Adek Hussin said:" There is an evident need for a committee to review the development masterplan, taking into consideration, how we can assist and make the participation of Bumiputeras in the project more visible, wile ensuring its success."

Awang Adek was speaking after officiating the launch of UDA's "40 years" personalised corporate stamp launch and the opening of Hotel Ancasa Express

ok

:ohno::ohno:
UDA asked to redraw masterplan for Pudu Jail site redevelopment

KUALA LUMPUR: The government has directed UDA Holdings Bhd (UDA), to redraw the masterplan for the redevelopment of the former Pudu Jail site here, to enable the participation of more Bumiputeras in the real estate sector in Malaysia. Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Dr Awang Adek Hussin said:" There is an evident need for a committee to review the development masterplan, taking into consideration, how we can assist and make the participation of Bumiputeras in the project more visible, wile ensuring its success."

Awang Adek was speaking after officiating the launch of UDA's "40 years" personalised corporate stamp launch and the opening of Hotel Ancasa Express

Watch the news ...They mentioned that they want to build a transportation hub or an integration hub there as well....

3 development...2 goes to bumis..

i prefer MARA join in and create high end retailer shop/business for the bumis in this future commercial/shopping complex.

lagi2 buka arked MARA ... lepas tu penjualnya jual minyak angin, tudung, buku2 agama...hahahaha. kesian dowh :lol::lol:

kasi rombak MARA.

Isn't UDA a 100% Bumi company with lotsa Bumi contractors in the first place?

Another project that will be delayed.

Isn't UDA a 100% Bumi company with lotsa Bumi contractors in the first place?

Another project that will be delayed.

Agree... ! it will fail big time. Delay with many "alasan-alasan".....

at the end, it will be a haunted jail anyway....feng shui not good enough....

^^ looks like more chances for some cronies....



UDA Holdings ordered by MoF to re-do Puda Jail land masterplan
By Chua Sue-Ann of theedgeproperty.com
Tuesday, 06 December 2011 14:24
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KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 6): UDA Holdings Bhd has been ordered by the Ministry of Finance (MoF) to come up with a new masterplan for the redevelopment of the Pudu Jail land to include more bumiputera participation.

UDA chairman Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed said on Tuesday that the government had directed that the city centre land be divided into three parcels, with two of the plots to be given to bumiputera developers.

However, the bumiputera plots will only be awarded after an open tender process, Jazlan said after the launch of UDA's 40th anniversary commemorative stamps.

UDA meanwhile will act as the master developer for the project.

Under UDA's earlier masterplan, it would work with one joint venture partner who will build UDA public transport hub and retail assets in exchange for land rights to erect high rise buildings.

But those plans were shelved after MoF recently directed UDA, which was formerly the Urban Development Authority, to come up with a new master plan.

At the same event, deputy finance minister Datuk Awang Adek Hussin said the government was "flexible" on arrangements for the bumiputera parcels to be developed in partnership between bumiputera and non-bumiputera companies.

Awang Adek said the bumiputera companies involved cannot be sleeping partners in the project.

"UDA's mandate is to help the bumiputera community, so there are bumiputera considerations to ensure that bumiputera participation in real estate is more visible," Awang Adek said.

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Any updates of the new PDRM HQ?

UDA Holdings ordered by MoF to re-do Puda Jail land masterplan
By Chua Sue-Ann of theedgeproperty.com
Tuesday, 06 December 2011 14:24
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Under UDA's earlier masterplan, it would work with one joint venture partner who will build UDA public transport hub and retail assets in exchange for land rights to erect high rise buildings.



public transport hub in congested area?.buses?..
wtf.

http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/12/7/business/10045503&sec=business
KUALA LUMPUR: The Government, via the Finance Ministry (MoF), has instructed UDA Holdings Bhd to split its re-development plans for the Pudu Jail land into three parcels to ensure more bumiputra participation in the project.

UDA chairman Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed said that of the three parcels, two would given to bumiputra investors to develop, while UDA would develop the balance parcel.
too much bumi policy and politiclah babe.....cmonlah!!!!:ohno::ohno: anyway i do hope Naza Bhd will involve in dis project...

It is reported the Government had dropped a mainland Chinese developer's US$1bil (RM3bil) redevelopment plan in favour of splitting the prime site into parcels to be developed by mainly bumiputra companies.
wow USD1bil and kene reject????cmon dis is stupidman!!!!:ohno::ohno:

http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/12/7/business/10045503&sec=business

too much bumi policy and politiclah babe.....cmonlah!!!!:ohno::ohno: anyway i do hope Naza Bhd will involve in dis project...


wow USD1bil and kene reject????cmon dis is stupidman!!!!:ohno::ohno:
so FUNNY
three parcels, two would given to bumiputra investors to develop, while UDA would develop the balance parcel.= 100% bumi project

now people only realize the najib 1 malaysia is a hidden 1 melayu mean:ohno::ohno:

probably they want to make KL a city with most no. of public transportation hub lol

and PuduSentral juz few KM from dis area..or probably transportation hub for RapidKL??

Under UDA's earlier masterplan, it would work with one joint venture partner who will build UDA public transport hub and retail assets in exchange for land rights to erect high rise buildings.
public transport hub in congested area?.buses?..
wtf.

Maybe that's Hang Tuah LRT1/monorail interchange station..

UDA seeks partners for Pudu project
Sharen KaurPublished: 2011/12/07
http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_News/BTIMES/articles/UDA06/Article/#ixzz1fps0ewya

UDA Holdings Bhd expects its new master plan for the Pudu Jail redevelopment project to attract local and foreign investors as it seeks partners to share the development bill.

"We need to find the most suitable model that will attract investors and bring in funds for the project," said UDA chairman Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed.

UDA, whose assets are estimated to be worth RM2 billion, has a debt of more than RM900 million. Its cash in hand is about RM90 million.

Nur Jazlan had said in June that the Pudu Jail redevelopment project would bring in new sources of recurring rental income to UDA, estimated at between RM200 million and RM300 million a year, and more importantly, a secure future.

The 8ha Pudu Jail site became Kuala Lumpur's main prison from 1895 until its formal closure in 1996.

An integrated commercial and transport hub is being planned for the site, which will comprise office towers, serviced residences, a mall and shoplots worth more than RM6 billion overall.

The project is part of the Economic Transformation Programme (ETP) under the New Economic Model (NEM) to turn Klang Valley into the Greater Kuala Lumpur economic district and Malaysia into a high-income nation by 2020.

It was reported that China's Everbright International Construction Ltd had submitted a bid to develop the hub for around RM3 billion.

UDA had also recommended Everbright as its partner for the redevelopment after a shortlisting process but it was rejected by the Ministry of Finance (MOF).

The MOF then instructed UDA to set up a steering committee to oversee the redevelopment and split the 8ha land into three parcels.

MOF wants two parcels to be given to Bumiputera companies to boost their participation in land development projects in the country. One parcel is to be given to a non-Bumiputera firm.

Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Dr Awang Adek Hussin said the government would be flexible in allowing the Bumiputera companies to partner non-Bumiputera firms to develop the two land parcels.

"But there must be full Bumiputera participation in the land development," he said at the launch of the 3-star Ancasa Express Hotel at Pudu Sentral and UDA's own 40th anniversary corporate stamps yesterday.

Full Bumiputera participation in the land development?

Hahaha. so be it. See how far you can go.

Show me one single project by UDA that we can be proud of!:)

Show me one single project by UDA that we can be proud of!:)

BB Plaza???huhu...anyway in dis case...dis is not 100% their faultlah...too much politics & bumi policy involvd....Uda bhd actually stuck in da middle...

Not many people know that BB Plaza was to be the main entrance of sungei wang!But the developer back then owes the gomen a lot of back taxes they strike a deal!

UDA to review MoF plan to divide Pudu jail into 3 plots
http://www.theedgeproperty.com/news-a-views/9016-uda-to-review-mof-plan-to-divide-pudu-jail-into-3-plots.html

http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/12/15/business/10098294&sec=business

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Unlocking value: The proposed transportation hub is capable of accommodating 200,000 to 300,000 commuters daily and complements the existing monorail and LRT facilities on the Pudu Jail site.

But why?Tasik Selatan /Pudu Sentral is already in the picture?

Another transportation hub, just next to the long abandoned Plaza Rakyat?:nuts:

Company in dark over Pudu Jail project
Submitted by shaza on Wednesday, December 14th, 2011


PETALING JAYA: The China-based Everbright International Construction Engineering Corporation (EICEC) said it will respect the Finance Ministry's decision to have bumiputra companies working on the Pudu Jail redevelopment project instead of hiring foreign ones.

Its chief executive officer, Zhang Huoi Pu, said they had yet to be officially informed of the government's decision, be it by the ministry or UDA Holding Bhd (UDA), the project owner.

"Right now, there are no further steps to be taken. We respect the Finance Ministry and their decision (regarding Pudu Jail). But the Malaysian government has not officially informed us on this matter," Zhang told The Malay Mail after entering a strategic alliance with I-Berhad here yesterday.

Last week, it was reported that the ministry had mandated UDA to focus solely on bumiputra investors for the Pudu Jail redevelopment project.

This was because the bumiputra involvement in construction projects in the city was small, Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Dr Awang Adek Hussin had said, and that the government wanted to help them.

The statement, however, had incited the ire of UDA chairman Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohammed, who is now forced to return to the drawing board to reopen the tender process for the redevelopment project of the 116-year-old prison.

Nur Jazlan reportedly said that bumiputra companies did not have the financial means of foreign companies.

He said EICEC had given UDA an "excellent proposal", offering RM2.9 billion in building costs with projected annual returns of at least RM300 million to RM400 million.

Nur Jazlan's contention was mostly on the financial capacity of bumiputra companies, which he felt was inferior compared to foreign companies.

It was learnt that 15 companies had bid for the project on the 19.7 acre site. Of the five shortlisted, the sole bumiputra company was a construction company linked to an Umno politician

Hang Tuah LRT-Monorail Integrated Station

Opening 2012
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sangatlah x modern

sangatlah x modern

What to do?
If they dont give the job to foreigner...This is what happen...

Compains also no use...unles it goes to the right ears...right RosmahM.

uda shouldn't get this project..they dont deserve this mega project...

The Pudu Jail transformation

By EUGENE MAHALINGAM
eugenicz@thestar.com.my | Dec 24, 2011

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The decision to transform the Pudu Jail site into a prominent landmark in Kuala Lumpur has set tongues wagging among industry observers and experts within the local property scene.

The project, better known as the Bukit Bintang City Centre (BBCC), was initially set to be an integrated mixed development but is now slated to become a vibrant transport hub. Regardless of what it will become, the question at the end of the day remains the same – do we really need it?

It should be noted that BBCC, should it be turned into a commercial centre, will have to compete with not just existing, thriving developments in the vicinity such as Berjaya Times Square, but also potential projects in the near future in and around the Kuala Lumpur Golden Triangle area.

It also has to cope with mammoth projects a little outside the city centre such as the KL Metropolis by Naza TTDI Sdn Bhd that will add millions of square feet of office, retail and residential space. In addition, there is competition from the ongoing KL Sentral project and the recent launch of the KL International Financial District.

Other projects in the pipeline include Menara 3 Petronas, Menara Binjai, Menara Worldwide and Permodalan Nasional Bhd’s proposed 100-storey Menara Warisan Merdeka.



Commercial value

“With many developments coming up, this project (BBCC) will face some competition,” says Elvin Fernandez, managing director of property consultancy firm Khong & Jaafar Sdn Bhd.

He however adds that BBCC is strategically located and has the potential to be successful.

“It will take a lot of good planning and execution. Astute management plays a big part. Lots of research and correct decisions from day one – this is the stuff of success. But it cannot be underestimated what needs to be done.”

Elvin does not think that BBCC will “steal the crowd” from the Berjaya Times Square area.

“I doubt it will steal the crowd from there. In fact, I think it will enhance Berjaya Times Square. If a project is well placed and you add more space, it makes things better.”

Elvin notes the Government’s need to make Kuala Lumpur a liveable city – which is one of the twelve Key Economic Areas (NKEA) identified under the Economic Transformation Programme (ETP).

“The ETP and emphasis on making KL a liveable city is a property-dependent policy. You need to look at all projects and not just one in isolation. Sufficient demand must be created to receive the supply.”

Depending on how the development is planned, CB Richard Ellis Malaysia managing director Allan Soo reckons that new supply of space at BBCC could be either a boon or a bane.

“The question is what kind of commercial space will be offered. Take the 100-storey (Menara Warisan Merdaka) building as an example. On one hand, having a 100-storey tower nearby justifies having more commercial space.

“However, there is also a possibility that the tower could take up all of the demand (for commercial space) and vacuum clean the market! So the success rate is 50-50.”

The development of the former Pudu Prison was first unveiled by Second Finance Minister Datuk Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah in May last year. Back then, the plan was to redevelop the land into a mixed development project that would comprise a 33-storey office tower, shopping complex, 43-storey hotel and 44-storey serviced apartment.

UDA Holdings Bhd is the project’s master developer. The company was recently issued a directive by its shareholder, the Finance Ministry, to divide the 20-acre land into three plots to maximise the value of the land.

Two plots will given to bumiputra investors to develop, while UDA will develop the one parcel.


Transport hub

Earlier this month, UDA chairman Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed said the company’s transport consultant had indicated that the site was instead suitable to be redeveloped into a transportation hub and so a big bus terminal is expected to be constructed on the site.

He says the transportation hub will be able to accommodate 200,000 to 300,000 commuters daily and complement the monorail and light rail transit facilities already at the Pudu Jail site.

Nur Jazlan says the transport hub will also help to ease vehicle congestion around Kuala Lumpur’s golden triangle area, adding that the terminal will complement the my rapid transit (MRT) and ease commuter travel into the city centre in the future.

VPC Alliance (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd director James Wong points out that there are already a number of transport hubs in Kuala Lumpur.

“We already have KL Sentral and the Pudu Raya bus terminal. You may have to close one if you want to build another.”

One industry observer who requests anonymity says it will not be viable to set up a transportation hub in Pudu.

“Just look at the bus terminal there. It’s always congested and the traffic jams in the area are crazy!”

Soo believes that the area can be made into a transportation hub if it is planned properly.

“With the current infrastructure, the current bus terminal is always congested. If we can take it out of that fringe and offer taxi as well as MRT services, it could work.”



Former prison site

Whatever is to become of BBCC, one will eventually have to address the elephant in the room. For over 100 years, the site housed some of the country’s most notorious criminals and served as an execution ground for convicts – a fact that might not sit well with potential investors and residents, especially the superstitious types.

“If BBCC is to house retail and office space, it might not be a problem,” says Wong.

“However, if the land is redeveloped to comprise residential property, it may affect demand.”

Elvin reckons the “stigma” associated with Pudu Jail will not be a big deal.

“To me, it’s not an issue, although to some people, it might be. Ultimately, it’s all about perception.”

Soo says it all depends on how BBCC is marketed.

“As long as your rebrand it properly, people will not be reminded of the former prison. Besides, people tend to forget after a while, especially with the newer generation coming into the market.”

Soo also says the project can be marketed to foreign investors and buyers, who are less likely to be concerned with the site’s history.


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