Anything you saw just now /yesterday/ anytime!!!
Stuffs like below:

- Constructions
- buat jalan
- buat pedestrian's infrastructure
- buat longkang besar
- tutup longkang/sungai
- new shops!
- new facilities
- emergence of tourists
- new publications
- new service


ANY!!!!!!!! As all these small things can contribute to 2020 mar :D


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example of updates:

"Just now I saw a convoy of tractors masuk Simpang 123 carrying tanah. Sure got construction there"


"Yesterday, I saw they are repainting a shophouse lot"

"New stall at medan selera!"

Those ones also can ;)

When to Tan n Tan showroom the other day, didn't know the original masterplan for Midvalley consist of 4 tower block for the first phase.

The 2nd phase, currently under construction is known as "THE GARDEN"

Thanks! Sounds interesting? Any hints on how it;s going to look like?

For which one? The Garden?....Nope..not yet. When there and have a look at NorthPoint actually.

When to Tan n Tan showroom the other day, didn't know the original masterplan for Midvalley consist of 4 tower block for the first phase.

The 2nd phase, currently under construction is known as "THE GARDEN"



Hmmm....saw the models a while ago and I dun think the 4 towers are part of first phase. Those towers are just attached to Megamall. We could see that a second tower now being built as part of the 2nd phase. All the 3 other towers would be at the same height as the 1st tower - Menara IGB ;) Not too sure bout the design though :?

heard my parents say the hills behind krystal heights is being dug. they think it is PORR.

if it is, it's too good to be true:D

I heard Baqthier can come down to KL in 6 month's time :D

I heard Baqthier can come down to KL in 6 month's time :D


really :eek2: he..he...can't wait for that :rofl: :rofl:

Due to the current financial situation, it could probably take more than a year haha

Due to the current financial situation, it could probably take more than a year haha


What financial situation? .....Brunei Dollar is rising against the Ringgit nowadays......furthermore I offered you place to stay and transportation mah :D

Persada Johor International Convention Centre and the new Johor Immigration Centre (looks similar to new Supreme Court in SG. not sure myself) count?

http://img170.exs.cx/img170/6531/jb14mj.jpg

Persada Johor looks a bit different. And yes the shape of the Johor Immigration centre do look a bit like the new sg supreme court..not sure about the top though :)

I read a News in A malay newspaper (i think) a couple months ago..Our PM, Abdulah badawi suddenly came out an idea to built another ''KL tower'' in KL..Reason is using that tower to fully control the telecomunication system. He said the tower no need to be as tall as KL tower!!..Any1 heard of this news b4???Or u guys hv been posting this article in the forum b4??

Really? I hope not. KL skyline will look ugly unless if they build it around Jalan Duta or Jalan Kuching or anywhere in KL away from CBD.

I read a News in A malay newspaper (i think) a couple months ago..Our PM, Abdulah badawi suddenly came out an idea to built another ''KL tower'' in KL..Reason is using that tower to fully control the telecomunication system. He said the tower no need to be as tall as KL tower!!..Any1 heard of this news b4???Or u guys hv been posting this article in the forum b4??


Haven't heard of this proposal before.......


I hope it would have an observation deck as well :D

Really? I hope not. KL skyline will look ugly unless if they build it around Jalan Duta or Jalan Kuching or anywhere in KL away from CBD.

then KL will look like Johannesburg!!:happy:

Guys, this is just his idea, not officially approve..:D But, i still hope they won't built another KL Tower, if not KL skyline will look like those future skyline in the comic books:lol:

Good idea to build a second telecommunications tower... But preferably in an area outside of KL's CBD such as PJ or maybe Subang...

The CBD will become like Berlin or Jo'burg if that tower is built there!

Hehe how about build in Penang???

Hehe how about build in Penang???

i think penang won't get it becouse they will build those cheaper red and white towers on the hill :(

Pop one up in JB also lah! At least Johoreans can tell Singaporeans that they (the former) have their own antenna tower...

Or maybe have an even more ambitious plan... Construct an antenna in each significant regional city (e.g. Penang for North, KL or PJ for Central, JB for South, Kuantan for EastCoast, as well as the two East Malaysian hubs) so that a new telecommunications grid can be formed...

Somehow will end up like the case in Germany, where nearly every large and medium-sized city has its own such tower!

YTL Corp is now refurbishing the once-elegant Hotel Majestic (opp the KL Railway Station) to its former glory - complete with a new block. They want to make it as glamourous as Raffles Hotel in Singapore! :eek:

YTL Corp is now refurbishing the once-elegant Hotel Majestic (opp the KL Railway Station) to its former glory - complete with a new block. They want to make it as glamourous as Raffles Hotel in Singapore! :eek:

Is it :? Didn't see any construction happen there. I use the road everyday what :D

WOW! This is like Raffles Hotel with the virgin jungle backyard!

Is it :? Didn't see any construction happen there. I use the road everyday what :D


Dunno leh....maybe they doin the interior works?

I read this in the Heritage Asia magazine......and Mark Yeoh of YTL speaks with such passion as to restore the hotel. Like my dream come true......last time I remember telling someone that hopefully YTL would buy over Hotel Majestic and restore it.....looks like it came true hehehe :D

Wow, thats good news!

That building has been left abandoned ever since the Art Gallery moved to its spanking new premises near Lake Titiwangsa (any1 been to the new one?)... Lets hope that Hotel Majestic can be completed and regain its former glory in a few years time...

Wow, thats good news!

That building has been left abandoned ever since the Art Gallery moved to its spanking new premises near Lake Titiwangsa (any1 been to the new one?)... Lets hope that Hotel Majestic can be completed and regain its former glory in a few years time...


yup...been there twice ;)

I've only been to the old one once and inside the Hotel Majestic is fabulous! :okay:

so ekspensive lah, must be huge. :eek2:
Hunza: Foreign architects to design Gurney Drive project

By DAVID TAN IN PENANG
HUNZA Properties Bhd has engaged foreign architects to design its RM700mil high-end mixed development project in Gurney Drive, the renowned sea-front promenade on the island.

Executive chairman Datuk Khor Teng Tong said the architects from Singapore, Hong Kong and Thailand would be working with the local counterparts on the project design.

''The foreign architects are roped in because they are experienced in designing large-scale mixed development projects in their respective countries,'' he said after the company's recent EGM
Khor said the group had also engaged property consultants to study the market for the properties planned on the 1.8 million sq ft area.

''They are also studying what percentage of the project should be allocated for the residential and commercial categories,'' he said, adding that the project should be finalised in about two months for submission to the local authorities.

At the EGM, Hunza shareholders approved the purchase of the 10.21-acre site fronting Gurney Drive and Kelawei Road from The Visitor in the Federation of Malaya of the Christian Brothers’ Schools.

eh, sorry, just found out that TYW has covered this news already in the Guerney Drive Thread. Sorry lah. :bash:

Hyatt Group to finally have KL hotel in 2009
By VASANTHA GANESAN


April 22 2005


AFTER waiting more than a decade, the Hyatt Group will finally have a hotel in Kuala Lumpur in 2009.

The Hyatt Group is expected to operate a 450-room five-star Grand Hyatt in Jalan Pinang, next to the Mandarin Oriental in Kuala Lumpur, industry sources said.

They told Business Times that the hotel will be owned by the Brunei Investment Agency and a locally-incorporated private company.

The 50-storey building will include a hotel, service apartments and an office complex. Owners of the hotel were not available for comment.

A Hyatt Group hotel, the Grand Hyatt Duta, was to have been completed in 1997. Until today, the hotel at the corner of Jalan Sultan Ismail and Jalan Ampang remains partly completed.

Kuala Lumpur Landmark Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Olympia Industries Bhd, was given the contract to develop the RM570 million Grand Hyatt Duta in 1994.

Mycom Bhd, the holding company of Olympia, then teamed up with Kuala Lumpur Landmark to develop a 52-storey building to house its headquarters and the hotel.

However, construction was halted in July 1998, when the group encountered financial difficulties during the 1997/98 economic downturn.

An industry source said the Hyatt Group is no longer associated with Mycom.

Both Mycom and Olympia are Practice Note 4 companies. Their shares are not suspended, but are under trading restriction.

The Hyatt Group also operates the Hyatt Regency Kinabaluh, Hyatt Regency Johor Baru and Hyatt Regency Kuantan.

The Hyatt Hotel Management Ltd, which has been involved with the Hyatt Regency Saujana in Subang since 1986, announced recently that it had mutually agreed with the hotel owner Saujana Consolidated Bhd to terminate the management agreement with effect from April 30 this year.

It is believed that the Hyatt Group discussed the possibility of building a Park Hyatt in the Bukit Bintang area in Kuala Lumpur. Sources said the deal did not materialise.

AFTER waiting more than a decade, the Hyatt Group will finally have a hotel in Kuala Lumpur in 2009.

The Hyatt Group is expected to operate a 450-room five-star Grand Hyatt in Jalan Pinang, next to the Mandarin Oriental in Kuala Lumpur, industry sources said.


Hmmm..interesting...next to Mandarian Oriental...still got empty land in Jalan Pinang? Where ah????

Thanks for the update Tulsa! :okay:



Hmmm..interesting...next to Mandarian Oriental...still got empty land in Jalan Pinang? Where ah????


Yea......there is a huge piece of land that is just next to the convention centre which doesn't belonged to KLCC. It is now a car park. This piece of land is directly opposite the former Holiday Inn and MNI Twins ;)

Haven't heard of this proposal before.......


I hope it would have an observation deck as well :D

Oh No.. this is going to make the skyline ugly...

Then what will happen to the abandoned one? And is NOVOTEL still at the same state? :(

Yea......there is a huge piece of land that is just next to the convention centre which doesn't belonged to KLCC. It is now a car park. This piece of land is directly opposite the former Holiday Inn and MNI Twins ;)

Exact location please? Any map indicating the location?

Then what will happen to the abandoned one? And is NOVOTEL still at the same state? :(



The owners said they might go for Conrad International or the Four Seasons as they said Hyatt is 'outdated' :D

I think they got ditched! :lol:


NOvotel is still in the same state unfortunately :(

It's that big car park just between Ascott and Mandarin Oriental.
But I could also imagine that the Grand Hyatt will be located at the new Lot C :)

It's that big car park just between Ascott and Mandarin Oriental.
But I could also imagine that the Grand Hyatt will be located at the new Lot C :)


Nope.....not the carpark you've mentioned.....its the other carpark next to the one you've just mentioned ;)

That is because the carpark in between Ascott and MO belonged to KLCC and I dun think the new Hyatt hotel is by KLCC so Lot C is outta question too :D Furthermore Lot C isn't on Jalan Pinang ;)

aiyo why lah novotel like that? more than 90% of the exterior looks completed! :(

http://img51.photobucket.com/albums/v157/baqthier/asscottklm.jpg


Okay......you could see the site from this picture but not in its entirety.


Can you see a freshly-paved carpark to the left of The Ascott and another carpark to the right?

The site mentioned by Greg is the freshly-paved carpark while the one I mentioned is the carpark to the right of the apartment ;)

Anything you saw just now /yesterday/ anytime!!!
Stuffs like below:

- Constructions
- buat jalan
- buat pedestrian's infrastructure
- buat longkang besar
- tutup longkang/sungai
- new shops!
- new facilities
- emergence of tourists
- new publications
- new service

ANY!!!!!!!! As all these small things can contribute to 2020 mar :D


Well done Baqthier.. this is just what we need :) Sometimes I just don't know where to start and wanna just zoom in on the latest happenings :)

now i can see wa ur talkin about Sze.I've been wondering hy KLCC Bhd. didnt really care of improving that area.Now only i know its not owned by them.Thanks fo tht info

Melaka has a news!The government is plannin to build a huge multi purpose hall mainly used for convention at MITC.The design is gonna be based on Washington's White House:D I think the construction has started.Probably Samson can go n take a look

Don't know whether this is new but I saw an ad in the papers on the Meritz, a new condo coming up near the KLCC at Jln Mayang, off Jln Ampang. From the pic in the ad, looks like 32storeys +

Don't know whether this is new but I saw an ad in the papers on the Meritz, a new condo coming up near the KLCC at Jln Mayang, off Jln Ampang. From the pic in the ad, looks like 32storeys +

Do you have the picture?

Don't know whether this is new but I saw an ad in the papers on the Meritz, a new condo coming up near the KLCC at Jln Mayang, off Jln Ampang. From the pic in the ad, looks like 32storeys +


The Meritz would be the former Wisma DNP which is supposed to be an office building ;)

The showroom already opened I think.....have to check it out hmmmm......

BTW this place is right next to Avenue K and directly across the road from Menara Maxis :)

Do you have the picture?

Only frm the newspaper ad.. and i'm pretty hopeless at scanning and posting pics these stuff... but Baq has posted updates in http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=3929468#post3929468

Oh...you are talking about The Meritz...:D

MARINARA GOT LIGHTS!!!

Yes.....it is partially litted up for a week already! :eek:

And I saw a 'for rent' sign at its main entrance! :D

MARINARA GOT LIGHTS!!!

Yes.....it is partially litted up for a week already! :eek:

And I saw a 'for rent' sign at its main entrance! :D

Noticed about that as well :D

Finally..

Post pics on the Marinara!I'm sure it looks great

Still ugly building IMHO :lol:

^^^ It is not that ugly lah :D

Anyway the old building that Bon Ton restaurant used to occupy along Jalan Stonor are now under demolition. If I am not mistaken.....that site is earmarked for another serviced-apartment/condo development ;)

^^^ It is not that ugly lah :D

Anyway the old building that Bon Ton restaurant used to occupy along Jalan Stonor are now under demolition. If I am not mistaken.....that site is earmarked for another serviced-apartment/condo development ;)

Yeah..it will be another serviced-apartment/condo development under Tan n Tan ;)

^^^ How you know leh? :?

^^^ How you know leh? :?

During the last MAPEX show.

One of this stall that sell only map...it shows all the area of KL with all the future development of all the respective area. I happen to look at it with great interest, that is how I know about it.

If I am not mistaken, it will be another 20 storey block.

^^^ I see..... :D .....I did not concentrate on that plot. All I could do later is to refer to the slightly outdated map they gave out during the MAPEX show for reference :D

The map cost you RM250 ++ if I am not mistaken. ;) SO BIG!!!

NOvotel is still in the same state unfortunately :(

this much i know from someone working at Novotel Al-Dana Resort here in Bahrain: Novotel ceased its operation in KUL and elsewhere in Malaysia except for Sofitel in Johor Bahru. (Novotel/Sofitel/Ibis/Mercure... all belongs to the French Accor Grp).

The map cost you RM250 ++ if I am not mistaken. ;) SO BIG!!!


Nope.....I think it is RM4000 or something. On ething for sure.......it cost a few thousand :D

The Klang Valley one cost RM18,000 :dizzy:

this much i know from someone working at Novotel Al-Dana Resort here in Bahrain: Novotel ceased its operation in KUL and elsewhere in Malaysia except for Sofitel in Johor Bahru. (Novotel/Sofitel/Ibis/Mercure... all belongs to the French Accor Grp).


But the hotel owner could choose another operator mah......dunno lah.....maybe the owner also went bust :D

But the hotel owner could choose another operator mah......dunno lah.....maybe the owner also went bust :D

u meant the building owner.. rite? stms it is not that easy as bldg built after taking into consideration of the operator specs..

^^^ yes....true also but hotel operators these days are very flexible and given the nice location of the supposedly Novotel in KL........I am sure a lot of operators wanted to have a piece of the lucrative hotel business in KL ;)

^^^ yes....true also but hotel operators these days are very flexible and given the nice location of the supposedly Novotel in KL........I am sure a lot of operators wanted to have a piece of the lucrative hotel business in KL ;)

But then...if that is the case someone should snap the almost complete Novotel what due to its location...still no one seem to take the opportunity

But then...if that is the case someone should snap the almost complete Novotel what due to its location...still no one seem to take the opportunity


If the owner doesn't wanna sell how? :D But I think most probably this thing are tangled in some legal matters lah ;)

If the owner doesn't wanna sell how? :D But I think most probably this thing are tangled in some legal matters lah ;)

What a waste :rant:

THE Hard Rock Hotel Port Dickson, which is due to open its doors in December 2006, will be developed at a cost of up to RM175 million, industry sources estimate.
The calculation takes into account fully furnished rooms, its five-star category rating and location. However, it does not include the cost of land.

The 300-room five-star hotel will be managed by HPL Hotels & Resorts, a Singapore-based hospitality management company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Singapore main board-listed Hotel Properties Limited (HPL).

It is believed that the drawings of the hotel, to be located in Si Rusa, Port Dickson, have been finalised.

The beachfront hotel will be a luxury themed hotel, offering services and facilities for the leisure, group, government and Meeting, Incentive, Convention and Exhibition (MICE) markets.

This will be Asia’s third Hard Rock Hotel to be managed by the group.

Headquartered in Singapore, HPL Hotels & Resorts currently manages the activities of nine hotels and resorts in the Asia-Pacific region, with a total of about 2,400 rooms.

These include, Concorde Hotel Kuala Lumpur, Concorde Hotel Shah Alam, Concorde Inn Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Concorde Hotel Gold Coast in Australia, Hard Rock Hotels in Bali, Indonesia, and Pattaya in Thailand.

this 300-room beachfront hotel is undergoing a multi-million dollar construction on a four-hectare site overlooking the Straits of Malacca. In addition to rooms, the hotel will also feature a 500-seat ballroom and smaller meeting rooms, a large free form swimming pool, water slides for kids, poolside cabanas, a sand island, a kids' play station, a Kids' Club, a Hard Rock Spa, a gym and tennis court. The other two Hard Rock hotels within the region are located in Bali (Indonesia) and Pattaya (Thailand). Reportedly, both properties have been very successful, attracting both local and international clients.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v730/Greg8000/hardrock_big.jpg

wah..in port dickson..never been there :rant:
Good news though we need to see a bigger rendering someday :D

wah..in port dickson..never been there :rant:
Good news though we need to see a bigger rendering someday :D

Your wish is my command. :bow:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v730/Greg8000/front20view_big.jpg

wah..in port dickson..never been there :rant:
Good news though we need to see a bigger rendering someday :D

Your wish is my command. :bow:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v730/Greg8000/front20view_big.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v730/Greg8000/BeachView_big.jpg

It looks like a 70's gov't block with a more decent facade :okay:

Terima kasih, greg :D

wau,looks pretty unique!:D nice nice.hope to c it soon

unfortunately no rendering available.

Opens in Q3 2005 - 292 rooms) - The property is located on the eastern side of Jalan Tun Fuad Stephens. The site is in downtown Kota Kinabalu, within walking distance of office and retail centres. The drive time from Kota Kinabalu International Airport is approximately 15-minutes. The hotel is in a highly desirable location, offering expansive views of the city and the South China Sea. There will be six F&B outlets including a Hard Rock Cafe, conference and banqueting facilities, health club, gymnasium and an outdoor swimming pool on level 5.

unfortunately no rendering available.

Opens in Q3 2005 - 292 rooms) - The property is located on the eastern side of Jalan Tun Fuad Stephens. The site is in downtown Kota Kinabalu, within walking distance of office and retail centres. The drive time from Kota Kinabalu International Airport is approximately 15-minutes. The hotel is in a highly desirable location, offering expansive views of the city and the South China Sea. There will be six F&B outlets including a Hard Rock Cafe, conference and banqueting facilities, health club, gymnasium and an outdoor swimming pool on level 5.

Bodoh, double posting. :bash:

Bodoh, double posting. :bash:
ahhh.. n i thot i c double vision.. ;)

ahhh.. n i thot i c double vision.. ;)

Ha..ha....:hilarious

[QUOTE=Greg]unfortunately no rendering available.

Opens in Q3 2005 - 292 rooms) - The property is located on the eastern side of Jalan Tun Fuad Stephens. The site is in downtown Kota Kinabalu, within walking distance of office and retail centres. The drive time from Kota Kinabalu International Airport is approximately 15-minutes. The hotel is in a highly desirable location, offering expansive views of the city and the South China Sea. There will be six F&B outlets including a Hard Rock Cafe, conference and banqueting facilities, health club, gymnasium and an outdoor swimming pool on level 5.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v730/Greg8000/kklemeridien.jpg

^ looks like a hitech r&d building :rant:

By YVONNE TAN
THE demand for office space will spur an improvement in the sector, while growth in the retail, condominium and housing sectors is expected to slow down slightly compared with previous years, said Jones Lang Wootton executive director Malathi Thevendran.

She said, however, for this year, a modest increase in demand for office space in the Klang Valley was expected.

''The overall occupancy rate is expected to improve by 1% or 2% this year,'' she said, adding that the current rate was about 82%.

In her talk on ''Property Market Slowdown: Perception or Fact?'' Malathi said there was a close correlation between the gross domestic product of the country and the office sector.

The paper was presented at the two-day AmSecurities-AmResearch Investors' Conference 2005 in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.
''As the economy improves, so will demand for office space,'' she said, adding that Bangsar and Pantai would be the new growth areas in the sector.

According to Malathi, the retail sector will see slower growth, having already enjoyed high rentals over the past two to three years.

She said this was accentuated by the fact that there was increased competition from new centres and the expansion of existing ones.

Commenting on the condominium sector, Malathi said more projects were expected to come onstream this year.

''There will be a concentrated increase in new supply of condominiums in the KL city centre area,'' she added.

The Troika's showunit now gonna complete soon.....even the showunit is so so so GORGEOUS!!! :eek:

havent been to that area for a long long time. even the high end condo under tan n tan already took place, the area already been erected with fences ;)

PETALING JAYA: Having our very own Central Park in the heart of Kuala Lumpur could well be a reality if the last remaining green belts in the city are linked together and protected.
Consisting of the Kuala Lumpur Lake Gardens, Federal Hill, the surrounding areas of Parliament, Bukit Tunku and Taman Duta, it will cover almost 310ha.
The Central Park is possibly the best way to demonstrate the Government’s commitment and call to states to gazette more areas for conservation and recreation.
According to a source, the proposal had been unofficially discussed by various quarters from the government, public and conservation organisations.

“These areas all form the heart of Kuala Lumpur and it is timely for us to consider setting them aside for the two million residents in the city.
“Setting them aside for conservation and recreation is the prerogative of the Federal Government, since the area is mainly owned by them,” the source said. He added that Kuala Lumpur’s vision of becoming a world-class city could be realised if it emulated other cities in the world, such as New York with its Central Park and London with its Hyde Park.
Malaysian Nature Society executive director Dr Loh Chi Leong said the society supported the suggestion to set up the KL Central Park, which he felt had eco-tourism potential.
WWF-Malaysia national programme director Dr Dionysius Sharma said it would be disastrous for Kuala Lumpur to lose any more of its fragmented green areas.
“Every world-class city has a park in the city centre.
“We should not force ourselves to develop whatever green lung is left.”

How are they going to link up all these green belts into one giant park? Aren't these green separated by highways? May be build tunnels and then dump earth on top of them....?

Besides the Lake Garden, others aren't really an open park as they are more like forested hills..

hope they don't use the name "Central Park"

too bad we cannot skate on the Lake Garden like the NY citizen do in the NY Central park during winter:D

maybe we can still do 'water skiing' right? :) :)

Nichinan to build KPJ medical centre


MALAYSIA’S biggest private healthcare group, KPJ Healthcare Bhd, has signed a pact to manage a RM40 million medical centre in Johor, a project that will also incorporate some residential properties.

The first of its kind medical centre will be known as The Perling Specialist Hospital.

It will be built by property developer, Nichinan Corp (M) Sdn Bhd, within the Perling Healthcare Resort in Johor Baru. It would provide a range of medical and healthcare services within a residential resort setting.

The resort-style living cum healthcare facilities is targeted at the geriatric market, both locally and abroad.

Foreigners, especially those from Japan, will be encouraged to invest in the residential properties within the resort as their summer and weekend homes, availing themselves to the various medical facilities provided.

KPJ Johor Sdn Bhd, a unit of KPJ Healthcare, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Nichinan to provide technical and hospital management expertise.

Under the MOU, Nichinan will design, plan and build the 150,000 sq ft specialist hospital, while KPJ Healthcare will manage the centre’s operations.

These would include consultation clinics and other basic private specialist hospital services such as anaesthesiology, gynaecology, dermatology, cardiology, neurology, urology and ophthalmic expertise.

General manager, Hospital Commissioning of KPJ Healthcare, Aminuddin Dawam, said The Perling Specialist Hospital will be a one-stop medical facility catering to the surrounding local and foreign communities.

The 120-bed Specialist Hospital will also have a 1.22ha site within the resort.

In addition to an international-standard medical centre, the resort development includes 400 units of resort-style apartments complete with club house, swimming pool and lawn bowling.

KPJ Healthcare believes this collaboration is a strategic move for the group as it enables it to better tap the healthcare tourism sector, and new growth areas such as healthcare resort living.

In addition, the Perling Specialist Hospital will complement KPJ Healthcare’s existing facilities, namely the Johor Specialist Hospital, Puteri Specialist Hospital and Penawar Hospital.

SUNRISE Bhd will be launching two new condominium projects in Mont' Kiara within the next two months.

Both projects will be located in the Sunrise Mont' Kiara Integrated Global Village, close to the Mont Kiara International School located on Jalan Kiara, Kuala Lumpur.

According to the company's newsletter, Berita Sunrise, the first project will consist of two 44-storey towers housing 340 units with proposed unit sizes of about 3,000 sq ft. Its penthouse is expected to have a size of 7,250 sq ft.
These condominiums will be built on a 2.95ha close to Jalan Duta Kiara.

Other features of this project, tentatively named 10@Mont' Kiara, includes pools, a badminton hall, gymnasium and a walking canopy.

The second project, tentatively named Mont' Kiara 23, consists of 228 units, of which 216 will be housed on a 31-storey tower.

The remaining units will be cabana units located at the recreational deck and retail space at the ground level of about 1,700 sq ft to 2,680 sq ft.

This project's penthouse units are expected to have a built-up area of about 4,300 sq ft.

Mont' Kiara 23 will be build on 1.13ha at the northern corridor of the village.

Outdoor and indoor facilities for this project include a 50-metre lap pool, children's playground, tennis court and BBQ deck.

A company sales representative said the prices of the units would be announced once the project is launched, which should be before the end of this year.

^^ WOW! :eek:

Two 44-storey buildings!!! :okay:

How tall is the tallest residential block at Mont Kiara now?

I have no idea but I do know that it should be Damai ;)

i sakit hati everytime go by the novotel site thats where i used enjoy my yong tau foo and cendol after swimming at the old weld road pool

^^ Dunno there's a yong tou foo stall there......but I really missed Weld Road Swimming Pool. That's where I learned how to swim ;)

It's called 10@Mont'Kiara. Found this tiny pic on the Sunrise homepage. :)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v730/Greg8000/mk10_index_pix.jpg

^^ Oh! :eek:

It is not built yet so it is not the tallest now :D

^^ I'm impressed by the entire Mont'Kiara area, although some of those towers are so damn massive and I don't know if I would want to live there.
Although much more expensive, the developements around KLCC really rock or then Cendana because of it's outstanding architecture. :)

TA Enterprise wants property to contribute 50% of revenue
By Alfean Hardy


TA Enterprise Bhd is undertaking four property projects in the Klang Valley with a gross development value (GDV) of about RM2 billion and wants property to account for 50% of revenue by end-2006.

Its executive chairman Datin Tan Kuay Fong said: “My target has always been 50% from the property side and 50% from the brokerage, which is cyclical."

She said the four property projects would be simultaneously developed.

They are a high-rise building along Jalan Imbi :eek: , 58 semi-detached homes in Tropicana, a joint venture between TA and Beringin Terrace Sdn Bhd along Jalan Beringin, and a mixed development in Sri Damansara.

Tan was speaking to reporters in Kuala Lumpur on Oct 21 after the launch of its Idaman Residence luxury condominium, a 34-storey project, with a GDV of RM280 million, opposite Suria KLCC.

"We are going into property in a big way. With the low interest rates (for housing loans), our outlook for the property sector is still good, especially in the medium- to high-range where we operate,” said Tan.

“We also have ambitions to develop property overseas. We’re already in Australia and Canada and our experiences there show that, to succeed, you must know how to do the business,” she added.

When asked how TA Enterprise would finance the projects, she said it was her policy to fund them from internal sources. However, there is an option to issue bonds if necessary.

“Of course, I can always get a bond if I want to but I am risk averse. That’s why it’s important for my projects to at least break even.”

TA Enterprise executive director Rabindran Thaver said for 2005, the company expected its property division to contribute up to 30% of group revenue. Last year, it was 10%.

On Idaman Residence, Rabindran said the take-up rate before the official launch was about 15%. The company expects a take-up of 60% in the first 30 days.

He said 30% to 40% of the units were expected to be bought for investment purposes

Of the 248 units, nine are duplex penthouses. The prices range from RM577,000 to RM5.1 million

DENNIS CHUA
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 7:
Seven-storey schools will be built by the Education Ministry to accommodate its plans to introduce single-session schooling.

Education Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein told The Malay Mail that at present, schools were at the most four or five storeys high, and could not accommodate all their students.

“An increase in the number of floors of a school building will enable a school to accommodate all its students in one session,” he said.

“A single session school system will meet our agenda in strengthening national schools, as outlined in the National Education Development plan for the next five years.”

The implementation of the single-session school system, he said, would be gradual, and would affect the 651 national schools. “We will begin our effort next year.”

Hishammuddin had said on May 12 that it was important for the Ministry to reduce the number of two-session schools every year, and that the Ministry would not wait until 2010 to make the change.

He suggested the construction of high-rise schools to overcome scarcity of land for schools.

there's a new development called 'Embassyview' along Jln Ampang. Shud be a residential project.. ;)

Yeah...its by Brunsfield ;)

I was informed tht the Sheraton Imperial Court would turn into a hotel with Sheraton runs it. Those hv offices would need to be emptied by the next 4 months.

I was informed tht the Sheraton Imperial Court would turn into a hotel with Sheraton runs it. Those hv offices would need to be emptied by the next 4 months.

Hmmm..where is Sheraton Imperial Court..name so familiar but couldnt figure out where :(

Its within the same building, Sheraton hotel behind bank pembangunan.

Oh...but the building is not that high isnt it...its a low rise building.

Eh.. Quite high la. Thats brownish tower...sure u know one.

seldom use that road mah...let me check again later lor...

In case u see anythg there, do inform us. I hope Nazrey could see this post.. this guy is reliable ler...my cnn man..be the first to know.. :)

He is CNN n Al Jazeera mah :D

hhm..how come i dunno about this Sheraton Imperial Court
thingy..:?:

that's why this thread is about new thing that you heard or see mah :lol:

that's why this thread is about new thing that you heard or see mah :lol:

makes sense farid..hehehe :D
anyway..u know abt this sheraton imperial court thingy??

I dunno what is the name of this tower... Formerly, it was known as Imperial Court Tower, right? But ppl r more familiar with the hotel name.. so they refer as Sheraton Imperial KL. On the other hand, its offices in the bldg is refered as Faber Imperial Court. Ahhhh sudah pening. In shanghai, there is a tower named jinmao tower where they hv offices in lower floors and the grand hyatt hotel above. The nice thg is everyone easily refer it as jinmao tower. Save my aspirin!

http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/9656/eastkl18ue.jpg

He is CNN n Al Jazeera mah :D
Haha.. In fact, he is a Bernama man too. Can say many foreigners knew us thru his posting in international forums.

I dunno what is the name of this tower... Formerly, it was known as Imperial Court Tower, right? But ppl r more familiar with the hotel name.. so they refer as Sheraton Imperial KL. On the other hand, its offices in the bldg is refered as Faber Imperial Court. Ahhhh sudah pening. In shanghai, there is a tower named jinmao tower where they hv offices in lower floors and the grand hyatt hotel above. The nice thg is everyone easily refer it as jinmao tower. Save my aspirin!

http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/9656/eastkl18ue.jpg

Hmm..got office meh inside :? Never seem to know that...hmm...
Always known this building as Sheraton Imperial...

yerp..James..u got it right..i goggled the name Faber Imperial Court..and then..something like this turn up
Faber Imperial Court(Sheraton Imperial Court).
perhaps the office is only known as Faber Imperial Court..:)

With Sheraton and hyatt expanding its business in kl, would this means kl market is expanding too, instead of saturated with too many hotels? Hmm.. any new hotels in the pipeline?

- Grand Duta Hyatt...
- 4 Season...
- Impiana at KLCC will start its operation soon

Last time i had mistaken the Grand four seasons as the Four Seasons hotel. Macam macam nama...

Yeah...sometimes it can be confusing wor...

Yalah... yr name oso confusing me... zahirnya or farid like fairul call u? Is zahirnya means something?

Yalah... yr name oso confusing me... zahirnya or farid like fairul call u? Is zahirnya means something?

He.he...ZaHiRnYa??? is my nickname liao...my full name is Mohd Farid Hakimi.

zahir in malay mean luaran = the outer side.

I've just browsing websites and found this building.I never heard of this building before but maybe some of u heard of it.Is it gonna be built ?

YTL Corporate Headquarters and Apartments
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Floors: 62 aboveground 3 underground 2 PH
MAX Height: 294m

http://www.ktaweb.com/works/image/ytl/ytl01.jpg http://www.ktaweb.com/works/image/ytl/ytl02.jpg
http://www.ktaweb.com/works/image/ytl/ytl03.jpg

^ thanks for those big renderings and welcome to the forum! Yep, it will be built as mentioned in a thread before. :)

:eek2: Goodness, finally!! Great find, thanks. It will be 294m tall.
Where exactly will they build this?? So exciting. :)

Hmmm.......this is supposed to be one of the proposals if I am not wrong. Jean Nouvel also designed a cylindrical tower for YTL and it is dated similarly to this as well which is year 2000.

As for the site......I think it should be the one next to Prince Court Medical Centre ......I am not too sure hehehehehe :D

He.he...ZaHiRnYa??? is my nickname liao...my full name is Mohd Farid Hakimi.

zahir in malay mean luaran = the outer side.

So Farid, yr nickname tells about a man whom loves outdoor like eating?...somethg like jln jln cari makan?

Hmmm.......this is supposed to be one of the proposals if I am not wrong. Jean Nouvel also designed a cylindrical tower for YTL and it is dated similarly to this as well which is year 2000.

As for the site......I think it should be the one next to Prince Court Medical Centre ......I am not too sure hehehehehe :D

^^ Thanks. I have met the European Representative for YTL recently at a MAS event. I was asking him what the status of Menara YTL was, but he didn't know, although he's close to Tan Sri Francis. :wallbash:

http://www.ktaweb.com/works/image/ytl/ytl03.jpg

I love the design...but look as similar to one of the taller tower for the The Garden-MidValley that is currently underway...

nice !!!

Hmmm.......this is supposed to be one of the proposals if I am not wrong. Jean Nouvel also designed a cylindrical tower for YTL and it is dated similarly to this as well which is year 2000.

As for the site......I think it should be the one next to Prince Court Medical Centre ......I am not too sure hehehehehe :D


Hmmm...but I thought all building around that area are not allow to exceed 20 storey floor :?

http://www.ktaweb.com/works/image/ytl/ytl01.jpg

But based on this picture, with PTT at the back of it, the location for this particular project supposed to be at the place like Sze mention wor...next to the Prince Court Medical Center...

How come it is 2 building rather than 1 extremely tall one :?

But it will be weird having such a tall building on that side when the rest of its surrounding is not that tall at all...

http://www.ktaweb.com/works/image/ytl/ytl01.jpg

But based on this picture, with PTT at the back of it, the location for this particular project supposed to be at the place like Sze mention wor...next to the Prince Court Medical Center...

How come it is 2 building rather than 1 extremely tall one :?

But it will be weird having such a tall building on that side when the rest of its surrounding is not that tall at all...

Isn't this the case with quite a few buildings in KL?

Isn't this the case with quite a few buildings in KL?

True as well. Well, that what makes KL very interesting indeed :D

^^ Thanks. I have met the European Representative for YTL recently at a MAS event. I was asking him what the status of Menara YTL was, but he didn't know, although he's close to Tan Sri Francis. :wallbash:


Just the other day (last Saturday), I was having some drinks with my friends at Tiffin Bay , Starhill Gallery and suddently Francis Yeoh was sitting beside our table! :eek:

Feel like going over and ask him questions but hahahaha......it was 11pm plus already hehehehe so let him have some rest ler :D He sat there till 1am+ cos we left at 1am and he's still there but he called for 'bill' already :D

At about 12am....we saw his dad (Yeoh Tiong Lay) and mom left and then his brother came....then saw his sis ter also....hahahaha....family affair I guess :lol:

i don't like the design of the taller tower. the shorter one is cool, at least:D

i don't like the design of the taller tower. the shorter one is cool, at least:D

Well....not everyone can please everyone else about this. You should know better mah :D

Well....not everyone can please everyone else about this. You should know better mah :D

yeah, i understand that.

i was just expressing what i thought of the tower;)

yeah, i understand that.

i was just expressing what i thought of the tower;)

I know...n I'm just expressing what I think as well mah ;)

Dont worry.

I know...n I'm just expressing what I think as well mah ;)

Dont worry.

well, ok....;)

well, ok....;)

Ha.ha..dont worry liao...not going to harm you. Im not Sze wor :lol: :jk:

hi guys i was passing by the old mara building on jalan tuanku abdul rahman yesterday i noticed 3 machines on the roof hacking away! are they demolishing it?lets start a new thread "before and now" example before was sulaiman court now sogo,old bukit bintang market now lot 10 !off course in photos next to each other

wow

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Hotel Berjaya Perdana Suite
Hotel bertaraf 5 bintang di Jalan Tambang Badak, Alor Setar, akan mempunyai 180 buah bilik, dewan persidangan, ruang pejabat dan kedai oleh Syarikat Berjaya Hotels & Resort.

However, the project hasn't started yet......donno why :sleepy:

To those who would like to know more about the development in Kedah, kindly visit http://www.kedah.gov.my/kedahmaju/main/INDEX.ASP?id=1&idsub=0

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Hotel Berjaya Perdana Suite
Hotel bertaraf 5 bintang di Jalan Tambang Badak, Alor Setar, akan mempunyai 180 buah bilik, dewan persidangan, ruang pejabat dan kedai oleh Syarikat Berjaya Hotels & Resort.

However, the project hasn't started yet......donno why :sleepy:

looks like a pagoda

Yes...Pagoda indeed ;)

Picture taken from my hotel room. I have not checked it out closely, but it looks as if it will be a tall one. Will try to find a signboard and will post more info.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v730/Greg8000/2507a047.jpg

^^ That is Scott Villa 2 or something.......forgot its name liao. But it is supposed to be the second phase of Scott Villa (Scott Villas are the buildings with the round tops) ;)

^^ That is Scott Villa 2 or something.......forgot its name liao. But it is supposed to be the second phase of Scott Villa (Scott Villas are the buildings with the round tops) ;)

I thought the site supposed to be on the other side of building. Alongside the river?

hehe..Pablo's screws tambah lagi :D

I thought the site supposed to be on the other side of building. Alongside the river?



Hmmmm........that riverside property is by YNH you know? ;) And I dunno what is it :D

Hmmmm........that riverside property is by YNH you know? ;) And I dunno what is it :D

Oh..the one with the abandoned piling that was there for so long?

Hi guys i was just wondering whats coming up in front of mandarin hotel there use to a mamak joint and if i am not mistaken a showroom for the marc or merc project.Rather interesting location !!

Grand Duta Hyatt...

Hi guys i was just wondering whats coming up in front of mandarin hotel there use to a mamak joint and if i am not mistaken a showroom for the marc or merc project.Rather interesting location !!
I'm sure you mean Idaman Residence, please refer to separate thread in Pangsapuri Highrise Living Section. :)

Hi guys i was just wondering whats coming up in front of mandarin hotel there use to a mamak joint and if i am not mistaken a showroom for the marc or merc project.Rather interesting location !!


Oh! The one at the former Marc Residence showroom and Mydina mamak........well......That's OneKL....dunno who's the developer as Greg and myself had found out thru their lightbox on the hoarding board at site.

That site is supposed to be the site for Ken Yeang's Waterfront House ( http://www.trhamzahyeang.com/project/skyscrapers/waterfront01.html )......dunno what happened to it :(

^^ That is Scott Villa 2 or something.......forgot its name liao. But it is supposed to be the second phase of Scott Villa (Scott Villas are the buildings with the round tops) ;)


hehehe.....just rememberd the name....its Scott Sentral :D

I'm sure you mean Idaman Residence, please refer to separate thread in Pangsapuri Highrise Living Section. :)

You're almost there but no hehehe.....but we 'discovered' it the other day hehehe :D .....you almost gave me a heart attack! :lol:


Grand Duta Hyatt...

^^ Yang ini sesat...... :lol:

You're almost there but no hehehe.....but we 'discovered' it the other day hehehe :D .....you almost gave me a heart attack! :lol:




^^ Yang ini sesat...... :lol:

Not sesat mah....salah masuk jalan only liao :D

Oh! The one at the former Marc Residence showroom and Mydina mamak........well......That's OneKL....dunno who's the developer as Greg and myself had found out thru their lightbox on the hoarding board at site.


Wah...so shiok....any further information about this ONEKL project :?

:okay: Trully the one ha!Guys i think its a amazing location ,I wonder how DBKLcan approve this one judging from the distance to the twin towers!Oh well only in kl :bash: from what little i know, i think that land belongs to a singaporean company.if i had the choice of this and binjai emm may be this is the one!
Its intersting to observe what will come up in the near future to the land along this road especially the parking lot in front of the "old holiday inn".By the way the land behind "the old holiday inn" something is going on. The old house is gone,they brought in the machines already!Someone once told me that house belong to malaysian second richest man mr u know wholah.
Another good news is that building next to wisma cosway "hilton drive in" is on again finally!It was suppose to be novotel hotel ,well lets see if thats case now. May be the owner see the potential of what going on the the other side of jln raja chulan "pavilion" :)

Its intersting to observe what will come up in the near future to the land along this road especially the parking lot in front of the "old holiday inn".By the way the land behind "the old holiday inn" something is going on. The old house is gone,they brought in the machines already!Someone once told me that house belong to malaysian second richest man mr u know wholah.

Another good news is that building next to wisma cosway "hilton drive in" is on again finally!It was suppose to be novotel hotel ,well lets see if thats case now. May be the owner see the potential of what going on the the other side of jln raja chulan "pavilion" :)

Yeah..it should be a tall tower building around 30++ behind the "old holiday inn"

Taken 27.12.2005
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Cool....hope to see something more about this ONEKL thingy :D

nice!!! more pics please le...:D

Yeah..it should be a tall tower building around 30++ behind the "old holiday inn"
That will be extension of Impiana Hotel. Work has started already.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v730/Greg8000/impiana.jpg

cool rendering.. ;)

wow extension of the hotel!intersting iam trying to figure if DBKL was going have some kind of project back there if i am right it was supposed to be somekind of bazzar or walkway over the covered "big longkang" back there!oh well lets see if its going go happen!

Cool! That area is dominated by 20+ storey skyscrapers! Nice to know a 30+ one is coming up

have to wait a long time till it is complete...;)

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eh, wrong thread :?

Haha.....Nazrey...wrong thread liao :lol:

Maybe it is ... maybe it isn't!! :)

Maybe it is ... maybe it isn't!! :)

Why it isnt then :?

Why it isnt then :?

Nothing !Yummy ahhh... :cheers:

TM mahu beli Tower 2 Plaza Cygal


TELEKOM Malaysia Bhd (TM) memeterai perjanjian dengan Cygal Development Sdn Bhd dan Ital-Pacific Development Sdn Bhd untuk membeli menara pejabat 33 tingkat, Tower 2 Plaza Cygal di Kuala Lumpur membabitkan bayaran RM92.3 juta.





Awal tahun lalu, TM membeli menara pejabat 20 tingkat iaitu Tower 1 Plaza Cygal dengan bayaran RM65.8 juta daripada dua syarikat berkenaan.

Pembelian Tower 2 itu sejajar rancangan strategik TM untuk memusatkan keseluruhan kegiatan perniagaannya di kedua-dua menara baru berkenaan yang bersebelahan ibu pejabatnya, Menara TM.

TM dalam kenyataan kepada Bursa Malaysia baru-baru ini, berkata Tower 2 akan menempatkan pelbagai unit perniagaan yang sebelum ini ditempatkan di premis sewa, selain bahagian operasi sistem sokongan yang berada di Menara TM dan Wisma TM.

“Langkah ini bukan saja mengurangkan kos sewa kumpulan, malah dengan mengosongkan ruang sewa di Menara TM dapat memenuhi permintaan tinggi daripada syarikat antarabangsa,” katanya.

Tower 2 di Lengkok Pantai Baru, Kuala Lumpur mempunyai 296 tempat letak kenderaan dengan anggaran keluasan keseluruhan kira-kira 280,643 kaki persegi.

Anggaran keluasan kawasan boleh digunakan di Tower 1 adalah 188,123 kaki persegi.

Syarikat telekomunikasi terbesar negara itu juga mengumumkan cadangan penjualan bangunan pejabat 25 tingkat Wisma TM kepada pihak ketiga. Bagaimanapun, TM tidak menyatakan nama pihak yang akan membeli bangunan itu berikutan perjanjian jual beli belum dimeterai.

Kawasan pejabat berkeluasan anggaran 223,211 kaki persegi dengan 241 tempat letak kenderaan berkenaan dijangka dijual dengan harga pertimbangan RM70 juta.

Ketika ini, Menara TM digunakan sepenuhnya oleh 45 peratus penyewa luar dan selebihnya kumpulan TM.

“TM sudah memulakan usaha untuk melupuskan hartanah bukan terasnya dan ini akan termasuk hartanah yang diperoleh pada masa depan,” katanya.

hi guys just found out that project behind impiana hotel is not the extension to the hotel!
The land still belong to "AK" and that project is his !only 20 stories.6 level parking and 1 basement parking!

hi guys just found out that project behind impiana hotel is not the extension to the hotel!
The land still belong to "AK" and that project is his !only 20 stories.6 level parking and 1 basement parking!
Are you sure about this? I went to Impiana the other day and the handed me a brochure with the pic of the extension. See the picture to my post a bit further up. :)

hi greg i did check the project board!Spoke to the some of the guys at the site also!he he

hi guys just found out that project behind impiana hotel is not the extension to the hotel!
The land still belong to "AK" and that project is his !only 20 stories.6 level parking and 1 basement parking!

Is it going to be a hotel of office block?

Zahirnya another office block!Like we need another one there!when u think of it i would preposed multi level parking structure all along that road from the oub building all the way to wisma hong leong!doesnt have to be high may be the most 10 stories that would take care off the parking problem in the future!i know its wishful thinking on my part ha ha!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v730/Greg8000/11e8de16.jpg

Im just asking mah..since till today I didnt have the chance to read the notice board on the construction area.

Sleek design!

The Curve yakin catat sewaan 100 peratus

berita harian malaysia
9 january 2006


BOUSTEAD Curve Sdn Bhd, anak syarikat milik penuh Boustead Properties Bhd, menjangka kompleks beli-belahnya, The Curve disewa sepenuhnya dalam suku pertama tahun ini.



Pengarahnya, Datuk Ghazali Mohd Ali, berkata ketika ini lebih 80 peratus ruang jualan di kompleks berkenaan mempunyai penyewa dan mensasarkan tambahan 15 peratus lagi menjelang hujung bulan ini.

“Kami turut menjangka 45 peratus penyewaan bagi pusat beli-belah Cineleisure (bersebelahan The Curve) apabila ia dibuka Mac depan,” katanya selepas majlis memeterai perjanjian sewaan antara Boustead Curve dan MJ Department Stores Sdn Bhd, baru-baru ini.

Perjanjian berkenaan bakal menyaksikan cawangan Metrojaya di SS14 Petaling Jaya dipindahkan ke The Curve, April depan.

Sementara itu, Pengarah Urusan Kumpulan Boustead Holdings Bhd, Tan Sri Lodin Wok Kamaruddin, berkata jumlah pengunjung bulanan The Curve meningkat dengan purata 17 peratus sejak ia dibuka Disember 2004.

Malah, katanya, ia menerima 580,000 pengunjung pada Disember lalu sempena cuti sekolah dan perayaan Krismas.



Mengenai rancangan menambah rangkaian hotel Royale Bintang, Lodin berkata, syarikat perlu menilai dulu prestasi cawangannya di The Curve untuk tempoh setahun.

Ketika ini, hotel berkenaan yang menawarkan 145 bilik menikmati purata kadar penghunian antara 60 sehingga 65 peratus manakala Royale Bintang di Kuala Lumpur, 85 peratus.

Lodin juga berkata, syarikat merancang menggunakan tanah miliknya di Jalan Bukit Bintang (berdepan Royale Bintang) bagi pembangunan campuran yang termasuk bangunan pejabat dan hotel rekreasi.

“Kami dalam proses mencantumkan enam bidang tanah di situ sebelum mengemukakan rancangan pembangunannya,” katanya yang menjangka sebarang pembangunan akan hanya dapat dilihat selepas dua setengah tahun.

Sementara itu, Ketua Eksekutif Metrojaya, Robert Heng, berkata jualan bagi cawangan Metrojaya terbarunya itu dijangka jauh lebih baik daripada cawangannya di SS14 berkenaan.

“Jualan di cawangan lama itu menyaksikan penurunan berikutan pertumbuhan hab membeli-belah baru seperti di MidValley, One Utama, The Curve dan Sunway Pyramid,” katanya.


the star

Monday, January 09, 2006
Demand for new office space has room for growth

THE commercial property sub-sector, especially purpose-built office buildings in the suburbs of the Klang Valley including the greater Petaling Jaya, is on a recovery mode with room for more supply.

According to ReGroup Associates Sdn Bhd, the demand for new office space is picking up with organic expansion of existing companies and the arrival of some regional service and call centres.

The total supply of purpose-built office space in the suburb of the Klang Valley is about 10 million sq ft in 64 buildings, which is less than 16% of the 66.5 million sq ft supply in Kuala Lumpur.

Only 12 of the 64 buildings can be classified as Grade A, representing 18.75% of the stock.

New supply will add 148,175 sq ft this year, 1.2 million sq ft by 2007 and 1.4 million sq ft by 2008.

In the next two years, total office supply in the Petaling Jaya/Kuala Lumpur (PJ/KL) suburb will reach 11.4 million sq ft, or only about 19.4% of the supply in Kuala Lumpur.

ReGroup said the new supply would mostly come from the Petaling Jaya area, particularly Section 13 (S13) where at least three new strata-titled schemes are being launched for sale.

This is a result of the re-zoning of the industrial area in the S13 area by the Selangor state government into commercial and residential zones.

More supply is imminent in the Bandar Utama, Mutiara Damansara and Damansara Perdana corridor.

In a report on the feasibility of the PJ Trade Centre project, the property consultant said the development was viable with potential high profits.

''The location is gaining popularity as a result of the rapid development of the surrounding areas and residential estates,'' it noted.

The new Sprint interchange connecting Damansara Perdana to Sri Hartamas has improved the accessibility of the project and elevate its attractiveness as a suburban location.

Located in the front portion of Damansara Perdana, the development not only commands grand vista advantage but also a dominating presence that will add to its prestige.

''With the shortage of Grade A office space in the area, the development of PJ Trade Centre should be of Grade A standard and the design should help to garner the best branding opportunity,'' ReGroup advised.

Rental rates in the PJ/KL suburb have started to increase. The average has gone up from RM2.50 to RM3.25 per sq ft and the highest are now above RM4 per sq ft, exceeding the rates in some KL Golden Triangle buildings.

''Going by the prevailing rates of more than RM3.50 for some non-Grade A buildings, there is good upside potential for Grade A rents.

''There is opportunity for better designed buildings,'' ReGroup said.

It said occupancy rates in major purpose-built offices in the PJ/KL suburb averaged 88.3% compared with the Selangor average of 83.1% and the Kuala Lumpur rate of 79.7%.

Based on PJ Trade Centre offices' selling prices of between RM330 and RM360 per sq ft and conservative rental rates of RM2.50 to RM3.00 per sq ft, the net rental return for PJ Trade Centre is estimated at 7.3% to 9.1%.


as a conclusion.. we need more and more.. Grade A buildings(SUPERTALL) in Klang Valley.
o 100 storey building.. :eek2: :eek2: :eek2: Wowwoww.. hopefully my dream can come true :)



:cheers: :)

Cris Prystay, Wall Street Journal, 11 January 2006

Flush with cash from the oil-price boom, Middle Eastern investors are looking for new places to put their money. That is particularly good news for developers in Asia’s largely lacklustre property markets. A weaker US dollar and renewed confidence in Asian economies – and currencies – make Asian property look better than ever, Middle Eastern bankers say.

For Malaysia and Singapore, the influx of investment is an early signal that years of effort to attract Middle Eastern investment are starting to pay off. Singapore has signed free-trade agreements with two countries in the Middle East and is negotiating four others.

Malaysia has marketed itself aggressively in recent years as an ideal tourism destination for Arab travellers shying away from the US and Europe after the September 2001 terrorist attacks, when anti-Arab sentiment spiked.

The number of Arab tourists visiting Malaysia surged to 130,190 in the first nine months of 2005, topping the total for 2004, which was 57% higher than that in 2003.

Growing interest in Southeast Asian property could prove a new engine of growth for Kuala Lumpur’s luxury market. Malaysian real-estate agency S.K. Brothers Realty recently formed a joint-venture company with Hassan Ebrahim Kamal, managing director of Bahrain Properties Group to market Malaysian condos and other investments in the Gulf.

“The price of residential property (in Bahrain) increased 200% in the last three years. In the last 50 years, we’ve been dealing with America and Europe. Now people want to go East,” said Hassan.

This new interest is a boon to Kuala Lumpur, where residential property prices began cooling in 2005 after several years of steady, though not steep, gains. Developers have been cranking out dozens of luxury projects in the city, and some now worry about a glut.

The rendering for the office tower behind Impiana KLCC came out already. Can see it at the construction side.

Didnt really have a chance to look at it though...

The rendering for the office tower behind Impiana KLCC came out already. Can see it at the construction side.

Didnt really have a chance to look at it though...
Izzit tall? How many storeys approximately? :?

January 12 2006

PDC had submitted a bid to the Federal Government to build the ‘Penang Convention and Trade Centre’ at Bayan Baru and the proposed centre, with an adjoining hotel, was slated for completion by 2008.

From business times
source:http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_News/BT/Thursday/Corporate/20060112000545/Article/


hope this time is real 1 lah :sleepy:

http://www.mayland.com.my/completed_projects.html

got many development.. around kl..

Originally Posted by ZaHiRnYa???
The rendering for the office tower behind Impiana KLCC came out already. Can see it at the construction side.

Didnt really have a chance to look at it though...

wow.. really..
tinggi ke??

Izzit tall? How many storeys approximately? :?

26 storey only...

whatlah u guys mengapa tak percaya ke ha ha

whatlah u guys mengapa tak percaya ke ha ha

I didn't say anything before mah...hehe...:D

Taken 27.12.2005
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Guy's, anyone check if the signboard is there already? This is very mysterious project.

I think it is ready...

hi,

Anyone know
1.Who Boustead's joint venture partner for the new hotel (see below) might be?

2.WHich is this hotel that is being built in the Golden Triangle (see below) that Boustead may possibily manage?
...thankx



Boustead to tap tourism mart with more hotels
By VASANTHA GANESAN


January 14 2006


THE Boustead Group, which owns and operates two hotels under The Royale Bintang banner, could have a total of five hotels under its wings by 2010 as it moves to tap further into the foreign and local tourist markets.

Boustead, which runs the Royale Bintang on Jalan Bukit Bintang and the Royale Bintang Damansara, plans to open two other hotels in each vicinity and possibly manage another in Kuala Lumpur’s Golden Triangle.

Boustead Properties Bhd executive director Datuk Ghazali Mohd Ali said the group is currently doing the estimates for the two hotels.

“If we do another (hotel) in Mutiara Damansara, it will be a four-star, and the same in Bukit Bintang,” he told Business Times.

He said that work on the second hotel in Bukit Bintang, a 50:50 joint venture, will start in 2007/08.
“We have the expertise in hotel management and we will manage the hotel on our own,” Ghazali said.

Another hotel project, based in the Golden Triangle, is on the cards. However, the company will only manage the hotel, not own it.

According to Ghazali, the hotel is being built.

Boustead, at a press event recently, said it was planning to build another hotel block in Mutiara Damansara after the success of its RM40 million 145-room Royale Bintang Damansara Hotel.

The hotel, which opened last October, enjoyed full occupancy in the first two months, Boustead group managing director Tan Sri Lodin Wok Kamaruddin said.

He added that the hotel expects to chalk up 65 per cent occupancy and an average room rate (ARR) of RM200 this year.

The hotel in Bukit Bintang enjoys 85 per cent occupancy and an ARR of RM145. The former Novotel Century Hotel was acquired by the group in 2003 for RM114 million.

Despite the expansion in the hotel business, Ghazali does not expect hotel operations to be a major part of the group’s business in the future.

“It (hotel operations) will be incidental to our development. If we see a market, we will embark on it; if not, we will just sell the land,” he said.

I dont see any new building coming up..unless maybe they took over NOVOTEL...

But they already took over novotel century on Jalan Bukit Bintang...which is now the Royale Bintang Kuala Lumpur...is there another Novotel?

By d way heard anything about the abandoned Hyatt...heard Nikko may be interested.

But they already took over novotel century on Jalan Bukit Bintang...which is now the Royale Bintang Kuala Lumpur...is there another Novotel?

By d way heard anything about the abandoned Hyatt...heard Nikko may be interested.

This is the long abandoned NOVOTEL behind Crowne Plaza Mutiara Hotel..

IJM is building another condo called RIANA GREEN EAST at the highest point of Wangsa Maju. Very impressive :D

http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/3015/gd0jx.jpg

Rendering of RIANA GREEN EAST.

Nice, looks quiet posh to me.
Btw. have you heard from Sze recently? His absense in the forum is for quiet a while now. I seriously start to worry. :(

Nice, looks quiet posh to me.
Btw. have you heard from Sze recently? His absense in the forum is for quiet a while now. I seriously start to worry. :(

His around. Totally totally busy with his workload. Saw him every other day cause his trying to complete the rennovation for my house as Im moving in this Saturday ;)

He will go online soon...

By the it is posh enough. The building is 36 storey high with excellent KL view. Unrivalled by anything..:D

50 more malls nationwide...does anyone has the entire/almost complete list of the shopping complexes that are coming up? Thanks


More shopping malls to open in Malaysia
By VASANTHA GANESAN


January 19 2006


THE number of shopping complexes nationwide is expected to grow by a quarter and to have an estimated market value of RM10 billion by the end of next year.

And the numbers do not include abandoned projects that may be revived or rescued by local or foreign parties.

The additional 50 malls are expected to help over 5,000 retailers set up shop across the country.

At the end of last year, there were 220 shopping centres in the country worth RM40.4 billion.

The president of PPK (Persatuan Pengurusan Komplex Malaysia, or the Malaysian Association for Shopping and Highrise Complex Management), Richard Chan, said the additional openings include large retailers who manage shopping complexes such as Tesco, Giant and Jusco.

"The openings are nationwide ... even in Kluang, Batu Pahat, Kuching and Kota Kinabalu," Chan said, adding that there is growing interest in opening malls in the smaller towns as their population increases.

Among the openings slated for 2007 in the Klang Valley are the 3.68 million sq ft Pavilion Kuala Lumpur, 800,000 sq ft Mid Valley Garden Mall and Sunway Pyramid Phase 2.

Others outside the Klang Valley include the 500,000 sq ft Sunway Carnival Shopping Complex in Seberang Prai, 2.5 million sq ft Queensbay mall in Penang and 1.5 million sq ft 1 Borneo in Kota Kinabalu.

Chan was speaking at a press event to disclose the findings of a survey carried out in the fourth quarter of 2005 by market research company MIRP Consult Sdn Bhd.

The survey also indicated that the total gross floor area at end-2005 was 122.45 million sq ft, with a total nett lettable area of 76.52 million sq ft.

The average occupancy rate of shopping centres was above 80 per cent, with the highest at 97.5 per cent in Kuala Lumpur. Prime shopping areas in the Kuala Lumpur city centre enjoyed 100 per cent occupancy.

The lowest rate was in Sabah and Sarawak, and even then, it was 80.4 per cent.

Chan said that with shopping being a major component of the economy as well as foreign exchange from tourists, shopping complex operators are gearing up for a "Visit Malaysia Year" in 2007.

"With the Visit Malaysia Year, the new shopping centres coming on stream will provide a tremendous contribution towards tourism receipts and the shopping component alone is expected to increase to at least 25 per cent in 2006-2007, estimated at RM8.6 billion," he said.

The survey also found that shopping complex development is transforming into one catering for a niche market.

"There are retail formats with particular concentration, such as in food and beverage. Much thought is being given on the design and planning of the shopping centres as more attention is paid to consumer needs," MIRP research director Tina Leong said.

Goodness...I neve been to the entire shopping mall in KL yet...

i'm sort of confused here...so which one is NAS Pavillion and which one is Pavillion KL...any master forumers (Zahirnya, Sze, Baq, anyone?) please answer...thanks

i'm sort of confused here...so which one is NAS Pavillion and which one is Pavillion KL...any master forumers (Zahirnya, Sze, Baq, anyone?) please answer...thanks

NAS Pavillion : formerly known as CN Gallery. Located at Jalan Imbi. Near door neighbour will be Berjaya Times Square.

KL Pavililon : located at the previous BBGS land.Located at Jalan Bukit Bintang. Next door neighbour will be JW Marriot, StarHill n Regent Hotel.

I'm sure it will be a tall one. :)

Bolton Bhd, United Malaysian Land Bhd and Singapore's Acegoal Pte Ltd have entered into an agreement to jointly develop a luxurious condominium project on a 1.72ha piece of land in Jalan Mayang, off Jalan Yap Kwan Seng in Kuala Lumpur.

The joint venture company, Alpine Return Sdn Bhd, would acquire the prime residential site from Bolton for RM112.29 million. Bolton will have a 35% stake in Alpine Return with UM Land 35%, and CapitaLand Ltd of Singapore 30%. Acegoal is a unit of CapitaLand.

“The joint venture intends to develop a landmark condominium on the site, which is slated to be launched in early 2007. CapitaLand will coordinate the development of the project,” they said in a joint statement on Jan 18.

The land is strategically located on one of the largest plots of land zoned for residential development within the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre area.

I'm sure it will be a tall one. :)

If Im not mistaken the previous one was 30++ storey condo only.

January 19, 2006 13:04 PM

F J Benjamin Brings 'Gap' And 'Banana Republic' To S'pore & M'sia


By Jackson Sawatan

SINGAPORE, Jan 19 (Bernama) -- The Singapore and Malaysia subsidiaries of F J Benjamin Holdings Ltd, Singapore's homegrown fashion retailer, have Thursday entered into agreements with a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gap Inc, a leading international specialty retailer.

Under these agreements, F J Benjamin will hold exclusive rights to the Gap, babyGap, GapKids and Banana Republic brands in Singapore and Malaysia, the company said.

F J Benjamin plans to open 30 stores in Singapore and Malaysia by 2010 and launch Asia's first Gap flagship store outside Japan in Singapore in the third quarter of 2006.

Following that, F J Benjamin targets to launch Asia's first flagship Banana Republic store outside Japan in Singapore in the second quarter of 2007.

"We are excited to be partners in Singapore and Malaysia with Gap Inc., the largest specialty stand-alone store operator worldwide. Gap and Banana Republic are global fashion icons and we intend to aggressively launch and grow these brands in both countries," chairman and chief executive officer of F J Benjamin, Frank Benjamin, said in a statement.

Andrew Rolfe, president of Gap Inc International said that Singapore and Malaysia represented dynamic retail markets.

"We are delighted to enter this collaboration with F J Benjamin to extend the reach of our brands in these countries," he said, adding that Gap's casual American style and Banana Republic's affordable luxury positioning should find an eager customers in both countries.

F J Benjamin, a Singapore mainboard-listed, is a retail and distribution network for international fashion and lifestyle brands in Asia. It has its presence in the Asia with more than 100 retail outlets.

-- BERNAMA

Great news. though I dont used that brand :)

By VASANTHA GANESAN


PROPERTY developer See Hoy Chan Holdings Group (SH Chan) is in talks with some 20 hotel management companies and hotel chain operators to run its RM200 million five-star hotel in Bandar Utama, Petaling Jaya, next year.

"We have been approached by both local and foreign operators," director Datuk Teo Chiang Kok said.

"Some (foreign) are already here and some want to open their flagship outlets here," he said.

Teo, who spoke to Business Times recently, said that eight are local management companies while the remaining 12 are foreign-based.

Asked when a decision will be made, he said: "It is long overdue. A decision will be made soon."

Around 80 per cent of the hotel structure has been completed. It is scheduled for opening in mid-2007.

The 428-room hotel will have two restaurants and a ballroom with seating capacity of 2,000.

It was decided there will only be two restaurants as the hotel will be connected to the 1 Utama shopping complex which houses 120 eateries.

Teo, in a previous interview, said that the company will be happy if the hotel breaks even in its first year of operations with an occupancy rate of 60 per cent.

He expects the hotel occupancy to be supported by regional tourists and business people coming into the area.

If the performance of the four-star Royale Bintang Damansara in the neigbouring Mutiara Damansara township is anything to go by, the new hotel should enjoy very high occupancy.

Given the success of the Royale Bintang Damansara, its owner, the Boustead Group, has said it is planning to open yet another hotel in the township.

On the competition posed by Boustead's hotel, Teo said: "We have always got to be ready for competition."

SH Chan's previous hotel involvement was the development of Hotel Malaya in Jalan Lekir, Kuala Lumpur.

wonder how much it will cost in our local market..
can get a cheaper one at FOS though...;)

Good news but shirts from both brand shrinks badly and S size is like L to me.

Good news but shirts from both brand shrinks badly and S size is like L to me.

Really :? Why?

hi, i am like a week old here.
I am amazed by the amount of information you guys have. What industries/job are you all in? constuction, engineering, architect, real estate?

And the pictures here are fantabulous.

hi, i am like a week old here.
I am amazed by the amount of information you guys have. What industries/job are you all in? constuction, engineering, architect, real estate?


Me; Banking :D

Me; Banking :D

BANKING??? I am even more impressed.

BANKING??? I am even more impressed.
Same here. In Banking!

hmmm...i m a uni student...

This unusual constrouction project is making news here in Australia:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200601/s1556972.htm

"Malaysians now say they will simply replace their half of the causeway."

Maybe a tourist attraction :lol:

Banking here, too! :D

BANKING??? I am even more impressed.

No need la. We are all the same here regardless our occupation. So, what do you do then?

Banking here, too! :D

Really? I didnt know that? Though you doing some IT thingy in some company :?

so many bankers? i am with the media.

No need la. We are all the same here regardless our occupation. So, what do you do then?

so many bankers? i am with the media.

You'll be suprised :D

Plans for high-speed train from KL to JB
Ravi Nambiar

JOHOR BARU, Fri.
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Three hours by train from Kuala Lumpur to Johor Baru? This is likely within five years when the Federal Government implements its blueprint to transform south Johor into a new mega hub.

The high speed train service is one of several measures being pursued by the Government to improve transport services and make the mega hub — which is expected to attract the top brains in the region — easily accessible.

Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman gave an inkling of the plan when addressing Johor civil servants here on Monday.

With the implementation of the mega hub project, he said, there was a need to provide a fast, comfortable and convenient mode of transport to JB for captains of industry, corporate big wigs and top civil servants in the Federal capital.

"With the high speed trains, they would be able to whiz in and out of JB from KL for meetings or corporate events. This is exciting news for Johor," he said in his annual New Year message to the civil servants.

You'll be suprised :D


I am surprised for certain. Thought you guys here are in developers/ architects/real estate agents.

Is photography the main/second job for everyone here...what fanstastic pictures you guys take.

Really? I didnt know that? Though you doing some IT thingy in some company :?

I'm one of the IT people working for a bank lah..we put the "ing" to banking!

Plans for high-speed train from KL to JB
Ravi Nambiar

JOHOR BARU, Fri.
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Three hours by train from Kuala Lumpur to Johor Baru? This is likely within five years when the Federal Government implements its blueprint to transform south Johor into a new mega hub.

The high speed train service is one of several measures being pursued by the Government to improve transport services and make the mega hub — which is expected to attract the top brains in the region — easily accessible.

Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman gave an inkling of the plan when addressing Johor civil servants here on Monday.

With the implementation of the mega hub project, he said, there was a need to provide a fast, comfortable and convenient mode of transport to JB for captains of industry, corporate big wigs and top civil servants in the Federal capital.

"With the high speed trains, they would be able to whiz in and out of JB from KL for meetings or corporate events. This is exciting news for Johor," he said in his annual New Year message to the civil servants.

wow 3 hours! Better than 6 :D

The Zon On The Park ganti Suitestay Residences

KUALA LUMPUR 31 Jan. - Hotel Suitestay Executive Residences yang terletak di antara Jalan Ampang dan Persiaran KLCC di sini, mengumumkan namanya ditukar secara rasmi kepada The Zon All Suites Residences On The Park (The Zon On The Park).

Menurut kenyataan yang dikeluarkan di sini, dengan pertukaran nama tersebut, mutu dan tahap perkhidmatan hotel berkenaan akan diselaraskan dengan hotel-hotel yang setaraf dengannya.

``Ia juga melibatkan pengubahsuaian perkhidmatan dan kemudahan yang bakal meningkatkan lagi pengalaman para tetamu di hotel ini,'' kata kenyataan tersebut.

Menurutnya, penaikan taraf semua bilik, kemudahan, lounge, tempat makan dan kawasan kolam renang dijangka siap pada tahun ini.

Kata kenyataan itu, jumlah bilik akan ditambah sebanyak 15 peratus, iaitu daripada 161 buah kepada 185 bilik.

Katanya lagi, laluan baru dari hotel ke kompleks membeli belah Pusat Bandar Raya Kuala Lumpur akan turut dibina bagi kemudahan para tetamunya.

Sementara itu, Pengurus Hotel, Simon Yong dalam kenyataan itu berkata, faktor utama yang boleh menjayakan hotel itu ialah tawaran kemudahan bilik suite kepada semua tetamu sama ada mereka menginap dalam jangka pendek atau panjang.

``Memandangkan kira-kira 30 peratus daripada penghuni kami merupakan penginap jangka panjang, kami telah mewujudkan keperluan tahap perkhidmatan yang jauh lebih peribadi berbanding yang lazimnya disediakan oleh hotel-hotel lain di pusat bandar,'' tambahnya.

Faktor tersebut membolehkan para tetamu menikmati kemesraan dan keramahan Malaysia secara semula jadi, katanya lagi.

..but the hotel sign on top is simply to ugly :(

Malaysian government need to strict architect to customize their property properly................indah mata memandang :)

Marina RM1 bilion di Teluk Muroh

LUMUT 2 Feb. - Sebuah marina bernilai RM1 bilion yang berfungsi sebagai pelabuhan kapal persiaran pertama di Asia Pasifik, akan dibina di kawasan tambakan laut Teluk Muroh di sini oleh syarikat Marina Sanctuary Resort Sdn. Bhd.

Sebagai sebuah pelabuhan kapal persiaran ala Belanda, beberapa kincir angin dan bangunan berkonsepkan reka bentuk negara itu turut dibina bagi menghiasi kawasan pulau seluas 128.3 hektar itu.

Pengurus Projek Marina Sanctuary Resort Sdn. Bhd. (Marina Sanctuary Resort), BK Goh berkata, kerja-kerja penambakan laut untuk membina pulau buatan itu sudah bermula sejak tahun 2003 manakala projek pembinaan bangunan komersial dan kediaman akan dimulakan bulan ini.

``Apabila siap dalam masa 10 hingga 15 tahun akan datang, pulau yang dinamakan Marina Island Pangkor ini akan mempunyai beberapa buah bangunan terdiri daripada pelbagai jenis rumah kediaman, kemudahan perniagaan, jeti, rumah kedai, akademi pelayaran, hotel, pusat membeli-belah dan pusat komersial.

``Turut dibina ialah sebuah jeti antarabangsa untuk kemudahan kapal-kapal persiaran berlabuh, kemudahan pertama seumpamanya di Asia Pasifik,'' katanya ketika ditemui semasa Pelancaran Awal Rumah Kedai di Marina Island Pangkor di sini hari ini.

Turut hadir ialah Pengarah Urusan Marina Sanctuary Resort, Datuk Ding Poi Chung.

Menurut Goh, selain jeti antarabangsa, sebuah jeti domestik bagi memudahkan orang ramai berulang-alik ke Pulau Pangkor turut dibina.

Katanya, jeti itu akan memendekkan perjalanan kepada hanya 10 minit berbanding 20 minit menggunakan jeti di Lumut.

``Pembangunan pulau ini akan memberi tumpuan kepada pembinaan dua buah pulau yang dihasilkan daripada penambakan laut.

``Dua buah pulau yang dibina 400 meter dari luar pantai itu disambung ke tanah besar oleh jambatan sepanjang 150 meter,'' katanya.

Goh memberitahu, pihaknya memilih konsep pembangunan bercirikan Belanda kerana lokasinya terletak tidak jauh dari Pulau Pangkor yang memang terkenal dengan pengaruh Belanda.

Selain membina bangunan berciri Belanda, Goh berkata, pihaknya turut meletakkan beberapa kincir angin di taman permainan, pintu masuk utama dan jeti bagi menguatkan lagi cita rasa Belanda di pulau tersebut.

Katanya, keistimewaan pulau itu juga terletak pada pemandangannya yang indah kerana ia turut dihiasi oleh teluk buatan serta campuran seni bina Malaysia.

``Istimewanya, semua rumah kediaman dan bangunan komersial di sini dijual dengan status pegangan bebas.

``Inilah kali pertama pembangunan di atas tanah penambakan diberi status pegangan bebas di negara ini.

``Orang ramai yang berminat membeli aset di pulau ini, boleh membuat tempahan mulai sekarang kerana jualan bagi 60 unit rumah kedai dalam fasa pertama sudah dibuka,'' katanya.

Marina Island site progress

http://www.marinaisland.com/images-site/p1.jpg

http://www.marinaisland.com/images-site/p2.jpg

http://www.marinaisland.com/images-site/p3.jpg

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The city will have a 2km-long pedestrian mall running through the heart of the city and a sports complex in Setapak this year.

Acting Federal Territories Minister Datuk Seri Shahrizat Jalil said work on both projects, costing between RM35 million and RM50 million, would begin within six months.

The mall, which is now in its final stage of planning, will connect Jalan Masjid India to Chow Kit and Kampung Baru.

Plazas and rest areas will be built along the mall where cultural activities and exhibitions can be held.

Shahrizat said the sports complex would have a multi-purpose stadium and facilities for extreme sports, futsal and archery.

The stadium will accommodate 15,000.

"These projects will add to the current facilities provided for city dwellers and tourists, and business opportunities for small traders," she said after opening the 32nd Kuala Lumpur Federal Territory Day themed "Love Kuala Lumpur" at Dataran Merdeka this morning.

Also present was Kuala Lumpur Datuk Bandar Datuk Ruslin Hassan.

Ruslin said the pedestrian mall, to be carried out in three phases, would include uplifting works for back lanes.

"We want to make the streets brighter and safer."

thank god finally!its about time dbkl got their act together!setapak really really needs this bad i just hope its not a lot of hot air by dbkl! if they just reviving the old preposed sports complex in wangsa maju that would not be good because of the location but if its a totally new project by the danau kota i will be be very happy!i just feel sorry for those people living in that area because at the moment there is no such facility in that area!

Plans for high-speed train from KL to JB
Ravi Nambiar

JOHOR BARU, Fri.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Three hours by train from Kuala Lumpur to Johor Baru? This is likely within five years when the Federal Government implements its blueprint to transform south Johor into a new mega hub.

The high speed train service is one of several measures being pursued by the Government to improve transport services and make the mega hub — which is expected to attract the top brains in the region — easily accessible.

Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman gave an inkling of the plan when addressing Johor civil servants here on Monday.

With the implementation of the mega hub project, he said, there was a need to provide a fast, comfortable and convenient mode of transport to JB for captains of industry, corporate big wigs and top civil servants in the Federal capital.

"With the high speed trains, they would be able to whiz in and out of JB from KL for meetings or corporate events. This is exciting news for Johor," he said in his annual New Year message to the civil servants.


3 hrs is kinda long........I could drive down to JB in 3 hours and still be within the legal speed limit. :yes:

I would think that 1 and a half hour would be perfect.....any faster and the rail project would be too expensive. But I guess 2 hours would be realistic at the moment because cheaper high-speed rails could do a max of 160kmph which could do KL-JB within the time frame ;)

10 firma arkitek terima anugerah
KUALA LUMPUR 24 Feb. - Sepuluh firma arkitek terbaik di Malaysia akan menerima anugerah daripada kumpulan media pembinaan BCI Asia sebagai pengiktirafan mereka kepada sektor pembinaan pada tahun 2006.

Syarikat berkenaan ialah Akipraktis, Akitek Suria, aQidea Architect, Arkitek MAA Sdn. Bhd., BEP Akitek Sdn. Bhd., DP Architects Sdn. Bhd., GDP Architects Sdn. Bhd., Gerak Reka Akitek Sdn. Bhd., NRY Architects Sdn. Bhd. dan RSP Akitek.

Mereka akan menerima anugerah pada majlis yang akan berlangsung Sunway Lagoon Resort Hotel di Petaling Jaya pada 27 Februari ini.

Syarikat berkenaan mempunyai nilai tertinggi bagi projek aktif dalam portfolio mereka sepanjang tahun sehingga 30 September 2005, demikian menurut BCI Asia dalam satu kenyataan di sini.

Anugerah itu, katanya, diberikan di lapan pasaran arkitek berbeza meliputi China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Filipina, Singapura, Thailand dan Vietnam.

BCI Asia berkata, bagi mengenal pasti 10 firma untuk pasaran ini, ia mengendalikan lebih suku juta temu bual dengan arkitek, pemaju, jurutera dan kontraktor.

- Bernama

not suprised to see BEP Arkitek being on the list again.
quiet number of new properties by them last year..
if im not mistaken, there were on the list last year too...
good for them :okay:

i found cityVsCity forum website

CvsC (http://www.cityvscity.co.nr/)

http://www.property-report.com/archives.php?id=345&date=0603

CapitaLand signs JV to develop site in Kuala Lumpur

Singapore’s CapitaLand has set up a joint venture with two Malaysian partners to acquire, develop and market a 4.3 acre residential site in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Alpine Return Sdn Bhd, the joint venture between CapitaLand’s indirect
wholly-owned subsidiary Acegoal Pte Ltd (30 per cent), United Malayan Land Bhd (35 per cent) and Bolton Berhad (35 per cent), will acquire a freehold site from Bolton Berhad for a consideration of RM112.29 million (S$64 million). The transaction is subject to approval by the Foreign Investment Committee and the shareholders of Bolton Berhad.

The site is located close to the Petronas Twin Towers, the Suria KLCC Shopping Centre, the KL Convention Centre and also the Putra Light Rail Transit. Bounded by Jalan Yap Kwan Seng and Jalan Mayang, the site is one of the largest plots of land zoned for residential development within the popular KLCC vicinity. The joint venture intends to develop a landmark condominium on the site, and CapitaLand will coordinate the development of the project.

Mr Liew Mun Leong, President and CEO of CapitaLand Group, said, “With this joint venture, we are building our presence in Malaysia on several fronts. Our residential presence in the country is mainly through our 21.58 per cent stake in UM Land and through CapitaLand Financial, which provides investment and management advisory services for high-end residential projects in Kuala Lumpur. Our property fund, Mezzo Capital Fund, focuses on the mid to high-end residential segments in Klang Valley and Penang. Recently, CapitaLand Financial set up a new business unit in Malaysia, CapitaLand Amanah Pte Ltd, to tap the tremendous growth opportunities for Shari’ah compliant Asian real estate financial products. These commitments, together with the Mayang development, are indications of our confidence in the long-term growth opportunities in Malaysia.”

Mr Lui Chong Chee, CEO of CapitaLand Residential, said, “Malaysia enjoys positive economic growth, a stable employment market and an improved business environment. Its capital, Kuala Lumpur, is one of the most resilient residential markets in the country. Given the strategic location of our landmark condominium development, we are confident of high buyer interest. We plan to launch the first phase of the apartments by early 2007.”

The transaction is not expected to have any material impact on the net tangible
assets or earnings per share of the CapitaLand Group for the financial year ending 31 December 2006.

To-date, CapitaLand has a 30 per cent stake in the 50-storey Menara Citibank office building located in Kuala Lumpur’s Golden Triangle and manages the Gurney Plaza Mall in Penang. It also signed a sales and purchase agreement to acquire Wisma Technip, a prime freehold 12-storey office building in Kuala Lumpur.

In addition, through CapitaLand Financial, it is involved in the Hampshire Residences, Kiaraville and the Marc Serviced Residence projects in Malaysia. Its associate company United Malayan Land (UM Land) has an interest
in housing projects including three townships – Bandar Seri Alam and Seri Austin in Johor Bahru, and Bandar Seri Putra in Kuala Lumpur – and the Bukit Seri Ceylon condominium. CapitaLand and UM Land are also involved in the 600-unit luxury condominium Suasana Sentral Loft, which is the second phase of the Suasana Sentral development.

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I hope it would be minimum 40+ storey condominium :)

^ "Bounded by Jalan Yap Kwan Seng and Jalan Mayang". Wow still got space there? Maybe it's one of those announced in other threads. Hopefully not..hehe

^ "Bounded by Jalan Yap Kwan Seng and Jalan Mayang". Wow still got space there? Maybe it's one of those announced in other threads. Hopefully not..hehe

It has already announced in other threads ??? :bash: So what is the name of the new condo ? :)

i found this from Perunding Alam Bina (http://www.pab.com.my/)

http://www.pab.com.my/projects/images/hotel-jln-imbi2.jpg

http://www.pab.com.my/projects/images/hotel-jln-imbi1.jpg

Luxury Hotel, Jalan Imbi, KL

Perunding Alam Bina Sdn Bhd worked in collaboration with HOK International on this proposed 5-star Hotel on Lot 1216, Jalan Imbi.

Conceived in the tradition of the grand hotels in Asia, its classically-inspired facades and formally-ordered interiors is reminiscent of the grandeur and elegance of hotels such as the Raffles in Singapore or the Peninsula in Hong Kong. The 600-room tower is organized in a classical ’C’ shaped plan on a 5-level podium which houses the lobby, reception facilities and other services. Ample vehicular parking is available on 4 basement levels. The configuration of the hotel ensures that each guest room enjoys generous natural lighting and open views of vibrant Kuala Lumpur.

Still got plot alongside Jalan Imbi? Where?

Is it in front of Dorsett Regency?

i was thinking that too..later on i try to locate where is the Lot 1216 at Jalan Imbi

Four session n grand hyatt.. confirm will be raise ;)

Hotel boom hits Malaysian capital

Sun | Feb 26, 06 | 03:06:53 PM
Oleh AFP

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 26 - New hotels are shooting up around the Malaysia's capital's iconic Petronas Twin Towers, in a building boom fuelled by a bullish outlook for the economy and tourism industry, industry experts say.

At least four new hotels are under construction in Kuala Lumpur, which is seeing inner-city property prices surge for the first time since the regional economic crisis of the late 1990s.

The Four Seasons, Grand Hyatt, Traders and Novotel will soon tower alongside the newly-opened 335-room Impiana KLCC Hotel and Spa, said Ivo Nekvapil, chairman of MIHR Consulting that compiles data on the hotel industry.

Impiana KLCC, located just a short stroll from the twin towers, the world's second tallest building, has already begun constructing a second tower with nearly 200 more rooms to be completed later this year, he said.

The plans for more hotels in what is easily Malaysia's costliest piece of real estate come amid a rosy forecast for the economy and the tourism industry.

"From the business perspective, the economy is on the growth path," said Research Inc (Asia) property consultancy managing director Lim Lay Ying. "Because of that, you have more people coming here for business trips."

"The new hotels are mainly four- and five-star hotels and if the economy is sustained, business opportunities and visitors will keep coming," she told AFP.

Economists forecast Malaysia's economy to grow by a 5.5 percent in 2006, fuelled by firm commodity prices and buoyant domestic demand.

The central bank this week said it expects stronger growth for 2006, supported by a stable global economy and better demand for electronics.

But a property analyst with AmSecurities warned that "there could be some dampeners from recent reports of bird flu, which may affect the industry to a certain extent," referring to an outbreak detected in Kuala Lumpur this month.

However he added that demand will continue to remain firm as room rates for top hotels here are low compared to the rest of the region, with top-class rooms going for half the price of their equivalents in Singapore and Hong Kong.

"Generally the new hotels that have come onstream, that are in the vicinity of the (tower complex), will do well as most tourists would like to be within walking distance of shopping centres and amenities," said the analyst.

At least 23 high-end condominiums are also being constructed around the twin towers, including one plush development which features private swimming pools for each of its 94 units.

In two years, the price of top condos has doubled to more than 1,000 ringgit (269 dollars) per square foot, with luxury studios now starting at 500,000 ringgit -- enough to buy a four-bedroom family house in the suburbs.

Malaysia counts tourism as its second-largest foreign exchange earner and is hoping for a record 20 million tourist arrivals next year, up from 15.7 million in 2004.

Among the new projects competing for that business will be the Traders Hotel, near the new Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, which Nekvapil said will have 571 rooms and is slated for completion by July 2006.

The 286-room Novotel Hydro Majestic, located halfway between the twin towers and the popular Bukit Bintang shopping district, will be opened in October 2006.

A 265-million-dollar, six-star Four Seasons hotel and apartment complex is being planned by Singapore hotelier Ong Beng Seng, in a joint venture with Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah of central Selangor state.

A Grand Hyatt, located in the city's "Golden Triangle" business and hotel district, has been mothballed for some time and is likely be ready only in 2009.

Besides the new hotels, existing properties in the capital have also been rebranded. Just a stone's throw away from the towers, the Hotel Maya has undergone a glitzy revamp to become a boutique resort.

"There will be more hotels to come within 2007 and 2010," Nekvapil predicted.



Tallest Cities of The World

source http://www.ultrapolisproject.com/ultrapolis_017.htm

1.Chicago
2.Hong Kong
3.Kuala Lumpur
4.New York City
5.Shanghai
6.Dubai
7.Houston
8.Shenzhen
9.Toronto
10.Singapore