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[pedang]

Tamansari Riverside Garden City



Two Blocks at Pekeliling Flats torn down

KUALA LUMPUR: Two blocks of the Pekeliling Flats have been torn down and others are in the process of being demolished following months of relocating residents.

Motorists driving along Jalan Tun Razak towards Setapak and Kuala Lumpur Hospital can now see a glaring space on the left, where the low-rise commercial-cum-residential Blocks H99 and J97 once stood.

It is learnt that demolition works began a month ago, following the relocation of residents from Blocks A, B, H and J in August, and Blocks G, K and L in September last year. Block D was vacant by Hari Raya Puasa in November, leaving only Blocks C, E and F occupied.

An office-cum-business block is currently being torn down.

Abdul Naim Jalil, 64, who used to operate a food stall there, said demolition works on the block began about four days ago.

One of Kuala Lumpur’s earliest public housing projects, the Pekeliling Flats – also known as Tunku Abdul Rahman public flats – was built in 1967. It had 11 residential blocks comprising 2,969 units.

The area will make way for a commercial and housing project called Tamansari.


progress

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Tamansari Site

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Tamansari Rendering

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Components of Tamansari

By Au Foong Yee


Just under half or 43 per cent of the total development space in Tamansari, Kuala Lumpur will house residential pro-perties. Commercial development like retail space, offices and condotels will occupy another 29 per cent. This leaves the remaining 28 per cent for public and recreational facilities.

In the Dec 21, 1998 issue of City & Country, we outlined the proposed components of Tamansari. Some changes, however, have been effected. The following is the updated list:



Parcel A

The Menara Sari Complex and five-star Luxury Spa Hotel
This parcel will have a sitting atop part of the City Walk and fronting the most breathtaking view of the Gombak River Promenade. The 40-storey twin tower signature entry ¡X one office tower and the other retail ¡X will also house a five-star 350-room hotel tower.

Parcel B

Plaza on the Park
A commercial plaza fronting the Gombak River Promenade earmarked for business-related activities. The "super intelligent" cascading building ranges from 10 to 22 storeys and will boast a flexible modular concept with private entrances.

Parcel D

Condominiums
This parcel will comprise 446 condo units in two 38-storey and one 36-storey block that share modern facilities and easy access to amenities.

Parcel F

Medical centre and hospital apartment
Twin towers rising 24 storeys sited on a common podium will also provide temporary and permanent lodging facilities for doctors, nurses and patients' families.

Parcel G

Condominiums
A 32-storey condo complex comprising 240 units to front Jalan Tun Razak. It will be directly connected to the Transportation Plaza and the City Walk.

Parcel H

Apartment Towers over City Walk
Twenty-five-storey twin towers, housing 300 apartment units, will sit above part of the City Walk and will be directly connected to the Transportation Plaza.

Parcel J

Apartment blocks on a commercial podium
A 22-storey serviced apartment tower and a 12-storey apartment tower will sit on the commercial podium linked to the City Walk fronting Jalan Tun Razak.

Parcel K

Apartments and townhouses on a commercial podium
Three blocks of 25-storey towers consisting of 600 condo units will sit atop part of the City Walk. A total of 180 townhouse units will occupy the upper podium level while commercial areas will be on the lower podium.

Parcel L

Serviced apartments and Transportation Plaza
A 25-storey serviced apartment with 132 units will sit above a retail and commercial podium. There will be an intra-city terminal with city buses and taxis on the ground level at the podium connected to the Transportation Plaza in Parcel X.

Parcel M

All-suite corporate quarters and Marriage Pavilion
Thirty-five-storey twin towers mounted on part of the City Walk will house the all-suite corporate quarters, a five-star resort-style hotel and the Marriage Pavilion.

Parcel N

Office tower
Semi-circular intelligent building cascading from 25 to 30 storeys will offer some 500,000 sq ft of office space.

Parcel P

The Residency Luxury Condos
This semi-circular 30-storey building complements the office tower in Parcel N, offering 304 luxurious residential units.

Parcel Q

Luxury condos
Some 150 high-end luxury condo units will be housed in six 15-storey blocks fronting the Gombak River Promenade.

Parcel R

Condos
A 27-storey luxury condo block fronting the Gombak River Promenade. It will be directly connected to the Transportation Plaza and City Walk via a bridge (Parcel W).

Parcel S

Public housing
This parcel will probably be separated from the rest by a chain link fence.

Parcel V

City Walk over Gombak River
A 2-storey elevated structure across the Gombak River with retail and shopping areas.

Parcel W

Restaurant overlooking Gombak River
A 2-storey elevated structure with a restaurant overlooking the river, and connecting the high-end residences on Parcels Q and R across the Gombak River to the Transportation Plaza and the City Walk.

Parcel X

Transportation Plaza
A 3-storey structure elevated above Jalan Tun Razak will connect the three multi-modal public transportation systems ¡X the LRT, PRT and intra-city buses and taxis ¡X with the retail and shopping centre at the adjacent serviced apartment in Parcel L.

Parcel Y

Skybridge over Jalan Tun Razak
A 3-storey elevated structure across Jalan Tun Razak with retail and shopping areas will form part of the City Walk.


-The tallest structure at least 60 storey office building.


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[european]

Wow amazing project

[Greg]

:shocked: This is breathtaking. Almost like Dubai Business Bay

[ZaHiRnYa???]

Goodness. Im trying to figure out from which side is the view of the rendering...hard to imagine where Jalan Tun Razak is actually

[tomkat]

Tamansari Riverside Garden City

-The tallest structure at least 60 storey office building.



I thought the tallest building is in Parcel A and it is only 40 storey height.

Where does this 60 storey building come from?

[pedang]

^^ 40 is just for parcel A coz the masterplan has been changed(the big rendering is the latest version), but it still missing couple of parcel development like C,D..etc where the tallest one will rise ;)

[haze]

The old pictures...as before!
by Nazrey

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Parcel K will be first phase development

- 2 office tower at least 45 storey
- 3 luxury condo at least 25 storey

[yusef]

Insh'alla this will be finished soon. Does anyone know a certain date that is set for completion?

Thanx

[pedang]

^^ it will take 10 years from now.The first phase would be start this year. ;)

map location



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Tamansari consists of 21 parcels located in the city of Kuala Lumpur. Spanning over 55 acres it will be our home, our workplace and our playground.

This self-contained city, easily accessible, via private or public transport will be the city of urban convenience.


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[pedang]

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official website : http://www.tamansari.asie.com.my/tindex.asp (http://www.tamansari.asie.com.my/tindex.asp)


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[pedang]

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[pedang]

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New KL Downtown

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[pedang]

The old pictures...as before!
by Nazrey

Parcel K will be first phase development

- 2 office tower at least 45 storey
- 3 luxury condo at least 25 storey

first phase rendering, 5 Tower

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[pedang]

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[Talbot]

That sure is a big project, it will be something to see when it is completed.

[jalan808]

not bad project :)

[pedang]

City in The City - Kuala Lumpur's Upcoming Mega-Urban Redevelopment Project


Pics depicted - Parcel K of Akasia Phase 1 Tamansari Riverside Garden City

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[in10cities]

WOW, It has been years since KL saw her last big projects. One major concern however; KL has also seen a lot of mega projects being half-baked or simply never made it. Just cross our fingers that Asie (a bumiputra company?) can deliver the goods...

But in short- GREAT project & vision! :applause:

[ROYU]

Great project is very large. I want to see it when completition.

[pedang]

Development Progress..


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[Very Controversial]

Excellent.

[Skyman]

Very nice looking complex

[pedang]

]Four blocks now gone
Wednesday October 18, 2006
By CHOW HOW BAN
Photos by CHUA KOK HWA and ROHAIZAT MD DARUS
TheStar (http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/10/18/central/15745353&sec=central)


THESE two photos show a similar view of the Pekeliling Flats area near the Titiwangsa KL Monorail and Ampang/Seri Petaling Line stations in Jalan Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur.

But the glaring difference in the photos is that now Blocks A101 and B91 (on both sides), which once stood 17 stories tall, have been demolished to make way for an urban renewal project called Tamansari.

Since the demolition exercise started on Dec 27 last year, Blocks H99 and J97, consisting of four-storey shophouses (between the two blocks of flats), had been torn down by crawler-mounted excavators.





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THEN:This montage of two photos taken in February this year show Block A101 (left) and Block B91 (right). The empty space between the two blocks was where the low-rise commercial-cum-residential H99 and J97 blocks once stood.
The second phase, which began in February, involved the demolition of Blocks A101 and B91.





C. Sivakumar, the safety and health officer of Chang Cherng Trading which has been contracted by project developer ASIE Sdn Bhd to undertake the demolition project, said the project would take another one month to complete.

“We have already demolished Block B91 and reached the third floor of Block A101. The project is on schedule. We have been clearing the debris simultaneously.





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NOW:: The same area now after Blocks A101 and B91 were demolished.
“The developer has already started soil tests at the site before starting earthworks.





“We have complied with all the requirements set by the Occupational Safety and Health Department, Department of Environment and KL Monorail, including the handling of debris, noise monitoring, putting up of safety nets around the buildings and tilting tests to ensure the monorail columns are stable,” said.

The demolition project was carried out without using explosives. Instead, the contractors used a method whereby crawler-mounted excavators were hoisted to the top of the flats.

There, the excavators broke the pre-fabricated structures into small concrete pieces before disposing of them through the flat’s air wells used as chutes to transfer debris from the top to the ground level.

Almost all residents of the 11 residential blocks have been relocated to other newer public flats, mainly Desa Rejang PPR in Setapak Jaya.

One of Kuala Lumpur’s earliest public housing projects, the Pekeliling Flats – also known as Tunku Abdul Rahman public flats – were built in 1967. It is learnt that the remaining seven blocks in the area will be demolished at a later stage.

[Blue_Sky]

Those coomie blocks will be gone :cry:

[pedang]

Demolition work at final stage

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[great184]

OMG OMG!!! would be nice to live and work in this mini-city.

[pedang]

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[paw25694]

nice project!!

[skyscraperboy]

OMG! What an enormous project! Congrats to KL!!!

[Skyprince]

One of the most underdeveloped districts in KL will be turned into one of the most developed. Well done !!

[TYW]

this project is so slow.

when will construction start??

[Nadini]

Looks great!! Love all the projects in Malaysia, they are all nice

[alsen]

great project.would love to live here ^^

btw,Nandini...thanks for the compliment ;)

Looks great!! Love all the projects in Malaysia, they are all nice

[nazrey]

Imagine emerging from the hectic metropolis of Kuala Lumpur, along the Riverwalk and through the Citywalk, into a lush environment of green gardens and pocket parks bordered by contemporary residences and urban offices

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[AhChuan]

^^ :eek:....nice rendering!!! Woww!! Great projects too!! Well Done!!! :okay:

[Sentient Seas]

Wow... another massive project. These big projects seem to be taking form all around the world...

The renders look great though, high five to Kuala Lumpur. :banana:

[nazrey]

Location

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[forrestcat]

Those coomie blocks will be gone :cry:

They should make a monument to acknowledge the existence of the commie blocks..it was the first of its kind in Malaysia.

[nazrey]

Redevelopment: The Pekeliling Flats along Jalan Tun Razak was one of the city's earliest public housing, built in 1967. In its later years, it was one of the capital's most run-down dwellings. The flats were torn down to make way for a commercial and housing project. - 4 February, 2007

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[skyscraperboy]

So, any progress???

[nazrey]

RM9b riverside city in KL
By Mustapha Kamil Published: 2007/12/02
BusinessTimes


Construction of the Tamansari Riverside Garden City project is scheduled to start by January 2008 and is targeted for completion within seven or eight years

THE RM9 billion urban regeneration project at the intersection of Jalan Pahang and Jalan Tun Razak area in Kuala Lumpur will have as its centrepiece a 60-storey tower unlike any other in the world.

The project owners will only unveil the uniqueness of the tower at an official ceremony planned for later.

Meanwhile, a strong team of foreign and local financiers, project managers, consultants, architects and designers have been assembled for the Tamansari Riverside Garden City project, previously the Pekeliling Flats area.

Construction is scheduled to start by January 2008 and the entire project is targeted for completion within seven or eight years.

The project owners comprising Australian financial services group Macquarie Bank, Australian construction and engineering company, Leighton Group, construction investment firm Saha Regal and local project developer ASIE Sdn Bhd signed a joint-venture agreement recently.

Master planner and architect for the project is the renowned firm Goh Hock Guan & Associates (GHG).

Also involved are Malaysia's Bank Pembangunan Bhd, Australia-based design group, Hassell; global project consultant, Rider Hunt; and international consultant engineers comprising the ARUP group, Lincolne Scott and Connell Wagner.

Based on a waterfront city-within-a-city concept, the 22.3ha Tamansari will consist of a mixed development of commercial and residential properties.

Speaking to Business Times last week, GHG principal Goh Hock Guan and ASIE chairman Datuk Khalil Akasah summarised the development as being another prestigious address in Kuala Lumpur.

Parcel M within the Tamansari project's first phase will cost about RM700 million. The project parcel will be connected across the busy Jalan Tun Razak to the site across the highway via an elevated walkway.

It will include the area where one part of the Pekeliling flats once stood. Residents of the one-room flat built in the 1970s have since been relocated to a three-room flat built by ASIE with financing from Bank Pembangunan.

Parcel M within the first phase will include the unique tower to be built on the banks of the Gombak River. The parcel will cost about US$1 billion (RM3.36 billion).

Other parcels within the entire project will include hotels, condominiums, office and commercial blocks, government and public housing and a medical centre.

The entire project will be done on a private financing initiative basis. Its ownership will remain with the joint-venture partners while financing will be undertaken by Macquarie Bank which will also conduct international sales of the properties.

As at December 2006, Macquarie has total assets of about A$112.6 billion (RM335 billion) and a market capitalisation of A$153.4 billion (RM457 billion).

The Leighton Group is an internationally renowned project developer and contractor based in Australia.

GHG, meanwhile, is helmed by Goh, a veteran in town and project planning whose numerous projects include the highly successful Subang Jaya.

ASIE was first awarded the project by the government in 1998, but it was unable to proceed until residents of the Pekeliling flats were relocated.

ASIE is controlled by Khalil, who was an aide to the late Tun Abdul Razak Hussein, Malaysia's second prime minister.


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[haze]

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THE RM9 billion urban regeneration project at the intersection of Jalan Pahang and Jalan Tun Razak area in Kuala Lumpur will have as its [B]centrepiece a 60-storey tower unlike any other in the world.



sounds good ;)

[XNeo]

^^ from the artist's impression..it doesn't look impressive at all.

hope its not the final design .:ohno:

[nazrey]

From the previous news..

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[nazrey]

Developers Planning RM9B KL Riverside Redevelopment Project
Posted by admin as Malaysia, Property

(KUALA LUMPUR) A group of Australian and Malaysian firms plan to redevelop a riverside precinct of Kuala Lumpur at a cost of about RM9 billion (S$3.89 billion), the Malaysian Business Times said yesterday.

The urban-regeneration project is backed by Australian bank Macquarie, Australian builder Leighton and two unlisted Malaysian firms, the paper said. Construction is due to begin next month and be completed within eight years, it added.

To be known as Tamansari Riverside Garden City, the project will cover 22.3 hectares, feature a 60-storey tower and comprise commercial and residential properties. The government had awarded the project to local firm ASIE Sdn Bhd in 1998 but the firm needed to wait for residents of existing apartments in the precinct to be relocated, the paper said. — Reuters

[nazrey]

Asie: RM4.77b GDV for Taman Sari waterfront city project
By Zuraimi Abdullah Published: 2009/07/24
Source: BusineseeTimes

The first phase of an ambitious Taman Sari waterfront city project at the former Pekeliling flats area in Kuala Lumpur is expected to generate RM4.77 billion in gross development value (GDV), its owner said.

The owner, Asie Sdn Bhd, expects to spend nearly RM1.5 billion to develop the phase, which will include a centrepiece 60-storey revolving tower costing RM1.1 billion.

Asie chairman Datuk Khalil Akasah said works on the first four parcels sprawling 3.24ha should start in early September, with the entire first phase expected to be completed in 48 months.

The whole project itself, encompassing 24 parcels on 23.08ha at the intersection of Jalan Pahang and Jalan Tun Razak, should be fully developed in seven to 10 years.

"We will work on parcel K first. After six months, parcels X and L will be simultaneously launched. The following six months, we will launch parcel M, which will boast the 60-storey revolving tower.

"Each parcel should take about 36 months to complete," Khalil told reporters after signing an agreement with Thailand's CH Prosper Co Ltd in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.

Prior to this, Asie has tied up with another Thai firm, Saha Regal Best Co Ltd, to provide some funds for the project.

The latter will also own a 20 per cent share in the joint-venture company, Taman Sari Development Corp, which was set up to develop the project.

Other Thai investors in the project include Virginia Corp and Islamic Bank of Thailand.

A RM417 million loan has been secured from Bank Pembangunan Malaysia Bhd, while some other fundings came from the sale of condominium units under parcel K, Khalil said.

"We have sold 30 per cent of the 178 units of condominiums under parcel K," he added.

Asie won a 99-year concession about 10 years ago to redevelop the one-room Pekeliling flats area built in the 1970s. In return, it will provide new houses for the affected owners at new locations.

The company had so far built about 3,000 units, or 40 per cent of the total houses required, costing RM150 million.

Parcel M with the unique tower, will be built on the banks of the Gombak River. Other parcels within the Taman Sari project will include hotels, condominiums, office and commercial blocks, government and public housing and a medical centre.

Asie is controlled by Khalil, who was an aide to the late Tun Abdul Razak Hussein, Malaysia's second prime minister.

[nazrey]

Final farewell for the historic Pekeliling flats
By CHOONG MEK ZHIN January 7th, 2010

DEMOLITION works on the rest of the Tunku Abdul Rahman flats, better known as the Pekeliling flats, located next to Jalan Tun Razak where the Titiwangsa Monorail station is, will start next month.

The nearby Sri Terengganu flats are scheduled to be demolished beginning this month and all the blocks in both areas are expected to be completely gone in one-and-a-half years.

Built in 1967, the 17-storey flats are one of the city’s earliest public housing project to be built and they have seen their share of tragedies.

Many had committed suicide at the flats and Annie Anthony, a former resident, recalled memories of hearing a dying man’s screams after he jumped off the 16th floor blindfolded.

This was 26 years ago and it was one of the 10 suicide cases she had witnessed while living there for a decade.

About 13 years ago, Zainuldin Abdul Talib, 31, injured his wife on the left thigh with a knife at their home in the flats and pleaded guilty to committing criminal intimidation.

A sales assistant Norazwin Zahari was also murdered at the flats about four years ago by a drug addict whom police apprehended.

The list of bad things about the flats does not end there as a few former residents revealed back in 2004 before their relocation.

According to S. Chelvi, women were scared to use the lifts alone as they had a tendency to jam, sometimes for up to four hours.

A.H. Tan said that the one-room flats were dirty and noisy and not suitable for families with growing children who wanted their own rooms and privacy.

Leaks, water supply disruptions and poor maintenance were common at the flats and there was no provision for the physically disabled.

When privatisation and redevelopment plans for the flats were announced in early 1995, an estimated 8,000 to 12,000 residents were scheduled to be relocated in two phases.

Government-appointed developer ASIE Sdn Bhd began demolishing some blocks at the end of 2005 until early 2006 after most of the residents from the 11 Pekeliling flat blocks have moved out, mostly to the Taman Sri Rampai flats in Setapak.

However, a small number of residents, mostly senior citizens living in Block C, G, K and L did not move until late 2007, saying that they had been left in a lurch because they were promised flats in Sentul that were not ready though eventually they reached a compromise and moved out.

Residents of the Sri Terengganu flats, located near the Pekeliling ones, moved out in a hurry in late 2008 for fear of drug addicts who had starting occupying the nearby empty blocks.

Three new blocks of apartments are scheduled to be built at the current location of Sri Terengganu flats.

According to previous reports, the area will see a redevelopment project called Taman Sari being built as part of the government’s urban renewal efforts to provide residents with better housing and living conditions.

It was also reported that when the car park was built at the location where the first Pekeliling flats was demolished, passenger rates for the KL Monorail went up to about 20,000 people in a day.

But after all is said and done, many who had been forced to move out of their homes were nostalgic and sad about it as some had inherited their flats from their parents and many had the opportunity to bring up their third generation there.

[Journals009]

TAMANSARI is the vibrancy of an urban lifestyle returning to the city cores.

A 'garden of flowers' in Malay, Tamansari is a vertical and horizontal expansion of Kuala Lumpur. Planned on a grand scale yet with meticulous attention to detail, it is designed with an emphasis on creating a pleasant living and working environment for you. This 55 acre development provides a clean blend of architectural designs in sleek buildings accentuated by public open spaces with pocket parks, promenades, cascading springs, and river frontage providing a breath of fresh air in the city.

Residents and patrons can enjoy daily strolls on the promenades - bringing back the 'walk-to-work' and 'work-and-shop' idea - reactivating the urban realm and enhancing pedestrian movement throughout this garden cityscape.