From todays Star online edition. Hopefully another highrise!!!

CAHB to pay RM375mil for new HQ land

By SIDEK KAMISO
COMMERCE Asset-Holding Bhd (CAHB) has proposed to buy a piece of land in the centre of Kuala Lumpur for RM375mil to build its new corporate headquarters, which will replace its current building along Jalan Tun Perak.

In a statement to the (Malaysian Stock Exchange Bhd( MSEB) yesterday, CAHB said it had entered into a sale and purchase agreement with IJM Properties Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of IJM Corp Bhd, on Jan 20 for the purpose of acquiring the land.

The site on which CAHB's new corporate headquarters would be sited comprises four parcels of vacant land with a total of 10,149 sq m.

''The planned iconic and prestigious building, once completed, will fit in well with the corporate image of the CAHB group as one of the leading financial groups in Malaysia,'' the statement said.

The building would have a total built-up area of 114,744 sq m and an approximate area to let of 58,528 sq m together with 1,120 parking lots.

The development land is located along Jalan Raja Laut, Jalan Esfahan and Lorong Gombak and is in the vicinity of Sogo shopping centre, Bangunan UOB and Bandaraya LRT Station.

The statement said CAHB would pay cash for the proposed purchase, with the funds to be generated internally and/or borrowings.


:cool:

Originally posted by Greg

The development land is located along Jalan Raja Laut, Jalan Esfahan and Lorong Gombak and is in the vicinity of Sogo shopping centre, Bangunan UOB and Bandaraya LRT Station.


Hmm...is there still a vacant land around that area? . Jalan Raja Laut, Jalan Esfahan and Lorong Gombak. Are they referring to the parking lot behind Bangunan KWSP then ?

Originally posted by ZaHiRnYa???

Hmm...is there still a vacant land around that area? . Jalan Raja Laut, Jalan Esfahan and Lorong Gombak. Are they referring to the parking lot behind Bangunan KWSP then ?

I believe so too! Great news for KL! :cool: BTW, is CAHB Syed Mokhtar's?

Well, I personally don't think that the site is the best site for CAHB to build its new headquarters.

Well that site was suppose to house Pernas Tower 70+ storeys ;)

Originally posted by baqthier

Well that site was suppose to house Pernas Tower 70+ storeys ;)

Precisely :D

So. if CAHB bought over that land, means there will be no Pernas Tower anymore mah :rant:

Walau!cannot la!My Pernas!!!!!!!
With that amount of $$$I think its gonna be a tower around floors or maybe more.What do you guys think?

Originally posted by ZaHiRnYa???

Precisely :D

So. if CAHB bought over that land, means there will be no Pernas Tower anymore mah :rant:

Isn't CAHB under Pernas? Not sure that much..educate me :D

http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/story/0,4567,106008,00.html

KUALA LUMPUR

Published January 22, 2004
Commerce to pay RM375m for HQ building

COMMERCE Asset-Holding Bhd, Malaysia's second largest lender by assets, said it agreed to pay RM375 million (S$168.2 million) for land and a 39-storey building development that will be its new corporate headquarters.

The acquisition will allow Commerce to 'house its operations in a strategic location' in Kuala Lumpur, it said in a statement on Tuesday.

Commerce is buying the development from IJM Corp as part of an agreement that will be completed within 52 months, it said. The building will have a built-up area of 114,744 square metres and a net lettable area of 58,528 square metres together with 1,120 car parking slots.

The bank is among lenders that are benefiting from an expanding economy that has helped bolster demand for new credit and reduced the risk of defaults.

In November, Commerce said fiscal third-quarter profit rose 9 per cent to RM154.3 million as it set aside less money for bad loans and lent more. - Bloomberg

:rock::rock::rock::rock::rock::rock::rock::rock:

Originally posted by baqthier

COMMERCE Asset-Holding Bhd, Malaysia's second largest lender by assets, said it agreed to pay RM375 million (S$168.2 million) for land and a 39-storey building development that will be its new corporate headquarters.

Wah...thought that it will be another tall building. 39 storey only. Takpe lah camtu . Hope the design for the building will be somewhat different from what the area offers now. :colgate:

I'm sure there must be a rendering existing already. :?
After all they claim it will be exactly 39 floors.

Well guys,

Let's look at the land parcels themselves - the subsidiary of Pernas/Tradewinds (where Syed Mokhtar is a major shareholder, and IJM is his preferred vehicle for property or construction stuff), Sovereign Place Sdn Bhd, holds four parcels of land next to Pernas Sogo:
Lot 1507 - 2,618 sq m - net book value RM 11.7 million
Lot 1508 - 2,107 sq m - net book value RM 9.4 million
Lot 1512 - 14,614 sq m - net bk value RM 65.1 million
P.T. 56 (road) - 1,354 sq m - net bk val RM 6.0 million
TOTAL is 20,693 sq m with net bk val of RM 92.2 million

At a plot ratio of 14, the whole thing can accomodate a building of 290,000 sq m or over 3.2 M sq ft size, excl. carparks! That is enough for twin slim 100-storey towers with a common retail podium, by the way...

Now, the CAHB site occupies only half of this site area, so I suspect that they either only bought half of the big Lot 1512, or maybe bought some other ?? lots to make up to the 10,000+ sq m site area.

Since the original site has more than enough space for two towers, shared podium and a carpark (look at the old Pernas Sogo model photos - there are three large buildings there: two towers and a carpark "box"), I suspect that there will be the second, taller and slimmer, tower, joining the CAHB on the other half of the site - of course, Menara IJM itself (Archilless, pls tell us if DBKL approved the 60+ storey version?).

Unless, of course, after the double-tracking cancellation, Syed decided to abandon their own tower - but I doubt that.

Also, the huge amount of money CAHB is paying must be including the construction cost of the tower, too? I guess IJM will be the Main Contractor haha ...



:colgate:

Here the KLSE announcement. :yes: KLSE announcement (http://announcements.klse.com.my/EDMS/edmsweb.nsf/0/482568bb00440ef648256e21003f964f/$FILE/PIHBannv2.3(200104).doc)

aia!I was gonna type:

With that amount of $$$ I think its gonna be a tower around 40 floors or maybe more.What do you guys think? Left 40 out.And Yes!IM almost right:D

39 floors is alrite liao la.Most probably it passes 150m!;)

Greg> Thanks for the document

Nova> Thanks for the info. I doubt Pernas tower will be built soon. Plaza Rakyat probably even won't get it's office tower since recent news only mention hotels and podium plus in the new rendering the ball won't be there! :(

sorry Nova.. the department that deal with development approval is located in another building la.. (DBKL HQ @ Jln Raja Laut).. my office is at Vision City.. very far.. i cannot give u guys any informantion about this..

i think this is Menara IJM.. Menara IJM is still in design stage.. no submission ever made to DBKL yet. I saw few design actually (at my friend's office).. and their nos of floors are varies..

according to my friend, it's more than 39-storey actually.. but all floors with no '4' are not counted.. something to do with Chinese belief..

Originally posted by Nova Singapore

Well guys,

Let's look at the land parcels themselves - the subsidiary of Pernas/Tradewinds (where Syed Mokhtar is a major shareholder, and IJM is his preferred vehicle for property or construction stuff), Sovereign Place Sdn Bhd, holds four parcels of land next to Pernas Sogo:
Lot 1507 - 2,618 sq m - net book value RM 11.7 million
Lot 1508 - 2,107 sq m - net book value RM 9.4 million
Lot 1512 - 14,614 sq m - net bk value RM 65.1 million
P.T. 56 (road) - 1,354 sq m - net bk val RM 6.0 million
TOTAL is 20,693 sq m with net bk val of RM 92.2 million

At a plot ratio of 14, the whole thing can accomodate a building of 290,000 sq m or over 3.2 M sq ft size, excl. carparks! That is enough for twin slim 100-storey towers with a common retail podium, by the way...

Now, the CAHB site occupies only half of this site area, so I suspect that they either only bought half of the big Lot 1512, or maybe bought some other ?? lots to make up to the 10,000+ sq m site area.

Since the original site has more than enough space for two towers, shared podium and a carpark (look at the old Pernas Sogo model photos - there are three large buildings there: two towers and a carpark "box"), I suspect that there will be the second, taller and slimmer, tower, joining the CAHB on the other half of the site - of course, Menara IJM itself (Archilless, pls tell us if DBKL approved the 60+ storey version?).

Unless, of course, after the double-tracking cancellation, Syed decided to abandon their own tower - but I doubt that.

Also, the huge amount of money CAHB is paying must be including the construction cost of the tower, too? I guess IJM will be the Main Contractor haha ...



:colgate:

yea....complicated stuffs they had there.......with all the land purchases and exchanges.......and to top it all......its amongst all of Syed Mokhtar's companies! :D

Anyway I am still hoping that they would revive the Pernas Tower envisioned earlier! ;)

this is the latest images of the CAHB Tower

http://www.atsa.com.my/enews/aug03-11.gif
View from Jalan Raja Laut

http://www.atsa.com.my/enews/aug03-10.gif
rear elev

http://www.atsa.com.my/enews/aug03-13.gif



http://www.atsa.com.my/enews/aug03-19.gif
http://www.atsa.com.my/enews/aug03-20.gif
http://www.atsa.com.my/enews/aug03-21.gif
http://www.atsa.com.my/enews/aug03-22.gif

http://www.atsa.com.my/enews/aug03-18.gif

source : http://www.atsa.com.my/enews_jan04.html

My guess on the height, if the rendering is correct to scale, is 202 metres, just below Times Square - too bad Pernas is gone from its original location.

Thanks for these pics Edupet and welcome to the forum:cool:

WELCOME TO THE FORUM,edupet

i like the deisgn of the tower :)

Welcome Edupet! Great design for CAHB! And it looks pretty tall!!

Welcome Edupet! Great design for CAHB! And it looks pretty tall!!

When is the construction going to start actually. I haven't seen any progress on it at all. :dunno:

Oh my god what a nice rendering:eek:..who design it?

It's tall enuf for me :) although 70-storeys would 've been better!

KL-ites Sze and Zah, what's the status of the development at the Jln Ampang - Sultan Ismail junction, the plot opposite Renaissance?

Also, what's happenin to my beloved Plaza Rakyat?? :D

KL-ites Sze and Zah, what's the status of the development at the Jln Ampang - Sultan Ismail junction, the plot opposite Renaissance?

Also, what's happenin to my beloved Plaza Rakyat?? :D

Plaza Rakyat...still no progress till today.

The plot opposite Renaissance is in full swing. Construction start couple of weeks back. I do hope I can walk by that area and take the signboard of that particular construction. One has to walk to that area actually.

The construction for the plot opposite Concorde Hotel already started with heavy machinery doing all its job since last week. Though till today I cannot see any signboard regarding that particular construction. Maybe they will put it later.

Satellite picture of the location

http://img51.photobucket.com/albums/v157/baqthier/cahb1.jpg

a bit salah tanda..should be beside it heheh

a bit salah tanda..should be beside it heheh


It should be the upper part of the carpark. The area you highlighted is the entire right side of the carpark. ;)

Maybe Nova could give an insight on this....... :)

Welcome to the forums edupet!

What are the two new buildings behind the UOB and EPF buildings?
http://www.atsa.com.my/enews/aug03-20.gif

Welcome to the forums edupet!

What are the two new buildings behind the UOB and EPF buildings?
http://www.atsa.com.my/enews/aug03-20.gif
I'm wondering too. They look just as short as Sime Bank nevertheless it will add volume to that area :)

hmmm....great design but it would be better if it is 70 storeys. anyway, hope it will going to be build soon....

Satellite picture of the location

http://img51.photobucket.com/albums/v157/baqthier/cahb1.jpg

Eh baq!! where did you get this satellite picture of Kuala Lumpur??? i could not found it on the net! It would be interesting for me to have it :D

Photoshot of that area from KL Tower :

http://img38.photobucket.com/albums/v116/zahirnya/100_0198.jpg

When are thye gonna start building? hehe then this one definitely should not be under the u/c list! :D

When are thye gonna start building? hehe then this one definitely should not be under the u/c list! :D

Then...who asked you to put it under that list ;) Relist back the whole listing lah...easy what :D

Kevin> the satellite pic I found on the net liao...actually it's a big one so have to cut here and there :D

yo!..thank you 20 X..

Kevin> the satellite pic I found on the net liao...actually it's a big one so have to cut here and there :D

Which website??? heheheh...

This is the image :)
http://www.imagesatintl.com/orderimagery/imagegallery/kuala_lumpu_malaysia_high.jpg

Aiyoyoy.. So so big :D

Me on dialup also dun complain :D

Put streamyx lar :D

Put streamyx lar :D


He's in Brunei lah...... :bash: :D

Brunei?? :? Then put brueamyx lor :laugh:

Read this! Tak mampu me now! :rant:
http://www.e-speed.com.bn/espeed/subscription.htm

Wow@!! how come so expensive??? $238 per month??? it is about RM 480 per month... and the speed are even slower than mine :D i RM480 can pay for 6 months

Read this! Tak mampu me now! :rant:
http://www.e-speed.com.bn/espeed/subscription.htm

u stay in malaysia lah! got streamyx and skyscrapers to look at:D

u stay in malaysia lah! got streamyx and skyscrapers to look at:D

It will take a a huge leap of faith for him to stay in Malaysia la. Is that right Baq :)

u stay in malaysia lah! got streamyx and skyscrapers to look at:D


I think he wants to but he's looking for opportunity now :D

I think he wants to but he's looking for opportunity now :D

Interesting :D What opportunity will that be ;)

Interesting :D What opportunity will that be ;)

a wife??:D:D:D :jk:

Interesting...cannot wait la like that to eat nasi minyak :D

Wondered why Bruneian are so rich??? Just because they have a lot of oils??

Wondered why Bruneian are so rich??? Just because they have a lot of oils??

Maybe that is one of the reason and beside the country is small enough to make everybody rice mah :D

Interesting...cannot wait la like that to eat nasi minyak :D
wei..ke situ pulak..
if wanna eat nasi minyak buy minyak gee sapu with nasi lah and gaul panas panas :D

Of course wanna move to KL but wait till got buckssss...
About Brunei...
Brunei's biggest market are the government servants who make up the middle class..so it has got to be oil money...while many of the rich ones are those who has land and developed it into commercial areas...many malaysians, singaporeans and indians who migrated here are rich too.....but Brunei also has Asia's highest number of SMEs per capita...dun play play :D

wei..ke situ pulak..
if wanna eat nasi minyak buy minyak gee sapu with nasi lah and gaul panas panas :D

Well...yang tu tak nak la... aku nak makan nasi minyak yang betul la. Ehhh...Ghee banyak fat la. Kalau gie kenduri kawin mesti pilih nasi putih rather than nasi minyak. :D

STOP THE PRESS!!!

GONNA BE BUILT SOON!!!!!!!!!!!!

From The Star
http://epaper.thestar.com.my/Repository/getimage.dll?path=Str/2004/06/03/78/Img/Ad0780001.png

nice!!!!

wah baq, so fast register already??:D

Wei! I was a member since 2000 liao...dun play play :D

nice~~ i like this building..;)

Wei! I was a member since 2000 liao...dun play play :D

if like that, we should link more pics as 31 August not free anymore:D

STOP THE PRESS!!!

GONNA BE BUILT SOON!!!!!!!!!!!!

From The Star
http://epaper.thestar.com.my/Repository/getimage.dll?path=Str/2004/06/03/78/Img/Ad0780001.png

Tak nampak la :rant:

You need to become a member then can see :D
TYW> You can see ar? ;)

You need to become a member then can see :D
TYW> You can see ar? ;)

i can.

but Simon can see:?

Yes. I still cannot see :ohno:

Yes. I still cannot see :ohno:

that's very weird. try to register as a member of the star and see:D

anyone else cannot see ar??:?

You know what. To make thing easy...just describe to me what the hell the picture is all about :D

it looks like this
http://www.xpphotoalbum.com/data/500/6619Untitled-1_copy.jpg?6642

Finally its gonna start:D
Any actual height in metres?

Thank you so much TYW. Now I know what the hell you guys are talking about :D

But then, the site didn't have anything in particular to relate to the construction mah :?

if like that, we should link more pics as 31 August not free anymore:D

What do you mean no longer free :? So what will happen after 31 August then?

Aiyoh..after that, of course have to pay lah! ;)

I just registered today..:D eh~~ what do u folks think abt the color of the building?

I hope it's taller than TH PerdanaTower ;)

Pic from TheStar
http://epaper.thestar.com.my/Repository/getimage.dll?path=Str/2004/06/04/62/Img/Pc0620700.jpg

Please ignore what was mentioned in The Star about it's height...They said it's 30 storeys while ATSA (the architect) the rendering and model say it's 42 storeys

Just browsed the website of this architects.... :)

http://www.atsa.com.my/building_2.asp

:bash: to clumsy me.

http://www.atsa.com.my/building_2.asp

I hope it's taller than TH PerdanaTower ;)


TH Perdana Tower?? which one??

BTW, what is TH?? Tidak Hadir??:D

:bash: to clumsy me.

http://www.atsa.com.my/building_2.asp

cool site!! lots of interesting designed towers for KL:eek:

ATSA is very underrated! So many their works! And ALL are just great :eek:

TYW> TH = Tabung Haji ;) Maju Perdana Tower 1 mah

ATSA is very underrated! So many their works! And ALL are just great :eek:

TYW> TH = Tabung Haji ;) Maju Perdana Tower 1 mah

huh.... i didn't know it is Tabung Haji also..... :bash:

ATSA is very underrated! So many their works! And ALL are just great :eek:

TYW> TH = Tabung Haji ;) Maju Perdana Tower 1 mah

Eh..Th Perdana is not Maju Perdana Tower 1 lah. TH Perdana is the one in front of Marinara building la. :D

I just registered today..:D eh~~ what do u folks think abt the color of the building?

Don't understand..Register for what :? :? I'm totally lost here :ohno:

Eh..Th Perdana is not Maju Perdana Tower 1 lah. TH Perdana is the one in front of Marinara building la. :D

Maju Perdana Tower 1 is TH Perdana lah..while opposite Marinara is Menara TH Selborn lah ;) Tabung Haji bought Maju Perdana Tower 1 in 2001 :)

Hmmm...so rich yet so many controversy surrounding Tabung Haji :ohno:

Don't understand..Register for what :? :? I'm totally lost here :ohno:

Sign up here lah
http://mystar.com.my/register/default.asp?rfrom=1

and you can do stuffs like join their forum and of course read e-paper(till 31 Aug)

Thanks..but how come someone else is using my id to register. I tried "zahirnya' just now and was told that the name already been taken :rant:

Maybe you registered like a long time ago but you forgot? :?

I just registered today..:D eh~~ what do u folks think abt the color of the building?



hmmmm.....I dun quite like the sky blue colour..........perhaps they should make it darker! :D

Thanks..but how come someone else is using my id to register. I tried "zahirnya' just now and was told that the name already been taken :rant:


hahaha.....I am not too sure if you have registered earlier or not like Baq had said. As for myself.....I've been a member since 1998 I think but I registered twice cos I forgot my passwords and the email addresses I registered with em are no longer functioning :D

Maybe you registered like a long time ago but you forgot? :?

Donno...but I do think that I never register on that site before. Maybe I will try it later :D Thanks

Design option CAHB Tower - During Design Stage

http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v291/edupet/Skyscraper%20City/option.jpg

A = Final design


*but i like B better

I like C.....got spire! :D

B looks a bit like SWFC in Shanghai. :)

Wow, B really is like the World Financial Center in Shanghai...

But C is similar to one skyscraper in Shanghai as well... I think its located in Pudong, near to the Jin Mao Building, but forgot the name already...

i think i like C too. A looks boring if compared to the 3 disigns

http://www.ijm.com/images/what_040603_bernama.jpg

I think that they should have a taller building in the area ;)

Hmmm - I like, I like!

http://www.ijm.com/images/what_040603_bernama.jpg


hey!! looks so fat from that angle :bash:

has construction started?

Not yet...;)

Construction already started. The area already fences up and currently the existing parking lot is being destoyed and they are levelling the area. ;)

omg! That's awesome news! Finally! Too bad no mall at the base

Gosh...how many mall do you actually want ah ;)

Nice lah to have all skyscrapers to be having malls like Madinah :D
BTW, you got pic of the site?

Got. Later me post it here kay.

Construction site area.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v116/zahirnya/100_0571.jpg

Is this any more update!

Cool working on foundation already!

Congratulations!!

http://www.realismstudio.com/clips/ijm7.jpg

any latest construction photo?

This will also be Malaysia's 1st with such window crossing facade style ;)

ada update??

Seldom la going to that side...but the construction is moving pretty fast

Wow, the design is reminiscent of John Hancock Center in Chicago! What is the progress so far?

Last time i passed by the site (early this year), the place was already hoarded up and there is a construction info board as well... My guess is that the basements should be completed...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v116/zahirnya/100_0894.jpg

Construction board regarding the construction.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v116/zahirnya/100_0895.jpg

The area surrounding.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v116/zahirnya/101_1153.jpg

From IJM Page
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v730/Greg8000/current_major_menara_comm_1_l.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v730/Greg8000/current_major_menara_comm_2_l.jpg

Looks good to me :D

So excited! They should take advantage by not setting up a mall at that area..but by setting up a multistorey retail area at the base :D

true, every highrise must have a mall at it's base! :yes:

this buildin looks like some ofda buildin in London yo.. glassy.. i like it!

From IJM Page 18/08/2005
update (http://www.ijm.com/current_major_menara_comm.htm)


http://www.ijm.com/images/current_major_menara_comm_1_l.jpg

http://www.ijm.com/images/current_major_menara_comm_2_l.jpg

alright! thats great progress :)

if i remember well this was the preposed site for the aerobus system main station many many years ago!!remember sulaiman court! i think its a perfect location for a bank
just that i hope the colour of the building doesnt look anything like mara just next to pertama complex!! emm another IJM project ha

if i remember well this was the preposed site for the aerobus system main station many many years ago!!remember sulaiman court! i think its a perfect location for a bank
just that i hope the colour of the building doesnt look anything like mara just next to pertama complex!! emm another IJM project ha

What is Sulaiman Court?

What is Sulaiman Court?
kalau tak silap, SC was one of the earliest rumah pangsa di kuala lumpur.. kalau x silap lagi, sezaman dengan flat pekeliling...

kalau tak silap, SC was one of the earliest rumah pangsa di kuala lumpur.. kalau x silap lagi, sezaman dengan flat pekeliling...

Oh...where is the location then :?

From IJM Page 18/08/2005
update (http://www.ijm.com/current_major_menara_comm.htm)


http://www.ijm.com/images/current_major_menara_comm_1_l.jpg

http://www.ijm.com/images/current_major_menara_comm_2_l.jpg

love this pics :okay:

btw..where is this Sulaiman court? any idea? never heard of it before..;)

Ha.ha...everybody seem dont have any idea where is the Sulaiman Court :lol:

Ha.ha...everybody seem dont have any idea where is the Sulaiman Court :lol:
aiyo people... SC was demolished to make way for the PERNAS-SOGO development la.. kalau x silap lagi, another feature of the development was to include a 70++ storeys bldg. that never materialised kalau x silap sebab the earlier financial crisis (not the one caused by the 'tom yam effect').... if i am not mistaken la.. maybe ah sze can confirm on this.

oh btw, ada satu kedai depan sogo (the owner salah satunya is this very affable gregarious chinese lady) nasik goreng dia kow oooo.. mkn ngan kopi o panas esp time time ujan sabtu tghhari when people sibuk sibuk nak balik umah dari opis...

No wonder ler..he.he...when was SOGO build by the way :?

yay!Its progressing!

still a long way to go ;)

No wonder ler..he.he...when was SOGO build by the way :?

SOGO opened for business in early 1994.

SOGO opened for business in early 1994.

Thank you...but what I meant was, when the building was constructed..

Thank you...but what I meant was, when the building was constructed..

The building should be built before 1994; ie., that was between 1991 to 1993 lah.

Hmm...during my secondary school...no wonder.

Taken November 29th

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v730/Greg8000/current_major_menara_comm_4_l.jpg

wow i don't remember the area being so big! :eek:

wow i don't remember the area being so big! :eek:

Yes..the area are indeed big...but previously it was so green with trees mah :)

construction so slow...

bila nak siap bro.

lambat lagi mah ;)

Pic taken December 15, 2005
I have made some more, but will post once I have more time. :)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v730/Greg8000/ce83fcf2.jpg

thanks for the pic, Greg!!

Wah...Greg. That's a good one ;)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v730/Greg8000/4dd75bf7.jpg

:okay:

dont u think the progress is a bit slow :(

dont u think the progress is a bit slow :(
i will have agree with u it is very slow!they working on the pile caps and its taking forever :bash:

i will have agree with u it is very slow!they working on the pile caps and its taking forever :bash:

What to do...:(

another angle
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v730/Greg8000/2d1d698b.jpg

yah...confirm lor...so damn slow :rant:

Greg..thanks for all the updates...
can see that nothing much going on with the foundation work..
pile caps??? eurgh..i hate doing those calculation :bash: heheh :D

Greg..thanks for all the updates...
can see that nothing much going on with the foundation work..
pile caps??? eurgh..i hate doing those calculation :bash: heheh :D

ha..ha...:lol:

Definitely got some significant retail space

any update??

Havent been or past that area lately...cannot comment anything..

by akmal.naim
Jan 2006

http://static.flickr.com/39/87195533_9a41a86d3a_b.jpg

Wow, great find Nazrey. :)
Still a bit slow in my opinion.

The buildings surrounding the place is so ugly..................it looks like time to refurbish or make new one instead

The buildings surrounding the place is so ugly..................it looks like time to refurbish or make new one instead

Agreed. But I believe it is unlikely to happen...

Isn't that pic similar to plaza rakyat????

good progress :)

original plan


http://www.atsa.com.my/enews/aug03-22.gif

http://www.atsa.com.my/enews/aug03-18.gif


the height around 200m. Maybe higher than capsquare tower if look form the rendering pic.

Agreed. But I believe it is unlikely to happen...

Look again lah. Got nets on the nearby building what. Anyway, the frontages of the buildings along Jalan Raja Laut look classy actually :cool:
http://static.flickr.com/39/87195533_9a41a86d3a_b.jpg

wah....pretty cool......

Update pics 19/04/2006 by IJM
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v730/Greg8000/mcommerce1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v730/Greg8000/mcommerce2.jpg

finally its will raise ;)

finally we get to see some progress!

Do you guys think it will actually be that blue? :?

^^ hope it wont be that blue like in the renders when its build..

Do you guys think it will actually be that blue? :?


If nearby MARA can be that blue I dun see why not this can't be :D

very much in progress, thanks for an update.

Pic taken 09.06.2006

latest progress

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/6166/picture152la.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Great progress :shocked:
Thanks for the pic Choon.

wah!Cepat la!THis building is gonna rise pretty soon!

wow!! that's quite fast! thanks for the update, choon!

wah that euromoda is so green!

wah ijm got their act together!please not blue!it going to look like the mara building next to pertama!

Updates as of June 27 from IJM Website
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v730/Greg8000/menara_comm_4_l.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v730/Greg8000/menara_comm_3_l.jpg

hi greg that does justice to the progress because at the lrt bandaraya stn last week interesting to note towards the rear part of the site there is 2 machine hacking away solid rock!its not even what i would say 20 ,meters from street level!

Check this out
http://www.atsa.com.my/enews_june04.html

http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/4814/p1010181aw4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

nice update.

http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/4814/p1010181aw4.jpg
^^ that's Semua House on the right?? since when it turned black?

since last year la

New brand for Bumiputra Commerce Bank ----- CIMB Bank

http://www.cimb.com.my/images/group/logo_cimb.gif
http://www.cimb.com.my/images/group/logo_investment.gif
http://www.cimb.com.my/images/group/logo_bank.gif
http://www.cimb.com.my/images/group/logo_islamic.gif

www.cimbbank.com.my

maybe they might change the name of this tower as well...Menara CIMB Bank!

Ya....this might be a possibility too...
However, since Menara Commerce is a HQ for CIMB Group, maybe they just renamed it as Menara CIMB...:)
maybe they might change the name of this tower as well...Menara CIMB Bank!

From Sogo

http://i8.tinypic.com/2qkplc1.jpg

From Bandaraya RapidKL station

http://i7.tinypic.com/40kh73p.jpg

ei?? didn't know it is so near sogo.

nice update Baq ;)

cool

Nice progress,thanks.

Updates as of October 10 from IJM Website

http://www.ijm.com/images/current_major_menara_comm_4_l.jpg

From flickr.com

http://static.flickr.com/86/258763030_99e8e71d7c_b.jpg

slow progress but workers are there everyday!

http://www.atsa.com.my/enews/junejuly04-42.jpg

guess the name will change to Menara CIMB eventually...

26 December 2006

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h88/fivelive/Project%20Update/MenaraCom001.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h88/fivelive/Project%20Update/MenaraCom002.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h88/fivelive/Project%20Update/MenaraCom003.jpg

how many floors already? didnt know it reach that high...havent been to that area for ages...

26 December 2006

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h88/fivelive/Project%20Update/MenaraCom001.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h88/fivelive/Project%20Update/MenaraCom002.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h88/fivelive/Project%20Update/MenaraCom003.jpg

Construction is speeding up!:banana:
Notice that the building's foot print is pretty small though

what foot print?

I mean the floor area for each floor

by Dan Burns

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/170/379848243_de528c9608_o.jpg

I suspect it will be Menara CIMB at the end!!!!Apa punya nama bank!!might as well name it makakupunya bank!!

I suspect it will be Menara CIMB at the end!!!!Apa punya nama bank!!might as well name it makakupunya bank!!

dude, what's your problem actually?

:) Whatlah u just kiddinglah but if u had a chance to name a bank would you call it CIMB!!!:nuts:

:) Whatlah u just kiddinglah but if u had a chance to name a bank would you call it CIMB!!!:nuts:

it stands for Commerce International Merchant Banking. is it?

I think it's alrite to have a Menara CIMB... since they havent got one yet? Not sure...

how about the one in Damansara (Jln Semantan area) ? isnt dat menara CIMB aled?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v608/nazrey/Kuala%20Lumpur/35533.jpg

It has now surpassed the height of OUB!

crane yg kat tgh2 hutan tue.. projek ape eh.

^ I think that is Tijani. Advertised as Bukit Tungku's cheapest starting at RM1.5million!

It has now surpassed the height of OUB!

mana gambar?? he he....

Yes. They r working round the clock, and you can see they r adding another tower crane to speed up the work. Not to forget this tower has too many elevator shafts splitted around the building, which creates a confining place to work.

gotta tell yah this is one fast construction goin on, hopefully they not gonna halt or slow down! That's how it should be..damn sweet

http://img113.imageshack.us/img113/2884/p1000080ns9.jpg

http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/7494/p1000075ha4.jpg

thanks for the update, James Foong!!

now i can see what's Baq and everyone was talking about

yeah...taller than UOB

fast and furious...that's the way it should be. I love the sight of cranes...

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c224/dengilo/jan2007034.jpg

how come Da Vinci (code) ??

^^ yeah, and the Vitruvian man on Sogo :jk:

The Da Vinci signboard you saw is a shop selling Italian design lamps and furniture.:cheers:

4/5/2007


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v426/ethandillon/KL%20pano/IMG_1843.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v426/ethandillon/KL%20pano/IMG_1842.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v426/ethandillon/KL%20pano/IMG_1841.jpg

greast update.nice too see Da Vinci in that picture.

The Da Vinci signboard you saw is a shop selling Italian design lamps and furniture.:cheers:

hehehe

by peterkillops

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/231/498953991_f6f5a746fb_o.jpg

oh god! KL looks so ugly from this angle.

oh god! KL looks so ugly from this angle.

I think soon this view will change:D

19th May.

http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/6299/200705161asv4.jpg

Very soon we will party again after it exceeds Menara KWSP!

finally. the tower is going to be completed. after 5 years..it feel like forever...

such a nice building should be built around KLCC doh...

by macwiz

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/230/517311192_ce6b9bbef0_o.jpg

Question: What's wrong with the above photo?

Answer: Private cars are in the bus and taxi lane. While bus and taxi are outside the lane. :-)

who owns this building? :?

yay! Alsen's 1000th post after this!

Nope, i think beautiful buildings should be build all around KL to enhance the area..Not to concentrate only in one area.

Nope, i think beautiful buildings should be build all around KL to enhance the area..Not to concentrate only in one area.

Ban square buildings and square edges. Make all future buildings in KL cylindrical ,curvy and twin buildings.

Nope, i think beautiful buildings should be build all around KL to enhance the area..Not to concentrate only in one area.

concentrated is much better for photogenic city, look like what singapore did..

Ban square buildings and square edges. Make all future buildings in KL cylindrical ,curvy and twin buildings.

square buildings could be nice too, like citibank...depends on the architect lah...

May 30th
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d163/picaddict_1975/Citycentre2/IMG_0002-1.jpg

Great angle!

This is like building a supertall tower with 4 tower cranes in operation. Where else you would see a single tower with 4 nos. Even burj dubai and swfc come with only 3. I suspect they r late...and now pushing hard for the liftcores progress as it is affecting the floor progress.

^^ I really think they are a bit behind. I visited the site in December 2005 when they were working on the foundation. And now 1 1/2 years later we are probably around level 20 only. We all know the progress of Burj Dubai probably in the same time. :nuts: