Global Upline expects to complete Phase 1 of Plaza Rakyat early

http://www.utusan.com.my/pix/2003/0610/utusan_express/corporate/co_01_big.jpg ULTRA modern... the model of Plaza Rakyat, to be developed soon by Global Upline Sdn Bhd, June 9. - Utusanpix.

KUALA LUMPUR June 9 - Global Upline Sdn Bhd, the new contractor awarded to undertake the RM420-million Phase 1 of the Plaza Rakyat project is confident of completing the construction ahead of schedule.

Its chairman, Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr Sulaiman Daud, said the company would strive to complete the job satisfactorily and quickly in line with its record of performance.

The company owns a large pool of heavy machinery, as well as the management and staff to ensure that work is not slowed down unnecessarily, he told reporters after a ceremony here on Monday to mark the handing over of the letter of award of contract and possession of site to Global Upline.

The Plaza Rakyat project is an ultra modern joint-venture mega project between Plaza Rakyat Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wembley Industries Holdings Bhd and Datuk Bandar Kuala Lumpur.

The ceremony on Monday was witnessed by the Mayor of Kuala Lumpur City Hall Datuk Mohmad Shaid Mohd Taufek and Plaza Rakyat executive chairman Tan Sri Dr Ting Pek Khiing.

Located along Jalan Pudu, next to Hentian Puduraya, the project which spreads over 15.3 acres, was conceived as an integrated mixed-use development project aimed at revitalising the inner urban core of Kuala Lumpur.

Work on the project which has been long overdue, would be resumed by Global Upline and is expected to complete in 2006.

The earlier contractor from Korea was terminated in April.

Dr Sulaiman said Phase 1 will consist of a seven-storey retail podium block with six basements, a 157-room budget hotel, parking bay for 1,600 cars for the retail podium, taxi and bus terminals spread over three basement levels.

The total gross built-up area with the transport system would be 3.5 million sq ft, below and above groundlevel.

Dr Sulaiman said that although the phase I project was due for completion within 30 months in 2006, he hoped to complete the project ahead of schedule.

Among the projects undertaken by Global Upline include the construction of auxiliary cofferdam of the Bakun Hydroelectric project worth RM70 million within the budget and within the stipulated 12 months construction.

The project utilised one million man-hours with zero fatality.

The other project was the construction of new Bintulu Airport worth RM400 million, and civil and building works for the upgrading of the Miri Airport (RM100 million) whereby both were completed one year ahead of schedule with zero fatality.

MEANWHILE, in a related development, Dr Ting said 10 percent of the one million sq ft of available retail space in Plaza Rakyat had been sold thus generating a revenue of RM134 million.

The company would be carrying out an exercise in January to promote the sales of the retail space.

He said the project was designed by American design architects and engineers, Skidmore, Owings and Merrill.

Asked when the contract for the phases II and III would be awarded, Dr Ting said the company had not made any decision on the matter as yet.

On the joint-venture with DBKL, Dr Ting said the local authority would be allocated among others, a hawkers' centre, LRT station, pedestrian mall, bridge, a two-hectare roof-top park, and amphitheatres.

wow this rendering photo is pretty new that it has to put Menara Maybank at the background(same old model though)! Impressive! A boxy building with a fine sphere ;)
3rd tallest in KL is in the making, 382m!!

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/503/9post21.jpg

Great !
Fill that huge hole !
Cant wait to see this when am back there next year

I wonder if that ball will be occupiable!

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I think I read somewhere (or izzit Baq that told me) that the 'ball' contains conference and meeting rooms. And probably the chairman's room or something......;)

Makre the office-ball transparent with windows! It would be the coolest office room in the world!!

YOYO!Wah!i am so happy!Finally it is back on track!:)
Should Add additional 200m mah!:P
But isnt it a problem as KL now still have over supply of offices?

sweeeet;)382m wow :eek:

great news!! why take so long to build??

YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

I'm too not sure about the ball! But I hope it's a giant plasma ball! :D
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ha ha... cool!! the sky will be filled with "lightning". and if you go through it, will can turn back time:cool:

WOW!!..such a good news!...very tall indeed!

Hmm....any amendments to the original plans? And pictures?

frankly, i think the design is kinda ugly, not my favour... but anyway... what is the ranking in the world after its completion???

for me i think this buiding is kinda COOL:cool:
hey Baq is this Plaza Rakyat draw by u
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i think it will be in the top 10

wow... thats great....

hehe i thaught the ball was a giant sat dish:D

Awesome...nice building...

Pablo> yes i drew it. I just paste it on the postcard pic for idea of location mah :)
Huaiwei> not sure, but the model pic I posted was from the news website. I hope it'll be just like that ;)

nice building (I esp. like the giant globe at the top). when it's finished it would complement the already impressive KL skyline;)

Are there any recent pics available?

anyway~ i have seen the serounding of Plaza Rakyat... iz a bit empty yo... are they gonna build more buildin round it?? make the skyline more ok~ wat bout Plaza Merdeka?? is it next to PR??:?

bah they shud alter the design a little (leave the ball!)
hmm just a thought... i think it looks a lil bit weird. 382m!!wow lucky kl!

Originally posted by baqthier

I'm too not sure about the ball! But I hope it's a giant plasma ball! :D
http://www.cmi-co.com/products/10194.jpg

Hahahaha LOL~

But I think it will be some sort of weather radar crap or some satelite or something scientific.


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Originally posted by 360AERiAL
bah they shud alter the design a little (leave the ball!)
hmm just a thought... i think it looks a lil bit weird. 382m!!wow lucky kl!

There is rumor that it may get taller.....:D

OK Plaza Rakyat is back on track, but i still can't c any workers at the construction site:? :? :? or they just cakap sahaja:?

From what I noe, they are not building the tallest tower just yet, but resuming work on the shorter phases first. What will be the final height?

Nice......Another TALL...for Malaysia!

Any construction photos? Anyone know who is doing the construction??

wow great looking building that is...

Any development? The mall? :)

Originally posted by baqthier

Any development? The mall? :)

No. Nothing at all. :ohno::ohno: Not a single new development before or after the signing ceremony. It will take longer than I thought. Hopefully they can do something about it. :ohno: :ohno:

Hi. I'm new here, probably can judge by the number of posts I made. Just curious, do any of you know where can I find pics or even rendering of plaza rakyat pics?.thanks!..

ANOTHER NEW FORUMER, COOL...WELCOME

again, u may find the Plaza Rakyat rendering from here (http://www.emporis.co.uk/ex/wm/bu/?l=3&id=131314)
http://www.skyscrapers.com/files/transfer/6/2000/07/127015.gif

Welcome to the forum man.
Here's the foundation
http://www.sky.s64.pl/home/W/KL/rp.jpg

welcome to the forum!!

visit this site: www.som.com

Thanks for the pics, looks gorgeous!! is plaza rakyat completed already, if it isnt, when will it be completed? Sorry just want some updates, I'm a Malaysian currently overseas..

Originally posted by leealex_24

Thanks for the pics, looks gorgeous!! is plaza rakyat completed already, if it isnt, when will it be completed? Sorry just want some updates, I'm a Malaysian currently overseas..

no, it is not completed. it was supposed to be completed by now but construction halted till now(??) err...how is it now actually?? i can't remember when will it be completed, i think sometime in 2007

Originally posted by TYW

no, it is not completed. it was supposed to be completed by now but construction halted till now(??) err...how is it now actually?? i can't remember when will it be completed, i think sometime in 2007

Well I have no idea if it will be completed in 2007, judging from the current situation. Nothing moves there. Not a single thing. Not even after the handling over ceremony to the new developer. I used that road every single day just to check if there is any new development. Sadly till now...no:ohno:

By the way, from the original plan for the Plaza Rakyat, will the Puduraya be demolish to make a new way for the construction or they decided to retain it by simply refurbish and match it with the new one.

I don't know how it is like now, since havent been back to KL for about a year and a half already, but, puduraya has to go!..It is really an eyesore, and so congested!!!

Originally posted by leealex_24

I don't know how it is like now, since havent been back to KL for about a year and a half already, but, puduraya has to go!..It is really an eyesore, and so congested!!!

Well...if you want to know how does it look like...just look at the picture posted by Baq. Exactly the same. Not a single movement:ohno:

Originally posted by ZaHiRnYa???

Well I have no idea if it will be completed in 2007, judging from the current situation. Nothing moves there. Not a single thing. Not even after the handling over ceremony to the new developer. I used that road every single day just to check if there is any new development. Sadly till now...no:ohno:

By the way, from the original plan for the Plaza Rakyat, will the Puduraya be demolish to make a new way for the construction or they decided to retain it by simply refurbish and match it with the new one.

damn!! why always like that?? dun tell me it is gonna be halted again

they gonna knock down that pretty white church too...:ohno:

Why is that so? Why is it on halt now?

Delays again !
Though this was going ahead to end that huge hole in the ground

Designed as a gathering place for city residents, Plaza Rakyat is an urban node that integrates the city's cultural legacy with 21st century architecture, and links this rapidly growing capital city to the expanding region.

The 6.6 million sf mixed-use development and transportation center is a complex of buildings centered around a major retail development. Anchored by a 77-story office tower that marks the western edge of this irregular-shaped site, the complex features a multi-level shopping center of 1.7 million sf combined with the office tower to create a vibrant civic facade along Jalan Pudu, Kuala Lumpur's busiest thoroughfare. Seven cineplex theaters and an entertainment center punctuate the roof of the arcaded facade. At the opposite end of the retail block is a 20-story, 415-room, four-star hotel that defines the western edge of the site, linked to a 44-story, 315-unit service apartment complex.


http://www.som.com/resources/projects/1/0/3/plaza_rakyat_model_434.jpg
http://www.som.com/resources/projects/1/0/3/plaza_rakyat_aerial_433.jpg
http://www.som.com/resources/projects/1/0/3/plaza_rakyattrans_section_435.jpg
http://www.som.com/resources/projects/1/0/3/plazarakyat_436.jpg
http://www.som.com/resources/projects/1/0/3/plazarakyatstruct_437.jpg
http://www.som.com/resources/projects/1/0/3/windaerodynamics_438.jpg

http://www.som.com/opener.cfm

Found this interesting link regarding the re-design of Plaza Rakyat. Looks as both Plaza Rakyat and Duta Hyatt will be jumpstarted soon. :cheers:


http://www.hatherleyhouse.com.au/firstinternationalproperty.com/casestudies/case_currentadvisory.php

oh i don't know that Duta Grand Hyatt is 6 stars hotel..cool:cool:

i dont want it to be redesign... i like the old design... that new design they show in that side is... crap~:mad:

Originally posted by SEED

i dont want it to be redesign... i like the old design... that new design they show in that side is... crap~:mad:

yeah, i like the old one too!!

http://www.hatherleyhouse.com.au/firstinternationalproperty.com/casestudies/plazrat.jpg

What happened to the ball? :cry::cry::cry:
But good news is that it'll be 90 storeys as mentioned by the website Greg posted :angel1:

Originally posted by baqthier

http://www.hatherleyhouse.com.au/firstinternationalproperty.com/casestudies/plazrat.jpg

What happened to the ball? :cry::cry::cry:
But good news is that it'll be 90 storeys as mentioned by the website Greg posted :angel1:

Ya la...what happened to the ball...:? They should retain the ball. Prefer the old design though.

now it looks like those BOX in Chicago... tak boleh lah like that... tak suke at all... ... :rant: :bleep:

Originally posted by SEED

now it looks like those BOX in Chicago... tak boleh lah like that... tak suke at all... ... :rant: :bleep:

i think it looks more like this in Dubai (i means the walls):

http://www.imagenode.com/files/transfer/6/2002/02/141842.jpg

TYW>>> at least that wall in Dubai is nice u see~ but Plaza RAKYAT men!!!! RAKYAT!!!! this u call Plaza RAKYAT!!!??? a huge BOX in the middle of KL??? my goodness... .... i rather they design a shorter ones then this... NOT HAPPY!!!!:mad: :mad: :cry: :cry: :down:

Originally posted by SEED

TYW>>> at least that wall in Dubai is nice u see~ but Plaza RAKYAT men!!!! RAKYAT!!!! this u call Plaza RAKYAT!!!??? a huge BOX in the middle of KL??? my goodness... .... i rather they design a shorter ones then this... NOT HAPPY!!!!:mad: :mad: :cry: :cry: :down:

yucks!! to me i think it looks like shit. sorry man

oh pls..i want the old design...err...without the spire..will it shorter than the old design???:?

Originally posted by Pablo

oh pls..i want the old design...err...without the spire..will it shorter than the old design???:?

i think it will be taller lah.

i think i want the spire to be fatter and taller:D (in the old design of course)

The good new is...it is commencing soon!The bad news is....a huge box!Arggghhhhhh!change!change!But any difference in height?420m like the 2ifc?:D

well from the day they start lah ;)
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http://sg.biz.yahoo.com/031223/15/3gu6n.html

Malaysia's PJI Holdings Unit Gets MYR420M Building Project

KUALA LUMPUR (Dow Jones)--Malaysia's PJI Holdings Bhd. (7122.KU) - an engineering firm - said late Monday its 100%-owned P.J. Indah Sdn. Bhd. unit has been awarded a 420 million ringgit ($1=MYR3.80) building project.

In its exchange filing, PJI said the contract - awarded by Wembley Industries Holdings Bhd.'s (5428.KU) Plaza Rakyat Sdn. Bhd. unit - is for the completion of the Plaza Rakyat complex.

The work includes construction of bus and taxi terminals, a hotel, rooftop car park and a shopping mall. Plaza Rakyat is currently partially built with just its foundation work done before the project was stopped during the Asian financial crisis.

The project is expected to be completed within 27 months from the date when P.J. Indah starts work, or by March 30, 2006, whichever is earlier, Wembley said in its own exchange filing.

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sounds like the office tower not included ah? :(:(

27 months is quite long lah. so long and got no office tower??:bash:

The Star LRT line from Plaza Rakyat to Hang Tuah station seems to disect the Plaza Rakyat contruction site at one corner. The bulk of the project-site appears on one-side of the LRT line while the small disected corner appears on the RIGHT-HAND side of the track when travelling in the direction of Hang Tuah. When i rode on that line 2 weeks ago, I noticed activity on that small corner. Question: Is that small corner on the other side of the track part of the Plaza Rakyat site? If so, it appears work has already resumed, albeit on a small scale.

Originally posted by glenj

The Star LRT line from Plaza Rakyat to Hang Tuah station seems to disect the Plaza Rakyat contruction site at one corner. The bulk of the project-site appears on one-side of the LRT line while the small disected corner appears on the RIGHT-HAND side of the track when travelling in the direction of Hang Tuah. When i rode on that line 2 weeks ago, I noticed activity on that small corner. Question: Is that small corner on the other side of the track part of the Plaza Rakyat site? If so, it appears work has already resumed, albeit on a small scale.

yeah.....I also noticed some activities at that corner. The office tower is on the second phase right so maybe they will continue after completed the first phase first.

:ohno: they never learn......still got taxi and bus terminal there ar? aiyoh.....they are already building 4 other terminals for the busses and taxis ....so why still need Plaza Rakyat terminal :?

That area can't support the taxis and busses anymore lah...too congested! :rant:

Originally posted by szehoong

:ohno: they never learn......still got taxi and bus terminal there ar? aiyoh.....they are already building 4 other terminals for the busses and taxis ....so why still need Plaza Rakyat terminal :?

That area can't support the taxis and busses anymore lah...too congested! :rant:

I think they better build more LRT station there la. If it is too much congested there. :D

Originally posted by KJ

I think they better build more LRT station there la. If it is too much congested there. :D

It is not about people congestion which I am talking about here. ;)


Anyway the current LRT station could handle the number of people there.......

It is traffic congestion. If they still have the bus and taxi terminals there.......the busses and taxis would have to travel downtown and clogged up the place still. This is on top of the congestion that the new hotel and mall would generate. ......

Is there really a LRT station there :? I really just joking about the LRt station :colgate: Anyway, what is the line that link the Plaza Rakyat?

Originally posted by KJ

Is there really a LRT station there :? I really just joking about the LRt station :colgate: Anyway, what is the line that link the Plaza Rakyat?

Well....the LRT there is Starline and the station there is called none other than Plaza Rakyat! :D

Actually the only portion of the whole development that are completed is the LRT station. ;)

What? You mean the only thing that had been build there is only a elevated station? Haha :colgate:

Originally posted by KJ

What? You mean the only thing that had been build there is only a elevated station? Haha :colgate:

sadly yes. That is the only thing there at the moment.

Ooh this sucks, i thought the tower was back on track.....:mad:

Design by IM Pei
Till now no news :dizzy:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/503/9tnb2.jpg

How it looks like in the skyline
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/503/9tnb1.jpg

Is that the exact location where the new HQ suppose to be build?

This is one nice building.Looks a little like Beijing's World Trade Centre!Any idea on the height?I've been dreaming that TNB will build one tall HQ:eat: Any idea on the height?I'm estimating it to be around m

Btw,can the ball at the top be occupied?

Originally posted by baqthier

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/503/9tnb2.jpg

Urgh...It is so damn ugly. Is this the only design that they have? Some more, the ball looks like a huge golf ball. :bleep:

Interesting design... However, they should remove that golf ball on the top as it spoils the image of the roof...

Hmmm, 80+ storeys... Looking at the skyline pix, i estimate the height to be close to 400m, as the Telecom Tower is already 310m (77-storeys)...

funny design, dun really like it:(

Guys,

This pic is another design for TNB Tower, a 57-storey 268 m tall version by Helmut Jahn, a copy of his designs for Shanghai and Singapore (unbuilt)... I've actually never seen the IM Pei version, anyway that tower might finally be built, but in a very different shape.

Does anyone have the Pei design pic?

That's great!Thanks Nova.Hope it's gonna be nice!Any i dea on when is the construction is gonna be announced?

oh it is so---------> YUKE....hope they won't built it. it spoilt the KL skyine, i think

Well, as you can see from the pic, Helmut Jahn's designs like this one are either perceived as ultramodern, or as fugly (a short form of two words). If you count the floors, you'll find about 57+ of them, the building is shorter than what Pernas Sogo is supposed to be.

Maybe Jean Nouvel's Tour Sans Fins design for Paris Defense would be the best one for TNB HQ?

Anyway, the winning design was not this, but supposedly the Pei one which no one seems to be able to find the photo for...

Wow... Should the TNB Tower finally be built, the Telecom Tower will finally have a tall companion beside it... Otherwise that building is like a sore thumb (height, not design-wise) around the Bangsar area...

Sorry for the confusion guys! :mad:

I'm glad that's not the final design - it's awful. I'm not surprised that it's not the IM Pei design, because it's uncharacteristic of his other works. Menara Telekom looks so damn good, but is in the wrong spot, too far from the rest of the skyline. And building TNB HQ at that height in that local is a serious mistake from an urban planning point of view - it screws up the skyline!

And I really have to ask this: does KL really need an 80 level tower right now?

In my opinion, no.

Even now, I believe KL has serious oversupply of office space. May be that's why this supertall building is put on hold.

Furthermore, TNB's lower pre-tax profit last year :? means that we have to wait a little bit ( or a lot) longer to see any construction activity at its site.

what happened to jean nouvel's proposal?if this building is going to be located at the rendered picture, it's ghastly. completely ruins the skyline.

Actually after looking at the picture for quite sometime.I realise this building is..........yucks!Its like a building in the cage!

It's true that KL has oversupply for office space.

Anyone has IM Pei's TNB Tower Rendering?

errr......I think everyone got it wrong lah ( I could be wrong as well :D ).

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/503/9tnb2.jpg

^ The above is the I.M. Pei version.

Helmut Jahn version is very different from this. I've seen the rendering in one of his book. :)

And Jean Nouvel (if I am not mistaken) did not submit a design for TNB. ;)

Originally posted by Blabbyboy

I'm glad that's not the final design - it's awful. I'm not surprised that it's not the IM Pei design, because it's uncharacteristic of his other works. Menara Telekom looks so damn good, but is in the wrong spot, too far from the rest of the skyline. And building TNB HQ at that height in that local is a serious mistake from an urban planning point of view - it screws up the skyline!

And I really have to ask this: does KL really need an 80 level tower right now?

The reason why Menara Telekom looks the way it is now is because Hijjas Kasturi wants it to look that way - isolated and the current design fits its current location.

Before an architect design a building, they would have to survey the site and would design the building according to the site. Should Telekom built this downtown, Hijjas would have designed it very differently.

KL urban planners had very little control in the case of Telekom and TNB (if any DBKL people here - correct me if I am wrong). Telekom and TNB has got their own landbanks and that particular area would have been designated as a high-rise area. So the design of the building are actualy up to the architect. How tall it would be - would have been the owner's call in the end of the day.

So it is not anyone's fault that Menara Telekom looks so lonely there. TMB (Telekom Malaysia Berhad) wanted a tall new HQ and it had a piece of land next to its previous HQ. Thus born the gorgeous Menara Telekom! :D

TNB would suffer from the same fate as well. ;)

Zac, hey, mistake this time - this IS the Helmut Jahn rendering, I posted it last time in the skyscraperpage.com - it was from one of Helmut Jahn's books - in fact, Jahn did the same design for Golden Shoe Carpark in Singapore too! Luckily it was abandoned.

Remember I showed you the Jean Nouvel TNB design, a 66-storey Islamic squarish tower, in the Books Kinokuniya in KLCC when we went there last year?

Let's just find IMPei's rendering - I am really curious abt it...

Originally posted by Nova Singapore

Zac, hey, mistake this time - this IS the Helmut Jahn rendering, I posted it last time in the skyscraperpage.com - it was from one of Helmut Jahn's books - in fact, Jahn did the same design for Golden Shoe Carpark in Singapore too! Luckily it was abandoned.

Remember I showed you the Jean Nouvel TNB design, a 66-storey Islamic squarish tower, in the Books Kinokuniya in KLCC when we went there last year?

Let's just find IMPei's rendering - I am really curious abt it...

Hey Nova........I remember the rendering you showed me was Helmut Jahn right?

Originally posted by szehoong

Hey Nova........I remember the rendering you showed me was Helmut Jahn right?

oh...sorry........now I recall.....you showed me Jean Nouvel......but we're asking for Helmut Jahn at the counter! :D

I got everything mixed up! :D

The beautifukky lanscaped piece of land there is the site for Menara Ramlee to rise. No idea how tall but it'll be more than 30 storeys!
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/503/9klsky103.jpg

wah, gonna be very slim!!

till now there is no news about the vacant land supposed to be Ramlee mall right?

WOW I never really thought the will build a building right on that very spot. COOL

Ramlee. Is it the burger company?

Originally posted by hypermount

Ramlee. Is it the burger company?

Ha..ha...no la. The road facing that side is known as Jalan Ramlee. I don't think that Ramlee, the burger entrepreneur going to buy that land and build his own empire there. :D

But then again, it will be rather cool that think about it:colgate:

Originally posted by ZaHiRnYa???

Ha..ha...no la. The road facing that side is known as Jalan Ramlee. I don't think that Ramlee, the burger entrepreneur going to buy that land and build his own empire there. :D

But then again, it will be rather cool that think about it:colgate:

isn't it Jln P. Ramlee:)

Originally posted by TYW

isn't it Jln P. Ramlee:)

yup....it is! JALAN P. RAMLEE ;)

Originally posted by TYW

wah, gonna be very slim!!


actualy the footprint of the building is exactly the same as as Menara Maxis. In fact the site mirrors Menara Maxis. And a building as thick as the twin towers could fit there so I dun think it is that slim......just take a look at the taxis beside it! ;) :D

Luckily they did not lets the place empty...at least, they plant something..:okay:

Originally posted by Pablo

Luckily they did not lets the place empty...at least, they plant something..:okay:


Yeah...KLCC is a good developer! ;)

so, no renderings yet?

Originally posted by TYW

so, no renderings yet?

Still no proposal yet where got rendering wan.....Menara Ramlee is just a preliminary name lah....just like Menara Maxis used to be called Ampang Tower. ;)

Originally posted by szehoong

Yeah...KLCC is a good developer! ;)

Still remembered u point that place to me last year during Merdeka day;)

Originally posted by Pablo

Still remembered u point that place to me last year during Merdeka day;)

got ah? I dun remember loh! Which place? :D :? :D

Originally posted by szehoong

got ah? I dun remember loh! Which place? :D :? :D

The place where Menara Ramlee will be built lah..:bash:

Originally posted by Pablo

The place where Menara Ramlee will be built lah..:bash:

Icic ....I don't quite recall....sorry! :D .......quite a big and deep site actually! ;)

Originally posted by szehoong

Still no proposal yet where got rendering wan.....Menara Ramlee is just a preliminary name lah....just like Menara Maxis used to be called Ampang Tower. ;)

how baq know more than 30 stories?? must be a great spy

Originally posted by TYW

how baq know more than 30 stories?? must be a great spy

he's just guessing lah! :bash: :D

Originally posted by szehoong

he's just guessing lah! :bash: :D

cheh...:D

baq better make sure more than 30 stories:colgate:

Originally posted by TYW

cheh...:D

baq better make sure more than 30 stories:colgate:

Wah....if he had the power to make sure of that....I'll make sure he hire me already! :D

I guess it will b around Menara Maxis' height.coz the model look very identical.Guessing only ah!Not confirm wan

Originally posted by ZaHiRnYa???

Ha..ha...no la. The road facing that side is known as Jalan Ramlee. I don't think that Ramlee, the burger entrepreneur going to buy that land and build his own empire there. :D

But then again, it will be rather cool that think about it:colgate:

HEHE don't ever think if their meat processing is hyginic or not. Not sure of the reason why they still haven't got the official approval yet in Singapore although their burger is very popular there.

Originally posted by hypermount

HEHE don't ever think if their meat processing is hyginic or not. Not sure of the reason why they still haven't got the official approval yet in Singapore although their burger is very popular there.

Our food board are also very strict so dun worry. Somemore their burgers are sold in supermarts and hypermarts that are very particular on hygiene and quality ;)


ANyway according to Ramlee burger spokesperson, the reason why they haven't sold a single Ramlee burger officially is because they've not applied for the approval yet. And I dun think they've penetrated into any other countrie's market yet :)

I haven't eat Ramlee burger for a long time. Forgot how it taste already :eat:

Originally posted by ZaHiRnYa???

I haven't eat Ramlee burger for a long time. Forgot how it taste already :eat:


Why is that so? Not healthy ar?

I LOVE Ramlee burger ........much more than those fast food ones ;)

Originally posted by szehoong

Why is that so? Not healthy ar?

I LOVE Ramlee burger ........much more than those fast food ones ;)

No la. I also love Ramlee burger. Just that..in KL I always find myself falling for Burger King rather Ramlee burger. :D

Originally posted by ZaHiRnYa???

No la. I also love Ramlee burger. Just that..in KL I always find myself falling for Burger King rather Ramlee burger. :D

You rich mah! :D I makan Burger King everytime I would be a pauper man.... :colgate:

Originally posted by szehoong

You rich mah! :D I makan Burger King everytime I would be a pauper man.... :colgate:

Pauper :?

Originally posted by ZaHiRnYa???

Pauper :?


...means very poor lah ;)

Originally posted by szehoong

...means very poor lah ;)

wah saw so many threads u say u r poor. it is so bad meh?? maybe tomorrow's newspapers asso got news:lol:

Originally posted by TYW

wah saw so many threads u say u r poor. it is so bad meh?? maybe tomorrow's newspapers asso got news:lol:

His not poor la. Don't get the wrong impression. At the moment the correct word to use will be, 'got money, just that wanna save it for future usage'. :D

Originally posted by ZaHiRnYa???

His not poor la. Don't get the wrong impression. At the moment the correct word to use will be, 'got money, just that wanna save it for future usage'. :D


hahaha.........you would know if you check my bank accounts. I bet TYW or Pablo got more in their bank(s) than I do.......Since you work in MBB.......you could check my pathetic account I;ve got there......less than RM10 you know.....hehehe :D

Originally posted by szehoong

hahaha.........you would know if you check my bank accounts. I bet TYW or Pablo got more in their bank(s) than I do.......Since you work in MBB.......you could check my pathetic account I;ve got there......less than RM10 you know.....hehehe :D

wah!! dunno weather to believe or not. wait 4 zahir to check h ehe.....

wah...people make me very hungry will all this ramlee burger talk!!!!hehehe!!!it will be cool if another skyscraper been build at KLCC

Originally posted by TYW

wah!! dunno weather to believe or not. wait 4 zahir to check h ehe.....

I can check his account though..but I won't :D

Originally posted by szehoong

hahaha.........you would know if you check my bank accounts. I bet TYW or Pablo got more in their bank(s) than I do.......Since you work in MBB.......you could check my pathetic account I;ve got there......less than RM10 you know.....hehehe :D

Hmm...I think probably what you say is true considering the fact that the Maybank account is not your salary account. If not then it will be a different story altogether right :D

Originally posted by szehoong

Why is that so? Not healthy ar?

I LOVE Ramlee burger ........much more than those fast food ones ;)

I ate Ramlee burger yesterday. Yummy. :eat:
I had original chicken burger and special beef burger with egg and cheese. :D Now I am satisfied already ;)

Originally posted by ZaHiRnYa???

Hmm...I think probably what you say is true considering the fact that the Maybank account is not your salary account. If not then it will be a different story altogether right :D

If you can see my RHB 'salary account' ....you'll be surprised too! :D

Originally posted by szehoong

If you can see my RHB 'salary account' ....you'll be surprised too! :D

At least your are not that broke ma. Cherish what you have. At least you still have you job to support your everyday life. It is better than nothing :D

Originally posted by ZaHiRnYa???

At least your are not that broke ma. Cherish what you have. At least you still have you job to support your everyday life. It is better than nothing :D


I am kinda borke already...........not enuf to survive for another 23 days........I am serious 'dead' :dizzy: ...........I dun really like my job.....on the verge of hating it already :bleep:

Szehoong, I believe you are an Architect, right?:?

Originally posted by szehoong

I am kinda borke already...........not enuf to survive for another 23 days........I am serious 'dead' :dizzy: ...........I dun really like my job.....on the verge of hating it already :bleep:

Difficult thing to follow. If you going to follow this trend la...you going to end up hating every single thing in life including yourself. Do you really want that?

If that is so going to happen, then everybody here will definitely going to miss the old you ;)

Cheers up mate. Life is short enough for your to curse on every single thing that make your life seem so phatetic. Seize the moment. :D

Originally posted by Greg

Szehoong, I believe you are an Architect, right?:?

haha.....I wish I was! :D It was my childhood dream until I studied Physics and Maths in secondary school......then I discovered I can't be one :colgate: I sucked at both subjects :angel1:

Originally posted by ZaHiRnYa???

Difficult thing to follow. If you going to follow this trend la...you going to end up hating every single thing in life including yourself. Do you really want that?

If that is so going to happen, then everybody here will definitely going to miss the old you ;)

Cheers up mate. Life is short enough for your to curse on every single thing that make your life seem so phatetic. Sieze the moment. :D

oh....dun worry.......I love everything else other than my job.......I am counting down till my contract ends - 4 more months! :D

I've been disliking my job since Nov last year (I felt cheated) and I guess my personality have not changed rite? :colgate:

Thanks for your concern Zahirnya :hug: .....dun worry I am a very positive person. :okay:

Originally posted by szehoong

oh....dun worry.......I love everything else other than my job.......I am counting down till my contract ends - 4 more months! :D

I've been disliking my job since Nov last year (I felt cheated) and I guess my personality have not changed rite? :colgate:

Thanks for your concern Zahirnya :hug: .....dun worry I am a very positive person. :okay:

Good to hear that. That's what friend are for mate :colgate:

Still no progress..sigh..the news of developer change was like so active last year!

Still no progress..sigh..the news of developer change was like so active last year!

Ha..ha...don't you think it is like that when it come to Plaza Rakyat?

I fully agree with that. Actually i have been waiting for this project to "kick off" again since its construction halted years ago as its office tower as in its original plan, if built will be one of the tallest buildings in KL. Think KL lacks buildings over 200 m.

Can't find the book at Kinokuniya the last time I visited it! Should've taken photo of the page lah :bash:

Can't find the book at Kinokuniya the last time I visited it! Should've taken photo of the page lah :bash:

La...ingatkan cakap pasal latest development for that particular project :D

I want their buildings to be actually higher than their tiang elektrik! :bash:

I want their buildings to be actually higher than their tiang elektrik! :bash:

Ish...if that is the case, let me be the one who build it. Easy what :D

I also placed Plaza Rakyat in this thread..when there are news updates on the media about the project.. then only we remake a dedicated thread for it :)

MAS ANNEX - such a nice building..why no news :cry: 170m somemore
http://www.emporis.com/en/il/im/?id=113004
http://www.emporis.com/files/transfer/5/2000/09/113004.jpg

Why don't you email MAS personnel and ask them ;)

Hi. Newbie here. Does anyone know the status of the Vision City development along Jalan Sultan Ismail? It's such a huge plot. I crane my neck everytime I drive by the fenced-in site to try to read the signboard, which is still up. Any info?

yea..how's the Vision City? well.....anyone?

Welcome to the forum andi n :D

Hi. Newbie here. Does anyone know the status of the Vision City development along Jalan Sultan Ismail? It's such a huge plot. I crane my neck everytime I drive by the fenced-in site to try to read the signboard, which is still up. Any info?

I think for the time being the status of Vision City will always be a mystery. As far as I am concern it will be like that till now cause there are no news about it. The signboard that you can see is still there since the first time the start to construct the whole development. They didn't tear it down probably cause they think it can be resume anytime in the future.

All I know is that the main developer for this project already been declared bankrupt and by right the original masterplan supposed to have 4 office tower plus one either a hotel or residential block, but the last news that I heard was that they are only going to go for 4 block of building instead of 5.

ahhaai...plaza rakyat and vision city are the two enormous project and just halted..especially the 79 floor plaza rakyat office tower which is still on hold..really hope the construction is on their way...

well..the most visible on hold project will be those 2 plus Grand Duta Hyatt, Menara Lee Foong and Capital Square. Luckily Capital Square already been resumed back. Hopefully the rest will follow soon ;)

I think for the time being the status of Vision City will always be a mystery. As far as I am concern it will be like that till now cause there are no news about it. The signboard that you can see is still there since the first time the start to construct the whole development. They didn't tear it down probably cause they think it can be resume anytime in the future.

All I know is that the main developer for this project already been declared bankrupt and by right the original masterplan supposed to have 4 office tower plus one either a hotel or residential block, but the last news that I heard was that they are only going to go for 4 block of building instead of 5.
Vision City is as big an eyesore as Plaza Rakyat... This one is a case of so near, yet so far... The mall block is already topped-up, but can never be completed... How come ah?

Some developer should takeover that darned place and complete it, so that the monorail station there can be fully utilized!

oh....dun worry.......I love everything else other than my job.......I am counting down till my contract ends - 4 more months! :D

I've been disliking my job since Nov last year (I felt cheated) and I guess my personality have not changed rite? :colgate:

Thanks for your concern Zahirnya :hug: .....dun worry I am a very positive person. :okay:

Wow...good luck on your new job man. Baru tau. What happened?

Hotel Jalan Sultan Ismail

from ATSA's site
http://www.atsa.com.my/building_1.asp#1

http://www.atsa.com.my/commercial/com_pro4.jpg
http://www.atsa.com.my/commercial/com_pro47.jpg
http://www.atsa.com.my/commercial/com_pro40.jpg
http://www.atsa.com.my/commercial/com_pro63.jpg

No idea which spot? The mysterious one u/c doesn't look like this lah :?

I think it related to this article I've found in Property Net. :)

First off, is a three-acre freehold site along Jalan Sultan Ismail in the heart of KL?s Golden Triangle amidst the most prominent buildings in the country.

Situated opposite Concorde Hotel and with a KL Monorail station just a stone?s throw away, this lot, which also enjoys frontage onto the quieter Lorong P. Ramlee, was originally planned for a commercial development comprising three highrise towers of 28-, 29- and 43-storeys, a seven-storey podium and an eight-level basement car-park.
Plans for the project have been submitted to the relevant authorities which acknowledged its viability in 1995, but withheld final approval pending the finalisation of certain technical details.

In any event, should the successful bidder decide not to implement the original idea, it could consider undertaking a six-star condotel cum office and/or retail venture capitalising on the property?s dual frontage advantage.

On the Jalan Sultan Ismail side measuring 324ft, the investor could construct the commercial face of the project comprising office suites and/or retail lots that could be rented out for recurring income.

Meanwhile, the more secluded Lorong P. Ramlee face measuring 171ft could serve as the entrance to a condotel or serviced apartment.

Such a venture would justify the acquisition of this property pegged at an IV of RM55 million or RM420psf.

After all, six-star serviced residences within a one kilometre radius of the world?s tallest buildings, the Petronas Twin Towers, have been transacting in the region of RM650psf to RM700psf.

Based on its permissable plot ratio of 3.9 and an efficiency of 75 per cent, the new owner/developer can build a strcture with a gross built-up area of at least 357,000sq ft.

The second development land in the Specific Tender with an IV of RM21 million or RM5psf represents a rare opportunity to capitalise on the tourist traffic of the popular Genting Highlands Resort.

On offer is a 94.851-acre freehold lot originally planned as the theme park component of a 348-acre resort venture that was to comprise bungalow plots, luxury condominiums and high-cost apartments, approved by Majlis Daerah Bentong in 1988.

Two alternatives present themselves. The successful bidder could rekindle the theme park component to tap into the popularity of Genting Highlands Resort located 1,000ft higher, or submit fresh plans for say a college campus with saleable dormitory-style apartments for students. However, the former would entail fresh submission as the original approval has since lapsed.

so many buildings?? cool!! they're quite tall too:happy:

Cool article greg!

Situated opposite Concorde Hotel and with a KL Monorail station just a stone?s throw away, this lot, which also enjoys frontage onto the quieter Lorong P. Ramlee, was originally planned for a commercial development comprising three highrise towers of 28-, 29- and 43-storeys, a seven-storey podium and an eight-level basement car-park.
Is this where Berjaya Central Park is u/c now? But they mentioned Lorong P Ramlee.

In any event, should the successful bidder decide not to implement the original idea, it could consider undertaking a six-star condotel cum office and/or retail venture capitalising on the property?s dual frontage advantage.

Is there space there? :eek:
Or could it be this, different design though..
http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=82740

Strange construction opposite Mui Plaza indeed. :dunno:
However, in your construction list you listed Menara TA3a and TA3b,
according to this article it's only one building - TA3: :)

Another developer banking on the attraction of living near KLCC is TA Properties, which is planning its maiden high-rise condominium project, TA III on Jalan P Ramlee, on a one-hectare site facing Suria KLCC.

A 45-storey development offering units between 1,600 and 1,800 sq ft is currently seeking planning approvals, and a launch could happen late this year or early next year, said TA III project manager John Lee.

45 stories would be great!! :bow:

oh actually TA3 has only one block while TA2 has 2 ...sorry for the mistake hehe..and indeed it's great to know that TA is gonna build a 45 storey!! :eek:

I hope they would choose a good design. :)
Some of those condos look so cramp and ugly, especially this 45 story Mont Kiara. :down:
KL need more like KLCC Stonor.

MAS ANNEX - such a nice building..why no news :cry: 170m somemore
http://www.emporis.com/en/il/im/?id=113004
http://www.emporis.com/files/transfer/5/2000/09/113004.jpg

What? 170m and only 16 storeys?

hmmmm.....I;ve always tot that TA3 would be the serviced apts near the KLCC Park while TA2 is the one fronting Suria and next to TA1? :?

Anyway ....whatever it is ....its all good news :okay:

hmmmm.....I;ve always tot that TA3 would be the serviced apts near the KLCC Park while TA2 is the one fronting Suria and next to TA1? :?

Anyway ....whatever it is ....its all good news :okay:

Near KLCC park? On which part ar? Beside which building?

Where is Jalan P Ramlee exactly :?

The road along where Crown Regency/ TA 1/ MUI Plaza is ;)
Eh how come you don't know ar? :S

Where is Jalan P Ramlee exactly :?

isn't it near KLCC??

I also can say that Jalan P Ramlee is nearby KLCC mah :rant:

The road along where Crown Regency/ TA 1/ MUI Plaza is ;)
Eh how come you don't know ar? :S

Is it Jalan Ramlee or Jalan P Ramlee. The words itself implies for a different road already. Did't the above one you mention is Jalan Ramlee :?

If it's in KL then the same lah ;)

I took some picture yesterday and realised that there is new construction taking place next to Stonor Park construction side. Hope that I will be able to post the thing tomorrow. Think the developer just put the signboard the day before that, but the construction for that site already started a month ago.

The construction for : "7 BLOCK OF CONDOMINIUM, 20 STOREY WITH 105 UNIT".

I was thinking...7 block, 20 storey with only 105 unit :? Massive project man. SO HAPPY :)

wow more than a 1000 people will be staying around there! I hope the starting price is around rm150,000 :D

Hmmm..unlikely la starting price comes that cheap. If like that, I also want one la. Even my place in Ampang also don't come that cheap.

Can it be 1 unit for each floor ?, but still don't come for 15 unit.

The project's by who? BRDB also? I hope it looks nothing like PNB Darby park or Sri Kia Peng else KLCC will look uglier!

Nope. Never heard of the developer name before. Not sure either SDP or SDB or something la. No rendering of the project, so cannot say anything la at the moment.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v116/zahirnya/100_0454.jpg

This is the notice board I'm talking about. Next to the construction of Stonor Park

"Tempat Letak Kerate" :lol:

"Tempat Letak Kerate" :lol:

Ha..ha...I noticed about that as well. Maybe they are just too lazy to change it back.

Eh...did you know there is another construction coming up next to 2 Residency. Behind that Indian Restuarant. I guess another condominium project. No information about it, just that the notice board mention something about a construction of a show house...want to check it later.

And how bout "Menara See Hoi Chan". Almost completed already. Like the white color.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v116/zahirnya/100_0577.jpg

I have no idea about the tall stand alone building. The white one one the right side of the mysterious building is "Chulan Square".

Is that tall building actually part of Chulan Square?

If i remember clearly, the tower was only a few floors high at the start of the year, now already nearing topping-up... Very quick progress!

Is that tall building actually part of Chulan Square?



If I am not mistaken it is not part of Chulan Square. It is a different set of construction altogether.

Oh ok... Thanks for the info zahirnya...

Saw both projects starting at almost the same time, so i assumed that the tall block was the tower wing of the square...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v116/zahirnya/100_0454.jpg


Yesterday punya Star paper reveal some information about this project. It is called PARK SEVEN .

Apparently, SDB refers to 'Selangor Dredging Berhad' and one can visit Wisma Selangor Dredging for the view of the show room ;)

Was at the Park Seven showroom yesterday. No prices are not from 150,000.
Unfortunately they start at 1.6m for 2200sq ft. following sizes are about 2800sq ft, 3100sq ft and 4400++ sq ft. Duplexes are over 3m

Interesting construction, its completely coloumn free and none of the walls within the units are structural. So technically, u can rip out all internal walls. Some type of flat slab construction technique.

Each of the 7buildings are independent of each other i.e. not connected. and each floor one unit only.

Extremely modern (with extreme modern prices too sadly), lots of water features, and glass, and even a yoga/pilates studio.

Targeted at families.

Any1 got info on the new Glomac residential building (Suria Stonor) in KL coming up?

Wow, that's an interesting development... Very low density!

That explains that type of price tag... Has construction started yet?

That explains that type of price tag... Has construction started yet?

Just started recently.

Read an article about Park Seven in Star newspaper too..its rendering looks cool..:okay:

I have no idea about this station..i saw a railway past through this station, probably a KTM station?? This pics was taken on my way to genting Highland, batang Kali (not sure):D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v608/Jianfa/DSC00014.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v608/Jianfa/DSC00012.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v608/Jianfa/DSC00011.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v608/Jianfa/DSC00009.jpg

This is what I found about Chulan Square. Nothing tall, just lots of restaurants: :)
http://allmalaysia.info/news/story.asp?file=/2004/12/9/state/9588162&sec=mi_kl

This is what I found about Chulan Square. Nothing tall, just lots of restaurants: :)
http://allmalaysia.info/news/story.asp?file=/2004/12/9/state/9588162&sec=mi_kl




Chulan Square ....pic taken about 2 weeks back ;)


http://pwp.maxis.net.my/szehoong/pix/kuala lumpur/Chulan_Square/IMG_8316sm.JPG


http://pwp.maxis.net.my/szehoong/pix/kuala lumpur/Chulan_Square/IMG_8317sm.JPG

There is now a restriction on the height of buildings coming up around park seven and stonor park. All other buildings coming up in that area (i.e. the new tan and tan development behind park seven and the new glomac condo suria stonor behind dua) have a maximum height restriction of 20 storeys.

so the only new condos that will be higher that that on that side of klcc will be the binjai by klcc development, the norman foster one by bandaraya (over 50 floors) and binjai residency by amity.

^^^ Any idea why is there any restriction? :?

I tot that the only form of restriction is a self-imposed one as they would like to have a low density development in that area ;)

BTW.....

WELCOME TO THE FORUMS!!! :cheers:

There is now a restriction on the height of buildings coming up around park seven and stonor park. All other buildings coming up in that area (i.e. the new tan and tan development behind park seven and the new glomac condo suria stonor behind dua) have a maximum height restriction of 20 storeys.


Didn't know about this at all....

No wonder Park Seven, Suria Stonor and 2 Residency are all 20 storey height only.

Well..IMO, it is just plain stupid.

maybe they dont wanna block the view of Petronas or somethin...

maybe they dont wanna block the view of Petronas or somethin...

blocking the view from ?

http://srv.fotopages.com/2/887650.jpg
How bout this? Is it active?

http://srv.fotopages.com/2/887650.jpg
How bout this? Is it active?

No. Not a single progress at all. :ohno:

i think there are 3 or more buildings in this project...no news till now
http://img188.exs.cx/img188/1986/untitled1copy2yu.jpg
BTW, Pablo, do you still have the pic for this project?? there was a model of it in the property fair 2 years ago

There is now a restriction on the height of buildings coming up around park seven and stonor park. All other buildings coming up in that area (i.e. the new tan and tan development behind park seven and the new glomac condo suria stonor behind dua) have a maximum height restriction of 20 storeys.

so the only new condos that will be higher that that on that side of klcc will be the binjai by klcc development, the norman foster one by bandaraya (over 50 floors) and binjai residency by amity.

Petronas initially intended to build its corporate HQ on the current site of Petronas Hospital. But building to be built on this piece of area could not be too high because it is on the direct landing path of plane to Sungai Besi airstrip. So, less floors, means less office space, means Petronas could not put all its subsidiaries under one roof. Then it decided to look for another piece of land. You guys know too well what happened next. KLCC was borne.

My point is that the height retriction that you guys were talking about might be due to this too.

Petronas initially intended to build its corporate HQ on the current site of Petronas Hospital. But building to be built on this piece of area could not be too high because it is on the direct landing path of plane to Sungai Besi airstrip. So, less floors, means less office space, means Petronas could not put all its subsidiaries under one roof. Then it decided to look for another piece of land. You guys know too well what happened next. KLCC was borne.

My point is that the height retriction that you guys were talking about might be due to this too.

Yes.....I did mentioned this earlier on somewhere......but the question still stands as there are some development that is clearly out of the flight path like Dua Residency and the new Hampshire development ;)

Latest update on Tamarind, pic taken on 04.02.2005

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v651/pelican71/P2040044.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v651/pelican71/P2040042.jpg

SENTUL IS ALIVE!!!! :party:

Looks like another typical apartment to me :(

It does not have any balcony ke :?

They put the big poster today. 05.02.2005

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v651/pelican71/P2050123.jpg

Found this accross from KL Sentral in Brickfield. The site is just a square of grass and construction never started. Looks as this was a project of the pre Asia crisis time.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v730/Greg8000/Gateway1.jpg

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

yeah too bad. This was proposed few years before Putra LRT was built! :cry:

Construction right behind of Berjaya Time Square.
Any idea what this could be, or is it abandoned? http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v730/Greg8000/strange.jpg

Greg ..How much you understand Bahasa words please sir!?

I understand very very little, almost nothing. I have a dictionary and my girlfriend is teaching me some Malay. ;)

Your GF is Malay or not!

yup, Malay lah. :)

Memamg Good man...I'll appreciate :)

Construction right behind of Berjaya Time Square.
Any idea what this could be, or is it abandoned? http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v730/Greg8000/strange.jpg

Greg. That one will be Menara Li Foong. Abandoned long time ago :(

^ yet the crane is still there.. sooo rich lah them..maybe they own the cranes!

^ yet the crane is still there.. sooo rich lah them..maybe they own the cranes!

The crane is there like forever lor :ohno:

^ yet the crane is still there.. sooo rich lah them..maybe they own the cranes!


That is the truth cos rental for cranes are very expensive ad they count by days :eek:

If they rich they wouldn't have collaped rite? :D Anyway I hope someone would save the project :)

Well..honestly someone should save n rescue the project immediately :ohno: an even worse eyesore

I just read from 2bankok.com that Plaza Rakyat will be changed to a resident project but dont know how true. It was date Oct 2004.

Nobody knows the actual status of the project honestly :ohno:

just read from the net from someone passing the site on the 13 May that construction has resumed. Hope its true!

http://ok-lah.blogspot.com/2005/05/project-pudu.html

^ such a great news! Or maybe it's just a project to make a pedestrian overhead bridge to the other side of the road from the LRT station? :D

Saw the temp construction's office aircons are newly installalled...is that the signal the project is going to resume soon?

Just passed the place 3 hours back and saw nothing from street-level :(

U will see it only at LRT station...

Hopefully one of you guys in KL bring some good news soon ! :)

The proposed hotel behind Menara Goldhill start to resume already. Can see some construction happen since last week, n part of the partiall finish building already been repaint n i assume its going to be a showroom from the look of it. ;)

cool!whoever is goin to that area,plz take some photos ya!:D thanks in advance

Sure..will do that...watch this space ;)

YES! alas its resumed finally another menara in kl!
NO! why did they change the design? without the ball it lokks so unsophisticated!......
I mean thats how it is meant to look right? especially for pudu
hows the mall?
anyoone know what its gonna be called?

MALAYSIA BOLEH!

Who knows, maybe Rakyat Mall? Sounds weird if they really give the mall that name!

Who knows, maybe Rakyat Mall? Sounds weird if they really give the mall that name!

I wont be surprised this will turn up!:P so,has anyone see the cranes moving yet?Hope they renew the project board soon!

The old project board is still there though ;)

Used Star LRT yesterday n passed by Plaza Rakyat. Didn't see any indication or recent activities around that area. Only..I can see there is a newly road from the back side of the project that lead all the way to another road. I know its new cause before it is an empty grass land.

Maybe they want to use that road to transport all the related constuction stuff rather than use the already congested Jalan Pudu...

Greg. That one will be Menara Li Foong. Abandoned long time ago :(
no lah.. it was not abandoned. the owner decided to turn it as sarang burung layang layang.. lucrative bisnes ma.. but DBKL said no bcos DBKL pun ada similar plan for the PlazaRakyat development (ya what, with 70storeys.. must be the tallest building ever build to accomodate layang2 nest apa.. ha haaa

at least it sounds like the project is gonna be revived:D

A small article in the newspaper yesterday quoted as "a small, new company, emerged as the winner to resume the construction of Plaza Rakyat. This announcement came after the open bidder by the developer after they officially terminated the services of the previous company that was awarded with the right to resume the construction....

Hmm....have to see what will happen next.

I really hope so, that Tower looks amazing - with the Orb on top like Saruman's Tower in LOTR!

To reach to that stage of construction...to finally see the Orb, will be a dream come true ;)

By the way, from MALAY MAIL yesterday as well...the proposed development of "ARAB SQUARE" with the purpose to lure n meet the demand of Middle East tourist has been critised n rejected by the nearby neighbourhood as well..

But the paper didnt mention the exact location of this so called ARAB SQUARE

By the way, from MALAY MAIL yesterday as well...the proposed development of "ARAB SQUARE" with the purpose to lure n meet the demand of Middle East tourist has been critised n rejected by the nearby neighbourhood as well..

But the paper didnt mention the exact location of this so called ARAB SQUARE
:)
Bukit Bintang residents fear that the ‘Arab Square’ project, mooted by the Tourism Ministry and City Hall, will deprive the city of a green lung and subject them to noise pollution and traffic congestion.

Residents of Jalan Beremi and Jalan Berangan, the two roads that surround the field, urge the authorities to leave it alone.

The field is directly opposite the Fortuna Hotel and two Arab restaurants, the Hay-Alarab and Sahara Tent, the latter being part of the hotel.

Oh..that area...
Hmm..better not ler...so near to the already cramped residential area n even to find a parking there is a nitemare :ohno:

My aunt used to stay at one of those old apartments facing the small triangular field. I have lotsa fond memories of that place so I prefer to have it left alone. Furthermore that is a residential area and I personally wouldn't like that place to be developed if the apartments are still there cos it is already so cramped and like Farid said.....no parking space :(

And to top it off....the field is too small to be developedlah! :ohno:

Found this nice pic of KLCC under constuction, with never built twin towers.
Izzit early rendering of K-Residences. :?
http://jeremymearsdesign.com/Resources/throwc.jpeg