Bandar Perda

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Originally Posted by baqthier

^ so good that you so diam in this forum lately??

you have been quiet lately too. that means you are good also??

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posted by nazrey in the province wellesley thread

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showth...=112091&page=3

Originally Posted by nazrey

A mix that worked just right
Tuesday, June 07, 2005
Photos by MUSTAFA AHMAD
By ZARINAH DAUD



WALKING around the RM2bil Bandar Perda near Bukit Mertajam gives one the feeling of being in a foreign land or a different era.

Visitors need not step out of Seberang Jaya to marvel at the rich architecture of Europe, the Middle East or India as familiar facades have emerged within the new township.

A giant arch greets visitors at the main entrance along Jalan Permatang Rawa. Upon entering the township, they will see the spanking new and elegant Wisma TNB.

Rich in aesthetics, the buildings in Bandar Perda are a fusion of classical designs reflecting Roman, Greek, Mogul and neo-classical era.

It is hard to imagine that the township was once the site of an idle padi field. After the Penang Regional Development Authority (Perda) acquired the 183ha site, the project was privatised to Aseania Development in the mid-1990s.





Omar: I travelled to Europe,
India and the Middle East for ideas.



The developer has since transformed the area into one of the fastest growing townships in the northern region.

Aseania Development managing director Datuk Omar Faudzar said Perda wanted the new township to be different and he had suggested that the buildings be modelled after classical designs.

“I travelled to Europe, India and the Middle East for ideas and the company decided to have Moorish architecture as the main feature.

“I want people to appreciate the evolution of the world’s greatest architecture and they can see all these designs in Bandar Perda.





The newly-completed
Central Seberang Prai police headquarters.



“We apply the mix-and-match concept by infusing all the classical designs into one, and our clients are happy with the results.

“The buildings have numerous pillars, arches and domes and these characteristics make them stand out from other designs,” he said.

The company had originally planned to build residential houses but the economic slowdown forced them to make some adaptations.

Instead of constructing landed property, the developer built apartments and sold land parcels to government agencies to build their own offices.

Among the first to come in were Tenaga Nasional Berhad, the Inland Revenue Board, Seberang Prai Municipal Council (MPSP) and the police.





The new MPSP building
at Bandar Perda.



Omar said the company designed and built the RM35mil Wisma TNB that combined Moorish and Greek architecture.

“I got the idea for the building when I travelled to Italy and Turkey. I told my artist who translated my vision into a drawing.

“The architect made some changes to the design and I am glad to say that my client is happy with the building.





de'Rendezvous food and entertainment centre
comes complete with a central pedestrian mall



“As for other buildings, I got some ideas from movies or magazines. Each building must have a character to distinguish it from the rest.

“I am glad to say that the mix-and-match concept has worked out well and did not create mismatches,” he added.

Besides Wisma TNB, other impressive buildings include the RM65mil MPSP headquarters, central Seberang Prai (SPT) district police headquarters and SPT district Fire and Rescue department office.

Apart from government offices, the company also constructed commercial complexes and all its units costing from RM150,000 to RM550,000 have been sold.

And to brighten up the night scene, Aseania Development recently completed the de’Rendezvous food and entertainment centre to attract bigger crowds.

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Bukit Mertajam hub of the north
By David Tan in Bukit Mertajam



BUKIT Mertajam town is now experiencing the development of new landed residential cum commercial property schemes in its south-eastern, eastern, and western zones, according to local property valuers and consultants.

The development of the township started off in the southern part of the town in the late 1970s, gradually stretching out to the parts mentioned above in the 1990s.

The well-known landed residential schemes of Bukit Mertajam developed in the late 1970s and 1980s – such as the Kota Permai housing estate, Taman Seri Rambai, and Desa Damai – comprised mainly low- and medium-cost houses.

Rahim & Co Chartered Surveyors (Penang) Sdn Bhd managing director Tay Lai Hee said the successful transformation of Bukit Mertajam into a commercial and residential hub of the north was due to the transportation services the town provided.

''In the 1970s and 1980s, all the goods coming from Thailand and Port Swettenham Pier on the island had to be repackaged for redistribution in Bukit Mertajam. This brought a lot of commercial activities, stimulating the demand for landed commercial and residential properties,'' he said.

Tay said that even with the emergence of rival transportation centres in the northern region, Bukit Mertajam was still active as a transportation service hub. ''The emergence and growth of industrial estates in Bukit Minyak, Bukit Tengah, and Prai industrial estate ensure that property prices in Bukit Mertajam remain stable,'' he added.







Peh Seng Yee.





According to VPC Alliance (Pg) Sdn Bhd director Kelvin Tan Keat Lim, in the early 1990s developers began to develop in south-east, east, and west Bukit Mertajam, as they began to realise that the southern parts were prone to flooding due to being in the lowland areas (facing floods from Sungai Rambai).

Intra Harta Consultants (North) Sdn Bhd manager Peh Seng Yee said the movement to develop in the south-eastern, eastern, and western parts of Bukit Mertajam was also due to the availability of bigger and cheaper parcels of land, which enabled the development of better planned and designed property schemes.

''From early to mid-90s, developers began focusing on Alma, Permatang Tinggi, and Bukit Minyak to develop landed residential, shop office and light industrial schemes.

''The residential properties comprise mainly single- and double-storey terraced houses in the low-cost category with built-up areas from 650 sq ft onwards and medium-cost double-storey terraces with built-up areas from 1,200sq ft.

''The light industrial schemes comprise purpose-built standard factories which are mainly 1½ storey terraced type,'' he said.

According to Peh, from the mid to end-90s, developers also launched landed residential and commercial projects in Machang Bubok and Simpang Ampat.

''The types of landed residential properties launched were medium-cost, comprising single-storey terraced houses with built-up areas from 700 sq ft onwards, and double-storey terraced houses with built-up from 1,400 sq ft onwards. The double-storey shophouses have built-up areas of over 2,000 sq ft,'' he added.

According to Tan, there are now fewer launches of commercial properties in Bukit Mertajam due to an overhang in supply.








The almost completed building of Seberang Prai Municipal
Council in Bandar Perda, Bukit Mertajam.






''The development of commercial properties is concentrated on certain areas such as Taman Seri Limau, the BM Business Park at Jalan Rozhan, and Bandar Perda,'' he said.

Peh said that since the late 90s, there was a trend in which developers built bigger terraced houses with better finishes and a higher proportion of semi-detached and detached houses to cater to the increasing demand of the market.

Both Tan and Peh agree that the landed residential properties in Bukit Mertajam have been appreciating between 3% and 5% annually, depending on several factors such as the location, size, type and specifications of the properties.

Some of the major landed residential schemes launched in south-east, east, and west Bukit Mertajam from the second half of 1990s onwards are Bandar Perda by Aseania Development Sdn Bhd, Desa Palma by the Belleview group, and Seri Bukit Indah by Techware Enterprise Sdn Bhd.

The Bandar Perda project, comprising 4,152 units of various types of landed and high-rise residential and commercial properties, was launched in 1995 and to date, the developer has sold over 80%.

The Desa Palma landed residential scheme, comprising 382 units of double-storey terraced and semi-detached houses, was launched in 1998. The selling price of the terraced houses was RM180,000 while that of the other type was RM290,000.

The Seri Bukit Indah housing scheme, launched in 2001, comprises 191 units of landed residential properties such as bungalows, double-storey semi-detached houses, and double-storey terraced houses.

''We have sold over 90% of the properties to the locals who want to upgrade their lifestyle and those who buy them for investment. The selling points of Seri Bukit Indah are its design and location on higher grounds, which ensure that it is free from flood problems,'' said Techware Enterprise sales and marketing manager K.C. Chin.

He added that the company was looking for land in Bukit Mertajam for landed residential properties.

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Bandar Perda
De' Rendezvous - the food and entertainment centre



Inspired by the success of the Fisherman's Wharf in Gold Coast, Australia and our local experience at Bangsar in Kuala Lumpur, the Food Beverage & Entertainment Centre is conceived to satisfy the increasingly large numbers of young professionals and expatriates working and living in the surrounding industrial parks and housing estates. However, unlike Bangsar, the Centre is purpose-built with ample parking bays and specially designed pedestrian walkways that provide a conducive atmosphere for an evening of leisure and entertainment for the whole family as well as the yuppies. It will also appeal to tourists.

The centre comprises four rows of shops linked by a common pedestrian walkway that is traffic-free. The Centre is aesthetically designed and each outlet will be specially tailored to the needs of the operators.
Source : Bandar Perda

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Penang Bangsar...hehe..the second in Penang, the first 1 is upper penang road

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Gurney walk is also one already, anyway locals normally prefer Gurney Walk and Upper Penang Road is normally dominated by ang mohs. Btw, Bandar Perda in BM? How come all the happening things in BM are often not successful. for example the huge malls there. Their condition is even worst than BJ complex or Midlands court nowadays.

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Originally Posted by jlshyang

Gurney walk is also one already, anyway locals normally prefer Gurney Walk and Upper Penang Road is normally dominated by ang mohs. Btw, Bandar Perda in BM? How come all the happening things in BM are often not successful. for example the huge malls there. Their condition is even worst than BJ complex or Midlands court nowadays.

U means The summit?

It is always pack wiv ppl..even more crowded than BJ..i would say as crowded as Prangin mall..but, honestly, this mall is lack of maintanance

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Megamall Pinang i think, the last time i went there was 2 years back and at that time it's only a few years old. The mall was empty on a saturday night. The mall setting is quite nice, better than BJ or Prangin but lack of maintainence, toilet also so teruk d at that time. Only the eateries were jam packed at that time. People would go to the Pizza Hut, KFCs and etc then balik d coz there's nothing else there.

And i heard the food court lasted less than a year. The top floor is already empty now.

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haven't been to The Summit, Megamall Pinang

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Originally Posted by jlshyang

Megamall Pinang i think, the last time i went there was 2 years back and at that time it's only a few years old. The mall was empty on a saturday night. The mall setting is quite nice, better than BJ or Prangin but lack of maintainence, toilet also so teruk d at that time. Only the eateries were jam packed at that time. People would go to the Pizza Hut, KFCs and etc then balik d coz there's nothing else there.

And i heard the food court lasted less than a year. The top floor is already empty now.

ooo..long time didnit go there. Gotta check it out during this holiday.
But, the design of this mall is far better than BJ or Pragin No doubt

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Pics of Bandar Perda!!!

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Balai Bomba

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Balai Polis

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[Magician]

I like to know where exactly this place is... so colourful... nice township

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Originally Posted by Magician

I like to know where exactly this place is... so colourful... nice township

U'll c it on the way to Bukit Mertajam..it is actually located beside BM

[alsen]

yea, it's a great town and well planned.I've been there last month and it was awesome.

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nice place! hav to visit this place someday!