By Sharen Kaur
sharen@nstp.com.my
Published in NST on December 3, 2012
"Our strategy has always been to retain majority of the properties and sell some. For the properties that we retain, we have received unsolicited offers. As for the buildings which we have sold, if the owners want to exit, we will help them sell," MRCB property division head of marketing Zamry Ibrahim said in an interview recently.
Spread across 29.16ha area, KL Sentral encompasses the RM1.1 billion world-class transit hub known as Stesen Sentral, several Grade-A office towers and suites, condominiums, two hotels and a 1.2 million sq ft retail mail.
"KL Sentral is not static. It is growing with new components and all the buildings are an improvement in every term. The development has the largest concentration of green buildings in a single area in the Klang Valley," he said.
The blueprint of KL Sentral began with the master plan of a "City-within-a-City" concept designed by the renowned architect Dr Kisho Kurokawa.
On KL Sentral as a new tourism destination, Zamry said the 1.2 million sq ft Nu Sentral Mall will pave the way to make it a happening place.
Nu Sentral is targeted to open by the fourth quarter of next year. So far, 70 per cent of the floor area has been leased. The anchor tenant is Parkson.
"Currently, around 150,000 passengers pass through the station daily. With the mall, the idea is for people to stop and shop. Nu Sentral is the only mall in Kuala Lumpur that will be linked to the Kuala Lumpur International Airport by rail. With the mall and more hotel offerings, we expect KL Sentral to be the real tourist destination in Kuala Lumpur," he said.
sharen@nstp.com.my
Published in NST on December 3, 2012
KUALA LUMPUR: The Kuala Lumpur Sentral development in Brickfields, here, which is valued at RM15 billion, is set to become a new tourist destination and hotspot for multi-national companies.
The project, developed by Malaysian Resources Corp Bhd (MRCB), has properties with combined gross floor area of nine million square feet under construction, which is more than what has been developed.
Properties under construction include the St Regis and Alof hotels, Ascott Sentral serviced apartment, Nu Sentral mall, Menara CIMB, Menara Shell, Nu Towers, Q Sentral, Sentral Residences and 1 Sentrum.
The properties, which will be completed between end-2012 and 2016, are green and MSC-rated (multimedia super corridor).
The project, developed by Malaysian Resources Corp Bhd (MRCB), has properties with combined gross floor area of nine million square feet under construction, which is more than what has been developed.
Properties under construction include the St Regis and Alof hotels, Ascott Sentral serviced apartment, Nu Sentral mall, Menara CIMB, Menara Shell, Nu Towers, Q Sentral, Sentral Residences and 1 Sentrum.
The properties, which will be completed between end-2012 and 2016, are green and MSC-rated (multimedia super corridor).
Spread across 29.16ha area, KL Sentral encompasses the RM1.1 billion world-class transit hub known as Stesen Sentral, several Grade-A office towers and suites, condominiums, two hotels and a 1.2 million sq ft retail mail.
"KL Sentral is not static. It is growing with new components and all the buildings are an improvement in every term. The development has the largest concentration of green buildings in a single area in the Klang Valley," he said.
The blueprint of KL Sentral began with the master plan of a "City-within-a-City" concept designed by the renowned architect Dr Kisho Kurokawa.
On KL Sentral as a new tourism destination, Zamry said the 1.2 million sq ft Nu Sentral Mall will pave the way to make it a happening place.
Nu Sentral is targeted to open by the fourth quarter of next year. So far, 70 per cent of the floor area has been leased. The anchor tenant is Parkson.
"Currently, around 150,000 passengers pass through the station daily. With the mall, the idea is for people to stop and shop. Nu Sentral is the only mall in Kuala Lumpur that will be linked to the Kuala Lumpur International Airport by rail. With the mall and more hotel offerings, we expect KL Sentral to be the real tourist destination in Kuala Lumpur," he said.
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