KUALA LUMPUR (March 24): Since the opening of its dining enclave just over a year ago, Bamboo Hills by UOA Development Bhd has become one of the Klang Valley’s most attractive destinations, offering a unique dining concept within a 16-acre green landscaped setting. With that, the developer has set the stage for the launch of Bamboo Hills Residences in the second quarter of the year.

With a gross development value of RM1.4 billion, the upcoming mixed-use component will be part of the 27-acre Bamboo Hills development and will offer 2,517 units of freehold suite apartments atop a 2½-storey retail podium, which UOA Development will own and manage.

UOA Development head of sales and marketing Frankie Choo says Bamboo Hills Residences, being a transit-oriented development directly adjacent and linked to the Kentonmen MRT station — and with its own F&B and retail amenities — will offer a convenient sanctuary just minutes away from the Kuala Lumpur city centre. “We believe the younger generation values convenience on a daily basis, in terms of public transport, highways and, of course, retail and F&B establishments. Also, there are a lot more people taking public transport now, instead of driving. With Bamboo Hills’ integrated residential and retail components as well as dining enclave, we want to offer our customers a new living experience.”

In the same issue, Kenwingston group managing director Datuk Lovis Lam Kong Tang talks about his company’s big plans for its latest venture into the retail scene with MeMi ZoooZooo, a brand offering mini marts and grocers that operate 24 hours a day. The group, formerly a contractor and property developer, first launched the retail brand in August 2022 and currently has nine Memi ZoooZooo outlets in the Klang Valley.

While some countries or cities battle more pressing matters such as poverty, corruption and climate change, restoring and conserving buildings or parts of a neighbourhood may seem unnecessary. But the reality of it is far more complex as the benefits of restoring historic sites ripple far beyond the work itself. This was the key message discussed at a seminar jointly organised by Think City Sdn Bhd and the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) titled Lessons from Historic Sites: Culture-Based Economic Development Seminar & Exhibition on March 4, which presented lessons from selected cities on how culture and heritage can be used to deliver tangible social and economic development outcomes in the issue.

The Kuala Lumpur and Selangor office market is expected to face supply pressure, according to Knight Frank Malaysia in its presentation of The Edge Malaysia | Knight Frank Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Office Monitor 4Q2023.

The issue also features a column by Master Builders Association Malaysia president Oliver HC Wee, who gives updates on the association’s activities and events as well as educational pursuits, and an offshore story on China Evergrande Group’s alleged US$78 billion (RM367.3 billion) fraud.

Read all this in the March 25 issue of The Edge Malaysia weekly.

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