KOTA KINABALU: Suria Capital Holdings Berhad had entered into a joint-venture agreement with SBC Corporation Berhad (SBC) to develop Jesselton Quay that will comprise construction and development of commercial suites, retail mall, retail units, office towers and hotel.
Once completed, the project is poised to become an iconic landscape as Kota Kinabalu city new waterfront and premier tourism frontier which is marina focus complete with its own cruise terminal.
The Jesselton Quay, that carries a minimum net sale value of RM1.8 billion, will be built on a 16.25-acre prime port land which is strategically located at the waterfront of Kota Kinabalu city centre area and to the northern fringes of the central business district of Kota Kinabalu city at Tanjung Lipat.
It has good connectivity to key roads, highways and ports. The port land used to be the Kota Kinabalu Container Port before the operation was relocated to Sapangar Bay Container Port in 2007.
Under on the joint-venture agreement, SBC shall be responsible for all matters relating to the project, including its implementation and completion at its own cost and expense while Suria Capital shall provide the development land, assist and facilitate in the implementation of the project.
Expected to commence in the first quarter of 2014, the project has an estimated development period of eight years. It will be developed in three precincts comprising the commercial suites, retail mall (including retail units) and signature precinct, that will include signature offices, hotel and office.
Once completed, the Jesselton Quay would be able to cater to the anticipated demand for commercial properties within the prime Kota Kinabalu waterfront area and is expected to attract both local and international home buyers and investors.
In recent years, property development projects in the Kota Kinabalu city area have received strong interest from investors.
With the development land strategic and prime location, Suria Capital believes that the venture provides an opportunity to participate in the development of a prime land into a development project.
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