New landmark for KL skyline - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Four Seasons Place - Architecturally topped Out on 24 March 2017. Standing at 320m high, the tallest building in Malaysia, after the the former tallest buildings in the World, the 'Petronas Towers' Located at KLCC, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Location: Malaysia
Date Posted: 06/15/2017
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The 'New Straits Times' Newspaper reported on June 8, 2017. the headline: "New landmark for KL skyline"

The landmark in question is the Four Seasons Place building a new luxury Hotel & shopping Mall.

Located at - KLCC, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

"This much awaited 65-story, 320m-high tower is being built right next to the Petronas Twin Towers and costs a huge RM2.5 billion. It is a mixed commercial and residential building that comprises a hotel, apartments and a mall, and also will be the world's tallest Four Seasons development. It is developed by Ipoh-born Singapore tycoon, Ong Beng Seng, partnering Tan Sri Syed Yusof Tun Syed Nasir and the Sultan of Selangor.

The 1.05ha building site of Four Seasons Place is located in between Wisma Central and Maxis Tower, which acquired by Venus Assets for RM90 million on 2003 from the late Khoo Teck Puat, a former major shareholder of Standard Chartered Plc. This latest skyscraper has begun its construction works since December 2008 and due to a few changes in the design, there was a pause in the project previously. It was supposed to be a two-tower development, but now it turns into a single 65-storey tower.

Four Seasons Place will house a total of 150,000 sf of retail mall, a hotel that consists of 150 hotel rooms and 100 serviced apartments, and 140 residential apartments. The retail mall is an extension of Suria KLCC. The 5-star hotel will be managed by the renowned Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, Canada. Meanwhile, the condominium unit sizes will comprise from 3,000 sf, and going to be sold for RM2,500 psf to RM3,000 psf." Text Source: (visit link) & (visit link)

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THE Four Seasons Place Kuala Lumpur, adjacent to the iconic Petronas Twin Towers, is poised to be another landmark in the Golden Triangle.

Venus Assets Sdn Bhd executive director Datuk David Ban said the development featured the Four Seasons Hotel, which would be the second-tallest building in the city centre with a height of 342.5m.

“This development validates the position of Kuala Lumpur as a major international city and tourist destination with its vibrant population and world-class infrastructure,” he said at the topping out ceremony of the 77-storey hotel tower project, here, recently.

Venus Assets is the developer and owner of Four Seasons Place.

The topping out was witnessed by Tourism and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz.

The Four Seasons Place comprises a 300,000 sq ft retail mall, 242 branded residential units and the 240-key hotel, with a gross development value of RM3 billion. The contractor for the project is China Railway Construction Corp.

Ban said the residences would be completed by the end of this year.

Almost 70 per cent of the residences have been taken up by local and foreign buyers from Singapore, Indonesia, Taiwan, South Korea and Japan since the launch in 2013.

The units sold for RM2,500 per sq ft (psf) back then and the current selling price of the remaining residences is about RM3,000 psf.

Ban said the mall and hotel were expected to open in the second quarter of next year.

Meanwhile, Nazri said the Four Seasons Place would raise Kuala Lumpur’s stature as it would attract high-end tourists.

“There are those who are willing to pay to stay in such hotels and there would be tourists who would visit a place just to stay in such a hotel,” he said.

Nazri also said the hotel’s construction would further cement the good ties between Malaysia and China." Text Source: (visit link)



Address:
Jalan Ampang, KLCC,
Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia.
Type of publication: Newspaper

When was the article reported?: 06/08/2017

Publication: New Straits Times

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How widespread was the article reported?: regional

News Category: Business/Finance

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