Wednesday, December 1, 2010

New builder for major project - High-end property scheme in Batu Ferringhi to be rebranded

GEORGE TOWN: Mah Sing Group Bhd will apply for approval to take over the planning permission for the Tropika Ferringhi project given to the previous land owner.

Mah Sing said in a statement that on 22 November, the group had acquired a piece of freehold land in Batu Ferringhi which had been approved by the authorities for residential development as applied by the vendor from an earlier submission.

“The premium has been paid and a development order procured for landed development (Phase Two) for the project named Tropika Ferringhi.

Subject to authorities’ approval, Mah Sing intends to rebrand the project ‘Ferringhi Residence@Penang’ upon completion of the sales and purchase agreement.

”Mah Sing will be applying to the MPPP for approval to take over the planning permission upon completion of the land purchase,” the statement said.

Mah Sing was responding to an MPPP statement which said that the group had not submitted any application for planning or development approval for the Ferringhi Residence@Penang project.

Mah Sing had said the group would unveil its RM800mil residential project on a 61-acre site in Batu Ferringhi in the first quarter of 2011.

Group managing director and chief exe-cutive Tan Sri Leong Hoy Kum said the pro- ject would be a gated and guarded scheme, comprising property such as semi-detached and bungalow homes as well as condominiums.

By The Star

UEM Land to sell asset for RM6.5m

UEM Land Holdings Bhd is selling 8.09ha in Johor to Medini Iskandar Malaysia Sdn Bhd for RM6.53 million.

Medini plans to build water supply reservoir, suction tank, pump house and retention pond on the land.

The sale will provide a gross profit of RM2.86 million for the year ending December 31 2010, UEM Land said in a filing to Bursa Malaysia yesterday.

By Business Times

Mahajaya to buy land in Selangor

MAHAJAYA Bhd is buying 3.79ha of land in Cheras, Selangor, for RM15.52 million.

The land will be used to extend the development of its Bandar Damai Perdana, the company said in a statement yesterday.

By Business Times