M3 Mall, Gerbang Mekar, Taman Melati, Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur

KUALA LUMPUR: M3 Mall, an urban redevelopment project by Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur and Gerbang Mekar Sdn Bhd in Taman Melati, opens its doors in mid-October.

In an exclusive preview for media and business partners yesterday, Gerbang Mekar executive chairman Zaharuddin Saidon said the mall is more than 80% tenanted, with the renovation of tenant lots being undertaken now.

“The Store supermarket is the anchor tenant. Other tenants such as Mr DIY will provide niche services,” Zaharuddin said.

“The Store anchoring M3 Mall is a distinct advantage for the community because it brings the convenience of fresh produce and daily household needs even closer.”

Other tenants include Nagoya Textile, Texas Chicken, myNEWS.com, Georgetown White Coffee, Station Kopitiam and Gintell. 

“From a retail perspective, M3 Mall is hot property due to its location, catchment population, accessibility and strong tenant mix,” Zaharuddin said. 
Gerbang Mekar is confident the remaining 20% of the mall will be tenanted by year-end based on enquiries received so far.

The company is also the owner, manager and operator of the mall. The site was previously an empty plot of land.

M3 Mall is situated in the mature township of Taman Melati, approximately 100m away from the Melati light rail transit station and the planned Gombak Integrated Transport Terminal. It will serve the M3 Residency as well as the local population in the area.

M3 Mall comprises six levels, with approximately 200,000 sq ft of lettable space and more than 550 parking lots. The mall also provides a banquet hall that can accommodate 1,000 people. 

The preview of the mall was launched by the Mayor of Kuala Lumpur Datuk Mohd Amin Nordin Abd Aziz.

M3 Mall is a focal point of the urban redevelopment of the Wangsa Maju-Maluri Zone under the Kuala Lumpur Structure Plan 2020.

It is the centerpiece of the larger M3 Residency mixed development, which has a gross development value of RM300 million, on a 3.2-acre parcel of leasehold land. A total of 412 units of M3 Residences will be completed by January.

They range in size from 806 sq ft to 1,092 sq ft, and were launched in 2012 at RM300 psf. They were fully taken up in three months.


This article first appeared in property+, a section of the digitaledge Dailyon Aug 7, 2015. Download property+ here.

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