News by Rachel Chew

Gamuda Land’s Valencia township development and Madge Mansions received a Gold and a Silver award respectively at the recent TheEdgeProperty.com Malaysia’s Best Managed Property Awards on April 3.

The 14.86-acre freehold mixed development comprises 2,913 serviced apartment units spread in six blocks of 53 to 63 storeys, 3-storey 277,000 sq ft retail podium, 8-storey car park podium and more than six acres of landscaped Forest Village and wetlands. It has a gross development value of RM2.1 billion.

According to a media release by Knight Frank, among the Asian countries, Chinese cities have catapulted themselves up the rankings with Shanghai (27.40%), Beijing (26.80%) and Guangzhou (26.60%) claiming the top three slots, all exceeding 26% year-on-year price growth in 2016.

It is no secret that stratified high-rise buildings are likely to form the bulk of new buildings in the future, especially in the city where land for development is shrinking every day while its population continues to grow.

The survey also revealed that Malaysia topped Asian countries when it comes to looking abroad for their children’s education and international work experience.

UMLand has soft-launched a 312-single-bed youth-centric hotel called Bedtel in Bandar Seri Alam in Johor Bahru last month.

Factors evaluated include climate; availability of health services; housing and utilities; isolation; access to a social network and leisure facilities; infrastructure; personal safety; political tensions and air quality.

TheEdgeProperty.com Symposium on Property Management 2017 held today received overwhelming response with more than 550 attendees.

Building Management Association Malaysia (BMAM) president Tan Sri Eddy Chen believes design is key to the long-term upkeep of a property and in maintaining its value.

It was a sunny Monday afternoon when Henry Butcher Malaysia (Mont’Kiara) Sdn Bhd executive director Low Hon Keong and Solaris Mont’Kiara’s Management Corporation (MC) chairman Sivam Kandiah met up with TheEdgeProperty.com at Dal.Komm Coffee outlet at Solaris Mont’Kiara, Kuala Lumpur.