Revitalising Sentul
The grand old Sentul neighbourhood has seen more futuristic-looking additions to its skyline since YTL Land and Development Bhd rolled out its Sentul Masterplan 13 years ago.
The grand old Sentul neighbourhood has seen more futuristic-looking additions to its skyline since YTL Land and Development Bhd rolled out its Sentul Masterplan 13 years ago.
A mere 13 years ago, YTL Land & Development Bhd (YTL Land) kickstarted a multi-billion ringgit urban renewal project in Kuala Lumpur’s Sentul district, with its historic pre-war shophouses, temples, churches, public housing and the old Malayan Railway train depot .
KUALA LUMPUR (June 26): Railway tracks, godowns, temples, living quarters and shops from a bygone era: this image of Sentul, one of Kuala Lumpur’s original districts, is gradually giving way to condominiums, private landscaped parks and arts spaces, thanks to the urban redevelopment project undertaken by YTL Land and Development Bhd over a decade ago.
• Following from last week’s focus on Kuala Lumpur’s Jalan Ipoh, we take a look at non-landed residences in the neighbouring Sentul area this week.
IT is one of the oldest arterial roads in Kuala Lumpur: Jalan Ipoh stretches from the Jinjang and Segambut neighbourhoods to the older heart of the city near Sentul, Titiwangsa and Chow Kit.
KUALA LUMPUR (June 19): One of Kuala Lumpur’s oldest roads, Jalan Ipoh winds through the neighbourhoods of Jinjang and Segambut until Sentul.
GEORGE TOWN (May 18): YTL Land and Development Bhd sold the final units of its low-rise condominium project – Penang Shorefront – at a preview last weekend.