News about space

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 16): The vacancy rate of Johor Bahru’s high-rise residences is expected to hit above 50% for the first time in 2019, said CBRE | WTW Johor Bahru (pictured) director Tan Ka Leong.

PETALING JAYA (Jan 15): Luxury co-working space and serviced office provider Colony Space Asia Sdn Bhd has announced its expansion into Mutiara Damansara, Selangor, marking its fifth location in the country.

SINGAPORE (Jan 14): Global flexible workspace provider IWG has leased over 20,600 sq ft of space at Capitol Singapore, and will launch its premium co-working space brand No18 there.

PETALING JAYA (Jan 8): Greater Kuala Lumpur could become the biggest office space market in the Asean region this year, according to property consultancy Savills Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 5): New York based co-working space WeWork will be opening its first co-working space in Kuala Lumpur in 1Q19.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 23): New parking operators and building owners using the Touch ‘n Go (TnG) system for parking payment no longer impose the surcharge fee, said a report by The Star today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 27): The Malaysian Institute of Property and Facility Managers (MIPFM) president Sarkunan Subramaniam said instead of putting a halt on new retail and office developments, the government should bring the country’s economy back on the right track to address the space glut.

Growing your own vegetables could be fun and help you get the freshest greens to your dining table, but not everyone has the luxury of space to have their own vegetable plot at home.

Space is a luxury for most city folks, which is why urban homeowners are constantly cooking up creative ways to enlarge their living space, if not in square footage, at least visually.

PETALING JAYA (July 26): Leasing enquiries from the oil and gas and related sectors as well as multinationals in other service industries exploring the Kuala Lumpur office market have picked up in the first half of 2018 (1H18) as the crude oil price appears to stabilise, according to Knight Frank Malaysia.