Malaysia Property Exhibition (MAPEX 2007) in Johor - Part 1

The Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association Malaysia (REHDA Malaysi) Johor Branch organised a property fair showcasing mostly developers of projects in the Johor state.

Date : Nov 1, 2007 - Nov 4, 2007

Time : 10am - 10pm

Venue : Podium Area, City Square Shopping Centre in Johor Bahru, which just right next to the Causeway linking Johor Bahru and Singapore.

About 40 developers were said to be participating but not all were there.

Nevertheless, the developers that had a booth there had a wide-range of properties to offer, from high-end luxurious housing to middle-class and even low cost housing.

Areas range from right smack in the vibrant Johor Bahru city to the outskirts like Kulai and not forgetting, the up-and-coming Johor administrative centre Nusajaya.

Some of the participating developers include Nusajaya Land, UEM Land, Danga Bay, Plenitude Tebrau, Johor Land, IOI Properties, SP Setia, Mah Sing Properties, Permas Jaya and many more.

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The Star Property & Home Fair @ Pisa Penang ‘07 - Part 3

Welcome to the third and final instalment on the Star Property and Home Fair.  In this blog post, I’ll be writing on  4 featured development projects by renowned developers like Sunway City, Asia Green Group, CP Landmark and Setia Promenade.

Sunway City Berhad

On display for this exhibition is the Sunway Bukit Gambier Project. Built off Jalan Bukit Gambier, this property development is made up of 2 1/2 storey Terrace as well as 3 storey Semi-Detached. 

Sunway group is also showcasing their upcoming Sunway Sungai Batu. Located in Teluk Kumbar (Southern Penang Island), the development consists of Commercial Shop Lots as well as 2 1/2 storey Terrace houses. Those interested may register at the booth for invitation to the official property launch later this year.

Asia Green Group

Prominently on display at the Asia Green booth is the High End, Low Density Bungalow project named Hilltop Villas. Located along the Batu Ferringhi coastline, each Bungalow units comes with a view of the Sea as well as the lush greenery of the Batu Ferringhi Hills. Consisting of only 23 units, Buyers are given e a choice of either a 3 storey Bungalow or a 4 storey Bungalow. Buyers will also be able to choose from 5 unique bungalow designs as well.

CP Landmark

At the CP Landmark booth, visitors will be greeted by the familiar sight of the BayStar Condominiums.  Consisting of only 160 units, housed in 2 blocks and 4 units per floor, the Baystar Condominium is practically a  Semi-D in the sky. The project is within walking distance to the newly opened Queensbay Mall.

 Setia Promenade

Setia Pearl Island is a residential development project by Setia Promenade Sdn. Bhd. Located in the district of Sungai Ara, the development consists of mainly 3-storey Terrace and possibly Semi-Detached units in future.

Currently available for booking is the “Isle of Aroma”. Consisting of 267 units of 3 storey terrace houses, buyers are given a choice of 5 different home designs.

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Star Property and Home Fair @ PISA Penang ‘07 - Part 2

The Star Property and Home Fair is an annual real estate, property and home decorative fair organised by The Star. Held once a year at PISA (Penang International Sports Arena), this year’s exhibition boasts of over 100 exhibitors comprising of property developers, banks and home furnishing industries. The fair is held from 21st Sept to the 23rd Sept and opens from 10am to 9pm.

(Editors note : Today is the last day of the exhibition. So hurry up, don’t miss this golden opportunity to shop for your dream house.)

 IJM Properties

Prominently on display at the IJM booth, is their upcoming high-end residential condominium project.  Named  the “Platino”, the project consist of 2 Towers which will housed a total of 229 units of condomiums, duplex and penthouses. The whole project development is conveniently located near Tesco, Penang. According to the IJM staff, the project is slated for launch next week.

IJM Platino

Sunshine Residencial @ Jawi

Sunshine Residencial is a pioneer project by Silver Resort Sdn. Bhd, a subsidiary of the renowned Suiwah Corporation Berhad. Located in Jawi, Sunshine Residential is a residential development consisting of Double Storey Terrace Houses and Semi-D. 

Here’s a preview of the Double Storey Semi Detached model

Sunshine Residences

Also on display are the Double Storey Terrace models as well

For Sunshine Residential, the project marketing is handled by Henry Butcher Malaysia (Butterworth) Sdn. Bhd.

Sunshine Residences Terrace

Thats all for Part 2. Stay tune for Part 3, Read more »

Star Property and Home Fair @ PISA Penang 2007 - Part 1

Its time again for the annual Star Property and Home Fair. This year’s fair is held at the Penang International Sports Arena (PISA) from Sept 21 to the 23rd and boasts of over 100 exhibitors comprising of both Property developers and banks. An impressive number of exhibitors considering that this fair is held in the Northern Region Of Malaysia.

    Ivory Properties Group

Upon entering the exhibition Hall, visitors will be greeted by the sight of the “Penang Times Square”. Developed by Ivory Properties Group in two phases, Penang Times Square is made up  of “Birch the Plaza” (Phase A) and “Birch Regency” (Phase B).

Penang Times Square is a mixed development project comprising of both commercial and residential units. Currently, Phase A is under development and targeted for completion in 2008.

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Penang Times Square

    Moonlight Bay

Also on display in the Ivory Properties Group booth is the mock up of the Moonlight Bay development. Moonlight Bay is a luxurious low density gated community made up of about 70 Villas and 2 condominium blocks.

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Moonlight Bay

    Hunza Properties

Next up is the Hunza Properties booth. Prominently on display is the upcoming “Gurney Paragon” development.

Gurney Paragon is a mixed developement project which comprises of both residential and commercial units. The development is located at Penang’s famous promenade namely Gurney Drive.

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Gurney Paragon

Also on display at Hunza Properties is their high-end residential development project named “Infiniti“.

Infiniti, once completed will comprise of 119 condominums, penthouse and cabanas. The project is located along the famous Tanjung Bungah beachfront and each unit comes with a view of the sea.

Hunza - Infiniti
Infiniti

That’s it for Part 1. Stay tune for part 2 where I’ll be writing on the Projects by IJM, Sunshine as well as Botanica CT.

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Sneak Peek into The Biggest Property Fair in Northern Malaysia

Some sneak peek into the the biggest exhibition on property, home and lifestyle in the northern region of Malaysia. Read more »

The Star Property and Home Fair 2007 in Malaysia

The Star Property & Home Fair 2007

Date : Sept 21 to Sept 23, 2007
Venue : Penang International Sports Arena (PISA), Malaysia
Time : 11am - 9pm
Admission : Free
Organiser : Malaysia’s English daily The Star newspaper

We are excited because we could scout around looking at potential investments or even just to look around at beautiful house mock-ups, hehehe…

We might share what we can find there and if anything interesting catches our eye.
So stay tuned. Meanwhile, to get a rough idea what to expect, read this article below. Read more »