Kwasa Damansara

Kwasa Damansara is a new township located in the Subang constituency of Selangor, Malaysia. It borders Kota Damansara to the south and Sungai Buloh to the north. Currently in the process of development and construction, the development project is expected to take place over 20 years from 2015 and is part of the Greater Kuala Lumpur Strategic Development Project under the 10th Malaysia Plan announced in 2010.[1]

Kwasa Damansara
Town
Other transcription(s)
 • Jawiكواس دامنسارا
 • Chinese桂莎白沙罗
Kwasa Damansara
Kwasa Damansara
Kwasa Damansara (Peninsular Malaysia)
Coordinates: 3°10′N 101°34′E
Country Malaysia
State Selangor
Establishment2012
Area
 • Total9.39 km2 (3.63 sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)Not observed
Websitekwasadamansara.com.my

Background

The project is located on a 2330-acre (939-hectare) site formerly occupied by a rubber estate of the Rubber Research Institute of Malaysia (RRIM) in Sungai Buloh.[1] In 2010, prime minister Najib Razak announced that the land was being earmarked for development.[2] In 2012, Kwasa Land Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of the Employees Provident Fund, purchased the land for RM2.8 billion and was tasked as the master developer for the proposed township.[3]

Features

The township is expected to include residential, commercial, educational and recreational development.[2][4] The Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) will also be connected to the township.[5] An estimated 150,000 people will reside in the township.[4]

The total land stretches across two local authorities; the northern portion is located within the city boundaries of Shah Alam while the southern portion is in Petaling Jaya.[6]

Kwasa Land
Kwasa Land Sdn Bhd
TypePrivate limited company
IndustryProperty development
Founded2010 (2010)
Headquarters
Sungai Buloh
,
Malaysia
Key people
  • Datuk Seri Michael K C Yam (Chairman)
  • Mohamad Hafiz Kassim (Managing Director)
ParentEmployees Provident Fund
Websitewww.kwasadamansara.com.my

Kwasa Land Sdn Bhd is the master developer of the Kwasa Damansara township. It was formed in 2010 to execute the EPF's mandate to develop the rubber estate formerly owned by the Malaysian Rubber Board and used for research by Rubber Research Institute Malaysia (RRIM).[2] In September 2011, it appointed Mohamad Lofty Mohamad Noh – head of property investment at EPF – as managing director.[7]

Developments

As the master developer of the township, Kwasa Land has contracted out developments of individual parcels under the master plan to other developers. As of May 2015, five projects have been announced: the town centre Project MX-1, and residential Projects R2-1, R3-2, R3-3 and R3-4.[8]

The town centre, code-named MX-1, with a size of 64 acres and gross development value (GDV) of RM8 billion, will be jointly developed by Kwasa Land and MRCB.[9] This part will include three shopping centres, a hotel, residential areas and an MRT station.[9]

Project R3-2, with a size of 8.79 acres and GDV of RM400 million, was awarded to Impiana Land & Development Sdn Bhd.[5]

Bidding for the remaining projects was ongoing as of May 2015.[10]

Access

Public transportation

As mentioned earlier, the township is primarily served by the  SBK4  Kwasa Damansara MRT station, and the  SBK5  Kwasa Sentral MRT station.

Car

The Subang Airport Highway is the main route into this township.

References
  1. Yip, Yoke Teng (2010-09-23). "RRIM rubber estate to make way for development". The Star. Retrieved 2015-08-22.
  2. "Overview". Kwasa Land Sdn Bhd. Retrieved 2015-08-22.
  3. Ng, Fintan (2012-08-28). "EPF buys land for RM2.3bil to build iconic township". The Star. Retrieved 2015-08-22.
  4. "Location". Kwasa Land Sdn Bhd. Retrieved 2015-08-22.
  5. "Kwasa Land to reap RM65mil income from Project R3-2 in Kwasa Damansara". The Star. 2015-03-04. Retrieved 2015-08-22.
  6. "EPF subsidiary Kwasa invites bumi firms for township project". The Star. 2014-10-16. Retrieved 2015-08-23.
  7. Tan, Yvonne (2011-09-03). "EPF appoints chief executive for Kwasa Land". The Star.
  8. "Kwasa Land announces two more development projects". The Sun. 2015-05-28. Retrieved 2015-08-23.
  9. Thean, Lee Cheng (2015-02-21). "MRCB on expansion drive with new township project". The Star. Retrieved 2015-08-22.
  10. "Five Tier 2 developers bid for EPF unit Kwasa Land's next residential development". The Star. 2015-05-05. Retrieved 2015-08-23.
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