KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 23): In this week’s cover story, we talk to UEM Sunrise Bhd (KL:UEMS) on its upcoming launch in Mont Kiara called MAIA Mont’Kiara, an upscale luxury condominium project with a gross development value (GDV) of RM1.1 billion.
Offering only 495 sky bungalow units across two 45-storey residential towers, the project comes with seven layouts and built-ups of 1,485 to 2,982 sq ft, of which the two biggest type units will have their own private lift lobby. The selling price starts from RM1.53 million.
Also in Mont Kiara, JKG Land Bhd (KL:JKGLAND) is set to launch Aosis Mont Kiara. Located along Jalan Kiara 5, the project comprises 244 freehold residential units (including eight penthouses) in a 40-storey tower on a 2.44-acre site. The project has a GDV of RM523.8 million.
Meanwhile, Kuala Lumpur is set to welcome two of Hilton’s luxury brands by the end of this year — Waldorf Astoria Kuala Lumpur and Conrad Kuala Lumpur. Interestingly, both new hotels will be housed in repurposed landmark buildings in the Golden Triangle area.
In the recent Cities Climate Connect 2026 conference, Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Syed Ibrahim Syed Noh said that the country needs cities designed not simply around buildings, but also its people and nature, as this will determine the country’s climate future.
In Designworks, Kohn Pedersen Fox principal architect Mustafa Chehabeddine shares his design concept on Ombak KLCC, the latest retail addition to the KLCC precinct that opened to the public on Aug 21.
This week C&C features two commentaries by The Edge’s editor emeritus Au Foong Yee and Zerin Properties CEO Previndran Sathurgasinghe, both highlighted during the recently launched national housing policy or Dasar Perumahan Negara 2026-2035.
Our Singapore counterpart features a story about adaptive reuse in monochrome, focusing on the many uses of Singapore’s black-and-white houses.
On the international front, the share price of Australian property developer Stockland has risen the most since 1987 as tax rules favour new builds; China is widening use of a US$1.6 trillion (RM6.5 trillion) fund to spur spending on homes; and Vietnam seeks to clear land before paying compensation in a reform of its land acquisition rules.
Read all about it in the Aug 24 issue of The Edge Malaysia weekly.
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