KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 4): Our cover story features Johor-based BCB Bhd (KL:BCB), who views Johor’s next phase of growth as not about chasing the latest property cycle, but positioning its developments in the state’s evolving economic landscape.
According to executive director Lindy Tan, the developer sees opportunities emerging across different parts of Johor as connectivity improves, industrial activity expands and economic ties with Singapore deepen. Its plans span commercial and residential projects in Iskandar Puteri and Batu Pahat, as well as potential industrial development in Kluang.
The issue also features WM Senibong Bhd, who plans to unveil Centennial ParcVista in Johor in the first half of 2027, according to its CEO CK Quay. The project has an estimated gross development value (GDV) of RM10 billion. The township's Phase 1 (GDV: RM1.28 billion) — spanning 100.6 acres, with 1,007 landed homes (GDV: RM997.1 million) and 118 shop units (GDV: RM285.3 million) — is slated for launch by the middle of next year.
Also featured is Mitraland Group's expansion of its signature Quartz series via roll-out of its third and largest collection so far: Bayou Quartz in Kota Bayuemas, Klang, Selangor, on Oct 10.
Spanning 52 acres of freehold land, Bayou Quartz has a GDV of RM800 million. It comprises 712 stratified two- and three-storey terraced houses. The two-storey terraced houses will have a built-up of up to 2,695 sq ft and come with 4+1 bedrooms while the three-storey corner units have a built-up of up to 3,135 sq ft, offering up to 5+1 bedrooms to accommodate larger families.
According to the latest Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association Malaysia’s (Rehda) Property Industry Survey, about 63% or 114 of 181 respondents said they had no plans to launch residential projects in the second half of 2026, while the remaining respondents planned to unveil 18,696 units. The survey involved Rehda members in Peninsular Malaysia.
There is also the MySpace column with Tim Sekata Sdn Bhd business development director Oliver HC Wee, who shares his throughts about why the construction industry’s contracting model must change in an age of volatility.
Our offshore story is on Japanese developers running out of sites big enough to host major solar projects. Golf courses, which multiplied in Japan during the boom years of the 1980s, are some of the last tracts of open land available.
Read more in the Oct 5 issue of The Edge Malaysia weekly.
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