IVORY Properties Group Bhd has chipped in to become the venue sponsor for the Penang Starwalk which will have a new route this year.

The walk will be flagged off from Birch House which is the company?s office located next to the Penang Times Square which is developed by Ivory.

Ivory?s chief operating officer Datuk Ooi Chin Loo said he hoped the participants would be impressed by the 103-year-old colonial building.

?Birch House was built in 1908 as an office of a tin smelting plant and it eventually became Ivory?s office in 2005,? he said.

Ooi said the building was named after Sir Ernest Woodford Birch, a popular Briton who was a moving force in the development of the tin smelting works in Penang.

?The plant was formerly called Eastern Smelting in 1908, became Datuk Keramat Smelting in 1975 and finally Escoy Smelting in 1993.

?There is a corner on the ground floor of the building to showcase the history of Birch House and the tin-mining industry to let those who visit our office know more about the building,? he said,.

Ooi said the company was also sponsoring 2,000 T-shirts for the walk.

Penang Starwalk 2011 will be held on Sept 18. The new route passes heritage sites such as Fort Cornwallis, City Hall, St George?s Church, Goddess of Mercy Temple, Kapitan Keling Mosque and the Sri Mariamman Temple.

Star Publications (M) Bhd regional operations manager (north) Chung Chok Yin thanked Ivory for the support, saying that setting Birch House as the flag-off point was in-line with the aim to create an awareness to the rich historical and cultural aspects of George Town.

Chung urged those interested in participating in the walk to register early as registration for the non-competition category will close when the 20,000 participation mark is reached.

The route for non-competition walkers is 6km long while it is 10km for competition walkers.

The other sponsors of the walk are Magnum 4D Sdn Bhd, 100Plus, Ambank, BP Clinical Lab, Golden Screen Cinema, Malta, Maxis, Milo, Modenas, Nikon, One Community Worldwide, Pallas and Sunshine Wholesale Mart Sdn Bhd.

Penang Starwalk 2011 is endorsed by Penang Global Tourism, Penang Sports Council, the Penang Municipal Council and the Malaysian Association of Hotels Penang Chapter.

Registration fee is RM10 for non-competition walkers and RM15 for competition walkers.

The public can sign up from 9.15am to 5pm on weekdays at the Star Northern Hub in Bayan Lepas or the newspaper?s George Town office at 15, Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling, or at the Penang Times Square?s information counter at its ground floor from 10am to 10pm daily.

Online registration is also available at http://sites.thestar.com.my/starwalk/.

A Facebook page has also been created for the event at http://www.facebook.com/StarWalk.my.

The closing date for registration is Aug 15 for the competition category and Sept 1 for the non-competition category or when the 20,000 mark is reached, whichever is sooner.

For enquiries, call Eric Voon at 04-6473388 ext 3021 during office hours or 012-5851612 (email: ericvoon@thestar.com.my).

SOURCE: The Star

SOME 90 low-cost units costing RM35,000 each will be built in Permatang Damar Laut in Batu Maung, Penang, this year.

Batu Maung assemblyman Abdul Malik Kassim, who is also a state exco member, said the units would have a built-up area of 700sq ft.

Without naming the developer, he said the project would kick off late this year and completed in two years.

He said this to reporters after the balloting for some 50 shortlisted candidates for a separate low-cost project, also in Batu Maung and comprising 88 units in a six-storey building, by Mah Sing Group Bhd.

Malik said so far some 400 units of low-cost properties had been handed over to buyers this year in Batu Maung.

?This include over 300 units handed over earlier this year and the 88 units by Mah Sing which are priced at RM35,000 each,? he added.

Of the 88 units, 73 were given as compensation to squatters in Batu Maung who were affected by Mah Sing?s Southbay Penang mixed-development project.

Seven names were picked from the balloting yesterday to purchase another seven units of the project.

The seven individuals were from a list of 50 eligible applicants for low-cost housing supplied by the State Housing Department to take part in the balloting.

The remaining eight of the 88 units were reserved for sale to those whose homes were affected by Mah Sing?s Residence@Southbay project.

SOURCE: The Star

Wellesley Residences, the fourth phase of Harbour Place township in Butterworth. A total of 401 new units will be built in a 27-storey and 30-storey blocks.

With emphasis on both practicality and appeal, the architectural design simply dwells in the extraordinary. Sensuous, soothing, indulging. Wellesley Residences hides a wealth of undiscovered appeal and character behind its sleek latter-day facade. This is where the possibilities are limitless.

With your peace-of-mind in mind, Wellesley Residences uses a 24-hour security system comprising the “3Cs” that are CCTV, Card Access & Communication Home Security. The adequacy and efficiency of this system means that your well-being and safety is always priority but at the same time, your privacy is never compromised.

Property Project : Wellesley Residences
Location : Harbour Place, Butterworth, Penang
Property Type : Condominium
Tenure : Freehold
Built-up Area: 650 sq.ft. onwards
Total Units : 401
Developer : PJ Development
Indicative Price: RM 191,000 onwards

Taman Jelutong Indah Phase 2 is located along Tun Dr. Lim Chong Eu Expressway, within the established township of Jelutong, Penang.

Property Project : Taman Jelutong Indah Phase 2
Location : Jelutong, Penang
Property Type : Apartment
Tenure : Leasehold
Built-up Area: 900 sq.ft.
Total Units : 382
Developer : JKP Sdn. Bhd.
Indicative Price: RM 190,000 onwards

THE developer of Harbour Place, a new township pro-ject in Butterworth, has launched the fourth phase of its trendy condominiums known as ‘Wellesley Residences.’

The project undertaken by PJD Eastern Land Sdn Bhd is located on a 12.1ha site in the heart of town.

Currently, the township has three existing luxury condominiums and a hypermarket.

A total of 401 new units will be built in a 27-storey and 30-storey blocks.

The project will have a signature chic urban living concept with nine units per floor in a semi-detached setting.

PJD chief operating officer Lim Lian Seng is confident of luring investors to their properties here due to their proven track record.

The company is a subsidiary of a Kuala Lumpur-based develo- per, PJ Development Holdings Berhad.

The parent company has developed highly integrated development projects in various parts of the country.

Lim said the name Wellesley Residences was derived from Se-berang Prai’s former name of Pro-vince Wellesley.

He added that the units were designed to complement and en-hance the requirements of mo-dern urban living.

They were designed to re- energise, rejuvenate and revitalise modern living concepts as the residents would enjoy a sky gymnasium, yoga, aerobic, recreational games, sauna and steam rooms, Jacuzzi, massage facilities, a sky lounge and a viewing deck on the roof-top.

Lim said a 26,666sq meter su-permarket had been planned nearby to provide the conve-nience of shopping for residents at their doorsteps.

Besides that, an educational institution and a 30-storey Swiss-Garden Hotel and Residences hospitality property, are additional facilities for the folks in Butter-worth.

He said the hotel chain owned by the company would start construction at the end of the year.

Source: The Star