Hatten City development will be tallest building in historical city
MALACCA: The state is poised to witness another skyscraper adorning the historical city when an RM500mil multi-storey mixed development project by Hatten Group is completed in 2014.
Called ‘Hatten City’, the project will complement Hatten Square and Dataran Pahlawan shopping complex here, as a must visit site with a futuristic design overlooking the Straits of Malacca.
Hatten Group executive director Colin Tan said once completed, the 45-storey building would be the tallest in the state.
“The first part of our development will be on a 2.43ha tract and will consist of residential space, retail and international hotels.
“Elements, which will be our retail outlet was actually inspired by the famous Korean fashion hubs Dongdaemun and Namdaemun,” he said.
Tan added that the first phase of the project was expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2014.
Besides retail complexes, Elements will also boast of an interactive museum and a time tunnel where replicas of all of the state’s historic attractions would be displayed.
“Most of the tourists here are weekend or day trippers and they surely would not have the opportunity to visit all of the attractions in a short trip.
“The time tunnel would help the tourists as it not only contains the replica of the attraction, but also a map of the location so that visitors can plan their visits based on the location of the attractions,” he said.
Tan added that the interactive museum would be something new to the state and he felt that it would be well received by tourists.
Phase two of Hatten City, he said, would begin in 2014, occupying a 5.67ha of reclaimed land costing some RM1.5bil.
The project would cover mixed development properties for residence, office blocks, shops and a resort.
~News courtesy of The Star~
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