FEATURED PROPERTY SHOWCASE | Grand Merdeka Development
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GRAND MERDEKA
GRAND MERDEKA – THE LATEST SUBURBAN LANDMARK IN THE NORTHERN CORRIDOR OF KK
Grand Merdeka Development Sdn Bhd (formerly known as Payung Niaga Sdn Bhd) is one of the most seasoned
companies in Sabah. Its successful era was in the 1980’s when it converted the foreshore land into Wisma Sabah
which is situated in the heart of Kota Kinabalu cityscape.
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nder the leadership of Mr. Chew
Sang Hai (Director), in 2011,
Grand Merdeka Development
Sdn Bhd decided to make a
‘grander’ appearance and be ever
ready for competition amongst
developers by developing a mixed development
called Grand Merdeka consisting of GM Mall, GM
Home, GM Corp and GM City on a 19-acre land.
Grand Merdeka has a total GDV of RM1.2 billion
and is located in Bandar Sierra, Menggatal
also known as the Northern Corridor of Kota
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Kinabalu. Aimed to attract the local demography
or neighbouring population, Grand Merdeka
is inspired by Mutiara Damansara in Selangor,
which appeals to families. Some 18 months ago
on 3 May 2013, despite the unfavourable market
sentiment and stringent loan approval policy at
that time, Grand Merdeka was still able to achieve
85% of the allocated sales.
GRAND MERDEKA MALL (GM MALL)
Spread across a net lettable area (NLA) of 270,000
sq. ft. with 782 entrepreneur units, Grand
Merdeka Mall is only 20 minutes away from the
Kota Kinabalu CBD area. During the past 18
months, Grand Merdeka has successfully included
additional facilities amounting to RM15 million
for Grand Merdeka Mall. Since our pledge to
incorporate Green Initiatives in our projects, we
have included various measures such as:
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Installed OSRAM’s LED lighting system in the
mall with 5 year warranty
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Installed a central ducted air cooler system
in all common areas.
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Installed Rain Water Harvest system which
will be utilized for landscaping and toilet
maintenance
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We have also taken various initiatives to encourage
greater foot fall and create a friendly shopping
environment for our patrons in the upcoming
Grand Merdeka Mall.
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Additional culvert has been installed on
the existing JKR road reserve to reduce the
likelihood of localized flood in Bandar Sierra;
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As part of our CSR effort, Grand Merdeka will
be extending the existing 4-lane carriageway
to a 6-lane carriageway with the sole
purpose of providing better accessibility to
our patrons
Establishment of a leasing department to
assist buyers in achieving favourable yield
and also higher occupancy rate
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2 units of bus stop with a special two-tiered
roof feature to be constructed along the
Tuaran road access to Grand Merdeka
One of the highlights is the confirmed
appointment of TELCO provider, i-Skilled
Dynamics Sdn Bhd, to furnish GM Mall with
High Speed Broadband services.
CONFIRMED TENANTS
An additional two (2) escalators have been
put in place to give the mall a total of 5 units
of escalators
DBKK also has given us the green light to
adopt the roundabouts and open spaces
at our project which will be designed,
implemented and maintained by Grand
Merdeka
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