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The shopping mall was established as a redevelopment project of the old KOMTAR building complex. The old building was transformed into a modern shopping mall, hotel and office with a cost of MYR400 million. [1]
Komtar JBCC. Also located along Jalan Wong Ah Fook, Kompleks Tun Abdul Razak or KOMTAR is one of the oldest shopping complex in Johor Bahru. KOMTAR consists of a two-storey shopping mall and a 25-storey office tower block. The whole shopping mall area was closed and demolished for rebuilding in 2013 and was renamed Komtar JBCC after completion ...
Komtar JBCC; KSL City Mall; The Mall, Mid Valley Southkey [93] Larkin Junction; Paradigm Mall Johor Bahru [94] Paragon Market Place [95] Pelangi Leisure Mall; Plaza Pelangi; Plaza Sentosa; R&F Mall Johor Bahru; SKS Mall Larkin; Stellar Walk; Today's Mall; Toppen Shopping Centre [96] Zenith Lifestyle Centre; SKS City Mall Johor Bahru City Centre ...
The site Komtar now occupies was a stretch of the Prangin River, which ran through a swamp. In 1804, the construction of the Prangin Canal began under directions from the British East India Company. [14] The canal was built for agricultural and commercial uses, and marked the furthest boundaries of George Town at the time. [15]
The area is a centre of business activity. All of the country's major banks have a presence in the city centre. Major shopping centres, such as Johor Bahru City Square and Komtar JBCC, are located within the area.
The mall has a majority ownership by the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC), a Singaporean sovereign wealth fund, who owns more than 70% of City Square's shares. The remaining shares are divided between the Johor Bahru City Council and Iskandar Puteri City Council respectively.
Initially planned as Phase 4 of the Komtar project, 1st Avenue Mall was eventually developed by a private developer and opened to the public in 2010. Upon its completion, it competes directly against the adjacent Prangin Mall and has since attracted a variety of well-known international fashion brands, including H&M, Skechers, Cotton On and Victoria's Secret.
Komtar is a civic complex in George Town, Penang. Komtar may also refer to: Komtar station, proposed light rail transit station; Komtar (state constituency) Komtar JBCC, shopping mall and office complex in Johor Bahru