A Haven…Here in Ipoh
Nestled at a foothill and with the virgin rainforest of Titiwangsa Range as a backdrop, a RM230 million high-rise condominium project is taking shape along the Tanjung Rambutan Road in Ipoh.
It is “The Haven”, which the developer Superboom Projects Sdn Bhd claims that it is exactly what it meant to be – living in a “luxurious development set amongst a natural and idyllic setting”.
The project, scheduled to be completed in three years, will comprise three blocks of 26-storey condominiums, making it one of the tallest buildings in the city.
Superboom Project CEO Peter Chan (l) on the verandah of their showhouse overlooking the lake at The Haven. With him is co-principal David Yam.
Superboom Projects’ CEO Peter Chan described The Haven as a high-end lakeside condominium development, which will offer a unique and pleasant living smack right next to nature with a panoramic view of the Kinta Valley and towering outcrops.
The lake around which the development will take place is a living lake. “It has live water with estimated rate of 7,570 litres flowing in per hour”, said Chan. “The water analysis showing it to be pristine.”
“You’ll be close to nature and yet a shout away from city amenities. No other city in the world can offer such a package”, he stressed. Therefore, the project has been labelled as the “Pride of Ipoh, Envy of the Nation.”
With peace of mind being a concern among most people, The Haven is providing a five-level security feature ranging from guard house, CCTV, floor access card, perimeter fencing and regular patrols.
Other amenities include a designer four-level swimming pool, picnic grounds, gym, badminton court, cafeteria and a host of other details like special floor traps for easy maintenance and the like.
The availability of several mountain bike and jogging trails and the cool waterfalls at nearby Ulu Kinta makes it a great location for the whole family.
Possibly these are the factors that are attracting the positive responses from not just Malaysians but also others from Singapore, Hong Kong and Vietnam.
A total of 498 units in 12 variations ranging in sizes from 958 sq ft to 2,840 sq ft and penthouse sizes go up till 4,345 sq ft will be built. Prices per unit range from RM250,000 to RM1.4 million per unit.
JAG
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TLM,
Good for you, mate. If you think you have made a good value investment, then cool.
The limestone hills and the surrounding vegeatation should, at least, remind you that there are nicer pieces of property available around the area. BUT then again, if you choose to live on a square foot of shared land, then share away. Oh and perhaps, the condo structure might perhaps remind you of the surrounding limestone outcrops in the area so that it’s splendour can rub off on your patch in the sky.
Chiao.
Ipoh’s development is backward and slow because of the majority of the pessimistic …. on this page, I looks as though The Haven is working out to be a wonderful place to live work and play, I have bought a unit and I have no regrets, will drop you all a line when it is complete, you will wish you had not made these negative comments, then. All of the negative commentators should take a drive to the site via the new road that leads to the property to see how nice it looks.
In response to Mike:
The problems of high rise building on the London clay basin and the Ipoh limestone are somewhat different.
Piling in a clay basin can create a firm foundation.
Limestone is frequently subject to sub-terranean water erosion. The extent of this can be seen in the Niah and Mulu cave systems.
Not so long ago, a developer of a low rise building near Tambun found the problems of building on limestone. Piling work found sub-terranean caverns. The developer lost men and machinery into those caverns.
The problems of building a high rise building will not be less than those encountered when building low rise developments.
The problem with subtopia is that once started, they tend to sprawl.
Wow…! I heard abt this project….they are the superb developer…! my first property was from them…! Subang Galaksi (really my dream home) excellent finishing…! keep up the good work Mr Peter….!
Magnificent, superb architecture, best building design in Ipoh from what I see now.The natural environment around really blends this. The developer should attract those ‘retired’ Japanese over here, sure they like this kind of ‘homes’.
Sayorana…
Dear sweet innocent Mike,
Either you are new to this country or are very naïve.
You really have no clue have you?
Millions have been generated by all sorts of projects in the past and Ipohites know where it all ends up……..Not in our schools, hospitals, roads or rural development.
Otherwise, all our tin money, and you should know that Perak was one of the richest if not THE richest state in Malaysia, would be awash with state of the art hospitals, schools and other infrastructure.
Tut, tut…..the Haven is no bold development. So, don’t let others pull the wool over your eyes.
It will benefit only a few people and line a few more ‘critical’ pockets. ANd it will crucify Ipoh.
Tell me, how many Ipohites have signed on for these condominiums, if it was within their price range?
ANd who is the workforce in the construction – not Ipohites – but mostly Indonesians.
ANd in the sixties I did a university degree in town planning and urban studies in UK and was attached to Westminster CIty Council.
Sorry to disappoint you Mikey, but there is a height restriction….maybe not in the City (the square mile0 but yes, in general. Otherwise, why is London and its environs not another New York with skyscrapers here and there and everywhere?
Construction in Malaysia has little to do with development and improving the lives of the people, but more to do with making profits, self-gain and knowing the right people to ‘facilitate’ matters.
Mariam, London and other cities have height restrictions due to the earth below. For example Docklands was the only area with the right ground to take the deep excavation and piling. (apart from the 26 story Gerkin). It is not due to government wanting to restrict height to keep the place looking nice. Countries are economies that have to generate income and turnover to survive in a very competitive world. Take ‘The Haven’ for example. that’s a 230 million project paying a 28% tax to the government….. That tax will go into better roads, hospitals, police, Schools and other public services.
It will bring more people to your area creating the need for more shops etc and will thus create more jobs…. will you be complaining about that too?
You have to move with the times, The Heaven is a bold development that is trying to bring wealth to the area.. Bravo!
No Malaysian company genuinely adopts corporate governance in the spirit in which these guidelines were drawn up. Don’t talk about property developers! Malaysian culture presently does not support ethical behaviour. There is no doubt that if proper environmental and social impacts were done, the project should not be approved.
Based on market needs, Ipoh cannot even justify a new condo in town let alone outside town. Based on these, I did not even bother to read their hyped-up ads.
Why so much complaint. Do it really destroy the natural when three tower of condominum build over there ??? It might or might not. A piece of land without development and leave empty with grass instead. That what you want for your grand children ? How about the green and refreshing scene … Do anybody go there when it leave empty ? Do you guarantee that the good scene will destroy and your grand children cannot see it when this tower is build ? I do believe the surronding area will look needly in term of green and refereshing. 26 storey … so what … Don compare with eastern, western, northern or southern of the world. It do really a mistake to 100% duplicate their success into Malaysia. We copy then paste, then how success we are. when the time we paste it in malaysia then their make improvement to their work, then how do we going to success. Your comment totally lack of balancing methology calculation which I said totally outdated.
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No doubt it your comment will do make some consideration but if we put into the balancing calculation, this project is great and brave. Great because it create an living choice for local nor investor. Brave because of go into a limitation market segmentation. The concern is how far the project can go and what will the buyer do after the purchase..
How did this get approved in the first place?
There has to be chnage in the mindset of the Ipohites that it is not necessary to have these towers to stir up the dour economy of Ipoh. What we could do with is more thought on preservation than anything in concrete and steel.
Concrete and steel structures can be found in a far suprior combination in Rome, NY and London. So Ipoh, please re-think – want to challenge these places, then stick to what history has already left in place and enhance it with natural structural building materials. Ipoh has an abundance of nature and please transfuse our developments with what nature has provided. Step away from attempting have buildings like in Shanghai, Manhattan, Hong Kong – let’s have our own “brand”.
“You’ll be close to nature and yet a shout away from city amenities. No other city in the world can offer such a package”, he stressed. Therefore, the project has been labelled as the “Pride of Ipoh, Envy of the Nation.” – yes with a hundred other families and 3 humungous towering blocks of concrete ! Some may love this – not for me ! I say Nay.
lets see, the water is never going to be blue, it will remain a murky brown, it will probably smell badly in the hotter months, now malaysian people as we know are going to throw rubbish in that lake. Why would anyone with any common sense want to buy a flat there. Singaporeans buy flats because they have too, so why are Ipohites buying flats when we have more than enough houses. I see the flash marketing of this developer engulfing unsuspecting buyers. Before long the value of the flats will fall. Look at Sky Homes along Jalan Tambun, about two years ago, the developers were saying last few units, all sold out….etc, but everytime I passed by I only saw a few lights on, now if you come out of Jusco, there is a new billboard advertising the sky homes for sale with free furniture. These developers have got no ethics and will try and con the public at all cost, the reason they are building flats and not houses is to maximise their profits. Buy these flats at your own risk, I assure you, it wont be long before you are trying to sell it and move out.
Creating another rock jungle for the rich.
i need more details
After the London slums were cleared, in the 1960s, tower blocks were built. Several interesting observations were subsequently made:
1. The actual population density was not increased by the tower blocks.
2. The people who were moved into the tower blocks reported that they felt isolated in those tower blocks.
3. They missed their gardens and allotments (areas where they could grow vegetables).
4. The community spirit was destroyed. This resulted in more crime, delinquency and despondency.
5. The tower blocks fell into disrepair and became uninhabitable.
6. In the 1990s many had to be demolished because it was uneconomical to repair them.
If former slum dwellers did not like living in tower blocks, I cannot see why anyone, would pay to live in one.
The “Triple-Towers” of Ipoh will benefit no-one, except the developers and those whose palms are crossed with silver.
These monstrosities are not a sign of Ipoh becoming a developed city, they are just a sign that Ipoh has been exploited by foreign developers. Once the Ipoh skyline is besmirched, the Singaporean developers will move on to another hunting ground.
Ipoh will prove that it has become a twenty-first century player, when it is able to forge its own way in the world and maintain its natural beauty, for future generations.
The criticism of the Haven is totally groundless ! They have organised over 400 families to live on a building footprint of less than 30,000 sq ft .Ordinarily , terrace houses occupy a built up area of 1400 sq ft per house . This means that only 21 families will live in that 30,000 sq ft footprint , if terrace houses were built instead of high rise condos. So The Haven is really conserving the environment instead of destroying it. I also understand they are preserving all nature and intend to green the buildings. How can they critise this effort ? There must be ulterior motives involved.
The Haven will be a great holiday homes, mostly for foreigners and some Ipoh folks. Always hope that Ipoh will not live on past traditions and mindsets. We need more progress to improve Ipoh. I do not wish to see Ipoh becoming the new Kampung Kepayang.. only good as location for filming…film on world war 1, orang minyak, oldies
I said Yes to Haven, paparich cafe, new burger king restaurant, Jusco city, sunway college and other modern concepts/ideas.. as long as it breaks no law…..
The developer team includes a Singaporean. RM250K to RM1M is cheap for Singaporeans or Ipohites working overseas. Many of them may buy as investments to rent out. It depends on the reputation (and promises) of the developer.
Many buyers, especially Singaporeans, of the most recent completed condominium were promised that their units would be rented out but were not. This may affect The Haven.
The fact is that there aren’t so many people in Ipoh who want to rent condominiums except for expatriates. Even then the number of expatriates in Ipoh is small.
I think Ipohites cannot afford such luxury condos. The lake and the surrounding area is a natural scenery view. Should not build up 26 storeys high above the sky. Conclusion, natural places come with natural scenery should perserve well and stictly protect.
The Pride of Ipoh, Envy of the Nation
Any city with the natural beauty of Ipoh would jealousy preserve it rather than despoil it. Any developer with a sense of aesthetics and appreciation of nature, as the developer of The Haven imply they are, would know better than to build a multi-storey condominium in the midst of the beautiful hills. There are good developers and profit-maximisation developers. The former are good corporate citizens who take their responsibility to the environment and their fellow citizens seriously. Latter just couldn’t care less as long as they maximise their profit.
Sunway City – a hop away from the proposed The Haven, despite its atrocious architecture is a zillion times more sensitively developed than this new proposal. If we have to develop around our hills then let’s do it sensitively. A 26-storey condominium is anything but.
Having said that, one must lay the blame with City Hall. Ipoh City Council has the right to deny planning permission, but it has not. Why, one wonders? is the mayor so bereft of any sense of preservation of the environment to allow this desecration? Is there not a councillor among the lot who will speak up for the environment? Is there no one in government with good taste?
In most developed countries such a development would have been denied or met with public outcry. But so far whatever has been said, has been said by the committed few. What about the rest? Are they dumb or just apathetic? This is your hills, this is your inheritance. You should not let some businessmen steal it from you with the connivance of politicians. Ipohites may disagree politically on which camp they are in, but this is not a political issue. This is an issue that affects all Ipohites whatever their political colour.
Once the condominium goes up there is no turning back – it will be a blot on the landscape forever.
Those who allow it by their action or inaction, may be happy to live with the consequences of their deeds or apathy as the case may be. But is it fair to expect your children and grandchildren to live with it also?
If you have never in your life protested against anything, make this your first. This is a worthy cause.
Ipohites should write to their MPs, their Aduns and most of all write to the MB and Mayor about it.
Tell them you don’t want this kind of development which serves no one except the developer.
Ipohites should send a petition to the powers-that-be to register their disgust with this development.
NGOs like IRATA, City Watch, Malaysian Karst Soceity, Malaysian Nature Society should lead the charge against this aberration.
The alternative is to keep quiet and if you do that I will not be too disappointed, because that is the way this country operates – where a few can do as they please because the majority prefer to remain silent.
Wake Up Ipoh!
Shenzhen,China
Condos in Tanjong Rambutan for RM250k !
Thought the condo concept was to keep within central business districts so that it’s convenient to get to work.
Oh well, perhaps the “new” generation have forgotten “old” terminology. Or perhaps the “old” have forgotten how to live in “modern” times !
No matter. I’ll stick to old town !
ipoh will lost its natural beauty !
Yes Mariam – the “luxury” condos opposite the PTC sure could use a fresh coat of paint.
It’s starting to become an eyesore. Visitors coming into Ipoh should be forgiven for wondering, “Is this an abandoned building?”
THis will be the start of the end of Ipoh as a tranquil city.
Soon, others will be encouraged to build even higher high-rise apartments and blot out the beautiful hills of Ipoh – the current thing that people from outside IPoh marvel about and think we are extremely lucky to have.
Bali’s council has imposed a ‘no multi-storey’ rule (I am told no higher than the coconut palms) and London (apart from Canary WHarf – the business district) has very strict rules on high-rise buildings.
The impact on Ipoh will be towering concrete structures blotting out the sun etc. Is that what Ipohites want? I certainly do not. I am not sure if concerned Ipohites want another KL here, in our beautiful Kinta valley!
Look at how shabby the once ‘luxury’ blocks opposite the Perak Turf CLub look!
I say ‘NO’ to the 3 blocks of 26-storey flats.