Space U8 is a unique commercial development that mixes shop, office and retail within a single development. This hybrid concept features dual frontage as the outer frontage is the shop-offices and the inner façade is a retail outlet. It is the first development of its kind in Selangor that boast this Shop Unit Mall Office (SUMO) concept. Situated in Bukit Jelutong township, this freehold development is sited on a 8.39 acres of freehold land. It consists of hybrid commercial units with built-up sizes ranging from 9,000 sf up to 12,000 sf. There are a total of 58 units of 4-storey shop-office-retail units; including 46 units of intermediate units, each with built-up size of 25’ x 90’ (9,000 sf). There are 8 and 4 units of end and corner lots respectively with built-up size ranging from 10,000 sf to 12,000 sf. This modern and well-thought development is built with a 70,000 sf covered central courtyard (also called Inner Space). The shop units on the ground level boosts 5m-high ceiling while the office units have 3.2m of ceiling height. In addition, there are over 1,300 parking bays provided and it is secured with 24-hour security monitoring and CCTV surveillance. Space U8 is well portioned as the developer claimed that the ground floor will be occupied by F&B outlets, retail shops, banks, the IT Cetnre and the Fresh Boulevard. The first floor will contain fashion retailers, the second floor will host education-related retailers and the third floor is the leisure and entertainment floor that will host MBO cinema, bowling alley, a karaoke centre and sports, health and wellness centre.
Property Details
Name: Space U8 Address: Bukit Jelutong, Shah Alam, Selangor Developer: Mainstay Development Completion Date: July 2011 Type: Shop-Office-Retail Tenure: Freehold No. of Blocks: 7 No. of Storey: 4 No. of Units: 58 Built-up: 9,000 – 12,000 sf Subsale Price: Rental: Facilities
Green features Water harvesting system Solar panel 24-hour security Car park baysAnalysis
According to the developer, Space U8 will host a 24-lane bowling centre and a 10,000 sf IT Centre. Besides the bowling alley, it will also host a supermarket as its anchor tenant. Adding to that, it will also boast a 16,000 sf fresh market area, named Fresh Boulevard and a 10,000 sf food court. At the mean time, the developer is negotiating with other retailers including Celebrity Fitness, Courts Mammoth, and Metrojaya Group.Space U8 is targeted at medium to upper income group families with immediate catchment of 200,000 from surrounding townships such as Denai Alam, Ara Damansara and Bukit Jelutong. It has huge potential to success as there is no established shopping mall in the area. As a matter of fact, Space U8 will draw a lot of people from Shah Alam (mostly students from MSU, PTPL and UiTM) as it is the nearest shopping mall with numerous leisure centres – karaoke, bowling, cinema and health centre.
