BY NABILA AHMAD
Some 17,200 units of houses and shoplots are expected to be available in Bandar Dato’ Onn once development projects are completed by 2020.
Johor Land Bhd (Johor Land) managing director Lukman Abu Bakar said about 90,000 people are expected to live in the area, comprising 19 neighbourhoods on 612.69ha of land.
He said the municipality was being planned out by Johor Land in order to provide modern, beautiful and comfortable surroundings for the people.
“Bandar Dato’ Onn’s rapid development in Iskandar Malaysia is in line with the state government’s aspiration to turn the city into a world-class metropolis,” he said after attending a programme held at the Sultan Iskandar Mosque.
During the programme, about 500 people including Johor Corporation (JCorp) president and chief executive officer Datuk Kamaruzzaman Abu Kassim and Mutiara Johor Corp chairman Datin Noor Laila Yahaya, were present.
The programme was also held in conjunction with Johor Land’s 45 years of being in operation.
“Johor Land has carried out residential and commercial development projects totalling about 40,000 units since it first started,” Lukman said.
He added that Johor Land’s excellent achievements, especially in building communities, was proven with the developments in Pasir Gudang, Bandar Dato’ Onn and Bandar Tiram in Ulu Tiram.
Lukman said until now, Johor Land completed about 304 low-cost and average low-cost units in Taman Seroja, 630 units in Bandar Tiram and 1,000 units under the MyHome affordable housing scheme in Bandar Dato’ Onn.
He added that Bandar Dato’ Onn was Johor Land’s latest development project with various facilities for the residents such as recreational park, school, police station as well as the Aeon shopping complex that is expected to be completed by year-end.
“Another special thing about this area is the Sultan Iskandar Mosque, opened in 2016 by Johor Crown Prince Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim,” he said, adding that the mosque located on 2.18ha of land was built in 2015.
He also said that 154 units of houses were built to relocate flood victims in Kampung Oren, Ulu Tiram, 146 units in Kampung Londang Batu, Endau, Mersing while under construction were 64 units of Perumahan Komuniti Johor in Lenga, Muar.
