Soaring developer brings tranquility to the polished Medini Iskandar neighbourhood.
By VIKNESH ASHLEY
SPANNING across 2,230 acres is Medini Iskandar, a flagship development fashioned as a fresh vibrant township within Iskandar Malaysia.
This terrestrial expanse is rapidly growing, as several developers as well as familiar brands place their mark here.
Medini is split into four distinctive sectors excluding residential parcels. These include the creative, tourism and leisure, healthcare and wellness and creative industries.
Some of the popular attractions that are globally renowned here include Medini’s key tourist attraction, largely popular amongst children, Legoland Malaysia. The RM350mil attraction features well-known characters for TV shows such as Barney, Thomas & Friends, Bob The Builder and Pingu.
When it comes to education, this locale is also blessed with a string of popular institutions, including Newcastle University Medical Malaysia, University of Southampton Malaysia, Marlborough College Malaysia, Netherlands Maritime Institute of Technology, Raffles University as well as Raffles American School, just to name a few.
Medini also offers world-class healthcare offerings to those that frequent the vicinity. The healthcare cluster within this key growth area is anchored by Gleneagles Medini Hospital while the wellness industry here is managed by the Medini Integrated Wellness Capital, developed by Eastern & Oriental Bhd.
Adding to that a Healthpark located approximately 10 minutes journey by car from Gleneagles Medini Hospital has been designed to supplement larger hospitals in Iskandar Malaysia. Here one will find an 80-bed Columbia Asia Hospital that is intended to cater to patients suffering minor injuries as well as short inpatient stays.
Sunway Iskandar is dubbed “Nature's Capital City”. This township will offer its residents properties that lay between lakes, riverside as well as some that even front the sea.
Sunway Iskandar is planned into six exclusive parcels. The Lakeview, which is the first parcel to launch, will introduce nature-inspired city living by the lake that is also close to the sea. The next precinct is dubbed The Seafront. True to its name, it boasts a 2km beachfront with views of Singapore and the second-link.
The Riverside is a beautiful sight to behold as residents will enjoy the luxury of coming home to find the majestic 7km Pendas River at one’s doorstep while The Parkview is for those that enjoy the charm of botanical living where one can bask under the bright rays of the sun, surrounded by the vivid shades of a garden home.
The next parcel within the Medini township is called The Marketplace, bringing together the best of food, arts and culture, accompanied by beautifully landscaped gardens for its patrons to relax and unwind. The Capital is the heart of the township, a vibrant city balanced out via its surrounding parcels for residents to escape into nature.
Sunway Iskandar has introduced two luxurious residential gems targeted at different groups of property purchasers. As mentioned earlier, both properties will be set within The Lakeview parcel of the township, crowned Emerald Residence and Citrine Residences respectively.
Citrine Residences was the first to launch in the fourth quarter of 2014. This development is Sunway Iskandar’s first integrated development combining three components, a retail establishment to be managed by Sunway, designer offices as well as a serviced apartments.
This 328 unit lease property is the first to enjoy ultra-high speed Internet within the Medini vicinity and will be presented to buyers in either fully or partially furnished units.
Various layouts are offered catering to individual buyers' needs in configurations ranging between 629sq ft and 1,528sq ft. Citrine Residences is currently sold at RM581,000 and is targeted for completion in the second quarter of 2017.
Those that prefer living within a landed property can opt for Emerald Residence launched in the fourth quarter of 2015. This parcel is dubbed “Landed Home by the Lake” and offers a 129-year lease tenure.
The 22-acre leading landed residential parcel will provide buyers various property options-two-storey link homes, two-storey super link homes and three-storey semi-detached homes available in configurations that range between 1,919sq ft and 4,290sq ft and is targeted for completion in the fourth quarter of 2018.
This hilltop community will be capsuled by a gated and guarded service, is walking distance to retail shops and enjoy impressive views of a majestic lake.
Sunway Iskandar is currently offering an exclusive sales promotional package to the buyers of Emerald Residence. This package includes free one year maintenance fee, private clubhouse facility access, RPGT tax incentives as well as free SPA and loan legal fee (appointed panel lawyer).
Sunway Iskandar enjoys a very special feature due to its placement within Medini. The locale can be purchased by foreign buyers freely, as it features a no foreign capping policy where foreigners can buy properties within Medini or more specifically Sunway Iskandar at any price cap.
Getting to the township is a breeze, as it enjoys excellent connectivity of approximately 5km to Singapore Second Link via the Coastal Highway Southern Link (CHSL) by 2017.
The development is also just 20km to Johor Baru town centre via the Coastal Highway, 4.5km to Kota Iskandar which is the government Administation Centre, 5km to Medini Mall, Legoland Malaysia and the ferry terminal and Puteri Harbour. The township is also a mere 7km to Educity in Nusajaya.
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