Kuala Lumpur Sentral (KL Sentral) or Sentral Kuala Lumpur is a transit-oriented development that houses the main railway station of Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia. Opened on April 16 , 2001 , it was built to take over the role of the old Kuala Lumpur Railway Station, a colonial-era landmark that remains open for commuter trains only. KL Sentral is the largest train station in Southeast Asia.
KL Sentral was designed as an intermodal transportation hub. Most of Kuala Lumpur's rail-based public transportation serve KL Sentral while many intercity trains serving Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore start here. Parts of the area such as the railway stations has been constructed while other parts such as shopping malls, offices and apartments are currently under construction and is expected to be fully developed by 2015.
Overview
KL Sentral refers to the entire 290,000 square metres of development built on the former Keretapi Tanah Melayu marshalling yard in Brickfields. The development includes the transportation hub, hotels, office towers, condominiums and shopping malls and is expected to be completed in 2015.
KL Sentral has been divided into 14 land parcels, each representing a different function. Some of these lots have been fully constructed and are already in use, while others are either in the process of being built, or are still awaiting development, according to the phased programme.
KL Sentral is being developed by a consortium made up of Malaysian Resources Corporation Berhad (MRCB), Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) and Pembinaan Redzai Sdn Bhd.
History
In 1994, with the objective to enhance Kuala Lumpur city’s public transportation, the Government of Malaysia awarded a contract to a consortium to transform 72 acres (290,000 m 2 ) at Kuala Lumpur’s old railway marshalling yard into a modern transit hub within a self-contained urban development.
The consortium, led by Malaysian Resources Corp Bhd (MRCB) appointed renowned architect Kisho Kurokawa and Associates, who also designed the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) among many prominent structures around the world, to design the master plan for the entire development. To ensure that the components planned are market driven and conform to market demand Jones Lang Wootton was commissioned in 1995 to work on the master plan for the entire development and was able to advise on market driven components and ensure that each component complemented each other – co-existing in harmony.
KL Sentral’s recent achievement of being awarded Malaysia’s first Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) cybercentre launched the development into a new privileged status, allowing it to amplify its world-class physical and information infrastructure and further complement the MSC hub, Cyberjaya, by providing another option for companies that want to reap the benefits of MSC status and be closer to their customers.
Development Zones
KL Sentral is a huge place with mixed developments. The area is divided into several plots of land, each with a specific purpose. All development should complete by 2015.
Office zones
Office zones in KL Sentral account for more than 50% of the total land. The developer aims that KL Sentral will ultimately be the business and financial hub of Kuala Lumpur.
Lot A: CIMB Headquarters
Lot A will be the new headquarters for CIMB Group. The company has acquired the land in July 2008 and construction is expected to begin in Q4 2007 and complete in 2011. It is unknown how many floors there will be but it should have around 600,000 sq ft (56,000 m 2 ) of office space available.
Lot M: Plaza Sentral
Lot M or Plaza Sentral is a completed office complex in the west of KL Sentral. The complex were completed in two stages.
- Phase I was completed in June 2001, comprising three blocks and total gross floor area of 785,000 sq ft (72,900 m 2 ). Offering prestigious office suites, Plaza Sentral was sold and quickly taken up by multinationals and Malaysian companies alike, eager to take advantage of the global connectivity and conveniences of working in KL Sentral. Its take-up rate is reaching 100%.
- Phase II was launched in September 2003 due to the escalating demand for premium office space. It has since been fully taken up. Comprising two towers - 18-storey and 26-storey - made up of four blocks and a total gross floor area of 879,381 sq ft (81,697.2 m 2 ), the building was completed in 2006. Among the prominent tenants include British Telecom and Maxis Communications.
- Sentral Tower, a unique purpose-built 30-storey office tower was sold to Lembaga Tabung Haji for RM161.46mil in March 2004.
Lot J: Sooka Sentral & 4 Office Towers
Lot J is a proposed development lot for four 35-storey office towers of identical architecture.
Lot J was sold to United Engineers (M) Bhd (UEM) in May 2005 and plans for four towers in the lot is drawn. Tower A is being built by UEM for its corporate headquarters on the prime piece of land with a gross floor area of 1,300,000 sq ft (121,000 m 2 ). Tower B will an office tower for Malaysian Industrial Development Authority. Tower C is a tower built by Quill Realty Sdn Bhd and sold to Suruhanjaya Syarikat Malaysia (SSM) for their corporate headquarters. Finally, Tower D is an office building built by Quill. The construction of the office towers is expected to complete in Q1 2009.
A much-anticipated development on Lot J is the 180,000 sq ft (17,000 m 2 ) six-storey lifestyle centre which will house a fitness and spa centre, business centre, food court, restaurants and alfresco dining facilities. This development, called Sooka Sentral, opened its doors in December 2007. One of the few shops that are opened is the club Centro
Lot N: 1 Sentral Tower
1 Sentral Tower is an office tower, offering a gross floor area of 453,000 sq ft (42,100 m 2 ). The construction on the building was completed in 2007. It houses companies such as PricewaterhouseCoopers, MRCB and General Electric.
Others
Lot B have been proposed to be developed as financial precincts of KL Sentral. No construction has taken place.
Lot F is planned for future office block. Currently, the base is used for a furniture exhibition mall and Food and Beverage (F&B) centre.
Entertainment zones
Lot E will be a hub for entertainment and convention centre in making KL Sentral an entertainment hub of Kuala Lumpur. The deck of the this development has been completed.
Lot G: Nu Sentral
Lot G , located in the south of KL Sentral will consist of 1,200,000 sq ft (111,000 m 2 ) shopping complex, 600,000 sq ft (56,000 m 2 ) office block, 500,000 sq ft (46,000 m 2 ) serviced apartments, and a 546,000 sq ft (50,700 m 2 ) three-star hotel. Nu Sentral , as it will be called, will offer an integrated connection with the KL Monorail Sentral station and it will be the station of the new Kota Damansara-Cheras Line. Development works commenced in 2H2008 and is expected to complete in 2012. The land was previously used as a parking lot and a cut through for pedestrians heading from Brickfields and the KL Sentral Monorail station to KL Sentral proper. For some time there was an open-air market on the land but was closed down in preparation for construction.
On January 22 , 2008 ,MRCB has set up a joint venture company with Pelaburan Hartanah Bumiputera Bhd (PHBB) named Jewel Surprises Sdn Bhd to develop the area. The new company will hold a lease on the plot of land for 99 years. It is unknown when the construction of the area will begin.
Transportation zone
Lot H : Stesen Sentral
Stesen Sentral (English: Central Station ) is the name of Lot H, which is designated the transportation hub within its KL Sentral development project, although both the public and connected transit lines generally refers to the station itself as "KL Sentral".
Stesen Sentral, designed to house six rail networks was completed in December 2000 and the rail, retail and food and beverage operations commenced in April 2001. Situated on 9.3 acres (38,000 m 2 ), the main building has a gross floor area of half a million sq ft and the specifications were based on passenger projections till the year 2020
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