The Star – Friday, 26 August 2011
Up-and-coming developer, Trinity Group Sdn Bhd is on the lookout for more strategic land in the Klang Valley to develop affordable niche boutique projects.
Managing director Dato Neoh Soo Keat said the developer was also looking for opportunities in the other active growth markets Of Penang and Johor.
“Hopefully in the next two to three years. We will able to launch a project In Singapore also. To do that, we will need to tie up with a partner,” Neoh told Starbiz.
Since it undertook its first development, The Heron Residency in 2004, the company has launched 2,010 property units worth some RM920miI, of which RM320miI have been completed. It has an undeveloped land-bank of 8ha and a further 7.3ha in the Klang Valley that are under construction.
Neoh said the company hoped to achieve sales of RM520mil this year and RM640miI in 2012. Last year, it recorded RM50miI worth of sales, and its record sales so far were RM250mil in 2009.
While admitting the worsening external economies may affect market sentiment, he said the impact would be more severe the high- end property market, while the medium-priced sector should be better cushioned against the softening outlook.
Trinity is targeting RM1.33biI worth of new project launches over the next two years. They will comprise residential and commercial projects in Melawati in Ampang, Bandar Putra Permai in Seri Kembangan, USJ19 in Subang Jaya and Bukit Antarabangsa in Hulu Kelang.
The company plans to build condominiums on its 1.4ha freehold tract in Melawati With an estimated gross development value (GDV) Of RM180mil.
The projected GDV of the Bandar Putra Permai project on 1.5ha is RM300mil, the USJ19 project is worth RM200miI and the Bukit Antarabangsa project on 3.5ha is worth RM700mil.
The response to its latest project, the Z Residence condominium in Bukit Jalil, has been with some
RM35Omil of the RM500mil development sold since its soft launch in April. The project comprises 1,136 condominium units on four towers of 26 and 27 storeys on a 2.7ha freehold site.
The first two phases, Towers A and B. featuring 500 units priced at an average RM340 sq ft (psf), were sold out within a month.
The subsequent phase, Tower C featuring 281 units with built-up ranging from 1,032 to 1,407 sq ft, fetched an average price of RM380 psf. So far, it is about 65% sold. The final block with 265 units will be launched next month.
Neoh said that to address the concerns of nearby Bukit OUG Condominium residents over the high-density nature of the development, which may cause traffic congestion in the area, Trinity would build a 800m link road costing RM3miI from the project site to Bukit Jalil highway to alleviate traffic congestion in the area.
It is also taking measures to reduce pollution during construction.
