Story by Chan Lilian
Pix by Shum Jian-Wei and Mark James
PURCHASERS of units in Majestic Heights Phase 2A can now heave a sigh of relief after the state government managed to get a new developer to revive the project.
A large number of lower income folk were caught in a situation where they bought their units, probably with all their savings and hard-earned income, only to find that they couldn’t stay in their homes because the project was abandoned.
Exco member for Town & Country Planning and Housing Jagdeep Singh Deo and Paya Terubong assemblymember Yeoh Soon Hin met the pro-tem committee of Majestic Heights Phase 2A on April 15 and urged media members to help inform all the 370 buyers to contact the vice-chairman Chee Eng Hooi because the project will be revived.
Yeoh, a two-term assemblyman, expressed his happiness that the largest abandoned project in his constituency is being revived.
“In my last term, I helped to revive the abandoned project at Desa Aman, Relau and Taman Cemerlang at Lebuhraya Thean Teik,” he said.
The abandoned project consists of a few phases but only Phase 1 obtained the certificate of occupancy on Dec 31, 2013 while Phases 2A, 2B and 3A were abandoned.
When Phase 2A was abandoned, the physical completion was at 70%.
”The state government calls upon developers who are willing to rehabilitate and revive such abandoned projects to come forward, and we will assist in whatever manner possible including giving incentives in the form of reducing or even waiving charges imposed by the state in relation to such projects,” Jagdeep said.
The Majestic Heights project was launched in 1995.
Consisting of 2,955 housing units, 55 shop lots and 22 light industrial units, the project was supposed to be the country’s single largest housing project.
It hit a dead end when the developer faced financial problems in 1998.
Purchasers of Majestic Height Phase 2A should contact pro-tem committee vice-chairman Chee Eng Hooi+:
Phone : 012-4310118
Office : 04-6411107 (9 – 5 pm)
Facebook : facebook.com/majesticheightp2a
Email : [email protected]