24 November, MERIDIN EAST, JOHOR – Mah Sing Group Berhad (Mah Sing) officially launched the latest development in its freehold Meridin East township, the Hazel, with a carnival celebration featuring Asia’s Biggest 5km Water Run and Music Festival, SongkRun, and a series of fun activities.
Featuring a size of 20’ x 70’ and built-up of 1,964 sf, Hazel offers the residents a spacious layout with 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms which is optimised for multigenerational living. The modern contemporary concept of Hazel also provides an attractive façade architectural design and comfortable internal spaces with quality finishing. Situated in a well-planned sustainable township and gated and guarded community, Hazel is priced from RM487,000, matching the market demand for quality homes with affordable pricing.
“We are confident that Hazel would be well-received by home buyers because it offers them a superb combination of distinguished design, contemporary concept, and comfortable spacious layout at an affordable price tag. The strong take-up rate of our previous projects in Meridin East also act as a credible testament towards our products. Located inside our very own sustainable township, home buyers will be able to enjoy greater interaction with other residents within the community with various enhanced facilities that we put in place.” shared Mah Sing’s Chief Executive Officer, Datuk Ho Hon Sang.
With a total gross development value (GDV) of approximately RM5 billion, the 1,313-acre Meridin East township is Mah Sing’s largest township by acreage. Meridin East is taking shape into a self-sustaining integrated township as Mah Sing aims to ensure residents enjoy enhanced quality living experience. 40% of Meridin East will encompass lush green spaces and the Group plans to plant several thousand native trees around the 9-acre Mulberry Lake to preserve and enhance the natural flora and fauna. The township has also allocated 110 acres to develop various activities benefitting the residents. This includes the 16.6km cycling and jogging path to encourage exercise and adopt a healthy living.
SongkRun – Extraordinary Run with Water & Music
Inspired by the renowned Songkran annual water festival in Thailand, the highlight activity of the launching carnival, SongkRun presents five thematic zones along the route with different effects, namely “Storm”, “Lightning”, Heat”, “Fog”, and “Rain”. The run was flagged off by Mah Sing’s Chief Operating Officer, Benjamin Ong, Velocity Event Management’s Director, Ivan Looi, and management team of Mah Sing.
The uniquely designed activity wrapped up in high spirits with all the participants having an unforgettable running journey featuring entertaining water activities and sensational music. In addition to the extraordinary running experience, partipants also get to enjoy the peformances from famous DJ duo, the Leng Sisters, as well as a memorable classical and pop violin show by talented violin artiste, Jessica Loo. Visitors and participants were also treated to a series of interactive activities and variety of delicacies provided by the food trucks. The launching carnival successfully attracted over 3,000 crowd to celebrate together along the spectacular scenery of Meridin East township.
“We are happy to see the huge crowd turn up today at the Hazel launching carnival. The highlight of the day, SongkRun has received interest from public and various parties since it was announced and we will continue to reinvent the way we interact with the public. We will come up with more attractive activities that enhance the lives of the residents living around our township to ensure that there’re constant interactions within the community,” said Datuk Ho.
Strategic location in Iskandar Malaysia and road infrastructure to further enhance lives of home buyers
Situated in Pasir Gudang, Iskandar Malaysia, Johor, homes in Meridin East are continuing to receive strong interest due to its strategic location close to the booming Pasir Gudang Industrial Hub and Tanjung Langsat Industrial Park. It is also within driving distance to the Pengerang Integrated Petroleum Complex.
Residents of Meridin East and the surrounding communities are set to benefit from Mah Sing’s initiative to enhance road infrastructure around the township. The Group is building a connecting road into the Tanjung Langsat – Cahaya Baru Toll Connecting Highway, which forms part of the Senai Desaru Expressway (SDE). In addition, work has already begun to widen Jalan Kong Kong into a 40 meter, four-lane thoroughfare. Both road infrastructure improvements are targeted to be completed by 2020.
Meridin East is also close to medical facilities such as KPJ Specialist Hospital Pasir Gudang (12km) and Regency Specialist Hospital (15km), shopping conveniences such as Econsave (8km), Tesco Seri Alam (15km), AEON Permas Jaya (23km), IKEA Tebrau (30km) and Johor Premium Outlets (53km) as well as 51km to the Senai Airport.
Last year, Mah Sing launched the Fern in Meridin East, comprising 2-storey link homes with built ups starting from 1,622 sq ft (4 bedrooms & 3 bathrooms) as part of the Group’s ‘Reinvent Affordability’ Campaign. The project which priced from RM RM430,950 received an impressive take-up rate of over 90% as of today. The Dandelion in Meridin East comprising 2-storey link homes with built ups from 2,333 sq ft (4+1 bedrooms & 3 bathrooms)and priced from RM549,100 also recorded a strong take-up rate of over 80% after its initial launching early last year.