Forest City Johor in Iskandar Malaysia, next to Singapore by Country Garden Pacific View (CGPV)
Geschreven op 27-6-2017 - Erik van Erne. Geplaatst in Niet gecategoriseerd
Forest City Johor is South-East Asia’s first and largest mixed-use green development in terms of the number of units to be built with a vertical greenery and smart city design theme.
Expected to fuel the economic development of Iskandar region, the main southern development corridor in Johor and neighbouring Singapore. There are eight industries including education, healthcare and tourism, which will be the main economic pillars of growth at Forest City.
Forest City is the first of its kind mega development in South-East Asia, car-free zone, luxury green living co-exist with smart technologies and amenities. Making Forest City the culmination of Country Garden’s wisdom, knowledge and experience that brings to life an eco-city of the future in its true sense.
Executive director of Country Garden Pacificview Datuk Md Othman Yusof said: “This is a historic day not only for Forest City but for Malaysia, our business partners, and, just as significantly, for the global real estate industry.”. As part of the long-term planning for Forest City, Country Garden is in discussions with the Malaysian Government to set up dedicated entry points such as a light rail transit system and a ferry network that would link it to Singapore and to the planned high-speed rail service between Singapore and Malaysia.
Forest City is a smart city project, a benchmark project for Country Garden, with a building area of 1,370 hectares, investment of RM170 billion, and estimate to provide more than 220,000 job opportunities in Johor by 2035.
Forest City Country Garden, a 14 square kilometre project was not simply a property project but a city development project. Mo Bin, the president and executive director of Country Garden Holdings, said “We will develop apartments, villas as well as schools, hospitals, exhibition centre and a financial special administrative region to achieve city-industry integration,”. Country Garden intention is to create a multi-layer eco-city, which has been designed to locate vehicular traffic and light rail transport away from ground level.
See also: China’s Forest City Shijiazhuang: A Model of Sustainable Growth Running on Renewable Energy – China’s Solar City Dezhou: Secrets of The World’s First Solar City by China Icons – China’s Eco-City Tianjin: The Sino-Singapore Eco-City with High Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy – Vertical Village in Dubai by Graft: Harvests the Sun with Vats Array of Solar Panels – The Vertical Farm: A Keystone Concept for the Ecocity by Dickson Despommier at TEDxWarwick – Santalaia in Bogotá, Colombia: An Amazing Vertical Garden – A Living Building –Iconic School of Art, Design and Media in Singapore
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