GuocoLand Limited (64% control by Guoco)

Incorporated in 1976, GuocoLand Limited ("GLL"), is a major property development and investment company based in Singapore and listed on the Singapore Exchange Limited. The principal business activities of its subsidiaries are property development, property investment and investment holding. The GLL Group also has embedded operations in Singapore, China and Malaysia, as well as property interests in various countries in the region. GLL together with its subsidiaries employ approximately 900 employees. For more information on GLL, please visit www.guocoland.com.sg. The Quartz, Singapore Singapore In Singapore, the GLL Group has established itself as a premier property developer. Apart from being a pioneer in the development of 99-year leasehold condominiums, it has developed and sold 23 residential projects in Singapore, yielding more than 7,200 apartments and homes. The GLL Group currently has ten launched projects on the market. The most recent project is The Quartz, a 99-year leasehold 625-unit development located at the north eastern part of Singapore, Buangkok Drive / Sengkang Central. Another upcoming project in the pipeline is The View@Meyer, a freehold development located at Meyer Road in the central eastern part of Singapore. Apart from property development, the GLL Group's investment property portfolio includes a prime office building in the heart of Singapore's Central Business District - the 24-storey Tung Centre. The GLL Group's land bank in Singapore, in terms of saleable area, is approximately 1.9 million square feet including a recent conditional collective enbloc purchase of a freehold site at Casa Rosita located at Bukit Timah Road. The Stellar, Singapore The Quartz, Singapore Tung Centre, Singapore China The GLL Group has been active in China since 1994. Through its subsidiary, GuocoLand (China) Limited, the GLL Group has now established a strong presence in China and built a solid portfolio of quality assets in the major cities of Beijing, Shanghai and Nanjing. Shanghai Central Park Award-winning luxury condominium in heart of Shanghai's prime shopping belt Location: Huaihai Zhong Road, Luwan District, Shanghai, China Site Area: 14,841 square metres Gross Floor Area: 63,935 square metres Development Type: Condominium Housing (262 units) Central Park, Shanghai Putuo Location: Changfeng, Putuo District, Shanghai, China Site Area: 143, 846 square metres Gross Floor Area: 359,615 square metres Development Type: Modern Integrated Small Office Home Office (SOHO), Commercial, Hotel and Retail Development Putuo, Shanghai Beijing West End Point Prime location in influential Xicheng District and a mere 10-minute walk from the splendour of the Forbidden City Location: Feng Sheng Hutong, Xicheng District, Beijing, China Site Area: 36,501 square metres Gross Floor Area: 108,137 square metres (above ground) Development Type: Condominium Housing (814 units) West End Point, Beijing Corporate Square Prime office building in downtown Financial Street Gross Floor Area: 95,757 square metres Sold to property fund managed by Pramerica Real Estate Investors (Asia) Pte Ltd in December 2005 Corporate Square Nanjing Maqun Prime location: near famed scenic Purple Mountains Location: Maqun, Qixia District, Nanjing, China Site Area: 89,709 square metres Gross Floor Area: 178,224 square metres Development Type: High-quality mid-rise apartments (1,000 units) and retail space of 48,000 square metres Artist's Impression - Proposed Development at Nanjing, Ascott Park, Maqun Gujiaying Location: Gujiaying, Xuanwu District, Nanjing, China Site Area: 296,002 square metres Gross Floor Area: 346,752 square metres Development Type: Condominium Housing (2,200 units)/Commercial (500 units) Artist's Impression - Proposed Development at Nanjing, Hillview Regency, Gujiaying Malaysia The GLL Group's subsidiary in Malaysia, GuocoLand (Malaysia) Berhad ("GLM"), is a major Malaysian property group listed on the Bursa Malaysia Securities since 1961. The principal activities of the GLM group comprise investment holding, property development and investment, hotel operations, trading in securities and the provision of management services. The GLM group's operations are substantially carried out in Malaysia. The property portfolio held by the GLM group and its associated companies comprise mainly residential and commercial assets in Malaysia including prime office properties and approximately 12,178 acres of land for residential and township development located primarily in the Klang Valley, Rawang, Sepang and Malacca. The GLM group also has interests in 3 hotels namely, Hyatt Regency Johor Bahru and Guoman Port Dickson in Malaysia and Guoman Hanoi in Vietnam. In April 2006, GLM established a Real Estate Investment Trust ("REIT") known as Tower REIT, with the investment objectives of acquiring and investing in a portfolio of quality yield-accretive commercial real estate which will provide a stable income and medium to long term capital appreciation to unitholders as well as provide a stable recurring income to GLM. Tower REIT was listed on the Main Board of Bursa Malaysia Securities on 12 April 2006. Tower REIT currently comprises two commercial buildings located in Kuala Lumpur, known as HP Towers and Menara HLA, which were sold by subsidiaries of GLM to Tower REIT. HP Towers is a 21-storey office building with a 3-storey connecting podium and a 9-storey annex. HP Towers has a total net lettable area of 350,056 square feet and is located in Damansara Heights, an exclusive district in Kuala Lumpur. Menara HLA is a 32-storey office tower located in the heart of Kuala Lumpur's golden triangle and within walking distance to Petronas Twin Towers. Menara HLA has a total net lettable area of 396,820 square feet. Damansara City 2, Malaysia Signature Towers, Malaysia Menara HLA, Malaysia HP Towers, Malaysia India In India, the GLL Group has a deemed interest in a residential cum commercial project, Central Square, at Bara Hindu Rao, Delhi through a joint venture. With a maximum yield of up to three million square feet of built-up area, Central Square is conveniently located in the heart of Delhi and is in close proximity to major commercial centres of the capital such as Connaught Place, Karol Bagh, Chandni Chowk, Sadar Bazaar and Kashmere Gate making it the epicenter of the business district. It is also strategically connected via all modes of transport such as the Metro Rail, the Interstate Bus Terminal, the New & Old Delhi Railway Stations, etc. The GLL Group has also a deemed interest in an industrial/commercial development, Infocity in Gurgaon, south of Delhi via a joint venture. Central Square, Delhi, India Vietnam In December 2005, the GLL Group entered into a conditional agreement with Vietnam Singapore Industrial Park JV Co. Ltd. to acquire a land parcel of approximately 174,935 square metres (1.9 million square feet) forming part of the Vietnam Singapore Industrial Park in Thuan An district of Binh Duong Province about 17 kilometres north of Ho Chi Minh City. This site can be developed into an integrated residential, hotel, commercial cum retail development. Binh Duong Commercial Hub, Vietnam Back to Top