BATU KAWAN – The Penang state government has approved 76,365 units of affordable houses (RMM) throughout the state so that residents could own houses and enjoy a better quality of life.
Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said currently 19,640 houses are being built while 38,190 units have been completed and occupied by buyers.
“So far, Penang Development Corporation (PDC) itself has assisted the state government to provide 4,084 units of RMM covering 1,921 completed units, 603 units under construction and 1,560 units being planned.
“In its latest project, PDC will be implementing a house construction project in Batu Kawan which is Suria 2 involving 520 units of RMM, on an almost 3ha site costing RM102 million starting this December and would be completed in three years,” he said after a groundbreaking ceremony for Suria 2 Affordable Housing Development in Bandar Cassia here today.
Also present were state Housing, Local Government, Town and Country Planning Committee chairman Jagdeep Singh Deo, Seberang Prai City Council mayor Datuk Azhar Arshad and PDC chief executive officer Aziz Bakar.
Chow said the Suria 2 project involved 371 units of Type C RMM and 149 units of Type B, which are low-cost RMM complete with areas for car and motorcycle parking.
“The houses for this project cost RM72,500 per unit for Type C1 which has a built-up area of 800 sq ft while Type C2 costs RM220,000 (1,000 sq ft) and Type B has an area of 900 sq ft priced at RM168,000 a unit.
“The selling price for Suria 2 houses are cheaper compared to those sold by private housing developers,” he said.
Meanwhile, Aziz said Suria 2 is part of 25 phases involving 80ha of land planned for RMM development by the state government with PDC in Batu Kawan.
“We have planned to build 11,800 units of various types of RMM in all phases, and for Suria 2 under phase two, 520 units of houses would be built to boost the expanding Batu Kawan Industrial Park,” he said. – Bernama, April 9, 2022
