From air touch elevators to extra spacious secondary bedrooms, you will be pleasantly surprised by the unique features of Anggun Residences at Design Village Batu Kawan, most of which supersede your expectations of a home that offers such amazing value.

Features for tomorrow’s lifestyle

Anggun Residences is meticulously designed with your future lifestyle in mind. The new norm of working-from-home, renewable energy, and preventive measures in keeping the spread of viruses and infections at bay, are all carefully taken into consideration in the planning of these residences.

• Air Touch Elevators
  From touchless buttons to motion call censors, the elevators at Anggun Residences recognise your hand gestures without the need for any surface contact. You can easily call for the lift with a simple wave or choose your designated floor by hovering your finger over the touchless buttons. Clean and convenient, the technology helps ensure better hygiene and reduces the risk of contamination.
• Electric Vehicle Charging Station
  Plug-and-charge your electric vehicles at the EV charging stations at Anggun Residences. Equipped with 3-phase 32A fast chargers, enjoy a quick and efficient charge at 22kW before heading out for the day.
• Automated Waste Management System
  The waste management system at Anggun Residences utilises vacuum technology to keep garbage odour at bay. The automated system also enables the council truck to collect garbage without the need of entering the property.
• Condotel Concept Recreational Facilities
  From active, leisure to interactive indulgences, enjoy over 70 different recreational facilities at ground, podium and rooftop levels. These include a 50m swimming pool, sky bar and dining, starry tunnel and more.

Sensible features for utmost comfort

A visit to the actual show unit will leave you in awe at the sheer spaciousness of these 1,045 sq ft residences. Take a closer look and you will discover all the finer design details that make these residences so ideal to call home.

• Column-Free, Beam-Free Layout
  The ‘secret’ to the extra capacious layout is the column-free, beam-free open concept design that maximises functional space to the fullest. Because of this, you will find furnishing your home to be so much easier too!
• Extra Spacious Secondary Bedrooms
  All secondary bedrooms can accommodate a queen-sized bed while the master bedroom can easily fit a king-sized bed, a built-in wardrobe, a window seater, and still have space to spare.
• Full Width Glass Windows to All Rooms
  Enjoy waking up to panoramic views of the horizon every morning. At Anggun Residences, all bedrooms are facing outwards, welcoming a healthy dose of sunshine. The living area even comes with a corner piece window for an even more impressive view of the skyline.
• Decorative Security Front Door
  Unlike most residences, your main door at Anggun Residences is a security-enhanced decorative door that allows you to either open it entirely or partially when necessary.

70% sold. A property gem in Batu Kawan!

Anggun Residences is strategically located right next to Design Village Outlet Mall in Batu Kawan, a booming location that is undergoing tremendous growth. The Batu Kawan Industrial Park located just a short drive from Anggun Residences has been continuously welcoming more and more multi- national companies and manufacturing plants, opening thousands of job opportunities in the area.

Whether it is for self-stay or investment purpose, Anggun Residences is the smart choice. To find out more about this well-planned residential project, visit PE Land Sales Gallery at Design Village Outlet Mall. Opens daily from 11am to 8pm, you may also call 012-476 3163 to make an appointment for a personal tour of the show unit and to view the key features’ prototypes that are available on-site.

For more info, visit www.anggunresidences.com.my. Alternatively, you can follow Anggun Residences on Facebook (www.fb.com/anggunresidences) or Instagram (www.instagram.com/anggunresidences) for its latest updates and offerings.

More than 300 squatters in Butterworth will receive free homes from the Penang government valued at RM22.4 million as part of a resettlement project.

The residents are part of Kampung Ujong Batu — an old settlement by the mouth of the Perai river, which has about 300 houses and was once home to workers at the nearby dockyard.

State executive councillor Jagdeep Singh Deo said the state government had bought 353 flats at a new apartment building called Pangsapuri Suria, being built 500m away at Harbour Place.

He said the settlers would receive their keys to their 663 sq ft homes, costing RM60,000 each, in two years.

“We are giving these villagers a good home with all the amenities. These are apartments of high standard,” the state housing committee chairman told reporters at Komtar on Friday.

Bagan Dalam assemblyman Satees Muniandy said the 5ha village site occupied swampy land and belonged to the Penang government.

He said the government had no plans to develop the land once the squatters cleared out.

“My office spends RM40,000 every year to repair the homes that often get damaged,” he said.

Source: FreeMalaysiaToday.com

Penang’s tourism recovery and growth, as well as the livelihoods of everyday Malaysian Hosts, would be gravely affected if the state’s proposed restrictions on high-rise residential short-term rental accommodation (STRA) is implemented, Airbnb warned today.

Following more than two years of economic disruption in Penang brought on by the pandemic, this proposal risks derailing recent recovery efforts, damaging Penangites’ livelihoods and putting jobs at risk at an incredibly critical juncture.

Tourism revitalisation is an especially vital concern for locals in Penang where the tourism and services sector contributes to almost half of the state’s GDP. A recent survey commissioned by Airbnb* found:

• 60 percent of Penangites believe that short-term rental accommodation increases tourism revenue for their communities
• 58 percent of Penangites view fellow locals renting out their homes through Airbnb as having an overall positive impact
• 52 percent of Penangites believe overall that short-term rental accommodation drives benefits not only for Hosts but also businesses in the community
• 80 percent of Penangites agree that people should be allowed to use surplus vacant apartments in states like Penang as short-term rentals, in order to combat the property overhang

As of last year, Penang ranks among the top most-searched local destinations for long-term stays by Malaysian guests on Airbnb. Penang is also a popular destination for Malaysians following the return of interstate travel, being one of the top five most searched destinations on Airbnb immediately after travel restrictions were relaxed.

“With tourism playing such a crucial role in Penang’s economy, imposing such ill-considered restrictions on short-term rental accommodation (STRA) in high-rise residential buildings would negatively impact the state’s recovery momentum and long-term tourism growth. If introduced, these rules would likely impact jobs and supplemental income for tens of thousands of everyday people in Penang, and ultimately hurt local businesses and communities by making it harder for Penang to remain competitive and attract tourists,” said Mich Goh, Head of Public Policy, Southeast Asia, India, Hong Kong and Taiwan, Airbnb. “Given this proposal’s potential to damage locals’ livelihoods, it’s also disappointing that there has been no formal consultation process with the public nor industry stakeholders in Penang to date.

“Our team continues to work diligently with the goal of each stay being a positive experience for Hosts, guests and the wider community. This includes continuing to enforce our global party ban, as well as last year’s local rollout of our 24/7 Neighbourhood Support Line. We have also previously partnered with the Malaysian Vacation Rental Services Management Association to launch an industry-led Code of Conduct aimed at championing responsible hosting.”

Airbnb is strongly urging the Penang state government to reconsider its current proposal, and look to existing mechanisms under the Strata Management Act instead. Specifically, the government should let individual Joint Management Bodies (JMBs) and Management Corporations (MCs) decide whether to enact additional STRA by-laws or restrictions. This empowers residents to decide if and how STRA should be run in their buildings.

Airbnb remains committed to being a constructive and collaborative partner to governments to help ensure sensible and balanced rules can be implemented that deliver positive outcomes for all stakeholders.

*NOTE: Based on a ClearPath Strategies survey conducted amongst 1,020 Malaysians between December 23, 2021 to January 14, 2022.

The Penang state government will implement the guidelines for prohibiting short-term rentals (homestays).

State Housing, Local Government, Town and Country Planning Committee chairman Jagdeep Singh Deo said he will present the proposal to the state executive council and the state government will announce the details later.

“We do not want a situation where it will disturb the well-being of other residents. People do not want their house to become a hotel. That’s the simple reasoning behind the guideline”

Jagdeep made the above remarks when handing over the Hari Raya aid to the city hall staff outside the Penang Island City Hall Building on Tuesday morning.

He said that once the ban on short-term rental of high-rise units is implemented, Penang will become the first state in the country to implement such policy.

Does not affect long-term rental

He said that this does not affect the long-term rental of high-rise residential units; the state government does not allow high-rise units that are used for residential purposes to be “hotels”.

“There are so many hotels in the state, those looking for short-term rentals should have plenty of accommodation.”

Jagdeep said that the state government also does not allow short-term rental of landed houses. Although there will be no real law enforcement for the time being, the authorities are monitoring the situation and will start to study how to control it.

About Sactuary Terrace

A residential development by IJM Land at Alma in Bukit Mertajam. Located on 8.9 acres of land along Jalan Santuari 2, about a 20-minute drive to both Penang bridges. Nearby amenities include AEON Mall, Tesco Hypermarket, eateries, schools and banks. This development will offer 95 units of 2-storey terrace houses.

(Photos taken in Mac 2022)

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