Business Times Oct 15 – PROPERTY developer UDA Holdings Bhd will begin transforming the Pudu Prison area in Kuala Lumpur into a commercial hub next year.”We have plans to turn the area into a commercial development, which will include retail centres, offices, residences and parks,” UDA general manager of urban development division, Nooraini Mohamad Rashidi, told Business Times in an interview.The development is currently referred to as the Bukit Bintang Commercial Centre, but there will be a name change once it has been completed.The project, expected to stretch over eight to 10 years, will have a gross development value of RM2 billion, she said.
My speculation is that the Pudu Jail Redevelopment will look like this in the future…
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Pudu Jail area today with Berjaya Times Square in the background.
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October 31, 2007 at 5:52 am
more jams in the future…sigh
November 5, 2007 at 8:07 am
any office commercial building complete soon?
November 6, 2007 at 4:08 am
Don’t they have any plans to retain at least the frontal gateway of the prison? It’s a good reminder of what the place used to be.
June 15, 2009 at 11:41 pm
After living in Malaysia many years ago when the jail was operational and then going back after it was closed. I would like to see the prison retained as a tourist attraction or at least the walls surrounding the prison. I think all countries should keep a bit of their heritage regardless.
June 22, 2010 at 8:53 am
bad design~
too much element…not sync with each other….
June 27, 2010 at 3:21 pm
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June 27, 2010 at 3:36 pm
[…] eastern wall of the Pudu Prison complex was destroyed to make way for a road widening project. A commercial center will soon be developed in the […]
July 1, 2010 at 5:08 pm
[…] Pomimo protestów zaniepokojonych obywateli, artystów i historyków, rząd malezyjski podjął decyzję o zburzeniu 115-letniego więzienia Pudu, zabytkowego miejsca w Kuala Lumpur. W zeszłym tygodniu zniszczono wschodnią ścianę więzienia Pudu, by w ten sposób zrobić miejsce na poszerzenie drogi. Wkrótce zostanie zbudowane tam centrum handlowe. […]
July 2, 2010 at 8:32 am
[…] И покрај протестите на загрижените граѓани, уметници и историчари, малезиската влада одлучи да го демолира затворот Пуду стар 115 години, историски симбол на Куала Лумпур. Минатата недела, источниот ѕид на затворскиот комплекс Пуду беше уништен со цел да се ослободи простор за проект за проширување на патиштата. Во областа наскоро ќе се изгради и трговски центар. […]
July 5, 2010 at 8:40 pm
[…] Nonostante le proteste di cittadini, artisti e storici interessati al caso, il governo malese ha deciso di demolire il carcere di Pudu [en, come tutti gli altri link, tranne ove diversamente indicato], istituzione storica di Kuala Lumpur, edificato 115 anni fa. La scorsa settimana è stata buttata giù la cinta muraria orientale del complesso penitenziario per consentire la realizzazione di un progetto per l'ampliamento della strada adiacente. L'area in questione vedrà, al più presto, il sorgere di un centro commerciale. […]