alamak. after chcking the maps i think the site is at the rumah barkat bukit chagar that side, opposite serene park and lion hotel. paragon suite is just across the road, it was the first project i was looking in jb more than 1.5 years back, never took the plunge. chaaaayy, wasted.
The bukit chagar site that was reported for the RTS terminal is the site which used as an open space car park currently that next to JB Sentral CIQ and cover up to the former office of Gerbang Selatan Bersepadu.
This is the huge plot of land that can be developed for mega integrated project.
Some of the big plot of land is belong to JCorp, and some other belong to private land.
And since Datuk Hasni Mohammad mentioned that they have completed the land acquisition for the RTS project in Johor Bahru, I believe they should have acquired the private land as well as the JCorp land or direct/indirect link with JCorp to develop this project if it's really materialised. Don't forget that JCorp is the Johor State Government linked company.
In term of location, I think Pine View Apartment (completed), future Tri Tower, SKS Pavilion, and Pacific City Mall etc are once the black horse and suddenly appeared to become the winner because of the RTS terminal. The old taman Bukit Ungku Aziz and Kim Teng Park which already lost it shine previously will soon turning become the bright spot. I remember there are few old shop lots at Kim Teng Park beside the Tebrau Highway (Opposite the famous Indian Temple next to Railway track) have already been long abandone.
Paragon suite, Astaka, Tebrau 8, Wadihana and few more developments around Wadihana and Tebrau 8 area (forgotten the project name) should also be benefited if the RTS terminal is really located at Bukit Chargar site, but presently they don't have the direct link path/walk path to Bukit Chagar site except Astaka which will have the proposed future tunnel link to JB CIQ.
So the future development for the accessibility of direct link path/walk path from these project to the RTS terminal is the main factor that will direct contribute to the value of these developments.
And of course the materailization of the JB RTS link will improve the accessibillity between JB and Singapore. This will bring the positive effect to the development of JB. Cannot wait to see this happen soon.
Chinese developers are cash-rich and it'll also provide visitors a direct and fully sheltered access to their shopping malls from both the RTS station and Princess Cove.
