Quill City Mall Opens its Doors!
New 8-storey icon in the heart of KL’s Golden Triangle ─ the ideal haven for shopping, dining & entertainment
New 8-storey icon in the heart of KL’s Golden Triangle ─ the ideal haven for shopping, dining & entertainment
Quill City
Mall, the latest prestigious landmark along Jalan Sultan Ismail in Kuala Lumpur celebrated its grand launch on 18 January 2015 in colourful splendor. Held on an
auspicious day bearing significance to the mall’s lot number – Lot 1018 - the
event was officiated by YB Dato’ Seri Mohamed Nazri bin Abdul Aziz, the
Minister of Tourism and Culture Malaysia.
The Kuen Cheng High School Wind Orchestra and Kuen Cheng High School 24
Seasonal Drum bands together with 18 lion dance troupes added to the merriment as
the Minister was welcomed by Dato’ Dr Jennifer Low, Group Managing Director and
Dato’ Michael Ong, Group Executive Director of the Quill Group of Companies.
Also in attendance was Kuala Lumpur Mayor, YBhg Datuk Seri Hj Ahmad Phesal Hj
Talib.
In conjunction with its grand launch, Quill City Mall was a hive of
activity throughout the weekend, in celebration of its status as a major
shopping, dining, entertainment and leisure destination for locals and tourists
alike.
At the top on the agenda for the weekend is a special showcase by K-Much,
a K-Pop group comprising members Kiu, Bornus, G.Low and Ato who released their
debut mini album ‘Beyond the Ocean’ in January 2014. There were also
performances by Malaysian singer Candy Ice, Quill Hip Hop Dancers, Flash Mob,
and Bubble Artist Jeff Leong as well as fun activities for the entire family.
In
his welcome speech, Dato’ Michael Ong, Group Executive Director of the Quill
Group of Companies said, “This is a new icon in the heart of KL’s Golden Triangle.
It has 770,000 square feet of nett retail space fronting the bustling Jalan
Sultan Ismail. Quill City Mall will serve as an attractive and convenient hub
for those living and working in the Golden Triangle and surrounding areas.
“Quill
City Mall is part of a greater project by Quill. This includes a 36-storey
residential building and a hotel with service apartments. With these integrated
components, the Quill City development is poised to become the ‘next big thing’
in the heart of KL,” added Dato’ Michael Ong.
Quill
City Mall's unique features include:
•
The first-ever sky alfresco dining experience in Malaysia
•
A specially designed roof made of multi-coloured glass and
opaque panels to maximize natural lighting. The roof complements the
overall aesthetics of the mall, with the effect of a floating cloud above the
alfresco terrace, setting a refreshing scene of the KL skyline for patrons as
they shop and dine.
•
The mall’s frontage
contains a facade which is the longest in
the country at over 200 metres, created to complement the surrounding
commercial area and neighbourhood to complete Kuala Lumpur’s thriving city centre.
•
Visible from all areas of the mall is another first in Malaysia
About Quill Group of Companies
Founded in
1987, Quill is one of the leading fully-integrated multidisciplinary property
groups in Malaysia
The Group is
known for its ‘Branded Tenant Mix’ with major MNCs such as BP, IBM, HSBC, BMW and DHL as anchor
tenants in its large portfolio of investment-grade buildings.
In 2007,
Quill together with CapitaLand of Singapore established Quill Capita Trust, a
main board listed REIT (Real Estate Investment Trust).
Quill has
received peer recognition and awards for its work in property and development
industries. Quill 7, the Group’s 30 storey
high-end office tower located in KL Sentral, was the winner of Office Category,
FIABCI (International Real Estate Federation) Malaysia Property Award 2010. The
same was awarded to Quill 6, the new HSBC Bank Headquarters at Lebuh Ampang KL
in 2011. Quill 6 also received the FIABCI Prix d’ Excellence Award 2013.
Quill has
successfully diversified its business to encompass luxury automotive (BMW and
Rolls-Royce Motorcars), healthcare (Quill Orthopaedic Specialist Centre) and
now the retail mall sector.
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SPEECH BY DATO’ MICHAEL ONG,
GROUP EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, QUILL GROUP
OF COMPANIES
FOR GRAND OPENING OF QUILL CITY MALL
ON SUNDAY 18 JANUARY, 2015
A
very good afternoon and a Happy New Year!
I hope that 2015 has brought an abundance of blessings for everyone thus
far.
On
behalf of the Quill Group of Companies, I warmly welcome all of you to
celebrate the official launch of Quill City Mall, the “ideal go-to destination”
for shopping, lifestyle and entertainment.
We
are certainly thrilled to be able to kick-off the New Year on such a high note!
I
would like to take this opportunity to extend our deepest appreciation to Dato’
Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz, Minister of Tourism and Culture. Thank you Dato’
Seri for taking time off your busy schedule to grace this occasion. Your
presence and support certainly makes this event an extremely memorable one.
We
would also like to acknowledge the presence of Datuk Bandar Kuala Lumpur, Yang
Berbahagia Datuk Seri Hj Ahmad Phesal Hj Talib and thank him for his
instrumental role in the successful fruition of Quill City Mall.
Adding
to the dynamic shopping and retail mix of KL is us, the brand new Quill City
Mall.
This
is a new icon in the heart of KL’s Golden Triangle. It has 770,000 sf of nett retail space
fronting the busy and familiar streets of Jalan Sultan Ismail.
Quill
City Mall is part of a greater project by Quill. This includes a 36-storey residential building
and hotel with service apartments. With
these integrated components, the Quill City development is poised to become the
‘next big thing’ in the heart of KL.
Our
anchor tenant, AEON brings its first premier departmental store to the city
centre.
GSC
being the leading cinema operator in Malaysia will equip its 10-screen cinemas
at Quill City Mall with the latest digital technologies for the ultimate
movie-going experience.
Meanwhile,
mini-anchor H&M has opened its latest store in Malaysia at Quill City Mall
which will also feature its Homes Division.
Other
attractions include the world renowned London toy-store, Hamleys, Next Fashion,
Guess, Red Lobster, Food Junction, Celebrity Fitness, Best Denki, Daiso, Neway
Karaoke, Original Classic and Marche amongst others.
This
Mall has several unique features such as:
·
The sky alfresco dining experience over
7 floors.
·
Easy accessibility and direct linkages
to the Medan Tuanku Monorail station and via an elevated walkway to the Sultan
Ismail LRT.
·
It has one of the longest retail facades
in KL giving valuable brand exposure for our tenants.
I
am pleased to note that Quill City Mall has achieved more than 75% occupancy
based on nett lettable area. Quill City Mall will serve as an attractive and
convenient hub for those living and working in KL’s Golden Triangle and
surrounding areas. As the saying goes
“whoever said money can’t buy happiness simply doesn’t know where to go
shopping!”
Once
again, I would like to thank Yang Berhormat Dato’ Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz
and our honoured guests for being with us this afternoon. Thank you very much and hope you will enjoy
the rest of the programme this afternoon.
Please
stay back if you can for our special performance of K-Pop boy band “K-Much”. Their performance will commence at 6.15 pm.
Have
a very Happy 2015 and Happy Shopping!"
DATO DR JENNIFER ONG AND VIP GUESTS
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