Keppel Land says it expects to launch the first edition of homes in the waterfront residential cum marina development in Zhongshan, Guangdong province, China, in early 2012.
It also announced it had acquired an additional 66 hectares of the waterfront site.
The first edition homes will feature luxurious villas of various sizes in excess of 400 square metres. Construction is scheduled to commence in phases from end-2010.
Keppel Land had first announced in April 2008 its interest to develop premium waterfront homes in the affluent Pearl River Delta region of Zhongshan, located on MoDao Island in the Shenwan Town of Zhongshan City. Carried out in phases, the acquisition was done through Sunseacan Investment (HK) Company, of which Keppel Land has an 80% stake through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Sunsea Yacht Club (Zhongshan) Co.
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Weekend Comment Sept 3: Infrastructure infatuation
But market punters have been fixated on Macquarie International Infrastructure Fund of late, a mutual fund which owns four assets. After selling British broadband operator Arqiva for $238.4 million and Canadian Aged Care for $91 million this March, the fund now owns primarily Asian assets. These are a 38% stake in Changshu Xinghua Port (Jiangsu), an 81% interest in Hua Nan Expressway in Guangdong, 20% stake in Taiwan Broadband Communications (TBC) and a 100% stake in Miaoli Wind, a wind farm in Taiwan.
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