New Hotel Under Construction

The tower crane has drawn my attention when passing by Poi Lam School this afternoon. I made a turn into the construction site of Kinta Waterfront Hotel & Suites which is just behind the school. It seems like the project is progressing. The project owner, Morubina, is one of the famous properties developers in Ipoh. We start to get familiar with it by its chain of kindergartens (MMSB) around the city. Later the company has completed some greater projects, such as the Hillcity Hotel & Condominium which accommodated the filming crew of famous Hollywood movie, “Anna and The King”. It gains better image with its accomplishment of a small scale shopping arcade, Pengkalan Emas Mall in Pengkalan, the Ipoh Kiara Condominium in Bercham & the Kinta Riverfront food arcade. As part of the whole riverfront project, this hotel & suites is probably the most iconic building and I believe the 20-storey building will change the city skyline. Morubina is promoting the slogan of “promise & complete”. Therefore, we shall expect the 5-star hotel opening within 1 or 2 years.

There is more information & discussion can be found in the following sites:
http://morubina.com.my/kinta-riverfront-hotel.htm
http://ipohtalk.com/photos/showphoto.php?photo=840
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=18983405