Summary
i-City is a 72 acres (29 ha) ICT-based urban development beside the Federal Highway in Section 7, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia. Planned by architect Jon A. Jerde,[4] i-City was designed as a fully integrated intelligent city, comprising corporate, leisure and residential components such as a one-million-square-foot (93×103 m2) regional shopping mall, office towers, Cybercentre office suites, hotels, apartments, data centers, and an innovation center.[5]
 i-City's City of Digital Lights | |
| Status | Operating |
|---|---|
| Area | 29.16[1] ha (72.1 acres) |
| Coordinates | 3°03′57″N 101°29′00″E / 3.065954°N 101.483355°E |
| Opened | December 2009[3] |
i-City is an MSC Malaysia Cybercentre where knowledge-based companies with MSC Malaysia status can exploit the various incentives offered under the MSC Malaysia Bills of Guarantee. It has also been endorsed as a tourism destination by the Ministry of Tourism and declared an International Park by the Selangor State Government. Such venues allow for entertainment and other cosmopolitan lifestyle outlets to operate on a 24-7 basis.
i-City gross development value has increased to MYR 10 billion project from MYR 1.5 billion in 2005.[6][1]
Overview edit
i-City plans to be a business location for six industry clusters, namely shared services and outsourcing, biotechnology, software development, as a media hub, an Islamic financial hub, and a data centre.
Landmark edit
Jewel i-City, is a 381 m (1,250 ft) proposed supertall skyscraper in Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia. It is the centerpiece and the landmark of the project. It stands 381 m (1,250 ft) in height, changing the skyline of Shah Alam forever. But it doesn't stand on the project as of today. Because it is still proposed. It will surpass the previous record holder, Central Offices Tower 2, The tallest building in Shah Alam as of today.
| Jewel i-City | |
|---|---|
Menara Jewel i-City | |
 | |
| Former names | i-City Tower |
| General information | |
| Status | Vision |
| Type | Office/Hotel |
| Architectural style | Neo-futurism |
| Location | i-City, Federal Highway, 40000 Shah Alam, Selangor |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Coordinates | 3°03′51″N 101°29′07″E / 3.064271°N 101.485324°E |
| Estimated completion | 2025 |
| Owner | Tan Sri Lim Kim Hong |
| Height | |
| Architectural | 381 m (1,250 ft) |
| Roof | 381 m (1,250 ft) |
| Top floor | 373 m (1,224 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Structural system | Steel Reinforced concrete |
| Floor count | 73 |
| Design and construction | |
| Developer | Tan Sri Lim Kim Hong |
Buildings edit
Within i-City, CityPark is the designated building to house MSC Malaysia-status companies. CityPark consists of 6 blocks and has a total office space of more than 300,000 sq ft (28,000 m2). The entire i-City development will feature eight corporate office towers, two luxury hotels, two blocks of 24-story residences, three and five story shop-offices, and retail suites.
Hotels edit
As of December 2019, Best Western International is currently operating the three-star Best Western i-City hotel while in 2020, Hilton Worldwide Group will operate the four-star DoubleTree by Hilton i-City Hotel.[1]
Shopping Mall edit
Central i-City shopping centre is a joint venture project between Thai outfit Central Pattana Public Company Limited (CPN) and i-City Properties Sdn Bhd. The shopping centre costs RM 850 million. Spanning 940,000 sq ft (87,000 m2) over 350 retail stores across six levels, the shopping centre is the largest in Shah Alam.[7][8] The shopping mall had its soft opening on 23 March 2019 and was officially launched by Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah on 15 June 2019.[9][10][8]
Data Centre edit
i-City has launched their Data Centre Park, which aims to be one of the largest data centre space providers in a single location in Malaysia. The Data Centre Park is designed for data centre service providers and large companies who plan to build their own data centre buildings. The park has the capacity to host up to four centres with a combined floor space of 200,000 sq ft (19,000 m2).
City of Digital Lights edit
Snowalk edit
SnoWalk is a 50,000 sq ft (4,600 m2) arctic environment attraction with 100 tons of ice sculptures that were shaped by a team of 30 ice sculptors from Harbin, China. With temperatures below 5 °C (41 °F) and 100 mm (3.9 in) of snow on the ground, SnoWalk is a family leisure attraction.
Waterworld edit
WaterWorld at i-City features water rides and games. The main attraction consists of vortex water ride from a steep 160 ft (49 m) launch tower and water slides.
Red Carpet 2 edit
Red Carpet 2 is Malaysia's first home-grown interactive wax museum. Measuring up to 30,000 sq ft (2,800 m2), Red Carpet 2 allows visitors to do selfie with their favourite figures such as The Avengers Superheroes, Royals, Head of States, Sci-fi, Tech Giants like Jack Ma and Mark Zuckerberg, Corporate Movers, MTV, Outer Space, Magical World, K-pop (Hallyu), Canto pop, Oscars, A-List artistes and so on.
Events edit
i-City has hosted various large-scale events and programmes, such as Malaysia's Independence Day Celebration on 31 August and the Mid-Autumn Festival. During the 2010 World Cup, i-City also showed the matches live from Johannesburg on its 6.5 m × 8.5 m (21 ft × 28 ft) video wall, the largest video screen in Southeast Asia. It has also hosted MTV World Stage Live in Malaysia, in July 2011.
Miscellaneous edit
"True Discovery" is a reptile exhibition located behind Old Town White Coffee Shop. It houses a reptile collection as well as exotic animals like snakes and tarantulas. Among its attractions is a two headed terrapin.
Transit edit
Currently, the nearest KTM Komuter station to i-City is KD12 Padang Jawa station, on the Tanjung Malim-Port Klang Line. The station is a 10-minute drive from i-City.[11]
Central i-City shopping mall used to provide shuttle buses connecting the mall to Padang Jawa KTM station at half-hourly intervals.[12] However the free shuttle service were discontinued in 2020, thus the only access from Padang Jawa KTM station to i-City is via Smart Selangor Bus SA04. The SA04 bus may not enter Padang Jawa KTM station due to congestion near the school and Sunday market.
i-City will be connected by the LRT Shah Alam line via the SA15 Seksyen 7 Shah Alam LRT station once the LRT line starts operation in February 2025.[13]
Accolades edit
- In 2017, i-City was named one of the world's top 25 brightest and most colourful places by CNN Travel.[14]
References edit
- ^ a b c Sharen Kaur (27 November 2019). "i-City hailed as 'exemplary'". New Straits Times. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- ^ "i-City, Shah Alam", Tourism Selangor
- ^ "I-Bhd targets jump in profit from I-City development this year " Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine, Property Lifestyle
- ^ "The creative making of i-City" Archived 2016-11-14 at the Wayback Machine, StarProperty.my
- ^ "i-Residence @i-City sold in three months." New Straits Times. Financial Times Ltd. 2012.[1]
- ^ "From 'impossible' dream to i-City". The Star (Malaysia).
- ^ "RM800mil heart of i-City". The Star (Malaysia).
- ^ a b Dawn Chan (15 June 2019). "Central i-City shopping centre opens in Shah Alam". New Straits Times. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
- ^ "Shah Alam's Central i-City scheduled to open on January 12". Inside Retail Asia. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
- ^ "Central i-City - New Everyday Experience". Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ^ "I-City Shah Alam". Attractions in Malaysia.
- ^ "free bus service". Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- ^ "I-Bhd looks to enhance i-City into transit-oriented development with LRT 3". The Star (Malaysia).
- ^ Griffin Shea (16 June 2017). "25 of the world's brightest, most colorful places". CNN Travel. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
External links edit
- Tourism Malaysia - i-City
- i-City Wiki
- I-City Shah Alam, Attractions in Malaysia