The Multi-Purpose Tower is a Grade A
skyscraper
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located along Jalan
Munshi Abdullah
Abdullah bin Abdul al Kadir (1796–1854) ( '), also known as Munshi Abdullah, was a Malayan writer. He was a famous Malacca-born munshi of Singapore and died in Jeddah, then part of the Ottoman Empire.
Munshi Abdullah followed his father's ca ...
in the midtown of
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur (KL), officially the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, is the capital city and a Federal Territories of Malaysia, federal territory of Malaysia. It is the largest city in the country, covering an area of with a census population ...
,
Malaysia
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. The tower is headquarters to Multi-Purpose Holdings Berhad, Naturally Plus (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, CBRE-WTW Sdn Bhd and
Huaren Resources Sdn Bhd.
History
Menara Multi-Purpose was developed by Bandar Raya Developments Berhad (BRDB) and was completed in 1994. Menara Multi Purpose was designed by John Portman & Associates and Jurubena Bertiga International. It was initially envisaged to be part of a greater
Capital Square commercial development. However, the
1997 Asian Financial Crisis
The 1997 Asian financial crisis gripped much of East Asia, East and Southeast Asia during the late 1990s. The crisis began in Thailand in July 1997 before spreading to several other countries with a ripple effect, raising fears of a worldwide eco ...
stalled other components of the project, leaving the Menara Multi Purpose building the only completed structure then, surrounded by several partially completed and abandoned structures (including a second office tower). However, now
Capital Square, or CapSquare as it has known, is a fully integrated neighbourhood with a second office tower, retail centre, a luxury residential tower and a second luxury residential tower recently launched.
Menara Multi-Purpose was headquarters to its developers, BRDB, who have now moved to a new headquarters, Menara BRDB, in their homeground of Bangsar.
In December 2016 the building was purchased by the
Kumpulan Wang Persaraan (Diperbadankan) (KWAP), the second largest pension fund in Malaysia. With the sale price of
RM474.3 million (
US$107.25 million), this was the largest office building sale in the country in 2016.
Access
Bus
The tower is located along
Jalan Munshi Abdullah
Like all other historical urban centres, the capital city of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, contains a number of current and old roads and streets across the city.
This article contains an alphabetical list of notable roads within ...
, which is home to a major bus hub. Examples of bus lines starting here are 300 (to
Ampang Jaya
Ampang Jaya, more commonly known as just Ampang, is a town, a mukim and a parliamentary constituency straddling parts of the Hulu Langat District and Gombak District, in eastern Selangor, Malaysia. It is located just outside the eastern borde ...
), 200 (to
Gombak
The Gombak District is an administrative district located in the eastern-central part of the state of Selangor, Malaysia. The district was created on February 1, 1974, the same day when Kuala Lumpur was declared a Federal Territory.
History
Go ...
) and 100 (to
Kuala Selangor
Kuala Selangor is a town in northwestern Selangor, Malaysia. It is the largest town and administrative centre of the coterminous Kuala Selangor District.
Etymology
The name ''Kuala Selangor'' means Estuary of the Selangor River.
History ...
).
Rail
Menara Multi Purpose is within walking distance to
Bandaraya,
Masjid Jamek
Jamek Mosque, officially Sultan Abdul Samad Jamek Mosque () is one of the oldest mosques in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is located at the confluence of the Klang River, Klang and Gombak River, Gombak rivers and may be accessed via Jalan Tun Per ...
and
Dang Wangi
Dang Wangi is an area in the city centre of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, situated north of Dataran Merdeka, bordering Bukit Nanas and Medan Tuanku and located between the Gombak River, Gombak and Klang Rivers. The name is derived from Hang Jebat's wife ...
metro stations, as well as
Bank Negara Komuter station.
See also
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List of tallest buildings in Kuala Lumpur
According to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) , Kuala Lumpur has 193 skyscrapers exceeding in height, the most in Malaysia. 57 of these buildings stand taller than and another six exceed in height. The majority of them ar ...
References
External links
Huaren Resources Sdn Bhd Website
{{Skyscrapers in Malaysia
Office buildings completed in 1994
1994 establishments in Malaysia
2016 mergers and acquisitions
John C. Portman Jr. buildings
Skyscraper office buildings in Kuala Lumpur