Mitsui's flagship shopping mall in Southeast Asia ready for opening

 

KUALA LUMPUR: Tokyo-based global real estate company Mitsui Fudosan Co Ltd says LaLaport at Bukit Bintang City Centre (Lalapport BBCC) here, its flagship project in Southeast Asia, will begin its operations on Jan 20 this year.

About 400 stores with an optimal tenant mix will be opened in sequence upon LaLaport BBCC's opening with numerous well-known brands from Japan that are making its first appearance in Malaysia.

Mitsui said upon project delivery and commercialisation of LaLaport BBCC, the project would become its very first LaLaport mall in Southeast Asia and one of the largest commercial facilities with over 82,600 square metres of floor space.

LaLaport BBCC is Mitsui's second LaLaport shopping mall overseas after Mitsui Shopping Park LaLaport Shanghai Jinqiao.

"In addition to the shopping mall, Mitsui Fudosan works closely with BBCCD to establish the BBBCC project as a large-scale urban development with diverse functions, comprising a shopping mall, residences, serviced apartments, office buildings and hotels, with a total site area of approximately 78,500 sq m.

"Upon its completion, the BBCC project is set to become the one and only landmark that proposes a new Japanese-based lifestyle, enabling the local community to 'live, work, play and gather' in a more convenient way," it said in a statement.

Since the opening of its first LaLaport in Japan in 1981, the company has strived to grow together with local communities by continuing to keep in step with developments and changes.

Today, Mitsui said it has 16 LaLaport shopping centres in Japan that are providing a full range of enjoyment for its Japanese customers in respective regions.

Mitsui is also actively developing the commercial facility business in Asian countries and regions including Shanghai and Taiwan with its experience cultivated over the years in Japan.

In 2015, Mitsui Outlet Park Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang was opened as the first commercial facility overseas.

In 2016, a joint venture called MFBBCC Retail Mall Sdn Bhd was established to promote LaLaport BBCC project.

In 2017, Malaysia Mitsui Fudosan was established to promote business in the country.

The company promotes two commercial facility businesses and three housing businesses centered on Kuala Lumpur and the surrounding areas and will expand the businesses.

-nst online.