QUOTE(tmm @ Oct 6 2013, 10:56 PM)
Hong Leong has built more than 1000 units of house in Emerald East and West, and the developer says they are building a big township. However they are only target at residential, why no kedai runcit?

want to buy rokok has to go other township like Countryhomes.
Mahsing start MR1 late but now selling shops in the much smaller township. I don't understand how they plan? Built a small Amberly then now build GIANT link, compare this Amberly semiD 40x80 with BU 2200sf and Emerald Garden 26x80 BU 3000sf. And now zero lot bungalow but the BU almost same with Emerald Garden terrace largest size which is 4000sf++.
I think even the seniors in Hong Leong also kepala pening. As consumer, we don't know what the developer is going to plan how we invest?
Without commercial and clubhouse, Hong Leong can't fight with other developers nearby.

Agreed. Guocoland is not a good township planner. Guocoland is one of the weakest subsidiary of Hong Leong Group, it has frequent reshuffle of top management team for the last few years. There is no long term and sustainable plan for the company.
But talking about Emerald West, we cannot single out Hong Bee Land. In fact, all the developments in EW are run by a company called Promakmur Sdn Bhd, which 50%:50% owned by Guocoland and Hong Bee Land.
Hong Bee Land has done a fairly good job in developing AEON, 100 shophouses at Anggun City, Tenby Int School, Columbia Hospital, Honda/ Toyota Showroom. Maybe it is the internal arrangement between Hong Bee and Guocoland, where Hong Bee would be focus on the commercial development.
Besides, the TWO commercial (wholesales city and bigger shopping mall) which would be developed by the developer who launched Lakeclub Parkhome. This is the latest addition to Rawang.