Elmina
Going forward, Sime Darby Property is determined that all its future developments will be focused on sustainability and it will start with the 3,200-acre Elmina, a new township development in the Klang Valley. The first part — East Elmina — spans 1,160 acres along the Guthrie Corridor Expressway. Sustainable features include the replanting of tropical trees, water conservation through stormwater management and energy-efficient systems.

Expected to be put on the market at the end of the year, Elmina is located just 3km from the thriving Kota Damansara township in Selangor. Development plans were submitted to the authorities for approval last December, and these are expected to be obtained by August. Currently plantation land, East Elmina has an estimated GDV of RM6 billion.

Sime Darby Property’s managing director Datuk Tunku Putra Badlishah Ibni Tunku Annuar says Elmina is targeted at the middle-income market but indicative prices are not immediately available. The developer has applied to the local authorities to manage the township to promote and enhance its sustainability features.