ekocheras main competitor will b youcity who also has a mall and a link bridge lrt n also located in cheras.

wonder what is the  targeted rental rate for the service aparment of abt 860built up 1 bedroom ?
full furnished 3000 per month can make to the purchase of +/- 600k ?

hello hello-kor, why u say  ekocheras location more ong than youcity's location.

I also hope to get insider's new.
Here is what I guess (my opinion only, no need to agree)

1) Market opportunity
After Leisure Mall (LM) cinema and for the past 20 years, GSC has expanded its business almost every where in KV but not Cheras.
The nearest GSC to LM, are MV and BTS. With only 4 halls and its "status quo" facility(seat layout, flat-slope floor, screen up), LM is considered not on par with other GSC cinemas (stair-ed floor seats, Dolby Atmos, THX).
Most new cinemas are with 8-13 halls nowadays. Can 4 halls still cope for the market?
All the cinemas quoted in this post are non-GSC brands.
2) Competition or Complementary
If a non-GSC cinema is to operate at EKC, it is a direct competitor to GSC Leisure Mall(LM)
With only 4 halls and current facility, can GSC compete with other brands within this MRT station?
Will patrons prefer a newer EKC cinema in walking distance?
On the other hand, if GSC enters EKC, the business can be operated like siblings complementing each other.
I quoted these GSC siblings examples several times eg, MV/Gardens and BTS/Pavilion. Each cinema are complementing the other.
Perhaps GSC can operate in the same way while GSC EKC in higher tier/better facility.
Likewise, if GSC LM tickets are fully sold, people can walk to EKC for tickets, and vice versa.
3) MRT factors
People from a few stations away, towards Kajang direction (I know Kajang and Cheras Selatan have cinemas), eg, Cheras 9-11 miles, will have more choice of cinemas besides TGV.
In fact, LM/EKC it is just one MRT station away from Cheras Sentral.
Looking at cinemas in a new upcoming mall at Cheras, (Cheras Senratl-TGV, Velocity-TGV) EKC is the last available slot.

I do not know if GSC is considering the above factors. But I hope they get to read this forum.
In fact, if they came to to the nego stage(regardless if the deal is closed/sealed), GSC has at least trying its best to look for Cheras opportunity.

Hello hello gor, mv no longer Hv gold class, all move to gardens signature gsc. From gold class to premier class, I hv cross check gsc management. They will upgrade the leisure mall seat and their movie system, other than that whether they going to venture into EKC,  chances are slim.

hahaha....still got people believing cinema can save mall....

pulling your leg lah…

there is no such 'soft opening' term in English dictionary.

soft opening is not test water lah….

grand opening needs to see if haven and earth aligned baru ong, need to pick a good date.

soft opening is just a pre launch.