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Gurney Paragon, Penang (26 October, 2011)
© Timothy Tye using this photo
Gurney Paragon is an upscale retail-cum-residential development taking shape along Gurney Drive in Penang. It is located between Gurney Park and Regency condominiums on one side, and Loke Mansion on the other.
The project comprises two 43-storey blocks of condominiums, to be called East Tower and West Tower respectively; Gurney Paragon Mall, a shopping mall facing Kelawei Road, and in between them, the St. Joseph Square, preserving the historical St. Joseph's Novitiate and transforming it into Penang's response to CHIJMES. The condominium blocks are said to be the tallest residential buildings in Penang when completed. As of time of writing, the Paragon Mall has not been launched yet.
Gurney Paragon Mall
The Gurney Paragon Mall is an upscale shopping mall within the Gurney Paragon development. It is sited towards Kelawei Road and is expected to cost RM400 million. The developer is hoping to have the mall ready by 2012 or 2013, and will provide an alternative for shoppers in the area. However, unless the developer is able to attract an international retailer as anchor tenant, the mall may suffer the fate of Penang Times Square and 1st Avenue Mall.
Update: 23 January 2012
St Jo's, a food & beverage destination that includes the former St Joseph's Novitiate building, was open by Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng on 16 January, 2012.
Facilities
Facilities include security services, multi-storey parking, car wash bay, visitor parking, swimming pool, wading pool, gymnasium, sauna, tennis court, squash court, barbeque pit, children's playground, intercom system and landscaping.Location
1 Persiaran Gurney is approximately 2 km from Magazine Circus. It sits on one of the most expensive residential real estates in Penang.Public Transport
If you are staying at Gurney Paragon, you probably wouldn't need public transport, but your maids would. Rapid Penang Bus 304 pass along Gurney Drive, but not in front of the condominium. Bus 103 and 104 pass through Kelawei Road.Amenities
Nearest schools include Convent Pulau Tikus and St Xavier's Primary School. Nearest market is the Pulau Tikus Market. Gurney Plaza is the nearest shopping mall. Nearest petrol station are along Burmah Road. The nearest hospitals are Gleneagles Medical Centre and Penang Adventist Hospital.Traffic
Traffic along Gurney Drive is horrendous during the weekend, especially from noon till night time, and is expected to worsen when Gurney Paragon is completed, unless the local government is able to build more roads or widen the existing Gurney Drive.
Gurney Paragon near completion in 2010 (24 October 2010)
© Timothy Tye using this photo
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