Porta Mas (GPS: 5.42911, 100.31098) is a single block of 7-storey apartment along Jalan Yeoh Guan Seok, off Jalan Cantonment, in the Pulau Tikus neighbourhood of George Town, Penang. It was built on freehold land in 1992. The apartment has a total of 14 units, each with a built up area of 1,400 sqft. There are just two units on each floor.
Facilities at Porta Mas
Facilities are limited to 24-hour security, parking lot and moderate landscaping.
Market: Pulau Tikus Market (GPS: 5.43052, 100.31204; 650m)
Hypermarket: Lotus's Tanjung Pinang (GPS: 5.4588, 100.30867; 4.0 km)
Petrol station: Shell Jalan Kelawai (GPS: 5.431126, 100.316347; 1.6 km)
Chinese primary school: SJKC Perempuan Cina Pulau Pinang (GPS: 5.433153, 100.301027; 1.7 km)
International School: St Christopher's International Primary School (GPS: 5.42405, 100.30648; 1.0 km)
Hospital: Penang Adventist Hospital (GPS: 5.43282, 100.30526; 1.7 km)
Traffic is heavy in the Pulau Tikus area in the morning when the Pulau Tikus Market is in full swing. For the rest of the day, Jalan Cantonment gets very congested due to the traffic lights at the intersection with Jalan Burma.