KL Eco City

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KL Eco City
Mixed Development in Kuala Lumpur
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KL Eco City in July 2022
Nickname: 
KLEC
KL Eco City
Location of KL Eco City
Coordinates: 3°07′05″N101°40′23″E / 3.118°N 101.673°E / 3.118; 101.673
Country Malaysia
City Kuala Lumpur
District Bangsar
StatusPartially Completed
DeveloperKL Eco City Sdn. Bhd. (a subsidiary of SP Setia)
Area
  Total10 ha (25 acres)
Time zone UTC+8 (Malaysia Standard Time)
Postal code
59200
Website www.klecocity.com

KL Eco City's boutique office blocks, known as The Pillars. Bangsar Mall A1 from Borders Bookstore.jpg
KL Eco City's boutique office blocks, known as The Pillars.

KL Eco City, or KLEC for short, is a 25-acre integrated mixed-use development project in the city of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [1] The project is built at the site of former Haji Abdullah Hukum Village. The mixed development project is helmed by S P Setia Berhad under a joint-venture agreement with the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL). [2] It is built in stages comprising 3 residential towers, one serviced apartment tower, 3 corporate office towers, 12 boutique office blocks and a retail mall. [3]

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Master plan

The pedestrian link bridge between KL Eco City and The Gardens towards the Abdullah Hukum station. Abdullah Hukum Station KL Eco City-Mid Valley Link 4.jpg
The pedestrian link bridge between KL Eco City and The Gardens towards the Abdullah Hukum station.

Background and history

Haji Abdullah Hukum Village
Village
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The northern half of Haji Abdullah Hukum Village (as of August 2007), as seen from the Abdullah Hukum LRT station and with the incomplete Gardens shopping centre to the right. By 2008, much of the village was cleared away for a further expansion of the Mid Valley City development project.
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Haji Abdullah Hukum Village
Location within Malaysia
Coordinates: 3°7′5″N101°40′26″E / 3.11806°N 101.67389°E / 3.11806; 101.67389
Country Malaysia
State Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur
Constituency Lembah Pantai
SettledEarly 1800s
Demolishment2008
Government
   Local Authority Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur
   Mayor Mhd Amin Nordin Abdul Aziz
Time zone UTC+8 (MST)

The Haji Abdullah Hukum Village was an urban village located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It was situated further south along Jalan Bangsar, between the Rapid KL Kelana Jaya Line station named after the village (See: Abdullah Hukum LRT station and Abdullah Hukum Komuter station ) and the Klang River. Its area is surrounded by Bangsar, Mid Valley City and Kerinchi.

History of the village

Haji Abdullah Hukum Village was one of Kuala Lumpur's early Malay settlements, with a 200-year-old history.

The village was named after Haji Abdullah Hukum, whose given name was Muhammad Rukun Hukum. He came to Malaya from Sumatera, Indonesia at the age of 15 with his father back in the 19th century. To earn a living, he worked as a farmer and a laborer before he started opening lands and villages with the consent of Raja Laut, who was then the Raja Muda (crown prince) of Selangor.

Abdullah was later chosen by Raja Laut to head a mosque in Pudu. He was also given the authority to start a nursery in Bukit Nanas and to open a village in Sungai Putih (now Jalan Bangsar). After retiring, he continued to stay in the village in Sungai Putih which is now known as Haji Abdullah Hukum Village located just opposite the well known Mid Valley Megamall in Kuala Lumpur.

Despite initially starting as a Malay settlement, the village boasts a multiracial population of ethnic Malays, Chinese and Indians. There is even a Hindu temple, Sri Sakthi Nageswary Temple, located within the village close by a highway overpass.

Development

The Abdullah Hukum station is an elevated LRT station next to the village it is named after and is a source of transport to the residents in the area. Abdullah Hukum station (Kelana Jaya Line) (exterior 2), Kuala Lumpur.jpg
The Abdullah Hukum station is an elevated LRT station next to the village it is named after and is a source of transport to the residents in the area.

In 2007, it was reported that the 200-year-old Haji Abdullah Hukum Village has been earmarked for development. The village has been marked for a major development comprising numerous condominiums, office blocks, shopping complexes and even a transit hub. [4] [5] [6]

Public transportation

KL Eco City is served by the  KD01  KJ17  Abdullah Hukum on the 2 KTM Tanjung Malim-Port Klang Line and 5 LRT Kelana Jaya Line.

A pedestrian link bridge connects KL Eco City and Mid Valley City, where commuters can also access the  KB01  Mid Valley station on the 1 KTM Batu Caves-Pulau Sebang Line.

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