Starview Bay @ Forest City

Updated: 16 January 2021 Starview Bay @ Forest City freehold service apartment project in Gelang Patah Johor, which is part of the Iskandar Puteri project. Forest City comprises four man-made islands spanning 30km2, a high-profile ambitious project with a GDV of USD 100 billion, and set to become one of the world's most innovative new cities. Starview Bay @ Forest City or simply known as Starview Bay was completed in 2019. Country Garden Pacificview Sdn Bhd is developing the project as a joint venture between Country Garden Group and the Malaysian-government-backed Esplanade Danga 88 Sdn Bhd (EDSB). Country Garden (headquartered in Guangdong, China) owns 60% of the project and it’s a project under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Priced at above RM 500,000, the units at Starview Bay @ Forest City are beautifully designed with modern touches with a garden, balcony, and lake view. Despite its high price, it appeals to foreign investors especially Singaporean who see it as value for money. Starview Bay is a beach-front property. There are 7,186 units of beautifully designed modern apartments housed in several blocks of high-rise buildings. All units come with air-conditioning, seating area, flat-screen tv, garden, balcony with pool view, and fully equipped kitchen and dining area. On top of that, each unit overlooks the serene lake. This project has several built-up sizes:Studio 474sft – 517 sqft1 bedroom 571sft – 614 sqft2 bedroom 764sft-808sqft3 bedroom 904sft-1119 sqftFacilities available in Starview Bay @ Forest City includes 24 hours security, community apps known as Forest Life, garden, swimming pool, restaurant, playground, security alarm, fitness centre, and car park. Within the development, itself is the Shattuck - St Mary's Forest City, a purpose boarding school. Some schools outside of the development are SK Tanjung Kupang, SK Tiram Duku, SMK Gelang Patah, SK Gelang Patah, SJKC Ming Terk, Marlborough College Malaysia, and Raffles American School. Given that it is near the Iskandar Puteri Region, there are several tertiary institutions nearby such as Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia, University of Southampton Malaysia, and the University of Reading Malaysia. Getting medical assistance in Starview Bay @ Forest City is easy with Gleneagles Hospital Medini and Columbia Asia Hospital Iskandar Puteri within proximity of the development. Residents of Starview Bay can fulfill their lifestyle needs at nearby shopping malls and retail shops like Forest City Outlets, GP Mall Gelang Patah, Eco Botanic City, and Mall of Medini Nusajaya. As Forest City is slated to be a self-sufficient city, there are several eateries worthy of a visit such as Morning Food Restaurant, DZH Forest City, 7 Secret Restaurant Forest City, Café Droptop, Sichuan Restaurant, D'ana Corner, Prince Khan, and MarryBrown for those who fancy fast food. Starview Bay is surrounded by a handful of recreation and leisure options such as Flyboard City Watersports, Tanjung Adang Forest City Park, Regalia Park Forest City, Country Garden Island, Forest City Waterpark Nusantara Square Recreation Park, Glyken Birdsnest Museum, MPJBT Park, Sungai Pulai Wellness Gelang Patah while the golfers can tee off at the Forest City Golf Resort. If you are looking at work opportunities, well, there are plenty of jobs available nearby. This property developer is Country Garden Pacificview Sdn Bhd a joint venture project between Country Garden Group and the Malaysian-government-backed Esplanade Danga 88 Sdn Bhd (EDSB). Country Garden (headquartered in Guangdong, China) owns 60% of the project and it's a project under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Launched at RM 600,000 - RM 7 million, the project sees a median selling price of RM 299,000 while the median rental of RM 900 per month and a rental yield of 3.6%. If you are interested in other projects in the same price range, this list of properties might help. The project offers a friendly international community on an integrated self-sustaining man-made island. Aside from that, it offers ample conveniences, and given that this project is on an “island”, occupants get the privileged beachfront lifestyle – a lifestyle many crave.