Office blocks have been converted to hotels and serviced apartments. Holiday Inn Express in Jalan Raja Chulan, Kuala Lumpur, was previously Menara ING. Wisma KLIH, where HSBC Bank used to operate from at the Jalan Bukit Bintang-Jalan Sultan Ismail intersection, is now Wolo Hotel. (The Star filepic shows opening of the Holiday Inn Express.)
PETALING JAYA: Construction and engineering group Crest Builder Holdings Bhd
is converting 17 floors of office space in its transport-oriented development (TOD) to mainly small offices, home offices (SoHos).
The company will also reduce the size of a handful of larger-sized units of about 2,000 sq ft to overcome issues of affordability.
