DBKL’s move to rebuild its headquarters from scratch has not been well-received

DBKL planned to demolish the current 12-storey Menara DBKL 2 to rebuild a new building to add office space despite spending millions of ringgit to upgrade its facilities since last year.

A PLAN to build a new tower as the Kuala Lumpur City Hall’s (DBKL) headquarters in Jalan Raja Laut in place of the Menara DBKL 2 is landing the local authority in controversy as many quarters, including from within its ranks, are questioning the rationale.

Kuala Lumpur mayor Datuk Seri Ahmad Phesal Talib had announced that Menara DBKL 2 would be demolished and replaced with a skyscraper to create more office space, as DBKL intended to locate all departments under one roof.