Restored to glory: The Soonstead Mansion as it is today in Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah, Penang.
GEORGE TOWN: The developer of a proposed six-star boutique hotel in Penang’s Millionaires Row has given its assurance that the iconic Soonstead mansion on its grounds will be conserved.
BSG Property’s business development manager Chong Hock Aun said the 103-year-old mansion, which was bought over by the late tycoon Tan Sri Loh Boon Siew, had been restored to its former glory in recent years and there were no plans to demolish it.
