Bukit Bintang City Centre, also known as BBCC for short, is a mixed-use development on the former site of

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. The development is located at the south western end of

Bukit Bintang Bukit Bintang (; stylised as Bintang Walk or Starhill, the latter being a translation of the Malay language, Malay name) is the shopping and entertainment district of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It encompasses Jalan Bukit Bintang (''Bukit Bintang ...

, bordering

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along

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and

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. BBCC is a joint development between Eco World Development Group, the Urban Development Authority (UDA) and the Employees Provident Fund Board (EPF). EcoWorld was then given the responsibility to develop the whole land as the development manager of the site. The groundbreaking ceremony for BBCC and Mitsui Shopping Park LaLaport was witnessed by former

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Najib Tun Razak Dato' Sri Haji Mohammad Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak ( ms, محمد نجيب بن عبد الرزاق, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset, ; born 23 July 1953) is a Malaysian politician who served as the 6th prime minister of Malays ...

on 20 June 2017. Construction works on the RM8.7 billion project started later in Q1 2018. LaLaport BBCC from Jalan Hang Tuah (220121) 01

History

The site of BBCC was previously part of the infamous

(''Penjara Pudu'') which was built in the 1890s on a 10-hectare site. After the prison was uninhabited in 1996, it was opened to the public and became the first prison in Asia to open for public visits. It was also turned into a temporary prison museum for a period of 6 months. Demolition of the prison walls began in 2010, which was at one time the world's longest mural, and by 2012 the main prison complex was fully demolished. Today, its main gates are the only portion that is still standing and maintained. It has been preserved by repainting and retaining its original shape as a historical imprint of the original site. The prison gate redefines the meaning of "coexistence" and "gathering", while the space inside and outside of the memorial resembles a link between local history, culture and community.

Masterplan

The developer had submitted the latest master plan to the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) to be located in the Golden Triangle area of Kuala Lumpur's busiest shopping district. BBCC Development Sdn Bhd was then formed to undertake the whole project, with the development to be 40% owned by EcoWorld and 40% owned by UDA while the remaining is owned by EPF. A total of nine towers have been planned for the development of BBCC, along with two malls.

Phase 1 – Completed in 2022

*BBCC Transit Hub ( Hang Tuah LRT and Monorail stations) *BBCC Entertainment Hub ( Zepp KL, GSC Cineplex, Malaysia Grand Bazaar and a banquet hall) *Gourmet Street (part of the LaLaport section) *Lifestyle Mall (Mitsui Shopping Park LaLaport BBCC) *47-storey and 35-storey Residential Suites (Lucentia Residences) *46-storey Office Tower (The Stride Strata Office)

''Phase 2 – Under construction''

*44-storey Japanese Serviced Apartment (Mitsui Serviced Suites) *31-storey Residential Suites 4 (SWNK Houze) *50-storey Residential Suites 3 (a residential block) *Hotel (proposed AnCasa Hotel, the building was previously under

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) * Office Tower (an office block)

''Phase 3 – To be completed''

* An 80-storey building (BBCC Signature Tower)

Mitsui Shopping Park LaLaport BBCC

The

Mitsui Shopping Park LaLaport Bukit Bintang City Centre The Mitsui Shopping Park LaLaport Bukit Bintang City Centre (Japanese language, Japanese: 三井ショッピングパークららぽーとブキッ・ビンタンシティセンター, ''Mitsui shoppingupāku rarapo ̄ to buki~tsu Bintan shiti se ...

(

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: 三井ショッピングパークららぽーとブキッ・ビンタンシティセンター, ''Mitsui shoppingupāku rarapo ̄ to buki~tsu Bintan shiti sentā''), also known as LaLaport Bukit Bintang City Centre and LaLaport BBCC, is a Japanese lifestyle

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located within BBCC. It is a RM1.6 billion mall under a joint venture agreement between BBCC Development Sdn Bhd and Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd. (Asia), a real estate company based in Tokyo by the

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. The entire space has a total built-up area of across 6 floors with mix of local and international retail brands including some exclusively from

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. It consists of approximately 400 stores spanning across 82,600 square metres of retail floor space. The mall is also connected to the entertainment hub of BBCC on the east which consists of

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, Zepp Kuala Lumpur,

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and Grand Banquet Hall. Among the Japanese stores to first open in Malaysia include electronic store brand Nojima, household brand

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, Zoff, Mini One by DONQ, pet shop Coo&RIKU, Matcha Eight, Shin'Labo, Tamaruya Honten Steakhouse, Nitinagin&Co, Star Child and Yakiniku Sizzle by YAKINIQUEST. A cafeteria and depachika food hall based on Japanese basement-level F&B are located on the lower ground floor named Depachika Marche, while the Garden Dining food court is located on the fourth floor of the mall. LaLaport BBCC features a number of attractions such as the Central Rooftop Garden, WOW Plaza, Gourmet Street, Grand Steps and Gate Plaza. It was scheduled to open in 2021 but was further delayed due to the

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caused by the

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in the country. The mall was officially open to the public on 20 January 2022, making it as the first LaLaport in

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as well as the second LaLaport to open outside of Japan after LaLaport Shanghai Jinqiao.

Incident

Collapsed slab

On the night of 25 January 2019, there was an incident where a slab collapsed at the construction site. The developer confirmed this was a localised failure of a slab. Although there were no injuries nor deaths, the affected area was sealed off for further investigations while work of the site resumed as normal.

Transportation and accessibility

This development is currently served by the Ampang,

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and Monorail lines of the BBCC – Hang Tuah station. The station is directly linked with the Mitsui Shopping Park LaLaport mall via its transit hub as well as the whole development from Entrance D of the station. BBCC is also accessible from the

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on the Kajang Line via a linkage walkway which is a 5-minute walk northwest from the transit hub. Basement parking of BBCC has accessibility from 5 entry points. It is easily accessible from a number of roads including Jalan Hang Tuah, Jalan Pudu and Jalan Changkat Thambi Dollah.

Gallery

File:Pudu Prison June 2013.JPG, The site of BBCC in 2013 before construction File:Bukit Bintang City Centre (BBCC) in May 2020.jpg, Construction of the BBCC development in 2020 File:Hang Tuah Monorail Station BBCC entrance (220121).jpg, The BBCC Transit Hub File:Pudu Jail entrance gate 23 Jan 2022.jpg, Entrance gate of the former Pudu Jail, viewed from rear. File:LaLaport BBCC from Jalan Hang Tuah (220121) 02.jpg, West entrance of LaLaport towards the Gourmet Street of BBCC File:LaLaport BBCC Gourmet Street (220121) 01.jpg, Gourmet Street with al-fresco dining spots File:LaLaport BBCC Wow Plaza (220121) 01.jpg, WOW Plaza is located along Gourmet Street File:LaLaport BBCC Central Rooftop Garden (220121) 10.jpg, The Central Rooftop Garden located at Level 4 of the mall File:Zepp Kuala Lumpur.jpg, Zepp Kuala Lumpur, it is accessible from Level B2 & LG1 File:Malaysia Grand Bazaar (221209) 01.jpg, alt=, Malaysia Grand Bazaar (MGB), an artisanal mall located to the east of Lalaport File:Malaysia Grand Bazaar (221209) 02.jpg, Interior view of the Malaysia Grand Bazaar mall. File:Gate D of the Hang Tuah Station.jpg, Entrance D of the transit hub from Gourmet Street File:LaLaport BBCC (220802-1518).jpg, The escalators beside the Great Steps outside

References

External links

Official website of BBCC

EcoWorld Malaysia websiteLaLaport BUKIT BINTANG CITY CENTRE mall websiteMalaysia Grand BazaarZepp Halls NetworkGolden Screen Cinemas (GSC)
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