Land Area: 2,700 sq.ft.
Three adjoining pre-war heritage shophouses located on 66 Church Street, and 7 & 9 King Street, on a highly-trafficked junction in the core zone of George Town Heritage UNESCO city.
These show-stopper properties have been thoroughly refurbished and tastefully renovated with modern interior and glass box extension while preserving the heritage façade.
Number 7 & 9 King Street are two-and-a-half storey listed properties, sited on an approximately 2,000 sqft rectangularly-shaped land, combining a total built-up area of approx. 5,000 sq. ft.
Two vertical gardens can be found within 7&9 King St and at the outdoor garden which leads to number 66 Church Street.
Number 66 Church Street is a three-storey corner heritage building with a total built-up area of approximately 1,800 sq. ft. that comes with beautiful French windows and wrap-around balconies on the upper level, and a rooftop outdoor area over looking the UNESCO city. The land size of the premises is 662 sq. ft.
The total built-up area of the 3 premises is approx. 6,800 sq. ft. and the total land area is approx. 2,700 sq. ft.
Now for sale at MYR 13,000,000-00. Also available to let at MYR 25,000 per month. View to appreciate.
About Church Street
Church Street, or Lebuh Gereja, is one of the streets within the core zone of the George Town Unesco World Heritage Site. Located within the Commercial District of 19th century George Town, it is one of the early streets to be laid in the town, and has appeared in the Popham Map of 1798.
The name Church Street was derived from the Catholic Missionary Church which was established by Father Arnold Garnault, who arrived with a group of Roman Catholics from Kuala Kedah to settle in Penang. They were invited over by Captain Francis Light himself. Following the clearing of land within the new settlement, the Catholics built their makeshift attap church on the plot bordered by Church Street, Bishop Street, China Street and Pitt Street. The church was only given the name Church of the Assumption when Father Garnault returned to Penang on 15 August 1787, as Bishop Garnault on the Feast of the Assumption, following his Episcopal ordination in Pondicherry, India.
The Church of the Assumption on Church Street was demolished in 1857. The present building of the Church of the Assumption on Farquhar Street was built to replace it.
In the 19th century, Church Street was inhabited by an increase number of Cantonese, who have their district and clan associations at or near it. The Chinese in Penang refer to Church Street as "Ghee Hin Street", as the secret society had its headquarters along Church Street. In late 19th century, around 1890, the Ghee Hin premises were taken over by the rival Hai San secret society, whose leader Kapitan China Chung Keng Kwee built his office, the Hai Kee Chan, on the site of the Ghee Hin headquarters, with the Chung Keng Kwee Ancestral Temple next to it.
The land reclamation in the later part of the 19th century extended the shoreline outwards. Church Street was extended outward and the new section became known as Church Street Ghaut or Gat Lebuh Gereja.
About King Street
King Street, also known today as Lebuh King, is a street within the historic core of George Town Unesco World Heritage Site. Today it is a one-way street with traffic flowing from Chulia Street to Light Street. King Street dates to the late 18th century, and was already in the original grid laid out by Francis Light. In the earliest days, the street leads from Light Street, which was reserved for Europeans, towards land parcelled out to the Chinese community. By the mid-19th century and into the 20th, as Europeans moved away into the suburbs, wealthy Chinese began to buy up the real estate all the way until Light Street itself.
The Hokkiens in Penang call King Street by different names, depending on its location. The section from Light Street to Bishop Street was called Kau1 Keng3 Chu1 Au33, meaning "the back of the nine townhouses". This name refers to nine terrace houses with their front towards Penang Street and their back to King Street. They were the favored addresses of the Chinese nouveau riche.
The section of King Street between Bishop Street and China Street was the heart of the Cantonese community in 19th century George Town. A number of Cantonese district associations and temples are located here. The Hokkiens called it the Kin1 Tang3 Tua3 Pek1 Kong3 Kay1, in reference to the Cantonese Tua Pek Kong Temple located there.
The section of King Street between China Street and Market Street was called Ku Ho Seng Kongsi Kay, meaning "Former Ho Seng Association Street", because the Ho Seng Secret Society used to have its base at 53 King Street, next to Poe Choo Seah.
Source from www.penangtraveltips.com