Prime Corner Land on Chulia Street in George Town UNESCO World Heritage Site.
For
SALE MYR 1,900,000
per month
MYR 1,005/sq.ft
Title: Freehold
Tenure: 0 Years
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Built-up Area: 0 sq.ft
Land Area: 1,890 sq.ft.
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Rental Return: MYR 0
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A prime commercial land located on Chulia Street, siding Chulia Lane, in the heart of Penang George Town UNESCO World Heritage Site CORE Zone, is now for sale 'as is' with planning permission and approved building plan at MYR 1.9M o.n.o.
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The 1,890 sq. ft. FREEHOLD real estate is circa 106 feet in length on Lorong Chulia and has a width of 19 feet 9 inches fronting Lebuh Chulia. Sited in the gazetted "Special Zone" that permits mixed businesses unlike a certain numbers of streets in UNESCO WHS George Town granted with limited business nature.
Approved building plan comprises a total of 5,586 sq. ft. over 3 levels of floor area: the ground level comes with 126ft-long shop-front from Chulia Street to Chulia Lane for great exposure. 4 independent prime spaces upstairs accessible via see-through staircase.
Important to note that the property is sited on the part of Chulia Street that is freehold and within core zone as the other part of the street is buffer and some parts in George Town have leasehold tenure.
About the Location
Chulia Street, or Lebuh Chulia, is one of the major roads in George Town, Penang. Due to its length, part of it is within the core zone of the George Town UNESCO World Heritage Site, until the junctions of Carnavon Street and Love Lane, while the rest is within the buffer zone.
Accommodation on Chulia Street
Sights along Chulia Street
- Anjuman Himayathul Islam (GPS: 5.41952, 100.33305)
- Cheapside (GPS: 5.41805, 100.3365)
- Kapitan Keling Mosque (GPS: 5.41722, 100.33718)
- Masjid Alimsah Waley (GPS: 5.41889, 100.33464)
- Nagore Shrine (GPS: 5.41625, 100.33882)
- Nam Hooi Wooi Koon (GPS: 5.41925, 100.33364)
- Ng Fook Thong (GPS: 5.41876, 100.33497)
- Noordin Family Tomb (GPS: 5.41723, 100.33752)
- Phun Yue Association (GPS: 5.41879, 100.33589)
- Teochew Ancestral Temple (GPS: 5.41669, 100.33814)
Street Art on Chulia Street
Coffee shops, restaurants, bistros and bars along Chulia Street
- Betel Nut Tree Cafe (GPS: 5.41827, 100.33616)
- Coffee, Tea or Me (GPS: 5.41861, 100.33611)
- Eating House Cafe (Chinese coffee shop) (GPS: 5.41883, 100.33556)
- Hong Kong Bar (GPS: 5.41845, 100.33575)
- Kedai Kopi Lam Ah (GPS: 5.41543, 100.3394)
- Kedai Kopi Pak Hock (Chinese coffee shop) (GPS: 5.41871, 100.33526)
- Kedai Kopi Sai Lam (GPS: 5.41822, 100.33641)
- Reggae Club (night club) (GPS: 5.41836, 100.33596)
- Reggae Mansion (night club) (GPS: 5.41845, 100.3356)
- Restoran Kapitan (nasi kandar)
- Restoran Kassim Mustafa (nasi kandar) (GPS: 5.41582, 100.33932)
- Restoran Khaleel (nasi kandar)
- Restoran Nasi Kandar Bathusa (GPS: 5.41844, 100.3364)
- Restoran Ros Mutiara (nasi kandar)
- Sin Kuan Hwa Coffee Shop (Chinese coffee shop)
- Thew Chik Cafe (Chinese coffee shop) (GPS: 5.41886, 100.33546)
- Trois Canon Cafe
- Wai Kei Cafe (GPS: 5.41891, 100.33526)
- Yeng Keng Café & Bar (GPS: 5.41911, 100.33486)
Businesses along Chulia Street
Chulia Street Today
Today, Chulia Street is the epicentre of budget accommodation in George Town. (To view list of accommodation on Chulia Street, scroll this page to here.) If you are a budget traveller, you will find most of the amenities you need along Chulia Street as well as in neighbouring Love Lane and Leith Street. There are numerous budget guesthouses here, as well as cafes, restaurants, cybercafes, laundrettes, travel agencies that cater to the needs of travellers. Many of the travel agencies along Chulia Street specialize in arranging visa runs for travellers planning extended stays in Penang.The character of Chulia Street has evolved through the 20th century. It only morphed into the backpacker haven towards the mid 20th century. For much of the 1980s and 90s, Chulia Street was the destination of budget travelers. However, since the inscription of George Town as a World Heritage Site, some of the budget establishment began to gentrify, many reinventing themselves into upscale boutique hotels. Only time will tell how far the change will take.
History of Chulia Street
Chulia Street is one of the oldest streets in George Town. It was laid out during the time of Captain Francis Light, and is one of the four main streets of his newly developed settlement, along with Light Street, Beach Street and Pitt Street. In its earliest incarnation, it was known as Malabar Street, after the Malabari Indians. By 1798, it had already acquired the name Chulia Street, or rather, Chulier Street, as it was then written. Until 1803, Chulier Street reached only till Love Lane.When it was extended, the section beyond Love Lane was then known as Chulier Road. Today the whole stretch is called Chulia Street, or Lebuh Chulia. This name is derived from the old Chola kingdom, and like Malabar, refers to the early Indians that settled there.Another name that appears regularly in the Chulia Street area is Keling, most obviously at Kapitan Keling Mosque. The name "keling" also refers to South Indian, and to be specific, was derived from the ancient south Indian kingdom of Kalinga.
Among the Hokkien, south Indians are generally called kelinga. Due to the lack of historical appreciation, the term kelinga however, has since been regarded as offensive by the Indians, as it later became associated with South Indian convicts brought into George Town. To the Hokkiens, however, kelinga remains a commonly used word to refer to south Indians. Its use pre-dates the arrival of the first convicts, as the Kalinga has traded with the Malay peninsula for centuries, and contact with the Hokkien living along the coast of the Malay peninsula pre-dates the founding of Penang. The use of Kelinga in Hokkien is not in any way derogatory, as it is based on the historical reference to the Kalinga kingdom.Like most of the streets that run east-west in George Town, Chulia Street was extended in the third quarter of the 19th century following extensive land reclamation. The resulting extension is called Chulia Street Ghaut. Until then, there was a pier where Chulia Street ended.
For much of the 19th century, Chulia Street was occupied by Indians, Muslims as well as Hindus. The Indian Muslims contributed to the character of Chulia Street. Among the sights attributed to them, apart from the Kapitan Keling Mosque, includes the Nagore Durgha Shrine and the Noordin Family Tomb. The tomb is one of many properties owned by the wealthy Noordin family that settled in George Town since the early 19th century. Masjid Alimsah Waley is another mosque started by the Indian Muslims.The Chinese, especially the Cantonese, began moving into Chulia Street towards the end of the 19th century where there was a decline in the number of Indian Muslims in Chulia Street as well as within George Town. Their presence is reflected in the number of Cantonese district associations along the road, namely the Ng Fook Thong and Nam Hooi Wooi Koon.
In Other Words ...
Chulia Street was known in Penang Hokkien as Ke1ling2na1 Kay1 , meaning "South Indian Street" (in reference to the predominantly South Indian character of that stretch), between Beach Street and Pitt Street, Tua33 Mui3 Lau2 大門樓 between Pitt Street and Love Lane (in reference to an archway that was once standing in the area), and as Gu3 Gan3 Tang1 牛干冬 , meaning cow pens (from "kandang lembu"), between Love Lane and Penang Road.
Source from penangtraveltips.com