3S Prewar Heritage Shophouse on King Street, George Town WHS, Now for Sale and to Let
For
SALE MYR 2,880,000
per month
MYR 1,600/sq.ft
Title: Freehold
Tenure: 0 Years
Bedroom: 13
Bathroom: 6
Built-up Area: 3,600 sq.ft
Land Area: 1,800 sq.ft.
Others:
Tenanted
Rental Return: MYR 0
No of Years: 0
Commencement Date :
The subject premises is a three-storey pre-war heritage shophouses locate King Street, a highly-trafficked location in the core zone of George Town Heritage UNESCO city.
It sits on a freehold land sized at approx. 1800 sq ft with a total built-up area of approx. 3600 sq ft. Comercial titled.
Now for sale at MYR 2,880,000-00 and also available to let at MYR 6,000-00 per month. View to appreciate.
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.penang-traveltips.com