Forest City is a new urban development in the Iskandar Malaysia Special Economic Zone in Johor, Malaysia. The project is made up of four man-made islands covering 30km2, located in the Johor strait opposite Singapore.
The islands will be a mix of residential, leisure, commercial, and industrial space, and will have an estimated population of 700,000 residents.
The project is being developed by Country Garden Pacificview Sdn Bhd as a joint venture between Country Garden Group and the Malaysian-government-backed Esplanade Danga 88 Sdn Bhd (EDSB). Country Garden (headquartered in Guangdong, China) own 60% of the project and it’s a project under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
Forest City has been touted as the Shenzhen of Southeast Asia, referring to its proximity to Singapore as Shenzhen is to Hong Kong. The new city is being promoted as a “smart and green futuristic city that combines environment, technology and cutting-edge technology to create an ideal, idyllic and technology-driven living and working space ecosystem.”
Forest City Location Map
Transport
Nothing is official yet, but are plans for public transport which may include a light rail system and water taxis.
Forest City is also close to the proposed Singapore to Kuala Lumpur high-speed rail. It remains to be seen how close and how Forest City will be connected to Iskandar Puteri Station.
[Iskandar Puteri Station.]
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