
VIVA Home — which brings home-furnishing retailers under one roof — expects to see an occupancy rate of 90% when it officially opens next month.
It held a soft opening last month and is currently about 65% occupied.
During a media tour of the five-level mall, Kha Seng Group PR and communications executive Julia Emmanuel said the mall was targeted at middle to higher-income shoppers in the Klang Valley.
Developed and owned by Kha Seng Group subsidiary Viva Homes Sdn Bhd, the mall located on Jalan Loke Yew is a one-stop home products and services centre.
It has a net lettable area of 660,000sq ft with rental rates between RM4 and RM30 per sq ft.
It also has an expo hall with a 66,000sq ft build-up space.
The mall is part of a RM280mil two-phase redevelopment of the former Plaza Uncang Emas (UE3) on an 3.4ha site which Kha Seng acquired in 2009 for some RM100mil.
The 260-room business class hotel above the mall is under construction and is expected to open by the end of next year.
Among the anchor tenants of the mall are Giant Superstore and MBO Cineplex.
“Then there is the Oriental Treasure, with a built up area of 33,960sq ft of floor space on the first floor which houses antique Chinese art and furniture retailers,” said Julia.
And on the third floor a big section is occupied by the ICT Zone where you can get computers and computers accessories and gadgets,” she added.
The cinema, the ICT Zone and a food court are also on the third floor.
There are also “home clinics” offering professional services such as home renovations, interior design, electrical repairs, upholstery and plumbing.
The lower ground floor (LG floor) is the premium floor occupied by exclusive furnishing retailers like Lorenzo and Kah Seng’s subsidiary Home Haven.
The LG floor was formerly a car park floor but the new owners turned it into a retail floor as part of the redevelopment.
The LG floor houses lifestyle furniture and interior decor stores, banking-related services, cafes and restaurants.
The ground floor will feature the hypermarket, fast food outlets as well as gardening and landscaping services and accessories while living and bedroom furnishing, bathroom accessories, textiles, wall coverings and more restaurants are available on the first floor.
On the second floor are located interior design materials, doors, flooring, kitchen and dining furniture, lights and children’s furniture stores.