SEREMBAN: Two affordable housing projects by PR1MA Corporation in Negri Sembilan, which had been delayed, are now on track to be completed by the end of this year, says Local Government Development Minister Nga Kor Ming.
Although the projects in Rantau and Port Dickson, involving 1,425 units, were delayed, he said the ministry had been working with the state government to ensure they could be completed by the fourth quarter of this year.
“At my ministry, we are concerned about ‘sick’ projects. We remain committed to ensuring they are completed.
“In fact, till April 30, a special task force under my ministry had successfully helped to rehabilitate 100 ‘sick’ projects in the private sector and 18 more are being supervised to ensure the construction is back on schedule,” he said at a ceremony to hand over keys to buyers of the Residensi Seremban Sentral (RSS) PR1MA project here.
Nga said the task force had also helped rehabilitate nine of the 17 delayed PR1MA projects nationwide.
He expressed gratitude to the state government for helping the ministry revive the RSS project.
“We are confident that the remaining PR1MA projects categorised as ‘sick’ will be completed by the fourth quarter of next year,” he said.
Nga urged buyers to grab the available units at RSS.
Of the 1,504 units, 890 have been sold. The units, which ranged in size from 861sq feet to 1,237sq ft, cost between RM251,680 and RM384,160 each.
He said PR1MA Corporation had also launched an “Own a Home” promotion package where buyers would receive free kitchen cabinets and air-conditioning units, depending on the type of unit they acquired.
The promotion will take place until Oct 31.
He said prospective buyers should take the opportunity following an announcement by the government to exempt the stamp duty for first-time owners of homes costing below RM500,000.
