STRAITS PROPERTIES: The Rice Miller Development - A Vanguard Project in the Inner City

Spurred by a commitment to preserving historical legacies, The Rice Miller Project is a mixed use real estate development in a UNESCO World Heritage Site in George Town. It consists of four adjoining parcels of freehold land on a 3-acre site by old Penang harbor - bounded by Beach Street on the west, the well-known "Banking Street" on the island and Weld Quay to the east. With just 83 units of private residences, The Rice Miller Hotel and Residence will be an urban oasis where life's amenities are never more than a short walk away.

Project Features:

Boutique Hotel
Private Residences
Select Commercial Office/Retail
Conservation and adaptive reuse of two shophouses and five godowns

This multi-featured project is expected to have the following in addition

to the hotel and residences: event centre, private club, lifestyle pavilion with spa and gym, diagnostic/healthcare and lifestyle amenities.

Welcome to Vintage Penang - where Classic meets Contemporary.

George Town is Penang's historic inner city with architecture and communities going back to the time of early traders and settlers in the late 1700s. A substantial part of the old fabric and cultural vibrancy still lingers today. It is this encounter with inner city living that makes Penang a unique heritage experience.

Waterside Urban Oasis

Set against George Town's old waterfront, The Rice Miller Hotel and Residence is the perfect old-world setting to live, play and work. It is a place to enjoy the character and elegance of vintage Penang, and yet fulfill modern life's demands in contemporary comfort.

The attraction that made Penang a popular port-town with migrants from Europe, the Middle East, India, Ceylon, Thailand, Burma, Indonesia and China over 200 years ago is being renewed at The Rice Miller Hotel and Residence.

The Rice Miller Hotel and Residence is an international class development, an in-city harbor-side resort with all the amenities of George Town close at hand - living in the heart of a historic city adjacent to the harbor with all the services and amenities right at one's fingertips.

Beach Street back in the day

The clock-tower atop the Malayan Railway building, built in 1907, was the landmark that greeted ships and boats that came into Penang harbor. A short stroll across is Tanjung City Marina, the only marina within the city. It is in a natural harbor and once aboard, the open sea is just minutes away.

City Living in a Heritage Setting - Enjoy History in Luxury.

The Rice Miller Hotel and Residence is a unique haven in a comfortable, safe, resort-style environment - offering a complete lifestyle in the heart of the port-city, not just near the port-city. Soothing pastels predominate in the resort.

It is located in a prime location, just steps away from Tanjung City Marina and across the street from Swettenham Pier. This development enhances the surrounding community at Weld Quay to a place where any number of pleasures is never more than a short walk from home.

The Rice Miller Hotel and Residence is cool sophistication and refined culture, complete with restaurants and eclectic retail shops. It boasts a boutique hotel with incentive and meeting rooms, trendy shops and restaurants, private residences, event centre with theatre facilities, diagnostic centre, lifestyle pavilion for gym and spa, private club, and an urban grocer.

Enjoy lunch on the terrace and watch the boats pass by. Take an architectural walk through Heritage Row and stop off at the old Malayan Railway building where the past comes to life behind time-honored walls.

Rice Miller Residence - a Luxurious Private Community. Turnkey Convenience.

Discover urban living in a historic city and yet stay close to many other interests. And all part of a place called The Rice Miller's. This resort-like enclave of town homes and a boutique hotel blends the spirit of the home with a waterside resort. It is a place with all the amenities of a five-star resort in an easy-going nature.

The residences are comprised of City Suites which are condominiums with the prospect of lease option with the hotel. With only 83 City Suites, Rice Miller Residence will establish a market for affluent real estate in the heart of George Town.

Buyers do not have to wait months to fit out their units. Just unpack and you are home. Residences range from 600 to 6,000 square feet from US$180 thousand to US$2.5 million.

The Rice Miller Hotel - a Landmark Boutique Hotel

The Rice Miller Hotel sits on the old waterfront, but radiates a new form of cool. It is distinctly Asian in character with snazzy innovations and a scale of elegance unequalled on the island. ITs enviable location on Weld Quay is perfectly centered in George Town's cultural and heritage district.

The Rice Miller Hotel offers a delightful balance of Asian hospitality, life at the perfect temperature, modern amenities and impeccable services. Its neoclassical architectural meets modern-day amenities that include plasma-screen TVs and wireless Internet access.

A Complete Lifestyle all at One Venue - Services and Amenities only Moments Away.

Located in the heart of George Town's financial corridor, The Rice Miller offers a downtown address of privileged refinement and entertainment. It is your urban oasis in a UNESCO World Heritage Site, yet a private waterside haven.

Concierge amenities, shop, entertain, sip your favorite tipple or smoke a cigar, do business with your office in any part of the world, or relax in the library, these are among the many serves that The Rice Miller offers.

The Rice Miller Health & Healing Centre will offer preventive medicine and wellness services.

The setting is legendary and the concept unprecedented in Penang. All residents and hotel guests will have full access to the Rice Miller Club amenities seven days a week.

City Living, George Town - Second to None.

In George Town, you will have a real connection to local history. To live in George Town is to be constantly in awe of the communities that live there and the many festivals that are held. IT is the melting pot of a port city from the Old World.

The Rice Miller Hotel and Residence offers an upscale downtown living the heart of a historic city with all of the services and amenities right at their finger tips.

The world is just beginning to discover all vintage Penang has to offer.

Developer's Rationale

The developer, Asian Global Business (AGB), is a private limited company with interests in urban revitalization and historic preservation. The project will help unlock the value of the inner city in George Town and rebuild its mosaic of people, and transform it into a vibrant, opportunistic and innovative centre in the region.

Rebuilding in an old district is a challenge and they aim to advance sustainability at every level. The goal is to create that great place that would draw people together.

Floor Plans & Specifications

1. Rice Miller Residence I

2. Rice Miller Residence II

3. The Rice Miller Hotel

4. 1880s building to be conserved

5. Commercial block for banking & specialized services

6. Pier Market

7. Main Entrance & Security Check

8. Heritage Row 0 Event Centre with theatre facilities, Rice Miller Club, library, lifestyle pavillion

9. Landscaped courtyard

Specifications

Structure: Reinforced concrete

Walls: Brick / Reinforced concrete

Internal Wall: Bricks, dry wall partition, reinforced concrete (where app.)

Roofing: Reinforced concrete slab

Ceiling: Skim coat / plaster board / paint (where applicable)

Windows: Powder coated aluminium frames glass panel

Doors:

Main Entrance: Timber fire rated door

Balcony: Powder coated aluminium frame sliding door, Bi-Fold door (where app.)

Bedrooms: Flush timber door

Bathrooms: Flush timber door

Others: Flush timber door

Locks: Quality locksets

Flooring:

Foyer,Living,Dining,Bedrooms: High range tiles/Engineered Timber Strips (where app.)

Bathrooms: Homogeneous tiles

Kitchen: High range tiles

Utility / Balcony / Terrace: Selected high quality tiles

Wall Finishes:

General: Plaster and painting

Bathrooms: Homogeneous tiles, full ceiling height

Kitchen: Homogeneous tiles

Sanitary Ware & Fittings (Bathrooms): Sanitaryware with accessories comprising long bath, water closet, wash basin, shower, vanity tops (where app.)

Built-ins:

Kitchen: Cabinet with fittings as per ID's specification

Bedroom: Cabinet with fittings as per ID's specification

Electrical Installation:

Electrical points: Lighting & power points will be provided acc. to M&E specs.

A/C system: Suitable system to bedrooms, living, dining, kitchen acc. to M&E specs.

Telephone point: Suitable points will be provided acc. to M&E specs.

Doorbell point: 1

Hot water system: Kitchen & bathrooms

Security:

CCTV system to main access points

Card access control to all main access points