Boustead Tower Explained

Boustead Tower
Former Names:PSCI Tower
Address:39, Northam Road, 10050 George Town, Penang, Malaysia
Location Town:George Town, Penang
Location Country:Malaysia
Coordinates:5.4246°N 100.3253°W
Opened Date:1994[1]
Owner:Boustead Holdings
Top Floor:21
Floor Count:21
Grounds Area:71817square feet[2]

Boustead Tower, formerly known as PSCI Tower, is an office building within George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. Located at Northam Road within the city's Central Business District (CBD), the 21-storey building was completed in 1994.[3] It was sold to Boustead Holdings in 2006. Apart from Boustead, IWG plc is one of the major tenants of the tower.

History

The building, originally named PSCI Tower after its owner, Penang Shipbuilding and Construction Industries (PSCI), was completed in 1994. It comprises a 21-storey office block with a five-storey car park annex on a 6672m2 plot of land.

In 2006, PSCI sold the building to Boustead Holdings for RM54 million due to mounting debts.[4] The building has since become home to both governmental and private tenants. In 2017, IWG plc established a 10700square feet business centre under the Regus brand within the tower, making it the company's third office in Penang after Bayan Lepas and Gurney Paragon.[5] [6] This was followed by the China Construction Bank, which opened its Penang branch within the building in 2023.[7] However, reports in 2020 indicated that Boustead planned to sell the building as part of its asset rationalisation.[8]

See also

Notes and References

  1. 2006 . PSCI Annual General Meeting 2006 . PSCI . National University of Singapore.
  2. 2008 . Annual Report 2008 . Boustead Heavy Industries Corporation.
  3. Web site: Property Management & Investment . 2024-10-09 . Boustead . en-US.
  4. News: 7 Nov 2006 . PSCI sells building in Penang to lower debts . 10 Oct 2024 . The Star.
  5. News: 7 Dec 2017 . Penang's GDP may surpass national average: Guan Eng . 10 Oct 2024 . The Sun.
  6. News: 11 Dec 2017 . Penang has confidence of businesses . 10 Oct 2024 . Buletin Mutiara.
  7. News: Akmal . Riadz . 7 Nov 2023 . Bank opens new branch in Penang . 22 Oct 2024 . Buletin Mutiara.
  8. News: Ganesan . Vasantha . 2 Sep 2020 . Boustead steps up asset sales . 10 Oct 2024 . The Edge.