This article first appeared in The Edge Financial Daily on November 9, 2017

KUALA LUMPUR: Construction of Mah Sing Group Bhd’s mixed development in Sungai Buloh — D’sara Sentral — is now between 12 months and 15 months ahead of schedule, with four of six building components to be completed and targeted for vacant possession by as early as the second quarter of 2018.

D’sara Sentral comprises five residential towers, namely the SoVo Tower, SA1 and SA2 Towers, SB1 Tower and OLO Residence Tower. The project also has a four-storey retail shopping area.

Mah Sing group managing director Tan Sri Leong Hoy Kum said at the topping-up ceremony yesterday that the project has successfully clocked over four million safe man-hours without any lost-time injury (LTI).

“Today’s (yesterday) topping-up ceremony not only marks a milestone for D’sara Sentral’s safety achievements but also Mah Sing’s efficiency in delivering completed developments,” he told reporters after the ceremony.

The topping-up ceremony marked the completion of 99% of the project’s retail shops, SoVo Tower and residential towers SA1 and SA2. Meanwhile, D’sara Sentral’s two other residential towers SB1 and OLO Residence are currently at 55% and 52% completion respectively, and are one year ahead of schedule, with completion targeted by the first quarter of 2019.

“To achieve four million man-hours without LTI on a grand-scale project like ours is an outstanding feat. It can only be achieved with dedication and commitment in terms of safety awareness and effective implementation,” Leong said.

Launched in 2014, the RM937 million gross development value project currently has an over 80% take-up rate.