| Multi-Purpose Tower Menara Multi-Purpose | |
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 Interactive map of Multi-Purpose Tower Menara Multi-Purpose | |
| Alternative names | Capital Square Tower 1 |
| General information | |
| Type | Commercial offices |
| Location | JalanMunshi Abdullah Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia |
| Coordinates | 3°09′20″N101°41′56″E / 3.1556°N 101.6989°E /3.1556; 101.6989 |
| Completed | 1994 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 198.23 m (650.4 ft) |
| Top floor | 171.6 m (563 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 40 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | John Portman & Associates |
| References | |
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TheMulti-Purpose Tower is a Grade Askyscraper located along JalanMunshi Abdullah in the midtown ofKuala Lumpur,Malaysia. The tower is headquarters to Multi-Purpose Holdings Berhad, Naturally Plus (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, CBRE-WTW Sdn Bhd andHuaren Resources Sdn Bhd.
Menara Multi-Purpose was developed by Bandar Raya Developments Berhad (BRDB) and was completed in 1994. Menara Multi Purpose was designed by John Portman & Associates and Jurubena Bertiga International. It was initially envisaged to be part of a greaterCapital Square commercial development. However, the1997 Asian financial crisis stalled other components of the project, leaving the Menara Multi Purpose building the only completed structure then, surrounded by several partially completed and abandoned structures (including a second office tower). However, nowCapital Square, or CapSquare as it has known, is a fully integrated neighbourhood with a second office tower, retail centre, a luxury residential tower and a second luxury residential tower recently launched.
Menara Multi-Purpose was headquarters to its developers, BRDB, who have now moved to a new headquarters, Menara BRDB, in their homeground of Bangsar.
In December 2016 the building was purchased by theKumpulan Wang Persaraan (Diperbadankan) (KWAP), the second largest pension fund in Malaysia. With the sale price ofRM474.3 million (US$107.25 million), this was the largest office building sale in the country in 2016.[4][5]
The tower is located alongJalan Munshi Abdullah, which is home to a major bus hub. Examples of bus lines starting here are300 (toAmpang Jaya),200 (toGombak) and100 (toKuala Selangor).[6][7][8]
Menara Multi Purpose is within walking distance toBandaraya,Masjid Jamek andDang Wangi metro stations, as well asBank Negara Komuter station.