Medini City Sets Example for Urban Public-Private Partnerships
27th Feb 2018 NST The recently concluded ninth World Urban Forum (WUF9) provided a platform for
Read moreUWI partners with governments worldwide to invest in, design, construct, and operate new developments such as Medini Iskandar Malaysia. Medini Malaysia is 2,230 acres of land in Johor, Malaysia, 40 minutes from Singapore’s Changi Airport, and developed by UWI in partnership with Khazanah Nasional Berhad and Mitsui & Co.
Through its yield-driven master plan for the built environment, investment strategy, policy framework development, and partnership structuring for city management services, this iconic project has a vibrant urban ecology, 24-hour lifecycle and continues to attract additional foreign direct investment, residents, and new businesses.
Images
Videos
Medini Iskandar Malaysia’s Urban Ecology
In line with Iskandar’s economic development vision, UWI attracted anchor development catalysts to the Medini project within the leisure, healthcare, education, and media sectors. UWI’s master plan envisioned a mixed-use project with 4 themed economic clusters built for a cosmopolitan population:
Logistics
Warehousing, distribution, packaging, business process outsourcing
Business
Commercial centre, SME business park, hotels and hospitality facilities
Lifestyle
LEGOLAND theme park, Mall of Medini, Gleneagles Hospital, Afiniti, Urban Wellness Project
Living
Luxury landed properties and condominiums, clubhouse, resort, private school, commercial center
Medini Iskandar Malaysia’s Built Environment
UWI developed a yield-driven master plan, reserving a generous area for infrastructure and public area, and invested approximately USD 500 Mn. upfront for complete development of the infrastructure outlay. Each land plot within the Medini development was fully integrated within the complete infrastructure network including:
UWI worked with Iskandar Regional Development Authority (IRDA) to create a policy framework attractive to businesses and investors, including:
Medini Iskandar Malaysia’s City Management services
To ensure high-quality operational services of its infrastructure assets, UWI structured new partnerships with local and international service providers for Medini’s city management services and smart city services including:
Utility services
Power, water, sewage, ICT & telecommunication, transportation
Social services
Employment, health, education & vocational training
Community services
Facilities management, estate management, security, district cooling, advertising, parking, smart card services, waste collection and disposal, pest control, parks and greenery management
Medini Iskandar Malaysia’s Investments
In addition to its own investment, UWI created a commercially viable master plan and a yield-driven investment model to attract over 30 companies from diverse regions resulting in:
- Expected GDV of USD 22 Billion by 2027
- FDI injection of USD 1.5 Bn by 2015
- Investors include: Khazanah Nasional Berhad, Mitsui & Co., Mubadala,
- Kuwait Finance House, Employee Provident Fund Malaysia, Millennium
- Development, Temasak Holdings, United World Infrastructure
- Strategic Developers: Sunway, Aldar, Zhuoda Group, E&O
Our Urban Portfolio News & Articles
Medini Named Property Gem of Asia
05th Feb 2018 Gulf News Amid diverse cultures and exotic surroundings, several upscale developments are sprouting.
Read more
UWI Celebrates World Cities Day with a 4th International Award in its Leading City
01 Nov 2017 Zawya United World Infrastructure (UWI), the Dubai and Washington-DC based firm that funds,
Read more
UWI’s Medini wins global sustainable and smart city awards
22 Aug 2017 Zawya Dubai-based United World Infrastructure’s flagship project, Medini, an integrated urban township development
Read more
Dr.Markar Discusses Medini City’s advantages
27 Sep 2016 Read Dr. Imran Markar’s full interview with The Edge Malaysia, on the city of Medini.
Read moreour Partners
