Begonia @ Balik Pulau, Penang
The first gated and guarded enclave in the Botanica.CT township — 60 two-storey homes, finished and handed over, on freehold land across the road from an international school on the quiet west side of Penang Island.
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Begonia @ Balik Pulau, Penang at a glance
Every figure below comes from the developer’s own published material or the government register. Where neither has published something, it isn’t on this page.
- Development
- Begonia (Botanica.CT Phase 2)By MTT Properties & Development Sdn Bhd
- Where it is
- Balik Pulau, Penang IslandJalan Sungai Air Putih 6, Bandar Baru Air Putih, Daerah Barat Daya
- Tenure
- FreeholdStrata title, per the developer’s fact sheet
- Houses
- 6032 semi-detached + 28 cluster on the register
- Layouts
- 3 typesType A 2,149 · Type B 1,929 · Type C 2,001 sq ft
- Land
- 1,778 to 5,850 sq ftMost lots 1,800–2,184 sq ft; the two big corners are L1 and L60
- Rooms
- 4 bedrooms · 3 bathroomsTwo floors, car porch for two
- Security
- Gated & guardedOne guarded entrance, perimeter brick wall
- Completion
- CCC 25 Sep 2025Vacant possession 2 Oct 2025, per the register
- Foreign buyers
- Not eligiblePenang’s landed floor is RM3 million; the permit band tops out at RM1.77 million
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Six things about Begonia worth knowing early
Four are reasons to look. Two are points to settle before you commit. All six come from the developer’s brochure and floor plans or the government register.
It is built, not promised
The register records a certificate of completion and compliance on 25 September 2025 and vacant possession on 2 October 2025 — about seven months ahead of the 27 April 2026 date the first SPA required. You can walk the actual house you would buy.
Sixty houses, one guarded gate
The site plan shows a single entrance off Jalan Sungai Air Putih 6, a guardhouse and a brick perimeter wall around all 60 lots, with a park along the east side. The brochure bills it as Botanica.CT’s first gated and guarded community.
An international school across the road
Prince of Wales Island International School sits 200 m straight-line away, directly opposite the Type A row. For families that is the headline; for landlords it is the tenant pool.
Three layouts, one room count
Every house has four bedrooms and three bathrooms. What changes is the envelope: 1,929 sq ft on the deepest lots (Type B), 2,001 sq ft in the middle row (Type C), 2,149 sq ft on the road-facing row (Type A).
Strata title on a landed house
The developer states freehold strata title. That means a joint management body and a monthly service charge for the guard and common areas, not the individual title of an ordinary terrace. Ask for the charge in writing.
Semi-D on the brochure, cluster on the register
The register splits the 60 into 32 semi-detached and 28 cluster houses. The 28 are the Type C back-to-back pairs in the middle. It changes nothing about the house, but valuers and banks read the register, so know which one you are buying.
The whole development, decoded
Every number here is the developer’s own or the government register’s.
Pick your row
Type B · Unique
The front row of eight semi-detached pairs. The house is the most compact of the three at 1,929 sq ft on a 20′ × 41′ footprint, but the lots are the deepest: 28′ × 78′, 2,184 sq ft, which leaves about 1,044 sq ft of land outside the house. The corner lot L1 is 75′ × 78′ — 5,850 sq ft.
Type C · Harmony
Fourteen back-to-back pairs in the centre of the site — the government register files these 28 as cluster houses rather than semi-detached. 2,001 sq ft built-up on a 20′ × 40′ footprint and 28′ × 64’3″ lots of about 1,800 sq ft (1,778 sq ft for L17 and L44).
Type A · Gratitude
The row along Jalan Sungai Air Putih 6, facing the international school. The biggest house at 2,149 sq ft on a 22′ × 41′ footprint, on 30′ × 65′ lots of 1,950 sq ft. The corner lot L60 is 40′ × 65′ — 2,600 sq ft.
Facilities, level by level
From the developer’s site plan, building specification and township master plan.
Within the gate
- Guardhouse and boom gate
- Brick perimeter wall
- Park along the east boundary
- Wide, pedestrian-friendly driveways
- Car porch for two cars per house
In the house
- Reinforced concrete frame, cement sand brick
- Porcelain-tiled living, dining and bedrooms
- Timber panel main door, aluminium powder-coated windows
- 5 air-con points, 3 water-heater points
- 21 power points, 7 fan points, fibre wall socket
Botanica.CT township
- Botanica CT Centre shops and supermarket
- Botanica Trails
- Rock Garden and Landscape Garden
- Botanica Stream and Wetland Park
- Site marked for Selgate Specialist Hospital
Where the project is now
All 3 Begonia @ Balik Pulau, Penang floor plans
Three drawn layouts, each a mirrored semi-detached pair. Every one is four bedrooms and three bathrooms over two floors; the sizes differ by up to 220 sq ft and the lots by a lot more.
Type A · Gratitude — 2,149 sq ft
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Type B · Unique — 1,929 sq ft
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Type C · Harmony — 2,001 sq ft
Get this floor planInside Begonia @ Balik Pulau, Penang
Where Begonia @ Balik Pulau, Penang sits
Bandar Baru Air Putih in the Botanica.CT township, Daerah Barat Daya, on the west side of Penang Island — about 2.6 km straight-line from old Balik Pulau town, with the hills behind and the Bayan Lepas industrial zone about 10 km over them.
Pinned to Begonia’s mapped address on Jalan Sungai Air Putih 5, which matches the site plan opposite the international school. The register’s own coordinates point to the centre of Balik Pulau town, 2.7 km away, so they were not used. Distances are straight-line from the pin.
- Prince of Wales Island International School200 mstraight-line
- Botanica CT Centre (shops, Watsons)310 mstraight-line
- MTT sales gallery, Jalan Sungai Air Putih440 mstraight-line
- Balik Pulau Hospital2.6 kmstraight-line
- Balik Pulau old town2.6 kmstraight-line
- SK Balik Pulau3.4 kmstraight-line
- SJK(C) Sin Min3.5 kmstraight-line
- Bayan Lepas industrial zone (FIZ)9.8 kmstraight-line
- Penang International Airport10.2 kmstraight-line
On the government register it is project 9995-7 — 60 houses, completed
The licence is held by MTT Properties & Development Sdn Bhd (9995), the company behind the whole Botanica.CT township. The register files Begonia as Phase 2A, in two components.
| Project code | Registered name | Advertising permit | Permit expires | Units | Bed / bath | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9995-7 | Begonia (Phase 2A) — 2-storey semi-detached | 9995-7/04-2026/0400(A)-(S) | 3 Apr 2026 | 32 | 4 / 3 | 100% built · CCC 25 Sep 2025 · VP 2 Oct 2025 |
| 9995-7 | Begonia (Phase 2A) — 2-storey cluster | 9995-7/04-2026/0400(A)-(S) | 3 Apr 2026 | 28 | 4 / 3 | 100% built · CCC 25 Sep 2025 · VP 2 Oct 2025 |
| Total | 60 | Licensed developer: MTT Properties & Development Sdn Bhd (9995) | ||||
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Read from teduh.kpkt.gov.my in September 2026. Check it yourself: teduh.kpkt.gov.my/semakan-status-kemajuan?kodProjek=9995-7
32 + 28 = 60 — the same total as the brochure
The brochure says 60 units: 16 Type A, 16 Type B and 28 Type C. The register has 32 semi-detached and 28 cluster houses. Sixteen plus sixteen is the 32, and the 28 Type C back-to-back pairs are the cluster component. Both list four bedrooms and three bathrooms.
What the permit price band tells you — and what it doesn’t
The permit records RM922,000 to RM1,770,000 for the semi-detached component and RM845,000 to RM1,023,000 for the cluster component. That is the band on the advertising permit, not the price of any unit. It does settle one question: Penang’s minimum for a non-citizen buying landed or landed-strata property is RM3,000,000, and the whole band is below it, so foreigners cannot buy here.
Delivered early under Schedule H
The SPA is Schedule H (strata), with a 36-month delivery period from the first SPA on 27 April 2023, so possession was due by 27 April 2026. The register shows no extension and vacant possession on 2 October 2025. The advertising permit itself ran out on 3 April 2026.
100% built, and one flag on the developer’s record
Both components are 100% complete with CCC. Separately, the register marks MTT’s developer profile ‘Ada Kesalahan’ (an offence on record) without saying what or when. Ask your solicitor to check it before you sign.
About MTT Properties & Development
MTT Properties & Development is the Penang developer behind Botanica.CT, which calls itself ‘The Garden Township’ and is at Bandar Baru Air Putih in Balik Pulau. Its sales gallery and office are on Jalan Sungai Air Putih, 440 m from Begonia.
The township’s master plan shows it being built in phases: terraces and villas in Phases 1, 3, 4 and 5, Riverstone in Phase 7, the Eden at Botanica CT enclave, a shop-office phase, and Botanica CT Centre as the retail core. Begonia is Phase 2.
Begonia is a small part of that plan. It has 60 houses, where some phases have several hundred, and it was the township’s first gated and guarded enclave. It sits at the southern edge, between the school and the town centre.
The register lists 7 projects under MTT’s licence. The developer’s website puts Begonia under ‘Botanica 2’ and gives the same three layouts, four bedrooms and three bathrooms, and CCC in 2025.
Frequently asked questions
How many houses are in Begonia, Balik Pulau?
Sixty. The brochure splits them into 16 Type A (Gratitude), 16 Type B (Unique) and 28 Type C (Harmony).
The government register counts the same 60 as 32 semi-detached and 28 cluster houses. The 28 are the Type C back-to-back pairs in the middle row.
Is Begonia freehold, and what kind of title is it?
Freehold, according to the developer’s fact sheet and website, on strata title.
A strata landed house has a management body and a monthly service charge for the guardhouse and common areas. Your solicitor’s title search is the final word on tenure and on whether the strata titles have been issued.
What are the house sizes and land sizes at Begonia?
Built-up: 2,149 sq ft (Type A), 1,929 sq ft (Type B) and 2,001 sq ft (Type C). All have four bedrooms and three bathrooms.
Land: 1,950 sq ft for most Type A lots, 2,184 sq ft for Type B, and about 1,800 sq ft for Type C. The two big corners are L1 at 5,850 sq ft and L60 at 2,600 sq ft.
Can a foreigner buy a house at Begonia?
No. In Penang a non-citizen buying landed or landed-strata property must pay at least RM3,000,000. The highest figure on Begonia’s permit is RM1,770,000.
This is a Malaysian-buyer project. If you are a foreign buyer and want a landed house on the island, tell me your budget and I will show you what actually clears the RM3 million floor.
Is Begonia completed, and when were the keys handed over?
Yes. The register records the CCC on 25 September 2025 and vacant possession on 2 October 2025, with every component 100% built.
The first SPA required possession by 27 April 2026, so the developer delivered about seven months early.
Which Begonia house type should I choose?
If you want the biggest house, choose Type A. It is 2,149 sq ft and faces the road and the school. If you want the most land per house, choose Type B, on 2,184 sq ft lots, or the 5,850 sq ft corner L1.
Type C is the middle row and is registered as cluster, not semi-detached. That matters for valuation and resale comparisons, so ask your valuer which comparables they will use.
What does a Begonia house cost, and what is the monthly charge?
The only public price information is the permit band on the government register, set out above: RM922,000 to RM1,770,000 for the semi-detached houses and RM845,000 to RM1,023,000 for the cluster houses. That band is not the price of any house.
For today’s price on a specific lot, which lots are still available and the monthly service charge in writing, message me and I will send what is accurate on the day.
How does Begonia compare with the Air Itam 3-Storey Terrace?
They are two different buys, 9.1 km apart in a straight line. Air Itam gives you three freehold 2,902 sq ft, five-bedroom terraces on individual title, closer to George Town.
Begonia gives you a finished, gated 1,929–2,149 sq ft semi-detached house on strata title, with an international school across the road and the Botanica.CT township around it.
Is Balik Pulau too far to commute from?
It depends on where you work. Begonia is 9.8 km straight-line from the Bayan Lepas industrial zone (FIZ) and 10.2 km from the airport, but the road goes over the hills, so the drive is longer than those figures.
It suits people who work in Bayan Lepas, families using the school, and buyers who want space and quiet more than a city address. It suits a daily commute to George Town less well: KOMTAR is 13.4 km straight-line.
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Developer pricing moves, and the good stacks go first. Tell me your budget and whether you’re buying to live in or to let — I’ll send back the units that actually fit, not a generic brochure.
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Published 2026-09-29 · Last verified 2026-09-29 against MTT Properties & Development’s brochure, floor plans and website, and the KPKT housing register. Unit availability, pricing and completion dates are set by the developer and subject to change. This page is marketing information, not an offer or a contract.
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Developer: MTT Properties & Development (1 development on this site)
Where it is: Balik Pulau, Penang
The unit mix, the permitted price and how far up it is
None of this table is the developer’s account of itself. It is what the Ministry of Housing and Local Government records from the 7(f) returns: unit type, bedrooms and bathrooms, built-up area, unit count, the price range on the permit, and the certified percentage complete. A brochure price can be revised; the price on the permit was filed. A brochure need not mention progress; the percentage is certified. The status vocabulary is theirs too: Lancar (on schedule), Lewat (behind), Sakit (sick), Terbengkalai (abandoned).
9995-7 · BEGONIA
Overall status: Siap Dengan CCC — completed
| Component | Bed / bath | Built-up | Units | Price on the permit | Complete |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rumah Berkembar 2 storeys Siap Dengan CCC | 4 / 3 | — | 32 | RM922,000.00 – RM1,770,000.00 | 100.00% |
| Rumah Kluster 2 storeys Siap Dengan CCC | 4 / 3 | — | 28 | RM845,000.00 – RM1,023,000.00 | 100.00% |
Swipe the table sideways for the rest of the columns.
This is the document the developer had to file, and the housing department had to approve, before it was allowed to advertise at all — served from the ministry’s own host. It normally carries the location plan, the developer licence and building-plan approval references, the expected completion date, the encumbrance position, and the unit count and price floor and ceiling for each type. The brochure a salesperson hands you can be reissued. This one cannot.
Read from teduh.kpkt.gov.my on 2026-10-08, project code 9995-7. Re-read weekly.
What to do with the number. Read it against the delivery date in your own agreement, not against what a salesperson says. A project with a year left on its statutory clock and a third of the building up is telling you something the brochure will not.
How does that compare? Every development on this site, grouped by register status — cancelled, abandoned and behind schedule first.