Marina City @ Permatang Tinggi, Penang
79 freehold shop offices with commercial title on 18 acres at Permatang Tinggi, between Alma and Simpang Ampat on the Penang mainland. Most are semi-detached shops with an 18 ft ground-floor ceiling; five are three-storey bungalow shops, and the scheme is planned around drive-through trade. Lotus’s Bukit Mertajam is 1.4 km away in a straight line. This is commercial property, so the rules for foreign buyers differ from the residential ones.
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Marina City @ Permatang Tinggi, Penang at a glance
Most figures below come from the developer’s own brochure and site plan. Figures marked ‘listed’ come from published listing information, not from the developer’s brochure; I will confirm them against the sale documents for you. There is no government register record for a shop-office scheme.
- Development
- Marina CityBy Aroma Development · Paramount Suncity Sdn. Bhd. is the company printed on the developer’s brochure
- Where it is
- Permatang Tinggi, Simpang AmpatOn Jalan Permatang Tinggi, Kampung Permatang Tinggi, between Alma (Bukit Mertajam) and Simpang Ampat town
- Tenure and title
- Freehold · commercial titleAs printed in the developer’s brochure; your solicitor’s title search is the final word
- Land
- 18 acresDeveloper’s brochure
- Units
- 79 shop officesBrochure and numbered site plan; one listing adds 21 small manufacturing units (listed)
- Building types
- Semi-detached and 3-storey bungalow74 semi-detached shops and 5 bungalow shops, by my count on the developer’s site plan
- Sizes
- 4,552 sq ft useable (semi-detached)Brochure figure; listed built-up for the whole scheme runs from 3,936 to 6,734 sq ft
- Completion
- Not published by the developerListed as 2025 in one place and 2026 in another; ask me for the current status
- Government register
- Not on the housing registerShop offices fall outside it; nothing is filed under this name or developer on teduh.kpkt.gov.my on 5 October 2026
- Foreign buyers
- Commercial rules applyForeign-company and state-consent rules differ from residential; I will confirm them for your case
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Six things about Marina City worth knowing before you enquire
Four are reasons a shop owner or investor would shortlist it. Two are things to settle in writing first. Most of this comes from the developer’s own brochure and site plan; figures marked ‘listed’ come from published listing information, not from the developer’s brochure, and I will confirm them against the sale documents for you.
Freehold land with a commercial title
The developer’s brochure prints three lines that matter to a lender and to a later buyer: land tenure freehold, usage of land commercial title, land area 18 acres. A shop on commercial title is financed and assessed as commercial property from day one, with no lease running down. Have your solicitor confirm both points on the title before signing.
Planned around the car
The brochure’s own headline is a drive-through commercial hub, and its text says the 79 units include drive-through units. The developer’s site plan and artist’s impressions draw parking bays along both internal streets and along the frontage road. For food, coffee and convenience trade in a district where customers arrive by car or motorcycle, that layout does much of the work.
Semi-detached shops with an 18 ft ground floor
By my count on the developer’s numbered site plan, 74 of the 79 units are semi-detached shops, so each has an open side instead of two party walls. The brochure gives the semi-detached type a total useable area of 4,552 sq ft, an 18 ft ceiling at ground level and the option of a mezzanine adding 1,000 sq ft.
Shoppers and factories already around it
In a straight line, Lotus’s Bukit Mertajam is 1.4 km away, AEON Mall Bukit Mertajam 2.0 km, Simpang Ampat KTM station 2.4 km and the Bukit Tambun toll plaza 3.5 km. The developer’s location map shows Bukit Minyak Industrial Park to the north of the site, and the PuncakCity shop offices are 770 m away. The weekday lunch crowd is not something this scheme has to create.
Some figures are listed, not developer-printed
Three things on this page rest on published listing information: the built-up range of 3,936 to 6,734 sq ft, a further 21 small manufacturing units that one listing adds to the 79 shops, and the completion year, given as 2025 in one place and 2026 in another. The developer’s brochure prints none of them. Treat them as listed and let me confirm each against the sale documents.
No register record, and the brochure’s sums need checking
A shop-office scheme is not tracked on the public housing register, so there is no permit, progress percentage or standard agreement to lean on. The brochure’s floor-by-floor figures for the semi-detached type add up to 4,320 sq ft by my addition, against its headline of 4,552 sq ft, and it states that all plans are subject to change. The areas in your sale and purchase agreement are the ones that count.
The whole development, decoded
Figures marked ‘listed’ come from published listing information, not from a developer brochure; everything else is the developer’s own or the government register’s.
Pick your building type
Semi-Detached Shop
The bulk of Marina City. On the developer’s numbered site plan I count 72 shops marked 24 ft × 50 ft and two marked 22 ft × 60 ft (units 78 and 79). The brochure’s ‘Commercial Semi-Detached’ sheet gives a total useable area of 4,552 sq ft, an 18 ft ceiling on the ground floor and room to add a mezzanine of a further 1,000 sq ft. The brochure text calls this type 2.5-storey; the site-plan key calls it ‘2 Storey Semi D Shop’. Each pair shares one wall, so every shop keeps an open side.
3-Storey Bungalow Shop
Five stand-alone buildings in the row facing the main road, by my count on the developer’s site plan: units 1 and 2 are marked 26 ft × 60 ft, unit 9 is 26 ft × 50 ft, and units 14 and 15 are 25 ft × 50 ft. The developer’s brochure does not carry a floor plan or a floor-area figure for this type. Published listing information gives 5,200 to 6,734 sq ft built-up (listed); I will get the drawing and the measured area for the unit you want.
Unit specification and layout
Taken from the developer’s brochure and site plan. The dimensions beside each type are printed in the site-plan key; the unit counts are my own count of that plan. A shop-office scheme has no recreational facilities to list.
Commercial semi-detached unit
- Total useable area 4,552 sq ft
- Ground floor: 1,200 sq ft built-up, 360 sq ft outdoor area
- First floor: 1,032 sq ft built-up, 528 sq ft outdoor area
- Second floor: 1,200 sq ft
- Ground-floor ceiling height 18 ft
- Mezzanine can be added: a further 1,000 sq ft
- Total area after mezzanine 5,552 sq ft
Scheme layout
- 79 numbered shop offices
- Semi-detached shops: 24 ft × 50 ft and 22 ft × 60 ft
- Three-storey bungalow shops: 26 ft × 60 ft, 26 ft × 50 ft and 25 ft × 50 ft
- Drive-through units
- Parking bays drawn along the internal streets
- Parking bays drawn along the frontage road
- Six larger unnumbered buildings drawn on one side of the site, with lorries beside them
Where the project is now
All 3 Marina City @ Permatang Tinggi, Penang floor plans
The developer’s brochure carries floor plans for one type only, the commercial semi-detached shop: ground floor below, first and second floors in the gallery. The areas are the developer’s printed figures; the footprints of the other types come from the key on its site plan. I looked for drawings of the 22 ft × 60 ft semi-detached shop and the three-storey bungalow shop on the developer’s website, in its brochure and in its marketing artwork elsewhere, and none is published. Message me and I will get the drawing for the exact unit you want.
Commercial Semi-Detached, 24 ft × 50 ft — 4,552 sq ft
Get this floor planSemi-Detached Shop, 22 ft × 60 ft
Get this floor plan3-Storey Bungalow Shop
Get this floor planInside Marina City @ Permatang Tinggi, Penang
Where Marina City @ Permatang Tinggi, Penang sits
Permatang Tinggi, on the Penang mainland between Alma in Bukit Mertajam and Simpang Ampat town — on Jalan Permatang Tinggi, 1.4 km in a straight line from Lotus’s Bukit Mertajam, 2.0 km from AEON Mall Bukit Mertajam and 2.4 km from Simpang Ampat KTM station.
There is no register record to take coordinates from, so the pin is the Google Maps listing named ‘Marina City’ at Kampung Permatang Tinggi, whose contact number matches the one on the developer’s brochure. Distances are straight-line from that point.
- PuncakCity shop offices770 mstraight-line
- SJK(C) Permatang Tinggi1.2 kmstraight-line
- Lotus’s Bukit Mertajam, Alma1.4 kmstraight-line
- AEON Mall Bukit Mertajam2.0 kmstraight-line
- Simpang Ampat KTM station2.4 kmstraight-line
- Iconic Point2.5 kmstraight-line
- Bukit Tambun toll plaza (North-South Expressway)3.5 kmstraight-line
- Juru Auto City5.8 kmstraight-line
- Penang Bridge14.7 kmstraight-line
About Aroma Development
Aroma Development is a Butterworth developer with its office on Jalan Selat, Taman Selat. Its website says it has over 24 years of experience and more than 20 completed projects across residential, commercial, hospitality and mixed-use property.
Marina City is presented on that website as the group’s commercial project, and the brochure it publishes there is headed ‘Marina City by Paramount Suncity’. The company printed at the foot of the brochure is Paramount Suncity Sdn. Bhd., at the same Butterworth address as Aroma Development.
Other projects on the developer’s website include Alma Indah Permai, a landed scheme of semi-detached homes and bungalows; Valdor @ Taman IKS Nafiri, two-storey detached industrial units; Starhill Residence in Gelugor; and Bandar Permata Lunas, which it describes as a 1,000-acre township in Lunas, Kedah. Two of these have pages on this site.
One honest caveat. A published listing names a different company as the developer; I have gone by the developer’s own brochure. Because there is no housing-register record for a commercial scheme, the name that counts is the vendor on your sale and purchase agreement. Ask me for the vendor’s name, the title particulars and the construction status in writing before you pay anything.
Frequently asked questions
How many units are there at Marina City?
The developer’s brochure says 79 freehold shop-office units, and its site plan numbers them 1 to 79. By my count on that plan, 74 are semi-detached shops and five are three-storey bungalow shops.
One published listing describes 79 shop offices plus 21 small manufacturing units, 100 in all (listed). The developer’s site plan does draw six larger unnumbered buildings on one side of the site. I will confirm what those are and whether they are for sale.
Is Marina City freehold, and what title does it carry?
The developer’s brochure prints ‘Land Tenure: Freehold’ and ‘Usage of Land: Commercial Title’ for the 18-acre site.
Whether each shop gets an individual title or a strata title is not stated in the brochure. That affects maintenance charges and how the common roads and parking are managed, so I will get it in writing. Your solicitor’s title search is the final word.
What sizes are the shop offices at Marina City?
For the commercial semi-detached type, the developer’s brochure gives a total useable area of 4,552 sq ft: 1,200 sq ft built-up on the ground floor with a 360 sq ft outdoor area, 1,032 sq ft on the first floor with a 528 sq ft outdoor area, and 1,200 sq ft on the second floor, which the drawing labels as outdoor area. A mezzanine can add 1,000 sq ft.
The site-plan key gives footprints of 24 ft × 50 ft and 22 ft × 60 ft for the semi-detached shops and 26 ft × 60 ft, 26 ft × 50 ft and 25 ft × 50 ft for the bungalow shops. Published listings give built-up areas of 3,936 to 4,268 sq ft and 5,200 to 6,734 sq ft (listed).
Can a foreigner or a foreign company buy at Marina City?
This is commercial property, and the rules are not the same as for homes. A purchase by a foreign individual or a foreign-controlled company needs state consent, and the conditions depend on the structure of the buying company and the intended use.
I do not apply the residential thresholds or the residential stamp duty rules here. Tell me who the buyer will be and what the shop will be used for, and I will confirm the position with the developer and a solicitor before you go further.
When will Marina City be completed?
The developer’s brochure and website give no completion date. Published listings give 2025 in one place and 2026 in another (listed), and a construction-project database recorded superstructure works in progress in February 2025.
A commercial scheme has no government progress record the way a housing project does. Ask me for the current stage and the handover date and I will get both from the developer in writing.
Which unit should I choose at Marina City?
Start with how your customers arrive. The row facing Jalan Permatang Tinggi (units 1 to 15 on the site plan) has the road exposure and includes all five three-storey bungalow shops. The inner streets hold the semi-detached shops, with parking bays drawn outside each door.
Then look at height and floor area. The semi-detached type has an 18 ft ground floor and can take a mezzanine, which suits a restaurant, a showroom or a trade counter with storage above. If you need three full floors under one roof, ask me about the bungalow shops.
What is the price and what are the charges?
There is no public price information I will quote. A shop-office scheme is not on the housing register, so there is no government permit band, and I do not repeat figures from listings.
The developer has not published maintenance or other recurring charges either. Message me and I will send the current price list, the units still available and the charges in writing.
How does Marina City compare with PuncakCity?
They are 770 m apart in a straight line, both at Permatang Tinggi and both freehold according to their developers. PuncakCity mixes two-storey terrace shop offices, four-storey semi-detached shop offices and two-storey light industrial units.
Marina City is almost entirely semi-detached: 74 of its 79 units by my count, with an 18 ft ground floor and a drive-through concept. Choose by the building form your trade needs, then compare frontage and parking on site. I can walk you through both.
Who are the customers here, and can I rent the shop out?
In a straight line, SJK(C) Permatang Tinggi is 1.2 km away, Lotus’s Bukit Mertajam 1.4 km, AEON Mall Bukit Mertajam 2.0 km and Simpang Ampat KTM station 2.4 km; the developer’s map places Bukit Minyak Industrial Park to the north. Trade here is local households plus factory staff on the Alma to Simpang Ampat road.
You may let the unit, subject to the title conditions and the local council’s licensing for the tenant’s business. I do not quote rental figures. Tell me the trade you have in mind and I will check what the unit and the zoning allow.
Get the current price list and unit availability
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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Louis Koh
11 years in Malaysian property · Johor Bahru, Kuala Lumpur & Penang new launches · English & 中文
I work with cross-border buyers from Singapore and further afield, and with local investors. I’ll tell you when a project isn’t right for you — that’s usually worth more than the brochure.
Published 2026-10-05 · Last verified 2026-10-07 against The developer’s Marina City page and brochure on aromadevelopment.com, the Google Maps listing for the site, published listing information, and a construction-project database entry of February 2025. 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: Aroma Development (3 developments on this site)
Where it is: Simpang Ampat, Penang