Northern TechValley @ Bukit Mertajam, Penang

The developer has not published a count. What is published is the size of the park, 176 acres, and the products: Type A detached factories on about one acre, Type B detached factories on about two acres, and built-to-suit factories.

The developer’s master plan view in the gallery on this page shows how the park is laid out. Message me and I will send the plan with the lots that are currently available marked.

Yes. The developer’s website describes the 176-acre park as freehold, and AmBank’s announcement of 1 August 2025 calls it a freehold integrated industrial park.

Your solicitor’s title search is the final word on tenure, on the category of land use and on any restriction in interest. I will ask the developer for the title details of the lot you choose.

Type A is a 1½-storey detached factory on about one acre with a gross floor area of approximately 31,512 sq ft and above. Type B is a 1½-storey detached factory on about two acres with approximately 59,688 sq ft and above.

Built-to-suit factories run from 30,000 sq ft standard units to custom buildings of 100,000 sq ft and above, according to the developer’s website. Exact land and floor areas differ from lot to lot.

This is industrial property, and the rules are not the same as for homes. A purchase by a foreign-controlled company needs state consent, and the conditions depend on the company’s structure and on what it will manufacture. Many foreign manufacturers also apply for a manufacturing licence, which is a separate process.

I do not apply the residential thresholds or the residential stamp duty rules here. The developer also states that built-to-suit factories can be leased instead of bought. Tell me your shareholding and your intended use, and I will confirm the position before you go further.

The park was launched on 28 October 2024 with completion of the whole development expected in 2029. The Edge reported on 14 August 2025 that phase one had begun in July 2025 and was due for completion in the third quarter of 2026.

That target date has just passed, and I have not seen a published confirmation of handover. There is no government progress record for an industrial scheme, so ask me and I will get the current status from the developer in writing.

Start with floor area and land. Type A gives you about 31,512 sq ft on an acre, Type B about 59,688 sq ft on two acres. If your production line, warehouse and office fit in one of those, a standard type is the faster route because the design is already fixed.

Go built-to-suit if you need a clean room, a heavy-duty floor, a particular column spacing or more than about 60,000 sq ft. The developer lists dock levellers as a built-to-suit feature, so do not assume the standard types include them; ask for the specification table.

There is no public price information I will quote. An industrial scheme is not on the housing register, so there is no government permit band, and I do not repeat figures from property portals.

The park’s management and security charges, and the rates for the workers’ accommodation, have not been published either. Message me and I will send the current price list, the available lots and the charges in writing.

Both are large freehold industrial parks on the mainland. Penang Technology Park @ Bertam is an 880-acre park by Ideal Property Group in the north of Seberang Perai, reached from the North-South Expressway at Bertam. Northern TechValley is 176 acres on the Butterworth-Kulim Expressway, 8.5 km in a straight line from Kulim Hi-Tech Park.

Choose by where your customers and your workers are. If you supply plants in Kulim or want the shorter run to the Butterworth container terminal, look here. If you need a very large plot or your customers are in Kepala Batas and Sungai Petani, read the Bertam page.

For staff: in a straight line Lotus’s Kulim is 5.6 km away, Bukit Mertajam Hospital 6.1 km, the Bukit Mertajam KTM station 6.8 km and AEON Mall Bukit Mertajam 9.4 km. Production workers can be housed in the managed accommodation inside the park, which the developer says is within walking distance of the factories.

For leasing: the developer’s website states that built-to-suit factories come with the option to lease or to purchase outright. I do not quote rental figures. If you intend to buy and let the factory to another company, the tenant’s use has to fit the industrial zoning and the park’s rules; ask me first.