HI World City

HI World City @ Penang Science Park is a commercial shop office development by HI World Sdn Bhd, located along Jalan PSPN1 in Simpang Ampat, within the Penang Science Park corridor bordering Batu Kawan. Spread across 4.51 acres and 4 blocks, the project offers just 55 individually-titled commercial units — a boutique commercial offering compared to the large residential townships surrounding it, positioned to serve the industrial and business community anchored by Penang Science Park.

About HI World City

HI World City is designed around two shop office formats. The majority of the development — 47 units — are 2-storey intermediate shop offices, each sitting on a 24′ x 63′ (1,527 sqft) land parcel with a 2,183 sqft built-up area. A smaller collection of 8 corner units are built as 3-storey shop offices, with land areas ranging from 1,880 to 4,162 sqft and built-up areas between 5,096 and 10,134 sqft — offering significantly more floor space for larger business operations, flagship outlets, or multi-tenant setups.

Ceiling heights are generous throughout: the ground floor is built with a 20ft ceiling, well-suited for showroom, retail, or F&B tenants requiring double-volume space, while the first and second floors carry a 12ft ceiling. Every unit comes with individual title, meaning owners are not subject to ongoing maintenance fees or sinking fund contributions — a distinguishing feature compared to strata-titled commercial developments. The project runs on a 3-phase TNB electrical meter supply, suited for business and light industrial equipment loads.

HI World City sits on approximately 4.51 acres at Penang Science Park, on the Jalan PSPN 1 frontage a minute from Batu Kawan. The development runs to 55 shop office units across four blocks — 47 double-storey and 8 triple-storey — laid out in facing rows with parking bays along both sides and a service road between.

The distinguishing feature is ceiling height. The ground floor runs to 20 feet, roughly double a conventional shoplot, which lets an owner insert a mezzanine and extract three storeys of usable area from a two-storey footprint. For trades that need vertical space — showrooms, light assembly, storage-heavy retail — that changes what the unit can hold.

Unit Types

The two-storey units sit on 24′ x 63′ land (1,527 sqft) with 2,183 sqft built-up. The triple-storey units are substantially larger, on land from 1,880 sqft to 4,162 sqft with built-up spanning 5,096 sqft to 10,134 sqft — a bracket that suits an operator wanting a headquarters-scale address rather than a retail bay.

Facilities

• Individual Title (No Maintenance Fee or Sinking Fund)
• Government Car Park Access (no private reserved bays)
• 3-Phase TNB Electrical Supply
• 20ft Ground Floor Ceiling Height
• Scale Model Available for Viewing

Tenure is leasehold running 99 years from 2026, held on individual title rather than strata — meaning each unit is a standalone parcel rather than a share in a common building, which matters for financing and for resale flexibility.

Location & Connectivity

HI World City sits along Jalan PSPN1 in Simpang Ampat, within the Penang Science Park precinct that borders Batu Kawan’s wider industrial and residential corridor. This location places the development close to a concentrated pool of MNCs and light industrial operations within Penang Science Park itself, as well as the broader Batu Kawan Industrial Park network. The project benefits from direct road access via Jalan PSPN1 and proximity to the Second Penang Bridge (Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge) for connectivity to Penang Island.

Penang Science Park spans 415 acres and is one of the state’s principal industrial growth areas, with tenants across semiconductor, electrical and electronics, EMS, LED, automotive, aerospace and avionics, food, and biotech. That tenant base is the commercial logic of the address: a daytime working population immediately adjacent, needing the food, service, and supplier trades a shop office strip provides.

Access is direct — three minutes to the Bukit Tambun toll, ten minutes to Juru Auto City, and a minute to Batu Kawan proper, with Design Village Outlet Mall, IKEA Batu Kawan, and the Second Penang Bridge all close by.

Developer Background

HI World City is developed by HI World Sdn Bhd. As a boutique commercial developer in the Batu Kawan / Penang Science Park corridor, HI World’s focus on individually-titled shop offices offers business owners direct ownership without the ongoing strata management overhead typical of larger mixed-use commercial developments in the area.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the tenure of HI World City?
The development is Leasehold for 99 years, with the lease starting from 2026.

Does HI World City have maintenance fees?
No. As the units carry individual title, there is no ongoing maintenance fee or sinking fund contribution.

How many units are in HI World City?
The development has 55 units in total — 47 2-storey intermediate shop offices and 8 3-storey corner shop offices.

What is the expected completion date?
Expected completion is end of 2027. As of the latest update, site clearing is complete and piling works are set to begin.

Is there dedicated parking for each unit?
No private car park bays are reserved — parking is via the surrounding government car park.

What is the ceiling height for HI World City units?
The ground floor has a 20ft ceiling height, while the first and second floors have a 12ft ceiling height.

What electrical supply does HI World City use?
Units are supplied with a 3-phase TNB electrical meter, suitable for business and light industrial use.