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Integrated coastline development at the southern end of Peninsular Malaysia with Forest City Commercial Street shopping mall, Forest City Phoenix International Marina Hotel, Glyken Birdnest Museum, international school, Forest City Water Park, beach and water sport activities. Targeted squarely at Chinese expats, the development was kneecapped by Chinese currency controls and COVID travel restrictions, and as of 2020 less than 1000 of the once projected 700,000 actually call the place home.
Forest City is an integrated property development and special financial zone (SFZ) in Iskandar Puteri, Johor, Malaysia. It is located on reclaimed land in the southwestern part of Johor Bahru District, the second largest district in Malaysia by population. It was first announced in 2006 as a twenty-year investment project mostly financed by Chinese developer Country Garden, pitched under the Belt and Road Initiative. It was officiated by then Prime Minister of Malaysia Najib Razak in 2016, with the approval of the Sultan of Johor, Sultan Ibrahim Ismail. Forest City is a joint venture between Esplanade Danga 88, an affiliate of state government subsidiary Kumpulan Prasarana Rakyat Johor (KPRJ), and Country Garden Holding Ltd (CGPV), with CGPV holding 60 percent of shares, while KPRJ holds the other 40 percent. Forest City is under the management of the Iskandar Puteri City Council and the Iskandar Regional Development Authority.
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Adventure park.
Lake with jogging track surrounding it, equipped with seat platform to view the whole scenery of the lake and its surrounding area.
Kart racing with cafe and bar.
Park.