The late Vann Molyvann, the doyen of modern Khmer architecture, once mused that the urban expansion of Phnom Penh should head south as that side of the city has the most favourable topography and is not prone to seasonal flooding.
Some of the capital’s most ambitious development projects are pushing the city’s limits in this direction, the grandest being ING City, a colossal satellite city project that covers an area the size of Macau. Built on a sprawling 2,572 hectares, much of it on reclaimed land, the project is being developed in four stages by local conglomerate ING Holdings.
The company has put the price tag on the satellite city at $700 million, and is bringing in private developers to construct sections according to its 2014-2020 master plan.
At the project’s core is Hun Sen Road, a 60 metre wide, 9.4 kilometre artery that opened last year and dissects the satellite city from north to south.
Many of the largest developments are along this road including R&F Magnificent Mansion, a mixed commercial and residential development announced in December. Chinese developer Guangzhou R&F Property is injecting $700 million to develop the 7.7 hectare project, which includes nearly 560,000 square metres of building area.
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