Forest City (Johor)
Forest City Johor is an integrated residential development located on the slopes of Gelang Patah, Johor Bahru District, Johor, Malaysia on 1,370 hectares. Announced in 2006 as a twenty-year project, the project was pitched under China's Belt and Road Initiative. Opened by former Prime Minister of Malaysia Najib Razak and approved by the Sultan of Johor, Sultan Ibrahim Ismail. Forest City in Johor is in partnership with Esplanade Danga 88, an affiliate of the Johor People's Infrastructure Group, through a joint venture, Country Garden Holding Ltd, with CGPV hold 60 percent of the meanwhile KPRJ holds 40 percent shareholding.
Forest City is under the management of the Iskandar Puteri City Council and under the Iskandar Regional Development Authority.
On 4 September 2018, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said foreigners "can buy the property, but we won’t give them visas to come and live here". As of November 2019, 500 residents occupied the city, out of a total occupancy of 700,000 residents.Location
Forest City is located in Tanjung Kupang Village next to Tanjung Pelepas Port, within the Iskandar Malaysia Special Economic Zone in southern Johor, the City comprises four man-made islands.
Forest City was originally a mangrove swamp populated by locals who worked as farmers and fishermen in Kampung Tanjung Kupang.Types of access
