Fiji Sun

Delay in Completion of $20m Nausori Mall

- SOSIVETA KOROBIAU SUVA sosiveta.korobiau@fijisun.com.fj

Constructi­on on the Zhong Fhei Nausori Mall in Nausori will continue in next year. The $20 million project at the old Nausori bus stand site commenced in 2018, and was expected to be completed by August this year. However, the lasting impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and escalating shipping costs were among reasons behind the delay, the Nausori Town Council said.

SunBiz made attempts to contact management of the company were unsuccessf­ul.

Located on the banks of the Rewa River, the mall will serve as a tourist attraction, as the complex will have an entrance from the river end that allows for water sporting activities.

The constructi­on of the three-story complex which will have floor space for supermarke­ts, retail outlets, and conference rooms.

Restaurant­s and cafes, hair and beauty salons and apartments, are part of the attraction­s the building expects.

The company recently advertised vacancies for carpentry.

WG Friendship Tower

In another developmen­t, a court hearing on a winding up applicatio­n involving Suva’s skycrapper, WG Friendship Plaza, has been moved to next year.

The case involving a local engineerin­g company will be heard in January.

In an advertisem­ent in September, a winding up applicatio­n of WG Internatio­nal Real Estate Co (Fiji) PTE Limited was made by Engineered Designs PTE Limited. The applicatio­n was made in August at the Civil High Court in Suva.

The multi-million dollar tower is a 28-storey building that has been under constructi­on since 2017. Located along McGregor Road, it is way behind schedule over its constructi­on, with SunBiz receiving confirmati­on of suspension of finances for the prestigiou­s project. WG Internatio­nal Real Estate representa­tive, Julian Yuen, earlier confirmed: “Wyndham Hotels and Resorts would occupy level 19 to 25 with the hotel rooms and suites, while its state of the art conference facilities will be available

FHL Tower

Further down the road from WG Tower, constructi­on of FHL Tower appears to be on hold, as the daily din heard from the site remains quiet.

Constructi­on is incomplete, as Fijian Holdings awaits funding through a public loan, to further the project.

 ?? Photo: Ronald Kumar ?? Zhong Fhei Nausori Mall, Nausori, is behind on its constructi­on deadline as work continues into the new year.
Photo: Ronald Kumar Zhong Fhei Nausori Mall, Nausori, is behind on its constructi­on deadline as work continues into the new year.
 ?? ?? An artist impression of the completed WG Friendship Tower.
An artist impression of the completed WG Friendship Tower.

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