Mammoth Empire
What we found
Buyers told the Federal Court that Empire City had no full CCC eight years after completion, that strata titles could not be issued on a partial CCC, and that only 8 of the 58 LAD claimants had been paid.
The evidence
Delivery
NegativeEmpire Residence project in Sungai Buloh was abandoned by MEH and required takeover by Comintel Corp Bhd in October 2022.
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Empire City Damansara (ECD1), a RM5 billion project launched in 2011, experienced significant construction delays, with completion dates repeatedly postponed from 2014 to 2015 to 2022.
Empire City Damansara (ECD1), the RM5 billion project MEH launched in 2011, was long-delayed, with construction delays and MEH short of cash; MEH formed a joint venture with Exsim to finish it.
Empire Remix 1 and 2 projects came to a halt with less than 30% completion due to MEH subsidiary True Renaissance's financial difficulties, requiring external rescue.
Handover
NegativeMultiple Empire City owners reported waiting 3+ years for keys and Certificates of Completion (CCC) across the 12 blocks despite project launch in 2011.
Defects and workmanship
NegativeTower H and adjacent blocks at Empire City Damansara experienced power disruption, leading to building closure for remedial works and employee safety concerns reported in December 2018.
Post-handover response
MEH executive director stated allegations of hazardous conditions in Tower H were baseless, rather than addressing the reported safety concerns and remedial closure.
Regulatory and legal
NegativeIn 2023 the High Court set aside a corporate voluntary arrangement proposed by True Renaissance Development Sdn Bhd, a Mammoth Empire Holding Sdn Bhd unit, for the abandoned Empire Remix project in Subang Jaya, ruling that it was not workable.
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In Pinpoint Consortium (M) Sdn Bhd v Mammoth Empire Land Sdn Bhd [2020] 5 CLJ 281, decided by the Shah Alam High Court on 24 June 2019, a homebuyer claimed liquidated damages from Mammoth Empire Land Sdn Bhd for late delivery of vacant possession, and the case included whether a settlement agreement was void under the HDA; the homebuyer's appeal was dismissed with costs.
Homebuyers won on LAD for late delivery against Mammoth Empire Land Sdn Bhd in the High Court case Chong Eng Neo v Mammoth Empire Land Sdn Bhd.
Empire Residence in Damansara Perdana, by Mammoth Empire Land Sdn Bhd, was on the KPKT National Housing Department's list of delayed projects; its original completion date was December 2014.
Corporate continuity
NegativeTo cut debt and finish the long-delayed ECD1, MEH sold the land meant for ECD2 and other assets; it said it had repaid RM588 million to AmBank, Maybank and Affin, leaving about RM40 million owed to AmBank.
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MEH offloaded the 61-acre ECD2 land tract to Exsim Development in October 2019, indicating abandonment of planned second phase.
MEH reported debt of RM300 million from AmBank and Maybank loans in 2019 and initiated asset sales to clear approximately 90% of debt.
Mammoth Empire Holding Sdn Bhd, known as MEH, launched the RM5 billion Empire City Damansara project in 2011 and turned to a joint venture with Exsim Group to complete it.
Independent recognition
PositiveEmpire Shopping Gallery (Malaysia) was a runner-up in the Retail category of the 2012 FIABCI Prix d'Excellence Awards.