# Sunshine Central

Sunshine Central is a mixed-use complex within George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. Situated at the suburb of Paya Terubong, the 3.64 ha (9.0-acre) 39-storey complex comprises a residential tower, an office block, a hotel and a nine-storey shopping mall forming the podium. Owned by local conglomerate Suiwah Corporation, Sunshine Central was opened to the public in 2024.

## History

Sunshine Central was envisioned on a 9-acre (3.6 ha) commercial plot within the neighbourhood of Farlim, with Sunshine Departmental Store, a subsidiary of Suiwah Corporation, being proposed as the anchor tenant of the new shopping mall. Suiwah Corporation had been established in 1961 as a local retail chain operating across Penang, including stores such as Sunshine Square at Bayan Baru. As of 2014, Sunshine Central was estimated to have a gross development value of RM300 million.
Construction began in 2016, with China Machinery Engineering Corporation being awarded the RM40 million contract for earthworks and piling. The project was completed in 2024 and trade shows were planned to mark the 50th anniversary of China's diplomatic ties with Malaysia. Sunshine Central was inaugurated in October that year by Paya Terubong assemblyman and state executive councillor Wong Hon Wai.

## Components
### Sunshine Central Mall

Sunshine Central Mall is a 11 storey (B2,B1,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9.) Shopping Mall in Ayer Itam, Penang, Malaysia. This mall have around 3500 Parking Bays spread across 14 storey (B2,B1,B1A,1A,2,2A,3,3A,4,4A,5,6,7,7A,8.) The mall also have around 412 retail stores and 6 anchor tenants : Sunshine Hypermarket @LB2, Harvey Norman @LB1, Space By Sunshine @L3, SENQ Digital @L2, S Food Hall @L5, Golden Screen Cinema @L7. The mall is also link to Sunshine World Hotel, Sunshine Office Tower, Sunshine Residence Tower. The Mall have 4 zones (Main Wing LB2-L7, Farlim Wing LB1-L4, Hotel Wing LB2-L4 & Podium Wing L7-L8. every wing has it's own Bathrooms, OKU Bathrooms, Escalators, Elevators. All wings have outdoor and indoor shoplot. The Mall is also equipped with a Banquet Hall on Level 9 (Hotel Wing) with 4 Halls. The mall also have around 18 Elevators, 67 Escalators.

### Sunshine Tower

Sunshine Tower is an 18-storey office block equipped with a 5G-enabled data centre and a helipad. The office block is designed as an MSC-compliant building, similar to SUNTECH Tower at Bayan Baru. It contains 227,600 sq ft (21,140 m$^2$) of net lettable area that accommodates 128 office units. Citigroup occupies eight of the floors within the tower.

### Sunshine Residence

Sunshine Residence is a 30-storey condominium containing 270 residential units, ranging from 1,342 sq ft (124.7 m$^2$) to 1,973 sq ft (183.3 m$^2$) per unit.

### Harris Sunshine Penang

Originally named Sunshine World, the 18-storey hotel was acquired by The Ascott Limited, a Singapore-based hospitality company, in 2022. The hotel contains 289 rooms of varying sizes and 33,500 sq ft (3,110 m$^2$) of convention space with a capacity of approximately 1,200.

## Location

Sunshine Central is situated at Jalan Pisang Embun within the neighbourhood of Farlim at Paya Terubong. A flyover connects the complex with Jalan Thean Teik, a thoroughfare within Farlim.