About

Member Since: 2015

Member Offices: Kuala Lumpur

Website: https://www.merdeka118.com

PNB Merdeka Ventures Sdn. Berhad (PMVSB) was incorporated in June 2000 and is the owner and builder of the Merdeka 118 precinct a mixed-use development sharing its location with Malaysia’s two heritage stadiums. PMVSB is the sole custodian of both Stadium Merdeka and Stadium Negara. Both stadiums have been listed as “National Heritage” sites in October 2005 under the National Heritage Act 2005. Thereafter PMVSB carried out meticulous conservation efforts, earning Stadium Merdeka the UNESCO Award of Excellence for Culture Heritage Conservation Programme (Asia Pacific) in 2008.

Fields of Expertise

Owner (Buildings, Land); Property Management

Buildings

RANK
Name
Status

Completed

Architecturally Topped Out

Structurally Topped Out

Under Construction

On Hold

Proposed

Vision

Never Completed

Demolished

Competition Entry

Canceled

Proposed Renovation

Under Renovation

Renovated

Under Demolition

Height
1 Merdeka 118
678.9 m / 2,227  ft

Awards

Merdeka 118

Winner: Merdeka 118

Best Tall Building, by Height, 300 meters and above 2025

CVU Leaders

Tengku Dato' Ab Aziz Mahmud

Tengku Dato' Ab Aziz Mahmud

CVU College of Fellows, 2024 – Present

Kuala Lumpur

Building Completions Timeline

Global News

08 June 2021

Merdeka 118 Tower Tops Out in Kuala Lumpur

Permodalan Nasional Bhd’s (PNB) Merdeka 118 tower has safely topped out with the completion of the final roof slab after reaching its peak at level...

 

08 May 2020

Kuala Lumpur Skyscraper Construction Site Adjusts to Pandemic-Related Movement Control Order

Construction work at Permodalan Nasional Bhd’s (PNB) Merdeka 118 has been delayed by roughly two to three months due to restrictive measures taken to curb...

 

Associated companies

RANK
Name
Height
1 Merdeka 118

679 m / 2,227 ft

Statistics

Average Building Age*

2 Years

Most Common Function*

Mixed-use (100%)

Most Common Material*

Composite (100%)

* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database

Based on 1 buildings over 150 m height with a function
 
Based on 1 buildings over 150 m height with a material
 

Building Completions Timeline

Building Map

Construction Time Chart

NOTE: Construction start time is not available for all buildings. The average construction time is only displayed if there is three or more buildings with construction start and complete data in that year.

Designated Experts

Nurdina Mohd Shamsudin

Ahmad Zulqarnain Onn

President & Group Chief Executive, PNB Merdeka Ventures Sdn. Berhad (PMVSB)

Rick Ramli

Chief Investment Officer, Private & Strategic Investments, PNB Merdeka Ventures Sdn. Berhad (PMVSB)

Mohd Kamil bin Ibrahim

Head, Global Real Estate & Funds Investment, PNB Merdeka Ventures Sdn. Berhad (PMVSB)

CVU Leaders At PNB Merdeka Ventures Sdn. Berhad (PMVSB)

CVU College of Fellows, 2024 – Present

Tengku Dato' Ab Aziz Mahmud

Chief Executive Officer, PNB Merdeka Ventures Sdn. Berhad (PMVSB)

08 June 2021

Merdeka 118 Tower Tops Out in Kuala Lumpur

Permodalan Nasional Bhd’s (PNB) Merdeka 118 tower has safely topped out with the completion of the final roof slab after reaching its peak at level...

08 May 2020

Kuala Lumpur Skyscraper Construction Site Adjusts to Pandemic-Related Movement Control Order

Construction work at Permodalan Nasional Bhd’s (PNB) Merdeka 118 has been delayed by roughly two to three months due to restrictive measures taken to curb...

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