Pekeliling Flats

One of the blocks of Pekeliling Flats waiting to be demolished.

Pekeliling Flats or better known as Tunku Abdul Rahman Flats was the second high-rise apartment building in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia after Suleiman Courts. They were built between 1964 and 1967. The 11 blocks of the flats (Block A, Block B (both demolished in 2006), Block C, Block D, Block E, Block F, Block G, Block H, Block J, Block K and Block L) were located on Jalan Pekeliling (now Jalan Tun Razak) and Jalan Pahang.

Current State

Blocks A and B were demolished in mid-2006 to make way for a proposed luxury apartment development project. However, as of June 2011, the plot of land where Block A & B once stood remained empty and has turned into a 'mini jungle'.

The remaining blocks (Blocks C - L) on the other side of the road was earmarked to be demolished later. The last family was evacuated to Setapak in 2008. However, as of December 2010, the blocks continued to stand, appearing as a sore thumb in the Kuala Lumpurian skyline.

References

• Before the blocks tumbling down - The Star August 19, 2005
• Final Warning For Remaining 152 Families At Pekeliling Flats - Bernama June 15, 2008