Officials Halt Construction on 240 Apartment Project
Police and Phnom Penh municipality officials yesterday halted construction on a seven-story high-end apartment complex on Street 240 in Daun Penh district. Phnom Penh Municipal Governor Kep Chuktema was accompanied by police officials who entered the 240 apartment complex, which has been under construction for several years, to announce that work must stop. The building’s owner Elaine Younn confirmed that work had been ordered to stop at her site, though she declined to comment on why the authorities had taken the action on her building. … David George, country manager for the global realtor CB Richard Ellis (CBRE), which is responsible for selling units at the complex, said he was unsure of the reasons behind the authorities’ actions. …
