ur , ▁which ▁was ▁formerly ▁the ▁main ▁wet ▁market ▁in ▁K ual a ▁L ump ur , ▁then ▁ear mark ed ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁cultural ▁centre . ▁Hence ▁a ▁major ▁change ▁to ▁the ▁master ▁plan ▁took ▁place ▁which ▁incorpor ated ▁the ▁D ry ▁Market , ▁more ▁open ▁spaces , ▁a ▁row ▁of ▁modern ▁looking ▁shop - off ices ▁and ▁car ▁par ks , ▁an ▁office ▁complex ▁called ▁( V AD S ▁Pla za ) ▁( former ly ▁IBM ), ▁town h ouses ▁( K i ara ▁Green ▁and ▁Tre ll ises ) ▁and ▁cond omin iums ▁at ▁the ▁peak ▁of ▁T aman ▁Tun ▁Dr . ▁Is mail ▁( Ph ase ▁ 5 E ). ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁re cess ion ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁the ▁country ▁faced ▁an ▁economic ▁slow down ▁which ▁advers ely ▁affected ▁the ▁property ▁market . ▁The ▁management ▁proposed ▁a ▁change ▁to ▁the ▁Ph ase ▁ 5 ▁layout ▁off ▁J al an ▁Dat uk ▁S ula iman ▁from ▁ 1 8 3 ▁units ▁of ▁det ached ▁b ung al ows ▁and ▁ 8 8 ▁units ▁of ▁semi - det ached ▁b ung al ows ▁into ▁ 5 8 0 ▁units ▁of ▁link ▁houses ▁which ▁is ▁afford able ▁for ▁large ▁income ▁groups ▁and ▁also ▁in ▁line ▁with ▁the ▁Government ' s ▁long ▁term ▁policy ▁of ▁encourag ing ▁more ▁home ▁ownership . ▁This ▁layout ▁also ▁includes ▁the ▁provision ▁of ▁extra ▁land sc aped ▁open ▁spaces ▁and ▁a ▁high - r ise ▁cond omin ium ▁block ▁at ▁the ▁fr ing