What was the original feasibility issue for Mont Kiara location?

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Mont Kiara’s original feasibility problem was that the site was not feasible at the time

Kenneth Lee said Mont Kiara was the original location he and his partners scouted for what would become RAYs, but it was not feasible when they first looked at it. The opportunity did not work out at that time because of a feasibility issue. The specific reason for why it was not feasible was not spelled out.
Mont Kiara was the first location scouted for RAYs
Lee described Mont Kiara as the original idea, scouted by him together with Samantha Yeo and Jolene Goh before RAYs opened its first outlet in PJ. This scouting happened years before the cafe first arrived in PJ’s Section 51A.
The feasibility issue was not detailed
Lee recalled that, during the initial scouting, Mont Kiara “simply wasn’t feasible” and the plan did not proceed. The details of what made it infeasible were not specified, leaving only the general statement that feasibility was the blocker.
PJ became the workable alternative after Mont Kiara did not proceed
After the Mont Kiara opportunity did not work out, the team shifted to PJ, opening in a modest shoplot in Section 51A. Lee later linked the PJ experience to lessons that shaped how RAYs developed its identity and community focus.
The later Mont Kiara expansion came after feasibility became workable
The text contrasts the earlier non-feasible situation with the later expansion at Steppes @ Mont Kiara, which Lee framed as enabling a larger footprint. He said this allowed more comfortable dining, improved seating arrangements, flexibility for larger groups, and hosting community gatherings and events more comfortably.

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