Situated at the suburb of Paya Terubong, the 3.64 ha (9.0-acre) 39-storey complex comprises a residential tower, an office block, a hotel and a nine-storey shopping mall forming the podium.

Suiwah Corporation had been established in 1961 as a local retail chain operating across Penang, including stores such as Sunshine Square at Bayan Baru.

[7] Sunshine Central was inaugurated in October that year by Paya Terubong assemblyman and state executive councillor Wong Hon Wai.

It features 412 retail lots spread out over 820,000 sq ft (76,000 m2) of net lettable area, with Sunshine Departmental Store as its anchor tenant.

[11] Originally named Sunshine World, the 18-storey hotel was acquired by The Ascott Limited, a Singapore-based hospitality company, in 2022.