Situated within the city centre, it encompasses the foreshore north of the Penang Bridge and is bounded by the Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway to its west.

Comprising a mix of residential, commercial and recreational developments, the township is being built through land reclamation by Malaysian conglomerate IJM Corporation.

[1][2] The highway aimed to reduce traffic congestion at Jelutong by providing a major connection between the city centre and the Penang Bridge.

In exchange for the expressway, JDSB received exclusive rights to develop 368 acres (149 ha) of adjacent land – much of it to be reclaimed from the Penang Strait.

[2] The 154-acre (62 ha) Light Waterfront encompassed the southernmost land parcel A1, which lies between the Green Lane interchange of the expressway and the Penang Bridge.