Emm....actually what happen to flora damansara? Why is it going out at relatively cheap rate?

Is it bcos it is located near the place where orang asli live?

yeah im wondering tht as well.... any future developements in tht area... pretty spacious area as well!!!

isit because of poor public transport, not enough parking space and hard to find causes the price so low?

getting there a lot bumpy road. under highway etc

few low cost flats which all cars park outside

Fuh this takes the cake:

http://www.harakahdaily.net/index.php?opti...Itemid=99999999

Its in BM though.

why so many damansara name? are they really located at damansara? o just using the name to serve as high class

Shall take a drive to look at the place....

-the access is not good
-the density is very high
-its very near to LDP
-its very near to low cost
-unless something drastic changes the place, the properties wont be worthy.
-2 friends make a loss over the properties

The medium cost apartments (the last blocks) are spoilt by the low cost ones (the front ones).

The place is not well maintain and you will see all sorts of people including foreigners here. The management is in sad state. I heard the medium cost apartment even got its water supply cut for many times already.

This post has been edited by accetera: Oct 21 2009, 12:11 PM

YA YA
but now change new management better then b4,now under JMC.
got 24 security , daily n night they will checking..no water problem ..cool .
simple go everywhere .
all also got problem de lah. 1 u , SS2 no problem mei same lah....
here problem is develper, manangement problem b4.
best buy high-class house lo, pj here no 5k dont need buy landed house , u know TTDI 1 sty landed house how much ?RM4k


i think developer also problem .dont know how can said , my sister buy metro also many many problem.
rm 300,00 coridor light no standard ...after she see this , she urgent to sold out lieo.
no value.
parking also dont where can park , if want to go shop lot there...all like park at outside road.
if want buy something best go tesco lah , more parking.

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Added on October 21, 2009, 3:24 pmwhere u can find high-class eazy for public tranport lie , KL transport alway poor one...
buy car park lo. dont want buy "mana ada" carpark.
here best then other place, dont need buy carpark also can park at outside .
some apartment if u park at outside , police come .......

ai ..u search other apartment many people want save money dont buy carpark also part at outside !

This post has been edited by mchlkeys: Oct 21 2009, 03:24 PM

a friend staying there told me that it was built on top of the Bukit Lanjan orang asli cemetary. dunno if it's true or not. bad news for superstitious people...

To add to the above :

(1) Sewerage is poor, all the apartments I visited, the toilet smells even if it's clean.

(2) Walls are dirty. Imagine you every day have to push the lift button, and the lift button is dirty

(3) The lift is covered in graffiti, don't know how well maintained it is. I'd hate to be stuck in that lift if it breaks down.

(4) People are inconsiderate -- instead of throwing rubbish at the bin area, they leave it outside in the common area. So if you walk around you can see bags of rubbish on the corridor.

(5) Location is bad, it's quite isolated and I didn't see any streetlights on the access road, it must be really dark at night.

(6) If you're walking along the access road, be careful of strangers, it's pretty isolated, and there's some construction activity going on. There's one security guard at one of the construction sites near there that has "issues"

(7) There's a IWK sewage treatment plant (loji kumbahan) near there.

Orang asli is never a problem, now its full of Negra & Indians, It's turning into a ghetto

sound like very terrible

the problem is JMC not strong. they cannot get the owners for to pay maintenance fees every month n no decent mgt. company wants to take up the job I heard there is a court case going on Flora still owed the previous mgt. co. rm400K+.
This place has got potential n its undervalued if its manage properly.

yea...this place problem with the previous management...lots of utang..now has form JMC a bit ok..

i got a friend have a unit at there...

she want to sell off... how ar?

my frd told monthly maintenance is rm55. p/unit (800+sqft) still ppl. dun pay
way too low for current economic situation
no wonder so teruk

how much she want to sell offf ? if cheaper .. then i want ... if higher than purcashe price 10%.. dont want...

another place call damansara?

My sister have a unit there. For me, Block A and B is total disaster. The lift always broke down not to mention vandalism. The upper unit they said is quite ok but for me it is not a good place to live, the environment is bad. Try to go there during night, you will get what I mean.

Basically Block A and B are low cost apartment (1 bathroom + 3 rooms). The parking is free, but if you go there after office hour the chance for you to get a parking is very low unless you get a unit with parking.

Thats the reason why the rental is low.

Most of my frds who bot Flora moved n rented it out.
Try to sell but very susah, once buyer see the terrible condition(vandalosm/ littering/parking everywhere) they just shakehead.
Unless all the owners cooperate, pay up all the arrears so there is enough funds for maintenance and get a competent company to manage it.

+1

The management really need to do something to solve this problem. It is like no maintenance acts at all.

no one in the right mind wld wanna take up a job like this. they still owed the previous mgt. 400K+ in arrears.
the JMC need to enforce all the owners to pay up.

Jasmine tower SS2 was like that few yrs ago. Now they clean up their act and price also went up by more than 100K p/unit.
Last time 200+ also no one want...

heheh ... ask ujr fren offer me rm40k for the unit

Yeah, I believe if they solve the maintenance problem and maintain it well the price will hike up. But still there is too much car and not enough parking


Haha..40k+ is starting price when they start to buy. I don't think they will sell without a bit of profit

Ya.. i know from about RM40k++ ... that why my offer is here lohh..
depend the owner want to sell or not lor,.. u know lah... seems the condition really poor ....

yeah.they maybe considering it since if rent out also can get max rm500 only

my friend that unit she buy at 70k + 10k renovation + 10k furnish...
she now want to sell at 98k... almost break even.... how do u think?

this one is the low cost one rite?
the med.cost blk. (behind) is 110-120K.

is there onli one access road to flora damansara? which is the one fr ldp?

Ya is low cost... she buy at a high side....

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Added on October 1, 2010, 9:40 amYa... one access to flora damansara. LDP thourgh the PJ Trade centre

This post has been edited by 7upro: Oct 1 2010, 09:40 AM

Yeah one through Damansara Perdana and another one through Kg Sg. Penchala. But the road through Kg Sg Penchala are a bit bumpy. Previous the road to Flora Damansara was very bad. A lot of holes due to lorry in and out. Now better already.

Hi guys, hows the Flora Damansara units (not the low cost wan) now?hows the condition now? still as bad as last time ar?

check the post date man !

go see 4 urself man...
everybody can go in
security got but all tidur zzzzzzzzzzzzzz....

if like that ... then why need security ? mean they just take $$ but ZzzzZZZz.. open gate for car to get in...

The gate is always open
First time I go there there was no security also. The car can freely go in and out. And I don't think they have any car sticker or even a touch card system?

Flora Boleh!

last time i go there, got security guard
tat indian guy is undernourised, easily 65+ yrs O (past expiry date by 10 yrs) snoZZzzzziiing away.

last week when i go there, no guard ask me or stop me.

So far I never see any guard guarding the entrance.

I've been renting a place there for slightly over a year. Despite the lack of facilities and poor management, I am content with the apartment for the price that I am paying. :-)

I am thinking of buying a medium cost unit there at a price not more than RM100k for me to stay.

:-P

This post has been edited by schizophrenic: Oct 21 2010, 11:30 AM

med.cost launching price also - 110K, carpark another 10K
now going rate is 130K+

lowcost is 70K now

This post has been edited by Fei Kei: Oct 21 2010, 11:44 PM

Quite a number of them are selling med cost from 100k


due to the poor conditions, locality, etc

GoodlucK

Thx
managed to get one for 100k 850sq ft with car park

Have things improved there now? Heard there were frequent cuts to water & power b4.

Not sure about the other blocks, but for block E power cuts reduced significantly if not none so far.

I've experienced 2 water cuts but it happened while I was asleep. So, no idea why.

But I do have to say that the built quality of the place is not up to par with other places built by reputable developers.

sorry to bring up the old thread.

But I am considering to get an unit at Flora for own stay, due to it's low price of course. I know everybody might ask me to stay away from it, but I have my own problem, I want to stay somewhere not too far away from PJ and this is what I can afford at the moment.

Any owner/tenant who still stay there CURRENTLY? How's the situation/condition? Still got water cut, power cut? Safety wise? I know it's a medium/low cost apt, really alot of african/foreign worker there? Road to Flora still as bad as last time? bumpy?

Appreciate your feedback

Hi creammilk, I round the place last Sunday... The place looks more like a flat to me but the road leads to Flora was ok... I saw a lot of foreign workers(ladies) with their luggage bags at the bus stop and was not sure what were there waiting for... The view should be nice from the building as it is on top of the hills...

Hi creammilk, check with banker how much is the bank valuation currently, if not mistaken, about 100k for medium flat, if subsale price asking 130k then u need to fork out about 50k including 30k discrepancy, legal fee and stamping and other incidental, is still a huge outlay I think.

But that place will have appreciation in long term... cause the land between metropolitan and flora is being developed into office buildings and complexes...

I think lots of properties in Damansara Perdana incl Flora started out with lots of management problems. The problem was the developer, MKLand. Lots of shenanigans going on because the companies they created to run these properties were managing them with the interests of the developer in mind rather than those of the residents. I think things will turn around once the JMC has been given a chance to clean up the mess left behind by the previous building management. But then again, this depends on how good the JMC is.

thanks for the feedback
went through a lot of blog/website, it really looks like a flat...

This post has been edited by CreamMilk: Apr 8 2011, 10:14 AM

In my opinion, Block A and B might look like a flat because both are low cost apartment and the others is medium cost. I think the medium cost blocks are ok to live in.
I have a sister who own one unit there in Block B and frankly I don't like the environment there. Not sure about the electricity and water cut, will ask my sister for an update.

The road to Flora is way better than before. They used to be very bumpy and holes everywhere.

I am staying in Perdana Exclusive and the management is superb... They are cleaning up the mess by MK now... I am happy with it and things will slowly improved..

Yes I know. I have a unit there. I also know a bit about the awful mess MK left behind.

i'm planning to buy an apartment there, anyone knows which medium cost block is the newest and better in terms of layout, facilities and tenants?

Medium cost block are Block E,F and H..facilities?simple..24 hours guard (not so good,not gated),empty swimming pool (cannot be use nmore) and crowded..but for me, since it's the most cheapest for it's area..I still prefer this..lol...

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Added on October 18, 2011, 8:57 pmI think flora damansara will improve soon..with a lots of new development surround it..

This post has been edited by Blues03: Oct 18 2011, 08:57 PM

has the prices gone up now?

Someone told me that the apt price in FD has been increased.

The Block F and H are cleaner. The main selling point are the location and view from high floor. Been there a few time, have a budget of 140K to 180K, still looking.

my frd unit balcony facing the lake damm scenic.

I am looking for my first investment apartment and Flora Damansara is one of my target.Last weekend have been there to see the place.Road entrance a little bit messed up due to lorries in and out to site in that area.No security at all, anybody can enter easily but inside got a lot of shop at ground floor of the blocks.

When i google, got few issues regarding this property and now i'm deeply thinking whether to go ahead or back off.

any recommendation on which block is better? what floor do u have to be to get the scenic lake view?

But now not very scenic i guess..saw some construction related activites at the lake.

Anybody staying there currently? cause I was thinking of living there but... I'm really not sure of how safe the place is.

I have a unit in block H, my son is staying there. He work in Subang and sometime in Sungai Besi, he like the place. It is quite safe with 'Jaga' do their round on every floor a few times a day and CCTV in all five of the lifts and lobby too.

I have asked a few residents, 'Jaga' and the cleaning lady about the place before buying a unit there. According to the 'Jaga', break-in sometime do happen but only in lower floor (did not ask about other block cos only interested in Block F & H). This block is cleaner and much peaceful compare to other blocks.

My neighbor is a lovely educated retired couple from Perak, who just want to stay a few days (empty unit of their daughter). That was two or three years ago, they are still staying there. They love the hill view and the cool and windy air.

My unit is facing the LDP and Bukit Lanjan. Morning is bright but not very hot and at night the view is just great ( KLCC, Damansara town and Firework during festive season). At this moment there is no need of the aircon as most of the time it is quite windy and cooling especially at night. My son rented out two of the smaller rooms for Rm400 and Rm300. He got tenants for both of the rooms within a month.

My unit comes with a covered parking lot. Though parking lot is limited but I always manage to park my car at the gust parking lot whenever I was there. Do not simply park your car or else the 'jaga' will clamp the car! The JMC is getting better at managing the place. They take action at those who did not pay their fee or water bill accordingly.

I believe with the current JMC, the place will get better. Hopefully by year end the swimming pool and others facilities are repaired and can be enjoyed by all the resident. Hope this is helpful.

This post has been edited by pekanmy: Feb 24 2012, 01:57 PM

Thanks! That helped a lot! I was also wondering I heard the place gets a lil doggy at night? Is it true? I've only been there during the day.

You are welcome. Why don't you go there at night, maybe a few nights for dinner or supper ?

There are a few makan shops (mamak & malay), 7 eleven, a few sundry shops and mini market, a few dobi, hardware store, workshop, car wash, clinic, unisex saloon, electrical repair shop, ......

Better get unit facing hill and have car park... if facing block E, pukul 3 pagi ada orang baling mercun on festival season or in fasting month...kena ada parking because hard to get open parking...renovate your house to put small water tank( like old apartment/flat/condo )...

This post has been edited by poklang: Feb 27 2012, 09:49 AM

Hi. Can you share how to renovate this and the cost? Thanks.

Why need to put small tank? Always face water supply disruption?

because management always cut supply?

As i said, the management will clamp the water meter only of those did not pay their water bill. My son is staying at the top most floor and never experience any water shortage yet.

As for installing extra water tank, I think it is a good idea. But it will be even better if you add a booster pump. If DIY, it will cost less than Rm650.

the paradise view.
how much his house costed?

What you guys think of the future of Flora Damansara? Will it worth to invest here?

Bought a unit at Block H a few months ago. Rent out two of the smaller room for RM700. Saw a few advertisements in iproperty and mudah today, the price now up by average of 5% to 10% ( for high floor unit in block H).


Gain : Return of investment +5%, can occupied the master bedroom for less than RM300 (just pay for electric, water, unifi & maintenance fee) and appreciation of property (10% per year? )


Lose : ............. still thinking

This post has been edited by pekanmy: Mar 3 2012, 10:19 AM

Read somewhere in the other forum stated that construction is going on next to Flora Damansara. The same developer of Empire Shopping mall in subang going to build a condo there. Is that true?

Yes, but not 'a' condo but two integrated development . Less than 2 km down the road from Flora is Empire Damansara and across the LDP is the Empire City. Both construction are ongoing and targeted to be delivered by 2013 onwards. The price is >Rm500 psf

Please go here for more info- http://www.meh.com.my/empire_city/about.html

Well for me, the condition at this apartment is messy and dirty because of the too many units to manage. Despite the environment you look at location wise i think is a good investment prop as damansara perdana is a uprising township with empire city on the way.

I have a unit here want to let go : http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=2251265 .

Bumi : http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=2239035

Do let me know if anyone interested. Thanks.

I fully agree with you about the sad condition of this apartment. That is why the price of the units did not appreciate much since launching in 2003?? This was due mainly to the management at that time which did not do a good job in collecting the management fee. So, water supply being cut, no proper maintenance, poor security and a lot other problems.

As a result, the owners and tenants started to move out and the price started to drop. This invited foreigners (the trouble maker one) and Illegal immigrants. Low rental invite low civic-minded tenant. (this is just my general view only and not all foreigners or illegal immigrants are bad)

But since early last year, new Joint Management Committee (JMC) which mostly made up by the owners/tenants. Things started to change and the place is getting better. And the price is going up and so is the rental.

As for too many units, the advantage is more money to collect but only a small area to maintain. This is my view on block H only.

Regarding block H,

How is the parking situation? Any basement car park, always full?

Any crimes - robbery, break in, drug addicts?

Building structure? Thick walls? Since there is more construction starting, is there risk of something like highland towers happening?

Cos I heard that MKLand properties are badly built. Armanee has lots of cracks and leaks and a few more of their developments are problematic.

I've viewed quite a number of units however I'm still pondering on my purchase. This will be my first property (the only one which I can see being affordable in PJ area) and I'm very concerned about the safety of the area for ladies.

I see a lot of foreigners in the areas and whenever I ask around regarding this apartment I get "Doggey place" or "A lot of Africans" and have yet to come across any positive reviews of this place till I came here.

I've been there multiple times and I must say the main attraction for me is to BE IN the apartment to enjoy the view. The walkway, lifts and the surroundings do not give me much security.

I absolutely love the view from this place, but my main concern is the residence.

1) Do you think this place would be safe for a lady to stay?
Security is my main concern here.
2) Do you think the status of this place will improve?
As for the maintainance (The lift sometimes does get terrifying), the people messing up all the clean walls,& etc. Will these all improve?
3) Will the price go up?
Hopefully with the price bumping up, better residence would gradually move in.

I'm truly hoping he price of this place to go up as high end development seems to be popping on both sides of Flora Damansara. I heard that developers are making banglows at the pond beside Block H as well.

I'm hoping if it's true, and as prices gradually go up, the place would buck up as well. At the current moment I'm still pondering deeply my first purchase yet I'm very tempted to just make a move.

This post has been edited by lilac: Mar 4 2012, 06:59 PM

Parking - Multi storey car park of more than 15 parking bay with lift but some have to walk a bit. It look like a basement car park but actually you can drive in from the lowest floor at the foot of the hill. Most of the tenant don't park there because you have to drive round and round to every level. But I think it is because there are still a lot of guest parking lots. My neighbor never park on his lot for more than 2 years . You can rent the parking lot for RM100 per month.

Crime - Break in sometime happen but mostly on the lower floor. Never saw drug addict or any sign of their activities(do not mean there are none).

Building Structure - The foundation must be on rock surface as the hill is rock type, the hill is not like highland towers. No construction on the hill at the back of block H. Standard of construction is not great but acceptable. There is a cracks on the front wall in my unit, I believe this is cause by the front door (very heavy fireproof door) slamming during windy day. Will install hydraulic door closer soon.

Go here for more; http://damansaraperdana.blogspot.com/2007/...-damansara.html


Note: I am no expert but I did a couple construction before. This is just my opinion only.

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Added on March 4, 2012, 7:22 pmFrankly speaking, I would not allow my daughter to stay there alone, Not Now. But there was a young lady wanted to rent a room in my unit.

But I do believe the price will go up (200K by year end for good units in block H, mine included. )

The place will improve.

This post has been edited by pekanmy: Mar 4 2012, 09:03 PM

Any non agents renting out units at Flora Damansara?

Got Unifi coverage ?

My unit at Block H, Yes. Full speed
Others, Pls check with Unifi.

This the feedback's from my client who wanted to buy the units :

1. Dirty
2. Less- Chinese (Most my buyers are chinese)
3. Too crowded
4. As like old prison (from outside the corridor as is dark, light not working on most of the corridor.

The good stuffs they said :

1. Cheap
2. Convenience location
3. Nice view, windy
4. Inside unit quite spacious

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So, its fair? But i still thinking its cheap for this location.

I want rent out my unit at RM1k. Interested.

Good luck with that.

yes, rental is increase already. later will apply access card to entry the medium cost apt.

hi chief. which unit are this?

when?

I'll be purchasing a corner unit in Block F soon. Any feedback on that block?

https://www.facebook.com/floradamansara

u may try ask at their fb page.. mayb someone from there will reply you.. ^^

How much is the average rental here?

too many black ppl