Faster grab? Grabbing properties is not the same as grabbing newspapers. Anyway I agree that shoplots will create more value to the community but in terms of living comfort, usually people who want privacy and quietness would not want their units to near to shoplots. From what I know some of the units in Midfields are facing the back of the shoplot, an eyesore sight especially those living at the lower floors ie. ground floor to 6th floor.

Quite many units in Block A still unoccupied after handover for so long, which is quite a surprise. Don't know how will owners or speculators who bought units at Block B and C will cope. Personally 450k is too high for Midfields. Should be around RM400k or lower, but if speculators don't have the financial capacity to hold the units then we might see a lower price further down the road. Having that said, the shoplots may help a bit in terms of appreciation but not by much, considering the selling price of Midfields is inflated.

400k is not a steal since launching price of Midfields just about 1.5-2 years ago is only 230k-250k. The fact that there are still many unoccupied units at Block A despite handing over for so long suggested that most buyers are mostly speculators looking to sell/rent and not those looking for long-term stay. It may not be 1/3 empty but surely around 50% +/- empty units, not taking into consideration the number of months Block A has been handed over.

Also, from what I understand there are quite many people renting at Midfields Block A on temporary basis and not staying there for long-term. Accessibility to KL is good but the environment, it depends on the individual. The surrounding area is quite run-down with batching plants and small scrap yards. Witnessed some serious flooding in Midfields too in this rainy season with water flooding at ground floor walkway caused by the low land coupled with poor drainage. Elevated car parks do not have scupper drains along perimeter and whenever rain splashes into the car parks pools of water will be on the floor as there is no proper drainage.

Once the shophouses are completed, several units facing the back of shoplot will have bad view which will affect resale value, unless one doesn't mind looking at the rubbish bins and unsightly view of back lanes of shoplots.

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Added on December 6, 2012, 3:42 pmAgents will have their tactics for sure as they will do whatever to secure sales. They need to sell for a living. Anyway it is better than I don't write too much as there are many agents lurking around here who insist that the price will breach RM600k soon.

Yes, I agree the 1st quarter of year 2013 will be very slow. In fact some experts and the media have highlighted on this expected situation in the property market for next year, unlike the erratic or should I say drastic booming in 2009-2011.

This post has been edited by Dwango: Dec 6 2012, 03:42 PM

It's not a bit high but very high. Most higher-end condo developments are in the range of RM0.18 to 0.22 psf only.

Which condo you are paying 35 cents maintenance fees?

I wrote higher-end condo developments, which means higher-end than Midfields. Original selling price of RM500k-800k condos with maintenance fees 0.18 to 0.22 cents.

Midfields original price is RM230k-250k. RM0.35 cents is high.

You appear to be surprised? Potential buyers only. Wait several months and see if the occupancy rate of Block B and C will be better or worse than Block A.

Flooded again yesterday during heavy downpour. Midfields is surely a flood-prone site. Now it's raining heavily and most likely we'll see the same situation again.

I have photos showing the main road behind the shop house seriously flooded with deep water, like shallow mini ocean. Bad situation. Vehicles using this road will have to wade through slowly. The ground floor staircase from the carpark flooded.

I am sure any residents living here will be able to tell you. Perhaps TS1? Surely there are many residents or tenants of Midfields owners here who know about this situation.

And as for your "mangement to settle the issue". Seriously do you think they can solve it? It's a perennial one. Midfields is flood-prone at a low lying area as the drainage is not capable to drain the water fast enough during a thunderstorm. Both new and existing drainage.

If the completed drainage of Block A-C is connected to the shop lot drainage before discharge into main drain, the drainage system is working already. Hence, I don't understand your "back flow" comment. Please elaborate. Back flow will only occur if there is something stuck in the drain, causing blockage. The fact that the flood water receded with time has shown that there isn't any blockage in the drain. The uncompleted shop lot drainage is the drains that run around the perimeter of the shop lots that are not completed yet, and these will not affect the existing drainage system.

You think something can be done doesn't mean it can be done. Flood happens when the drainage system is unable to cope with large amount of rainwater during heavy downpour. During the same day of flood on Friday, I have witnessed several roads in Klang Valley flooded as well whereby vehicles have to choose to go through the flood water or make a U-turn to use an alternative road.

Well, you must be not a very good engineer then. Are you registered with IEM?

You think by upgrading the drains the issue can be resolved? Have you been involved in design or you are at site level throughout your history as a civil engineer? Have you done any R&D design and are you familiar with ARI codes in the design? Sometimes even when following the codes in the design, that doesn't exclude the fact that floods won't happen. The design of new drains have to match with the existing drawings at the outlet in the RL and one can't just include a deep drain that is deeper than the existing main drain that it will be connected to. This is just one of the criteria in the design. During flash flood, the downstream water level will be unusually high, and the flow of water at the upstream will be affected which causes this flash floods.

As for saying things bad, it's not my intention but it's a fact. Why hide the real situation? If you can propose a solution to the developer yourself then good for you. IF you are staying there, just go to the site and survey the situation closely after a heavy rain and see why the water is clogged. You should then have an idea, whether it can be solved or not just by a matter of hacking away the existing drains and build deeper and wider drains.

The original engineer/designer who designed the drainage system will have a better idea whether the flood issue can be overcome, and he/she is the one whom the developer will turn to whenever there are issues or problems. Be it the building structure or the infrastructure. It is the responsibility of the original designer to look into these problems, not any Tom, Di_ck or Harry on this forum. A word though. Usually the design will have already catered for the worst case or most unfavorable conditions.

I don't know which individual from Midfields management who has given the authority to clamp vehicles parked outside their own compound, that is on the public road, which is under Majlis Perbandaran authority. Only the authorities can clamp vehicles parked along the outside "public" road, not Midfields management. Hence, I am very perplexed on this clamping issue.

Come on man. If you go around other places, car are parked everywhere alongside the road, on both sides of the road mind you especially in condo areas. Just go and see condos at Bandar Sri Permaisuri. Cars all parked alongside both sides of the road everywhere. Nobody cares, no clamping, even the Majlis people dont' care, as they know there isn't enough car parks for the residents, even if everyone could afford to purchase extra car parks.

For those who have your cars clamped, how do you cope with it? Just go lodge a police report. By law the condo management does not have the authority to clamp vehicles that not parked within their compound.