Just drove from Rawang to Ampang Point, below are the time & distance recorded:

0min 0km: Rawang Toll (at 1:32pm)
6min 9km: Sg Buloh Hospital exit
8min 11.5km: Sg Buloh exit
9min 13.5km: Sg Buloh overhead bridge R&R
10min 15km: "The Split Road" to KL or Damansara
11min 17.3km: Passed by LDP (below)
14min 21.1km: Duta Toll
21min 30.9km: Exit Duke at Setiawangsa
26min 34.5km: Ampang Point

Avg speed from Rawang toll to Duta toll:~90kmh
Overall avg speed: ~80kmh

Still haven't find the time to test drive during week days morning peak hours. Will update the time once I've tried. Anyway TGIF!

Hi, are there any Emerald Gardens @ Emerald West owners in this forum besides me, I & myself? 

Hi i am one of the buyer for Emerald Gardens.

Anything to discuss regarding the developer / design / layout?

Any leftovers unit from the developer? what is the biggest unit available?

Hi Cheahcw,
Is this the latest info u got? I was there last weekend and there are only 2 units left. ie. 1x 24x80 2.5 storey and 1x 26x80 2 storey. Price is at RM868k for 2.5 storey and RM818k for the 2 storey. Price is before RM30k discount.

Hi all taiko here,

Anyone has any idea what is the initial price when Guocoland first launch the Emerald Garden? I read from some other forum that the price has risen 3 times. The type A (2.5 storey, 24x80) was price at 768k and they increase the price - 1st RM30k, 2nd RM40k and 3rd time at RM30k. so now the selling price is at RM868k. Can anyone help to confirm this? thanks in advance.

Really appreciate if you could state briefly the built-ups and whether 2 or 3 storeys for Type A, B and C. Haven't got time to check out with the developers yet.

Hi all...would anyone know if emerald still has any double storey house at developer price?

Hi all, i'm new to rawang and needed some urgent advice here.
Went to check out kota emerald recently & quite like the new superlink, Emerald Garden. On my trip there, i also saw some new semi dees in front of a chinese school. I heard this are launch by Guocoland 2 to 3 years ago & soon to get VP. But like said above, no guardhouse & no fence lah. This is a new area also if it has full gated & guarded facilities, i may consider getting a sub sales unit, at least don't have to wait 2 yrs.

Also like Anggun but i think too close to mall.

Anyway the new superlink looks impressive but is Guocoland reliable & can they deliver what is in the catalogue? I'm afraid what is in the catalogue is only marketing gimmick. Sori if I offend anyone, just want to be careful before I put my money in.

Would apprecaite some advices.. Tengkyu!

Actually I quite like Amberley. It is ideal for small family with small children. Plenty of space for them to play around. If the BU is bigger, then price will much higher as well.

EG is great if you want large BU and more modern design.

Different development serves different needs

Wanted to buy but I called up last week and the SA told me all 2.5 storey (Both type A & C) sold out. Only left the 2 storey x 1 unit which is facing the TNB box(type B 26x80) at RM838k before 30k rebate. Although lousy "concrete" car porch (some claimed), yet it still sold out. The best part is the SA told me the maintenance fees is RM200/mth. RM80 for the guard and RM120 for the gardening! Gardening is more expensive than the guard!!! I wonder how many time the gardener will turn up in a month to do gardening compare to the guard which will be there 24x7.

Hv been looking at the projects at rawang, emerald, anggun and m residence. For the purpose of investment, which project is a better bet?

Hi TheOwl
Don't worry. I know it is not from you. Just be careful
zero-lot .. I referred you an article published by Star on 26-09-2012. The title of the article is "Know Your Property". The article tries to define what exactly all these means like SuperLink, zero-lot, townhouse, villa, terrace , mansion , loft , cluster home and so on. Frankly, the author had done a very poor job. After reading, I am more confused. Here is his definition of zero-lot:
"Often referred to as a cero-lot bungalow in Malaysia, a zero-lot house is a piece of residential real estate in which the structure comes up near to the edge of the property line. Often the renovations are made to create more usable spaces"

Can you understand this ?
After visiting many zero-lot show house, then only I understand. The key phrase is 'near to the edge of the property line". A bungalow has 4 sides or edges. A zero-lot means one of the edge is so closed to the next bungalow that it may share a wall. So far , most zero-lot I have visited share the 'back-side" with the next unit. Pardon me for my crook language. You can also call it a semi-D but not linked together...All kinds of name created by developers.....

Anggun 2 semi-d ... Nice design. Emerald - design normal only, but more space and trees. M-residence - modern and nice, but, location not good enough. Hard to chose ... Right?

After HongBee Land, Guocoland, Glomac, MahSing, LowYat Group, Tan&Tan, WCT, BRDB

Next...

Top 10 Developer In China Has Arrived In Rawang
joint venture with MAYLAND
http://www.iproperty.com.my/developments/2...y_Garden@Kajang

Nice review! Thanks for sharing!
As I know, last phase for Emerald Garden DSL 26x80 selling up to RM800k!

are we got the house that has 18x60 land size in this area ma...?

i though the shortest wide size for emerald west house will be 20 feet? no?

by the way,

HAPPY CNY everyone..