At Bukit Raja Klang Taipan commercial area, I saw:

1) A clinic
2) A hardware shop,
3) A Chinese kopitiam at a corner shop
4) A car wash + burger stall
5) A sundry shop

Under renovation:
1) A mamak at a corner shop

Please add the above list if I miss out any.

At Bukit Raja Klang Taipan commercial area, I saw:

1) A clinic
2) A hardware shop
3) A Chinese kopitiam at a corner shop
4) A car wash + burger stall
5) 2 sundry shops
6) An office

Note: All ground floor

Under renovation:
1) A mamak at a corner shop
2) An office
3) An optical shop (beside hardware shop, rumor, not confirmed)

Please add the above list if I miss out any.

At Bukit Raja Klang Taipan commercial area, I saw:

1) A clinic
2) A hardware shop
3) A Chinese kopitiam at a corner shop
4) A car wash + burger stall
5) 2 sundry shops
6) An office
7) A Nasi Bryani at a corner shop

Note: All ground floor

Under renovation:
1) An office
2) An optical shop (beside hardware shop, rumor, not confirmed)
3) Hair Salon

Please add the above list if I miss out any.

Speedmart 99 will be opening soon.

Note: All ground floors

At Bukit Raja Klang Taipan commercial area, I saw:

1) A clinic
2) A hardware shop
3) A Chinese kopitiam at a corner shop
4) A car wash + burger stall
5) 2 sundry shops
6) 2 offices
7) A Nasi Bryani at a corner shop

Under renovation:
1) An optical shop (beside hardware shop, rumor, not confirmed)
2) Hair Salon
3) Speedmart 99

Other business in discussion with shop owners (need to confirm):
1) 1 fastfood pizza company
2) 1 foreign bank (need Bank Negara approval)

Please add the above list if I miss out any.

Jay Mart is coming to Bukit Raja Taipan shop.

Oh, supposed to launch in late May.

Heard starting price is RM800K for 2-storey intermediate.

Any other new shop coming to Taipan beside Jaymart?

It is true that Bukit Raja Taipan is like a dead town now. It is not hard to know the reasons.

The first phase of commercial area was launched in April 2008 and second phase in Aug 2008, which was the start of the economic downturn. Ever since then, until late 2009/early 2010, Sime Darby decided not to launch any more new houses.

It was a very quiet 12-month period from Dec 2008 till Dec 2009.

You will see almost no new houses handed over now (as new houses are supposed to be completed within 36 months).

Not many new completed houses are handed over now, mean, you hardly see any new residents.

Without any increase of population, businessmen prefer to wait and see.

Good thing is that, within the next 12 months, upon handover of many new houses, things will change.

Taipan shops were handed over between Nov 2010 and Feb 2011. Taipan USJ and Kota Damansara took about 2 to 3 years to see business booming. The current Setia Alam shops took about 3 years to reach where it is now.

In short, just a matter of time.

This post has been edited by whyme: Sep 30 2011, 11:15 AM

It is actually a good news. Not a factory. It is a HUGE service center.

It takes time to build a township. And township can't run away from the support of commercial shops.

Currently, there is not enough population catchment because not many new houses are handed over by Sime in year 2011. Why? Because in year 2009, almost no launches by Sime.

It was only in year 2010 and 2011 that Sime launched new houses and these houses would take 24 months to be handed over.

So, only after 2012 or early 2013, we will see more people coming in. Businessmen will then set up business here.

Bandar Bukit Raja Taipan is at least 4 years ahead of this 11 Avenue. It takes 36 months for VP (for these new shops). Whoever buy 11 Avenue shops will have to wait till Nov 2014 to rent the shops out for rental.

Take note that shops are 36 months and houses are 24 months for VP from the date of S&P.

This post has been edited by whyme: Nov 15 2011, 09:35 PM

Yes, definitely more people will move in within the first half of year 2012.

In fact, compared to many other residential projects, Bukit Raja has less speculators (who buy to sell) and more owners (who buy to stay).

Also, you will see more young families (who has just got married and not yet have kids).

It is only the recent phases you will see more speculators or investors and bigger families (with kids) as the entry prices are higher.

Every township takes time to grow. If you look at Subang Jaya in year 1982, USJ in year 1994, Kota Kemuning in year 2000, Putra Heights in year 2003, and Damansara Perdana in year 2003 which all were dead places then. Fast forward to year 2011, you see schools, hypermarkets, petrol stations and banks.

Relatively, Sime Bukit Raja is still a very young township (which is about 6 to 7 years old when it launched the first phase of the single storey houses).

However, I have to give credit to SP Setia as it is much more better when comes to execution with aggressive hard work.

This post has been edited by whyme: Nov 16 2011, 08:32 PM

I have expected that. Nowadays, it is indeed hard to get freehold 2 storey shop lots below RM898,888 and RM1,088,888.

Corner units are on the high side, but again, 3 years from today, you will say, "I should have bought it".

Also, if the superlink houses beside the lake can be sold at RM720K-RM800K, to get a shop at RM900K is pretty reasonable.

Yes, I believe the remaining units (another 50+ units) will be at least 5% more expensive.

Trust me, the current shop lots at Bukit Raja Taipan price will increase accordingly to match what have been offered at 11 Avenue. You still could bought Taipan shop at RM800K last month, but I doubt you could get that price now.

Between 11 Avenue and Taipan, each has its own unique value. 11 Avenue will sport newer design and closer to Jalan Meru whereas Taipan shops are available for rent now (do not have wait for 36 months completion) and the most important, Taipan shops are surrounded by residential houses and amenities. If you look at SS2 shops and USJ Taipan shops, being surrounded by residential houses are the most important reason that make those shops vibrant.

This post has been edited by whyme: Nov 19 2011, 09:32 AM

Second phase of the new shops are coming.

Any flash flood in Bandar Bukit Raja?

http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?f...98&sec=business

Any idea where is this UMW factory is?

I just realized that 2 new chinese restaurants are now operating at Bukit Raja Taipan shops:

1) Yong Tau Fu at corner

2) Chinese seafood at an intermediate shop

Yes, confirmed. Serviced apartment, but not sure whether it is high density or low density.

Scheduled to be launched in March/April 2013 time frame.

Guess it will have the lake view?

I guess it is a move to maximize the land value, at the same time, giving alternative to young families who prefer high rise buildings with facilities. Also, good for Taipan which is very quiet now.

I believe it will be RM400 to RM500 psf range. That piece of land, I was told, initially planned for either a neighborhood shopping mall or college (rumor). But, with Taipan still quiet now, Bandar Bukit Raja needs residential population to ensure the sustainability of any commercial activities.

The earlier phase of single storey houses, I guess (not sure), is probably counted as "national service quota" which every developer needs to fulfill. Those houses, during earlier days (8 years ago), was sold below RM180k. Anyone can verify the price?

Also, it makes more sense to gather all commercial activities closer to the main road, which is noisy (cos of traffic) and not conducive for residential houses.

I believe Sime Darby is speeding up the construction. The progress payments will generate cash. Look at the Eleven Avenue shop houses. 6 months ago, I hardly see them. Now, they are almost 40% done.

If the serviced apartment is confirmed to be launched in Mar/Apr, it will provide at least 100 to 200 units to the market instantly.

Sime Darby has to get other things ready - mosque, school, petrol station, police station, etc to get people moving in.

http://www.epu.gov.my/pr1ma_projects

Q2 year 2014, 1Malaysia Prima project by Sime Darby at Bukit Raja

Quite massive. 2090 units.

This post has been edited by whyme: Jan 5 2013, 10:29 PM